A plausible explanation for superiority of adreno-cortico-trophic hormone (ACTH) over oral corticosteroids in management of infantile spasms (West syndrome)

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 721-724

  Jaseja, Harinder ^a  

^a G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PROTIRELIN; PYRIDOXINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPIRICISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; KETOGENIC DIET; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 33745936391     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.039     Document Type: Article

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