Mortality in infantile spasms: A hospital-based study.
Chellamani HariniElanagan NagarajanAnn M BerginPhillip PearlTobias LoddenkemperMasanori TakeokaPeter F MorrisonDavid CoulterGita HarappanahallyCandice MartiKanwaljit SinghChristopher J YuskaitisAnnapurna H PoduriMark H LibensonPublished in: Epilepsia (2020)
Mortality at our single-center IS cohort was 17%, and persistence of epileptic spasms and comorbid respiratory system disorders were the most important determinants of mortality. Early deaths were related to neurological impairments/comorbidities. SUDEP was more common in children who died after 5 years of age than in those who died younger than 5 years.