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Clinical characteristics of children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome from a tertiary-care hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Heliyon, 2023
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, Narayan Chandra Saha, Seikh Azimul Hoque, Ariful Islam, Yamin Shahriar Chowdhury, Mosammat Shameem Ara Begum, Tahera Sultana Davalji Kanjiker, Christopher J. Yuskaitis, Chellamani Harini, Md Badrul Alam, Quazi Deen Mohammed, Maitreyi Mazumdar   +11 more
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Genetic Advancements in Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome and Opportunities for Precision Medicine

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Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a devastating developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) consisting of epileptic spasms, as well as one or both of developmental regression or stagnation and hypsarrhythmia on EEG.
Hannah E. Snyder, P. Jain, R. Ramachandrannair, Kevin C. Jones, Robyn Whitney   +4 more
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RARS2 mutations in a sibship with infantile spasms [PDF]

, 2016
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia is a group of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by reduced volume of the brainstem and cerebellum.
Bras, J, Clayton, P, Dawson, E, Forsyth, R, Guerreiro, R, Gunny, R, Kurian, MA, Lai, M, Mankad, K, McTague, A, Meyer, E, Mills, PB, Ngoh, A, Thornton, R   +13 more
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Short Course and Early Switch of Vigabatrin for Infantile spasms [PDF]

Annals of Child Neurology, 2020
Purpose Vigabatrin has proven efficacy in the treatment of infantile spasms, but it carries the risk of irreversible visual field constriction. The incidence of vigabatrin-induced visual field constriction seems to depend on the extent of vigabatrin ...
Hye Won Ryu, Hunmin Kim, Byung Chan Lim, Hee Hwang, Jong-Hee Chae, Ji Eun Choi, Ki Joong Kim   +6 more
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How should children with West syndrome be efficiently and accurately investigated? Results from the National Infantile Spasms Consortium [PDF]

, 2015
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111205/1/epi12951 ...
Allen, Berg, Carvill, Epilepsy Commission on Pediatric Epilepsy of the International League Against Epilepsy, Gaillard, Kamien, Liu, Michaud, Mulley, Osborne, Paciorkowski, Pellock, Sidenvall, Torrisi, Trevathan, Wong   +15 more
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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, Kelly Knupp MD, MSCS, Tim Benke MD, PhD, Kristine Wolter-Warmerdam PhD, ABD, MA, Maura Moran BA, Fran Hickey MD   +5 more
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A Systematic Literature Review and Indirect Treatment Comparison of Efficacy of Repository Corticotropin Injection versus Synthetic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone for Infantile Spasms

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, Ishveen Chopra, John Niewoehner, George J. Wan, Beth Devine   +4 more
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Case Report: Neurodevelopmental Outcome in a Small-for-Gestational-Age Infant With Symptomatic Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia, Gaze Preference, and Infantile Spasms

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Recurrent and profound hypoglycemia is a leading cause of neonatal brain injury. Small-for-gestational-age infants are at risk of hypoglycemia due to substrate deficiency and hyperinsulinism. Inappropriate insulin secretion by the β-cells of the pancreas
Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Kok Wooi Teoh, Krishnappa Janardhan, Krishnappa Janardhan, Krishnappa Janardhan, Krishnappa Janardhan, Fabian Yap, Fabian Yap, Fabian Yap   +11 more
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PRRT2 gene variant in a child with dysmorphic features, congenital microcephaly, and severe epileptic seizures: genotype-phenotype correlation? [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Mutations in Proline-rich Transmembrane Protein 2 (PRRT2) have been primarily associated with individuals presenting with infantile epilepsy, including benign familial infantile epilepsy, benign infantile epilepsy, and benign myoclonus of ...
Cho SY, Corsello G, Falsaperla R., Jin DK, Marino S, Marino SD, Pappalardo XG, Pavone P, Ruggieri M   +8 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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