Concept information
Preferred term
West syndrome
Definition
- Epileptic spasms, is an uncommon-to-rare epileptic disorder in infants, children and adults. It is named after the English physician, William James West (1793–1848), who first described it in an article published in The Lancet in 1841. The original case actually described his own son, James Edwin West (1840–1860). (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
In other languages
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French
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hypsarythmie
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syndrome de West
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-J71FMRFJ-W
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