Are infantile spasms bilateral?
Imaging studies revealed bilateral perisylvian lesions characteristic of polymicrogyria. Infantile spasms may be the presenting seizure type in some patients with the congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome.
Do infantile spasms cause brain damage?
Outlook for this condition. Infantile spasms is a complex and rare disorder that can have very serious consequences. It can lead to death in some babies, and cause intellectual disabilities and developmental problems in others. Even once the seizures are gone, the damaging brain effects can remain.
How do I know if my baby has infantile spasms?
Symptoms of Infantile Spasms (IS)
- Raise their arms over their head or stick their arms straight out to the side.
- Stiffen their legs or “tuck them into the belly,” as if having stomach pain.
- Suddenly bend at the waist.
- Drop or bob their heads briefly.
- Roll their eyes back suddenly with subtle head nodding.
Will infantile spasms always show on EEG?
Unfortunately, just because a child is having infantile spasms and has an EEG, it doesn’t always show up right away. We always talk to families about the importance of requesting a longer EEG to make sure that you’re capturing that brain activity for as long as you can to see if hypsarrhythmia is present.
What is the prognosis of infantile spasms?
What’s the outlook for children with infantile spasms? Most children with infantile spasms have intellectual disabilities later in life. Children with IS have a higher chance of moderate to severe developmental delay if they have an underlying brain disorder or injury.
Can infantile spasms be fatal?
Infantile spasms is a complex and rare disorder that can have very serious consequences. It can lead to death in some babies, and cause intellectual disabilities and developmental problems in others. Even once the seizures are gone, the damaging brain effects can remain.
What is infantile spasms (is)?
Infantile spasms (IS) is a seizure disorder in babies. The seizures (or spasms) make muscles in the arms and legs stiff and bend the baby’s head forward.
What causes infantile spasms (jackknife)?
the head bent forward with arms flung out and the knees pulled into the body (described as “jackknife”) What Causes Infantile Spasms? Infantile spasms (also called West syndrome) can be caused by brain malformations, infections, brain injury, or abnormal blood vessels in the brain.
Does hypsarrhythmia suggest infantile spasms in children?
Hypsarrhythmia can strongly suggest that a child has infantile spasms. However, not all children with infantile spasms have this condition. There are hundreds of possible causes of infantile spasms. Almost any disease or disorder of the brain can cause it. Some children have normal development before infantile spasms, and no cause is found.
When do infantile spasms go away?
Although the spasms usually go away by the time a child is 4 years old, many babies with IS will have other kinds of epilepsy later in life. What Do Infantile Spasms Look Like?