A prospective, randomized study comparing intramuscular midazolam with intravenous diazepam for the treatment of seizures in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-94

  Chamberlain, James M ^c   Altieri, Michael A ^a,b   Futterman, Craig ^b   Young, Grace M ^f   Ochsenschlager, Daniel W ^c,d   Waisman, Yeheskel ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f NONE

Author keywords

diazepam; midazolam; seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030948363     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199704000-00002     Document Type: Article

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