title: Continuous midazolam infusion as treatment of status epilepticus.
abstract: In a tertiary referral centre, midazolam infusion was tried as treatment for 20 children with status epilepticus over a period of two years. The mean age of the children was 4.07 years. Twelve children with refractory status epilepticus had received intravenous or per rectal diazepam and intravenous phenytoin/ phenobarbitone or both before midazolam was given (0.15 mg/kg bolus followed by 1-5 micrograms/kg/min infusion). Eight children required only midazolam to control the established status epilepticus. The seizures were controlled in 19 children. The mean time required for complete cessation of seizures was 0.9 hours. The mean infusion rate required was 2.0 micrograms/kg/min. All children had regained full consciousness by a mean of 5.1 hours after discontinuation of midazolam treatment. No metabolic derangement or compromise of vital functions was noted in any of the children. Midazolam infusion is thus an effective and safe therapeutic approach for the management of childhood status epilepticus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Koul
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raj Aithala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seif Elbualy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008874:Midazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D008874:Midazolam