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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 215-216 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Pediatric Neurology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |