Benzodiazepine-Refractory Status Epilepticus - Which Drug is Second-Line?

December 27, 2019 00:23:35
Benzodiazepine-Refractory Status Epilepticus - Which Drug is Second-Line?
Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine
Benzodiazepine-Refractory Status Epilepticus - Which Drug is Second-Line?

Dec 27 2019 | 00:23:35

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Show Notes

Up to one-third of patients with status epilepticus will not respond to benzodiazepines.  Unfortunately, treatment of benzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticus is not well studied.  The longer seizures persist, the worse patients do.  In this podcast, we discuss the results of the recently completed ESETT trial that evaluated three anticonvulsant medications for status epilepticus.

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