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High-dose glucocorticoid therapy in the management of seizures in neonatal incontinentia pigmenti: a case report.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jan 2015
Wolf David S, Golden W Christopher, Hoover-Fong Julie, Applegate Carolyn, Cohen Bernard A, Germain-Lee Emily L, Goldberg Morton F, Crawford Thomas O, Gauda Estelle B
Abstract excerpt
Incontinentia pigmenti is an X-linked dominant disorder resulting from a mutation of IKBKG. This disorder has a classic dermatologic presentation, but neurologic involvement, with seizures and cortical infarction, can arise shortly after birth. There are no specific therapies available for the manifestations of incontinentia pigmenti. Here, we describe the clinical, electrographic, and neuroradiologic effect of...
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