Infantile spasms: does season influence onset and long-term outcome?

Perret, Eveline V; von Elm, Erik; Lienert, Carmen; Steinlin, Maja (2010). Infantile spasms: does season influence onset and long-term outcome? Pediatric neurology, 43(2), pp. 92-6. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.006

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To study whether onset of infantile spasms manifests seasonal variation, as previously reported, and whether any such seasonality is associated with treatment response and long-term outcome, data for 57 patients were retrospectively reviewed. The data were collected from hospital files and through a mail survey of children with infantile spasms born from 1980 to 2002 and monitored at the University Children's Hospital of Berne, Switzerland. The mean age at time of onset of infantile spasms was 7 months (range, 0.75-40), at diagnosis 8 months (range, 1-42) and at follow-up 11.3 years (range, 1-23 years). In 77% of participants, the etiology of infantile spasms was known (symptomatic); in the remaining 23% it was not known (nonsymptomatic). In contrast to previous findings, onset of infantile spasms was not associated with calendar month, photoperiod, or global solar radiation. Long-term prognosis was poor: 4 of the 57 (7%) children died; 49 (86%) had cognitive impairment and 40 (70%) had physical impairment; 31 (54%) had cerebral palsy, 37 had (65%) persistent seizures, and 9 (16%) had Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Symptomatic infantile spasms were associated with worse cognitive outcome (P < 0.001), but treatment modality and overall duration of infantile spasms were not. There was no association of calendar month or photoperiod at onset with cognitive outcome or treatment response.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
UniBE Contributor:	Perret, Eveline, von Elm, Erik Björn, Steinlin, Maja
ISSN:	0887-8994
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Anette van Dorland
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:13
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:02
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.006
PubMed ID:	20610118
Web of Science ID:	000280032600003
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/2836 (FactScience: 205757)