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. 1986;236(2):119-22.
doi: 10.1007/BF00454021.

Treatment of idiopathic West and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes by intravenous administration of human polyvalent immunoglobulins

K van Rijckevorsel-Harmant, M Delire, M Rucquoy-Ponsar

Treatment of idiopathic West and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes by intravenous administration of human polyvalent immunoglobulins

K van Rijckevorsel-Harmant et al. Eur Arch Psychiatry Neurol Sci. 1986.

Abstract

A total of 7 patients (3-21 years old) suffering from an intractable "primary" Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) were treated with i.v. high doses of polyvalent human immunoglobulins. Of these patients 6 improved following such treatment with a decrease in fits and an improvement in the EEG. Hypotheses about the contribution of the treatment and immunopathological factors in some cases of idiopathic LGS are discussed.

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