A Comparison of Ketamine and Midazolam as First-Line Anesthetic Infusions for Pediatric Status Epilepticus.

Marin JacobwitzCaitlyn MulvihillMichael C KaufmanAlexander K GonzalezKarla ResendizConall FrancoeurIngo HelbigAlexis A TopjianNicholas S Abend

Published in: Neurocritical care (2023)

Among children and neonates with RSE, ketamine was more often followed by seizure termination and less often associated with adverse effects than midazolam when administered as the first-line anesthetic infusion. Further prospective data are needed to compare first-line anesthetics for RSE.

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