Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 159-164 , April 2010

Treatment and long term outcome in West syndrome: The clinical reality. A multicentre follow up study

  • Lieven Lagae

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals KULeuven, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 16 34 38 45; fax: +32 16 34 38 42.
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  • Helène Verhelst

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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  • Berten Ceulemans

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals Antwerp, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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  • Linda De Meirleir

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals VUBrussels, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • Marie-Cécile Nassogne

      Affiliations

    • Clinique Universitaire St. Luc, Department of Neurology, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium
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  • Valerie De Borchgrave

      Affiliations

    • Centre Neurologique William Lennox, Allée de Clerlande 6, 1340 Ottignies, Belgium
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  • Marc D’Hooghe

      Affiliations

    • Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Jan Brugge, Department of Neurology and Child Neurology, Ruddershove 10, 8000 Brugge, Belgium
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  • Martine Foulon

      Affiliations

    • CHU Charleroi, Department of Psychiatry, Boulevard Paul Janson 92, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium
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  • Patrick Van Bogaert

      Affiliations

    • AZ Erasmus, Lenniksebaan 808, 1070 Anderlecht, Belgium

Received 16 July 2009 ,Revised 12 December 2009 ,Accepted 15 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.01.008

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 159-164 , April 2010

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