A comparison of midazolam nasal spray and diazepam rectal solution for the residential treatment of seizure exacerbations

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 478-482

  De Haan, Gerrit Jan ^a   Van Der Geest, Peter ^a   Doelman, Gerard ^b   Bertram, Edward ^c   Edelbroek, Peter ^a  

^a Netherlands Foundation Heemstede   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Apotheek der Haarlemse Ziekenhuizen   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diazepam rectal solution; Human; Midazolam nasal spray; Prehospital; Refractory epilepsy; Repetitive seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE IRRITATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SNEEZING; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIAZEPAM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIDAZOLAM; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749246002     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02333.x     Document Type: Article

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