title: Mexiletine hydrochloride in an infant with intractable epilepsy.
abstract: A female infant with seizures refractory to conventional therapeutic agents was presented. Mexiletine hydrochloride, administered orally, was effective in controlling her seizures. Her sleep structure and psychomotor development seemed to improve after reduction of the fits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tsuchiura Kyoudou Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kohyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimohira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwakawa
mesh_terms: D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008801:Mexiletine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008801:Mexiletine