Infantile spasms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
The authors report two patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 who were affected by infantile spasms. The infantile spasms were severe and unresponsive to anticonvulsant treatment. The authors maintain that infantile spasms may belong to the clinical features of neurofibromatosis type 1.
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Pediatric Institute, University of Siena, Italy.
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D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology