From December 1 to 7, 2025, a coalition of organizations will mark the Eleventh Annual Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (ISAW) ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article said early diagnosis and treatment can prevent developmental delays in children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome, but it failed to note that most ...

Researchers at Texas Children’s Hospital have identified a possible cause of infantile spasms (IS) as well as a potentially novel way to treat this condition. The cause and potential treatment are ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society evaluates the treatment of infantile spasms. The guideline is published in the May 25 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model correctly identified 83% of movements that were infantile spasms. Researchers developed a digital tool ...

Infantile spasms are hard to diagnose, which can lead to treatment delays, according to the study authors. Children under age 2 with a rare disorder that causes spasms have frequent doctors’ visits ...

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC (Upsher-Smith) today reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to the epilepsy community by recognizing National Epilepsy Awareness Month and participating in key events ...

Sabril approved for infantile spasms and adult epileptic seizures The FDA has approved Sabril (vigabatrin, from Lundbeck) oral solution as monotherapy for infantile spasms in children 1 month to 2 ...

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome, a severe seizure disorder beginning in infancy, can prevent developmental delays. But non-Hispanic Black children are less likely ...