Pediatric Seizure Drugs Tested
Abstract
A study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is designed to determine which of the 2 drugs commonly prescribed to treat status epilepticus in children is safer and more effective. Status epilepticus affects up to 8 in 1000 children before they reach age 15 years and is fatal in 4% of cases. The study will be conducted at 11 hospitals in which children presenting to the emergency departments with status epilepticus will be randomly assigned to either diazepam...