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Meanings of west syndrome in English
Portuguese
síndrome de west Spanish
síndrome de west A severe epilepsy syndrome with triad of infantile spasms, an interictal electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern termed hypsarrhythmia, and mental retardation.
Usage of west syndrome in English
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We retrospectively studied 18 patients with West syndrome treated with ACTH according to Fukuyama's method.
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We experienced one symptomatic case and three cryptogenic cases of West syndrome that showed spontaneous remission.
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Of these, 3 had West syndrome.
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Generally, West syndrome is an intractable epileptic syndrome in infancy, although spontaneous remission has been reported in some cases.
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Here, we report a patient with West syndrome whose chromosome analysis revealed 14q11.2-21.1 duplication.
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An immunologic response to infection might be one of the factors involved in the remission of West syndrome, but the mechanisms remain unknown.
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Our results suggest that choice of drug in the initial treatment of West syndrome should be determined by clinical features (especially etiology).
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The changes in serum antibody values suggest that the spontaneous remission of West syndrome was related to human herpesvirus 6 and 7 infections.