Neurodevelopmental evolution of West syndrome: A 2-year prospective study

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-397

  Guzzetta, Francesco ^a   Cioni, Giovanni ^b   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   Fazzi, Elisa ^c   Biagioni, Enrico ^d   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^c   Bancale, Adina ^b   Baranello, Giovanni ^a   Epifanio, Roberta ^c   Frisone, Maria Flavia ^a   Guzzetta, Andrea ^b   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Mannocci, Alice ^a   Randò, Teresa ^a   Ricci, Daniela ^a   Signorini, Sabrina ^c   Tinelli, Francesca ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d PISTOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy and development; Neurosensory development; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOTROPIN; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MUSCLE SPASM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; VISION; WEST SYNDROME;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 48549106991     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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