治疗癫痫病的方法有很多种，ACTH治疗法就是其中一种，那么这种治疗方法又有什么特点呢?Treatment of epilepsy and a variety of ways, ACTH therapy is one of them, then this treatment again have what characteristics?

促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)是维持肾上腺正常形态和功能的重要激素。它的合成和分泌是垂体前叶在下丘脑促皮质素释放激素(CRH)的作用下，在腺垂体嗜碱细胞内进行的。新近研究认为ACTH作为抑制性神经递质，可直接作用于γ-氨基丁酸受体和苯二氮草类受体，或作为一种神经调质，调节神经类固醇和腺嘌呤生成，对γ-氨基丁酸间接发挥作用，从而起到抗癫痫病作用。ACTH是一种药物，用以治疗患有抽搐癫痫症状发作紊乱或治疗其他药物所不能控制的严重癫痫发作的患儿，这种药物通常由受过专门训练的医生注射。

Corticotropin hormone (ACTH) is to maintain normal form and function of adrenal important hormones its synthesis and secretion of pituitary medial hypothalamus is in promoting skin quality release hormones (CRH), under the action of a protein in the adenohypophysis is conducted. Recent studies suggest that ACTH as inhibitory neurotransmitter, can direct role in gaba receptors and benzodiazepines nitrogen grasses receptors, or as a nerve piece.modified, adjust nerve steroids and adenine generation of gaba ergic neurons indirect effect, thus plays antiepileptic effect. ACTH is a drug to treat people with convulsive seizures disorders or treatment of other drugs beyond the control of the severe epilepsy patients, the drug normally by specially trained doctor injected.