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The response patterns of infantile spasms to treatments in 156 patients
Hormonal therapy with intravenous synthetic ACTH appears promising
Muhammad T. Alrifai, Ahmad R. Al-Rumayyan, Waleed A. Al-Tuwaijri, Duaa M. Baarmah, Safiyyah A. Asiri, Ahmad H. Bali, Muatassem A. Alsadhan and Shaden H. Alsugheir
Neurosciences Journal January 2022, 27 (1) 40-44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.1.20210116
Muhammad T. Alrifai
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDAhmad R. Al-Rumayyan
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, FRCPCWaleed A. Al-Tuwaijri
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSDuaa M. Baarmah
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSSafiyyah A. Asiri
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSAhmad H. Bali
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSMuatassem A. Alsadhan
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Medical studentShaden H. Alsugheir
From the Department of Pediatrics (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Bali), Neurology Division, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali, Alsadhan, Alsugheir), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alrifai, Al-Rumayyan, Al-Tuwaijri, Baarmah, Asiri, Bali), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Responders n=72 Non-responders n=84 P-value n (%) Male gender 43(60) 44(52) 0.35 Age(month) Mean (SD) 9.7(7) 9.6(6.6) 0.44 Etiology Median 7 8 Cryptogenic 22(31) 20(24) 0.34 Symptomatic 50(69) 64(76) EEG Typical hypsarrhythmia 26(36) 20(24) 0.09 Atypical hypsarrhythmia 46(64) 64(76) Outcome Fair 14(19) 0(0) 0.000 poor 58(81) 84(100) Epilepsy at 2 years 26/50(52) 50/57(88) 0.000
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The response patterns of infantile spasms to treatments in 156 patients
Muhammad T. Alrifai, Ahmad R. Al-Rumayyan, Waleed A. Al-Tuwaijri, Duaa M. Baarmah, Safiyyah A. Asiri, Ahmad H. Bali, Muatassem A. Alsadhan, Shaden H. Alsugheir
Neurosciences Journal Jan 2022, 27 (1) 40-44; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2022.1.20210116
The response patterns of infantile spasms to treatments in 156 patients
Muhammad T. Alrifai, Ahmad R. Al-Rumayyan, Waleed A. Al-Tuwaijri, Duaa M. Baarmah, Safiyyah A. Asiri, Ahmad H. Bali, Muatassem A. Alsadhan, Shaden H. Alsugheir
Neurosciences Journal Jan 2022, 27 (1) 40-44; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2022.1.20210116
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