ACTH therapy for infantile spasms: A combination therapy with high-dose pyridoxal phosphate and low-dose ACTH

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1998, Pages 42-45

  Takuma, Yuichi ^a,b  

^a Division of Neurology   (Japan)

^b Division of Neurology   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Infantile spasms; Pyridoxal phosphate; Vitamin B6; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSYNTROPIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; RECURRENCE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031667341     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05149.x     Document Type: Article

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