Title
Medical Treatment of Infantile Spasms
Authoring Organizations
Publication Month/Year
June 11, 2012
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
To update the 2004 American Academy of Neurology/Child Neurology Society practice parameter on treatment of infantile spasms in children.
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Infant
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Emergency care, Outpatient
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D012640 - Seizures, D013036 - Spasms, Infantile
Keywords
seizure disorder, Antiepileptic, infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia
Source Citation
Evidence-based guideline update: Medical treatment of infantile spasms. Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. C.Y. Go, M.T. Mackay, S.K. Weiss, D. Stephens, T. Adams-Webber, S. Ashwal, O.C. Snead. Neurology Jun 2012, 78 (24) 1974-1980; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318259e2cf