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Randomised Clinical Efficacy Trial of Topiramate and Nitrazepam in Treatment of Infantile Spasms [PDF]
How to Cite This Article: Fallah R, Salor F, Akhavan Karbasi S, Motaghipisheh H. Randomised Clinical Efficacy Trial of Topiramate and Nitrazepam in Treatment of Infantile Spasms. Iran J Child Neurol. 2014 Winter; 8(1):12-19.ObjectiveInfantile spasms (IS)
Akhavan Karbasi*, Sedighah+3 more
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Theophylline-Induced Infantile Spasms
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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ACTH treatment of infantile spasms: mechanisms of its effects in modulation of neuronal excitability. [PDF]
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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Abnormal high frequency oscillations (HFOs) in EEG recordings are thought to be reflections of mechanisms responsible for focal seizure generation in the temporal lobe and neocortex. HFOs have also been recorded in patients and animal models of infantile
James D. Frost, Jr.+5 more
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Corticotropin (ACTH) acts directly on amygdala neurons to down-regulate corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression. [PDF]
The hormone corticotropin (ACTH) is employed as therapy for diverse neurological disorders, but the mechanisms for its efficacy remain unknown. ACTH promotes the release of adrenal steroids (glucocorticoids), and most ACTH effects on the central nervous ...
Adan+50 more
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Seizure Outcome in Infantile Spasms
Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and Lingfield Centre for Epilepsy, Surrey, UK, studied retrospectively the seizure outcome of 75 children treated over an 8-year period for infantile spasms (IS) with prednisolone or vigabatrin.
J Gordon Millichap
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GABRB3 mutations: a new and emerging cause of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy [PDF]
The gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor β3 gene (GABRB3) encodes the β3-subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA ) receptor, which mediates inhibitory signalling within the central nervous system.
Ambegaonkar, G+7 more
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Long-term outcomes in patients with West syndrome: An outpatient clinical study [PDF]
PurposeNearly half of all patients with seizure onset in the first year of life suffer from West syndrome (WS). The prognosis of epilepsy and psychosocial outcomes in children with WS are variable.
Benbir, Gülçin+5 more
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Background: We describe patient characteristics and response to initial treatment in a large case series of children presenting with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome to a tertiary-care hospital with a pediatric neurology service in Bangladesh.
Christina Briscoe Abath+11 more
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