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Emergency Medicine Journal 2002;19:96-100; doi:10.1136/emj.19.2.96
© 2002 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the College of Emergency Medicine.
Emerg Med J 2002; 19:96-100
© 2002 the Emergency Medicine Journal

REVIEW

Emergency department drug therapy for status epilepticus in adults

A S Lockey

Accident and Emergency Department, York District Hospital, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr A S Lockey, Emergency Department, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, UK;
alockey{at}totalise.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Status epilepticus is a medical emergency that demands immediate treatment. The purpose of this review is to analyse the different treatment options for drug therapy and determine the most appropriate choice for adults in the emergency department.

Keywords: status epilepticus


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