Epileptic Spasms

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Elaine Wirrell
Keyword(s):  
Epileptic Spasms

FOCAL EPILEPTIC SPASMS INVOLVING ONE LEG EMERGING DURING THE CLINICAL COURSE OF WEST SYNDROME (WS)

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Tanoue ◽  
H Oguni ◽  
N Nakayama ◽  
K Sasaki ◽  
Y Ito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Course ◽  
West Syndrome ◽  
Epileptic Spasms

Concordance between the interictal focal EEG pattern and MRI lesions as a predictor of a favorable surgical outcome in patients with epileptic spasms: a Chinese study

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuiping Xu ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
Guojun Zhang ◽  
Gary B. Rajah ◽  
Yuping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Frequency ◽  
Surgical Outcome ◽  
Epileptic Spasms ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Chinese Study ◽  
Interictal Eeg ◽  
Atypical Absence ◽  
Multilobar Resection ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Eeg Pattern

OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study was to evaluate the electro-clinical features, etiology, treatment, and postsurgical seizure outcomes in patients with intractable epileptic spasms (ESs).METHODSThe authors retrospectively studied the medical records of all patients who had presented with medically intractable ESs and had undergone surgery in the period between October 2009 and August 2015. The interictal electroencephalography (EEG) pattern, MRI studies, magnetoencephalography findings, and postsurgical seizure outcomes were compared.RESULTSTwenty-six patients, 12 boys and 14 girls (age range 3–22 years), were eligible for study inclusion. Of these 26 patients, 84.6% (22) presented with multiple seizure types including partial seizures (PSs) independent of the ESs (30.8%); ESs followed by tonic seizures (30.8%); myoclonic seizures (19.2%); tonic seizures (19.2%); ESs followed by PSs (19.2%); focal seizures with secondary generalization (15.4%); atypical absence (11.5%); PSs followed by ESs (7.7%); and myoclonic followed by tonic seizures (7.7%). Seventeen patients underwent multilobar resection and 9 underwent unilobar resection. At the last follow-up (mean 36.6 months), 42.3% of patients were seizure free (outcome classification [OC] 1), 23.1% had > 50% reduction in seizure frequency (OC2–OC4), and 34.6% had < 50% reduction in seizure frequency or no improvement (OC5 and OC6). Predictors of favorable outcomes included an interictal focal EEG pattern and concordance between interictal EEG and MRI-demonstrated lesions (p = 0.001 and 0.004, respectively).CONCLUSIONSA favorable surgical outcome is achievable in a highly select group of patients with ESs secondary to structural lesions. Interictal EEG can help in identifying patients with the potential for favorable resective outcomes.

scholarly journals Modeling epileptic spasms during infancy: Are we heading for the treatment yet?

2020 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 107578
Author(s):  
Libor Velíšek ◽  
Jana Velíšková
Keyword(s):  
Epileptic Spasms

O8 – 2053 Epileptic spasms beyond infancy. Is LOES more than a description?

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. S3
Author(s):  
A Schoonjans ◽  
S Kenis ◽  
K Verhaert ◽  
A Van de Vel ◽  
B Ceulemans
Keyword(s):  
Epileptic Spasms

scholarly journals Insufficient Efficacy of Corpus Callosotomy for Epileptic Spasms With Biphasic Muscular Contractions

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotaro Kanai ◽  
Tohru Okanishi ◽  
Mitsuyo Nishimura ◽  
Masayoshi Oguri ◽  
Hideo Enoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Callosotomy ◽  
Epileptic Spasms

scholarly journals Mystery Case: An infant with developmental delay, epileptic spasms, and acrocyanosis

Neurology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (21) ◽  
pp. 939-942
Author(s):  
Priyanka Madaan ◽  
Lokesh Saini ◽  
Sameer Vyas ◽  
Savita Verma Attri ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Epileptic Spasms

scholarly journals A conundrum of West syndrome, behavioural problems and parental expressed emotions: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. e100111
Author(s):  
Yogender Kumar Malik ◽  
Nidhi Chauhan ◽  
Akhilesh Sharma ◽  
Susanta Padhy
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
West Syndrome ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Optimal Outcome ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Epileptic Spasms ◽  
Expressed Emotions ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Problems ◽  
The Ideal

West syndrome (WS) is the most common epileptic syndrome in infancy characterised by epileptic spasms, hypsarrhythmia and neurodevelopmental problems. Epileptic spasms remain in many ways a conundrum, and the ideal intervention, as well as how to screen patients to provide optimal care and certainly its genetic cause, remains puzzling. It is important to screen infants for early recognition and intervention to achieve the optimal outcome. We hereby discuss the approach to management of a boy aged 4½ years old with WS and behavioural problems and of parental expressed emotions.

scholarly journals Secular changes in severity of intellectual disability in tuberous sclerosis complex: A reflection of improved identification and treatment of epileptic spasms?

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Tye ◽  
Laura E. Thomas ◽  
Julian R. Sampson ◽  
Julia Lewis ◽  
Finbar O'Callaghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Tuberous Sclerosis ◽  
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex ◽  
Secular Changes ◽  
Epileptic Spasms

Analysis of surgical strategies for children with epileptic spasms

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Yiou Liu ◽  
Wenjing Zhou ◽  
Bo Hong ◽  
Haixiang Wang ◽  
Jiuluan Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Strategies ◽  
Epileptic Spasms
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