Congenital Zika Syndrome and Infantile Spasms: Case Series Study.

abstract：:There is increased necessity to focus research on school-aged athletes with sports-related concussion (SRC). This study assessed differences in symptom reporting and neurocognitive performance in youth athletes who sustained a sports-related concussion. A total of 1345 concussed and 3529 nonconcussed athletes (ages 8-...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Murdaugh DL,Ono KE,Morris SO,Burns TG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the brain autopsy of a boy who at age 4(1/2) years experienced an episode of fulminant Haemophilus influenzae type b bacterial meningitis, resulting in massive brain destruction and the clinical signs of brain death. However, medical intervention maintained him for an additional two decades. Subs...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Repertinger S,Fitzgibbons WP,Omojola MF,Brumback RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The classic phenotype of CLN2 disease (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2) typically manifests between ages 2 and 4 years with a predictable clinical course marked by epilepsy, language developmental delay, and rapid psychomotor decline. Atypical phenotypes exhibit variable time of onset, symptomatology, ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wibbeler E,Wang R,Reyes EL,Specchio N,Gissen P,Guelbert N,Nickel M,Schwering C,Lehwald L,Trivisano M,Lee L,Amato G,Cohen-Pfeffer J,Shediac R,Leal-Pardinas F,Schulz A

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This article assessed how Indian providers and mothers value quality of life in pediatric disabilities, hypothesizing lower values with increasing disability, lower values among providers than mothers, and lower values among mothers with versus mothers without a disabled child. We asked 175 participants: "If born tomo...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Spiegel E,Jondhale S,Brajkovic I,Nesbit KC,Allen IE,Bhutani V,Kumar P,Partridge JC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange are proven treatments for Guillain-Barré syndrome. Despite these treatments, the prognosis for severe Guillain-Barré syndrome is still not satisfactory. This article seeks for a logical timing for plasma exchange-intravenous immunoglobulin synergy, which may impr...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kesici S,Tanyıldız M,Yetimakman F,Bayrakci B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed the medical documentation of 194 children infected with Epstein-Barr virus. The diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms and the presence of the viral capsid antigen IgM antibody. Patients with severe neurologic complications also underwent neurologic examination, magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mazur-Melewska K,Breńska I,Jończyk-Potoczna K,Kemnitz P,Pieczonka-Ruszkowska I,Mania A,Służewski W,Figlerowicz M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketogenic therapy is now an accepted treatment for pediatric and adult patients with medically refractory epilepsy.1-3 However, young adults treated with a ketogenic diet face unique challenges when transitioning to adult neurology providers.4 The variable acceptance of dietary therapy, paucity of nutritionists and ad...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Seaborg K,Wang X,Olson C,Felton EA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children are described who suddenly developed an encephalitic illness with intractable bilateral facial seizures. The seizures subsided over several days, but the children were left with the signs of pseudobulbar palsy and are unable to speak or swallow effectively. Bilateral destructive lesions in the opercular r...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Grattan-Smith PJ,Hopkins IJ,Shield LK,Boldt DW

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:This study was performed to determine the utility of 99mTc-hexamethylpropylenamine oxime (HMPAO) brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in evaluating patients with childhood absence epilepsy. Twenty-three patients (13 female, 10 male), aged 7 to 15 years (mean age 10.3 +/- 2.2), were studied. All pat...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kapucu LO,Serdaroğlu A,Okuyaz C,Köse G,Gücüyener K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the alteration of the gait pattern in 25 children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, using body-worn inertial sensors during a long walking distance. Normalized spatiotemporal gait parameters and their variability were extracted from the angular velocity of the shanks; the smoot...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ganea R,Jeannet PY,Paraschiv-Ionescu A,Goemans NM,Piot C,Van den Hauwe M,Aminian K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted this study to identify whether bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination leads to an altered spectrum of neuroimaging findings outcome in pediatric patients with tuberculous meningitis. This retrospective study was conducted through chart review and review of computed tomography (CT) scans and ma...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wasay M,Ajmal S,Taqui AM,Uddin N,Azam I,Husen Y,Nizami SQ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging findings of brain damage due to neonatal hypoglycemia are known; however, the effect of childhood hypoglycemia on the brain has not been described well. The authors present the case of a 6-year-old girl who had seizures secondary to hypoglycemia followed up for 1 year as epilepsy. The patient had experienced a...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kara C,Aydin OF,Aslan B,Gürer YK

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:Rett syndrome is a sporadic disorder (except for a few familial cases) occurring in 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 23,000 girls worldwide. It is associated with profound mental and motor handicap. About 90% of cases involve a mutation in the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). The role of this gene in the pathogenesis of ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Armstrong DD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, people with learning disabilities are a heterogeneous population that require a multidisciplinary evaluation and careful, well-planned intervention. Despite this heterogeneity, patterns of problems often co-occur. Therefore, diagnosticians and educators should look beyond single areas of achievement such a...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Johnson DJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 14 & 6 Hz positive spike phenomenon is generally considered a normal variant finding. Our experience prompted this re-evaluation, which consisted of three parts: In children referred for sleep electroencephalograms (EEGs), 100 children with normal EEG and 100 with 14 & 6--the 14 & 6 correlated with behavior disord...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： DeLong GR,Rosenberger PB,Hildreth S,Silver I

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired toxoplasmosis, although relatively common in children, is usually asymptomatic but can also be clinically manifested by a benign and self-limited infectious mononucleosis-like syndrome. Neurological complications are very rare in immunocompetent children. The authors report a 5-year-old boy who presented with...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Galli-Tsinopoulou A,Kyrgios I,Giannopoulou EZ,Gourgoulia S,Maggana I,Katechaki E,Chatzidimitriou D,Evangeliou AE

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Making an accurate diagnosis is the first and most critical step in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy, but it can be a daunting challenge for clinicians. Seizure types and syndromes in infants and very young children do not present with the same clarity and consistency as in adults. Work is currently being done to r...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nordli DR Jr

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between somatic growth and neurocognitive outcome was studied in a cohort of 136 children with intrauterine growth retardation. The children were followed up from birth to 9 to 10 years of age by annual measurements of growth parameters, neurodevelopmental evaluations, and IQ. The rate of catch-up for...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Fattal-Valevski A,Toledano-Alhadef H,Leitner Y,Geva R,Eshel R,Harel S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of metabolic control on quantitative electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities in young diabetic patients. We compared quantitative EEGs of 44 insulin-dependent diabetic patients with age-matched controls. Furthermore, differences in EEG variables of diabetic pa...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hauser E,Strohmayer C,Seidl R,Birnbacher R,Lischka A,Schober E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of parental stress in families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities and its association with child comorbid symptoms was studied in an ethnically diverse population, in a cross-sectional study with structured interview. The sample included 50 families of children with autism and 50 fa...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Valicenti-McDermott M,Lawson K,Hottinger K,Seijo R,Schechtman M,Shulman L,Shinnar S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to determine the long-term outcome of children with intractable epilepsy who have diffuse cortical hypometabolism on 2-deoxy-2-((18)F)fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans. Seventeen children with intractable epilepsy showing bilateral, diffuse cortical hypometabo...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Shandal V,Veenstra AL,Behen M,Sundaram S,Chugani H

更新日期：2012-01-01 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 diagnosis of anterior spinal artery syndrome can be made with high accuracy by thorough clinical examination in combination with typical magnetic resonance imaging findings. Sudden onset of tetra- or paraparesis and dissociated sensory loss with bladder dysfunction are the leading clinical signs. We discuss clinic...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ramelli GP,Wyttenbach R,von der Weid N,Ozdoba C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives were to investigate the relationship between ketogenic diet therapy and neutropenia in children with epilepsy. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of children who initiated ketogenic diet at the Hospital for Sick Children between January 1, 2000, and May 1, 2018 was performed. Factors associ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Munro K,Keller AE,Lowe H,Ferrara E,Whitney R,Liu CYM,Zak M,Chan V,Kobayashi J,Donner EJ

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors provide an update on most issues related to biology, diagnosis, and treatment of children with ependymoma based on a literature review. Ependymoma is the third most common brain tumor in children and overall survival ranges from 24% to 75% at 5 years. The extent of surgical resection remains the principal ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Zacharoulis S,Moreno L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is an encephalopathy caused by a persistent measles virus infection. We examined a 13-year-old girl with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and performed a magnetic resonance spectroscopic study to evaluate the in vivo pathophysiologic abnormality. The results suggested the occurre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kato Z,Saito K,Yamada M,Asano T,Kondo N

更新日期：2002-10-01 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