SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From December 1 to 7, 2024, a coalition of organizations will mark the Tenth Annual Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (ISAW). The goal of ISAW is to ...

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, ...

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) ...

BALTIMORE -- Children with infantile spasms were not likely to have a sibling who also had infantile spasms, other forms of epilepsy, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a retrospective cohort study ...

One survey indicated that two-thirds of providers utilize ACTH as first-line treatment for patients with IS. 1 Recent studies show that ACTH is not only successful at treating spasms, but is also ...

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 ...

Infantile spasms Infantile spasms syndrome is a rare childhood epilepsy disorder. Since some evidence suggests that earlier treatment is associated with better outcomes, providers are encouraged to ...

"We've worked tirelessly to drive the message that infantile spasms are a medical emergency requiring swift diagnosis and treatment," said Kari Luther Rosbeck, President & CEO of the TSC Alliance ®.