Improving treatment speed for severe seizures in kids
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a faster way to give seizure-stopping medicine to children having a long or repeated seizure. The goal is to see if quicker treatment leads to better outcomes.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 1 month and 18 years old
- The seizure has lasted more than 5 minutes, or they were given a rescue medicine (like diazepam) for the seizure, or they have had multiple seizures without fully waking up in between
- Your child does not have infantile spasms
- The seizure involves obvious body movements (not just electrical activity seen on a brain monitor)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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