CSF ACTH and β-endorphin in infants with West syndrome and ACTH therapy

Brain and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 339-342

  Heiskala, Hannu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

endorphin; ACTH; CSF; Infantile spasms; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEST SYNDROME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BETA-ENDORPHIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030860181     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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