Efficacy and prognosis of a short course of prednisolone therapy for pediatric epilepsy
SJ You, DE Jung, HD Kim, HS Lee, HC Kang - European Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive prednisolone therapy in
children with cryptogenic epileptic encephalopathy, other than infantile spasms, and to
determine its prognosis. METHODS: Prednisolone, 2mg/kg per day for 6 weeks, tapered for
a further 2 weeks, was given in combination with previously prescribed antiepileptic drugs. A
retrospective assessment of 41 children thus treated included measurements of seizure
frequency, electroencephalographic findings, global assessments of cognitive function, and …
children with cryptogenic epileptic encephalopathy, other than infantile spasms, and to
determine its prognosis. METHODS: Prednisolone, 2mg/kg per day for 6 weeks, tapered for
a further 2 weeks, was given in combination with previously prescribed antiepileptic drugs. A
retrospective assessment of 41 children thus treated included measurements of seizure
frequency, electroencephalographic findings, global assessments of cognitive function, and …