Abstract
In this study, West syndrome prognosis over 20 years was described. All information
was obtained from the primary caregivers of patients with West syndrome thorough questionnaires.
Of the 259 respondents, 117 patients born between 1960 and 1980 were analyzed. At
the age of 20 years two patients were deceased, of the surviving patients, 40% of
patients had seizures daily or weekly and 25.2% had been seizure-free for at least
3 years. There was significant difference in the seizure persistence value between
West syndrome etiologies but not between the birth cohorts; of those born in the 1960s
and 1970s. Compared with severe seizure persistence, which was the duration of the
existing daily or weekly seizures at each age, there were no significant difference
between birth cohorts and West syndrome etiologies.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 29,
2001
Received in revised form:
July 13,
2001
Received:
June 22,
2001
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© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
