"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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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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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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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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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.
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Fosi T, Chu C, Chong WK, Clark C, Scott RC, Boyd S, De Haan M, Neville B. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging evidence for altered structural remodeling of the temporal lobe in West syndrome. Epilepsia. 2015 Apr; 56(4):608-16.
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Sundaram SK, Chugani HT, Tiwari VN, Huq AH. SCN2A mutation is associated with infantile spasms and bitemporal glucose hypometabolism. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Jul; 49(1):46-9.
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Tiwari VN, Sundaram SK, Chugani HT, Huq AH. Infantile spasms are associated with abnormal copy number variations. J Child Neurol. 2013 Oct; 28(10):1191-6.