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  • Vigabatrin therapy for Epilepsy in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: an analysis of 25 cases in mainland China

    Objective To explore the efficiency of Vigabatrin for epilepsy in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, and to further research the risk factors related to the outcome after adjunctive use of Vigabatrin. Methods 25 children with TSC and epilepsy treated with Vigabatrin at Children′s Hospital of Fudan University between 2013 and 2015 were included. Clinical characteristics and the effectiveness of other antiepileptic drugs were extracted from the follow-up data. The prevalence of visual field defect was analyzed among the cases. And correlations were made between the responses to Vigabatrin in groups. Results 25 cases, 15 male (60%). 18 cases had response to VGB-adjuvant therapy. Children with epilepsy onset at greater than six months of age were most likely to demonstrateagood response to VGB treatment. And the poorly response of cases showed that 4 had TSC1 mutation. And among the 25 cases, one child had the visual filed defect. Conclusions Vigabatrin as adjunctive therapy showed certain effect in controlling epilepsy in TSC cases, especially infantile spasms and some partial epilepsy. But the side effect of visual filed defect should be cautious. Age-appropriate visual field testing is recommended at baseline and then repeated at intervals in patients exposed to long term Vigabatrin therapy.

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