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ModerateNeurologyConvulsive status epilepticusuk-plab-1

A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department having had a generalised tonic-clonic seizure lasting 8 minutes which has now stopped spontaneously. Ten minutes later he has another generalised seizure with continuous jerking lasting 5 minutes. Intravenous access is in place. What is the most appropriate first-line drug treatment?

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