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Management practices for West syndrome in South Asia: A survey study and meta-analysis.

Priyanka MadaanPrem ChandKyaw LinnJithangi WanigasingheMimi Lhamu MynakPrakash PoudelRaili RiikonenAmit KumarPooja DhirSandeep NegiJitendra Kumar Sahu
Published in: Epilepsia open (2020)
This study highlights the practices and challenges in the management of WS in South Asia. These include a preponderance of male gender and structural etiology, a longer LTTT, difficult access to pediatric EEG, nonavailability of ACTH and vigabatrin in some countries, and low effectiveness of hormonal therapy in this region.
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