Infantile Spasm Med Choices

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Finished with ACTH

James is now completely weaned off of ACTH. Unfortunately, it did not work for him. There was very little change in his infantile spasms. We were originally going to switch to Sabril/vigabatrin, but after reading over the paperwork that we had to sign before he could start taking it, we…

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Vigabatrin/Sabril

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Infantile Spasms Check In

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Second EEG to See if ACTH is Working

James had another EEG today to see if the ACTH injections are working. Unfortunately, the EEG showed only a little progress, so the neurologist wants to increase the dose from 0.50 mg to 0.75 mg once a day. We’ll follow up in another two weeks to see if the increased…

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EEG to See if ACTH is Working

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Started ACTH Treatment for Infantile Spasms

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