The response patterns of infantile spasms to treatments in 156 patients: Hormonal therapy with intravenous synthetic ACTH appears promising.

Autor: Alrifai MT; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Rumayyan AR; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Tuwaijri WA; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Baarmah DM; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Asiri SA; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Bali AH; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alsadhan MA; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alsugheir SH; From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Publikováno v: Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) [Neurosciences (Riyadh)] 2022 Jan; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 40-44.