A 23-year-old man with known epilepsy is brought to the emergency department after a generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 6 minutes. He continues ...

Question

A 23-year-old man with known epilepsy is brought to the emergency department after a generalised tonic–clonic seizure lasting 6 minutes. He continues to have generalised tonic–clonic movements and has not regained consciousness between seizures. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous lorazepam

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Rectal diazepam

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Intravenous phenytoin

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Oral diazepam

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Intravenous Propofol in the emergency department without anaesthetic support

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Status epilepticus