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 …

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 …

Objective To determine the underlying etiologies in a contemporary cohort of infants with
infantile spasms and to examine response to treatment. Methods Identification of the …

The current spectrum of disorders associated to clinical spasms with onset in infancy is
wider than previously thought; accordingly, its terminology has changed. Nowadays, the …

Background: Infantile spasms (West syndrome) is an epilepsy condition affecting 1 in 2000
infants. Perhaps no more worrisome neurologic disorder exists because of its frequent …

Background: West syndrome is an age dependant syndrome, which includes a peculiar type
of epileptic seizure (infantile spasms), usually hypsarrhythmia and in the majority …

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) …

West syndrome, or infantile spasms syndrome is a frequently catastrophic infantile epileptic
encephalopathy with a variety of etiologies. Despite the heterogeneous nature of causes of …

Infantile spasms, and specifically within the context of West syndrome, is one of the most
common epileptic encephalopathies to occur in early infancy. Early recognition and …

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 …