title: [Low dose ACTH therapy in West syndrome].
abstract: Ten patients with infantile spasms were treated with low dose ACTH therapy during the last five years. The etiology, EEG, the clinical features and the efficacy of the treatment were found to be similar to the data published in the literature. The early diagnosis, etiological classification and the appropriate therapy of the disease were important to obtain a better outcome. The low dose (20-40 UE) ACTH therapy proved to be effective.
authors.affiliation: II. Gyermekklinika, Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, Budapest.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaszner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kálmánchey
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liptai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
vernacular_title: Alacsony dózisú ACTH terápia West-syndromában.