Emergency management of the paediatric patient with generalized convulsive status epilepticus
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Emergency management of the paediatric patient with generalized convulsive status epilepticus.
The present guideline paper addresses the emergency management of generalized convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) in children and infants older than one month of age. It replaces the previous statement from 1996, and includes a new treatment algorithm and table of recommended medications, reflecting new evidence and the evolution of clinical practice over the past 15 years. The document focuses...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.2.91