West syndrome: long-term prognosis and social aspects

RE Appleton - Brain and development, 2001 - Elsevier
West syndrome (WS) is commonly associated with a poor long-term outcome including a
small but significant mortality, infantile spasms that are resistant to treatment, the …

Evaluation of ten prognostic factors affecting the outcome of West syndrome

S Yilmaz, H Tekgul, G Serdaroglu, A Akcay… - Acta Neurologica …, 2016 - Springer
The aim of this study is to assess the seizure and developmental outcome and to determine
the prognostic factors affecting the outcome of West syndrome in an etiologically well …

[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
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 …

[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 …

West syndrome–the University of Hong Kong experience (1970–2000)

V Wong - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To study the clinical pattern of West syndrome (WS) in a university based hospital.
Methodology: The database of children seen in the Epilepsy Clinic of Queen Mary Hospital …

Early seizure freedom is a prognostic factor for survival in patients with West syndrome

EJC Krijgh, CE Catsman-Berrevoets… - …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction West syndrome (WS) is a devastating epileptic encephalopathy with substantial
mortality. After a study by Riikonen in 1996, further data on mortality and prognostic factors …

Epilepsy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in a cohort of West syndrome beyond two years of age

R Aramanadka, JK Sahu, P Madaan… - Indian journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To determine epilepsy and neurodevelopmental outcomes beyond 2 y of age and
their putative prognostic factors in children with West syndrome (WS). Methods This cross …

West syndrome: etiological and prognostic aspects

K Watanabe - Brain and Development, 1998 - Elsevier
West syndrome is a multi-etiological condition. Recent progress in perinatal medicine and
the recent development of new neuroimaging techniques may have changed the etiological …

Neurodevelopmental evolution of West syndrome: a 2-year prospective study

F Guzzetta, G Cioni, E Mercuri, E Fazzi… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the epileptic and developmental
evolution in infants with West syndrome. METHODS: A prospective study of 21 infants was …

Long-term follow-up study of West syndrome: differences of outcome among symptomatic etiologies

SI Hamano, M Tanaka, M Mochizuki, N Sugiyama… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the outcome of West syndrome and to elucidate the differences in the
outcome related to the timing of brain injury. Study design Medical records of 60 patients …