Are We Permitting Pediatric Athletes With Sports-Related Concussion to Return to Play Too Soon After Concussion?

abstract：:The potential benefits of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the investigation of normal development have been limited by difficulties in its use with children. We describe the practical aspects, including failure rates, involved in conducting large-scale functional MRI studies with normal children. Two h...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Byars AW,Holland SK,Strawsburg RH,Bommer W,Dunn RS,Schmithorst VJ,Plante E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sandhoff's disease is a rare, genetic lysosomal storage disease leading to delayed myelination or demyelination. Although neuroimaging findings in this disease have been reported previously, magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings have not been reported. In this report, we present magnetic resonance imaging and magne...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Alkan A,Kutlu R,Yakinci C,Sigirci A,Aslan M,Sarac K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive encephalopathy is an uncommon but recognized complication of malignant hypertension in children. We reviewed the clinical course, laboratory studies, and outcomes of 12 patients with hypertensive encephalopathy seen at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics between 1979 and 1994. The most common pre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wright RR,Mathews KD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in eight neonates with tuberous sclerosis complex to further delineate the spectrum of characteristic findings in these patients. In addition to the previously described characteristic brain MRI findings in neonates, which included cortical tuber, transma...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Arca G,Pacheco E,Alfonso I,Duchowny MS,Melnick SJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Girls with Rett syndrome display signs of neuronal dysfunction including mental retardation, seizures, stereotyped movements, and abnormal breathing and autonomic control. Decelerating head growth during infancy might reflect a disorder in production or pruning of neuronal synapses or both. Recent immunocytochemical s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Johnston MV,Mullaney B,Blue ME

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of corticosteroids for treatment of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy in clinical practice from 1991 through 2005 was reviewed in a large population-based cohort (MD STARnet) of boys in 4 regional sites and 6 clinics of the United States. Corticosteroid use increased from 20% (11 of 56 individuals) in 199...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Matthews DJ,James KA,Miller LA,Pandya S,Campbell KA,Ciafaloni E,Mathews KD,Miller TM,Cunniff C,Meaney FJ,Druschel CM,Romitti PA,Fox DJ,MD STARnet.

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:We report the clinical, electroencephalographic, neurophysiologic, and neuroimaging findings in eight children with infant-onset progressive myoclonus epilepsy, all of whom had muscle biopsies performed as as part of the diagnostic evaluation. Each child had myoclonic seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and n...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Harbord MG,Hwang PA,Robinson BH,Becker LE,Hunjan A,Murphy EG

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 1-year-old female child who was referred to the Early Intervention Clinic for evaluation of developmental delay and progressively enlarging head size. Developmental assessment revealed significant motor delay with borderline cognitive impairment. MRI of the brain revealed generalized ventriculom...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rai B,Sharif F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This population-based cross-sectional study evaluates the clinical value of electroretinography and visual evoked potentials in childhood brain tumor survivors. A flash electroretinography and a checkerboard reversal pattern visual evoked potential (or alternatively a flash visual evoked potential) were done for 51 su...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pietilä S,Lenko HL,Oja S,Koivisto AM,Pietilä T,Mäkipernaa A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After obtaining familial informed consent, between January 1996 and July 1997, 173 children (5 to 15 years old) with sickle cell disease were enrolled in a prospective multicenter study using blood screening, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (n = 143), cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (n = 144), and neuropsycho...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bernaudin F,Verlhac S,Fréard F,Roudot-Thoraval F,Benkerrou M,Thuret I,Mardini R,Vannier JP,Ploix E,Romero M,Cassé-Perrot C,Helly M,Gillard E,Sebag G,Kchouk H,Pracros JP,Finck B,Dacher JN,Ickowicz V,Raybaud C,Ponce

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty cases of postinfectious encephalomyelitis admitted to our Pediatric Department during the period 1980 to 1997 were consecutively collected and reviewed. There were 28 males and 22 females. The age of onset ranged from 9 months to 14 years. The antecedent infections included measles (6 cases), rubella (5 cases), ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hung KL,Liao HT,Tsai ML

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal seizures are one of the most common neurological disorders in infants. However, the optimal treatment strategy for neonatal seizures remains controversial and there is little data regarding current treatment of neonatal seizures. In this study we describe the current treatment of neonatal seizures and variati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Blume HK,Garrison MM,Christakis DA

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:Managing severe epilepsy syndromes of early childhood is challenging as the seizures are typically resistant to treatment and may cause disabling mental and behavioral problems in later life. A comprehensive treatment plan includes pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and surgical options. This article reviews clinical st...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wheless JW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct perfusion of specific regions of the central nervous system by convection-enhanced delivery is becoming more widely used for the delivery of compounds in the research and treatment of various neural disorders. In contrast to other currently available central nervous system delivery techniques, convection-enhanc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Song DK,Lonser RR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levetiracetam, one of the newer-generation antiepilepsy drugs, is not currently approved for use in children. Given its favorable efficacy, pharmacokinetic, and, particularly, safety profile in adults, we felt that it may be a useful antiepilepsy drug for children with refractory epilepsy. We treated 39 patients (mean...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wheless JW,Ng YT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 10 years' follow-up of the previously described family with a novel mutation of the KCNA1 gene. The family consisted of 3 affected boys (first seen at ages 3, 11, and 12) and their affected mother and asymptomatic father and sister. They clinically presented with diffuse myokymia, muscle cramps, and lower li...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Moghimi N,Rosen JB,Jabbari B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postictal psychoses are brief psychotic episodes that usually occur after poorly controlled partial complex seizure clusters. The psychosis commonly appears following a lucid interval, ranging from a few hours to days after seizure termination. An underlying structural brain abnormality is common and usually involves ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nissenkorn A,Moldavsky M,Lorberboym M,Raucher A,Bujanover Y,Lerman-Sagie T

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic events during the perinatal period are responsible for irreversible brain damage owing to cerebral hypoxia and neuronal necrosis. We investigated the presence of thrombophilia risk factors in children with congenital neurologic disorders. Nineteen children (9 males and 10 females), aged 1 to 14 years (m...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tzoufi M,Giotopoulou S,Papadimitriou P,Dokou E,Kolaitis NI,Siamopoulou A,Vartholomatos G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigabatrin is an antiepileptic drug that results in higher gamma-aminobutyrate levels in the brain and retina. Vigabatrin-induced visual field defects are usually asymptomatic and only detectable by perimetry. Further, perimetry requires good cooperation, and children aged under 10 years cannot do it. Electroretinogra...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bakhshandeh Bali MK,Otaghsara SM,Soltansanjari M,Sadighi N,Nasehi MM,Ashrafi MR,Karimzadeh P,Taghdiri MM,Ghofrani M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lissencephaly is a brain malformation manifested by a smooth cerebral surface and caused by incomplete neuronal migration. Clinical sequellae include minor craniofacial changes (bitemporal hollowing, small jaw), severe mental retardation, and other neurological abnormalities. Patients with classical or type I lissence...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pavone L,Gullotta F,Incorpora G,Grasso S,Dobyns WB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the consistency of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination scores of very-low-birth-weight infants at 6 and 12 months of age and its correlation to cranial ultrasonography findings, we designed a prospective study between January 2005 and January 2008, in the tertiary Neonatal Unit of Aristotle Uni...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Karagianni P,Rallis D,Kyriakidou M,Tsakalidis C,Pratsiou P,Nikolaidis N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis complex is a multisystem, chronic genetic condition characterized by systemic growth of benign tumors and often accompanied by epilepsy, autism spectrum disorders, and intellectual disability. Nonetheless, the neurodevelopmental phenotype of these patients is not often detailed. The authors describe...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gipson TT,Poretti A,Thomas EA,Jenkins KT,Desai S,Johnston MV

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being a treatable and preventable zoonosis, brucellosis is still endemic in certain areas of the world. Nervous system involvement is a rare but an important complication of brucellosis in childhood. Neurobrucellosis should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of any kind of neurological s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yilmaz S,Serdaroglu G,Gokben S,Tekgul H

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Acute flaccid myelitis has emerged as the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis in children. Acute flaccid myelitis leads to significant physical disability; hence, objective outcome measures to study disease severity and progression are desirable. In addition, nerve transfer to improve motor function in ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Patel R,Gombolay GY,Peljovich AE,Conklin J,Blackwell LS,Howarth R,Wolf DS,Upadhyayula SR,Verma S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baló concentric sclerosis is a unique and rare phenomenon in demyelinating disease. Typically thought of as a subtype of multiple sclerosis, Baló concentric sclerosis is characterized pathologically by striking rings of demyelination alternating with areas of preserved myelination. Its exact prevalence in adult and es...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Linnoila J,Chitnis T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe associated ocular, neurologic, and systemic findings in a population of children with optic nerve hypoplasia, a retrospective chart review of 100 patients with optic nerve hypoplasia for the presence of neurologic, radiologic, and endocrine abnormalities was performed. Neuroimaging and endocrine studies we...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Garcia ML,Ty EB,Taban M,David Rothner A,Rogers D,Traboulsi EI

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Congestive heart failure is often sub-clinical and unrecognized as a result of the severe physical limitations of this patient population. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who demonstrated n...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wong BL,Mukkada VA,Markham LW,Cripe LH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00