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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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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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ACTH Efficacy in Symptomatic Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994
A retrospective evaluation of 26 case records of patients with diagnoses of symptomatic infantile spasms and classic hypsarrhythmia is reported from the Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
J Gordon Millichap
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Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Infantile Spasms

Neurology International, 2022
Background: Infantile spasms are an age-specific epileptic disorder. They occur in infancy and early childhood. They can be caused by multiple etiologies. Structural abnormalities represent an important cause of infantile spasms. Brain magnetic resonance
Osama Y. Muthaffar
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West Syndrome Remission Following Acute Viral Infection

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2011
Researchers at Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, report 11 children with intractable epilepsy (West syndrome in 6 and myoclonic seizures in 5) who showed clinical and electrographic improvement following acute viral infection.
J Gordon Millichap
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Quantification of Hypsarrhythmia in Infantile Spasmatic EEG: A Large Cohort Study

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
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, Qiongru Guo, Qinman Wu, Zihao Zhao, Xindan Hu, Yumei Yan, Wenyuan He, Peize Lyu, Ruisheng Su, Tao Tan, Xiaoqiang Wang, Yuanning Li, Dake He, Lin Xu   +13 more
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