Objective Despite numerous guidelines, the overall outcome of infantile spasms is poor, with
only a small number of patients being able to attend school. The purpose of this study was to …

Aicardi syndrome (AS) is a rare congenital disorder with neurodevelopmental symptoms that
in the significant majority of cases occurs in females. It is typically characterized by a classic …

The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet in improving the
quality of life of patients with West Syndrome, in the control of spasms and convulsions, the …

This thesis addresses some understudied aspects of epilepsy surgery with special emphasis
on children and adolescents. The specific aims were to analyse educational and …

Since the ground-breaking work of Gomez in the 1970s and the later epidemiological
studies of Webb and Osborne (1), the link between early onset epilepsy, especially infantile …

Sleep and epilepsy have an intimate relationship. Some epilepsy syndromes are
characterized by seizures occurring mostly or exclusively during sleep or on awakening …

Le syndrome de spasmes infantiles symptomatique est une encéphalopathie épileptique
développementale spécifique du nourrisson avec une légère prédominance masculine. Elle …

Objectives To study the factors influencing the short-term (28 days) efficacy of initial
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) …

Purpose: The best possible outcomes in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome require
electroclinical remission; however, determining electrographic remission is not …