Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-3-5

Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 18 (2004): Issue 3

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Mar 2004

Abstract

The long-term cognitive and seizure outcomes of 37 patients with cryptogenic infantile spasms (onset, age 3 to 9 months) treated with high-dose synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (1 mg IM every 48 hrs for 2 weeks, 8-10-week slow taper, followed by oral prednisone, 10 mg/d for 1 month, and slow taper for 5 months or until age 1 year) were evaluated at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-3-5 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 20 - 21

Published on: Mar 1, 2004

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone,

Infantile Spasms,

Early Treatment Group

© 2004 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 18 (2004): Issue 3