The use of chloral hydrate for refractory childhood epilepsy.
Two children with refractory epilepsy, including life-threatening status epilepticus, are reported. In both cases the seizures responded to chloral hydrate.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002697:Chloral Hydrate