Knowing which syndrome will help the doctors to choose the appropriate. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. A syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms which, if they occur together, can suggest a particular condition. Many children and young people will have a set of related symptoms which fit a particular pattern and this will determine which syndrome they have. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. Periventricular leukomalacia and west syndrome okumura. West syndrome genetic and rare diseases information center. Analisis, factores etiologicos y opciones terapeuticas. It is named after the english physician, william james west 17931848, who first described it in an article published in the lancet in 1841. Etiologia, fisiopatologia, clinica, diagnostico, tratamento e prognostico sanzarrazola heydi1, andiaberazain cinthya2 resumen west syndrome ws is a pediatric agedependent epileptic encephalopathy characterized by the classic triad of infantile epileptic spasms, characteristic eeg pattern.
Media in category middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirusthe following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. West syndrome is an agedependent epileptic encephalopathy characterized by electoclinical triad of epileptic spasms, retardation of psychomotor development and. For language access assistance, contact the ncats public information officer. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and other pediatric health care providers are all potentially key early contacts for families who have an infant with is. Epileptic spasms, is an uncommontorare epileptic disorder in infants, children and adults. West syndrome is a severe form of encephalopathy that typically affects infants younger than 2 years old.
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