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National researchers, including a team from University of Maryland School of Medicine, have determined that giving seizure medication into a muscle using an autoinjector, similar to the EpiPen used to treat serious allergic reaction, is a faster and more effective way to stop status epilepticus, a prolonged seizure lasting more than five minutes. Status epilepticus is a potentially life-threatening emergency that causes 55,000 deaths each year, according to federal researchers. Results from the National Institutes of Health study are published in the February 16, 2012, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
In this video, University of Maryland investigator Dr. Tricia Ting explains the study (known as RAMPART), its results and what it means for people with epilepsy.
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