Right hemisphere dysfunction in subjects with attention-deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity.

abstract：:Seizures occur in 25% to 40% of children with supratentorial tumors and are the presenting complaint in 10% to 15%. However, when divided by age, only 2% of children with seizures as the presenting complaint of brain tumors were less than 1 year of age. Three children, ranging in age from 20 days to 7 months and seen ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rutledge SL,Snead OC 3rd,Morawetz R,Chandra-Sekar B

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis is a rare sporadic demyelinating disease that usually affects children between 5 and 14 years old. The disease often mimics intracranial neoplasm or abscess. We report a 9-year-old girl with Schilder's disease who presented with left hemiparesis. Cranial computed tomography ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kurul S,Cakmakçi H,Dirik E,Kovanlikaya A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3 1/2-year-old boy presented with megaloblastic anemia and recurrent episodes of severe lactic acidosis and coma. At age 4 years, he developed sepsis and died; postmortem examination failed to show any gross abnormality in any tissue. Biochemical analysis of muscle showed decreased activities for all respiratory cha...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Akman CI,Sue CM,Shanske S,Tanji K,Bonilla E,Ojaimi J,Krishna S,Schubert R,DiMauro S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. Intraparenchymal giant cysticercosis has been described in literature, but this is a rare report of a thalamic giant cysticercosis in a young child where the diagnosis could be made on follow-up. A 1½-year-old male child presented with s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mittal A,Sehgal R,Sureka B,Kumar A,Aggarwal KC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of clinical disease in juvenile Huntington's disease differs from that seen in adults. Younger patients often present with seizures, dystonia and rigidity. The mechanism and type of seizures, timing of onset and electrographic features have not been well characterized in either adults or children. We desc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ullrich NJ,Riviello JJ Jr,Darras BT,Donner EJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phantosmia is an infrequently reported and poorly understood qualitative olfactory disorder characterized by the perception of a frequently unpleasant odor in the absence of an odorant stimulus. Peripheral phantosmia is hypothesized to involve abnormally active olfactory receptor neurons while central phantosmia is th...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yang JC,Khakoo Y,Lightner DD,Wolden SL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of childhood multiple sclerosis (MS) are presented. All patients (three boys and three girls) were black and came from the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Age at onset of the disease ranged from 8 to 17 years. Although motor deficits, optic neuritis, and ataxia were similar to those previously reported in...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Zelnik N,Gale AD,Shelburne SA Jr

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery complicates aggressive craniopharyngioma resection and occurs mainly in children. We report a case to describe the availability of endovascular treatment for this rare entity. A 13-year-old boy presented with headache for 2 years after resection of craniopharyngioma. A ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Li Q,Wang C,Xu J,You C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy type 0 is a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy that is usually fatal in the first months of life. These children present with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and respiratory compromise. We describe a child with spinal muscular atrophy and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita who has had a ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Falsaperla R,Romeo G,Di Giorgio A,Pavone P,Parano E,Connolly AM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy presented with complaints of seizures since the age of 7 years. Seizure semiology was consistent with origin from the right temporal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large right temporal and multiple small intracranial cavernomatous hemangiomas. The imaging findings and clinic...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sharma S,Sankhyan N,Gulati S,Kumar A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death during childhood. Since the first pediatric brain tumor clinical trials, the field has seen improved outcomes in some, but not all tumor types. In the past few decades, a number of promising new therapeutic agents have emerged, yet only a few of thes...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bornhorst M,Hwang EI

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is one of the most prevalent muscular dystrophies in the world, resulting from the deletion of tandem repeats on chromosome 4q35. Extramuscular associations include sensorineural hearing loss, mental retardation, and epilepsy. These manifestations are commonly found in those with...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hobson-Webb LD,Caress JB

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to review primary and secondary causes of carnitine deficiency, emphasizing recent advances in our knowledge of fatty acid oxidation. It is now understood that the cellular metabolism of fatty acids requires the cytosolic carnitine cycle and the mitochondrial beta-oxidation cycle. Carn...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pons R,De Vivo DC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moyamoya disease is a rare cerebrovascular disease characterized by progressive stenosis of the bilateral distal internal carotid arteries and their proximal branches. Both chorea and dystonia have been reported as the initial presentation of moyamoya disease. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to define the clini...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Greene S,Bansal L,Coffman KA,Nardone R,Zuccoli G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor speed and accuracy are both affected in childhood dystonia. Thus, deriving a speed-accuracy function is an important metric for assessing motor impairments in dystonia. Previous work in dystonia studied the speed-accuracy trade-off during point-to-point tasks. To achieve a more relevant measurement of functional...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lunardini F,Bertucco M,Casellato C,Bhanpuri N,Pedrocchi A,Sanger TD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this project was to promote bicycle helmet use via an inpatient educational program. We hypothesized that this program would increase bicycle helmet use. One hundred twenty inpatients with history of regular (>1 time per week) bicycle riding (mean age 10.0 ± 3.6 years; 67 males, 53 females; 57 whites, 59 b...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Barnes VA,Maria BL,Caldwell AL,Hopkins I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging is an important tool in the evaluation of patients with seizures. Frequently, abnormalities are found that lead to further, invasive testing. The first child with transient abnormal findings on magnetic resonance imaging during a time of frequent partial seizures is presented. This lesion di...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Riela AR,Sires BP,Penry JK

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies have different phenotypes. We report 2 cousins with differing clinical courses of a hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy. The progressive disease in case 1 is dominated by loss of sensation, autonomic crises, and pain. Case 2 shows loss of sensation, mental retardat...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Koy A,Freynhagen R,Mayatepek E,Tibussek D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigabatrin has been studied in adult drug-resistant epilepsy since 1982 in single-blind and double-blind studies followed by long-term, open evaluations. These studies have provided evidence that vigabatrin is a potent and well-tolerated antiepileptic drug and support its potential value in pediatric epilepsy. The lac...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dam M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is a novel disease entity, proposed by Mizuguchi et al in 1995, that shows a characteristic selective and symmetric involvement of the thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. It usually leaves sequelae. The etiology of acute necrotizing encephalopathy is unknown. We describe here six pat...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yoshikawa H,Watanabe T,Abe T,Oda Y

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors play an important role in childhood autism. This study is to determine the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dopa decarboxylase (DDC) and dopamine receptor-1 (DRD1) genes with childhood autism, in a Chinese Han population. A total of 211 autistic children and 250 age- and gender-matched...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yu H,Liu J,Yang A,Yang G,Yang W,Lei H,Quan J,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ketogenic diet has traditionally been considered an anticonvulsant therapy of last resort, despite excellent efficacy and limited side effects. We hypothesized that the ketogenic diet would have similar results in patients with new-onset epilepsy. A retrospective study was conducted of patients started on the keto...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rubenstein JE,Kossoff EH,Pyzik PL,Vining EP,McGrogan JR,Freeman JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among diverse populations concerning the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), frontal dysfunction remains strong. The influences of frontal systems on attention, particularly the elements of higher mental control postulated as prefrontal functions, are illustrated through presentation of a numb...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Benson DF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a divergent ependymal tumor of the posterior fossa (ependymoblastoma/anaplastic ependymoma) observed in an 8-year-old boy. The tumor showed the histological pattern typical of an ependymoblastoma (tubular-papillary fetaloid architecture with stratification of the tumor cells) next to areas in which findings ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ortiz J,Otero A,Bengoechea O,Gonçalves J,Sousa P,Figols J,Bullón A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the efficacy and tolerability of potassium bromide in 113 patients (aged, 1-20 years) with severe epilepsy and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Potassium bromide was started at 45 mg/kg and raised to 70 mg/kg (median). Steady-state blood level was reached after a median of 28 days (range, 5-9...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Korinthenberg R,Burkart P,Woelfle C,Moenting JS,Ernst JP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory rhizotomy in the treatment of spasticity has been evolving over the past century since its first use in 1888. This paper reviews its historical evolution, current physiologic basis, range in current surgical technique, and the outcome, along with complications seen over the past decade since its repopularizati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Abbott R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epilepsies in childhood are classified as primary (or idiopathic) and secondary (or symptomatic). The primary epilepsies account for two thirds of all childhood epilepsies and are presumed to be genetically determined. In the remaining one third of cases, a neuropathologic lesion can be identified. This paper summ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Armstrong DD,Mizrahi EM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with neurodevelopmental disorders are at increased risk for sleep issues, which affect quality of life, cognitive function, and behavior. To determine the prevalence of sleep problems in children with the common neurodevelopmental disorder neurofibromatosis type 1, a cross-sectional study was performed on 129...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Licis AK,Vallorani A,Gao F,Chen C,Lenox J,Yamada KA,Duntley SP,Gutmann DH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven children with neuromuscular disease were placed on mechanical ventilation before the age of 2 years. The outcome for these patients was variable and did not correlate with primary diagnosis. There appeared to be a high correlation between the incidence of electrocardiogram changes and death. Our experience demon...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Iannaccone ST,Guilfoile T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical manifestations were retrospectively assessed in 5 families with tuberous sclerosis complex, including 1 pair of monozygotic twins. Interfamilial variation in tuber count was significantly larger than intrafamilial variation. Severity of epilepsy and cognitive profiles varied both between and within families, ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lyczkowski DA,Conant KD,Pulsifer MB,Jarrett DY,Grant PE,Kwiatkowski DJ,Thiele EA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00