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Convulsion clonazepam

The normal body temperature is 36.8°C. Babies under 6 months of age who have a higher temperature than 37.7°C should be referred on the same day. Babies over 6 months should be referred if their temperature is above 38.2°C. Babies who have had a temperature-related convulsion lasting 15 minutes or longer should receive pharmacotherapy in the form of either lorazepam, diazepam or clonazepam. Febrile convulsions in children usually cease spontaneously within 5-10 minutes and are rarely associated with significant sequelae and therefore long-term anticonvulsant prophylaxis is rarely indicated. Parents should be advised to seek professional advice when the child develops fever so as to prevent the occurrence of high body temperatures. [Pg.154]

Although all of the benzodiazepines are similar, certain ones are employed more for the treatment of seizure disorders. Clonazepam was the first benzodiazepine approved in the United States specihcally for the treatment of convulsive disorders. Clonazepam is a very long acting compound with potent anticonvulsant activity. Unfortunately, sedation and tolerance tend to hmit its usefulness. Drooling and hypersalivation may be troublesome in children and in infants. [Pg.380]

Ghadirian AM, Gauthier S, Wong T. Convulsions in patients abruptly withdrawn from clonazepam while receiving neuroleptic medication [Letter], Am J Psychiatry 1987 144 686. [Pg.269]

Given intravenously, both diazepam and midazolam are effective first-line treatments for status epilepticus. It is essential to be aware that the large doses that may be necessary to control convulsions are likely to cause respiratory depression and obtund protective reflexes. Oxygen and equipment suitable for its administration should be available. For intractable status epilepticus, clonazepam is a longer-acting alternative which can also be given by intravenous infusion. Overdosage... [Pg.172]

A 24-year-old woman who took an overdose of propafenone 2.7 g had a convulsion and complete heart block (43). The plasma propafenone concentration 4 hours after ingestion was 2930 ng/ml (target range 400-1600 ng/ml). She was given activated charcoal 50 g, mannitol 200 ml, and clonazepam 1 mg intravenously. By 19 hours after ingestion the electrocardiogram was normal and the plasma propafenone concentration was 858 ng/ml. [Pg.2942]

A 22-year-old woman took an overdose of propafenone (amount unknown) and developed tetany and then generalized convulsions requiring intravenous clonazepam (44). She had a low blood pressure and first-degree atrioventricular block associated with prolonged intraventricular conduction. She was intubated and given intravenous fluids, equimolar sodium lactate, dopamine, and adrenaline. Her cardiac conduction returned to normal. [Pg.2942]

Convulsions are among the most severe symptoms of intoxication with high toxic OPC. The reduction of central convulsive syndrome exerts positive effect on both the course of OPC intoxication and the delayed consequences. For this, antidotic formulas are supplemented with anticonvulsants of different chemical structures (diazepam, clonazepam, phenazepam, etc ). Anticonvulsants facilitate normalization of metabolism of biogenic amines and CNS uptake of glucose, whose consumption grows up steeply in poisonings with soman [92]. [Pg.170]

Lipp JA (1974). Effect of small doses of clonazepam upon soman-induced seizure activity and convulsions. Arch Int Pharmacody Ther, 210, 49-54. [Pg.341]

Absence Seizures (Petit mal) Generalized seizures in children or teens which present as brief episodes of blank staring but no convulsions. Effective drugs include ethosuximide, valproate, clonazepam and trimethadione. [Pg.56]


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