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The underlying etiology of infantile spasms (West syndrome): Information from the International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study (ICISS)

Epilepsia, 2019
To determine the underlying etiologies in a contemporary cohort of infants with infantile spasms and to examine response to treatment.
J. Osborne, S. Edwards, F. Dietrich Alber, E. Hancock, A. Johnson, C. Kennedy, M. Likeman, A. Lux, M. Mackay, A. Mallick, R. Newton, M. Nolan, R. Pressler, D. Rating, B. Schmitt, C. Verity, F. O'callaghan   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Corticotropin (ACTH) acts directly on amygdala neurons to down-regulate corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression. [PDF]

, 2001
The hormone corticotropin (ACTH) is employed as therapy for diverse neurological disorders, but the mechanisms for its efficacy remain unknown. ACTH promotes the release of adrenal steroids (glucocorticoids), and most ACTH effects on the central nervous ...
Adan, Baram, Baram, Baram, Baram, Baram, Baram, Baram, Brunson, Crofford, de Wied, Eghbal-Ahmadi, Fisher, Gantz, Gottlieb, Hatalski, Hauger, Hollrigel, Holmes, Hrachovy, Hrachovy, Joseph, Kask, Koo, Lee, Liang, Lightman, Lombroso, Mezey, Mountjoy, Mountjoy, Nalin, Nicholson, Pentella, Pilcher, Pranzatelli, Pranzatelli, Raber, Reul, Riikonen, Rothwell, Sapolsky, Sawchenko, Schulkin, Snead, Snead, Tsagarakis, Watson, Willig, Wu, Yi   +50 more
core   +1 more source

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, Kazuaki Sato, Ryoko Honda, Hiroshi Otsubo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical considerations in transitioning patients with epilepsy from clonazepam to clobazam: a case series. [PDF]

, 2014
IntroductionIn treating refractory epilepsy, many clinicians are interested in methods used to transition patients receiving clonazepam to clobazam to maintain or increase seizure control, improve tolerability of patients' overall drug therapy regimens ...
Chung, Steve, Kuzniecky, Ruben, Perry, Michael Scott, Sankar, Raman, Sinha, Saurabh   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Prenatal betamethasone–postnatal N‐methyl‐D‐aspartic acid model of spasms: Update on mechanisms and treatments

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, Antonia Schonwald, Chian‐Ru Chern, Kamya Shah, Jana Velíšková, Libor Velíšek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rett Syndrome: Revised diagnostic criteria and nomenclature [PDF]

, 2010
Objective: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disease that affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live female births and is often caused by mutations in Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Despite distinct clinical features, the accumulation
Amir, Archer, Ariani, Artuso, Bahi-Buisson, Carney, Christen, Einspieler, Goutieres, Hagberg, Hagberg, Hagberg, Hagberg, Hanefeld, Huppke, Kankirawatana, Leonard, Neul, Percy, Renieri, Rett, Rolando, Wan, Watson, Zappella   +24 more
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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, Wenzhu B. Mowrey, Wei Liu, Anna Maria Katsarou, Qianyun Li, Oleksii Shandra, Solomon L. Moshé   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathophysiology of Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993
An age-specific endogenous-convulsant hypothesis implicating corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), an excitant neuropeptide suppressed by ACTH/steroids, is proposed for the pathophysiology of massive infantile spasms in a report from the University of ...
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Infantile spasms: hypothesis-driven therapy and pilot human infant experiments using corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonists. [PDF]

, 1999
Background and rationaleInfantile spasms (IS) are an age-specific seizure disorder occurring in 1:2,000 infants and associated with mental retardation in approximately 90% of affected individuals. The costs of IS in terms of loss of lifetime productivity
Baram, TZ, Brunson, K, Haden, E, Mitchell, WG   +3 more
core  

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, Anamika Choudhary, Andy Cheuk‐Him Ng, Cezar Gavrilovici   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source