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When a crisis hits of emergency can be extremely dangerous for the patient suffering of epilepsy. Time is definitely of the essence. Entering more than an emergency is not treated, the risk brain damage.

The Epilepsy Foundation recommends Treatment should begin within five to 10 minutes to avoid the increased risk of complications, including long-term neuronal damage. In most cases, a trip to the emergency room can delay treatment, especially if the patient lives in remote or rural areas.

Emergency situations are called forward, serial or cluster seizures and is defined as an episode of seizure activity experienced by a patient with epilepsy on a stable regimen of antiepileptic drugs (MAE), which is Intermittent episodes and recurrent seizure activity has increased significantly, its appearance is predictable and recognizable and sometimes marked by convulsive no symptoms.

According to Dr. John Pellock, professor and chairman of the Division of Child Neurology Virginia Commonwealth University / Medical College of Virginia, is essential to intervene in these cases, reducing risks to health in the long term. "When a patient begins to have prolonged or repeated crises outside its normal structure, is a medical emergency to be addressed immediately. "

This type of intervention provides is called "rescue" treatments such as Diastat when prescribed to help stop or safely reduce the convulsions rapidly. Diastat is the only way mobile benzodiazepines for use by family members and medical caregivers treat uncontrolled seizures immediately when they occur, in most cases eliminates the need to seek emergency hospital treatment.

It's fast absorption of the drug to be used by doctors to treat people with refractory epilepsy selected (two years and older) that are stable in the drug plan before and who require intermittent use of diazepam to control outbreaks of major activity in the family use, as well as in hospitals and emergency care units and residential facilities.

Administered rectally, Diastat is absorbed rapidly and provides a safe and effective means to stop attacks in progress or in multiples five to 15 minutes.

"When a person suffers from epilepsy, the most important thing we can do is be ready to help. Helping them to drugs can be can be first aid, but their safety, stop the crisis, seek medical attention. It is the importance of preparation, "said Dr. Pellock. For more information, talk to your doctor or visit epilepsy.ca.

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