Status epilepticus is managed best with the use of which of the following drugs?: (A) Intravenous diazepam, (B) Intravenous phenytoin sodium, (C) Intramuscular phenobarbitone, (D) Rectal diazepam
Answer is A. (Ref: KDT 6/e p413) Benzodiazepines like diazepam and lorazepam are fast acting anti-seizure drugs and can be used to abo the seizures in status epilepticus. Lorazepam is the drug of choice for status epilepticus.