West syndrome, the most prevalent type of syndromic epileptic encephalopathy affecting infants, is a devastating and often fatal condition. It is characterized by a triad of symptoms -- seizures ...

Citation: An animal model of West syndrome exhibits a progressive increase in epileptic spasms and learning and memory deficits (2022, November 3) retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy most common in infancy. It is characterized by infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia and mental deficiency. With this said, diagnosis of West syndrome can ...

West syndrome or West's Syndrome is an uncommon to rare epileptic disorder in infants. West syndrome was named after the English doctor and surgeon William James West (1793-1848), who lived in ...

West syndrome (WS), defined by the triad of infantile spasms, pathognomonic hypsarrhythmia and developmental regression, is a rare epileptic disease affecting about 1:3500 live births. To get ...