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Management of West syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic: A viewpoint from South Asian West Syndrome Research Group. [PDF]
Epilepsy Res, 2020 Highlights • Possible risk of severe COVID-19 in children with WS (hormonal therapy, young age, comorbidities).• Risk of worsening epileptic spasms with COVID-19: not known.• First-choice for WS based on risk stratification, availability of drugs ...
Sahu JK +8 more
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West syndrome: a comprehensive review. [PDF]
Neurol Sci, 2020 Since 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 ...
Pavone P +6 more
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Cortical Hypometabolism in West Syndrome [PDF]
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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Definitions, 2020 West syndrome (WS) or infantile spasm is considered rare, with an estimated incidence of 3 to 4/100,000. It is an epilepsy of infancy, with symptoms beginning between 4 and 6 months of age, but which are quite discreet.
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Prenatal Etiologies of West Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993 The etiology of West syndrome (WS) with special reference to prenatal factors was investigated in 180 patients admitted between 1969 and 1990 to the Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Cohort of West Syndrome Beyond Two Years of Age. [PDF]
Indian J Pediatr, 2022 To determine epilepsy and neurodevelopmental outcomes beyond 2 y of age and their putative prognostic factors in children with West syndrome (WS). This cross-sectional study was initiated after approval from Institutional Ethics Committee.
Aramanadka R +5 more
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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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Metabolic etiologies in West syndrome [PDF]
Epilepsia Open, 2018 West syndrome (WS) is an early life epileptic encephalopathy associated with infantile spasms, interictal electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities including high amplitude, disorganized background with multifocal epileptic spikes (hypsarrhythmia), and ...
Seda Salar, S. Moshé, A. Galanopoulou
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Longitudinal Findings of MRI and PET in West Syndrome with Subtle Focal Cortical Dysplasia [PDF]
American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2018 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the development of neuroimaging, identification of focal cortical dysplasia remains challenging. The purpose of this study was to show the longitudinal changes of MR imaging and FDG-PET in patients with West syndrome and ...
Y. Sakaguchi +13 more
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Long‐term mortality of patients with West syndrome
Epilepsia Open, 2016 To study long‐term survival and mortality among patients with West syndrome.
Matti Sillanpää +2 more
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