The underlying etiology of infantile spasms (West syndrome): Information from the International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study (ICISS)

JP Osborne, SW Edwards, F Dietrich Alber… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Infantile spasms, also known as West syndrome, constitutes a severe form of infantile … the
age at which Down syndrome infants are susceptible to infantile spasms older on average. This …

[HTML][HTML] West syndrome: a comprehensive review

P Pavone, A Polizzi, SD Marino, G Corsello… - Neurological …, 2020 - Springer
… to “West syndrome” OR “infantile spasms syndrome” studies (both terms indicated in all
paragraphs here below in parentheses and separated by semicolons) and digital interventions: …

Definitions and diagnostic criteria for infantile spasms and west syndrome–historical perspectives and practical considerations

JR Mytinger - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2021 - Elsevier
… definitions and diagnostic criteria for infantile spasms and West syndrome. In an effort to …
diagnosis of infantile spasms (a seizure type) and West syndrome (an epilepsy syndrome). …

Infantile spasms and West syndrome–a clinician's perspective

SS Chopra - The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Infantile spasms and West syndrome have long been recognised as devastating form of …
known as West syndrome, but this full triad may not be seen in all children with infantile spasms, …

Infantile Spasms/West Syndrome

R Riikonen - Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2021 - Springer
The International Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders–10th Edition is used by
over 70% of the psychiatrists in the world. Although the DSM-IV and ICD-10 definitions for …

[HTML][HTML] Infantile spasms: opportunities to improve care

R Messer, KG Knupp - Seminars in Neurology, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Infantile spasm (IS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy of early childhood that was first …
[1] Historically, the classic triad of West syndrome included clinical seizures (epileptic spasm, ES…

Psychoeducational implications of West Syndrome (infantile spasm) for primary school children

C Chapple, W Kinsella - Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… While most children with a prior diagnosis of West Syndrome … , with a prior diagnosis of West
Syndrome, who were attending … of a previous diagnosis of West Syndrome which need to be …

Outcome of west syndrome: A critical review

S Adhikari, D Gautam - Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
… cohort of infantile spasm. Extensive genetic testing is indicated for West syndrome with normal
… [17] Significant proportion of children with infantile spasms test positive for linked genetic …

[HTML][HTML] West SyndromeInfantile Spasms”: A Pediatric Case Report

M Goswami, S Sharma - International journal of clinical pediatric …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
West syndrome is a unique epilepsy disorder characterized by a triad of infantile spasms,
hypsarrhythmia, and arrest of psychomotor development. The syndrome was first described in …

[HTML][HTML] Management of infantile spasms: an updated review

M Iype, KG Koshy - International Journal of Epilepsy, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Infantile spasms remain the most challenging of the epileptic encephalopathies of childhood.
Infantile spasms are classified as an epileptic encephalopathy, as the adverse cognitive …