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Preferred Name

Infantile Spasms
Synonyms

West Syndrome|Jackknife Seizures|Spasmus Nutans|Lightning Attacks|Salaam Attacks|Hypsarrhythmia|Nodding Spasm|Salaam Seizures
ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12744
abbrev

class_or_indiv

true
definition

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).

external_id_urls

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D013036
external_ids

meshUID:D013036
label

Infantile Spasms
mod_date

2007-10-08
preferred_label

Infantile Spasms
prefixIRI

birnlex_12744
prefLabel

Infantile Spasms
retired

false
synonyms

West Syndrome|Jackknife Seizures|Spasmus Nutans|Lightning Attacks|Salaam Attacks|Hypsarrhythmia|Nodding Spasm|Salaam Seizures
subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12737
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