ACTH INDUCED ADRENAL ENLARGEMENT IN INFANTS TREATED FOR INFANTILE SPASMS AND ACUTE CEREBELLAR ENCEPHALOPATHY

Authors
LIEBLING MS STARC TJ MCALISTER WH RUZALSHAPIRO CB ABRAMSON SJ BERDON WE
Citation
Ms. Liebling et al., ACTH INDUCED ADRENAL ENLARGEMENT IN INFANTS TREATED FOR INFANTILE SPASMS AND ACUTE CEREBELLAR ENCEPHALOPATHY, Pediatric radiology, 23(6), 1993, pp. 454-456
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
23
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
454 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1993)23:6<454:AIAEII>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
ACTH is used in childhood to treat infantile spasms and acute cerebell ar encephalopathy (opsoclonus-cerebellar ataxia syndrome). We report t wo infants with ultrasonographic and CT evidence of massive, reversibl e adrenal enlargement secondary to exogenous ACTH therapy for these di sorders.