TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuroepidemiology of West syndrome and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
AU - Hino-Fukuyo, Naomi
AU - Haginoya, Kazuhiro
AU - Iinuma, Kazuie
AU - Uematsu, Mitsugu
AU - Tsuchiya, Shigeru
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - To compare the incidence of West syndrome (WS) and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, we studied retrospectively the medical records of cases involving WS or EIEE for the period 2000-2005. During this period, 45 children developed WS and one child was diagnosed with EIEE. The estimated incidence rates of WS and EIEE were 4.2 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 3.0-5.5) and 0.1 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 0-0.3), respectively. The occurrence of EIEE was one-fortieth that of WS.
AB - To compare the incidence of West syndrome (WS) and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, we studied retrospectively the medical records of cases involving WS or EIEE for the period 2000-2005. During this period, 45 children developed WS and one child was diagnosed with EIEE. The estimated incidence rates of WS and EIEE were 4.2 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 3.0-5.5) and 0.1 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 0-0.3), respectively. The occurrence of EIEE was one-fortieth that of WS.
KW - Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Incidence
KW - Infantile spasms
KW - West syndrome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.09.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 19828294
AN - SCOPUS:70449658844
SN - 0920-1211
VL - 87
SP - 299
EP - 301
JO - Epilepsy Research
JF - Epilepsy Research
IS - 2-3
ER -