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Is Status epilepticus an emergency?

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yes, status epilepticus is a medical emergency, and you can treat it either by:

drug of choice - diazepam, or lorazepam (given intravenously)
phenytoin / fosphenytoin (given intravenously)
phenobarbitone (given intravenously)

these treatments are given as urgent, vigorous, IV and in-patient treatment.

But, in severe refractory state, you might also have to give general anesthesia and neuromuscular blockers (curarine derivatives: tubocurarine, succinylcholine)

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