ACTH therapy for Taiwanese children with West syndrome—efficacy and impact on long-term prognosis

HC Lin, C Young, PJ Wang, WT Lee, YZ Shen - Brain and Development, 2006 - Elsevier
To study the efficacy of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in treating Taiwanese
children with West syndrome (WS) and the impact on long-term prognosis, 66 patients with …

Efficacy of zonisamide in West syndrome

H Kawawaki, K Tomiwa, K Shiraishi… - No to Hattatsu= Brain …, 1999 - europepmc.org
The efficacy of zonisamide (ZNS) was studied in 16 patients (11 males, 5 females) with West
syndrome (WS), symptomatic in 13 and cryptogenic in 3. They did not respond to pyridoxal …

Efficacy of long‐term adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy for West syndrome: a retrospective multicenter case series

S Baba, T Okanishi, Y Homma, T Yoshida… - Epilepsia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Long‐term adrenocorticotropic therapy (LT‐ACTH), which consisted of 2‐4
weeks of daily injections of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and subsequent months of …

Liposteroid (dexamethasone palmitate) therapy for West syndrome: a comparative study with ACTH therapy

H Yamamoto, M Asoh, H Murakami, N Kamiyama… - Pediatric …, 1998 - Elsevier
Dexamethasone palmitate (liposteroid) was used for the treatment of West syndrome and
compared with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy. A single intravenous injection …

Corticotrophin-ACTH in comparison to prednisolone in West syndrome–A randomized Study

VK Gowda, V Narayanaswamy, SK Shivappa… - The Indian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Objective To compare the outcomes of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and
Prednisolone therapy in children with West syndrome. Methods The study was done at a …

ACTH therapy of West syndrome: Finnish views

R Riikonen - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
To provide up-to-date information on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy in the
treatment of West syndrome, a review of the Finnish studies was made in answer to the …

A plausible explanation for superiority of adreno-cortico-trophic hormone (ACTH) over oral corticosteroids in management of infantile spasms (West syndrome)

H Jaseja - Medical hypotheses, 2006 - Elsevier
West syndrome (WS), an age dependent epileptic encephalopathy is identified as a triad of
infantile spasms (IS), psychomotor retardation and a specific EEG pattern known as …

Randomized, single-blind, parallel clinical trial on efficacy of oral prednisolone versus intramuscular corticotropin on immediate and continued spasm control in west …

J Wanigasinghe, C Arambepola, SS Ranganathan… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective A single-center, single-blind, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial was
performed to test the null hypothesis that adrenocorticotropic hormone is not superior to high …

Randomized, single-blind, parallel clinical trial on efficacy of oral prednisolone versus intramuscular corticotropin: a 12-month assessment of spasm control in West …

J Wanigasinghe, C Arambepola, SS Ranganathan… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective We earlier completed a single-blind, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial to test
the null hypothesis that adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is not superior to high-dose …

Predictive factors for relapse of epileptic spasms after adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in West syndrome

Y Hayashi, H Yoshinaga, T Akiyama, F Endoh… - Brain and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate whether serial electroencephalographic (EEG) findings can predict
relapse of epileptic spasms after synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy in …