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What is an infantile spasm?
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Infantile spasm: Infantile spasm, also called west syndrome, is a form of epilepsy or seizures as a result of brain damage caused by lack of oxygen during birth, infections like meningitis and encephalitis (brain), trauma and bleeding inside the head. Prognosis is poor and is related directly to the cause.
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