Lidocaine: a neglected anticonvulsant?
Morris, H.H.
Southern Medical Journal 72(12): 1564-1566
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 117554 Document Number: 145704
An elderly man had focal motor status epilepticus secondary to a frontal lobe hematoma. Phenytoin, phenobarbital, and diazepam did not stop the seizures. Intravenous lidocaine by bolus injection and continuous infusion rapidly controlled the seizures.
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