Infantile Spasms
Infantile spasms are a rare but very serious type of epilepsy. This interactive course includes video content and assessments that provide an overview of the disorder and help to identify the symptoms. Additional topics include: when to refer patients, identifying high risk populations, and health care inequities found amongst patients.
Learning Objectives
Determine when to suspect infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS)
Explain the need for urgent referral of children with suspected IESS to a specialist for evaluation Identify high-risk populations for epileptic spasms
Reflect on how racial, socioeconomic, language, and geographic inequities impact patients with epileptic spasms
Lessons
Infantile Spasms
Author(s)
Stephanie Donatelli, MD
Neurologist, Department of Neurology | Boston Children's Hospital
Director of Epilepsy, Fellowship Training Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
Nishtha Gupta, MD
Neurology Resident | Drexel University College of Medicine
Christopher Yuskaitis, MD, PhD
Assistant, Department of Neurology, Instructor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
Christina Briscoe Abath, MD, EdM
Pediatric Epileptologist, Department of Neurology | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
David N Williams, PhD
Senior Biostatistician | Institutional Centers for Clinical & Translational Research (ICCTR) | Boston Children’s Hospital
Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery | Harvard Medical School
Chris Perez, BA
Videographer, OPENPediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc, FRCPC
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Chellamani Harini, MD
Director, Infantile Spasms Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Neurologist, Department of Neurology | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
Course Director(s)
Christina Briscoe Abath, MD, EdM
Pediatric Epileptologist, Department of Neurology | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Neurology | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Abath CB, Donatelli S, Gupta N, Williams D, Yuskaitis CJ, Perez C, Huth K, Chellamani H. Infantile Spasms. 12/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Module: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/5498/infantile-spasms.