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HYPSARRHYTHMIA DEVELOPING IN HOSPITAL: RECOVERY WITH EARLY TREATMENT
Author(s) -
OATES R. K.,
STAPLETON THOMAS
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1971.tb01058.x
Subject(s) - hypsarrhythmia , medicine , electroencephalography , pediatrics , skull , surgery , psychiatry
SYNOPSIS A child admitted to hospital with a fractured skull had a normal EEG. While in hospital, he developed the clinical and electroencephalographic features of hypsarrhythmia. Treatment with corticotrophin controlled the seizures, the EEG reverted to normal, and the child's subsequent mental and motor development has been satisfactory.