Levetiracetam in the treatment of infantile spasms

An 11-month-old infant with a 5-month history of seizures and a 3-month history of infantile spasms is described. EEG showed epileptic encephalopathy. The infantile spasms were resistant to treatment with clobazam. Following the introduction of levetiracetam, there was clinical cessation of seizures...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of paediatric neurology 2005, Vol.9 (1), p.19-22
Hauptverfasser:	Lawlor, Katherine M., Devlin, Anita M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Electroencephalography Humans Infant Infantile spasms Levetiracetam Male Piracetam - analogs & derivatives Piracetam - therapeutic use Spasms, Infantile - drug therapy Spasms, Infantile - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	An 11-month-old infant with a 5-month history of seizures and a 3-month history of infantile spasms is described. EEG showed epileptic encephalopathy. The infantile spasms were resistant to treatment with clobazam. Following the introduction of levetiracetam, there was clinical cessation of seizures with resolution of seizure activity on the EEG. This is the second report in the literature of effective treatment of infantile spasms with levetiracetam.
ISSN:	1090-3798 1532-2130
DOI:	10.1016/j.ejpn.2004.11.001