Progress in the treatment of infantile spasms

  • ZHANG Leihong ,
  • SUN Dianrong
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  • Department of Neurology Rehabilitation, Women and Children’s Hospital, Medical School,  Qingdao University, Qingdao 266034, Shandong, China

Received date: 2018-01-15

  Online published: 2018-01-15

Abstract

 Infantile spasms (IS) is an age dependent epileptic encephalopathy in early infancy. Early diagnosis and treatment (within 4 weeks of onset) are beneficial to the termination of seizures and long-term cognitive protection. This paper reviewed the related literatures in the treatment of infantile spasms, mainly including the first-line and second-line drugs, the ketogenic diet and surgical treatment, to discuss the recent advances in the treatment of infantile spasms.

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ZHANG Leihong , SUN Dianrong . Progress in the treatment of infantile spasms[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2018 , 36(1) : 69 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2018.01.016

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