A report on Status epilepticus
Single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them.
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Anticonvulsant
8 linksAnticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs or recently as antiseizure drugs) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures.
Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs or recently as antiseizure drugs) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures.
Paraldehyde (1882). One of the earliest anticonvulsants. It is still used to treat status epilepticus, particularly where there are no resuscitation facilities.
Lorazepam
6 linksBenzodiazepine medication.
Benzodiazepine medication.
It is used to treat anxiety disorders, trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Phenobarbital
6 linksMedication of the barbiturate type.
Medication of the barbiturate type.
The injectable form may be used to treat status epilepticus.
Seizure
5 linksPeriod of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Any seizure lasting longer than five minutes should be treated as status epilepticus.
Phenytoin
5 linksAnti-seizure medication.
Anti-seizure medication.
The intravenous form, fosphenytoin, is used for status epilepticus that does not improve with benzodiazepines.
Propofol
4 linksShort-acting medication that results in a decreased level of consciousness and a lack of memory for events.
Short-acting medication that results in a decreased level of consciousness and a lack of memory for events.
It is also used for status epilepticus if other medications have not worked.
Epilepsy
5 linksGroup of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures.
Group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures.
If a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes or if there are more than two seizures in an hour without a return to a normal level of consciousness between them, it is considered a medical emergency known as status epilepticus.
Midazolam
3 linksBenzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia, procedural sedation, and severe agitation.
Benzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia, procedural sedation, and severe agitation.
A benefit of midazolam is that in children it can be given in the cheek or in the nose for acute seizures, including status epilepticus.
Benzodiazepine
6 linksFusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.
Fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.
![Left: The 1,4-benzodiazepine ring system. Right: 5-phenyl-1H-benzo[e] [1,4]diazepin-2(3H)-one forms the skeleton of many of the most common benzodiazepine pharmaceuticals, such as diazepam (7-chloro-1-methyl substituted).](https://hyperleap.com/images/e6511ec0db83492f77e0b1c5fc83ed0e/200-6beec081fe151a972490bb12ac699cab.png)
As in humans, they are used in the first-line management of seizures, status epilepticus, and tetanus, and as maintenance therapy in epilepsy (in particular, in cats).
Clonazepam
3 linksMedication used to prevent and treat seizures, panic disorder, anxiety, and the movement disorder known as akathisia.
Medication used to prevent and treat seizures, panic disorder, anxiety, and the movement disorder known as akathisia.
Clonazepam has been found to be effective in the acute control of non-convulsive status epilepticus; however, the benefits tended to be transient in many people, and the addition of phenytoin for lasting control was required in these patients.