| Title |
Treatment of infantile spasms
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001770.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eleanor C Hancock, John P Osborne, Stuart W Edwards |
| Abstract |
Infantile spasms (West's Syndrome) is a syndrome that includes a peculiar type of epileptic seizure-the spasms-and an electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormality often called hypsarrhythmia. Psychomotor retardation is frequently found at follow-up. Approximately two-thirds of affected infants will have a detectable underlying neurological abnormality, but still little is known about the pathophysiological basis for infantile spasms, and treatment remains problematic. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 239 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 54 | 22% |
| Unknown | 62 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 104 | 43% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 5% |
| Psychology | 11 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 71 | 29% |
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