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Q J Med 2000; 93: 837-838
© 2000 Association of Physicians

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Status epilepticus treated with a muscle relaxant: the first success

I.J. Gordon, H.I.A. Nisbet1 and E.S. Jones

From the Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside 1 Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Summary

In 1958, an 11-year-old girl with status epilepticus was given the current treatments which failed to control the convulsions. In order to stop the fits, protect the airway, prevent hypoxia and hyperpyrexia, intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) and complete muscle paralysis with d-tubocurarine was used for a total of 6 h. The girl made a complete recovery, the first patient to do so using this plan of action.

Notes

Address correspondence to Dr I.J. Gordon, Archbishops House, Church Road, Liverpool L25 5JF. e-mail: ijgord{at}cwcom.net


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