Study	Reason for exclusion
Andermann 1994	Data analysis not possible due to inadequate information.
Czapinski 1995	Data analysis not possible due to inadequate information.
Lowenstein 2001	This paper provides only details of the study design and methodology of an already included study (Alldredge 2001).
Mahmoudian 2006	This was not a truly randomised study as the allocation was made on the basis of odd or even date of entry into the study. Authors, even in their full paper, did not present the number of patients in each arm of the study and did not respond to emails sent to them for data required to enter into RevMan.
Osborn 1987	Study population did not include patients with status epilepticus.
Remy 1992	This study compares two different doses of the same drug (intrarectal diazepam gel), and hence does not meet the inclusion criteria.
Scott 1998	This study is an abstract of same study excluded (see Scott 1999).
Scott 1999	Only counts of number of seizures in each group are given; the data can be analysed neither as dichotomous nor as continuous variable.
Sorel 1981	Comparative clinical trial.
Taverner 1958	Only one participant in the trial.
Van Gestel 2005	The study was not randomised.