Patient's question:
What is infantile spasms? My child has recently been having episodes of staring and strabismus. What illness is this?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, infantile spasms are a form of epilepsy with recurrent episodes. Infantile spasms primarily occur again during infancy, hence the name "infantile spasms." During an episode, the child's head flexes forward, and their limbs are inwardly flexed. The episodes are brief, but infantile spasms have a poor prognosis, with children often suffering from intellectual disability. Is this child experiencing shoulder pad syndrome? It is necessary to go to the hospital for a formal electroencephalogram (EEG) examination to confirm the diagnosis.