Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: an etiologic study of 361 patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]
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 +8 more
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Treatment efficacy for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in children with trisomy 21 [PDF]
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 +13 more
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Integrated analysis of proteomics and metabolomics in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]
Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) is a severe developmental epileptic encephalopathy that manifests in infancy, significantly impacting the health and quality of life of affected children.
Jun Chen +5 more
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Case report: De novo variant of SETD1A causes infantile epileptic spasms syndrome [PDF]
Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is one of the most common epileptic encephalopathies of infancy, with typical clinical features defined by a triad of epileptic spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delay.
Mingping Lan +5 more
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First‐choice hormonal therapies for children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in South Asia: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Considering the peculiar challenges with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) in South Asia and a wide variation in the usage of hormonal therapies, we compared the efficacy and safety of various hormonal therapies for children with IESS in South ...
Nagita Devi +5 more
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"Time to Feed the Baby": Should There Be a Paradigm Change in the Treatment of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome? [PDF]
Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Ketogenic Diet Versus Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial Mahesan A, Gulati S, Sondhi V, Agarwala A, Gupta KL, Kamila G, Jauhari P, Chakrabarty
Phitsanuwong C.
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Factors Influencing the Response of Patients with Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome to ACTH as Repeated First-Line Therapy. [PDF]
The treatment of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) aims to achieve spasm control. Current first-line interventions include hormone therapy (adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH] and corticosteroids) and vigabatrin.
Ge W, Pang P, Zhang Z, Wan L, Yang G.
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Clinical characteristics of children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome from a tertiary-care hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh [PDF]
Background: We describe patient characteristics and response to initial treatment in a large case series of children presenting with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome to a tertiary-care hospital with a pediatric neurology service in Bangladesh.
Christina Briscoe Abath +11 more
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Role of the Ketogenic Diet Therapy and ACTH as Second Treatments in Drug-Resistant Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome. [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sequential treatments with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) in infants with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) who did not achieve seizure ...
Dressler A +5 more
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Landscape of genetic infantile epileptic spasms syndrome-A multicenter cohort of 124 children from India. [PDF]
Literature on the genotypic spectrum of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) in children is scarce in developing countries. This multicentre collaboration evaluated the genotypic and phenotypic landscape of genetic IESS in Indian children.
Nagarajan B +23 more
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