Infantile spasms syndrome, West syndrome and related phenotypes: what we know in 2013

P Pavone, P Striano, R Falsaperla, L Pavone… - … and development, 2014 - Elsevier
… that delayed development occur before the onset of spasms]. … The history of infantile spasms
and West syndrome (WS) … by the English physician, William James West (1793–1848), in …

West syndrome: a comprehensive review

P Pavone, A Polizzi, SD Marino, G Corsello… - Neurological …, 2020 - Springer
… to “West syndrome” OR “infantile spasms syndrome” studies (both terms indicated in all
paragraphs here below in parentheses and separated by semicolons) and digital interventions: …

Clinical study of West syndrome with PS and late-onset epileptic spasms

L Chen, M Zhu, H Zhou, J Liang - Epilepsy research, 2010 - Elsevier
West syndrome (WS) is defined as the classic triad of infantile spasms or in clusters, …
Moreover, some patients with late-onset epileptic spasms (LOES) beyond 1 year seemed clinically …

West syndrome: etiological and prognostic aspects

K Watanabe - Brain and Development, 1998 - Elsevier
West syndrome is an age-dependent epileptic … triad: epileptic spasms, arrest of psychomotor
development and … or persistence of seizures and delayed development, whereas four …

What is West syndrome?

O Dulac - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
… of West syndrome have been reported from the newborn period to the age of 4 years [8]. The
reason for the late onset … Similarly, patients with hemimegalencephaly and infantile spasms

Epileptic spasms in clusters and associated syndromes other than West syndrome: A study of 48 patients

RH Caraballo, S Fortini, G Reyes, AC Ruiz… - Epilepsy Research, 2016 - Elsevier
… Nevertheless, a late onset at up to 14 years of age has been reported in rare cases and at a
… had ESWoH associated with epileptic encephalopathies other than West syndrome. The first …

Cryptogenic lateonset epileptic spasms: an overlooked syndrome of early childhood?

MM Eisermann, D Ville, C Soufflet, P Plouin… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… : Few reports detailing late-onset epileptic spasms have been published. To determine
whether this condition merely represents a late variant of classic West syndrome or exhibits …

Spasms in clusters in epilepsies other than typical West syndrome

Y Ohtsuka, K Kobayashi, T Ogino, E Oka - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
Although spasms in clusters are one of the major characteristics of West syndrome (WS),
there are a significant number of patients who show spasms in clusters but do not fit the …

Infantile epileptic encephalopathy with lateonset spasms: report of 19 patients

S Auvin, MD Lamblin, F Pandit, L Vallée… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
West syndrome is defined by the association of spasms in cluster, hypsarrhythmia and …
Epileptic spasms are not specific to West syndrome. They can occur in other epileptic syndromes (…

Partial seizures in West syndrome

Y Ohtsuka, I Murashima, T Asano, E Oka… - Epilepsia, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
… C, onset of partial seizures ranged from age 1 year 9 months to 10 years 8 months. Age at
onset of infantile spasms did … in symptomatic generalized epilepsy other than West syndrome. …