Why the study?
Does a hypsarrhythmia duration longer than three weeks increase the risk of lower mental outcome in infants with infantile spasms?
Population
48 infants with infantile spasms (IS), including 18 (38%) cryptogenic cases and 30 symptomatic cases
Comparison
Hypsarrhythmia duration longer than three weeks vs Hypsarrhythmia duration of three weeks or less
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
at the age of 3 to 13 years
Authors
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In infants with infantile spasms, a hypsarrhythmia duration longer than three weeks is a sensitive prognostic parameter associated with an increased risk of mental retardation.
Does a hypsarrhythmia duration longer than three weeks increase the risk of lower mental outcome in infants with infantile spasms?
In infants with infantile spasms, a hypsarrhythmia duration longer than three weeks is a sensitive prognostic parameter associated with an increased risk of mental retardation.
Primec et al. (2006) studied this question.
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