Rethinking the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Early Rasmussen Encephalitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

abstract：:The expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) was examined in infants with leukomalacia by means of immunohistochemical methods with an antihuman TNF alpha monoclonal antibody. We studied 23 patients with neonatal leukomalacia, classified as having "focal," "widespread," or "diffuse" disease according to t...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Deguchi K,Mizuguchi M,Takashima S

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Central nervous system manifestations are a common extrapulmonary complication of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, of which encephalitis is a well-recognized abnormality in children. In this report the first description of M. pneumoniae infection simultaneously complicated by meningoencephalitis and hemophagocytosis i...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Bruch LA,Jefferson RJ,Pike MG,Gould SJ,Squier W

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmia may be one of the major causes of sudden unexpected death in children with epilepsy. We assessed drug-induced QT prolongation to establish whether the use of antiepileptic drugs contributes to sudden unexpected death. A total of 178 children with epilepsy (93 males and 85 females, with ages ranging ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kwon S,Lee S,Hyun M,Choe BH,Kim Y,Park W,Cho Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old girl who had Duane retraction syndrome associated with Chiari I malformation is reported. Neuro-ophthalmologic examination revealed severe limitation of abduction of the left eye, as well as narrowing of the palpebral fissure and retraction of the globe on adduction. Electro-oculography of the affected e...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Yamanouchi H,Iwasaki Y,Sugai K,Mukuno K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many investigators have identified localized cortical involvement in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) by clinical and electrophysiologic criteria. Some investigators have reported such abnormalities in the posterior cerebrum early in the course of the disease, but without radiologic correlation. Recently, ma...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Geller TJ,Vern BA,Sarwar M

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the efficacy of piracetam therapy, 76 children with breath-holding spells admitted to the Outpatient Clinic of Dicle University Medical Faculty Paediatrics Department and Bakirköy State Hospital, Paediatrics Department between 1988 and 1990 and 1991 and 1996, respectively, were included in this placebo-con...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Donma MM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteolipid protein (PLP) is the major myelin protein of the central nervous system and is widely believed to play an important structural role in maintaining the myelin compaction. We have studied the early developmental changes of PLP with immunohistochemical methods. Our data demonstrate for the first time a compar...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Iai M,Yamamura T,Takashima S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence suggests that the effects of lithium on metabolic and signaling pathways in the brain may vary depending on the specific clinical condition or disease model. For example, lithium increases levels of cerebral N-acetyl aspartate in patients with bipolar disorder but does not appear to affect N-acetyl as...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Janson CG,Assadi M,Francis J,Bilaniuk L,Shera D,Leone P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion was recently established clinicoradiologically as an encephalopathy syndrome. The outcome of this encephalopathy is characterized by a low mortality rate and high incidence of neurologic sequelae. Although the exact pathogenesis of this encephalopa...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Matsuo M,Maeda T,Ono N,Sugihara S,Kobayashi I,Koga D,Hamasaki Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spinal teratomas are extremely rare; they constitute <0.5% of all spinal cord tumors. These rare tumors have nonspecific manifestations but in most cases are accompanied by neurological deficits. Rupture of a mature teratoma can cause chemical meningitis. PATIENT DESCRIPTION:A 7-year-old boy presented wit...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Mpayo LL,Liu XH,Xu M,Wang K,Wang J,Yang L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient is a 10-year-old male who experienced somnolence and incomplete quadriplegia after headache and vomiting, without exanthema, for 3 days. The clinical course and magnetic resonance imaging findings of the brain and spinal cord were compatible with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The serologic examinat...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Nagai K,Mori T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three brothers, born to parents who were first cousins, were referred for progressive diffuse dystonia. Initial physical examinations revealed minor dysmorphic features, e.g., bifrontal narrowing, downslanting palpebral fissures, low-set ears, upturned nostrils, and microretrognathia, as well as neurodevelopmental del...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Yosunkaya E,Karaca E,Basaran S,Seven M,Yüksel A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical features and the muscle pathology in 2 patients with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) secondary to merosin deficiency and in 2 patients with sarcoglycan (adhalin) deficiency. Electron microscopic examination revealed sarcolemmal defects in non-necrotic muscle fibers in all cases. These pathol...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Fadic R,Waclawik AJ,Lewandoski PJ,Lotz BP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adolescent girl with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with selective brainstem dysfunction as the initial sign of central nervous system involvement. Although computed tomography was initially normal, magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated multiple, large brainstem lesions. Serial magnetic resonance imaging,...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： McAbee GN,Barasch ES

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old male developed encephalitis 2 weeks after the onset of varicella. During his evaluation neuroradiologic procedures documented cerebellar edema and demyelination. Cerebrospinal fluid titers confirmed varicella encephalitis. To our knowledge, this patient is the first reported with focal cerebellar edema, a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hurst DL,Mehta S

更新日期：1988-03-01 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 dyskinetic or dystonic reactions are a long-recognized complication of medications that alter dopamine signaling. Most reactions occur following exposure to agents that block dopamine receptors (e.g., neuroleptics). However, agents that increase dopaminergic transmission (such as methylphenidate) can a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Waugh JL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis is an extremely rare hereditary disorder linked to variants in NTRK1. Our goal was to characterize the clinical features and the genetic basis of the disorder in Chinese patients. METHODS:Patients were enrolled via social networking. Clinical features were in...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Wang QL,Guo S,Duan G,Ying Y,Huang P,Liu JY,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic injury to the brain from seizure activity is associated with decreased language skills in pediatric patients, as measured on neuropsychological tests for language function and academic achievement. This makes the study of language in patients with epilepsy clinically necessary. Functional magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Chou N,Serafini S,Muh CR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with the classic form and 1 patient with the connatal form of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease were studied with magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and multimodal evoked potentials, including brainstem auditory evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, and visual evoked potentials....

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Wang PJ,Young C,Liu HM,Chang YC,Shen YZ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male adolescent developed a sinovenous thrombosis 4 weeks following a Henoch-Schonlein purpura episode. A hypercoagulation evaluation revealed a positive lupus anticoagulant. This suggests an association between Henoch-Schonlein purpura and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and is the first report of sinovenous thr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Abend NS,Licht DJ,Spencer CH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms presented by neurologic patients. Apart from surgical management, drug therapy is an important treatment of children suffering from spasticity. In this review, recent advances in the pharmacologic armamentarium are reported in detail. In particular, there are oral medicati...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Verrotti A,Greco R,Spalice A,Chiarelli F,Iannetti P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain plasticity refers to its ability to recover after damage. Visual field plasticity is not well recognized. We report a 12-year-old female who first presented with recurrent seizures and was subsequently found to have a large, right occipital cortical dysplasia on magnetic resonance imaging. Her visual field by Go...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kong CK,Wong LY,Yuen MK

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory findings of 25 patients with classical Cockayne syndrome (CS) are reviewed. A history of consanguinity was present in 21 patients, and 15 patients had at least 1 affected sibling. Apart from the cardinal features of dwarfism, microcephaly, and mental retardation, the most consistent clinical fe...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ozdirim E,Topçu M,Ozön A,Cila A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two half-siblings with schizencephaly are presented. They have the same mother who had a normal cerebral imaging study. Only one other kindred was found in which 2 siblings had this cerebral lesion. In the present patients, autosomal inheritance from the mother is possible, but other explanations should include famili...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hosley MA,Abroms IF,Ragland RL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is rare in childhood. Diagnosis is sometimes difficult, and imaging methods range from MRI to MRA to conventional angiography. In doubtful cases a brain biopsy is necessary for diagnostic purposes. We describe a 6-year old child affected with primary angiitis of the CNS who was ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Rosati A,Pianigiani N,Pagnini I,Guerrini R,Cimaz R,Simonini G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven patients (39 boys and 8 girls) with infantile autism whose clinical symptoms had matched the diagnostic criteria of DSM III were studied cytogenetically for the occurrence of fragile X [fra(X)] syndrome. The existence of fra(X) chromosome in these patients was screened first by culturing peripheral blood l...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Matsuishi T,Shiotsuki Y,Niikawa N,Katafuchi Y,Otaki E,Ando H,Yamashita Y,Horikawa M,Urabe F,Kuriya N

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system tumors occur considerably less often in the fetus and neonate than in the older child. They are not entirely the same as those present later in life. Their location, biologic behavior, response to therapy, and histologic types are different. Fetal and neonatal brain tumors (n = 250) were collect...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Isaacs H Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of purine metabolism resulting from mutations in the ADSL gene on chromosome subband 22q13.1 and associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Although there is currently no effective treatment of ADSL deficiency, recognition of the condit...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Lundy CT,Jungbluth H,Pohl KR,Siddiqui A,Marinaki AM,Mundy H,Champion MP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00