Mechanism of Anticonvulsant Action of ACTH

Abstract

The effects of adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH) in 23 children with intractable epilepsies and its mechanism of action are reported from the Department of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK.

Keywords

• adrenocorticotrophin hormone
• epileptic syndrome
• benzodiazepines