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: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018757:GABA Modulators / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D018757:GABA Modulators; D008140:Lorazepam