West Syndrome: Response to Valproate
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West Syndrome: Response to Valproate
UNLABELLED Management of West syndrome is unsatisfactory. In our clinic we observed that a significant proportion of patients respond to usual dose of valproate. OBJECTIVE To prospectively assess the efficacy of valproate in controlling infantile spasms in West syndrome. METHODS Consecutive patients presenting with West syndrome to the Pediatric Neurology Clinic or general outpatient depart...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00166