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1. Infantile Spasms
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Infantile spasms (IS) are seizures seen in epilepsy of infancy and early childhood. The typical pattern of an infantile spasm occurs soon after arousal from sleep, and involves a sudden bending forward and stiffening of the body, arms, and legs. Add...• Author: Francisco de Paula Careta, Iuri Drumond Louro Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
2. West Syndrome -- AOL Medical Encyclopedia
The spasms that occur may range from violent jackknife or "salaam" movements where the whole body bends in half, or they may be no more than a mild twitchin... http://body.aol.com/conditions/west-syndrome
3. Infantile Spasms - Broc's Story
Also follow the link to visit our Infantile Spasms Forum to visit with other families dealing with Infantile Spasms. Most of the information I found gave a very poor prognoses for children with Infantile Spasms but I found one site that did give... http://www.infantilespasms.com/
4. Infantile Spasms Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
West Syndrome is characterized by infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia (abnormal, chaotic brain wave patterns), and mental retardation. Infantile spasms usually stop by age 5, but are often replaced by other seizure types. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/infantilespasms/infantilespasms.htm |
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