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West Syndrome: Response to Valproate [PDF]
Management of West syndrome is unsatisfactory. In our clinic we observed that a significant proportion of patients respond to usual dose of valproate.To prospectively assess the efficacy of valproate in controlling infantile spasms in West syndrome.Consecutive patients presenting with West syndrome to the Pediatric Neurology Clinic or general ...
Chandra, Surabhi +4 more
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West syndrome is an epileptic syndrome, characterized by a triad of symptoms: infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia on interictal EEG, and a regression or delay of psycho-motoric development.
T. G. Okhapkina +5 more
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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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West Syndrome Remission Following Acute Viral Infection
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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Oral findings in West syndrome – A Case Report
West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy syndrome which is characterized by triad of infantile spasms, EEG findings (hypsarrhythmia) and developmental delay.
Sheetal Dilip Badnaware +3 more
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Ictal SPECT Focal Hyperperfusion in West Syndrome
Ictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and EEG were used to determine the mechanism of clustered spasms in 3 patients with symptomatic West syndrome (WS), in a study at Tokushima University, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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Visual Attention in West Syndrome
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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West syndrome: ethiology, management, long-term outcomes
The article is based on long-term observation of 27 patients with West syndrome, age of onset, etiology of symptomatic forms, neurological status, efficiency of hormone therapy and antiepileptic drugs.
L. S. Krayeva +2 more
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Introduction:AEBP1-related classical-like EDS (clEDS type 2) is a rare type of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) that was first reported in 2016. There are overlapping clinical features with TNXB-related classical-like EDS (or clEDS type 1), including skin ...
Chloe Angwin +5 more
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Objective: West syndrome is the most common infantile epileptic encephalopathy, and ACTH or oral corticosteroids are frequently used in its treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ACTH therapy and its effects on bone metabolism ...
Mesut Güngör +5 more
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