Neurologic sequelae and MRI in low-birth weight patients.

abstract：:Epilepsy is a common disorder in pediatric neurology, and electroencephalography (EEG) continues to play an important role in its diagnosis. However, the small size of a child's head and immaturity of the brain make EEG interpretation more difficult in children than in adults. This article presents a new method of EEG...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Nikkhah K,Shoeibi A,Hasanpour M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that febrile seizures are commonly occur in children with exanthem subitum. In this study, we compared the clinical features and backgrounds of patients with complex febrile seizures with and without primary human herpesvirus 6B infection. METHODS:Sixty-two patients were enrolled after expe...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Miyake M,Kawamura Y,Hattori F,Miura H,Ishihara N,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic nonsyndromic cerebellar hypoplasia is a radiological diagnosis with clinical features and a relation with developmental disability that are presently not known. Through a retrospective review of a comprehensive standardized computerized database containing more than 2,500 patients examined consecutively by a ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Shevell MI,Majnemer A

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:A group of children and adolescents with infantile nephropathic cystinosis underwent cognitive testing and were examined for cortical atrophy using magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography. Ten of 11 patients demonstrated cortical atrophy. A consistent pattern of lower cognitive performance was found in patie...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Nichols SL,Press GA,Schneider JA,Trauner DA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute flaccid paresis in childhood. Few validated large-scale population-based data are available concerning pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome, including incidence, risk factors, and initial clinical characteristics. METHODS:In the Danish National Patient ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Levison LS,Thomsen RW,Markvardsen LK,Christensen DH,Sindrup SH,Andersen H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to further clarify ictal electroencephalographic findings of patients with benign partial epilepsy in infancy in order to better understand its neurophysiologic features. The study group consisted of 13 infants with definite benign partial epilepsy in infancy, in whom ictal electroencephalogra...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Okumura A,Watanabe K,Negoro T,Hayakawa F,Kato T,Natsume J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical child abuse occurs when a child receives unnecessary and harmful, or potentially harmful, medical care at the instigation of a caretaker through exaggeration, falsification, or induction of symptoms of illness in a child. Neurological manifestations are common with this type of maltreatment. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Doughty K,Rood C,Patel A,Thackeray JD,Brink FW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of lipid-lowering statins has been associated with raised serum muscle enzymes and, occasionally, with rhabdomyolysis, especially in patients with pre-existing metabolic myopathies. The A3243G mutation is one of the most common mutations associated with mitochondrial disorders. A teenager harboring the A3243G ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Tay SK,Dimauro S,Pang AY,Lai PS,Yap HK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study developed a Farsi language Communication Function Classification System and then tested its reliability and validity. METHODS:Communication Function Classification System is designed to classify the communication functions of individuals with cerebral palsy. Up until now, there has been no instru...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Soleymani Z,Joveini G,Baghestani AR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carpal tunnel syndrome, although rare, is known to occur in children mainly because of genetic or metabolic disorders. The clinical findings are variable and include symptoms of burning pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness or atrophy in the hands of the patients. It is usually diagnosed by demonstration of prolonged...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Unal O,Ozçakar L,Cetin A,Kaymak B

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we aimed to determine the serum, urine, and saliva levels of acyl ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin, and obestatin in the newly diagnosed idiopathic generalized pediatric epilepsy patients in the pretreatment period and in the third month of valproic acid. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Thirty pre- and post-...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Taskin E,Atli B,Kiliç M,Sari Y,Aydin S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia were studied with brainstem auditory evoked response to clarify the ototoxic effect of hyperbilirubinemia, and detect any differences in ototoxic effect between different levels of total serum bilirubin. The response threshold in these neonates was significantly elevated (P...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jiang ZD,Chen C,Liu TT,Wilkinson AR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opsoclonus is a rare childhood ocular motility disorder characterized by irregular, chaotic, involuntary bursts of high amplitude, back-and-forth oscillations of the eyes,without pause intervals. Although this disorder is associated with neuroblastoma and other neural crest tumors, as well as with other neurologic abn...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Morad Y,Benyamini OG,Avni I

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parry-Romberg is a rare syndrome of unknown origin, characterized by hemiatrophy of the face including subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscle, and bones, along with various ocular and central nervous system abnormalities. Some investigators consider that injury to the sympathetic fibers of the trigeminal nerve is a caus...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Menascu S,Padeh S,Hoffman C,Ben-Zeev B

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：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：:Extension reflex of fingers was tested in several term and preterm infants. This reflex was found to be present as early as 28 weeks gestation in clinically stable preterm infants. Absence of extension reflex in infants is indicative of neurologic problems. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Modanlou HD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A debilitating, regularly recurring, biphasic disorder is described in 6 severely multidisabled children. It was characterized by several days of lethargy, withdrawal, loss of abilities, irritability, and hypersomnolence followed or preceded by a high-energy state for several days during which the children slept very ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jan JE,Abroms IF,Freeman RD,Brown GM,Espezel H,Connolly MB

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of the implementation of a population-based registry of children with cerebral palsy, caregiver satisfaction with the process by which diagnosis was originally communicated by a professional was assessed. Satisfaction with various aspects of the diagnosis process was assessed using a five-point Likert scale an...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Dagenais L,Hall N,Majnemer A,Birnbaum R,Dumas F,Gosselin J,Koclas L,Shevell MI

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year, 6-month-old female was evaluated for subacute onset of left-sided hemichorea/hemiballismus, with an old, right parietal, cortical, and subcortical stroke as the presumed cause. Treatment with gabapentin was initiated, with good results at 6-month follow-up. Discussion of the differential diagnosis and evalu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kothare SV,Pollack P,Kulberg AG,Ravin PD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 16-year-old girl with muscular atrophy of a distal upper extremity (Hirayama disease). The disease progressed insidiously, and during our first examination, she exhibited weakness and wasting in the right hand, accompanied by cold paresis. No sensory disturbance was evident. A nerve conduction test reve...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hosokawa T,Fujieda M,Wakiguchi H,Oosaki Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the outcomes of 28 children who had severe head injuries between 13-18 years of age. All were unconscious at least 24 hours and have been followed at least 2 years after injury. At present, their ages range from 18 to 27 years. Their educational achievements, social activities, marital status, fu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kriel RL,Krach LE,Bergland MM,Panser LA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insomnia and low iron stores are common in children with autism spectrum disorders, and low iron stores have been associated with sleep disturbance. METHODS:We performed a randomized placebo-controlled trial of oral ferrous sulfate to treat insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorders and low normal ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Reynolds AM,Connolly HV,Katz T,Goldman SE,Weiss SK,Halbower AC,Shui AM,Macklin EA,Hyman SL,Malow BA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic soft palate paralysis is an isolated clinical entity of unknown cause. Typical clinical features are sudden onset, rhinolalia, and nasal escape of fluids from the ipsilateral nostril. The disorder affects mainly male children at the ages of 2 to 3 years and resolves spontaneously. This report presents a 5-y...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Alp H,Tan H,Altunkaynak S,Orbak Z

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure is elevated with central nervous system infection and vasculitis, but has not been studied in inflammatory demyelinating disease. This retrospective study sought to determine whether children with demyelinating disease demonstrate elevated cerebrospinal fluid opening pres...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Narula S,Liu GT,Avery RA,Banwell B,Waldman AT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A single-center, single-blind, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial was performed to test the null hypothesis that adrenocorticotropic hormone is not superior to high-dose prednisolone for treatment of newly diagnosed West syndrome. METHODS:Newly diagnosed infants with West syndrome were randomized to r...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Wanigasinghe J,Arambepola C,Sri Ranganathan S,Sumanasena S,Attanapola G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute encephalitis and encephalopathy are life-threatening diseases in children. However, no laboratory examinations are performed for their early diagnosis and treatment. Alpha 2-macroglobulin (α2M) is a blood glycoprotein that increases during the early stages of inflammation. In the present study, we inve...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Suzuki Y,Hashimoto K,Hoshi K,Ito H,Kariya Y,Miyazaki K,Sato M,Kawasaki Y,Yoshida M,Honda T,Hashimoto Y,Hosoya M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to increasing evidence, hypothermia can significantly improve outcomes in term neonates manifesting asphyxic insult and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Oxidative stress plays a key role in hypoxic-ischemic and inflammatory brain injuries. We investigated the impact of hypothermia on oxidative stress in babi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Perrone S,Szabó M,Bellieni CV,Longini M,Bangó M,Kelen D,Treszl A,Negro S,Tataranno ML,Buonocore G

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy results from ischemia of the retrobulbar aspect of the optic nerve. It presents as acute loss of vision without optic disc swelling. This is rare in children, with only seven cases reported to date. Neuroimaging is frequently used to aid in the diagnosis of acute visual co...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Harrar DB,Solomon J,Shah AS,Vaughn J,Durbin AD,Rivkin MJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00