Prompt diagnosis and treatment of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome, a severe seizure disorder beginning in infancy, can prevent developmental delays. But non-Hispanic Black children are less likely ...

LOS ANGELES — Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of caregiver-recorded videos has the potential to diagnose infantile epileptic spasm syndrome, according to a new study. Infants with the condition ...

Infantile spasms represent a severe epileptic encephalopathy predominantly affecting early childhood, with West syndrome constituting a well‐defined clinical subset marked by a triad of spasms, ...

Infantile spasms (IS) are a rare, but serious type of seizure, occurring in 1 in 2,000 children, which can cause catastrophic, permanent damage to a child's developing brain. The seizures include ...

Infantile spasms are sudden seizures occurring in brief clusters, often lasting just a few seconds. The symptoms of infantile spasms can range from mild head nodding to more intense movements like ...

When Faustina Cavero, 31, first saw her baby make an odd gesture, she thought she must have scared her when picking her up. The nearly 5-month-old's arms would stretch and stiffen. She made faces like ...

Emmy Russell, who is Loretta Lynn's granddaughter and a former finalist on American Idol, is updating fans on her 7-month-old daughter Taylor's terrifying medical ordeal. After rushing the baby to the ...