Status epilepticus is managed best with the use of which of the following drugs?
Intravenous diazepam
Intravenous phenytoin sodium
Intramuscular phenobarbitone
Rectal diazepam
(Ref: KDT 6/e p413) Benzodiazepines like diazepam and lorazepam are fast acting anti-seizure drugs and can be used to abo the seizures in status epilepticus. Lorazepam is the drug of choice for status epilepticus.
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