Key references: West syndrome (infantile spasms)

  • Darke K, Edwards SW, Hancock E, Johnson AL, Kennedy CR, Lux AL, et al. Developmental and epilepsy outcomes at age 4 years in the UKISS trial comparing hormonal treatments to vigabatrin for infantile spasms: a multi-centre randomised trial. Arch Dis Child 2010;95(5):382–6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20457702
  • O'Callaghan FJ, Edwards SW, Alber FD, Hancock E, Johnson AL, Kennedy CR, et al. Safety and effectiveness of hormonal treatment versus hormonal treatment with vigabatrin for infantile spasms (ICISS): a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial. Lancet Neurol 2017;16(1):33–42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27838190
  • The International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study (ICISS) Protocol for a randomised trial in the medicinal treatment of infantile spasms. Bath, UK: ICISS; 2006. http://www.bath.ac.uk/health/research/iciss/index2.php