Effects of high-dose intravenous corticosteroid therapy in Landau-Kleffner syndrome

Two children with Landau-Kleffner syndrome were successfully treated with antiepileptic drugs and a high-dose intravenous corticosteroid. A combination of valproate and a benzodiazepine (clonazepam or diazepam) ameliorated epileptic seizures and electroencephalographic spikes and waves, but speech d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric neurology 2000-02, Vol.22 (2), p.145-147
Hauptverfasser:	Tsuru, Tomohiko, Mori, Masato, Mizuguchi, Masashi, Momoi, Mariko Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Aphasia - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Child Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Electroencephalography Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Hormones. Endocrine system Humans Infusions, Intravenous Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - drug therapy Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Methylprednisolone - administration & dosage Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prednisolone - therapeutic use Pulse Therapy, Drug Recovery of Function Treatment Outcome
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