title: A population-based neuroepidemiological survey of West syndrome in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
abstract: It is important for the fields of child neurology and child public health to clarify the prevalence and incidence rates of West syndrome because this syndrome is a major cause of developmental disorders.However, there have been few reports in Japan on the prevalence rate of West syndrome in the general population. We carried out a population-based survey in Okayama Prefecture, in western Japan in 1994. The population under 2 years of age in Okayama Prefecture in 1994 was 37,085. Six cases of West syndrome were identified. The prevalence rate was 0.16 per 1000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. okaeiji@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogino
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology*