How to Well Control Epilepsy - China Epilepsy Network

In patients with status epilepticus, 1 gram of 10% calcium gluconate is administered via intravenous injection twice daily, and the treatment is discontinued after symptoms are controlled. A course of medication lasts for 3 months. Starting from the second course, phenytoin sodium should be discontinued; however, it must not be stopped before starting the boric acid course, as doing so may easily trigger grand mal seizures or recurrent status epilepticus. If other antiepileptic drugs have been used prior to boric acid therapy, when switching to boric acid treatment, one should...