From what I can tell the Bug's spasms are atypical. Where most babies will have many jerks and startles in one episode and just a couple episodes a day the Bug has one jerk or startle in an episode, but many spread out through the day. His EEG does display the hypsarrhythmia that is linked to Infantile Spasms, but the cause of his condition is unknown.
We are by no means experts on the condition, anything we post here is based on our research and our experiences and might not apply at all to anyone else's situation. Here are a few links to help anyone else in their search for more information.
- "Infantile Spasms: Little Seizures, BIG Consequences" - W Donald Shields, MD
- "Infantile Spasms" - NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
- "Infantile Spasms" - Epilepsy.com
- "Infantile Spasms/West Syndrome" - Epilepsy Foundation
I'd highly encourage you to read through all the related articles on the first link. No doubt if you have a child who's been diagnosed you've already used the Googles to find all those links. Here's one more link that might be of more use than any pre-Googling I can do:
Good luck.
