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Posted On : 11 Jun 2002
How Diazepam infusion is used for refractory seizures?What dosage?
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Dr Neeta Parmar
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Do you mean refractory seizures or status epilepticus? For status, the dose is 0.01mg-kg-min as an IV infusion. For refractory there are other benzodiazepines available such as clonazepam, nitrazepam.
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