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DIAZEPAM RECTAL SOLUTION FOR HOME TREATMENT OF ACUTE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
HOPPU K.,
SANTAVUORI P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1981.tb16565.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diazepam , anesthesia , pediatrics , drug treatment , rectal temperature , rectal administration , convulsion , epilepsy , psychiatry
. Hoppu, K. and Santavuori, P. (Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland). Diazepam rectal solution for home treatment of acute seizures in children. Acta Paediatr Scand, 70:369, 1981.–To gain clinical experience of treating acute convulsions in children with diazepam rectal solution, 17 epileptic children with prolonged convulsions were treated at home. The drug was used 65 times. On 2/3 of all occasions the seizure was interrupted in less than 15 min. A starting dose of 0.5 mg/kg is recommended, with a maximum of 20 mg per single dose. One patient had respiratory difficulties, one dizziness and two skin reactions.