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 …

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 …

Managing epilepsy in people with an intellectual disability remains a therapeutic challenge
and must take into account additional issues such as diagnostic difficulties and frequent …

Objectives West syndrome (also known as infantile spasm because of its main seizure type)
is a rare form of epilepsy that begins during early infancy. Recent guidelines and reviews on …

The treatment of infantile spasms is challenging, especially in the context of the following:(1)
a severe phenotype with high morbidity and mortality;(2) the urgency of diagnosis and …

Aim We performed a systematic review and network meta‐analysis (NMA) to obtain
comparative effectiveness estimates and rankings of non‐surgical interventions used to treat …

Infantile spasms are a unique disorder of infancy and early childhood. The average age at
onset of infantile spasms is 6 months and the average incidence of the disorder is …

OBJECTIVE To review the current literature on the efficacy and safety of low-versus high-
dose adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) regimens, low-dose ACTH regimens, and …

This epileptic disorder has become a classic topic for neuropediatricians and the interest is
documented by the large number of publications on this subject. The relative frequency …

婴儿痉挛症(infantilespasms, IS), 又称West 综合征. IS 是婴幼儿期特有的一种癫综合征,
约占婴幼儿期严重癫的一半, 在活产婴儿发病率为1/2000~ 1/3000, 90% 以上患儿1 岁以内发病 …