… data of 31 children with cryptogenic West syndrome (WS), selected from a series of 103 WS
… criteria for an idiopathic etiology. The results identified a possible idiopathic etiology in 17 …

… Summary: Among 45 patients with cryptogenic West Syndrome (WS… of idiopathic epilepsy
referred to as idiopathic West syndrome … Key Words: West syndrome-Infantile spasmsIdiopathic …

… This group could be called idiopathic West syndrome and … West syndrome with NF1 seems
remarkably benign and resembles idiopathic West syndrome more than symptomatic West …

… delay beginning in the first year of life defines West syndrome. Variants of this classical triad
comprise … Ten to 20% exhibit no evidence of brain lesion and are considered idiopathic. This …

… This study examined the outcome of patients with idiopathic WS. The study is unique
owing to the inclusion of the MRI findings in the diagnostic criteria and the long-term follow-up. …

… gested that the cryptogenic West syndrome group includes at least 55% of patients who
fulfill the criteria for genetic and therefore idiopathic etiology. Criteria for idiopathic West syn…

… Twenty-nine percent of cases were considered to be cryptogenic or idiopathic West
syndrome, while 70.7% were symptomatic. Response to vigabatrin treatment was measured …

… “Doubtful” consisted of cases not fitting the criteria for “idiopathic,” or cases with trivial
exogenous factors which were not definitely causative or cases in which the timing of the insult was …

… All clinical notes were reviewed in order to evaluate the prevalence of other epileptic syndrome
after WS. We focused on idiopathic cases and we considered the follow-up duration, the …

… All 5 of our patients fulfilled the criteria for idiopathic West syndrome. Patient 3 had the 47-XXX
chromosomal aberration, but 47-XXX superfemales often exhibit normal mental …