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Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2021 # Background Infantile spasms is a rare disease characterized by distinct seizures and hypsarrhythmia. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is available as a natural product (repository corticotropin injection, [RCI]; Acthar® Gel) and as synthetic analogs.
Michael S. Duchowny +4 more
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Utilizing Animal Models of Infantile Spasms
, 2018 Infantile spasms are a devastating epileptic encephalopathy characterized by early life spasms and later seizures. Clinical outcomes of infantile spasms are poor and therapeutic options are limited with significant adverse effects.
Chris G. Dulla
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Infantile Spasms in Children With Down Syndrome: Identification and Treatment Response
Global Pediatric Health, 2019 Objectives. To evaluate infantile spasms in children with Down syndrome including assessment of efficacy of treatments, presence of treatment lag, and to identify risk factors that may predict the occurrence of infantile spasms in this population ...
Dee Daniels CPNP, RN, MSN +5 more
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UK Infantile Spasms Study: Effect of Time to Treatment and Age at Onset on Developmental Outcome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2011 The effects of lead time to treatment (time from onset of spasms to start of treatment), age at onset of spasms, etiology, and treatment on developmental outcome at 4 years were investigated using multiple linear regression in 77 infants with spasms ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Infantile spasms and pigmentary mosaicism
, 2009 Udgivelsesdato: JulSummary We present a 3-year-old boy with pigmentary mosaicism and persistent intractable infantile spasms due to mosaicism of chromosome 7. Getting the diagnosis of pigmentary mosaicism in a child with infantile spasms may not be easy,
Anette Bygum +5 more
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Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Muscle‐Eye‐Brain disease (MEB) is a dystroglycanopathy that belongs to the congenital muscular dystrophies. Central nervous system manifestations include congenital brain abnormalities, neurodevelopmental delay, and epilepsy, making it a rare but important cause of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.
Stefania Kalampokini +6 more
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1997 Two unrelated families with X-linked infantile spasm syndrome were studied genetically by two-point and multipoint linkage analyses at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, and Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, and University of Antwerp ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Delayed brain and spine migration of a retained SEEG electrode fragment: An unexpected complication
Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Background Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is a well‐established technique for localizing epileptogenic zones in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy, including children. While considered safe, rare but serious complications can occur.
Manel Krouma +7 more
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Epilepsia OpenObjective Relapse of epileptic spasms after initial treatment of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is common. However, past studies of small cohorts have inconsistently linked relapse risk to etiology, treatment modality, and EEG features upon ...
Emmi Deckard +7 more
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Why West? Comparisons of clinical, genetic and molecular features of infants with and without spasms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Infantile spasms are the defining seizures of West syndrome, a severe form of early life epilepsy with poorly-understood pathophysiology. We present a novel comparative analysis of infants with spasms versus other seizure-types and identify clinical ...
Anne T Berg +21 more
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