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 …

Background West syndrome (WS), an age‐specific epilepsy of infancy and early childhood,
considered of poor prognosis, may have remission. With the objective of describing the …

Objective To study long‐term survival and mortality among patients with West syndrome.
Methods The study population included all children born in 1960–1976 and treated for West …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose To evaluate the prognostic importance of electroencephalography (EEG) findings
at cessation of epileptic spasms for seizure outcome. Methods We reviewed 71 children with …

West-Syndrome is an age-dependent early epileptic encephalopathy manifesting during the
first year of life. It carries a high risk for an unfavourable longterm prognosis, especially for …

West Syndrome (WS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy occurring in the first year of life.
According the ILAE classification of epileptic seizures and epilepsy the etiology could be …

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 …