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ModerateNeurologyStatus epilepticus – first-line treatmentuk-plab-1

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency department following a witnessed generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 8 minutes. He continues to have generalised jerking movements. Airway is patent, oxygen saturation 94% on high-flow oxygen, blood glucose is 5.6 mmol/L and IV access is obtained. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment?

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