Status epilepticus (SE), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within...
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Complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE) is one of the non-convulsive forms of status epilepticus, a rare form of epilepsy defined by its recurrent nature...
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Any seizure lasting longer than five minutes should be treated as status epilepticus. A first seizure generally does not require long-term treatment with...
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Lorazepam (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
disorders), trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting...
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Propofol (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
procedures requiring anesthesia, in the management of refractory status epilepticus, and for induction and/or maintenance of anesthesia prior to and during...
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Sodium thiopental (section Status epilepticus)
maximally dilated because of the metabolic demand. In refractory status epilepticus, thiopental may be used to terminate a seizure. Sodium thiopental...
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Midazolam (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
be given in the cheek or in the nose for acute seizures, including status epilepticus. Drawbacks include a high degree of breakthrough seizures—due to the...
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Clonazepam (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
been found to be effective in the acute control of nonconvulsive status epilepticus; the benefits, though, tended to be transient in many people, and...
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and different types of seizures may be seen, including refractory status epilepticus. Autonomic disturbances such as sweating, hypertension, tachycardia...
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of the seizures, status epilepticus, suicide, trauma, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Death from status epilepticus is primarily due...
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