Initial loading medication and dose |
|
Phenobarbital (20mg/kg, IQR 20, 20mg/kg) |
379 (89%) |
Levetiracetam (20mg/kg, IQR 20, 32mg/kg) |
22 (5%) |
Fosphenytoin (20m/kg, IQR 15, 20mg/kg) |
4 (1%) |
No loading dose |
18 (4%) |
Seizure medications administered during the admission |
|
Phenobarbital |
393 (92%) |
Levetiracetam |
134 (31%) |
Fosphenytoin |
119 (28%) |
Benzodiazepine – intermittent doses |
84 (20%) |
Benzodiazepine infusion |
31 (7%) |
Topiramate |
17 (4%) |
Carbamazepine/oxcarbazepine |
9 (2%) |
Vitamin(s): (pyridoxine, folic acid, pyridoxal 5 phosphate) |
32 (8%) |
Number of anti-seizure medications administered |
|
0 |
10 (2%) |
1 |
194 (46%) |
2 |
101 (24%) |
3 |
68 (16%) |
≥4 |
53 (12%) |