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Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Pharmacological treatment of 30 Italian patients.
Brain & development - 1 Jun 2017
Pisciotta Livia, Gherzi Marcella, Stagnaro Michela, Calevo Maria Grazia, Giannotta Melania, Vavassori Maria Rosaria, Veneselli Edvige, De Grandis Elisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) is a severe disorder. Several drugs have been administered as prophylaxis for paroxysmal attacks, however, no therapy is completely effective. METHODS: Our aim is to review the pharmacological data related to the prophylactic and acute treatment of a cohort of 30 patients (16M, 14F, age range 5-42years) and to correlate them with the clinical and genetic data...
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