… patient) associated with its administration is gradually limiting its … oral steroids in the
management of West syndrome, but the … over oral steroids in the management of West syndrome. …

… tients) with partial epilepsy; Group GE (60 patients) with generalized epilepsy; Group RE (…
West syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Doose syndrome and related epileptic syndromes; …

… , and after 4 weeks of the treatment. These parameters were … the treatment and the ictal
EEG data of epileptic spasms, and … West syndrome before the ACTH treatment and the control …

… about the ideal treatment regimen in epileptic encephalopathies other than West syndrome;
no … In this study, we present a literature review on steroid therapy in childhood epilepsy with …

… to spasm cessation and lower total seizure control with a greater treatment delay [12]. On
the other hand, this delay had no effect on the rate of seizure cessation within 2 and 4 weeks. …

… in the management of infantile spasms, or West's syndrome. Children with West's syndrome
… ,29 West's syndrome traditionally has been treated with corticotropin or oral corticosteroids, …

… girl affected by West syndrome with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome. … administration was not
effective and then ACTH therapy was started. Seizures improved on the fourth day of treatment…

… and, consequently, a diagnosis of difficult or intractable epilepsy. This is well … West syndrome;
the correct identification of the seizures as epileptic spasms rather than myoclonic seizures …

… ( Jambaque et al., 2000 ), as does the control of spasms and hypsarrhythmia in the cryptogenic
West syndrome. When the paroxysmal activity predominates in the motor areas, some …

… Background West syndrome (WS), an age-specific epilepsy of … seizure control. The
longer-term outcome seems to be related to more factors than treatment alone, and early seizure …