Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2009
Multicenter StudyEmergency management of pediatric convulsive status epilepticus: a multicenter study of 542 patients.
To perform a multicenter study examining the presentations and emergency management of children with convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) to sites within the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative. ⋯ Convulsive status epilepticus is an important neurological emergency, with many children experiencing prolonged seizures in both the prehospital and hospital phases. Persistent seizure activity beyond 40 minutes contrasts with current published guidelines. There is a need to adopt a widely accepted approach to the management of children who fail to respond to standard anticonvulsant therapy.