Vigabatrin as initial therapy for infantile spasms: A European retrospective survey

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 638-642

  Aicardi, J ^a,e   Mumford, J P ^b   Dumas, C ^c   Wood, S ^d   Hauser, E ^f   Steinbock H ^f   Szyper, M ^f   Holsteen, V ^f   Ostergaard, J ^f   Pedersen, S A ^f   Taudorf, K ^f   Barthez Carpentier, M A ^f   Badinand Hubert, N ^f   Berquin, P ^f   Boulloche, J ^f   Bourgeois, M ^f   Carriere, J P ^f   Chabrol, B ^f   Chiron, C ^f   Claris, O ^f   Echenne, B ^f   Gauthier Morel, D ^f   Livet, M O ^f   Lopez, N ^f   Mancini, J ^f   Netter, J C ^f   Quillerou, D ^f   Richelme, C H ^f   Rousselle, C ^f   De Saint Martin, A ^f   De Swarte, M ^f   Auerswald, G ^f   Brandl, U ^f   Kurlemann, G ^f   Siemes, H ^f   Spohr, H L ^f   Aarts, W F M ^f   Begeer, J H ^f   Heersma, D J ^f   Laan, L A E M ^f   Peters, A C B ^f   Cavazzutti, G B ^f   Curatolo, P ^f   Fois, A ^f   Franzoni, E ^f   Gobbi, G ^f   Incorpora, G ^f   Vigevano, F ^f   Campistol, J ^f   Campos, J ^f   Casas, C ^f   Herranz, J L ^f   Nieto, M ^f   Prats, J M ^f   Amark, P ^f   Blennow, G ^f   Theorell, K ^f   Tonnby, B ^f   Haenggeli, C A ^f   Weissert, M ^f   Appleton, R ^f,f   Robinson, R ^f   De Sousa, C ^f   Thomas, N ^f   Andermann, F ^f   Boyd, S ^f   Brandi, W ^f   Buti, D ^f   Dulac, O ^f   Farrell, K ^f   Moshe, S ^f   Motte, J ^f   Plouin, P ^f   Shields, W D ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Formerly Marion Merrell Ltd UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Marion Merrell   (France)

^d SA Le Kremlin Bicetre   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Infantile spasms; Monotherapy; Retrospective study; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 8944250671     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00627.x     Document Type: Article

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