West syndrome (WS), also known as infantile spasms, occurs in infancy with a peak
between 4 and 7 months. Spasms, neurodevelopmental regression and hypsarrhythmia on …

Background: West syndrome is an age dependant syndrome, which includes a peculiar type
of epileptic seizure (infantile spasms), usually hypsarrhythmia and in the majority …

We systematically reviewed the files of 51 infants presenting with infantile spasms and
hypsarrhythmia in order to study the initial treatment strategies and the long term outcome …

Objectives West syndrome (also known as infantile spasm because of its main seizure type)
is a rare form of epilepsy that begins during early infancy. Recent guidelines and reviews on …

OBJECTIVE To review the current literature on the efficacy and safety of low-versus high-
dose adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) regimens, low-dose ACTH regimens, and …

The current spectrum of disorders associated to clinical spasms with onset in infancy is
wider than previously thought; accordingly, its terminology has changed. Nowadays, the …

Background: Infantile spasms (West syndrome) is an epilepsy condition affecting 1 in 2000
infants. Perhaps no more worrisome neurologic disorder exists because of its frequent …

Infantile spasms, and specifically within the context of West syndrome, is one of the most
common epileptic encephalopathies to occur in early infancy. Early recognition and …

Purpose Nearly half of all patients with seizure onset in the first year of life suffer from West
syndrome (WS). The prognosis of epilepsy and psychosocial outcomes in children with WS …

West syndrome is a distinct, infantile onset, epileptic encephalopathy, associated with poor
neurodevelopmental outcome. The present study was designed as a randomized, open …