The<unk>  seizures which can be observed in infants with West syndrome fall into three categories, collectively known as infantile<unk> . Typically, the following triad of attack types appears; while the three types usually appear simultaneously, they also can occur independently of each other: * Lightning attacks: Sudden, severe myoclonic convulsions of the entire body or several parts of the body in split seconds, and the legs in particular are bent (flexor muscle convulsions here are generally more severe than extensor ones). * Nodding attacks: Convulsions of the throat and neck flexor muscles, during which the chin is fitfully jerked towards the breast or the head is drawn inward. * Salaam or jackknife attacks: a flexor<unk> with rapid bending of the head and torso forward and simultaneous raising and bending of the arms while partially drawing the hands together in front of the chest and/or flailing. If one imagined this act in slow motion, it would appear similar to the Muslim ceremonial greeting (Salaam), from which this type of attack derives its name.
Epileptic spasms
Gelastic seizure
Reflex seizure
Musicogenic seizure
Hair-grooming syncope
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
Reflex syncope
Absence seizure