Abstract
We describe the failure of an intravenous benzodiazepine to control non-convulsive status epilepticus occurring in six patients with the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. In one patient the benzodiazepine induced a paradoxical response with clinical and electroencephalographic seizures.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Clinical Trial
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Clonazepam / therapeutic use
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Diazepam / therapeutic use
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Drug Resistance
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Electroencephalography
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Status Epilepticus / drug therapy*
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Status Epilepticus / physiopathology
Substances
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Benzodiazepines
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Clonazepam
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Diazepam