The effects of craniosynostosis on the brain with respect to intracranial pressure.

abstract：:A 5-year-old was admitted after an episode of loss of consciousness and an episode of convulsive activity. Information that aids in differentiating seizures and syncope is discussed. ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： McGregor A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was not too long ago that being struck violently in the head or "getting your bell rung" was often brushed off as nothing to worry about. These days the pendulum has swung and there is growing appreciation that this mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), often called concussion, must be taken seriously and is now on t...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Kerrigan JM,Giza CC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes language development from infancy through 8 years of life for a large sample of very low birth weight (VLBW) (high medical risk, n = 94; low medical risk, n = 132) and term (n = 134) children. Children of high and low medical risk status showed lower levels and slower rates of development compare...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Landry SH,Smith KE,Swank PR

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood stoke is increasingly recognized, but studies remain largely descriptive. Important differences from adult stroke include the following: (1) frequently delayed or missed diagnosis, (2) heterogenous and overlapping risk factors, and (3) developmental differences in the cerebrovascular, neurologic, and coagula...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： deVeber G,Roach ES,Riela AR,Wiznitzer M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many genetic conditions can result in ataxia. Careful clinical, radiologic, and genetic evaluation permits the specific diagnosis of many of these conditions, which in turn facilitates medical care for the patient and genetic counseling for the patient and family. Predictive, prenatal, and carrier testing are possible...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Nance MA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the central nervous system are a significant cause of neurologic dysfunction in resource-limited countries, especially in Africa. The prevalence is not known and is most likely underestimated because of the lack of access to accurate diagnostic screens. For children, the legacy of subsequent neurodisabil...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Mallewa M,Wilmshurst JM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare is a well-established challenge for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders like cerebral palsy. With regard to ethics, some of the key aspects to explore include the following: if and how individuals feel respected during the transition process; if and how their val...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Larivière-Bastien D,Bell E,Majnemer A,Shevell M,Racine E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, I consider in what sense bioethics is philosophical. Philosophy includes both analysis and synthesis. Analysis focuses on central concepts in a domain, for example, informed consent, death, medical futility, and health. It is argued that analysis should avoid oversimplification. The synthesis or synop...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Horn P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable expression. The complications are age specific. Neurologic complications include tumors of the peripheral nerves, nerve roots, and plexi; spinal cord compression; dural ectasias; learning disabilities; attention deficit; headaches; seizures...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Tonsgard JH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with neurologic conditions benefit from international conventions, and national treaties, policies and regulations that safeguard their human rights. These regulations also exist to serve as guidance in the creation of comprehensive systems of care, inclusive environments, accessible societies and communities...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Shikako-Thomas K,Shevell M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many inherited metabolic diseases or inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) cause movement disorders in children. This review focuses on chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, tremor, and parkinsonism. Broad neurometabolic categories commonly responsible for pediatric movement disorders include mitochondrial cytopathies, organic aci...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Christensen CK,Walsh L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article contains a discussion and detailed pictorial account of diagnostic and neurosurgical therapeutic procedures used to help pediatric patients who have medically intractable epilepsy. The operations discussed are placement of sphenoidal electrodes, strips and grids, temporal and extratemporal resections, cor...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Iskandar BJ,Ramirez LF

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old boy with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome characterized by absence, myoclonic, complex-partial, and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures, presents with progressive obtundation and loss of motor and verbal skills over a 2-day period. Initial evaluation revealed therapeutic phenytoin serum concentrations. ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Gidal BE,Seltz JN,Rutecki P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) defines a wide spectrum of clinical entities characterized by iron accumulation in specific regions of the brain, predominantly in the basal ganglia. We evaluated the presence of FA2H and C19orf12 mutations in a cohort of 46 Italian patients with early onset NBIA, ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Panteghini C,Zorzi G,Venco P,Dusi S,Reale C,Brunetti D,Chiapparini L,Zibordi F,Siegel B,Garavaglia B,Simonati A,Bertini E,Nardocci N,Tiranti V

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is known to cause acute retinal necrosis (ARN). The availability of HSV-2-specific polymerase chain reaction tests for diagnostic analysis has greatly increased our ability to discriminate ARN caused by HSV-2 from ARN caused by either herpes simplex virus type 1 or varicella zoster ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Grose C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy (SUDEP) is very frightening for parents of a child with epilepsy. The mechanism for SUDEP is unclear but is probably most commonly related to postictal respiratory insufficiency. Occasionally the cause is a cardiac arrhythmia induced by a seizure. Even...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Camfield P,Camfield C

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in infant cardiac surgery have resulted in a dramatic decline in mortality rates; however, neurological morbidity remains an important concern. The effectiveness of a number of interventional strategies to prevent or minimize brain injury during open heart surgery are currently being investigated. This articl...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： du Plessis AJ,Johnston MV

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood narcolepsy is frequently under-diagnosed. Hypersomnolence may not always be accompanied by cataplexy, sleep paralysis, or hypnagogic hallucinations in the early stages. Pathophysiologic considerations revolve around an altered central nervous system catecholamine-acetylcholine balance. Both idiopathic and sy...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Kotagal S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl presented with a syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, which was transitory and, initially, of obscure origin. Subsequently, the patient's hypothalamic disorder emerged as a component of a steroid-responsive relapsing encephalomyelitis with cerebral pathology restricted to the b...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Breningstall GN

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital virus passed from mother to fetus in the United States, and the most common acquired cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Neuroimaging in patients with symptomatic congenital CMV demonstrates abnormalities frequently, but many providers are unaware of the extent of t...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Moresco BL,Svoboda MD,Ng YT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The training of the child neurologist in the fundamentals of neurology is discussed. Although the fundamentals of neurology are clearly necessary for the practice of child neurology, the breadth of the background necessary for the practice of child neurology depend on the interest, enthusiasm, and goals of the residen...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Bodensteiner J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The craniovertebral junction is the most complex of the axial skeleton, residing between the skull and the upper cervical spine. Congenital, developmental, and acquired bony abnormalities result in compression and distortion of the neural structures, the vertebrobasilar vascular system, and the cerebrospinal fluid cha...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Menezes AH

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral cortex is the area of the brain where higher-order cognitive processing occurs. The 2 hemispheres of the cerebral cortex communicate through one of the largest fiber tracts in the brain, the corpus callosum. Malformation of the corpus callosum in human beings occurs in 1 in 4000 live births, and those aff...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Donahoo AL,Richards LJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermediate filament (IF) proteins are cytoplasmic and nuclear cytoskeletal proteins. Of the ~70 IF proteins, nearly 12 are found in the nervous system, where their expression is largely cell-type specific. Astrocytes express glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), whereas different neuron types contain neurofilament...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Quick Q,Paul M,Skalli O

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultimate goal of treating status epilepticus is to provide the best opportunity for a good outcome. This review discusses the current literature on the outcome after status epilepticus in children, including the risk of recurrence, morbidity, and mortality. The outcome seems most dependent on etiology, with age an...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Ostrowsky K,Arzimanoglou A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the impact of childhood stroke and interest in the role of drugs in the acute, chronic, and prophylactic management of this condition. Most treatment strategies are based on studies in adults with stroke, and the relative infrequency of stroke and the heterogen...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Amlie-Lefond C,Gill JC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A brain, a neural structure located in the head, differs from a ganglion by the following characteristics: (1) a brain subserves the entire body, not just restricted segments; (2) it has functionally specialized parts; (3) it is bilobar; (4) commissures and neurons form the surface with axons in the central core; (5) ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Sarnat HB,Netsky MG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we discuss the important pathological lesions observed in temporal lobectomies and neocortical resections performed for medically refractory seizures in children. A higher percentage of pediatric cases appear to be "lesional" with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and abnorm...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Jay V,Becker LE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocutaneous disorders are a heterogeneous group of conditions (mainly) affecting the skin [with pigmentary/vascular abnormalities and/or cutaneous tumours] and the central and peripheral nervous system [with congenital abnormalities and/or tumours]. In a number of such disorders, the skin abnormalities can assume a...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Ruggieri M,Praticò AD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scoliosis, common in preadolescent females is a finding which warrants investigation in any other age group or if the clinical or neuroimaging features are atypical even in the preadolescent female. The cause of scoliosis are numerous but include several important conditions some of which are treatable and some of whi...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Barnes PD

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00