Visual field defects after vigabatrin treatment during infancy: retrospective population-based study.

Henna JonssonMikko LehtoSampsa VanhataloEija GailyTarja Linnankivi

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2021)

The overall prevalence of VAVFD is lower after exposure in infancy compared to 52% which has been reported after exposure in adulthood. The risk increases with longer treatment duration. Further studies should identify infants particularly susceptible to VAVFD and clarify the role of OCT.

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risk factors
weight gain
cross sectional
combination therapy
optical coherence tomography
weight loss
body mass index
replacement therapy
smoking cessation