Open AccessWest Syndrome in a Nepalese Boy: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Rajesh K.C.,
Rajesh Poudel,
Shyam Nandan Sah,
Saroj Uprety
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nepal medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2645-8438
pISSN - 2645-842X
DOI - 10.37080/nmj.196
Subject(s) - hypsarrhythmia , west syndrome , triad (sociology) , pediatrics , psychomotor learning , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , epilepsy , psychoanalysis , cognition
West syndrome is characterized by the triad of epileptic spasms, arrest of psychomotor development, and hypsarrhythmia. It usually begins during the first year of life. We present a case of West syndrome in a child of 2 years.