Spasms, Infantile
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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.). (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp744-8)
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D013036
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.760 C10.228.140.490.493.875
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Concept/Terms |
Spasms, Infantile- Spasms, Infantile
- Infantile Spasm
- Infantile Spasms
- Lightning Attacks
- Attack, Lightning
- Attacks, Lightning
- Lightning Attack
- West Syndrome
- Syndrome, West
Jackknife Seizures- Jackknife Seizures
- Jackknife Seizure
- Seizure, Jackknife
- Seizures, Jackknife
Symptomatic Infantile Spasms- Symptomatic Infantile Spasms
- Infantile Spasm, Symptomatic
- Infantile Spasms, Symptomatic
- Spasm, Symptomatic Infantile
- Spasms, Symptomatic Infantile
- Symptomatic Infantile Spasm
- Symptomatic West Syndrome
- Syndrome, Symptomatic West
- West Syndrome, Symptomatic
Salaam Attacks- Salaam Attacks
- Attacks, Salaam
- Salaam Seizures
- Seizures, Salaam
Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms- Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms
- Cryptogenic Infantile Spasm
- Infantile Spasm, Cryptogenic
- Infantile Spasms, Cryptogenic
- Spasm, Cryptogenic Infantile
- Spasms, Cryptogenic Infantile
- Cryptogenic West Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cryptogenic West
- West Syndrome, Cryptogenic
Nodding Spasm- Nodding Spasm
- Nodding Spasms
- Spasm, Nodding
- Spasms, Nodding
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2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasms, Infantile" by people in Profiles.
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Grinspan ZM, Mytinger JR, Baumer FM, Ciliberto MA, Cohen BH, Dlugos DJ, Harini C, Hussain SA, Joshi SM, Keator CG, Knupp KG, McGoldrick PE, Nickels KC, Park JT, Pasupuleti A, Patel AD, Shahid AM, Shellhaas RA, Shrey DW, Singh RK, Wolf SM, Yozawitz EG, Yuskaitis CJ, Waugh JL, Pearl PL. Management of Infantile Spasms During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Child Neurol. 2020 10; 35(12):828-834.
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Grinspan ZM, Mytinger JR, Baumer FM, Ciliberto MA, Cohen BH, Dlugos DJ, Harini C, Hussain SA, Joshi SM, Keator CG, Knupp KG, McGoldrick PE, Nickels KC, Park JT, Pasupuleti A, Patel AD, Pomeroy SL, Shahid AM, Shellhaas RA, Shrey DW, Singh RK, Wolf SM, Yozawitz EG, Yuskaitis CJ, Waugh JL, Pearl PL. Crisis Standard of Care: Management of Infantile Spasms during COVID-19. Ann Neurol. 2020 08; 88(2):215-217.
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Benke TA, Kind PC. Proof-of-concept for a gene replacement approach to CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Brain. 2020 03 01; 143(3):716-718.
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Deuel L, Collins AE, Maa EH, Barr JP, Kern DS. Dravet syndrome and parkinsonism: A case report investigating the dopaminergic system. Neurology. 2019 09 24; 93(13):595-596.
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Arystarkhova E, Haq IU, Luebbert T, Mochel F, Saunders-Pullman R, Bressman SB, Feschenko P, Salazar C, Cook JF, Demarest S, Brashear A, Ozelius LJ, Sweadner KJ. Factors in the disease severity of ATP1A3 mutations: Impairment, misfolding, and allele competition. Neurobiol Dis. 2019 12; 132:104577.
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Demarest ST, Olson HE, Moss A, Pestana-Knight E, Zhang X, Parikh S, Swanson LC, Riley KD, Bazin GA, Angione K, Niestroj LM, Lal D, Juarez-Colunga E, Benke TA. CDKL5 deficiency disorder: Relationship between genotype, epilepsy, cortical visual impairment, and development. Epilepsia. 2019 08; 60(8):1733-1742.
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Berg AT, Wusthoff C, Shellhaas RA, Loddenkemper T, Grinspan ZM, Saneto RP, Knupp KG, Patel A, Sullivan JE, Kossoff EH, Chu CJ, Massey S, Valencia I, Keator C, Wirrell EC, Coryell J, Millichap JJ, Gaillard WD. Immediate outcomes in early life epilepsy: A contemporary account. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 08; 97:44-50.
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Demarest S, Pestana-Knight EM, Olson HE, Downs J, Marsh ED, Kaufmann WE, Partridge CA, Leonard H, Gwadry-Sridhar F, Frame KE, Cross JH, Chin RFM, Parikh S, Panzer A, Weisenberg J, Utley K, Jaksha A, Amin S, Khwaja O, Devinsky O, Neul JL, Percy AK, Benke TA. Severity Assessment in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 08; 97:38-42.
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Olson HE, Demarest ST, Pestana-Knight EM, Swanson LC, Iqbal S, Lal D, Leonard H, Cross JH, Devinsky O, Benke TA. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5 Deficiency Disorder: Clinical Review. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 08; 97:18-25.
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Lim Z, Wong K, Downs J, Bebbington K, Demarest S, Leonard H. Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory epilepsy in the CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Epilepsy Res. 2018 10; 146:36-40.
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