Use of benzodiazepines in patients with status epilepticus requiring second-line antiseizure medication treatment
BZDs were both underdosed and underused for all subtypes of SE. In particular, their use for NCSE was infrequent and suboptimal. The divergence from the guidelines was influenced especially by low IV dosages.
Authors
- Pabitra Basnyat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2239-7681)
- Jukka T. Saarinen
- Jukka Peltola
- Sirpa Rainesalo
- Teemu Pöytäkangas
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Vaasa Central Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsy Research
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107507
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.88