Levetiracetam vs Phenobarbital for prolonged seizures in children
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial compares two antiseizure medicines, levetiracetam and phenobarbital, to see which one works better for children whose prolonged seizures (lasting several minutes) do not stop after two doses of a rescue medicine called benzodiazepine.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 1 month and 12 years old.
- The seizure lasted more than a few minutes and did not stop after two doses of a benzodiazepine medicine (like diazepam or midazolam).
- Your child has not received any other seizure medicine besides benzodiazepine for this seizure.
- The seizure is not caused by a sudden high blood pressure emergency or very low blood sugar.
- Your child does not have a known heart rhythm problem or current slow/stopped breathing.
- Your child does not have known chronic kidney or liver disease.
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