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West syndrome associated with hyperlexia

Pediatric Neurology, 1990
Two patients are reported with West syndrome associated with hyperlexia. They had peculiar linguistic and psychosocial development and autistic behavior, yet began to read Japanese and Chinese characters, numbers, Roman alphabet letters, and trademark letters at 3 years of age.
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The Idiopathic Form of West Syndrome

Epilepsia, 1993
Summary: The clinical and electroencephalographic data of 31 children with cryptogenic West syndrome (WS), selected from a series of 103 WS patients, with a follow‐up between 4 and 12 years, were studied retrospectively to verify whether this group included patients who fulfilled the criteria for an idiopathic etiology.
Raffaella Cusmai, L. Milani, Lucia Fusco, Federico Vigevano, Dianela Claps, S. Ricci   +5 more
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Hormonal treatment in West syndrome

Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii im. S.S. Korsakova, 2016
West syndrome is one of the most well-known epileptic encephalopathies, a catastrophic epilepsy syndrome with onset in the first year of life. Prognosis of this condition depends on the etiology and adequate treatment. The authors review the hormonal treatment of West syndrome.
Elena Belousova, T. G. Ohapkina, I. V. Shulyakova   +2 more
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West syndrome: the Philippine experience

Brain and Development, 2001
To provide information on the current status of West syndrome (WS) in the Philippines.This is a retrospective review of WS cases from January 1997 to December 1999 from two largest referral government institutions. A questionnaire interview survey on anticonvulsant usage was also conducted among practicing child neurologists.Twelve patients diagnosed ...
Aida M. Salonga, Bernadette Balatero-Terencio, Marissa B. Lukban, Marilyn H. Ortiz, Ana Marissa Lagman   +4 more
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Partial Seizures in West Syndrome

Epilepsia, 1996
Summary: Purpose: To study the occurrence of partial seizures (PS) and elucidate the characteristics of patients with West syndrome (WS) with PS. Methods: We investigated the electroclinical and radiologic features in 92 children with WS who were older than 3 years at follow‐up.
Yoko Ohtsuka, Shunsuke Ohtahara, Eiji Oka, Takashi Asano, Itsuko Murashima   +4 more
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Genetic Predisposition to West Syndrome

Epilepsia, 1993
Summary:To determine the recurrence risk of West syndrome (WS), we studied the familial antecedents of consecutively referred patients. Among siblings, there was an increased incidence of WS but not of febrile convulsions. Familial incidence of epilepsy was intermediate between the epileptic and nonepileptic control groups.
Nicole Pajot, Olivier Dulac, Catherine Chiron, G Ponsot, Perrine Plouin, Josué Feingold   +5 more
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Drug Therapy for West’s Syndrome

2002
West's syndrome resists most of the standard anticonvulsants. It may respond, however, to steroids or to some of the newer drugs like vigabatrin.
Catherine Chiron, Olivier Dulac
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West Syndrome

Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2021

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West Syndrome: A Review and Guide for Paediatricians

Clinical drug investigation, 2018
R. d’Alonzo, D. Rigante, Elisabetta Mencaroni, S. Esposito   +3 more
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Corticotrophin-ACTH in Comparison to Prednisolone in West Syndrome – A Randomized Study

Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
Vykuntaraju K Gowda, Vindhya Narayanaswamy, Sanjay K. Shivappa, N. Benakappa, A. Benakappa   +4 more
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