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Steroids in intractable childhood epilepsy: Clinical experience and review of the literature
- Source :
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Publisher :
- BEA Trading Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Abstract
- SummarySteroids and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) have been used for the treatment of infantile spasms for several years. However, the use of steroids in the treatment of epilepsy beyond infantile spasms has been limited to only a few studies. We report the experience with steroids in 32 children with intractable epilepsy, not including West syndrome. In 47% there was a decrease in seizure frequency, 25% became seizure free, 11% had a seizure reduction of >50% and 11% had a seizure reduction of
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Neuroactive steroid
Hydrocortisone
Landau–Kleffner syndrome
Drug Resistance
Clinical Neurology
Administration, Oral
Childhood epilepsy
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Injections, Intramuscular
Dexamethasone
Epilepsy
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Prednisone
Recurrence
medicine
Humans
Child
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Childhood
ACTH
Neurology
Anesthesia
Child, Preschool
Anticonvulsants
Female
Steroids
Neurology (clinical)
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10591311
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Seizure
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6d815ef92407ebc0a54103db85cf06e7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2005.07.002