The first-line use of vigabatrin to achieve complete control of infantile spasms

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 265-269

  Covanis, Athanasios ^a   Theodorou, Virginia ^a   Lada, Christina ^a   Skiadas, Konstantinos ^a   Loli, Nomiki ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficacy; First line therapy; Infantile spasms; Monotherapy; Vigabatrin; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; TETRACOSACTIDE; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESTLESSNESS; SOMNOLENCE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; WEST SYNDROME;

EID: 0032170465     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6974(98)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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