Diagnosis delay in West syndrome: Misdiagnosis and consequences

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1695-1701

  Auvin, Stéphane ^a,b,c,f   Hartman, Adam L ^d   Desnous, Béatrice ^a,b,c   Moreau, Anne Christine ^b,c   Alberti, Corinne ^b,c   Delanoe, Catherine ^c   Romano, Alfonso ^e   Terrone, Gaetano ^e   Kossoff, Eric H ^d   Del Giudice, Ennio ^e   Titomanlio, Luigi ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f Section of Radiology   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis delay; Epilepsy; Infantile spasms; Misdiagnosis; Outcome; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLITIS; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEST SYNDROME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BALTIMORE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871285270     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1813-6     Document Type: Article

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