Oral findings in West syndrome – A Case Report

Autores

  • Sheetal Dilip Badnaware Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.
  • Shely Pratik Dedhia Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.
  • Rajiv Desai Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.
  • Adesh Kakade Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2017.v20i3.1371

Resumo

West syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy syndrome which is characterized by triad of infantile spasms, EEG findings (hypsarrhythmia) and developmental delay. Very few literatures is available on the dental findings and management of West syndrome. This case report presents a 8 year old male child with cryptogenic form of West syndrome having a history of multiple clusters of infantile spasms and typical dental findings. Dental treatment of the case has been discussed and preventive measures and treatment of west syndrome has been described.  

Keywords

West syndrome; White spot lesion; General anesthesia. 

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Biografia do Autor

Sheetal Dilip Badnaware, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.

MDS( FINAL YEAR STUDENT ) 

DEPT.OF PAEDIATRIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

Shely Pratik Dedhia, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.

 Assitant professor

DEPT.OF PAEDIATRIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

Rajiv Desai, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.

 Professor and Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF ORAL PATHOLOGY  

 

Adesh Kakade, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – India.

Professor and Head of the Department

DEPT.OF PAEDIATRIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

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Publicado

2017-12-15

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Badnaware SD, Dedhia SP, Desai R, Kakade A. Oral findings in West syndrome – A Case Report. BDS [Internet]. 15º de dezembro de 2017 [citado 25º de abril de 2026];20(4):138-42. Disponível em: https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/1371

Edição

v. 20 n. 4 (2017): Oct. - Dec. / 2017 - Published December 2017

Seção

Artigo de Caso Clínico / Descrição de Técnica

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