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Treatment of Infantile Spasms: Results of a Population‐Based Study with Vigabatrin as the First Drug for Spasms

Marja‐Liisa Granström, Eija Gaily, Elina Liukkonen

Epilepsia · 1999 · 89 citations · 51 references

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Abstract

We suggest VGB as a first drug to all infants with IS. After a treatment trial of 10-14 days with increasing dose from 50 to 150 mg/kg, ACTH should be considered.

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Proposal for Revised Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes

Epilepsia · 1989 · 5.4K citations

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Experience with the International League Against Epilepsy Proposals for Classification of Epileptic Seizures and the Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes in a Pediatric Outpatient Epilepsy Clinic

Jorge Eslava‐Cobos, Daniel Naririo · Epilepsia · 1989 · 1.3K citations

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Severe persistent visual field constriction associated with vigabatrin: FIG 1

Tom Eke, J F Talbot, Mark Lawden · BMJ · 1997 · 451 citations

A Prospective Study of Infantile Spasms: Clinical and Therapeutic Correlations

Cesare Lombroso · Epilepsia · 1983 · 351 citations

High-dose Corticotropin (ACTH) Versus Prednisone for Infantile Spasms: A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded Study

Tallie Z. Baram, Wendy G. Mitchell, Anne Tournay et al. · PEDIATRICS · 1996 · 340 citations · Full text