The administration of rescue medication to children with prolonged acute convulsive seizures in the community: What happens in practice?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-23

  Wait, Suzanne ^a   Lagae, Lieven ^b   Arzimanoglou, Alexis ^c   Beghi, Ettore ^d   Bennett, Christine ^e   Cross, J Helen ^f   Mifsud, Janet ^g   Schmidt, Dieter ^h   Harvey, Gordon ⁱ  

^a SHW Health Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c University Hospitals of Lyon HCL   (France)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^h Epilepsy Research Group   (Germany)

ⁱ ViroPharma SPRL ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Community; Epilepsy; Guidelines; Prolonged convulsive seizure; Rescue medication

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE;

CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED ACUTE CONVULSIVE SEIZURE; PUBLICATION; RESCUE MEDICATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEIZURE; TEACHER;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84872098712     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.07.002     Document Type: Review

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