title: Treatment options for status epilepticus.
abstract: Status epilepticus is a neurological emergency requiring prompt pharmacological intervention. Recent advances in the treatment of this condition include the introduction of treatment algorithms that are tailored more specifically to clinical situations, a trend towards more aggressive therapies if initial treatment with front-line agents fail, and a better understanding of the role of treatment for patients in status epilepticus in the out-of-hospital setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Box 0114 University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. dhl@itsa.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants