The usual treatment for status epilepticus - a deadly seizure lasting more than five minutes - is the IV delivery of anticonvulsant drugs. As one might imagine, it can be very difficult to place an IV into someone having a seizure, thus wasting valuable time. Fortunately, new research has developed a pen-like mechanism – similar to an EpiPen for allergic reaction – which delivers anti-seizure medicine directly into the muscle, rather than through an IV
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