Agitation and seizures in cocaine overdose

Report By: Ash Ejjala - SET
Search checked by Ash Ejjala - SET
Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Date Submitted: 25th March 2010
Last Modified: 13th April 2010
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

[In] patients presenting with Cocaine Overdose,[is] benzodiazepines better than phenothiazines [in] reducing agitation and seizures

Clinical Scenario

A young 23 year old fit healthy male patient is brought in by ambulance with agitation to emergency department.His friends give a history of cocaine use whilst he was out partying.while you are examining he has a generalised tonic clonic seizure