612 top medical experts on Infantile Spasms across 46 countries and 38 U.S. states, including 501 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Infantile Spasms: An epileptic syndrome characterized by the triad of infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and arrest of psychomotor development at seizure onset. The majority present between 3-12 months of age, with spasms consisting of combinations of brief flexor or extensor movements of the head, trunk, and limbs. The condition is divided into two forms: cryptogenic (idiopathic) and symptomatic (secondary to a known disease process such as intrauterine infections; nervous system abnormalities; brain diseases, metabolic, inborn; prematurity; perinatal asphyxia; tuberous sclerosis; etc.). (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp744-8)
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Epileptic Syndromes (1,333), Generalized Epilepsy (1,214).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 38 including 16 Completed, 5 Recruiting
  5. Synonyms: Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms,  Hypsarrhythmia,  Jackknife Seizures,  Nodding Spasm,  Salaam Seizures,  Spasmus Nutans,  Symptomatic Infantile Spasms,  West Syndrome


  

        

                    


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