A Single-center Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Treatment Efficacy of High Dose Oral Prednisolone with Intramuscular Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Patients with Infantile Spasm
- سال انتشار: 1399
- محل انتشار: مجله بین المللی کودکان، دوره: 8، شماره: 10
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_INJPM-8-10_003
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 262
نویسندگان
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculity of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Siences, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculity of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Siences, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculity of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Siences, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculity of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Siences, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculity of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Siences, Mashhad, Iran
Clinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
چکیده
Background Infantile spasm is a rare condition in infants from ۴ to ۷ months old. Treatment varies in different cases. Corticosteroids and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) are the most widely used treatment options; however, there are debates on their efficacy. The aim of our study is to compare corticosteroid treatment with ACTH in patients with infantile spasm. Materials and Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, ۵۱ patients with infantile spasm were enrolled in the study and distributed into two groups, including the corticosteroid (twenty-six patients), and ACTH (twenty-five patients) groups. The patients in the corticosteroid group received a dose of ۸ mg/kg/day (max: ۶۰ mg) of prednisolone in three divided doses for three weeks, and the dose was later tapered in responders. Non-responders after two weeks received ۲-۳ U/kg/day of ACTH (max: ۱۰۰ U) for five days. The outcome was assessed using EEG and clinical remission of the disease. The comparison of the two groups was made using SPSS software version ۲۰.۰. Results: Twenty-six patients were treated with prednisolone and ۲۵ patients with ACTH. There was no significant difference in gender, age, age of seizure onset, and growth abnormalities. At the end of the study, ۱۳ patients in the prednisolone group and ۱۷ patients in the ACTH group had normal EEG rhythm with no significant difference (p=۰.۳۳). As to clinical response, ۱۸ patients in the prednisolone group (۶۹.۲%), and ۱۹ in the ACTH group (۷۶%) responded to treatment with no significant difference regarding the treatment outcome (p=۰.۵۸). Conclusion There was no considerable difference regarding treatment of infantile spasm with high dose prednisolone or ACTH in in this study.کلیدواژه ها
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, epileptic spasm, infantile spasm, Prednisoloneاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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