title: [Infantile spasms: clinical course].
abstract: The authors report on the factor which interferes on follow-up of children affected by infantile spasm. On the basis of their series and on the data of literature the factor more indicative for the clinical evolution are: type and dosage of treatment, onset early or delayed, and the aetiology. While for the first two factors the opinion of the expert are remarkable discordant, there is a general agreement that the evolution of infantile spasm is mainly based on the causes determining such kind of epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Neurologia Pediatrica, Università di Catania, Italia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Incorpora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pavone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cocuzza
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*