… In the 12 patients with periventricular leukomalacia, all premature, eleven had no seizure
relapse after the spasms; one of these children had epilepsy. In the five full-term patients with …

… The long-term outcome of Finnish children with West syndrome … patients were seizure-free,
another third had seizures daily … In our study, the outcome of children with West syndrome …

… epileptic encephalopathy to West syndrome 1, West syndrome to Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
2. … frequency; poor – 0–25% reduction in spasm/seizure frequency; Relapse – initial good …

… with cryptogenic West syndrome to elucidate … had relapses also had other types of seizures
after relapses of epileptic spasms (Table III). The average duration from cessation to relapse …

… left with severe epilepsy whatever the increase of dose and duration of steroid treatment,
even after an initially favourable response, because of the high rate of seizure relapse (Snead …

… Although cessation of spasm was the most commonly adopted criterion, resolution of
hypsarrhythmia, relapse rates and seizure free intervals were also used as criteria in some studies. …

… Objective: To explore the incidence and clinical characteristics of West syndrome … frequency,
but relapsed frequently (78%) when no AEDs were given. Seizure relapse was significantly …

… This article reviews recent publications on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical course,
diagnosis, and treatment options in West syndrome. The text is supplemented with illustrations of …

… From 1969 to 1990, 180 cases with West syndrome (WS) were admitted to our … relapse
belonged to the symptomatic group. The type of seizure at relapse was limited to partial seizures …

… West syndrome. IVIG therapy has a good safety profile and we would recommend it for West
syndrome … up evaluation were seizure relapse after cessation of spasms, and seizure control …