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Epileptic_Spasm

Muscle contractions of variable duration that affects primarily axial muscles Frequently occurs in clusters: -short myoclonic jerk -to a sustained tonic posture -salaam posture (abduction of both arms) Bancaud 1981 Postural Tonic Seizure Tonic axial seizures with extension of head, neck, and trunk may also occur Luders 1998 Blume 2001 1.1.1.2 Postural: Adoption of a posture that may be bilaterally symmetric or asymmetric (as in a "fencing posture"). Location: Left/right/axial/generalized/bilateral asymmetric

Luders 1998 Epileptic Spasm Location: Left/Right/Axial/Generalized/Bilateral Asymmetric Simple, unnatural movements Like Broadman 4&6 stimulation Blume 2001 1.1.1.1 Epileptic spasm (formerly infantile spasm): Noun: A sudden flexion, extension, or mixed extension flexion of predominantly proximal and truncal muscles that is usually more sustained than a myoclonic movement but not so sustained as a tonic seizure (i.e., ~1s). Limited forms may occur: grimacing, head nodding,. Epileptic spasms frequently occur in clusters Engel 2001 Spasms Berg 2010 Spasms: epileptic spasms, infantile spasms

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