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The Effectiveness of Acth Therapy According to Etiology in Patients with West Syndrome and Its Long-Term Effects on Bone Mineral Metabolism and Adrenal Pathway

Çocuk Dergisi, 2022
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, Mine Düzgöl, Hülya Maraş Genç, Emek Uyur Yalçın, Filiz Mine Çizmecioğlu Jones, Bülent Kara   +5 more
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Burst suppression pattern on EEG in West syndrome in an infant with heterozygous variant in the CACNA1A gene

Annals of Medical Science and Research, 2023
West syndrome is a severe epilepsy syndrome characterized by the classical triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalography (EEG) and psychomotor retardation.
Nikhil Gladson, Sheetal Sasikumar, Jiya Thankam Koshy   +2 more
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Management practices for West syndrome in South Asia: A survey study and meta‐analysis

Epilepsia Open, 2020
Objectives Considering the dearth of literature on West syndrome (WS) from South Asian countries, this study aimed to evaluate the management practices in South Asia by an online survey and meta‐analysis.
Priyanka Madaan, P. Chand, K. Linn, J. Wanigasinghe, Mimi Lhamu Mynak, Prakash Poudel, R. Riikonen, Amit Kumar, Pooja Dhir, Sandeep Negi, J. Sahu   +10 more
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Evaluation of the short-term effects on bone mineral metabolism and the adrenal pathway of adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy used in epileptic encephalopathy

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2023
Background: We aimed to investigate the short-term effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) treatment on the adrenal pathway and bone metabolism in patients with epileptic encephalopathy.
Bülent Kara, Filiz Mine Çizmecioğlu Jones, Emek Uyur Yalçın, Hülya Maraş Genç, Bengü Altınordu, Mesut Güngör   +5 more
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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 ...
Yoko Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Kidokoro, Chikako Ogawa, Yu Okai, Yuji Ito, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Atsuko Ohno, Tomoyuki Nakata, Takeshi Tsuji, Toshiki Nakane, Hisashi Kawai, Katsuhiko Kato, Shinji Naganawa, Jun Natsume   +13 more
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Burden of fetal alcohol syndrome in a rural West Coast area of South Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Background. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is common in parts of South Africa; rural residence is a frequently cited risk factor. We conducted a FAS school prevalence survey of an isolated rural community in a West Coast village of Western Cape Province ...
Chersich, Matthew, Olivier, L, Temmerman, Marleen, Urban, M, Viljoen, D   +4 more
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KABUKI SYNDROME AND EPILEPSY

Malang Neurology Journal, 2022
Background: Kabuki syndrome is a rare disease. In 2018, a global consensus on diagnostic criteria for Kabuki syndrome (KS) was published, diagnosing KS both with and without molecular genetic confirmation.
Marina Zhitomirskaya, Galina Treskina, Nina Dengina, Galina Odinstova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short term outcomes of topiramate monotherapy as a first-line treatment in newly diagnosed West syndrome [PDF]

, 2011
PurposeTo investigate the efficacy of topiramate monotherapy in West syndrome prospectively.MethodsThe study population included 28 patients (15 male and 13 female children aged 2 to 18 months) diagnosed with West syndrome. After a 2-week baseline period
Gyu Min Lee, Kyung Suk Lee, Eun Hye Lee, Sajun Chung   +3 more
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Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms

Children, 2020
Infantile spasms (IS) is an epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic features, which affects children in the middle of the first year of life. The pathophysiology of IS remains incompletely understood, despite the heterogeneity of
Remi Janicot, Li-Rong Shao, Carl E. Stafstrom   +2 more
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The mystery of the Doctor's son, or the riddle of West syndrome. [PDF]

, 2002
Although the eponym "West syndrome" is used widely for infantile spasms, the originators of the term and the time frame of its initial use are not well known. This article provides historical details about Dr. West, about his son who had infantile spasms,
Baram, Tallie Z, Eling, Paul, Pomper, Joern, Renier, Willy O   +3 more
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