Use of Magnesium Sulfate Infusion for the Management of Febrile Illness-Related Epilepsy Syndrome

Febrile illness-related epilepsy syndrome is a catastrophic epileptic encephalopathy that is highly refractory to most antiepileptic drugs leading to high morbidity and mortality. The authors report the use of a pediatric infusion protocol of continuous intravenous magnesium sulfate for the control...

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Main Authors: Wei Wei Tan PharmD, Derrick W. S. Chan MCI, Jan Hau Lee MCI, Terrence Thomas MBBS, Anuradha P. Menon MBBS, Yoke Hwee Chan MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Child Neurology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2329048X14550067