Primary Recipient

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

Amount

$1,743,324.00

Award Date

1/12/2011

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Infantile spasms (IS) represent a devastating epilepsy syndrome of childhood. IS usually develop between 3-12 months with incidence approximately 1 case per 3225 live births. Thus, in the US only there are about 1500 NEW cases of IS, i.e., children who ne