Abstract Background Infantile spasms (IS; West syndrome) is a severe form of
encephalopathy that typically affects infants younger than 2 years old. Pediatricians …

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 …

Purpose: To examine the underlying etiology of infantile spasms from the United Kingdom
Infantile Spasms Study (UKISS), using the pediatric adaptation of ICD 10. Methods: Infants …

The term infantile spasms has been used inconsistently within the medical literature for
decades. We are also without formal consensus on the diagnostic criteria for West …

Objective To prospectively evaluate the etiology of new‐onset infantile spasms and evaluate
the yield of genetic and metabolic investigations in those without obvious cause after initial …

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 …

West syndrome or infantile spasms is one of the most frequent epileptic syndromes in the
first year of life. The clinical symptoms of infantile spasms are very different than any other …

West syndrome, or infantile spasms syndrome is a frequently catastrophic infantile epileptic
encephalopathy with a variety of etiologies. Despite the heterogeneous nature of causes of …

The etiology of infantile spasms/West syndrome remains unknown; the pathophysiology is
poorly understood and the optimal course of treatment is controversial. The primary goal of …

This study describes the clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome of children with
West syndrome in a tertiary care hospital in north India. Overall, 310 case records diagnosed …