Clinical profile and response to oral prednisolone in infantile spasm

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-189

  Noureen, Nuzhat ^a   Rana, Muhammad Tariq ^b  

^a Children Hospital Complex   (Pakistan)

^b NISHTAR HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Flexor spasms; Infantile spasms; Intrapartum asphyxia; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SPASM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950495085     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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