Spasms, Infantile
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An epileptic syndrome characterized by the triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and arrest of psychomotor development at seizure onset. The majority present between 3-12 months of age, with spasms consisting of combinations of brief flexor or extensor movements of the head, trunk, and limbs. The condition is divided into two forms: cryptogenic (idiopathic) and symptomatic (secondary to a known disease process such as intrauterine infections; nervous system abnormalities; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC, INBORN; prematurity; perinatal asphyxia; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; etc.). (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp744-8)
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D013036
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.760
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Spasms, Infantile- Spasms, Infantile
- Infantile Spasm
- Infantile Spasms
- Lightning Attacks
- Attack, Lightning
- Attacks, Lightning
- Lightning Attack
- West Syndrome
- Syndrome, West
Symptomatic Infantile Spasms- Symptomatic Infantile Spasms
- Infantile Spasm, Symptomatic
- Infantile Spasms, Symptomatic
- Spasm, Symptomatic Infantile
- Spasms, Symptomatic Infantile
- Symptomatic Infantile Spasm
- Symptomatic West Syndrome
- Syndrome, Symptomatic West
- West Syndrome, Symptomatic
Nodding Spasm- Nodding Spasm
- Nodding Spasms
- Spasm, Nodding
- Spasms, Nodding
Salaam Attacks- Salaam Attacks
- Attacks, Salaam
- Salaam Seizures
- Seizures, Salaam
Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms- Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms
- Cryptogenic Infantile Spasm
- Infantile Spasm, Cryptogenic
- Infantile Spasms, Cryptogenic
- Spasm, Cryptogenic Infantile
- Spasms, Cryptogenic Infantile
- Cryptogenic West Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cryptogenic West
- West Syndrome, Cryptogenic
Jackknife Seizures- Jackknife Seizures
- Jackknife Seizure
- Seizure, Jackknife
- Seizures, Jackknife
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasms, Infantile" by people in Profiles.
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Strzelczyk A, Pringsheim M, Mayer T, Polster T, Klotz KA, Muhle H, Alber M, Trollmann R, Spors H, Kluger G, Kurlemann G, Schubert-Bast S. Efficacy, tolerability, and retention of fenfluramine for the treatment of seizures in patients with Dravet syndrome: Compassionate use program in Germany. Epilepsia. 2021 10; 62(10):2518-2527.
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Cope H, Barseghyan H, Bhattacharya S, Fu Y, Hoppman N, Marcou C, Walley N, Rehder C, Deak K, Alkelai A. Detection of a mosaic CDKL5 deletion and inversion by optical genome mapping ends an exhaustive diagnostic odyssey. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 07; 9(7):e1665.
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Berg AT, Chakravorty S, Koh S, Grinspan ZM, Shellhaas RA, Saneto RP, Wirrell EC, Coryell J, Chu CJ, Mytinger JR, Gaillard WD, Valencia I, Knupp KG, Loddenkemper T, Sullivan JE, Poduri A, Millichap JJ, Keator C, Wusthoff C, Ryan N, Dobyns WB, Hegde M. Why West? Comparisons of clinical, genetic and molecular features of infants with and without spasms. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0193599.
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Knupp KG, Leister E, Coryell J, Nickels KC, Ryan N, Juarez-Colunga E, Gaillard WD, Mytinger JR, Berg AT, Millichap J, Nordli DR, Joshi S, Shellhaas RA, Loddenkemper T, Dlugos D, Wirrell E, Sullivan J, Hartman AL, Kossoff EH, Grinspan ZM, Hamikawa L. Response to second treatment after initial failed treatment in a multicenter prospective infantile spasms cohort. Epilepsia. 2016 11; 57(11):1834-1842.
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Knupp KG, Coryell J, Nickels KC, Ryan N, Leister E, Loddenkemper T, Grinspan Z, Hartman AL, Kossoff EH, Gaillard WD, Mytinger JR, Joshi S, Shellhaas RA, Sullivan J, Dlugos D, Hamikawa L, Berg AT, Millichap J, Nordli DR, Wirrell E. Response to treatment in a prospective national infantile spasms cohort. Ann Neurol. 2016 Mar; 79(3):475-84.
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Moey C, Topper S, Karn M, Johnson AK, Das S, Vidaurre J, Shoubridge C. Reinitiation of mRNA translation in a patient with X-linked infantile spasms with a protein-truncating variant in ARX. Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 May; 24(5):681-9.
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Wilmshurst JM, Gaillard WD, Vinayan KP, Tsuchida TN, Plouin P, Van Bogaert P, Carrizosa J, Elia M, Craiu D, Jovic NJ, Nordli D, Hirtz D, Wong V, Glauser T, Mizrahi EM, Cross JH. Summary of recommendations for the management of infantile seizures: Task Force Report for the ILAE Commission of Pediatrics. Epilepsia. 2015 Aug; 56(8):1185-97.
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Hansen J, Snow C, Tuttle E, Ghoneim DH, Yang CS, Spencer A, Gunter SA, Smyser CD, Gurnett CA, Shinawi M, Dobyns WB, Wheless J, Halterman MW, Jansen LA, Paschal BM, Paciorkowski AR. De novo mutations in SIK1 cause a spectrum of developmental epilepsies. Am J Hum Genet. 2015 Apr 02; 96(4):682-90.
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Lee YJ, Berg AT, Nordli DR. Clinical spectrum of epileptic spasms in children. Brain Dev. 2015 Jan; 37(1):37-48.
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Paciorkowski AR, Weisenberg J, Kelley JB, Spencer A, Tuttle E, Ghoneim D, Thio LL, Christian SL, Dobyns WB, Paschal BM. Autosomal recessive mutations in nuclear transport factor KPNA7 are associated with infantile spasms and cerebellar malformation. Eur J Hum Genet. 2014 May; 22(5):587-93.
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