Hypsarhythmia or Hypsarrhythmia?
Hypsarhythmia was originally spelled with one ‘r’ by Drs Frederick and Erna Gibbs when they coined the term in 1952.
John J. Millichap, J. Gordon Millichap
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Asymmetric Hypsarrhythmia [PDF]
The clinical, EEG, and radiological findings in 6 patients with the asymmetric variant of hypsarrhythmia among 26 children with infantile spasms are reported from the University of Michigan EEG Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI.
J Gordon Millichap
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Hypsarrhythmia Variant Patterns
The frequency of hypsarrhythmia variant or atypical patterns was determined by analysis of pre-ACTH EEG records of 53 consecutive patients with infantile spasms at Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
J Gordon Millichap
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Quantification of Hypsarrhythmia in Infantile Spasmatic EEG: A Large Cohort Study [PDF]
Infantile spasms (IS) is a neurological disorder causing mental and/or developmental retardation in many infants. Hypsarrhythmia is a typical symptom in the electroencephalography (EEG) signals with IS.
Ruolin Hou +13 more
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Association of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and adrenocorticotropic hormone therapeutic response in patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]
BackgroundInfantile epileptic spasm syndrome (IESS), a rare age-specific epileptic encephalopathy, exhibits limited therapeutic efficacy, with approximately 50% of patients showing resistance to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) monotherapy.
Ka-Na Lin +9 more
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Identification of Hypsarrhythmia in Children with Microcephaly Infected by Zika Virus [PDF]
Hypsarrhythmia is an electroencephalographic pattern specific to some epileptic syndromes that affect children under one year of age. The identification of this pattern, in some cases, causes disagreements between experts, which is worrisome since an ...
Gean Carlos Sousa +6 more
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Oral Prednisolone vs. IM Corticotropin and Hypsarrhythmia* in West Syndrome [PDF]
Investigators at University of Columbo, Sri Lanka, studied the efficacy of oral prednisolone (40-60 mg/day) and intramuscular adrenocorticotrophin hormone (40-60 IU synthetic ACTH every other day) for 14 days in improving hypsarrhythmia in children (age ...
J Gordon Millichap, John J Millichap
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The significance of focal pattern in hypsarrhythmia
Introduction: Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) presents a therapeutic challenge and is frequently associated with developmental delay. It is characterized by seizures and hypsarrhythmia on the EEG and has multiple etiologies that influence ...
Anna Wiedemann +2 more
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Clinical Profile of Infants with Hypsarrhythmia [PDF]
The present study was done in order to obtain a baseline profile of infantile spasms and associated neurological disorders.The study included 50 patients with infantile spasm in Queen Rania Hospital for children in Jordan. The following data were obtained: sex, age at onset of spasms, details of seizure, family history of epilepsy, significant pre ...
Wael Khreisat
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Brain tumours as an unrecognized etiology of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS): The role of resective epilepsy surgery [PDF]
Brain tumours are a rare cause of infantile epileptic spasm syndrome (IESS). Epilepsy surgery may be utilized in refractory IESS due to tumours, although reports are limited.
Rowan Pentz +10 more
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