Among 746 patients with first year convul‐sions, 140 had febrile convulsions (36% with a
positive family history of convulsive disorders) and 169 had epileptic seizures due to acute …

One hundred and ten of 117 infants of birth weight less than 1500g managed at the Mater
Mothers' Hospital were followed during the first year of life. A severe behavioural …

Thirteen to 43% of patients with infantile spasms (IS) have other types of seizures, which are
considered a feature of an unfavourable prognosis and, to some extent, as a …

SUMMARY A prospective study of 300 children whose birthweights were 2000g or less
attempted to identify in the first year of life those who might have minor impairments at …

At the age of two years developmental outcome of 519 small-for-gestational age (SGA)
children and 3375 control children was studied in southwestern Finland. A modification of …

To analyze the magnitude of the risk factors for infantile spasms, we evaluated the records of
80 children with infantile spasms, 474 children with other types of epilepsy, 2,196 children …

Mortality and neurological and mental outcome were studied in infants 28 days to 1 year of
age with afebrile seizures not due to an acute postnatal injury. Cases were divided into four …

Objective To determine the underlying etiologies in a contemporary cohort of infants with
infantile spasms and to examine response to treatment. Methods Identification of the …

SUMMAY A long‐term follow‐up study has been made of 98 children, aged five years or
more, with infantile spasms, 58 of whom had been treated with steroids. 18 had died, mostly …