title: Neuroepidemiology of West syndrome and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
abstract: To compare the incidence of West syndrome (WS) and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, we studied retrospectively the medical records of cases involving WS or EIEE for the period 2000-2005. During this period, 45 children developed WS and one child was diagnosed with EIEE. The estimated incidence rates of WS and EIEE were 4.2 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 3.0-5.5) and 0.1 per 10,000 live births (95% CI, 0-0.3), respectively. The occurrence of EIEE was one-fortieth that of WS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. naomi-h@zc4.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hino-Fukuyo
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haginoya
authors.forename: Kazuie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: Mitsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uematsu
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*