Objective To investigate relationship between prognosis of infant spasm and electroencephalogram(EEG) and head CT.Method 47 infants underwent EEG and head CT.Follow up was performed to compare the prognosis during dif...Objective To investigate relationship between prognosis of infant spasm and electroencephalogram(EEG) and head CT.Method 47 infants underwent EEG and head CT.Follow up was performed to compare the prognosis during different periods.Result Among 31 infants with abnormal head CT,2 infants were cured,17 were improved and effective rate was 61.3%. Among 16 patients with normal head CT,6 were cured,8 were improved,and effective rate was 87.5%. Among 34 infants with high rhythm disorder,8 were cured,21 were improved,effective rate was 85.29%. For 13 infants with abnormal EEG of other types,no infants were cured,4 were improved,and effective rate was 30.8%.Conclusion Changed head CT not various EEG has no significant effect on prognosis of infant spasm(P >0.05).Prognosis is favorable in infants with high rhythm disorder(P<0.01).展开更多
Background: Infantile spasm is a type of pediatric seizure often associated with a negative prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in categorization and neurodeve...Background: Infantile spasm is a type of pediatric seizure often associated with a negative prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in categorization and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with infantile spasm. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of the clinical charts and MRI findings of infants diagnosed with infantile spasm between December 2007 and February 2014. Results: A total of 26 children (16 males;1.6/1) were included: 8 of unknown etiology and 18 with a genetic/structural-metabolic causes. Unknown etiology cases revealed normal brain MRI in 5/8 (62.5%). In the genetic/ structural-metabolic group, only 2/18 (11.1%) had normal imaging. Abnormal imaging findings significantly correlated with genetic/structural-metabolic infantile spasm which had unfavorable neurodevelopmental outcome. Conclusion: Neuroimaging conveys substantial information to the further categorization of children with infantile spasm, providing not only relevant information of the underlying cause but also the prediction of the neurodevelopmental outcome.展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate relationship between prognosis of infant spasm and electroencephalogram(EEG) and head CT.Method 47 infants underwent EEG and head CT.Follow up was performed to compare the prognosis during different periods.Result Among 31 infants with abnormal head CT,2 infants were cured,17 were improved and effective rate was 61.3%. Among 16 patients with normal head CT,6 were cured,8 were improved,and effective rate was 87.5%. Among 34 infants with high rhythm disorder,8 were cured,21 were improved,effective rate was 85.29%. For 13 infants with abnormal EEG of other types,no infants were cured,4 were improved,and effective rate was 30.8%.Conclusion Changed head CT not various EEG has no significant effect on prognosis of infant spasm(P >0.05).Prognosis is favorable in infants with high rhythm disorder(P<0.01).
文摘Background: Infantile spasm is a type of pediatric seizure often associated with a negative prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in categorization and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with infantile spasm. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of the clinical charts and MRI findings of infants diagnosed with infantile spasm between December 2007 and February 2014. Results: A total of 26 children (16 males;1.6/1) were included: 8 of unknown etiology and 18 with a genetic/structural-metabolic causes. Unknown etiology cases revealed normal brain MRI in 5/8 (62.5%). In the genetic/ structural-metabolic group, only 2/18 (11.1%) had normal imaging. Abnormal imaging findings significantly correlated with genetic/structural-metabolic infantile spasm which had unfavorable neurodevelopmental outcome. Conclusion: Neuroimaging conveys substantial information to the further categorization of children with infantile spasm, providing not only relevant information of the underlying cause but also the prediction of the neurodevelopmental outcome.
