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) …

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders seen in children, with the highest
incidence in the first year of life. Diagnostic accuracy can be challenging because many …

The diagnosis, evaluation, and management of infantile spasms (IS) continue to pose
significant challenges to the treating physician. Although an evidence‐based practice …

Cognitive and behavioural comorbidities are often seen in children with epilepsy, and are
more common and severe in refractory epilepsy. These comorbidities are associated with …

Summary 10· 5 million children worldwide are estimated to have active epilepsy. Over the
past 15 years, syndrome-oriented clinical and EEG diagnosis, and better aetiological …

Background Infantile spasms (West's Syndrome) is a syndrome that includes a peculiar type
of epileptic seizure—the spasms—and an electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormality often …

Children with infantile spasms are likely to have a poor outcome. Outcome measures for
infantile spasms include primary response to treatment, relapse of spasms, neurological …

Background Infantile spasms is a severe infantile seizure disorder that is difficult to treat and
has a high morbidity. Absence of spasms on days 13 and 14 after randomisation is more …

Purpose: To determine the population‐based epidemiology of infantile spasms (IS) among
Atlanta children. Methods: By using data from a cross‐sectional, population‐based …

The long-term outcome of Finnish children with West syndrome was evaluated. Two
hundred and fourteen patients were followed up for 20–35 years or until death. A third of the …