EFEKTIVITAS MIDAZOLAM INTRAMUSKULAR UNTUK MENGHENTIKAN BANGKITAN EPILEPTIK PADA ANAK

Prastiya Indra Gunawan,* Darto Saharso*

Majalah Kedokteran Neurosains
Vol 34 No. 2 Maret 2017

INTRODUCTION SEIZURE IS THE TOP 2 AMONG 10 PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC COMPLAINTS IN PRIMARY CARE ACCORDING TO PEDIATRIC SURVEY DATA BENZODIAZEPINES ARE CONSIDERED AS THE DRUGS OF CHOICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEIZURES THE USE OF INTRAVENOUS ACCESS IS DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES MORE TIME THEREFORE OTHER ACCESS IS CONSIDERED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IE INTRAMUSCULAR MIDAZOLAM HAS THE PHYSICALCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT FACILITATE RAPID ABSORPTION FOLLOWING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION