婴儿痉挛(infantile spasms,IS)又称West综合征,是婴儿期最常见的癫综合征之一。早在160年前West就对该病有初步认识,但其发病机制迄今仍缺少深入了解。婴儿时期有些发作性疾病或生理现象由于发作表现形式多样,时间难以预测,家属也缺乏相关疾病知识,使诊断及鉴别诊断比较困难。 Infantile spasms (IS), also known as West syndrome, is one of the most common epilepsy syndromes in infancy. As early as 160 years ago, West had a preliminary understanding of the disease, but its pathogenesis is still lacking in deep understanding. Some episodes of infantile seizures or physiological phenomena due to the performance of various forms, time is difficult to predict, family members also lack knowledge of the disease, the diagnosis and differential diagnosis more difficult.