Patients who have seizures may receive faster and more effective treatment because of a collaboration between the UA and the National Institutes of Health. Seventeen emergency medical centers and 33 ...

When a person is experiencing a prolonged convulsive seizure, quick medical intervention is critical. With every passing minute, the seizure becomes harder to stop, and can place the patient at risk ...

Status epilepticus is a medical emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is defined as "a single epileptic seizure of >30-min duration or a series of epileptic seizures during ...

Early termination of prolonged seizures with intravenous administration of benzodiazepines improves outcomes. For faster and more reliable administration, paramedics increasingly use an intramuscular ...

An intramuscular injection delivers medication into a muscle. Doctors frequently use intramuscular injections to administer vaccines and certain other drugs. Injection sites include the upper arm, hip ...

A better, safer emergency treatment for potentially fatal seizure victims has been found, according to a federal study that involved the University of Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center and ...

Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

DETROIT – Drug delivery directly into muscle using an autoinjector is faster and may be more effective in stopping prolonged seizures, according to a study sponsored by the National Institutes of ...

Imagine a moment with me. You’re sitting at home on a Saturday morning drinking your coffee while your child is watching some TV. Suddenly, they begin having a seizure. You call 911, and the ambulance ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sublingual delivery of epinephrine achieved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic results that were comparable ...