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West syndrome is a childhood epilepsy syndrome characterized by a specific type of seizure called infantile spasms, typically occurring in the first year of life. It is a legacy eponym; the modern preferred term is infantile spasms syndrome. This condition is often associated with developmental delay and a distinctive EEG pattern known as hypsarrhythmia.
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