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A Rare Cause of Hemoptysis in West Syndrome—Isolated Aortopulmonary Collaterals in Structurally Normal Heart [PDF]
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021 Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) are abnormal systemic to pulmonary collateral vessels originating from the persistent segmental arteries.
Kramadhari Harshith +2 more
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West syndrome: a comprehensive review. [PDF]
Neurol Sci, 2020 AbstractSince its first clinical description (on his son) by William James West (1793–1848) in 1841, and the definition of the classical triad of (1) infantile spasms; (2) hypsarrhythmia, and (3) developmental arrest or regression as “West syndrome”, new and relevant advances have been recorded in this uncommon disorder.
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West Syndrome Remission Following Acute Viral Infection [PDF]
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2011 Researchers at Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, report 11 children with intractable epilepsy (West syndrome in 6 and myoclonic seizures in 5) who showed clinical and electrographic improvement following acute viral infection.
J Gordon Millichap
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Low-Dose ACTH for West Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2002 The initial effects, adverse effects, and long-term outcome in 138 patients with West syndrome (WS) treated with low-dose synthetic ACTH were analyzed in a multi-institutional retrospective study reported from the Department of Pediatrics, Shiga Medical ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Asymmetric epileptic spasms after corpus callosotomy in children with West syndrome may be a good indicator for unilateral epileptic focus and subsequent resective surgery [PDF]
Epilepsia Open, 2022 Objective This retrospective study was designed to observe differences in ictal movements of epileptic spasm (ES) before and after corpus callosotomy (CC).
Daiki Uchida +7 more
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2002 Historical details about Dr West, his son, James Edward West, the patient with infantile spasms, and the coining of the eponym ‘West syndrome’ are researched by pediatric neurologists and colleagues at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands; and ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Visual Attention in West Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2002 The maturation of visual attention is evaluated prospectively in a study of infants with West syndrome (WS) before, during and after the onset of seizures, followed until age 24 +/- 2 months at Catholic University, Rome, and University of Pisa, Italy.
J Gordon Millichap
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Cortical Hypometabolism in West Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1997 Serial PET scans and MRIs were performed in 18 infants with West syndrome (WS) to determine the relation between cortical hypometabolism and delayed myelination in a study at Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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Association between maternal usage of volatile organic compounds and West syndrome, the Japan Environment and Children’s study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMultiple etiologies of West syndrome have been reported; however, there are cases of unknown etiologies. Exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) increases the risk of epilepsy; however, their effects on children remain unknown.
Hideki Shimomura +10 more
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Aetiological aspects of west syndrome
Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2006 INTRODUCTION. West Syndrome involves epileptic encephalopathy in infants, occurring with an incidence of 5/10000 live births. Its main clinical feature are spasms that occur in clusters, which are associated with an EEG pattern called hypsarrhythmia and psychomotor retardation in most patients.
B. Marjanović +5 more
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