Kelly G Knupp, Jason Coryell, Katherine C Nickels, Nicole Ryan, Erin Leister, Tobias Loddenkemper, Zachary Grinspan, Adam L Hartman, Eric H Kossoff, William D Gaillard, John R Mytinger, Sucheta Joshi, Renée A Shellhaas, Joseph Sullivan, Dennis Dlugos, Lorie Hamikawa, Anne T Berg, John Millichap, Douglas R Nordli, Elaine Wirrell
OBJECTIVE: Infantile spasms are seizures associated with a severe epileptic encephalopathy presenting in the first 2 years of life, and optimal treatment continues to be debated. This study evaluates early and sustained response to initial treatments and addresses both clinical remission and electrographic resolution of hypsarrhythmia. Secondarily, it assesses whether response to treatment differs by etiology or developmental status. METHODS: The National Infantile Spasms Consortium established a multicenter, prospective database enrolling infants with new diagnosis of infantile spasms...
March 2016: Annals of Neurology