Objective Infantile spasm (IS) is a convulsive disease characterized by brief, symmetric axial
muscle contraction (neck, trunk, and/or extremities). IS is a type of seizure that was first …

Aims. To assess the localizing value of ictal SPECT in very young epilepsy surgery
candidates when cerebral haemodynamic responses are known to be immature. Methods …

Infantile spasms (ISs) is a devastating form of an early infantile epileptic encephalopathy.
The patterns of response of multiple regimens, and the difference in response rates for the …

Background Infantile spasms belong to the group of epileptic encephalopathies that typically
occur in early infancy and are often associated with severe developmental delay. Little is …

West syndrome is a generalized epileptic syndrome of infancy, that is characterized by
clinical spasms and hypsarrhythmia and usually has an onset age before two years old …

Purpose Epileptic spasms sometimes begin after the first year of life, and such seizures are
recognized as late-onset spasms (LOS). The prognosis of LOS is poor, and a treatment …

West syndrome is a genetically heterogeneous electro-clinical syndrome starting in early
infancy. Short-term goal of therapy is spasm control and with standard hormonal or …

Hintergrund: Infantile Spasmen (IS) gehören zur Gruppe der Epilepsiesyndrome, welche
typischerweise im Säuglingsalter auftreten. Diese Erkrankung zählt zu den häufigsten …

Infantile spasm also known as West syndrome is a devastating form of an early infantile
encephalopathy, and belongs to the group of drug resistant epilepsy, with an incidence of …

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SEIZURE DISORDERS CORTICAL EXCITABILITY MEASURES IN PATIENTS AND …