IS

Introduction: IS

Description of IS

IS (medical condition): Seizure condition in infants.

See also:

Infantile Spasms:
  »Introduction: Infantile Spasms
  »Symptoms of Infantile Spasms
  »Treatments for Infantile Spasms

IS: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

IS is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that IS, or a subtype of IS, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

IS as a Disease

IS: Another name for Infantile Spasms (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Infantile Spasms
  »Symptoms of Infantile Spasms
  »Treatments for Infantile Spasms

Symptoms of IS (Infantile Spasms)

Some of the symptoms of IS incude:

• Myoclonic seizures
• Hypsarrhythmia (chaotic electroencephalogram)
• Mental retardation
• Microcephaly
• Dysmorphism

See full list of 13 symptoms of IS (Infantile Spasms)

Treatments for IS (Infantile Spasms)

Treatments for IS (Infantile Spasms) include:

• ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone)
• Prednisone
• Antiepileptic medications
• Vigabatrin
• Surgical resection of a seizure focus

Read more about treatments for IS

Treatment of IS: For more treatment information about IS, see treatment of Infantile Spasms (IS)

IS: Article Excerpts about Infantile Spasms

Infantile spasm (IS) is a rare seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood. The onset is predominantly in the first year of life. Characteristic features of IS, sometimes called West syndrome, include myoclonic seizures, hypsarrhythmia (abnormal, chaotic electroencephalogram), and mental retardation. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Infantile Spasms Information Page: NINDS)

IS: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to IS:

• West syndrome
• Down's syndrome
• Aicardi syndrome
• cerebral dysplasia
• cerebral atrophy
• microcephaly
• lissencephaly
• tuberous sclerosis

Terms associated with IS:

Terms Similar to IS:

• ISSX
• Infantile spasm
• X-linked infantile spasm syndrome
• X-linked infantile spasms
• West syndrome

Source - NIH

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