Spasms (definition)

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ψ	Spasms, Infantile

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Definition: 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)

epileptic seizures only: do not confuse with SPASM + INFANT for non-epileptic seizures in inf such as in tetany or vitamin defic; check tag INFANT or INFANT, NEWBORN

Other names West Syndrome; Symptomatic Infantile Spasms; Spasmus Nutans; Salaam Seizures; Nodding Spasm; Jackknife Seizures; Infantile Spasms; Hypsarrhythmia; Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms; West Syndrome, Symptomatic; West Syndrome, Cryptogenic; Syndrome, West; Syndrome, Symptomatic West; Syndrome, Cryptogenic West; Symptomatic Infantile Spasm; Spasms, Symptomatic Infantile; Spasms, Cryptogenic Infantile; Spasm, Symptomatic Infantile; Spasm, Nodding; Spasm, Cryptogenic Infantile

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
X-linked infantile spasm syndrome	0	Spasms, Infantile Aicardi Syndrome.
Norrie disease	0	Blindness/congenital Nervous System Diseases *Spasms, Infantile.
Microcephaly, corpus callosum dysgenesis and cleft lip-palate	0	Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Exophthalmos Intellectual Disability Microcephaly Spasms, Infantile *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum.
PEHO syndrome	0	Brain Edema Optic Atrophy Spasms, Infantile Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Epileptic encephalopathy, Lennox-Gastaut type	0	Intellectual Disability Spasms, Infantile.
Convulsions, benign familial infantile, 1	0	*Spasms, Infantile/congenital.

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Spasms, Infantile