West syndrome
ICD-10: G40.4ORPHA: 505652
Overview
severe epilepsy syndrome with infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia and mental retardation
Available Treatments (0)
No treatments linked yet
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Clinical Presentation
Signs and symptoms associated with West syndrome, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.
Generalized tonic seizureEverted lower lip vermilionBroad foreheadDeeply set eyeAutistic behaviorDelayed speech and language developmentReduced eye contactIntellectual disabilityHypotoniaGait disturbanceGrowth delayDeep philtrumConstipationGastroesophageal refluxBilateral tonic-clonic seizureDelayed gross motor developmentPoor head controlHypsarrhythmiaBruxismAbnormal muscle toneSleep-wake cycle disturbanceImpaired pain sensationFocal-onset seizureBroad proximal phalanges of the handMultifocal epileptiform dischargesProminent foreheadModerate global developmental delaySevere global developmental delayGastrostomy tube feeding in infancyFeeding difficultiesStereotypical hand wringingInfantile spasmsThick vermilion borderMyoclonic seizureColdnessCerebral visual impairmentTactile hypersensitivityMicrocephalyNarrow foreheadHigh foreheadEsotropiaExotropiaSynophrysParoxysmal bursts of laughterDystoniaHallux valgusChoreaApneaScoliosisRecurrent lower respiratory tract infectionsKyphosisHyperventilation
Classification & Codes
ICD-10 Code
G40.4Orphanet Code
ORPHA:505652West syndrome
| ICD-10 | G40.4 |
| Orphanet | ORPHA:505652 |
| Treatments | 0 drug(s) |
| Symptoms on record | 52 signs |
| Status | published |
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO