"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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1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2012 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasms, Infantile" by people in Profiles.
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Development of an online calculator for the prediction of seizure freedom following pediatric hemispherectomy using the Hemispherectomy Outcome Prediction Scale (HOPS). Epilepsia. 2024 Jan; 65(1):46-56.
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Top caregiver concerns in Rett syndrome and related disorders: data from the US natural history study. J Neurodev Disord. 2023 10 13; 15(1):33.
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The development, content and response process validation of a caregiver-reported severity measure for CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Epilepsy Res. 2023 11; 197:107231.
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Inaccuracies in Parental Reporting of Treated Epileptic Spasms: Both Under- and Over-Reporting. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Aug; 145:119-123.
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Epileptic spasms in CDKL5 deficiency disorder: Delayed treatment and poor response to first-line therapies. Epilepsia. 2023 07; 64(7):1821-1832.
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The Effect of Smartphone Video on Lead Time to Diagnosis of Infantile Spasms. J Pediatr. 2023 07; 258:113387.
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The gain of function SCN1A disorder spectrum: novel epilepsy phenotypes and therapeutic implications. Brain. 2022 11 21; 145(11):3816-3831.
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SLC35A2-Related Epilepsy: Global Neuronal Consequences of a Focal Disruption in Glycosylation. Neurology. 2023 01 31; 100(5):225-226.
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Neurobehavioral deficits and a progressive ictogenesis in the tetrodotoxin model of epileptic spasms. Epilepsia. 2022 12; 63(12):3078-3089.
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Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of ATP6V1A encephalopathy: a disorder of lysosomal homeostasis. Brain. 2022 08 27; 145(8):2687-2703.