Year: 2025 | Month: September | Volume: 15 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 368-371
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20250939
West Syndrome- From the SLP lens: A Case Series
Vaishnavi Vardekar1, Bhumi Gaikwad2
1Department of Audiology and Speech Therapy, 2Department of Audiology and Speech Therapy,
B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Mumbai. India.
Corresponding Author: Vaishnavi Vardekar
ABSTRACT
West syndrome is a rare epileptic encephalopathy of infancy marked by infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delay. Children with this condition often present with feeding and communication difficulties, requiring multidisciplinary management. The present case series describes children diagnosed with West syndrome, presenting with an associated feeding disorder. Early and targeted SLP intervention significantly enhances feeding safety and supports early communication in children with West syndrome. These findings underscore the importance of integrating speech-language pathology into early multidisciplinary care for this population.
Key words: West syndrome, speech-language pathology, feeding disorder, early intervention.