(BPT) - Your new baby starts nodding her head sharply several times in a row after naps. Soon, it’s happening more often and for longer stretches throughout the day. Your friends point to ...

Infantile spasms are often overlooked or misdiagnosed for other conditions, including colic, reflux or a startle reflex. Worldwide, it is estimated a baby is diagnosed with IS every 12 minutes.

Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS), often called infantile spasms, is the most common form of epilepsy seen during infancy. Prompt diagnosis and referral to a neurologist are essential. But ...

EXETER — One Exeter mother wanted the people around her to understand her child's rare illness, infantile spasms. So she wrote a children's book to help explain it to her family, friends, her child's ...