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A 30-year-old woman presents to ED after a generalised tonic-clonic seizure lasting 8 minutes. She is now post-ictal. She has known epilepsy and missed several doses of medication. She has a second generalised seizure lasting over 5 minutes. According to status epilepticus protocols, what is the first-line pharmacological treatment?

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