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... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Epilepsy > Epileptic Syndromes > Spasms, Infantile
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Epilepsy > Epilepsy, Generalized > Spasms, Infantile

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Spasms, Infantile  

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Définition

  • 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)

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Infantile Spasms
  • Lightning Attacks
  • West Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VM8FLKFP-P

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 05/05/1976, dernière modification le 24/02/2017