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Epidemiology of West syndrome in Singapore

Brain and Development, 2001
The incidence of West syndrome (WS) was determined by a search of reports of electroencephalograms (EEG) recorded in 1998 and 1999 in all public hospitals in Singapore. Amongst records of patients born in 1998, nine were found with EEG features of hypsarrhythmia or modified hypsarrhythmia with onset of seizures between January 1,1998 and December 31 ...
W L, Lee, H T, Ong
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Pyretotherapy as Treatment in West's Syndrome

Clinical Electroencephalography, 1984
Four cases of West's syndrome (generalized myoclonic spasms, arrest of psychomotor development and hypsarrhythmia) which were found to be resistant to the classical treatment (ACTH, prednisone, nitrazepam, clonazepam, etc.) are reported. In these cases, high fever (pyretotherapy) induced by TBA vaccine (typhoid and paratyphoid) was used.
G O, Garcia de Alba, A R, Garćia, F V, Crespo   +2 more
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West Syndrome Associated with Porencephaly

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2008
A 3-year-old boy with West syndrome who was shown to have a cystic lesion on magnetic resonance imagings underwent surgical treatment. He had been initially managed with several antiepileptic drugs, but abnormalities on electroencephalography (EEG) persisted.
H, Katano, H, Nagai, N, Aihara, N, Yamashita, K, Kamiya, T, Ishikawa, M, Kanayama   +6 more
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West syndrome with cerebellar porencephalus

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 1993
ABSTRACTThe authors report six very low birth weight newborn infants who had RDS, IVH and cerebellar porencephalus and later suffered from West syndrome. Four of them have been followed up to the present time and have had MRI scans performed. Their present clinico‐neurological features and MRI findings are described.
H, Koide, H, Shime
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Immunoglobulin therapy in the West syndrome

Brain and Development, 1987
An examination was made of high dose non-treated immunoglobulin (NTIG) therapy at an early stage of the West syndrome (WS). Six patients with cryptogenic WS who suffered attacks ranging from 15 days to 6 months (mean 70 days) and 5 patients with symptomatic WS who suffered attacks ranging from 14 days to 4 months (mean 32 days), were administered NTIG ...
M, Ariizumi, K, Baba, S, Hibio, H, Shiihara, N, Michihiro, K, Ogawa, O, Okubo   +6 more
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The West Syndrome: Developmental Aspects

Pediatrics International, 1987
AbstractThe electro‐clinical characteristics of childhood epilepsy are known to appear during the development of the brain and to change their features with age. Accordingly, developmental viewpoints are indispensable to researches on childhood epilepsy.Age‐dependent epileptic encephalopathy has the most remarkable developmental characteristics among ...
S, Ohtahara, Y, Ohtsuka, Y, Yamatogi
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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 ...
A M, Salonga, M B, Lukban, M H, Ortiz, B, Balatero-Terencio, A M, Lagman   +4 more
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[West syndrome].

Revista de neurologia, 2000
The author presents a review and actualization of West syndrome related knowledges, ethiological issues, clinics, and the EEG tracings. It is also include a literature review about different therapeutic treatments emphasizing the use of vigabatrin.
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[West syndrome].

Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde, 1992
West-Syndrome is an age-dependent early epileptic encephalopathy manifesting during the first year of life. It carries a high risk for an unfavourable longterm prognosis, especially for the prevailing group of patients with the symptomatic form. Etiologically associated factors are heterogeneous.
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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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