A case that is not for the faint of heart.

abstract：:A seven year-old male presented to his pediatrician with choreiform movements and a recent history of sore throat. He was diagnosed with Sydenham's chorea based on clinical criteria and laboratory evidence. Worsening symptoms prompted a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain which demonstrated evidence of Moyam...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Cardenas JF,Chapman K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy in children is mostly diagnosed and treated in an ambulatory office setting. This article reviews the literature and offers opinions about the best practice from the time of diagnosis through to remission and beyond. The diagnosis and assignment of an epilepsy syndrome may be difficult, and even experts disag...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Camfield P,Camfield C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterogeneous childhood limb-girdle muscular dystrophies have originally been defined as a group of autosomal recessive and dominant diseases with progressive weakness and wasting of shoulder and pelvic-girdle muscles. Over the last 12 years, the underlying genetic defects for many of the diseases have been identi...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Straub V,Bushby K

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:Migraine is a commonly occurring headache syndrome in children and adolescents. Half of all individuals destined to have migraine begin their attacks before age 20 years. It is characterized by paroxysmal headache, nausea, vomiting, and desire to sleep. On occasion, dramatic neurological symptoms and signs accompany t...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Lewis DW

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity is being increasingly recognized as a cause of neurologic presentations both inside and outside the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Pediatric autoimmune neurologic diseases likely to be seen in the ICU include autoimmune encephalitidies such as N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis, central...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Benson LA,Olson H,Gorman MP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants with congenital infections are at high risk for developmental disabilities. Because of this increased-risk status, they require comprehensive, longitudinal follow-up that should begin in the neonatal period with sensory, developmental, and neuromotor assessments as well as neuroradiological imaging. Reassessme...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Williamson WD

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：: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：:Creatine deficiency syndromes are a group of disorders of creatine (Cr) synthesis and transport characterized by intellectual disability, language delay, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and movement disorders secondary to decrease of Cr concentration in the brain. Synthesis defects are treatable, therefore an earl...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Fons C,Campistol J

更新日期：2016-11-01 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 interaction between sleep and headache or migraine is powerful and an elevated comorbidity between these 2 disorders has been reported in either adults or children. This comobidity is linked to common neurophysiological and neuroanatomical substrates that are genetically based strongly. The first reports on this r...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Dosi C,Figura M,Ferri R,Bruni O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborn screening has evolved from a single test for a single metabolite to a test that detects more than 90 metabolites on a single blood spot. In the past decade, the panel of newborn-screening disorders has rapidly expanded and will continue to grow as more is discovered about the human genome. It continues to be a...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Copeland S

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Antiseizure medications and dietary therapies have associated effects on the endocrine system. We provided an overview of the relationship between epilepsy treatment and bone health in children with epilepsy. Additionally, we discussed the effects of epilepsy treatment on other endocrine systems including thyroid func...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： McNamara NA,Romanowski EMF,Olson DP,Shellhaas RA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent headaches in children are most often migraines and are based in a genetic predisposition with a low headache threshold. As with any pain experience, there is a large emotional component associated with an attack of migraines that grows in amplitude as the headaches become more frequent and resistant to medic...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Farmer K,Dunn D,Scott E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes have long been forgotten entities in our quest to understand brain function. Over the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in our knowledge of central nervous system (CNS) function, and, consequently, astrocytes have emerged as key figures in CNS physiology and disease. Indeed, several p...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Chaboub LS,Deneen B

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Alpers disease is a mitochondrial depletion syndrome characterized by psychomotor retardation, intractable epilepsy, and liver failure. Polymerase gamma (POLG) gene mutations are a known cause of the disease. We describe a case in which a 14-month-old female presented with epilepsia partialis continua evolving into ge...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Cardenas JF,Amato RS

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：: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：:The discipline of childhood movement disorders is an exciting new area of specialization within the field of pediatric neurology. Establishing a formal educational system is an ongoing challenge that should include the standardization of movement definitions, the development of a formal classification system for exist...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Singer HS

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Pediatric brain tumors should be treated at multispecialty centers where the pediatric neurosurgeon constitutes a critical component to the team. Pediatric brain tumors are relatively rare, and diagnosis is often delayed because of the protean manifestations of these tumors clinically. The tumors can occur anywhere al...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Mickle JP

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：: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：:Cyclic vomiting is a variant of migraine that is discussed in depth. The importance of the diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, supportive and pharmacologic therapies is stressed. ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Li BU

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acute flaccid paraparesis or ascending quadriparesis in an infant or child constitutes a very important pediatric neurology emergency. The Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most frequent cause. This is primarily an autoimmune, post-infectious, demyelinating, peripheral nervous system process. A small percentage ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Jones HR Jr

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial, pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder defined by the core symptoms of significant impairment in social interaction and communication as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. In addition to these core behaviors, persons with ASD frequently have associat...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Mostafavi M,Gaitanis J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00