2022
Updated review of rescue treatments for seizure clusters and prolonged seizures
Blond BN, Hirsch LJ. Updated review of rescue treatments for seizure clusters and prolonged seizures. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2022, 22: 567-577. PMID: 35862983, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2022.2105207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medicationProlonged seizuresSeizure clustersTreatment of epilepsyQuality of lifeOngoing seizuresFurther seizuresRefractory seizuresRecurrent seizuresRescue treatmentSeizure activitySeizure episodesIntranasal formulationRisk factorsClinical careEffective treatmentMedicationsSeizuresEpilepsyMorbidityClinical opportunitiesAdverse effectsTreatmentReviewEpidemiology
2005
Treatment of convulsive and nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Pang T, Hirsch LJ. Treatment of convulsive and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2005, 7: 247-259. PMID: 15967088, DOI: 10.1007/s11940-005-0035-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous intravenous midazolamOpinion statementStatus epilepticusNonconvulsive status epilepticusDrug of choiceRectal benzodiazepinesBuccal midazolamIntravenous midazolamProlonged seizuresRisk patientsIntravenous accessPrehospital treatmentStatus epilepticusHospital protocolInitial treatmentRandomized trialsRectal diazepamMental statusPoor responseWorse outcomesFull dosesBest treatmentEpilepticusTreatmentPatientsMidazolam