Infantile spasms is a unique disorder peculiar to infancy and early childhood. In this article,
the clinical manifestations and electroencephalographic features of the disorder are …

Epileptic spasms in West syndrome consist of a brief phasic contraction followed by a
gradually relaxing tonic component, associated with typical ictal electroencephalographic …

The current spectrum of disorders associated to clinical spasms with onset in infancy is
wider than previously thought; accordingly, its terminology has changed. Nowadays, the …

Since its first clinical description (on his son) by William James West (1793–1848) in 1841,
and the definition of the classical triad of (1) infantile spasms;(2) hypsarrhythmia, and (3) …

Purpose: To reach a broad consensus on case definitions, outcomes, and outcome
measures that will ease future study design and facilitate comparison of data from different …

Spasms are a form of epileptic seizure typical of infancy. From a clinical point of view, the
child presents a flexor–extensor movement involving the trunk and limbs and lasting about …

Background: West syndrome consists of infantile spasms with hypsarrhythmia and is
perceived as a disorder of infants. Methods: We describe 10 patients with West syndrome …

Spasms are defined as epileptic seizures characterized by brief axial contraction, in flexion,
extension or mixed, symmetric or asymmetric, lasting from a fraction of a second to 1‐2s, and …

Purpose: West syndrome is a severe epileptic encephalopathy of infancy characterized by a
poor developmental outcome and hypsarrhythmia. The pathogenesis of hypsarrhythmia is …

The combination of axial spasms in clusters, hypsarrhythmia, and psychomotor delay
beginning in the first year of life defines West syndrome. Variants of this classical triad …