An unusual case of recovery from infantile spasms.
A six-month-old boy with an uneventful early history and normal development was admitted for treatment of infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia lasting for a week. Sagittal craniosynostosis was corrected surgically, in preference to a course of ACTH. Large doses of short-acting barbiturates were given during anaesthesia. The child recovered promptly after the operation: there have been no relapses and development was normal when he was seen two years later.
D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
D001463:Barbiturates