High-dose prednisolone as a first-line treatment for infantile spasms

JR Mytinger - Pediatric Neurology, 2018 - pedneur.com
Infantile spasms (IS) are seizures associated with a severe infantile epileptic
encephalopathy called West syndrome. Both clinical remission of IS and electrographic …

[HTML][HTML] Pulse methylprednisolone plus low-dose prednisolone versus low-dose prednisolone alone for treatment of children with West syndrome: A single-center …

N Kumari, S Nanda, JS Kaushik… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: There are preliminary reports of the benefit of additional pulse
methylprednisolone (MP) to oral prednisolone in the treatment of West syndrome. Aim: To …

Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: From Past to Future

J Wanigasinghe - IAN Reviews in Neurology 2022: Epilepsy …, 2022 - books.google.com
ABSTRACT Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) is the new nomenclature proposed
by the International League Against Epilepsy, to the most researched childhood epilepsy …

[PDF][PDF] Laporan kasus berbasis bukti: Efektivitas Kortikosteroid dalam Pengobatan Spasme Infantil

T Hendrayani, M Rita, S Darwin, RM Indra - Sari Pediatri, 2022 - scholar.archive.org
Metode Prosedur pencarian literatur untuk menjawab masalah di atas adalah dengan
penelusuran pustaka secara online dengan menggunakan pangkalan data elektronik …

[HTML][HTML] The Effect of Prednisone Dose on the Clinical and Laboratory Course of Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in Children

Z Haidar, B Khalil - Arab Board Medical Journal, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis
in children. Most cases are self-limited. Corticosteroids may be considered for HSP patients …

Sindrome de West y epilepsia refractaria, asociada a hemimegalencefalia aislada, diagnóstico y tratamiento en segundo nivel: Reporte de un caso

A Olmos-López… - Revista Mexicana de …, 2016 - medigraphic.com
Introducción: La hemimegalencefalia (HME) es un trastorno hamartomatoso no frecuente,
debido a una alteración en la proliferación neuronal y de células gliales, dicha alteración …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of antiseizure therapies for infantile spasms

NGA UK - 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infantile spasms are a manifestation of an early onset infantile epileptic encephalopathy and
most commonly occur as part of West syndrome in which spasms are associated with …

High-Dose Prednisolone for Treatment of Infantile Spasms After Presumed Perinatal Stroke

KR Hall, MR Golomb - Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: High-dose prednisone and prednisolone have been increasingly studied
as a lower-cost alternative to adrenocorticotropic hormone for the treatment of infantile …

How can methylprednisolone work on epileptic spasms with malformation of cortical development?

M Lee, MJ Kim, EJ Kim, DC Woo… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although steroids are suggested as the treatment of choice for infantile spasms, the
mechanism of action is still unclear. Using a rat model of malformation of cortical …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Low-Versus High-Dose Oral Prednisolone in Infantile Spasm (IS): An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial at the …

A Basit, N Noreen, SF Saleem, M Yousuf, F Zafar - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Infantile spasm (IS) is an epileptic syndrome characterized by epileptic
spasms, hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalography (EEG), and high risk of …