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The American Epilepsy Society (AES) has issued new guidelines on the treatment of status epilepticus (SE). Among the recommendations is that a benzodiazepine should be the initial drug therapy for SE.

From "Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults" Epilepsy Currents 16.1 January/February 2016. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

Status epilepticus -- continuous or rapid sequential seizure activity for 30 minutes or more -- is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate in both children and adults. Prompt and effective ...

Status epilepticus is a neurological emergency defined by continuous or rapidly recurring seizures lasting longer than five minutes without recovery of consciousness. Prompt recognition and treatment ...

It is uncertain whether the administration of benzodiazepines by paramedics is an effective and safe treatment for out-of-hospital status epilepticus. Of the 205 patients enrolled, 66 received ...

Delayed treatment of status epilepticus is known to increase seizure duration, but new research shows that a delay of more than 10 minutes from seizure onset increases morbidity and risk of death. The ...

Status epilepticus - continuous or rapid sequential seizure activity for 30 minutes or more - is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate in both children and adults. Prompt and effective ...