A Controlled Study of Prednisone Therapy in Infantile Spasms

Epilepsia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1979, Pages 403-407

  Hrachovy, Richard A ^a   Frost, James D ^a   Kellaway, Peter ^a   Zion, Thomas ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypsarhythmia; Infantile spasms; Monitoring; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INFANTILE SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EVALUATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGITIS; PREDNISONE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0018392309     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1979.tb04820.x     Document Type: Article

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