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infantile spasms
(West's syndrome)
Quick, jackknifing spasms of head, trunk and extremities. Typically associated with significant developmental delay.
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This rare type of seizure disorder occurs in infants before six months of age. There is a high occurrence rate of this seizure when the child is awakening, or when he/she is trying to go to sleep.
Infantile Spasms
Look for clusters of attacks.
Comfort the child when the attacks occur.
Prompt medical attention is needed.
Infantile spasms (see Neurologic Disorders in Children: Infantile Spasms) are characterized by sudden flexion and adduction of the arms and forward flexion of the trunk. Seizures last a few seconds and recur many times a day.
Infantile spasms: A seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood with the onset predominantly in the first year of life of myoclonic seizures, hypsarrhythmia (abnormal, chaotic electroencephalogram), and mental retardation.
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nfntal spzmz plural noun convulsions or minor epileptic fits in small children
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West syndrome is a type of epilepsy characterized by spasms, abnormal brain wave patterns called hypsarrhythmia and sometimes mental retardation.
Infantile Spasms
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Infantile spasms commonly occur in children younger than 18 months. They are often associated with mental retardation and consist of sudden spasms of muscle groups, causing the child to assume a flexed stature. They are frequent upon awakening.
Infantile Spasms
Primary generalized epileptic seizures occurring in infants between birth and twelve months of age consisting of brief synchronous contractions of the neck, torso, and both arms.
The onset of infantile spasms in individuals affected with Aicardi syndrome is generally observed between the third and fifth months of life. It is at this time that the final connections (neural synapses) are made in the developing human brain.
West Syndrome (Infantile Spasms). West syndrome, also called infantile spasms, is a disorder that involves spasms and developmental delay in children within the first year, usually in infants ages 4 - 8 months.
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Infantile spasms. Infantile spasms are treated with vigabatrin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), or valproate. Some experts recommend that vigabatrin be given first and ACTH administered 10 - 14 days later.
In some cases, the epilepsy starts within a few months of birth with infantile spasms. These seizures may lessen with time and cease altogether, but medication is needed to control them as soon as possible.
Clinically the child presents with infantile spasms, mental retardation and progressive neuropathy. Radiologically, partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum is present on brain MRI: \r\n Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
An epileptic syndrome characterized by the triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and arrest of psychomotor development at seizure onset.
Clinical features and diagnosis of infantile spasms
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Generalised seizures affect the whole brain and include tonic-clonic seizures (previously known as grand mal and most common in children), infantile spasms (West syndrome) and absence seizures (previously known as petit mal) when the child appears to ...
Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder occurring almost exclusively in girls, characterised by infantile spasms (jerking in babies less than 1 year), ...
For example, infantile spasms may be misinterpreted as a simple startle reflex and absence (petit mal) seizures are sometimes attributed to inattention or attention deficit .
Also, there are some specific types of epilepsy associated with specific syndromes, for example “infantile spasms' or “salaam attacks.
Seizures, especially infantile spasms
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Infantile spasms are characterized by a particular posturing of the infant's body, in which the child assumes a jack-knife, or folded position. These spasms may occur frequently in the course of the day or may be continuous.
Children who are subject to infantile spasms may do well on a high fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diet.
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Such disorders include infantile spasms and other epilepsies beginning in infancy. Refer to the American Academy of Paediatrics Red Book for additional information.
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Symptoms usually start when the child is between ages 3 and 5 months. The condition causes infantile spasms (jerking), a type of childhood seizure. Other symptoms include mental retardation and lesions on the retina of the eye or optic nerve.
Aicardi syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by the partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (the structure that links the 2 hemispheres of the brain), infantile spasms (a characteristic form of childhood seizures), ...
Agenesis of the corpus collosum with infantile spasms in female babies.
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agenesis of corpus callosum with chorioretinal abnormality
agenesis of corpus callosum with infantile spasms and ocular abnormalities
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