Liesbeth De Waele, Paul Boon, Berten Ceulemans, Bernard Dan, Anna Jansen, Benjamin Legros, Patricia Leroy, Francoise Delmelle, Michel Ossemann, Sylvie De Raedt, Katrien Smets, Patrick Van De Voorde, Helene Verhelst, Lieven Lagae
Over the past decades, it has become clear that the most efficient way to prevent status epilepticus is to stop the seizure as fast as possible, and early treatment of prolonged convulsive seizures has become an integral part of the overall treatment strategy in epilepsy. Benzodiazepines are the first choice drugs to be used as emergency medication. This treatment in the early phases of a seizure often implies a 'pre-medical' setting before intervention of medically trained persons. In this paper, we propose "good practice points" for first line management of prolonged convulsive seizures in children and adults in a 'pre-medical' setting...
December 2013: Acta Neurologica Belgica