Surgery in West Syndrome
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Outcome in West syndrome.
OBJECTIVES To assess the seizure and developmental outcome in children with West syndrome with respect to treatment lag. METHODS Twenty-six children satisfying inclusion criteria of West syndrome i.e., infantile spasms, psychomotor retardation and abnormal EEG pattern were prospectively evaluated. Response to treatment was assessed based on seizure control, EEG, developmental assessment and p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1991
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-5-10-5