Fiona M Baumer, Nancy A McNamara, Anthony L Fine, Elia Pestana-Knight, Renée A Shellhaas, Zihuai He, Daniel H Arndt, William D Gaillard, Sarah A Kelley, Margot Nagan, Adam P Ostendorf, Nilika S Singhal, Laura Speltz, Kevin E Chapman
OBJECTIVES: To determine how continuous spike and wave during slow wave sleep (CSWS) is currently managed and to compare the effectiveness of current treatment strategies using a database from 11 pediatric epilepsy centers in the US. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study gathered information on baseline clinical characteristics, CSWS etiology, and treatment(s) in consecutive patients seen between 2014 and 2016 at 11 epilepsy referral centers. Treatments were categorized as benzodiazepines, steroids, other antiseizure medications (ASMs), or other therapies...
May 2021: Journal of Pediatrics