Treatment of infantile spasms, a Venezuelan experience

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-163

  Campos, José Guevara ^a,c   De Guevara, Lucía González ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b Centro Clínico Esperanza Paraco   (Venezuela)

^c Hospital Felipe Guevara Rojas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

ACTH; Epilepsy; Hypsarrhythmia; Infantile spasms; Mental retardation; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; NITRAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MOON FACE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VENEZUELA; WEST SYNDROME;

EID: 33751032012     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557265     Document Type: Article

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