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Síndrome de west. Aspectos clínicos, causas y terapéuticas / West síndrome. Clinical, etiological and therapeutical aspects
Avilés Alvarez, Adela; Pimentel González, Tania; Debesa Fernández, Raúl; Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio.
  • Avilés Alvarez, Adela; Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña. Camaguey. CU
  • Pimentel González, Tania; Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña. Camaguey. CU
  • Debesa Fernández, Raúl; Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña. Camaguey. CU
  • Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio; Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña. Camaguey. CU
Arch. méd. Camaguey ; 6(1): 88-94, ene.-feb. 2002.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-797529
RESUMEN
Con el objetivo de conocer el comportamiento clínico, etiológico y terapéutico se realizó estudio descriptivo y transversal a los pacientes ingresados con el diagnóstico de Síndrome de West (SW) en el hospital pediátrico docente de Camagüey, durante el período de julio 1985 a julio 1999. Se observó ligero predominio del sexo masculino, la edad de aparición de máxima incidencia entre cuatro y seis meses. El West sintomático y la causa perinatal la más frecuente, así como la crisis de extensión. Existió mayor afectación del desarrollo psicomotor en el West sintomático. La hormona adrenocorticotrópica asociada a la benzodiazepina y valproato de sodio resultó la terapéutica más efectiva.
ABSTRACT
With the aim of knowing the clinical, etiological and terapeutical behavior, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in admitted patients with diagnosis of Wets Syndrome (WS) in the Pediatric Hospital of Camagüey from July 1985 to july 1999. A sligth prevalence of masculine sex was observed; the apparition age of maximun incidence was among 4 to 6 months. Symptomatic West and prenatal cause were the most frequent as well as the extension crisis. There was greater affection of the psychomotor development (SMD) in the Sympthomatic West ACTH associated to Benzodiazepina and Sodium Valproato resulted in the most effective therapeutic.

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Risk factors Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Risk factors Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eduardo Agramonte Piña/CU