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) …

Children with infantile spasms are likely to have a poor outcome. Outcome measures for
infantile spasms include primary response to treatment, relapse of spasms, neurological …

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of the ketogenic diet (KD) with standard
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) treatment in infants with West syndrome. Methods In …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The treatment of epilepsy in children is highly individualized at each
and every major step in the management. This review examines various factors that modify …

Abstract Objective Common data elements (CDEs) are standardized questions and answer
choices that allow aggregation, analysis, and comparison of observations from multiple …

Summary Objective The multicenter National Infantile Spasms Consortium prospective
cohort was used to compare outcomes and phenotypic features of patients with infantile …

The treatment of infantile spasms is challenging, especially in the context of the following:(1)
a severe phenotype with high morbidity and mortality;(2) the urgency of diagnosis and …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND No large-scale studies have specifically evaluated the
outcomes of infantile spasms (IS) of unknown cause, previously known as cryptogenic or …

Objective We aimed to explore the feasibility of using scalp‐recorded high‐frequency
oscillations (HFOs) to evaluate the efficacy and prognosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone …

Purpose To assess epilepsy, motor function, cognitive, sleep, and quality of life outcomes
and their predictors in a follow-up cohort with West syndrome (WS) at≥ 5 years of age …