"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Haviland I, Hector RD, Swanson LC, Verran AS, Sherrill E, Frazier Z, Denny AM, Lucash J, Zhang B, Dubbs HA, Marsh ED, Weisenberg JL, Leonard H, Crippa M, Cogliati F, Russo S, Suter B, Rajaraman R, Percy AK, Schreiber JM, Demarest S, Benke TA, Chopra M, Yu TW, Olson HE. Deletions in the CDKL5 5' untranslated region lead to CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 01; 197(1):e63843.
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Scott RC, Mosh? SL, Holmes GL. Do vaccines cause epilepsy? Review of cases in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Epilepsia. 2024 02; 65(2):293-321.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Farazdaghi M. Age at onset in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Correlations with clinical manifestations. J Clin Neurosci. 2022 Jun; 100:138-142.
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Chugani HT, Kumar A. Neuroinflammation in Children With Infantile Spasms: A Prospective Study Before and After Treatment With Acthar Gel (Repository Corticotropin Injection). J Child Neurol. 2020 10; 35(12):808-812.
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Hu DK, Mower A, Shrey DW, Lopour BA. Effect of interictal epileptiform discharges on EEG-based functional connectivity networks. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 05; 131(5):1087-1098.
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Fosi T, Werner K, Boyd SG, De Haan M, Scott RC, Neville BG. Auditory processing following infantile spasms: An event-related potential study. Epilepsia. 2017 05; 58(5):872-881.
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Todorich B, Thanos A, Yonekawa Y, Capone A. Repair of Total Tractional Retinal Detachment in Norrie Disease: Report of Technique and Successful Surgical Outcome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017 03 01; 48(3):260-262.
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Pellock JM, Faught E, Foroozan R, Sergott RC, Shields WD, Ziemann A, Lee D, Dribinsky Y, Torri S, Othman F, Isojarvi J. Which children receive vigabatrin? Characteristics of pediatric patients enrolled in the mandatory FDA registry. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 07; 60:174-180.
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Rashid S, Chugani HT. Evolution of Surgical Management for Intractable Epileptic Spasms. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2020 10; 35:100581.
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Chugani HT, Ilyas M, Kumar A, Juh?sz C, Kupsky WJ, Sood S, Asano E. Surgical treatment for refractory epileptic spasms: The Detroit series. Epilepsia. 2015 Dec; 56(12):1941-9.