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Brain tumours as an unrecognized etiology of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS): The role of resective epilepsy surgery [PDF]

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports
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, Kevin Jones, Ronit Mesterman, Rajesh RamachandranNair, Hiroshi Otsubo, Ayako Ochi, Ivanna Yau, Elizabeth J Donner, George M Ibrahim, Puneet Jain, Robyn Whitney   +10 more
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Connectivity Analysis of Hypsarrhythmia-EEG for Infants With West Syndrome

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Detection of hypsarrhythmia electroencephalography (EEG) in infants with West syndrome (WS) is currently performed by manual inspection of long-term video/EEG recording, producing low inter-rater reliability.
Di Lian, Qiongru Guo, Zihao Zhao, Wenyuan He, Yumei Yan, Ruolin Hou, Xiaoqiang Wang, Yuanning Li, Weiqun Bao, Dake He, Lin Xu   +10 more
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Treatment efficacy for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in children with trisomy 21 [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundInfantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) is the most common epilepsy syndrome in children with trisomy 21. First-line standard treatments for IESS include adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), oral corticosteroids, and vigabatrin.
Henry Chen, Henry Chen, Adam L. Numis, Adam L. Numis, Renée A. Shellhaas, John R. Mytinger, Debopam Samanta, Rani K. Singh, Rani K. Singh, Shaun A. Hussain, Danielle Takacs, Kelly G. Knupp, Li-Rong Shao, Carl E. Stafstrom   +13 more
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Congenital rubella associated with hypsarrhythmia. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1976
A child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia complicated by prolonged gastrointestinal and skin haemorrhages due to profound thrombocytopenia finally died of thrombotic occlusions of major cerebral arteries due to mucormycosis. Biopsy of any suspect lesion is needed urgently before prolonged therapy with amphotericin B is started.
R K, Oates, D, Harvey
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Short-Term Outcomes and Immunologic Mechanisms of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Infantile Epileptic Spasm Syndrome: A Multicenter Prospective Trial in Southern China [PDF]

Neurology and Therapy
Introduction Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a first-line drug and standard therapy in infantile epileptic spasm syndrome (IESS) with different response rates. The mechanism of ACTH for treatment of IESS remains incompletely understood.
Yanping Ran, Bingwei Peng, Jianwei Li, Yanqun Chang, Xiuying Wang, Cuiling Zhuo, Kelu Zheng, Yani Zhang, Jie Yu, Haixia Zhu, Yang Tian, Chi Hou, Wenxiao Wu, Wenlin Wu, Xiaojing Li, Wen-xiong Chen   +15 more
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Clinical Profile of Infants with Hypsarrhythmia [PDF]

Acta Informatica Medica, 2011
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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Novel case of resolution of hypsarrhythmia following tuber resection in a patient with infantile spasms and tuberous sclerosis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2017
Key Clinical Message This article describes a case involving the resolution of hypsarrhythmia, a generalized abnormal EEG pattern, following focal resection of a cortical tuber in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
Robert Marsh, Courtney Nichols, Mary Payne   +2 more
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Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: an etiologic study of 361 patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionInfantile 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, Linghui Zhu, Yuan Xia, Yuan Xia, Hao Ding, Tong Zhang, Jun Li, Baomin Li, Baomin Li   +8 more
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Electroclinical Features of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome [PDF]

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Epileptic 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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The significance of focal pattern in hypsarrhythmia

Brain Disorders
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, Birgit Stark, Gudrun Gröppel   +2 more
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