A groundbreaking study has found the underlying cause and a potential treatment for infantile spasms -- intractable epilepsy common in babies and with limited treatment options. Infantile spasm (IS) ...

A study of animal and human brains uncovered what causes infantile spasms and identified a hormone that could be used to treat and alleviate symptoms. By studying the brains of infantile spasm (IS) ...

Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS), often called infantile spasms, is the most common form of epilepsy seen during infancy. Prompt diagnosis and referral to a neurologist are essential.

Infantile spasms represent a severe epileptic encephalopathy predominantly affecting early childhood, with West syndrome constituting a well‐defined clinical subset marked by a triad of spasms, ...

Infantile spasms (IS) are a rare, but serious type of seizure, occurring in 1 in 2,000 children, which can cause catastrophic, permanent damage to a child's developing brain. The seizures include ...

EXETER — One Exeter mother wanted the people around her to understand her child's rare illness, infantile spasms. So she wrote a children's book to help explain it to her family, friends, her child's ...

Infantile spasm (IS) is a severe epileptic syndrome of infancy and accounts for 50% of all epilepsy cases that occur in babies during the first year of life. Current treatment options for this ...

"Infantile spasms are a medical emergency and can cause permanent brain damage if not treated immediately," said Kari Luther Rosbeck, President & CEO of the TSC Alliance ®. "Infantile Spasms Awareness ...