RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diazepam for epilepsy
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 87
OP 88
DO 10.1136/dtb.9.22.87
VO 9
IS 22
YR 1971
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/9/22/87.abstract
AB 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.