What Are Infantile Spasms?

Infantile spasms are a detrimental type of epilepsy.

They are usually accompanied by developmental delay, regression and hypsarrhythmia (a chaotic brain wave pattern visible on an EEG). So often they're missed because they can look just like a startle or colic, but it's crucial for a child that they're noticed and treated quickly to improve outcomes.

00:00 Intro
01:02 What Are Infantile Spasms?
01:52 How Do Infantile Spasms Look?
03:36 Examples of Infantile Spasms
06:06 How Spasms Look Cont.
06:44 How Do They Diagnose Spasms?
08:21 What Happens After Dianosis?
10:08 Testing and Causes
11:05 Important Things To Remember
11:31 Closing

I was not prepared for anything like this at all, especially as a first time mum. I believe every parent should know about spasms - they're something many doctors aren't even familiar with.

I have shared clips of my daughter's spasms in this video. She presented many different types, due to her SCN2A mutation, so there are a range of examples of infantile spasms.

In this video is everything I've learned so far about IS. There will be things I haven't experienced or might've missed. Please let me know in the comments below.

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Information on Infantile Spasms:
https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/A...
https://www.healthline.com/health/inf...
https://www.childneurologyfoundation....
https://www.healthychildren.org/Engli...

IS Research Links
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

Metabolic associations full list:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Genetic associations full list:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Keto:
https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treati...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...