Abstract
West syndrome is a rare and severe infant #epilepticencephalopathy, covering 25-30% of infantile #epilepsies. It’s
incidence is 2-3.5/ 10000 live births. The clinical picture usually
starts with infantile spasms, which can occur in clusters and is often
associated with developmental arrest or regression. In 75% of the
cases the interictal EEG shows #hypsarrhythmia, which is chaotic,
high amplitude, slow wave activity. The underlying diseases can
be a variety of different neurological etiologies, such as metabolic,
structural developmental, perinatal lesions, genetic or #neurocutandisorders. Despite the widening scale of #diagnosticpossibilities,
detection of the underlying disease is unsuccessful in case of at least
a quarter of the patients [1]. Early diagnosis and adequate therapy
are key factors in achieving better outcomes [2].
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