Journal article
What is the optimal duration for vigabatrin monotherapy in patients with infantile spasms: 6 months or longer?
Abstract
Vigabatrin (VGB) is approved as monotherapy for pediatric patients with Infantile Spasms (IS). Duration of VGB use should be limited because of the risk of retinal and neurotoxicity, but the optimal length of treatment is unknown. Our study aimed to determine the risk of spasms relapse after 6 months of VGB as first-line therapy in IS patients deemed VGB good responders. The participants were 44 infants with IS who demonstrated both absence of …
Authors
Desnous B; Lenoir M; Bitton JY; Arbour M; Villeneuve N; Whiting S; Mohammed I; Wirrell EC; Bello-Espinosa L; Ronen GM
Journal
Seizure, Vol. 91, , pp. 503–506
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.seizure.2021.07.032
ISSN
1059-1311