2019
Comparison of intranasal midazolam versus intravenous lorazepam for seizure termination and prevention of seizure clusters in the adult epilepsy monitoring unit
Owusu KA, Dhakar MB, Bautista C, McKimmy D, Cotugno S, Sukumar N, Deng Y, Farooque P, Hirsch LJ, Maciel CB. Comparison of intranasal midazolam versus intravenous lorazepam for seizure termination and prevention of seizure clusters in the adult epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy & Behavior 2019, 98: 161-167. PMID: 31374472, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy monitoring unitAdult epilepsy monitoring unitIntravenous lorazepamIntensive care unitIntranasal midazolamRescue therapySeizure clustersSeizure terminationSingle tertiary academic centerStandard rescue therapyDouble-blind studyTertiary academic centerIndex seizureAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsConsecutive adultsMedian durationRetrospective cohortRecurrent seizuresStatus epilepticusCare unitRetrospective studyEpilepsy severityBenzodiazepine administrationMedian number
2003
Treatment of status epilepticus: a survey of neurologists
Claassen J, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA. Treatment of status epilepticus: a survey of neurologists. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2003, 211: 37-41. PMID: 12767495, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(03)00036-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiepileptic drugsStatus epilepticusCurrent treatment preferencesElimination of seizuresFourth-line treatmentTreatment of RSESecond-line therapyConvulsive status epilepticusFirst-line therapyNew antiepileptic drugsTraditional treatment paradigmSurvey of neurologistsIntravenous lorazepamSE refractoryTitration goalsMulticenter trialTreatment paradigmTreatment preferencesCritical careValproic acidBurst suppressionAmerican AcademyEpilepticusEpilepsy SectionTherapy