ACTH-induced postural seizures in an infant with west syndrome

Journal of the Medical Society of Toho University

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Tokuyama, Mika ^a   Akiba, Yasushi ^a   Ishihara, Chie ^a   Matsuyama, Go ^a   Shimizu, Norikazu ^b   Tateno, Akihiko ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SAKURA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Postural seizure; Side effect; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 61749099251     PISSN: 00408670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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