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ACTH vs Vigabatrin in Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1999
The comparative efficacy and safety of ACTH (110 IU/m2 once daily for 15 days) and vigabatrin (100-150 mg/kg/daily in bid doses) was evaluated by a retrospective analysis of medical records of 42 infants (21 in each group) with infantile spasms and ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Neonatal Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Case Series

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Epilepsy affects up to 90% of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC); earlier seizure onset is associated with worse neurocognitive outcomes. The incidence of neonatal seizures in TSC is unknown, although in a recent multicenter trial 23% of infants with TSC were excluded prior to randomization because of pre‐existing ...
Kristina Jülich, Kristen Arredondo
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West Syndrome in an Infant with Complete Corpus Callosal Agenesis

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy with onset in infancy and early childhood. The characteristic triad described includes infantile spasms (IS), an abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern referred to as hypsarrhythmia, and developmental ...
S. Sheetal, Nikhil Gladson, Rakesh John, Yamuna P. Kurup   +3 more
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Electro‐clinical features of Mowat–Wilson syndrome: A retrospective study of 31 children in mainland China

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To summarize the electro‐clinical and genetic characteristics of children with Mowat–Wilson syndrome (MWS). Methods This study is a hospital‐based case series analyzing clinical data from 31 pediatric patients with MWS and epilepsy treated at Peking University First Hospital between June 2020 and December 2024.
Yi Ju, Tao‐yun Ji
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Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1988
An 8 1/2 month-old girl with seizures beginning at 5 days, hypsarrhythmia in the EEG, severe retardation, and a clinical diagnosis of infantile spasms was discovered to have biochemical and pathological features of adrenoleukodystrophy, as reported from ...
J Gordon Millichap
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EEG biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of infantile spasms

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Early diagnosis and treatment are critical for young children with infantile spasms (IS), as this maximizes the possibility of the best possible child-specific outcome.
Blanca Romero Milà, Blanca Romero Milà, Kavyakantha Remakanthakurup Sindhu, John R. Mytinger, Daniel W. Shrey, Daniel W. Shrey, Beth A. Lopour   +6 more
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Baseline characteristics and feasibility of clinical outcome measures in CDKL5 deficiency disorder: The CANDID observational study

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare X‐linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy caused by loss‐of‐function variants in the CDKL5 gene. Preclinical experiments using enzyme replacement or gene therapies show promise and could be transformative therapies.
Xavier Liogier d'Ardhuy, CANDID Partners, Tricia Cimms, Kristina Lindsten, Marco Rizzo, Alison Skrinar, Peter St. Wecker, Ana Mingorance, Orrin Devinsky   +8 more
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Oral Prednisolone vs. IM Corticotropin and Hypsarrhythmia* in West Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2014
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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Rapid ictal transition of focal epilepsy to infantile spasms in neurofibromatosis type 1 captured with EEG

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2020
We report a novel case of an infant with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented with new onset presumed focal impaired awareness seizures with motor onset followed by rapid progression to infantile spasms (IS). Electroencephalography (EEG) captured
Shital H. Patel, Robert P. Carson, Lori C. Jordan, Lindsay M. Pagano   +3 more
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Case Report: Rituximab Improved Epileptic Spasms and EEG Abnormalities in an Infant With West Syndrome and Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis Associated With APECED

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the autoimmune regulator gene.
Go Kawano, Takaoki Yokochi, Ryuta Nishikomori, Yoriko Watanabe, Keizo Ohbu, Yukitoshi Takahashi, Haruo Shintaku, Toyojiro Matsuishi, Toyojiro Matsuishi, Toyojiro Matsuishi   +9 more
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