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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