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Background: Prolonged stress during pregnancy is associated
with various neurodevelopmental abnormalities
and an increased risk of neurological disorders. Although
prenatal stress is implicated in altered brain development,
its contribution to infant seizures remains unclear. Specifically,
the effects of prolonged prenatal stress on seizure
susceptibility and the mechanisms underlying this association
remain unclear.
Purpose: Infantile spasms, also known as West syndrome,
are age-specific epileptic seizures. Most affected patients
exhibit signs of... |