Mechanism of Anticonvulsant Action of ACTH

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-3-1

Keywords:

Adrenocorticotrophin Hormone, Epileptic Syndrome, Benzodiazepines

Abstract

The effects of adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH) in 23 children with intractable epilepsies and its mechanism of action are reported from the Department of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK.

Published

1998-03-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders