Vigabatrin-Induced Encephalopathy in a 5.5-Month-Old Girl with Infantile Spasms due to Tuberous Sclerosis

A 5.5-month-old female infant with tuberous sclerosis complex presented with infantile spasms and was treated with vigabatrin. As her condition did not improve, she was given adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) intramuscularly which stopped the spasms and improved the electroencephalogram (EEG) abnor...

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Main Authors: Eleni Klinaki, Ioanna Argyri, Georgia Amountza, Gerina Ioannidou, Despoina Maritsi, Anastasia Garoufi, George Vartzelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7249237