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Infantile Spasms |
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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.) (MeSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12744 |
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2007-10-08 |
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Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp744-8 |
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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.) (MeSH). |
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Infantile Spasms |
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D013036 |
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2007-10-08 |
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Infantile Spasms |
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Symptomatic West Syndrome Cryptogenic West Syndrome Symptomatic Infantile Spasms Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms |
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Nodding Spasm Lightning Attacks West Syndrome Salaam Seizures Salaam Attacks Jackknife Seizures Spasmus Nutans Hypsarrhythmia |
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MeSH includes implied subtypes |
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