Emergency treatment with levetiracetam or phenytoin in status epilepticus in children—the EcLiPSE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Emergency treatment with levetiracetam or phenytoin in status epilepticus in children—the EcLiPSE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is the most common life-threatening neurological emergency in childhood. These children are also at risk of significant morbidity, with acute and chronic impact on the family and the health and social care systems. The current recommended first...

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Main Authors: Mark D. Lyttle, Carrol Gamble, Shrouk Messahel, Helen Hickey, Anand Iyer, Kerry Woolfall, Amy Humphreys, Naomi E. A. Bacon, Louise Roper, Franz E. Babl, Stuart R. Dalziel, Mary Ryan, Richard E. Appleton, supported by Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom & Ireland (PERUKI)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Status epilepticus
Paediatric
Seizure
Levetiracetam
Phenytoin
Randomised
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2010-8

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