Reduction of interictal epileptic burden by pulsatile corticoid therapy in children with drug‐resistant epilepsy—How stable is the effect?
Our findings suggest that in the majority of patients, PCT led to long-lasting benefits not only by reducing epileptic activity but also by improving sleep, important for cognitive functions.
Authors
- Tamir Avigdor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-7978)
- Aline Kortas
- Chifaou Abdallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-6673)
- Markus Rauchenzauner
- Katharina Schiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-3857)
- Gabriele Unterholzner
- Birgit Frauscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-1529)
- John Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-3746)
- Raluca Pana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-1983)
- Daniel Mansilla D. (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5445-2526)
Institutions
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (CA)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (Germany) (DE)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epileptic Disorders
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epd2.70036
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research