Synchronous occurrence of EEG bursts and heart rate acceleration in preterm infants.

abstract：:We describe two brothers with isolated Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM). Interestingly, brain stem dysgenesis and abnormal gyral pattern were also observed in the sibs. They presented with psychomotor retardation and macrocrania. Both suffered from hypotonia with brisk deep tendon reflexes and ataxic gait. They had bil...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Abdel-Salam GM,Shehab M,Zaki MS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) is a disease characterized by an abrupt onset of dystonia accompanied by signs of parkinsonism and prominent bulbar symptoms. CASE REPORT:We describe a case of a female patient, born after normal delivery, but diagnosed with mild intellectual disability at age 7. She ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Nomura S,Kashiwagi M,Tanabe T,Oba C,Yanagi K,Kaname T,Okamoto N,Ashida A

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic acidemias (OAs) have been detected worldwide in symptomatic patients using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. We diagnosed 188 Asian cases of OAs by analysis of urinary organic acids and investigated their clinical onset and outcome. Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) was most common (74 cases), followed by propi...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Hori D,Hasegawa Y,Kimura M,Yang Y,Verma IC,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:713 children (from newborn to 12-month-old) with delayed motor development were carefully examined and classified into normal, very light cerebral coordination disturbance (CCD, Vojta), light CCD, moderate CCD, severe CCD, suspected cerebral palsy (CP) and other diseases at their first visit, and were followed up care...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Imamura S,Sakuma K,Takahashi T

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternating hemiplegia in childhood (AHC) has clinically characteristic features which are easily defined and recognizable. Laboratory investigations were basically normal although they were extensively examined during and between attacks. There is still much debate about its etiology, particularly its relation to mig...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Sakuragawa N

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the characteristics of the mode of appearance and morphology of epileptiform discharges before the onset of West syndrome (WS). The subjects were 25 infants whose electroencephalograms (EEGs) were recorded before the onset of WS and whose first EEG was recorded before 6 months of corrected age (CA). We exte...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Endoh F,Yoshinaga H,Kobayashi K,Ohtsuka Y

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to examine (1) the prevalence and characteristics of ADHD in preschool children, and (2) differential diagnoses among children who display symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity in early childhood. METHODS:The participants were children living in Kanie-cho, in Japan's Aichi Prefecture...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Nomura K,Okada K,Noujima Y,Kojima S,Mori Y,Amano M,Ogura M,Hatagaki C,Shibata Y,Fukumoto R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of epileptic drop attacks (EDA) by simultaneous video-polygraphic recordings was carried out in one epileptic patient with myoclonic astatic seizures (Doose syndrome). EDA was shown to correspond to a burst of generalized bilaterally synchronous spike and wave complexes (GBSSW) at 3 Hz. Absence seizures were a...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Oguni H,Imaizumi Y,Uehara T,Oguni M,Fukuyama Y

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years mutations in voltage-gated sodium channels (Na(v)s) have become closely associated with inheritable forms of epilepsy. One isoform in particular, Na(v)1.1 (gene symbol SCN1A), appears to be a superculprit, registering with more than 330 mutations to date. The associated phenotypes range from ben...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Lossin C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by impaired synthesis of cortisol from cholesterol by the adrenal cortex. Subclinical involvement of brain white matter has been reported in subjects with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Gaudiano C,Malandrini A,Pollazzon M,Murru S,Mari F,Renieri A,Federico A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the usefulness of intravenous lidocaine therapy for managing of status epilepticus (SE) during childhood in a retrospective multi-institutional study. Questionnaires were sent to 28 hospitals concerning patients admitted for SE who were managed with lidocaine, assessing patient characteristics, treatment ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Hattori H,Yamano T,Hayashi K,Osawa M,Kondo K,Aihara M,Haginoya K,Hamano S,Izumi T,Kaneko K,Kato I,Matsukura M,Minagawa K,Miura T,Ohtsuka Y,Sugai K,Takahashi T,Yamanouchi H,Yamamoto H,Yoshikawa H

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of treatment strategies in febrile seizures should be based on short- and long-term outcomes, with and without acute, intermittent, or chronic medical intervention, as well as short- and long-term side effects. Febrile seizures are a benign condition with a normal neurological, motor, intellectual, and cogn...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Knudsen FU

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe two patients with 5p- syndrome who suffered from epilepsy characterised by stimulus-induced epileptic spasms manifesting as head nodding. In patient 1, a series of spasms were exclusively triggered by eating, and were associated with diffuse high-voltage slow waves on ictal EEG, particularly presentin...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Shirai K,Saito Y,Yokoyama A,Nishimura Y,Tamasaki A,Maegaki Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of Menkes disease seems to be linked to metallothionein which binds to copper trapped within cells in some tissues. The only known therapy for this disease is parenteral administration of copper, but the effects are equivocal. We treated a patient with Menkes disease by giving vitamin C orally. The cl...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Ueki Y,Narazaki O,Hanai T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency (CPS1D) is an autosomal recessive disorder of the urea cycle which causes hyperammonemia. Two forms of CPS1D are recognized: a lethal neonatal type and a less severe, delayed onset type. Neonatal CPS1D cases often present their symptoms within the first days of life. Delayed...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Ono H,Suto T,Kinoshita Y,Sakano T,Furue T,Ohta T

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of brain atrophy in girls described by Andreas Rett in 1966 [Rett, Wien Klin Wochenschr, 1966;116:723-726] was brought to the attention of the English-speaking world by Hagberg et al. in 1983 [Hagberg et al., Ann Neurol, 1983;14:471-479]. Four clinical stages after the age of 6 months were described in cl...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Dunn HG

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium bromide was tried for two children with daily convulsive focal motor seizures with unconsciousness and focal motor seizure status. The treatment resulted in complete cessation of the attacks. It has been reported that bromide is effective for generalized tonic-clonic seizures and not for complex partial seiz...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Takayanagi M,Yamamoto K,Nakagawa H,Munakata M,Kato R,Yokoyama H,Haginoya K,Iinuma K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six boys affected by acquired encephalopathy with an abnormal breathing pattern in wakefulness were studied. Polygraphic recordings showed two different patterns in our population. In two brothers a periodic breathing pattern was recorded in the awake and sleep states. In the others, central apneas with or without tac...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Cirignotta F,Sforza E,Burroni M,Zappella M,Lugaresi E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether or not dystrophin really exists in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of the retina, we studied control and mdx mice, using four kinds of polyclonal antibodies (DMDP-II, 60 kd, 30 kd and DMDP-IV) against dystrophin. Although control OPL showed a positive immunohistochemical reaction with all four ant...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Zhao J,Uchino M,Yoshioka K,Miyatake M,Miike T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preterm children with severe dyskinetic cerebral palsy due to bilirubin encephalopathy often suffer from marked generalised hypertonus as they age. We performed a questionnaire survey to investigate patient-reported outcomes of treatments for improving their activities of daily life. METHODS:A mail question...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Kitai Y,Hirai S,Okuyama N,Hirotsune M,Nishimoto S,Mizutani S,Okumura A,Kumada S,Arai H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to clarify the risk factors of relapse following discontinuation of AEDs in patients with childhood-onset cryptogenic localization-related epilepsies. The subjects were 82 patients who fulfilled the following criteria: (1) age at first visit of less than 15 years, (2) follow-up period of ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Ohta H,Ohtsuka Y,Tsuda T,Oka E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of drug on the cholinergic system (atropine and physostigmine) were evaluated in acute tests in 12 infant patients with the West syndrome (WS) and in 12 older ones who had suffered from WS at typical ages, displaying various types of epileptic symptoms. In both groups paroxysmal EEG activity was inhibited ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Rektor I,Svejdová M,Ménini C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 9-year-old girl with acute autonomic sensory and motor neuropathy (AASM) associated with human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection. The patient presented with fever, erythema of the entire body, and abdominal pain with vomiting. The titer of HPV-B19 IgM antibody was significantly elevated. Symptoms such as ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Hanai S,Komaki H,Sakuma H,Nakagawa E,Sugai K,Sasaki M,Oya Y,Higurashi N,Hamano S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections are a common cause of childhood stroke with variable presentation. The current case describes a rare infective cause of venous and arterial stroke in an immunocompetent girl with management implications. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 12 year old girl, presented with history of fever for 10 days, painful swe...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Gupta J,Chakrabarty B,Singh G,Singh S,Kumar A,Xess I,Jauhari P,Gulati S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the nature of an overabundance of collagen seen on microscopic examination in tuberous sclerous (TS), the hydroxyproline content in tissues and urine was determined. TS tissues of 5 patients were obtained on necropsy or plastic surgery. Urine was collected from 10 patients with TS and 19 controls. Tumors ...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Tanaka H,Arima M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of large myelinated axons was markedly decreased in almost all the intramuscular nerve bundles included in 32 muscle biopsies from patients with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease compared to that in normals. The morphometric analysis of peripheral nerves in 5 epon-embedded sections also showed a selective loss of la...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Chien YY,Nonaka I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inborn errors of metabolism comprise a large class of genetic diseases involving disorders of metabolism. Presentation is usually in the neonatal period or infancy but can occur at any time, even in adulthood. Seizures are frequent symptom in inborn errors of metabolism, with no specific seizure types or EEG signature...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Papetti L,Parisi P,Leuzzi V,Nardecchia F,Nicita F,Ursitti F,Marra F,Paolino MC,Spalice A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Event-related potential (ERP) studies with infants are often limited by a small number of measurements. We introduce a weighted general linear mixed model analysis with a time-varying covariate, which allows for the efficient analysis of all available event-related potential data of infants. This method allows control...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Stahl D,Parise E,Hoehl S,Striano T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral motor patterns during feeding were investigated in 58 patients with severe physical disability. Five patients showed a pattern resembling sucking. Twenty-nine exhibited an up-and-down movement of the jaw and protrusion of the tongue. Among these, the mouth opened when the food entered and the lips closed before s...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Yokochi K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence and clinical importance of brain gliomas - optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) and especially gliomas outside the optic pathway (GOOP) for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), additionally, to assess the causes of obstructive hydrocephalus in NF1 children with an emphasis on cases ca...

journal_title：Brain & development

authors： Glombova M,Petrak B,Lisy J,Zamecnik J,Sumerauer D,Liby P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00