TY - JOUR T1 - Diazepam for epilepsy JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 87 LP - 88 DO - 10.1136/dtb.9.22.87 VL - 9 IS - 22 A2 - , Y1 - 1971/10/22 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/9/22/87.abstract N2 - Apart from its properties as a sedative or tranquilliser diazepam (Valium) is also an anticonvulsant. It seems especially useful as an alternative to phenytoin and paraldehyde1 in status epilepticus. ER -