"Spasms, Infantile" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasms, Infantile" by people in Profiles.
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Acute Leukoencephalopathy with Restricted Diffusion in an Infant with Severe COVID-19 and Dengue Coinfection Progressing to West Syndrome. J Trop Pediatr. 2021 05 17; 67(2).
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Management of West syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic: A viewpoint from South Asian West Syndrome Research Group. Epilepsy Res. 2020 11; 167:106453.
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Infantile spasms and COVID-19: Challenges and solutions in resource-limited settings. Epilepsy Res. 2020 11; 167:106441.
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Management of Infantile Spasms During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Child Neurol. 2020 10; 35(12):828-834.
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Crisis Standard of Care: Management of Infantile Spasms during COVID-19. Ann Neurol. 2020 08; 88(2):215-217.
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A Child with a c.6923_6928dup (p.Arg2308_Met2309dup) SPTAN1 Mutation Associated with a Severe Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 07 06; 19(7).
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Causes of mortality in early infantile epileptic encephalopathy: A systematic review. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 08; 85:32-36.
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West Syndrome: A Review and Guide for Paediatricians. Clin Drug Investig. 2018 Feb; 38(2):113-124.
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A quinidine non responsive novel KCNT1 mutation in an Indian infant with epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures. Brain Dev. 2018 Mar; 40(3):229-232.
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A pulse rapamycin therapy for infantile spasms and associated cognitive decline. Neurobiol Dis. 2011 Aug; 43(2):322-9.