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. 2010 Jan 15;10:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-1

Table 2.

Etiology of Symptomatic Infantile Spasms

Etiology of symptomatic cases of infantile spasms % (n = 36)
Birth asphyxia 69.4
Complication of pre-maturity 11.1
Post maturity (> 41 weeks gestation) 2.8
Aicardi Syndrome 2.8
Bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus) 2.8
Inborn error of metabolism ^ 5.5
Post meningitic sequalae 2.8

^ Urea cycle defect and Glutaric Acid deficiency were identified