… West syndrome is one of the most refractory epileptic syndromes in … treatment modalities
for this syndrome. In this review, previous literature on optimal treatments of West syndrome and …

… James West (1793–1848) in 1841, and the definition of the classical triad of (1) infantile
spasms; (2) hypsarrhythmia, and (3) developmental arrest or regression as “West syndrome”, …

… Epilepsy surgery flow chart for patients with West syndrome in our center. Patients who
do not respond well to vigabatrin and ACTH are selected for phase I presurgical evaluation, …

… (1), published in Frontiers in Neurology, on the treatment of West syndrome (WS) by using
… past and present treatment strategies and the outcome in this severe epileptic syndrome. …

… We performed a questionnaire survey concerning the current treatment of West syndrome
in Japan. We found that the treatment of West syndrome has not changed much in about 10 …

… West syndrome).2, 3 In contrast with other epilepsy syndromes, early and aggressive anti-epileptic
treatment is … Different treatment modalities have been studied in infantile spasms, and …

… when treatment periods last longer than 6 months. Among corticosteroids, a treatment of 14
days … Considering that an early diagnosis and a shorter lag time to treatment are essential for …

… All RCTs of the administration of drug therapy to infants and children with West syndrome
were included in this review, including trials which compared a therapy with none or placebo …

The authors systematically treated 94 patients with West syndrome using the same protocol
of sodium valproate and steroids, starting with hydrocortisone (HC) orally for two weeks. If …

… Summary: We sent questionnaires about current therapy for West syndrome (WS) to 208
institutions at which the pediatric members of the Japan Epilepsy Society were in residence. …