Efficacy of treatments for infantile spasms: a systematic review

JM Song, J Hahn, SH Kim… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives West syndrome (also known as infantile spasm because of its main seizure type)
is a rare form of epilepsy that begins during early infancy. Recent guidelines and reviews on …

Treatment of children with infantile spasms: A network meta‐analysis

P Jain, JK Sahu, PS Horn, V Chau, C Go… - … Medicine & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We performed a systematic review and network meta‐analysis (NMA) to obtain
comparative effectiveness estimates and rankings of non‐surgical interventions used to treat …

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 …

Intravenous methylprednisolone versus oral prednisolone for west syndrome: a randomized open-label trial

D Kapoor, S Sharma, D Garg, S Samaddar… - Indian journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To compare intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) with oral prednisolone (OP)
for the treatment of West syndrome. Methods In this randomized, open-label trial, children …

Management practices for West syndrome in South Asia: a survey study and meta‐analysis

P Madaan, P Chand, K Linn, J Wanigasinghe… - Epilepsia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Considering the dearth of literature on West syndrome (WS) from South Asian
countries, this study aimed to evaluate the management practices in South Asia by an online …

Comparative efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents: a network meta‐analysis

A Rosati, L Ilvento, E Lucenteforte, A Pugi… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the comparative efficacy among antiepileptic drugs in the pediatric
population (0‐18 years). Methods Using the Embase and MEDLINE databases, we updated …

Cost‐effectiveness of adrenocorticotropic hormone versus oral steroids for infantile spasms

I Sanchez Fernandez, M Amengual‐Gual… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH) and oral steroids as first‐line treatment for infantile spasm resolution, we …

Effectiveness of corticosteroids versus adrenocorticotropic hormone for infantile spasms: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

YH Chang, C Chen, SH Chen… - Annals of clinical and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the therapeutic effectiveness of oral corticosteroids with that of
adrenocorticotrophic hormone for infantile spasms. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and …

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 …

Prednisolone/prednisone as adrenocorticotropic hormone alternative for infantile spasms: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

S Li, X Zhong, S Hong, T Li… - Developmental Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To compare the efficacy and safety of prednisolone/prednisone and adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH) in the treatment of infantile spasms using a meta‐analysis of randomized …