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Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms
Infantile spasms (IS) is an epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic features, which affects children in the middle of the first year of life. The pathophysiology of IS remains incompletely understood, despite the heterogeneity of IS etiologies, more than 200 of which are kno...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935804 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7010005 |
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author | Janicot, Remi Shao, Li-Rong Stafstrom, Carl E. |
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description | Infantile spasms (IS) is an epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic features, which affects children in the middle of the first year of life. The pathophysiology of IS remains incompletely understood, despite the heterogeneity of IS etiologies, more than 200 of which are known. In particular, the neurobiological basis of why multiple etiologies converge to a relatively similar clinical presentation has defied explanation. Treatment options for this form of epilepsy, which has been described as “catastrophic” because of the poor cognitive, developmental, and epileptic prognosis, are limited and not fully effective. Until the pathophysiology of IS is better clarified, novel treatments will not be forthcoming, and preclinical (animal) models are essential for advancing this knowledge. Here, we review preclinical IS models, update information regarding already existing models, describe some novel models, and discuss exciting new data that promises to advance understanding of the cellular mechanisms underlying the specific EEG changes seen in IS—interictal hypsarrhythmia and ictal electrodecrement. |
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spelling | pubmed-70234852020-03-12 Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms Janicot, Remi Shao, Li-Rong Stafstrom, Carl E. Children (Basel) Review Infantile spasms (IS) is an epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic features, which affects children in the middle of the first year of life. The pathophysiology of IS remains incompletely understood, despite the heterogeneity of IS etiologies, more than 200 of which are known. In particular, the neurobiological basis of why multiple etiologies converge to a relatively similar clinical presentation has defied explanation. Treatment options for this form of epilepsy, which has been described as “catastrophic” because of the poor cognitive, developmental, and epileptic prognosis, are limited and not fully effective. Until the pathophysiology of IS is better clarified, novel treatments will not be forthcoming, and preclinical (animal) models are essential for advancing this knowledge. Here, we review preclinical IS models, update information regarding already existing models, describe some novel models, and discuss exciting new data that promises to advance understanding of the cellular mechanisms underlying the specific EEG changes seen in IS—interictal hypsarrhythmia and ictal electrodecrement. MDPI 2020-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7023485/ /pubmed/31935804 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7010005 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Janicot, Remi Shao, Li-Rong Stafstrom, Carl E. Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title | Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title_full | Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title_fullStr | Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title_full_unstemmed | Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title_short | Infantile Spasms: An Update on Pre-Clinical Models and EEG Mechanisms |
title_sort | infantile spasms: an update on pre-clinical models and eeg mechanisms |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935804 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7010005 |
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