Efficacy of intravenous midazolam for status epilepticus in childhood.

Abstract

A retrospective multicenter study was conducted, designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of midazolam for the treatment of status epilepticus. The subjects were 358 inpatients who received intravenous midazolam therapy for status epilepticus. The mean age was 48.6 +/- 46.5 months. The underlying disorder was epilepsy in 195 cases, and acute symptomatic diseases in 163 (encephalitis or encephalopathy in 88 cases). Midazolam was administered as a bolus dose (0.25 +/- 0.21 mg/kg), followed if necessary by continuous infusion (0.26 +/- 0.25 mg/kg/hr). The bolus injection was effective in 162 (56.6%) of the 286 cases. In the end, seizure suppression was obtained in 231 cases (64.5% of the total). The effectiveness of midazolam was lower in patients in whom midazolam was initiated more than 3 hours after seizure onset, and this tendency was particularly marked in the epilepsy group. During the treatment period, 10 patients died, but none of these deaths were associated with midazolam therapy. The incidence and types of adverse events were consistent with previously reported data. The present results indicate that midazolam is highly effective for the management of status epilepticus, if used sufficiently early after seizure onset.

• Authors: Kitami Hayashi, Makiko Osawa, Masao Aihara, Tatsuro Izumi, Yoko Ohtsuka, Kazuhiro Haginoya, Ikuko Kato, Kenichiro Kaneko, Kenji Sugai, Takao Takahashi, Shin-Ichiro Hamano, Makoto Matsukura, Hisao Miura, Kimio Minagawa, Tsunekazu Yamano, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Hideo Yamanouchi, Hideto Yoshikawa, Research Committee on Clinical Evidence of Medical Treatment for Status Epilepticus in Childhood
• Journal: Pediatric neurology (Pediatr Neurol) Vol. 36 Issue 6 Pg. 366-72 (Jun 2007) ISSN: 0887-8994 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17560497 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• GABA Modulators
• Midazolam

Topics

• Child
• Child, Preschool
• GABA Modulators (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Humans
• Infant
• Injections, Intravenous
• Midazolam (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Retrospective Studies
• Status Epilepticus (drug therapy)
• Treatment Outcome