Association of Child Neurology (AOCN)—Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of West Syndrome

S Sharma, JS Kaushik, K Srivastava, JN Goswami… - Indian Pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
… In this article, the guidelines for the diagnosis and management of West syndrome are …
West syndrome are likely to improve with timely diagnosis and early appropriate management

West syndrome: a review and guide for paediatricians

R D'Alonzo, D Rigante, E Mencaroni… - Clinical drug …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Management practices for West syndrome in South Asia: a survey study and meta‐analysis

P Madaan, P Chand, K Linn, J Wanigasinghe… - Epilepsia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Infantile spasms (West syndrome): update and resources for pediatricians and providers to share with parents

JW Wheless, PA Gibson, KL Rosbeck, M Hardin… - BMC pediatrics, 2012 - Springer
West syndrome) is a severe form of epilepsy of early infancy [1]. Although IS was first described
over 160 years ago [1], its diagnosis, evaluation, and management … prompt treatment are …

[HTML][HTML] West syndrome: response to valproate

S Chandra, A Bhave, R Bhargava, C Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
… We therefore embarked on a systematic study on treatment of West syndrome to prospectively
assess the response to usual dose valproate and study factors predicting such a response…

West syndrome revisited

TG Okhapkina, ZK Gorchanova… - Epilepsy and …, 2017 - epilepsia.su
West syndrome is an epileptic syndrome, characterized by a … The incidence of this syndrome
is 1 per 2000 newborns. This … , diagnosis, and treatment options in West syndrome. The text …

Long-term epilepsy control, motor function, cognition, sleep and quality of life in children with West syndrome

S Bhanudeep, P Madaan, N Sankhyan, L Saini… - Epilepsy Research, 2021 - Elsevier
West syndrome (WS), an epileptic encephalopathy, is characterized by the onset of epileptic
… We acknowledge all families and children with West syndrome who participated in the …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term outcomes in patients with West syndrome: an outpatient clinical study

BT Güveli, Ö Çokar, N Dörtcan, G Benbir, V Demirbilek… - Seizure, 2015 - Elsevier
… We examine the long-term consequences of West syndrome (WS) on … epilepsy as follows:
Group in remission, no epilepsy or treatment for at least 2 years; Group under control, epilepsy

[HTML][HTML] Clinical spectrum and treatment outcome of West Syndrome in children from Northern India

JS Kaushik, B Patra, S Sharma, D Yadav, S Aneja - Seizure, 2013 - Elsevier
Treatment response Drugs used in our study for treatment of children with West syndrome
included pyridoxine (135), prednisolone (122), sodium valproate (110), vigabatrin (47), …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment and long term outcome in West syndrome: the clinical reality. A multicentre follow up study

L Lagae, H Verhelst, B Ceulemans, L De Meirleir… - Seizure, 2010 - Elsevier
West syndrome).2, 3 In contrast with other epilepsy syndromes, early and aggressive anti-epileptic
treatment is warranted, since an early control of the infantile spasms is associated …