Infantile spasticity is a difficult-to-treat epilepsy syndrome in infancy, with peak incidence in infants between 4 months and 6 months of age. The main clinical manifestation is a series of nodding and hugging-like spasms, which may be accompanied by mental retardation and developmental delays.
Treatment of infantile spasms is usually based on drug therapy, mainly hormonal drugs and aminocaproic acid, of which the most common hormonal drugs are adrenocorticotropic hormone and glucocorticoid. Some children with infantile spasms caused by cranial lesions can be treated surgically. A ketogenic diet can also be administered under medical supervision, which can reduce the frequency of seizures.
The long-term prognosis of the disease is poor, if once the diagnosis of the disease is considered, it is necessary to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment and adhere to the rehabilitation training.