Infantile encephalopathies

Abstract. Many cases of drug-resistant infantile epilepsy (West syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, severe myoclonic epilepsy, and Rasmussen’s encephalitis) were found to respond in some measure to treatments with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), but relapses were common. However, as the side effects of IVIG infusion are insignificant, it is better not to deny treatment of epileptic encephalopathies to patients who have been treated unsuccessfully even with new anti-epileptic drugs..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Neurological sciences - 24(2003), Suppl 4 vom: Okt., Seite s244-s245

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cavazzuti, G. B. [VerfasserIn]

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44.90$jNeurologie

Themen:

Encephalitis
Epileptic Encephalopathy
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Myoclonic Epilepsy
West Syndrome

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2003

doi:

10.1007/s10072-003-0087-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2063703337