Intravenous diazepam, midazolam and lorazepam in acute seizure control

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-332

  Gathwala, Geeta ^a   Goel, Mayank ^a   Singh, Jagjit ^a   Mittal, Kundan ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Efficacy; Lorazepam; Midazolam; Seizure

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862868327     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0505-y     Document Type: Article

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