KROK 1 2020 – Question 5 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has developed status epilepticus. What medicine should be used in this case to stop the seizures?
- A. Sodium bromide
- B. Diazepam
- C. Diprazine (Promethazine)
- D. Valerian extract
- E. Cyclodol (Trihexyphenidyl)
Hint
Ask which mechanism could rapidly boost inhibitory signalling in the brain when given intravenously to terminate a prolonged, self-sustaining seizure.
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