Brain Lesions as a Predictor of Therapeutic Outcomes of Hand Function in Infants With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.

abstract：:The aim was to explore the relationship of youth age and sex to depressive symptoms and illness attitudes in youth with epilepsy and juvenile rheumatic disease. Youth with epilepsy or juvenile rheumatic disease between the ages of 7 and 19 years completed measures of depressive symptoms and illness attitudes. A signif...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ryan JL,Ramsey RR,Fedele DA,Wagner JL,Smith G,Chaney JM

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:We previously reported that patients with spinal muscular atrophy do not lose muscle strength over time as measured quantitatively. However, we noted that many patients with spinal muscular atrophy suffer from what they call fatigue. We wondered if we could measure fatigue during a single maximal voluntary contraction...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Iannaccone ST,White M,Browne R,Russman B,Buncher R,Samaha FJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, both migraine and tension-type headaches in children are believed to be chronic primary headaches. Meningeal signs in both cases are ignored or not examined, and the neurologic status is considered normal. This is the first study that focuses on meningeal signs in children with chronic headaches. The study...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Almazov I,Brand N

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to decrease practice variation in treatment of neonatal status epilepticus by implementing a standardized protocol. Our primary goal was to achieve 80% adherence to the algorithm within 12 months. Secondary outcome measures included serum phenobarbital concentrations, number of patients progressing from seizu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Harris ML,Malloy KM,Lawson SN,Rose RS,Buss WF,Mietzsch U

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis are demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system that can present initially as an acute focal demyelinating syndrome. We report an 11-year-old girl who initially presented with intractable vomiting and hypertension and later developed a subacute onse...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mostafapour SP,Enzmann D,North W,Hahn JS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a large multicenter cohort of children with cerebral venous thrombosis from 5 centers in the United States and analyzes their clinical findings and risk factors. Seventy patients were included in the study (25 neonates, 35%). The age ranged from 6 days to 12 years. Thirty-eight (55%) were younger t...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wasay M,Dai AI,Ansari M,Shaikh Z,Roach ES

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven children between 2 and 15 years of age with cerebral palsy and upper extremity dystonia were enrolled in an open-label, dose-escalation pilot clinical trial of botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc), injected into the biceps and brachioradialis muscles of I or both arms. The primary outcome measure was the change in m...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sanger TD,Kukke SN,Sherman-Levine S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child suffered from herpes simplex virus encephalitis at the age of 6 months; a late relapse occurred 8.5 years after the initial episode, the longest latency period reported. Radiologic and autopsy findings suggest local reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus as the cause of relapse. All cases of late relapse ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Spiegel R,Miron D,Yodko H,Lumelsky D,Habib A,Horovitz Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary excretion of acetylcarnitine was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in two experimental groups of valproate-treated rats. In the urine of mature rats weighing 180 to 200 g treated with valproate (500 mg/kg/day), acetylcarnitine levels were higher than those in controls on days 4 and 7, while L-...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Murakami K,Sugimoto T,Nishida N,Woo M,Araki A,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of pathologically confirmed Alexander's disease in which serial cranial ultrasound studies demonstrated unique findings of enlarging subependymal cysts with evolving periventricular hyperechogenicity. Computed tomographic scan of the head showed low attenuation of the periventricular white matter an...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hess DC,Fischer AQ,Yaghmai F,Figueroa R,Akamatsu Y

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal zinc metabolism in a 6-year-old male patient with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (acquired aphasia and convulsive disorder) is the subject of our report. We describe a significant decrease of erythrocyte and plasma zinc levels in the patient as compared with normal. Red blood cell zinc content is normally 38.5 +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lerman-Sagie T,Statter M,Lerman P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve living patients (aged 19 months to 32 years) with aspartylglucosaminuria were examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the magnetic resonance (MR) images of 16 health volunteers (aged 4 to 32 years) were used as controls. One patient was examined twice. Postmortem MRI and histopathologic analysis were ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Autti T,Raininko R,Haltia M,Lauronen L,Vanhanen SL,Salonen O,Aronen HJ,Wirtavuori K,Santavuori P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In industrialized nations with widespread immunization programs, Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute paralytic illness in children and adults. The incidence of the disease has been estimated to range from 0.5 to 1.5 in 100,000 in individuals less than 18 years of age. Approximately 15% of childre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sladky JT

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision whether or not to recommend chronic antiepileptic drug treatment for a child with seizures requires a risk-benefit analysis tailored to each individual case. Because all of the available antiepileptic medications have some potential adverse effects, the analysis may weigh in favor of a decision not to tre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wyllie E

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of mild mental retardation remains undefined in about 60% of cases. Even though the causes of mild mental retardation are likely to be heterogeneous, the evidence for genetic involvement is increasing, along with the development of specific diagnostic techniques. To improve our understanding of the geneti...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Saccucci P,Arpino C,Rizzo R,Gagliano A,Volzone A,Lalli C,Galasso C,Curatolo P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in the pediatric population of Honduras over an 11-year period, determine what percentage of acute flaccid paralysis was Guillain-Barré syndrome, and identify the epidemiologic features of Guillain-Barré syndrome. There were 546 ch...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Molinero MR,Varon D,Holden KR,Sladky JT,Molina IB,Cleaves F

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridoxine dependency and congenital hypophosphatasia are unusual metabolic disorders. We report a female infant born from healthy consanguineous parents with shortening of limbs, detected during pregnancy by ultrasonography. Immediately after delivery, the baby was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit because...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nunes ML,Mugnol F,Bica I,Fiori RM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nondescribed behavioral disorder was observed during wake-sleep transitions in 2 young children. Two boys had episodes of abnormal behavior in hypnagogic-and occasionally hypnopompic-periods for 1 year from the time they were 1 year and several months old. The episodes consisted of irregular body movements, which co...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pareja JA,Cuadrado ML,García-Morales I,Gil-Nagel A,Franch O

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy is one of the most heterogeneous of the single-gene neuromuscular disorders. The broad spectrum of severity, with onset from the prenatal period to adulthood, presents unique challenges in the design and implementation of clinical trials. The clinical classification of subjects into severe (typ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Swoboda KJ,Kissel JT,Crawford TO,Bromberg MB,Acsadi G,D'Anjou G,Krosschell KJ,Reyna SP,Schroth MK,Scott CB,Simard LR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of topiramate in a large number of children with West syndrome. The authors performed a retrospective, questionnaire-based data collection in specialized epilepsy units in Germany. Patients with West syndrome and hypsarrhythmia could be included if ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Korinthenberg R,Schreiner A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a congenital hypoproliferative anemia known to be associated with diverse physical anomalies affecting the thumb, craniofacial bones, urogenital system, and heart; prematurity; and fetal demise. We report the case of a 16-month-old boy with Diamond-Blackfan anemia noted to have decreased use...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Butrum MW,Williams LS,Golomb MR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is characterized by fever, seizures, acute encephalopathy, and rapid progression to coma. It is usually associated with viral illness and shows characteristic brain magnetic resonance imaging features, including symmetrical involvement of bilateral thalami, brain stem, white matter, an...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lee JH,Lee M,Lee J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to delineate the educational and behavioral differences between learning disabled children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A restrospective (TROHOC) multimeasure comparative design was employed. Parents' and teachers' questionnaires (ANSER system) pertaining to atten...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tirosh E,Berger J,Cohen-Ophir M,Davidovitch M,Cohen A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis in infants with brain tumors has historically been very poor. This study reviews 16 infants under the age of 12 months with brain tumors who presented to our institution between 1988 and 1999. The aim was to describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of these patients and to establish ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Young HK,Johnston H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most devastating complications of tuberous sclerosis complex affect the central nervous system and include epilepsy, mental retardation, autism, and glial tumors. Mutations in one of two genes, TSC1 and TSC2, result in a similar disease phenotype by disrupting the normal interaction of their protein products, hama...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Scheidenhelm DK,Gutmann DH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical problems related to intensive care of extremely preterm newborns of < or = 25 weeks' gestational age and at risk of disability have been extensively debated. The Bioethical Committee of the Department of Paediatrics of the University Hospital of Padua organized and started a multidisciplinary group to release ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Verlato G,Gobber D,Drago D,Chiandetti L,Drigo P,Working Group of Intensive Care in the Delivery Room of Extremely Premature Newborns.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maple syrup urine disease is a disorder of branched-chain keto acid metabolism. Three children were diagnosed with the intermediate form of maple syrup urine disease during routine evaluation of mental retardation. Clinical features were characterized by mental retardation, seizures, autistic features, and movement di...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bindu PS,Shehanaz KE,Christopher R,Pal PK,Ravishankar S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocystinuria represents a group of hereditary metabolic disorders characterized by an accumulation of homocysteine in the serum and an increased excretion of homocysteine in the urine. The infantile form is severe: the main clinical findings are neurologic signs, associated with hematological signs and bone alterati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Cerbo RM,Cabano R,Lombardi G,Bollani L,Colombo R,Stronati M

更新日期：2010-03-01 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