VIGABATRIN IN INTRACTABLE CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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GIBBS, JM [1 ]
APPLETON, RE [1 ]
ROSENBLOOM, L [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL LIVERPOOL CHILDRENS HOSP, DEPT NEUROL, ALDER HEY, EATON RD, LIVERPOOL L12 2AP, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0887-8994(92)90086-E
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The effects of vigabatrin were studied over a 6-month period in 43 patients with intractable epilepsy. Children with complex partial seizures, with or without secondary generalization, responded best with more than one-half achieving a greater than 50% reduction; generalized tonic-clonic seizures also improved but there was no significant change in absence or myoclonic seizures. Four patients are seizure-free on monotherapy with vigabatrin. The drug was well tolerated with few side effects.
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