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Vigabatrin Monotherapy for Infantile Spasms
, 1995 The successful management of 21 children with infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia using vigabatrin monotherapy is reported from the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Epileptic drop attacks: More than just atonic seizures
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract “Drop attacks” are not officially defined by the International League Against Epilepsy. Seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of control over the trunk and posture, leading to falls and injuries, and resolving within a few seconds. Accurately diagnosing the type of seizure is usually difficult due to limitations in clinical documentation
Tomonori Ono +3 more
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Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Infantile epilepsy spasms syndrome (IESS), formerly known as infantile spasms or West Syndrome, is a severe epilepsy syndrome affecting about 3 in 10,000 newborns in the United States. Characterized by clusters of epileptic spasms, interictal hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delays, IESS has diverse causes, including structural‐metabolic ...
Kayla Vieira +5 more
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Methysergide and Infantile Spasms
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1989 A trial of antiadrenergic and antiseretonergic drugs in the treatment of 24 newly diagnosed and previously untreated infantile spasm patients is reported from the Epilepsy Research Center, Section of Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Baylor ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Infantile Spasms and Biotinidase Deficiency
, 1994 Two patients who developed infantile spasms at 1 month of age and were found to have biotinidase deficiency are reported from the Hacettepe Children’s Hospital, Ankara ...
J Gordon Millichap, J Gordon Millichap
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The multiple hit model of infantile and epileptic spasms: The 2025 update
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Infantile and epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy manifesting with epileptic spasms and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is an urgent need for the development of more effective and tolerated therapies.
Aristea S. Galanopoulou +6 more
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Infantile spasms: A prognostic evaluation
, 2016 Background: Few papers address the comprehensive prognosis in infantile spasms and look into the seizure profile and psychomotor outcome. Objective: We aimed to follow up children with infantile spasms to study: a) the etiology, demographics, semiology ...
Devi Mohan +6 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury +3 more
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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2012 El síndrome de West constituye una encefalopatía epiléptica asociada a una amplia diversidad de factores causales, cuyas bases genéticas hasta el momento no se han estudiado en Cuba. Con el objetivo de describir las principales características clínicas y
Anitery Travieso Téllez +2 more
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Unveiling sleep disturbances in KCNB1‐related disorders: Insights from a cohort of 78 individuals
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Sleep disturbances are frequent comorbidities in epilepsies and developmental encephalopathies. This study aimed to characterize sleep abnormalities in individuals with KCNB1‐related disorders, focusing on their prevalence, clinical manifestations, and impact on daily functioning.
Giovanna Scorrano +4 more
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