West syndrome in three patients with brain injury and a benign course.

Angelo Russo, Michael Duchowny, Antonella Boni, Melania Giannotta, Melissa Filippini, Giuseppe Gobbi

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Angelo RussoIRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy.

Michael DuchownyDepartment of Neurology and Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Brain Institute, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3200 SW 60th Court, Miami, FL, United States.

Antonella BoniIRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy.

Melania GiannottaIRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy.

Melissa FilippiniIRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy.

Giuseppe GobbiIRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Child Neurology Unit, via Altura 3, Bologna, Italy.

Institute of Neurological Sciences · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITMiami Children's Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infants with West Syndrome and underlying structural pathology typically experience persistent symptomatic focal seizures and intellectual disability. We performed a retrospective case review of 84 patients with West Syndrome evaluated at one institution between 1990 and 2013. From this group we identified three patients with West syndrome and congenital hemiplegia who later developed genetic epilepsy features and had normal intellectual development. This outcome is highly unusual and raises important questions about the relationship and possible influence of genetic epilepsy in patients with pre-existent West Syndrome and brain injury.

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Benign neonatal seizuresCerebral palsyOccipital epilepsyRolandic spikeWest syndrome

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PMID28794986

DOI10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.03.002

PMCPMC5542381

OpenAlexW2597633610

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