X-linked infantile spasms (medical condition): Seizure condition in infants.
See also:
Infantile Spasms:
»Introduction: Infantile Spasms
»Symptoms of Infantile Spasms
»Treatments for Infantile Spasms
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for X-linked infantile spasms:
X-linked infantile spasms is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that X-linked infantile spasms, or a subtype of X-linked infantile spasms,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
X-linked infantile spasms: Another name for Infantile Spasms (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Infantile Spasms
»Symptoms of Infantile Spasms
»Treatments for Infantile Spasms
Some of the symptoms of X-linked infantile spasms incude:
See full list of 13 symptoms of X-linked infantile spasms (Infantile Spasms)
Treatments for X-linked infantile spasms (Infantile Spasms) include:
Read more about treatments for X-linked infantile spasms
Treatment of X-linked infantile spasms: For more treatment information about X-linked infantile spasms, see treatment of Infantile Spasms (X-linked 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)
These medical disease topics may be related to X-linked infantile spasms:
Source - NIH
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