Non-convulsive status epilepticus resistant to benzodiazepines.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002998:Clonazepam; D003975:Diazepam