Development of West syndrome in a patient with Reye syndrome: a case study

We report the case of a 3 month old female with a diagnosis of Reye Syndrome, confirmed with laboratory exams. Three months after apparently recovering from the acute clinical picture, the patient developed massive spasms and psychomotor delay with an EEG tracing typical of hypsarrythmia, the classi...

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Published inClinical EEG and neuroscience Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 86 - 90
Main Authors Garcia de Alba, G O, Gamboa Marrufo, J D, Valencia Mayoral, P, Delgadillo, J F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.04.1989
Subjects
Acoustics
Age
Biopsy
Brain
Brain - physiopathology
Case studies
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Laboratories
Medical disorders
Mortality
Muscles
Organs
Reye Syndrome - complications
Reye Syndrome - diagnosis
Reye Syndrome - physiopathology
Spasms
Spasms, Infantile - diagnosis
Spasms, Infantile - etiology
Spasms, Infantile - physiopathology
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Summary:We report the case of a 3 month old female with a diagnosis of Reye Syndrome, confirmed with laboratory exams. Three months after apparently recovering from the acute clinical picture, the patient developed massive spasms and psychomotor delay with an EEG tracing typical of hypsarrythmia, the classic triade which suggests West Syndrome.
ISSN:0009-9155
1550-0594
2169-5202
DOI:10.1177/155005948902000205