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Computerized tomography of brain in infantile spasms (West syndrome)

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Computerized tomographic scanning of the brain was performed in 26 infants with Infantile spasms. Majority of the patients, 18 (69%) had some abnormality. Changes noted were cerebral atrophy in 12, calcifications in 5 and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum in 3 patients. One infant each had porencephaly, hydrocephalus and cavum septum pellucidum. Five patients had more than one abnormality simultaneously. Three infants had progressively worsening atrophy on ACTH therapy. Patients with infantile spasms, without any physical or neurological abnormality, are unlikely to have any abnormalities on brain CT scanning (p=<0.005).

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, 11472, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A. H. Mahdi &  M. D. Yohannan

  2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, 11472, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    P. J. Patel, T. M. Malabarey & T. M. Kolawole

  3. King Khalid University Hospital, P.O. Box 7805, 11472, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    P. J. Patel & T. M. Malabarey

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Mahdi, A.H., Yohannan, M.D., Patel, P.J. et al. Computerized tomography of brain in infantile spasms (West syndrome). Pediatr Radiol 21, 9–11 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010804

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