Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: an etiologic study of 361 patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionInfantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) typically has a profound impact on the neurodevelopment of patients. The study on IESS indicates possible geographical variation in etiology and a lack of data from China.
Linghui Zhu +8 more
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Epileptic spasms relapse is associated with response latency but not conventional attributes of post‐treatment EEG [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjective Relapse of epileptic spasms after initial treatment of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is common. However, past studies of small cohorts have inconsistently linked relapse risk to etiology, treatment modality, and EEG features upon ...
Emmi Deckard +7 more
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First‐choice hormonal therapies for children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in South Asia: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenConsidering the peculiar challenges with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) in South Asia and a wide variation in the usage of hormonal therapies, we compared the efficacy and safety of various hormonal therapies for children with IESS in South ...
Nagita Devi +5 more
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Русский журнал детской неврологии, 2015 Epileptic spasms are epileptic seizures with sudden flexion/extension or of the mixed flexion and extension type, mainly involving the proximal and truncal muscles, that are normally longer than myoclonic seizures but shorter than tonic seizures, and ...
K. Yu. Mukhin, M. B. Mironov
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Electroclinical Features of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome [PDF]
Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyEpileptic spasms are a unique, age-dependent manifestation of epilepsies in infancy and early childhood, commonly occurring as part of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome.
Gozde Erdemir, Ahsan N. Moosa
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Different pharmacoresistance of focal epileptic spasms, generalized epileptic spasms, and generalized epileptic spasms combined with focal seizures [PDF]
Epilepsia Open, 2022 Objective Among standard treatments for infantile spasms, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is reported as the best treatment, but ACTH is ineffective in one‐half of the patients.
Yukitoshi Takahashi +14 more
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Status Epilepticus Manifested as Continuous Epileptic Spasms [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Objective: The etiology and outcome of status epilepticus with continuous epileptic spasms have not been fully understood; and only rare cases have been reported in the literature.
Jianxiang Liao +12 more
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Epileptic Spasms in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation [PDF]
Epileptic Disorders, 2017 Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a group of rare metabolic diseases, characterized by impaired glycosylation. Multisystemic involvement is common and neurological impairment is notably severe and disabling, concerning the central and ...
Bahi-Buisson, N +7 more
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Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome as an initial presentation in infantile choroid plexus papilloma: A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 We present an interesting report of a 5-month-old infant with epileptic spasms and developmental delay who presented with non-isolated ventriculomegaly in utero and whose brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed right ventricular choroid plexus ...
Faliang Zhou +4 more
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Epileptic spasms in individuals with Down syndrome: A review of the current literature [PDF]
Epilepsia Open, 2020 Epilepsy can occur in individuals with Down syndrome (DS), with epileptic spasms representing the most frequent seizure type in this population. Epileptic spasms can have devastating consequences on the development of individuals with the condition. This
Daniel J. Kats +2 more
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