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 ...

May 24, 2004 — The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Child Neurology Society (CNS) developed new guidelines for the treatment of infantile spasms, which are published in the May 25 issue of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...