Pediatr Hematol Oncol
October 2004
Twenty-one children 0-3 years with MB were admitted 1960-1996, of 14 before treated 1984, 3 had no treatment, 5 had postoperative RT, one had radioactive gold IT. Seven treated 1986-1996 had preradiation Cht, 5 with HDCy. Of the 14 treated before 1984, 12 died within 1 year, one after 42 years in hypopharynx cancer, one is alive, of normal height and working.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the epidemiologic features of infantile spasms (ISs) in Slovenia.
Methods: Medical records of all children with ISs in Slovenia in the period from 1985 to 1995, based on community pediatrician referrals to four hospitals, including all pediatric EEG laboratories, were retrospectively studied. The outcome was assessed by a follow-up study in 1998.