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Can barbiturate anaesthesia cure infantile spasms?

R Riikonen1, P Santavuori, O Meretoja

  • 1Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Brain & Development
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Brief thiopentone anesthesia showed disappointing results for infantile spasms, with only transient improvement. However, anesthesia for surgery led to permanent resolution, suggesting a potential therapeutic role.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Anesthesiology

Background:

  • Infantile spasms and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome are severe childhood epilepsy syndromes.
  • Current treatments for infantile spasms have variable efficacy and potential side effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of brief thiopentone anesthesia as a primary treatment for infantile spasms.
  • To investigate the impact of anesthesia on epileptic spasms and hypsarrhythmia.

Main Methods:

  • Five patients with infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia and one with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome received intravenous thiopentone (30 mg/kg).
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring was used to assess burst suppression.
  • Comparison was made between anesthesia for treatment versus anesthesia for surgery.

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Main Results:

  • Thiopentone anesthesia as primary treatment yielded disappointing results, with only transient improvement in spasms and hypsarrhythmia in three patients.
  • All patients receiving thiopentone for treatment eventually relapsed.
  • Three patients undergoing anesthesia for surgery experienced dramatic and permanent cessation of spasms and disappearance of hypsarrhythmia.

Conclusions:

  • Brief thiopentone anesthesia is not an effective primary treatment for infantile spasms.
  • Anesthesia, particularly when combined with surgery, may have a significant and lasting therapeutic effect on infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia.
  • The findings suggest that anesthesia and surgery should be considered before steroid treatment when both interventions are indicated.