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Treatment of Symptomatic Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2013
Investigators at Tokyo Women's Medical University studied the clinical, radiological, and EEG characteristics of 69 patients with infantile spasms (IS) followed for 3-74 months (mean 18 months) after initial cessation of epileptic spasms (ES).
J Gordon Millichap
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Incidence of childhood and youth epilepsy: A population-based prospective cohort study utilizing current International League Against Epilepsy classifications for seizures, syndromes, and etiologies. [PDF]

Epilepsia
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to describe incidence and distribution of seizures, etiologies, and epilepsy syndromes in the general child and youth population, using the current International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classifications. Methods The study platform is the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Epilepsy
Vikin T, Lossius MI, Brandlistuen RE, Chin RF, Aaberg KM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Infantile spasms and pigmentary mosaicism [PDF]

Epilepsia, 2010
SummaryWe 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, as most diagnostic work‐up is done in infancy, at a time when skin manifestations can be subtle. We stress the need for
Hansen, Lars K, Bygum, Anette, Krogh, Lotte N   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Epilepsy syndromes classification

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Epilepsy syndromes are distinct electroclinical entities which have been recently defined by the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Task Force. Each syndrome is associated with “a characteristic cluster of clinical and EEG features, often supported by specific etiologic findings”.
Elaine C. Wirrell, Nicola Specchio, Rima Nabbout, Phillip L. Pearl, Kate Riney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of the Effects of Mogadon in Treatment of Infantile Spasms

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2001
Among epileptic syndromes the infantile spasms ( west syndrome ) is the    most  malignant one and leads to  irreparable brain damage, which is    related directly to duration of spasms.
Mohammad Mahdi Taghdiri
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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 ...
Michael S. Duchowny, Ishveen Chopra, John Niewoehner, George J. Wan, Beth Devine   +4 more
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Intestinal microbiome alterations in pediatric epilepsy: Implications for seizures and therapeutic approaches

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in maintaining host health through its involvement in gastrointestinal, immune, and central nervous system (CNS) functions. Recent evidence underscores the bidirectional communication between the microbiota, the gut, and the brain and the impact of this axis on neurological diseases, including ...
Teresa Ravizza, Greta Volpedo, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano, Annamaria Vezzani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confirmation of infantile spasms resolution by prolonged outpatient EEGs

Epilepsia Open, 2021
Objective There is no consensus on the type or duration of the posttreatment EEG needed for assessing treatment response for infantile spasms (IS). We assessed whether outpatient electroencephalograms (EEGs) are sufficient to confirm infantile spasms (IS)
Christopher J. Yuskaitis, Kate Mysak, Brianna Godlewski, Bo Zhang, Chellamani Harini   +4 more
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New insights into epileptic spasm generation and treatment from the TTX animal model

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much‐needed mechanistic information for therapy development.
John W. Swann, Carlos J. Ballester‐Rosado, Chih‐Hong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theophylline-Induced Infantile Spasms

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995
Infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia developed in a 6-month-old infant with asthma after 3 days treatment with theophylline at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Northern Ireland.
J Gordon Millichap
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