Vigabatrin as a first-line drug in West syndrome: Clinical and electroencephalographic outcome

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 133-136

  Wohlrab, Gabriele ^a   Boltshauser, E ^a   Schmitt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Infantile spasms; Vigabatrin; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEST SYNDROME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 0031816534     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973549     Document Type: Article

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