Treatment of established status epilepticus in the elderly - a study protocol for a prospective multicenter double-blind comparative effectiveness trial (ToSEE)

Abstract Background Status epilepticus (SE) is a common neurological emergency condition that especially affects the elderly and old population. Older people with SE frequently have non-convulsive SE (NCSE) and are also at special risk of suffering a poor outcome. The application of benzodiazepines...

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Main Authors: Annekatrin Müller, Anett Schmiedeknecht, Meinhard Mende, Carolin Awissus, Felix Rosenow, Hajo Hamer, Joseph Classen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02001-x