PEDIATRICS Vol. 65 No. 1 January 1980, pp. 81-88
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West Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: A Survey of Natural History

Toru Kurokawa MD1, Nagahide Goya MD1, Yukio Fukuyama MD1, Masaki Suzuki MD1, Toru Seki MD1, and Shunsuke Ohtahara MD1

1 Departments of Pediatrics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka; Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo University, and Keio University, Tokyo; and Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

The West syndrome and the Lennox-Gas-taut syndrome are characterized by their onset in infancy and early childhood, intractable seizures occurring almost daily, severe psychomotor retardation, and poor prognisis. Among handicapped children, they offer the most serious problems in daily care at home or in institutions because of frequent attacks and marked retardation. A nationwide survey in Japan was performed to elucidate the natural history of these two syndromes.

Submitted on January 11, 1979
Accepted on April 25, 1979




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