Infantile spasms with hypsarrhythmia and developmental regression.
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Pediatric neurology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, 3–8 months
- Gene(s) involved
- ARX, CDKL5, SPTAN1, STXBP1, TSC1, TSC2
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Infantile spasms
Etiology & mechanism
Diverse brain insults with epileptic encephalopathy.
Gene(s) involved (6)
Symptoms & signs (5)
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