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Dental Considerations and Treatment Approaches in West Syndrome—Infantile Spasms: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry, 2023
Introduction: West syndrome (WS) comprises a classic triad of infantile spasms (ISs), hypsarrhythmia, and psychomotor delay. It is considered a rare epileptic encephalopathy typical to manifest in infancy or early childhood.
Amit Khatri, Namita Kalra, Rishi Tyagi, Deepak Khandelwal, Shruti V Kulkarni, Neetu Garg, Khadeeja Kulood   +6 more
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Early transient dysautonomia predicts the risk of infantile epileptic spasm syndrome onset: A prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundInfantile epileptic spasm syndrome (IESS) is an age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy with a significant risk of developmental regression. This study investigates the association between heart rate variability (HRV) in infants at risk of IESS ...
Ipsita Goswami, Bryan Maguire, Vann Chau, Vann Chau, Emily W. Tam, Emily W. Tam, Elana Pinchefsky, Robyn Whitney, Diane Wilson, Steven P. Miller, Steven P. Miller, Miguel A. Cortez, Miguel A. Cortez   +12 more
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Epileptic spasms in infants: can video-EEG reveal the disease’s etiology? A retrospective study and literature review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
ObjectiveEpileptic spasms are a type of seizure defined as a sudden flexion or extension predominantly of axial and/or truncal limb muscles that occur with a noticeable periodicity. Routine electroencephalogram supports the diagnosis of epileptic spasms,
Raffaele Falsaperla, Raffaele Falsaperla, Sarah Sciuto, Grete Francesca Privitera, Lucia Giovanna Tardino, Giuseppe Costanza, Alessandra Di Nora, Roberto Horacio Caraballo, Martino Ruggieri   +8 more
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Burst suppression pattern on EEG in West syndrome in an infant with heterozygous variant in the CACNA1A gene

Annals of Medical Science and Research, 2023
West syndrome is a severe epilepsy syndrome characterized by the classical triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalography (EEG) and psychomotor retardation.
Nikhil Gladson, Sheetal Sasikumar, Jiya Thankam Koshy   +2 more
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WEST SYNDROME REVISITED

Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2017
West syndrome is an epileptic syndrome, characterized by a triad of symptoms: infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia on interictal EEG, and a regression or delay of psycho-motoric development.
T. G. Okhapkina, Z. K. Gorchanova, I. V. Shulyakova, E. S. Ilyina, E. S. Michurina, E. D. Belousova   +5 more
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Infantile spasms and developmental delay: A case of miller–Dieker syndrome

Indian Pediatrics Case Reports, 2023
Background: Miller–Dieker syndrome (MDS) is a rare genetic disorder, due to contiguous gene deletion on chromosome 17p13.3, characterized by classical type I lissencephaly, severe developmental delay, seizures, cardiac defects, and dysmorphisms.
Jewel Maria George, Carol Sara Cherian, Reji Thomas, Sebin Sunnychan   +3 more
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Identification of Hypsarrhythmia in Children with Microcephaly Infected by Zika Virus

Entropy, 2019
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, Claudio M. Queiroz, Patrícia Sousa, Priscila Lima, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Nilviane Pires, Allan Kardec Barros   +6 more
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Epileptic Encephalopathies, CDKL5 Mutations, and Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2012
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN performed retrospective chart reviews of 6 children with epilepsy and CDKL5 mutations.
J Gordon Millichap
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Developmental Outcome of West Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007
Medical records of 32 patients with cryptogenic West syndrome were reviewed for factors correlating with developmental outcome in a study at Saitama Children’s Medical Center, and the Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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X-Linked Mental Retardation and Epilepsy Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2002
A kindred of 7 affected male infants with an X-linked mental retardation and epilepsy syndrome (XMRE), distinct from X-linked West and other mental retardation-epilepsy syndromes, is reported from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
J Gordon Millichap
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