Rectal Diazepam for Repetitive Seizures

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-12-7

Rectal Diazepam for Repetitive Seizures

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 12 (1998): Issue 12

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Dec 1998

Abstract

The effectiveness and safety of a single-dose Diastat (diazepam rectal gel) for treating clusters of acute repetitive seizures in a nonmedical setting by caregivers was evaluated by a multicenter, double-blind study at Oregon Health Sciences University and 28 other centers.

References

Cereghino JJ Mitchell WG Murphy J Kriel RL Rosenfeld WE The North American Diastat Study Group Treating repetitive seizures with a rectal diazepam formulation. A randomized study Neurology 1998 Nov 51 5 1274 1282 10.1212/WNL.51.5.1274 9818845
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article

Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-12-7 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

Journal RSS Feed

Language: English

Page range: 93 - 93

Published on: Dec 1, 1998

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Single-Dose Diastat,

Acute Repetitive Seizures,

Placebo

© 1998 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 12 (1998): Issue 12