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Oral findings in West syndrome ­ A Case Report / Achados bucais na síndrome de West- Relato de um caso
BADNAWARE, Sheetal; DEDHIA, Shely; DESAI, Rajiv S; KAKADE, Adesh.
Affiliation
  • BADNAWARE, Sheetal; Nair Hospital Dental College. Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Mumbai. IN
  • DEDHIA, Shely; Nair Hospital Dental College. Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Mumbai. IN
  • DESAI, Rajiv S; Nair Hospital Dental College. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Mumbai. IN
  • KAKADE, Adesh; Nair Hospital Dental College. Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Mumbai. IN
Braz. dent. sci ; 20(4): 138-142, 2017. ilus
Article in English | LILACS, BBO - Dentistry | ID: biblio-878177
Responsible library: BR243.1
ABSTRACT
West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy syndrome which is characterized by a triad of infantile spasms, characteristic EEG findings (Hypsarrhythmia) and developmental delay. Minimal literature is available on dental findings of West syndrome. This case report presents an eight year old male child with cryptogenic form of West syndrome having a history of multiple clusters of infantile spasms. Orodental manifestations of west syndrome have been described and its dental management has been discussed in this report. (AU)
RESUMO
A síndrome de West é uma forma severa da síndrome de epilepsia que é caracterizada pela tríade de espasmos infantil, achados EEG (hipsarritimia) e atraso no desenvolvimento. A literatura disponível é escassa a respeito dos achados dentais e manejo da síndrome de West. Este caso relata uma criança de 8 anos de idade, masculino com a forma criptogênica da síndrome de West com história de múltiplos episódios de espasmos infantis e achados dentais típicos. O tratamento odontológico do caso é discutido e mediadas preventivas e tratamento da síndrome de West é descrito. (AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: BBO - Dentistry / LILACS Main subject: Spasms, Infantile / Epilepsy Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Braz. dent. sci Journal subject: Dentistry / Sa£de Bucal Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Nair Hospital Dental College/IN

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: BBO - Dentistry / LILACS Main subject: Spasms, Infantile / Epilepsy Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Braz. dent. sci Journal subject: Dentistry / Sa£de Bucal Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Nair Hospital Dental College/IN
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