What are the guideline sources, guidelines and references for Infantile spasms ?
Guideline sources The following summarized guidelines for the management of infantile spasms are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the Child Neurology Society (CNS/AAN 2012). 1 Guidelines 1. Medical management Initiation of treatment: consider a shorter lag time to treatment of infantile spasms with either hormonal therapy or vigabatrin to improve long-term cognitive outcomes. C Adrenocorticotropic hormone: consider offering ACTH for short-term treatment of infantile spasms. C Vigabatrin: consider offering vigabatrin for short-term treatment of infantile spasms. C Corticosteroids: insufficient evidence to recommend the use of prednisolone, dexamethasone, and methylprednisolone as being as effective as ACTH for short-term treatment of infantile spasms. I Other therapies: insufficient evidence to recommend valproate, vitamin B6, nitrazepam, levetiracetam, zonisamide, topiramate, the ketogenic diet, or novel/combination therapies for treatment of infantile spasms. I References https://web.pathway.md/diseases/recs5a2vRcNNqYwEM 1/2 6/24/23, 2:28 PM Infantile spasms Pathway 1. Go CY, Mackay MT, Weiss SK et al. Evidence-based guideline update: medical treatment of infantile spasms. Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Neurology. 2012 Jun 12;78 24 1974 80. Open 2. Mary Iype, Geetha Saradakutty, Puthuvathra Abdul Mohammed Kunju et al. Infantile spasms: A prognostic evaluation. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. Apr-Jun 2016;19 2 228 35. Open 3. Jason L Jia, Shiyi Chen, Vishalini Sivarajah et al. Latitudinal differences on the global epidemiology of infantile spasms: systematic review and meta-analysis. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2018 Nov 29;13 1 216. Open 4. Mohammad Mahdi Taghdiri, Hamid Nemati. Infantile spasm: a review article. Iran J Child Neurol. Summer 2014;8 3 1 5. Open https://web.pathway.md/diseases/recs5a2vRcNNqYwEM 2/2