Incidence and aetiology of infantile spasms from 1960 to 1976: a population study in Finland

R Riikonen, M Donner - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
This series of cases of infantile spasms comprised 107 children born between 1960 and
1976 in the county of Uusimaa, Finland. The incidence of the syndrome was 0–38 to 0 …

Surgical treatment of West syndrome

E Asano, DC Chugani, C Juhásza, O Muzik… - Brain and …, 2001 - Elsevier
The discovery of focal or multifocal cortical lesions using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in the majority of infants with West …

Prenatal etiologies of West syndrome

S Ohtahara, Y Ohtsuka, Y Yamatogi, E Oka… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the etiology of West syndrome (WS) with special reference to prenatal
factors in 180 cases. Prenatal cause was the most frequent diagnosis (77 cases, 42.8%) …

Morphological Aspects of Aetiology and the Course of Infantile Spasms (West-Syndrome) 1

HJ Meencke, C Gerhard - Neuropediatrics, 1985 - thieme-connect.com
The present study using the results of the postmortem examination of twenty-four children,
who had infantile spasms (West-Syndrome), gives a view of the aetiology and course of the …

The treatment of West syndrome: a Cochrane review of the literature to December 2000

E Hancock, JP Osborne, P Milner - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: West syndrome is an age dependant syndrome, which includes a peculiar type
of epileptic seizure (infantile spasms), usually hypsarrhythmia and in the majority …

Profile of West syndrome in North Indian children

P Singhi, M Ray - Brain and Development, 2005 - Elsevier
To study the profile of West syndrome (WS) in North Indian Children, 165 cases of WS were
analyzed. Details of seizure semiology, prenatal and perinatal events, developmental …

West syndrome due to perinatal insults

R Cusmai, S Ricci, JM Pinard, P Plouin, G Fariello… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical, neuroradiological data and outcome of epilepsy of 32 patients with symptomatic
infantile spasms caused by perinatal insults are reported. Neuroradiological investigations …

[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
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 …

Genetic predisposition to West syndrome

O Dulac, J Feingold, P Plouin, C Chiron, N Pajot… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the recurrence risk of West syndrome (WS), we studied the familial
antecedents of consecutively referred patients. Among siblings, there was an increased …

Neurophysiological and neuroradiological features preceding infantile spasms

K Watanabe, T Takeuchi, S Hakamada… - Brain and …, 1987 - Elsevier
Neonatal EEG, cerebral evoked potentials, CT scan findings and their evolution were
investigated in 42 neonates who eventually developed the West syndrome. In infants with …