Neurology

West syndrome is a rare form of neurological disorder, an age-related specific Epileptic Encephalopathy that displays an umbrella of symptoms such as seizures known as epileptic (infantile) spasms, gross EEG abnormalities of hypsarrhythmia and intellectual disability.  There are many different causes of epileptic spasms. It can be due to the previous existence of brain damage signs (psychomotor retardation, neurologic signs, radiologic signs, or other types of seizures) or on the basis of etiology that is characterized by a lack of previous signs of brain damage. The X-linked form of West syndrome affects males more often than females. If a specific cause can ...