Management of West syndrome is unsatisfactory. In our clinic we observed that a significant
proportion of patients respond to usual dose of valproate. Objective: To prospectively assess …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pyridoxal for treating West syndrome.
Methods We retrospectively investigated pyridoxal's efficacy and safety in 117 patients with …

During a 12-month period, 54 infants with the West syndrome (10 idiopathic, 44
symptomatic) referred to 10 major children's hospitals for initial treatment were evaluated to …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of oral dexamethasone and prednisolone in the treatment
of newly diagnosed children aged 3–36 months of West syndrome. Methods: An open …

Forty-four children (20 male: 24 female) with West syndrome (infantile spasms, mental
retardation/regression and hypsarrhythmia) diagnosed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital …

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 …

West's syndrome (infantile spasms) can be considered the classic disorder of the
catastrophic childhood epilepsies. Although West's syndrome was identified 160 years ago …

We reviewed the outcome (seizures and development) of 25 cases with West syndrome in
which antiepileptic drugs (valproate sodium, clonazepam) or high doses of vitamin B6 …

Results 1. WS and DS: IS had onset at a mean age of 6.5 months. No other type of seizures
was registered. EEG showed typical hypsarrhythmia in 12 cases and asymmetric …

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 …