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West syndrome

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (26)
Tbio

16

Tclin

7

Tchem

3


GARD Rare
Mondo Description West syndrome (or infantile spasms) is characterised by the association of clusters of axial spasms, psychomotor retardation and an hypsarrhythmic interictal EEG pattern. It is the most frequent type of epileptic encephalopathy. It may occur in otherwise healthy infants and in those with abnormal cognitive development.
Disease Ontology Description An infancy electroclinical syndrome that is characterized by infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalogram and intellectual disability.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0018097:  West syndrome
COHD:376105: 
GARD:0007887: 
ICD9:345.60: 
NCIT:C84788: 
Orphanet:3451: 
SCTID:28055006: 
UMLS:C0037769: