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. 1992 May-Jun;8(3):215-6.
doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(92)90071-6.

Midazolam in treatment of epileptic seizures

E Lahat  1 , M Aladjem, G Eshel, T Bistritzer, Y Katz
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Midazolam in treatment of epileptic seizures

E Lahat et al. Pediatr Neurol. 1992 May-Jun.

Abstract

Midazolam (Versed), the first water-soluble benzodiazepine, has had widespread acceptance as a parenteral anxiolitic agent. Its antiepileptic properties were studied in adult patients with good results. Midazolam was administered intramuscularly to 48 children, ages 4 months to 14 years, with 69 epileptic episodes of various types. In all but 5 epileptic episodes, seizures stopped 1-10 min after injection. These results suggest that midazolam administered intramuscularly may be useful in a variety of epileptic seizures during childhood, specifically when attempts to introduce an intravenous line in convulsing children are unsuccessful.

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