… West syndrome (WS), also known as infantile spasms or epileptic spasms, is an age-specific
epilepsy of infancy and early childhood, and was first described by West in 1841. It is a rare …

… our search the MeSH term “West syndrome” vs. “infantile spasm syndrome”, the results were
more … term West syndrome is still more incardinated and most widely used in the literature. …

… of West syndrome. We investigated the long-term outcomes of 60 patients with West syndrome,
… Twelve of 60 patients (20.0%) achieved remission of West syndrome and did not relapse …

… [80]studied the spontaneous remission rate and long-term outcome in patients with infantile
spasms not treated with hormonal drugs. The spontaneous remission rate at 12 months was …

… be also noted that in our study there were two patients with average intellectual quotient that
had unknown etiology and a good response to the treatment, without relapse and remission …

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 (WS), also known as infantile spasms, occurs in infancy with a peak
between 4 and 7 months. Spasms, neurodevelopmental regression and hypsarrhythmia on …

… with West syndrome (WS) seen at a single pediatric neurology center in Argentina between
June 2004 and June 2017. Five patients with infection-related spontaneous remission of the …

… 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 …

… West syndrome showing spontaneous remission. In 25/29 (86%) of the patients, spontaneous
remission … However, some of the remaining infants attained lasting remission of the spasms…