Epilepsy
Investigators at Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Pediatrics release new data on epilepsy in children
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, August 3rd, 2007
A new study, "Efficacy of intravenous midazolam for status epilepticus in childhood," is now available. According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "A retrospective multicenter study was conducted, designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of midazolam for the treatment of status epilepticus. The subjects were 358 inpatients who received intravenous midazolam therapy for status epilepticus."
"The mean age was 48.6 ±46.5 months. The underlying disorder was epilepsy in 195 cases, and acute symptomatic diseases in 163 (encephalitis or encephalopathy in 88 cases). Midazolam was administered as a bolus dose (0.25 ±0.21 mg/kg), followed if necessary by continuous...
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