Efficacy of long-term adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy for West syndrome: A retrospective multicenter case series.
Shimpei BabaTohru OkanishiYohichiro HommaTakeshi YoshidaTomohide GotoTatsuya FukasawaSatoru KobayashiAtsushi KameiYuji FujiiNaomi Hino-FukuyoKeitaro YamadaAtsuro DaidaHisashi KawawakiHideki HoshinoHitoshi SejimaYusuke IshidaTetsuya OkazakiTakehiko InuiSotaro KanaiHirotaka MotoiShinji ItamuraMitsuyo NishimuraHideo EnokiAyataka FujimotoPublished in: Epilepsia open (2021)
Our study firstly explored the efficacy of LT-ACTH for preventing WS relapse. LT-ACTH might be a treatment option for patients with relapsed or intractable WS; however, we note that our study is limited by its small sample size and the lack of an appropriate control group.