… 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”, …

… significant prognostic factors predicting the outcome. In conclusion, West syndrome is still a
… a substantial portion of the etiological causes of West syndrome. Therefore, the prevention …

… Another relevant aspect in this study was that when the age of onset of IS was less than 4
months and the hypsarrhythmia persisted on EEG after 6 months and/or there was a …

… The prognosis is variable, according to the etiology, the age of onset, the age of diagnosis, …
, the prognosis of West Syndrome is reserved, with progression to Lennox Gastaut syndrome …

… The overall prognosis of cryptogenic WS was more serious than expected. Although the
incidence of Lennox–Gastaut syndrome was low, the progression to focal epilepsy was the most …

… -Gastaut syndrome revealed that 12% of the probands carried de novo genetic alterations.11
However, prognosis is better in infants with IS due to unknown etiology following early …

… West syndrome (WS) is characterized by the combination of spasms in clusters, hypsarrhythmia
on … One crucial aspect of WS management is therapy, which must abolish spasms and …

… and less common aspects of this disorder have been achieved, including its nomenclature,
etiology, … [149], the most important prognostic factors are etiology, age at onset, and late and …

West syndrome is an age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy, is a kind of catastrophic
epilepsy in the first year of life, characterized by the electroclinical triad of epileptic spasms, …

… The incidence of this syndrome is 1 per 2000 newborns. This article reviews recent … on
the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical course, diagnosis, and treatment options in West syndrome. …