Revisiting phenobarbital for epilepsy
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Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy initially responsive to phenobarbital.
Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that are not controlled by anticonvulsant medications but remits after administration of pyridoxine. We report on a 30 day-old girl who presented with seizures during the first day of life, initially responsive to anticonvulsant therapy, which remitted within two weeks. Seizures were charact...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1199