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Everolimus in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex-related West syndrome: First results from a single-center prospective observational study.
Epilepsia - 1 Sept 2018
Samueli Sharon, Dressler Anastasia, Gröppel Gudrun, Scholl Theresa, Feucht Martha
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is the most common cause of West syndrome (WS). Currently available treatment options are ineffective in the majority of affected infants and/or associated with potential serious side effects. Based on the assumption that mTOR overactivation results in increased neuroexcitability in TSC, mTOR inhibitors have been studied as antiseizure therapy. As a result, everolimus recently...
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