Epidemiology of Infantile Spasms in Iceland
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994 Incidence, etiology, development, EEG, response to ACTH, and follow-up of all cases of infantile spasms diagnosed in Iceland during a 10-year period are reported from the National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Columbia University, New York.
J Gordon Millichap
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The 50 years experience of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) use in West Syndrome: literatura review and UNIFESP protocol [PDF]
, 2008 INTRODUÇÃO: A eficácia do ACTH no tratamento da Síndrome de West (SW) é extensivamente debatida na literatura, o mesmo ocorrendo em relação às doses, efeitos colaterais e protocolos de utilização.
GARZON, Eliana +2 more
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Theophylline-Induced Infantile Spasms
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 Infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia developed in a 6-month-old infant with asthma after 3 days treatment with theophylline at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Northern Ireland.
J Gordon Millichap
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Clinical Progress of Epilepsy in Children with Tuberous Sclerosis: Prognostic Factors for Seizure Outcome [PDF]
, 2011 The incidence and outcome of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis (TS) patients have not yet been thoroughly investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features and prognosis of epileptic seizures associated with TS.
Arulrajah +22 more
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ACTH treatment of infantile spasms: mechanisms of its effects in modulation of neuronal excitability. [PDF]
, 2002 The efficacy of ACTH, particularly in high doses, for rapid and complete elimination of infantile spasms (IS) has been demonstrated in prospective controlled studies. However, the mechanisms for this efficacy remain unknown.
Avishai-Eliner, S +2 more
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Pineal and Ependymal Cysts and Infantile Spasms
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 A 3-month-old infant with infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia associated with multiple pineal cysts and an ependymal cyst is reported from Marmara University Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Gordon Millichap
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How do the many etiologies of West syndrome lead to excitability and seizures? The corticotropin releasing hormone excess hypothesis. [PDF]
, 2001 West syndrome (WS) is associated with diverse etiological factors. This fact has suggested that there must be a 'final common pathway' for these etiologies, which operates on the immature brain to result in WS only at the maturational state present ...
Baram, TZ, Brunson, KL, Eghbal-Ahmadi, M
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BRAIN TUMORS AND INFANTILE SPASMS
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 Two patients, aged 6 and 7 months, with brain tumors who presented with infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia are reported from Sapporo and Asahikawa Medical Universities, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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Multifocal Independent Spike Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 The relationship of the syndrome of multifocal independent spikes (MIS) to hypsarrhythmia and the slow spike-wave (Lennox-Gastaut) syndrome was studied in 64 children with MIS examined during a 3-year period at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
J Gordon Millichap
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Advances in the Medical and Surgical Management of Intractable Partial Complex Seizures [PDF]
, 1974 Seizures can be due to a variety of acute, subacute, or chronic diseases with different etiologies. Clinically, they may manifest as focal or generalized phenomena.
Hooshmand, Hooshang
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