Epidemiological data of West syndrome in Finland

R Riikonen - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
… changes in the incidence of West syndrome (WS) could be used to evaluate changes in
the quality of prenatal care over time. The incidence of WS in Finland did not change (1960–…

Long‐term mortality of patients with West syndrome

M Sillanpää, R Riikonen, MM Saarinen… - Epilepsia …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… The Finnish death register has been shown to be valid and reliable for epidemiological
considered representative of the Finnish population for the risk of death for West syndrome. …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term outcomes in patients with West syndrome: an outpatient clinical study

BT Güveli, Ö Çokar, N Dörtcan, G Benbir, V Demirbilek… - Seizure, 2015 - Elsevier
… We examine the long-term consequences of West syndrome (WS) on 109 patients with a …
Nearly half of all patients with seizure onset in the first year of life suffer from West syndrome (…

West syndrome: etiological and prognostic aspects

K Watanabe - Brain and Development, 1998 - Elsevier
… are not recognized for West syndrome in the current International Classification. In most
literature dealing with West syndrome, however, cryptogenic West syndrome is defined as one …

Infantile spasms syndrome, West syndrome and related phenotypes: what we know in 2013

P Pavone, P Striano, R Falsaperla, L Pavone… - Brain and …, 2014 - Elsevier
… The history of infantile spasms and West syndrome (WS) develops through three important
steps: (1) the publication by the English physician, William James West (1793–1848), in 1841 …

Management practices for West syndrome in South Asia: a survey study and meta‐analysis

P Madaan, P Chand, K Linn, J Wanigasinghe… - Epilepsia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… Considering the dearth of literature on West syndrome (WS) from South Asian countries,
this study aimed to evaluate the management practices in South Asia by an online survey and …

Epilepsy syndromes in patients with childhood-onset seizures in Finland

M Sillanpää, M Jalava, S Shinnar - Pediatric neurology, 1999 - Elsevier
… There is insufficient data on the distribution of epilepsy syndromes in the population and
their effect on long-term prognosis. This report presents the data on epilepsy syndromes in a …

Epidemiological study of nephropathia epidemica in Finland 1989-96

M Brummer-Korvenkontio, O Vapalahti… - … journal of infectious …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
… Health Care Center, Ilomantsi, Finland This study presents data on 33,000 serum samples
studied from July 1989 to June 1996 in Finland, with 6,701 serologically confirmed Puumala …

Epidemiology of Sindbis virus infections in Finland 1981–96: possible factors explaining a peculiar disease pattern

M Brummer-Korvenkontio, O Vapalahti… - Epidemiology & …, 2002 - cambridge.org
… for the disease have existed for two decades, the epidemiology of PD in Finland has not …
analyse and present the large body of data on epidemiology of PD that has accumulated up to …

[HTML][HTML] Infantile spasms (West syndrome): update and resources for pediatricians and providers to share with parents

JW Wheless, PA Gibson, KL Rosbeck, M Hardin… - BMC pediatrics, 2012 - Springer
… Infantile spasms (IS; West syndrome) is a severe form of encephalopathy that typically affects
… of the disease and in the counseling and guidance of families who have an infant with IS. …