A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department with generalised tonic-clonic seizures lasting more than 5 minutes without regaining consciousn...

Question

A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department with generalised tonic-clonic seizures lasting more than 5 minutes without regaining consciousness between episodes. What is the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment for status epilepticus in the prehospital/early hospital phase?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous benzodiazepine (e.g. midazolam or diazepam)

Answer

Intravenous Phenytoin as first-line

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Oral Diazepam

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No treatment until EEG is available

Answer

High-dose intravenous steroids

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus

A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department with generalised tonic-clonic seizures lasting more than 5 minutes without regaining consciousness between episodes. What is the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment for status epilepticus in the prehospital/early hospital phase?