Low blood sugar at birth, genetics cause epilepsy in young Indian children: Study
It is very important that families and new mothers are made aware of the impact of low blood sugar at birth and its negative neurological impact later in life.
Dec 18, 2020 18:35:28 IST
A new study has found that infantile spasms in babies can be caused due to low blood sugar at birth and genetic defects. Infantile Spasms (IS) is a common type of epilepsy in babies and young children. It is sometimes called West syndrome and the spasms look like a sudden stiffening of muscles, and the baby s arms, legs, or head may bend forward or backwards. The seizures last only a second or two, occur in a series and are common just after waking up. According to the
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A pilot study reveals low blood sugar at birth and genetic diseases, are important underlying cause for a common form of epilepsy in young Indian children
Families and doctors need to be more vigilant about preventing low blood sugar at birth in newborn babies to prevent its significant neurological impact later in a child’s life, according to a pilot study by Medgenome Labs to understand the underlying causes of Infantile Spasms (IS), a common but severe form of epilepsy in young children.
Medgenome Labs, a Bangalore based genomics and clinical data driven diagnostics and drug discovery research company, conducted the study in partnership with doctors from Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK and Pediatric Neurosciences Research Group, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK, points out that infantile spasms also called ‘Salaam Seizures’ usu
Study reveals reasons for common epilepsy in Indian children
Study reveals reasons for common epilepsy in Indian children
16 December 2020 | News This is the first study that used NGS technology to dwell deep into the causes of infantile spasms in the Indian setting
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In a first-of-its-kind Medgenome Labs conducted a study in partnership with doctors from Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK and Pediatric Neurosciences Research Group, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK to understand the underlying causes of Infantile Spasms (IS), a common but severe form of epilepsy in young children.