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Hi,
I am in Malaysia, living in Penang, a state here.
I have a son who is 6 years old and suffers from infantile spams. He was diagnosed with this when he was about a year old. He has had acth(for a day), predisolone, topiramate, and now he 's on vigabatrin (which is being weaned off, due to the side-effects), keppra, epiline and lamotrigin. The doctor sees him once in 2 or 3 months.
What I would like to know is, is there any latest development in trying to cure this rare form on epilisepy? You can write to me at ' YYYY@YYYY '.
Thank you.
Sathia
I am in Malaysia, living in Penang, a state here.
I have a son who is 6 years old and suffers from infantile spams. He was diagnosed with this when he was about a year old. He has had acth(for a day), predisolone, topiramate, and now he 's on vigabatrin (which is being weaned off, due to the side-effects), keppra, epiline and lamotrigin. The doctor sees him once in 2 or 3 months.
What I would like to know is, is there any latest development in trying to cure this rare form on epilisepy? You can write to me at ' YYYY@YYYY '.
Thank you.
Sathia
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Unfortunately there is no any latest development in managing infantile spasms. There is research going on for management of this disorder.
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