Superior therapeutic efficacy of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in infantile spasms: Emerging evidence

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-

  Jaseja, Harinder ^a   Jaseja, Bhanu ^b   Badaya, Sorabh ^a   Tonpay, Pornima ^a  

^a G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MITS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; STEROID; VIGABATRIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANTILE SPASM; LETTER; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867903627     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.08.003     Document Type: Letter

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