Evidence-based On-call

internal medicine

Status epilepticus

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis

Therapy

then

phenytoin ^c 18 mg/kg iv at 50 mg/min

Why?

No studies have shown which medication is best to use next if there is no response to benzodiazepines. ^c

Expiry date: September 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author	RS Phillips, CM Ball
Reviewer	S Straus
CAT Writer	RS Phillips, C Wotton, CM Ball