Acute unilateral ophthalmoplegia as the presenting sign of acute myeloid leukemia in a 15-month-old girl.

abstract：:The clinical course and autopsy findings of 2 patients with measles encephalitis that occurred during the 1988-1989 Houston epidemic are reported. A previously healthy 25-month-old boy had serologically-proved measles, hemophagocytic syndrome, and acute disseminated demyelinating encephalitis. A 19-year-old male with ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Pearl PL,Abu-Farsakh H,Starke JR,Dreyer Z,Louis PT,Kirkpatrick JB

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematogenous brain metastases are uncommon in childhood. Three patients and a literature review that includes centers reporting up to 36 years of experience are presented in this study. The total of 2,040 patients includes our three examples of one neuroblastoma, one hepatoblastoma, and one adrenal carcinoma. Cerebral...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Curless RG,Toledano SR,Ragheb J,Cleveland WW,Falcone S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with the occurrence of behavioral and cognitive abnormalities in children treated with topiramate. A retrospective chart review of patients up to 18 years of age who had been treated with topiramate at a tertiary epilepsy center was performed. Behaviora...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Gerber PE,Hamiwka L,Connolly MB,Farrell K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A boy presented with hypertension, seizures, lethargy, headache, and occipital blindness. He improved with antihypertensive therapy. Other reported children with a similar distinctive clinical condition are compared with adults with a syndrome termed reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy. Because both gray and whit...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Pavlakis SG,Frank Y,Kalina P,Chandra M,Lu D

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural hematoma due to birth trauma is unusual. The presentation is similar to subdural hematoma in the newborn, but the results of subdural puncture may be normal. The CT scan is diagnostic and early surgical evacuation may be lifesaving. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Gama CH,Fenichel GM

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gangliogliomas are rare neurogliogenic tumors of the central nervous system. Primary involvement of the brainstem is characterized by variable presentations and a long clinical course before diagnosis. Identification of this group of tumors is essential because clinical improvement and prolonged survival have been doc...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Martin LD,Kaplan AM,Hernried LS,Fisher BJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the incidence of postneonatal epilepsy in term infants treated with antiepileptic drugs for neonatal seizure discharges that were detected with amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG), 206 term infants were monitored using this modality. They received antiepileptic drugs for clinical as well as su...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Toet MC,Groenendaal F,Osredkar D,van Huffelen AC,de Vries LS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ketamine has recently emerged as a promising therapeutic alternative for abortive migraine therapy, likely secondary to N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonism. Most reports examine adults and the intravenous route. Fewer utilize intranasal administration or pediatric populations. Given the limited evidence for intr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Turner AL,Shandley S,Miller E,Perry MS,Ryals B

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular abnormalities in neurofibromatosis type 1 may arise anywhere in the cardiovascular system, and cerebrovascular involvement is the predominant feature of moyamoya syndrome. Because neurofibromatosis type 1 is a neurocutaneous disorder and routine follow-up with cranial MRI is not standard practice in...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Duat-Rodríguez A,Carceller Lechón F,López Pino MÁ,Rodríguez Fernández C,González-Gutiérrez-Solana L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rapidly progressive, degenerative neuromuscular disease of infancy. In severe SMA, weakness, hypotonia, and bulbar involvement lead to progressive respiratory insufficiency and swallowing dysfunction, which are frequently complicated by aspirations. There are few studies repor...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Birnkrant DJ,Pope JF,Martin JE,Repucci AH,Eiben RM

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two half-siblings with schizencephaly are presented. They have the same mother who had a normal cerebral imaging study. Only one other kindred was found in which 2 siblings had this cerebral lesion. In the present patients, autosomal inheritance from the mother is possible, but other explanations should include famili...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hosley MA,Abroms IF,Ragland RL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal cerebral infarction is a relatively common cause of neonatal seizures, with an incidence of at least 1:4000 live births and is associated with a high incidence of neurological sequelae. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms and predisposing factors responsible for neonatal infarction are not fu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kanda K,Sato A,Abe D,Nishijima S,Ishigami T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl (Patient 1) and a 5-year-old boy (Patient 2) with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Japanese B encephalitis vaccination are reported. Drowsiness, paresthesias, and gait disturbance were observed at 14 days (Patient 1) and 17 days (Patient 2) after the vaccination; however, transient impairme...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ohtaki E,Murakami Y,Komori H,Yamashita Y,Matsuishi T

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insufficient nutrition is known to lead to disturbances in postnatal myelin formation. This study aims to demonstrate that early myelination is altered in human twin pregnancies. Five brains of twins with a symmetric blood supply and three brains of twins with chronic fetal-fetal transfusion syndrome (one hypervolemic...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ulfig N,Nickel J,Saretzki U

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcomes of 60 children unconscious for 90 days or longer following acquired brain injury are reported. Eight children who died had remained in persistent vegetative states. As expected, most neurologic improvement occurred within the first year after injury, although some delayed improvements were observed. Outco...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kriel RL,Krach LE,Jones-Saete C

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl with hemolytic uremic syndrome is reported with pituitary hemorrhage in the acute phase. Seizures, hemiplegia, and transient blindness were observed. These symptoms cannot be attributed to the pituitary hemorrhage; however, pituitary hemorrhage should be added to the list of neurologic lesions that c...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Nagai T,Hasegawa O,Tuji A,Kamiyama Y,Honda M,Ito H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmia may be one of the major causes of sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy. We assessed drug-induced QT prolongation to establish whether the use of antiepileptic drugs contributes to sudden unexpected death. A total of 178 children with epilepsy (93 males and 85 females, with ages ranging ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kwon S,Lee S,Hyun M,Choe BH,Kim Y,Park W,Cho Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4 1/2-year-old girl with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and prolonged varicella zoster virus skin infection developed multiple ischemic strokes and radiologic and histopathologic evidence of central nervous system vasculitis. Typical features of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome encephalitis were not present an...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Frank Y,Lim W,Kahn E,Farmer P,Gorey M,Pahwa S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine has been used successfully in the treatment of different movement disorders and was recently reported to be effective for nonhereditary chorea. In view of the significant side effects associated with the drugs currently used to treat chorea, we sought to further evaluate the efficacy of carbamazepine in ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Harel L,Zecharia A,Straussberg R,Volovitz B,Amir J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings presented with identical features of progressive peripheral paralysis of the lower motor neuron type, pyramidal signs, cranial nerve palsy which included external ocular palsy and deafness, and internal ocular palsy; both died before 1 year of age. Pathologic examination of the central nervous system in b...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hamano K,Tsukamoto H,Yazawa T,Yoshimura M,Takita H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two children from a consanguineous family who manifested mega-corpus callosum, polymicrogyria, and psychomotor retardation. These patients also exhibited the brain anomalies of pontine hypoplasia and an abnormal cerebellar vermis. Our report confirms the genetic nature of megalencephaly-polymicrogyria-mega...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Bindu PS,Taly AB,Sinha S,Bharath RD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy adolescent. Clinical features included fever, altered mental status, and speech difficulty, with subsequent hyperesthesia, ataxia, and motor weakness, all of which eventually resolved completely. Magnetic resonance imaging was ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： DeBiasi RL,Parsons JA,Grabert BE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral cavernous malformations are the second most common vascular malformations in the central nervous system, and over one-third are found in children. Lesions may be solitary or multiple, be discovered incidentally, be sporadic, or be secondary to familial cavernomatosis or radiation therapy. Children may present...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Paddock M,Lanham S,Gill K,Sinha S,Connolly DJA

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children ranging in age from 2 to 5 years with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) were successfully treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Their symptoms were somnolence, fever, headache, vomiting, and resting tremor. In all of these patients, it was difficult to distinguish the condi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Nishikawa M,Ichiyama T,Hayashi T,Ouchi K,Furukawa S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical practice, an association is commonly suggested between nocturnal epileptiform activity and language disorders in children. However, this association has not been studied systematically. This study explored the correlation between daily and nocturnal epileptiform discharges ratio, frequency of nocturnal epi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Overvliet GM,Besseling RM,Vles JS,Hofman PA,van Hall MH,Backes WH,Aldenkamp AP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High dosages of natural adrenocorticotropic hormone are used in many centers in the United States for the treatment of infantile spasms. However, lower dosages of synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone (tetracosactide) might be equally efficient as high dosages. We analyzed the treatment options for infantile...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Riikonen R,Lähdetie J,Kokki H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms presented by neurologic patients. Apart from surgical management, drug therapy is an important treatment of children suffering from spasticity. In this review, recent advances in the pharmacologic armamentarium are reported in detail. In particular, there are oral medicati...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Verrotti A,Greco R,Spalice A,Chiarelli F,Iannetti P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive gum-chewing is underreported as a headache precipitant in children and adolescents. We evaluated the influence of daily excessive gum-chewing in older children and teenagers with chronic headache, emphasizing the impact of habit discontinuation and its reintroduction. METHODS:Patients with chronic...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Watemberg N,Matar M,Har-Gil M,Mahajnah M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central nervous system complications of bone marrow transplant are a common occurrence and the differential diagnosis is quite broad, including opportunistic infections, medications toxicities, graft versus host disease, and other autoimmune processes. PATIENT DESCRIPTION:We summarize previously reported ca...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Baumer FM,Kamihara J,Gorman MP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal latency between an encephalopathic event and the onset of infantile spasms cannot be determined in the majority of symptomatic cases (e.g. genetic conditions, cerebral malformations). However, we can measure this interval when a previously normal infant sustains brain injury followed by infantile spasms. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Guggenheim MA,Frost JD Jr,Hrachovy RA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00