ACTH Therapy in Epileptic Spasms without Hypsarrhythmia

Abstract

The short and long-term effects of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in 30 children ages 11 to 86 months (median 29 months) with epileptic spasms (ES) without hypsarrhythmia were analyzed at Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan.

Keywords

• adrenocorticotrophic hormone
• epileptic spasms
• hypsarrhythmia