TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2016 -- Many infants with a rare form of epilepsy known as infantile spasms aren't promptly diagnosed, and that delay can lead to devastating health consequences, new research ...

BALTIMORE -- Children with infantile spasms were not likely to have a sibling who also had infantile spasms, other forms of epilepsy, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a retrospective cohort study ...

One survey indicated that two-thirds of providers utilize ACTH as first-line treatment for patients with IS. 1 Recent studies show that ACTH is not only successful at treating spasms, but is also ...

Health advisor Lidia Molinara highlighted infantile spasms, a serious seizure type in babies aged 3-12 months, often mistaken ...

June 15, 2012 — The American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society have released new guidelines on the medical management of infantile spasms in children. The guideline updates the last ...

Infantile spasms represent a severe epileptic encephalopathy predominantly affecting early childhood, with West syndrome constituting a well‐defined clinical subset marked by a triad of spasms, ...

The ketogenic diet is a nonpharmacologic treatment for epilepsy. Infantile spasm is a particular form of epilepsy in infants characterized by a high level of resistance to antiepileptic drugs and a ...

Orphan status for child epilepsy related disease Co plans to file IND for CPP-115 in H1 2011 Shares up as much as 31 percent Sept 21 (Reuters) - Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc said its ...

A mum whose daughter was diagnosed with infantile spasms last year has shared a video of what they look like, so parents know what to look out for. Sherrie Judd, from Australia, explained that when ...

Infantile spasms Infantile spasms syndrome is a rare childhood epilepsy disorder. Since some evidence suggests that earlier treatment is associated with better outcomes, providers are encouraged to ...