Antiepileptic drug treatment of west syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1998, Pages 38-41

  Ito, Masatoshi ^a  

^a SHIGA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Antiepileptic drugs; Valproate; Vitamin B6; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; NITRAZEPAM; PROTIRELIN; PYRIDOXINE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEST SYNDROME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PYRIDOXINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0031663575     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05148.x     Document Type: Article

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