Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms
The long-term cognitive and seizure outcomes of 37 patients with cryptogenic infantile spasms (onset, age 3 to 9 months) treated with high-dose synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (1 mg IM every 48 hrs for 2 weeks, 8-10-week slow taper, followed by oral prednisone, 10 mg/d for 1 month, and...
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| description | The long-term cognitive and seizure outcomes of 37 patients with cryptogenic infantile spasms (onset, age 3 to 9 months) treated with high-dose synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (1 mg IM every 48 hrs for 2 weeks, 8-10-week slow taper, followed by oral prednisone, 10 mg/d for 1 month, and slow taper for 5 months or until age 1 year) were evaluated at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e02e23c859ef4210afe0e6d398dc4c5d2025-08-20T01:55:07ZengPediatric Neurology Briefs PublishersPediatric Neurology Briefs1043-31552166-64822004-03-01183202110.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-3-51404Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile SpasmsJ Gordon Millichap0Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineThe long-term cognitive and seizure outcomes of 37 patients with cryptogenic infantile spasms (onset, age 3 to 9 months) treated with high-dose synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (1 mg IM every 48 hrs for 2 weeks, 8-10-week slow taper, followed by oral prednisone, 10 mg/d for 1 month, and slow taper for 5 months or until age 1 year) were evaluated at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel.https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/1418adrenocorticotropic hormoneinfantile spasmsearly treatment group |
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| title | Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms |
| title_full | Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms |
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| title_short | Cognitive Outcome of Acth-Treated Infantile Spasms |
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