Title of article: West Syndrome Authors: Ayman Khaled, Saeed Bakeer Editors: Ainaa A.Alzamari, Hamid Ghanem Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Genetic disorder, Infantile spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, Epilepsy Abstract Background: West syndrome, also known as infantile spasms (IS), is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hypsarrhythmia, psychomotor delay, and clinical spasms. Causes include genetic variants, injuries, infectious processes, and brain structural abnormalities. Over 200 possible causes are grouped into prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal disorders, including structural, infectious, genetic, immune, or metabolic disorders. Methodology: A systematic review search was done which studied West syndrome primarily through the PubMed databases Introduction West syndrome, […]
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