Therapeutic approach to epileptic encephalopathies

Epilepsia

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.8, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Vigevano, Federico ^a   Arzimanoglou, Alexis ^b   Plouin, Perrine ^c   Specchio, Nicola ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cognitive disability; Epileptic encephalopathy; Ketogenic diet; Steroids; Stiripentol; Surgical treatment; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; COGNITIVE DISABILITY; EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; KETOGENIC DIET; STEROIDS; STIRIPENTOL; SURGICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; EPILEPSY; HORMONES; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84893831577     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12423     Document Type: Article

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