Randomized trial comparing vigabatrin and hydrocortisone in infantile spasms due to tuberous sclerosis

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 389-395

  Chiron, C ^a   Dumas, C ^b   Jambaque I ^a   Mumford, J ^c   Dulac, O ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^b Marion Merrell SA   (France)

^c Marion Merrell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Infantile; Spasms; Tuberous sclerosis; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; VIGABATRIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 0030931268     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)01006-6     Document Type: Article

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