Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Electrographic Status Epilepticus in Slow-Wave Sleep.

abstract：:We report a boy 20 months of age with encephalopathy, petechiae, and ethylmalonic aciduria (EPEMA). Other clinical features were severe hypotonia, orthostatic acrocyanosis, and chronic diarrhea. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain demonstrated bilateral lesions in the lenticular and caudate nuclei, periaqued...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： García-Silva MT,Ribes A,Campos Y,Garavaglia B,Arenas J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to distinguish patients testing positive for human herpesvirus 6 from those testing negative, based on clinical features and magnetic resonance images. Sixteen immunosuppresed patients were tested by polymerase chain reaction for human herpes virus 6 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (nine positive results). Medica...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Provenzale JM,van Landingham K,White LE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome X-to-autosome translocations [t(X;A)] are rare rearrangements with an estimated occurrence of 1 to 3 per 10,000 live births. Occurrences of Xq duplications have been observed in male and female subjects in whom the X chromosome segment escapes inactivation and results in functional disomy. We report a case ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jezela-Stanek A,Ciara E,Juszczak M,Pelc M,Materna-Kiryluk A,Krajewska-Walasek M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical development in the first years of age for children with very low birth weight is not well characterized. We obtained high-resolution structural magnetic resonance images from children aged 18-22 months (16 very low birth weight/7 term) and 3-4 years (12 very low birth weight/8 term). Cortical surface area and...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Phillips JP,Montague EQ,Aragon M,Lowe JR,Schrader RM,Ohls RK,Caprihan A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a unique patient with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) presenting optic atrophy, cardiomyopathy, and bilateral striatal necrosis before stoke-like episodes became apparent. Skeletal muscle total mitochondrial DNA analysis identified a heteroplasmic ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Sakuta R,Honzawa S,Murakami N,Goto Y,Nagai T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The juvenile form of GM1 gangliosidosis lacks specific physical findings and thus is often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. T2 hypodensity in the globus pallidus is a characteristic radiographic sign of neurodegeneration with iron accumulation in the brain that is observed in GM1 gangliosidosis, but th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Takenouchi T,Kosaki R,Nakabayashi K,Hata K,Takahashi T,Kosaki K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four families are described with an autosomal dominant illness characterized by the childhood onset of recurrent attacks of prolonged ataxia, server vertigo, and vomiting. The attacks often begin in infancy. On the average, attacks occur monthly, and last between one hour to more than a week. Variations in severity oc...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Tibbles JA,Camfield PR,Cron CC,Farrell K

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical phenotype of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in infancy is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia and lipid storage myopathy. Brain damage has been described only as a consequence of severe and protracted hypoglycemia. We describe a child who experienced normal physical...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Uziel G,Garavaglia B,Ciceri E,Moroni I,Rimoldi M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We present a child with Rasmussen encephalitis and highlight the pitfalls of diagnosis when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is negative for atrophy. We review the literature regarding this issue, introduce the FreeSurfer software as a potential means of noninvasive diagnosis, and discuss methods for prompt a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Holec M,Nagahama Y,Kovach C,Joshi C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is widely believed that herbal products are beneficial to the health, some herbal products can result in serious adverse effects, such as epileptic seizures, especially in children who are particularly susceptible. Sage oil contains well-known convulsant substances such as thujone, camphor, and cineole in ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Halicioglu O,Astarcioglu G,Yaprak I,Aydinlioglu H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate causes several biochemical changes that impact the nervous system. The neurotoxicity usually affects the cerebral white matter, causing a leukoencephalopathy that can be chronic and progressive with cognitive decline. A 15-year-old male developed olfactory seizures and behavioral abnormalities (hypersexua...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Antunes NL,Souweidane MM,Lis E,Rosenblum MK,Steinherz PG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four children with self-inflicted strangulation injuries had cerebral blood flow determined by stable xenon computed tomography (XeCTCBF) within 24 hours of admission. All had suffered a severe hypoxic-ischemic cerebral injury; 3 initially had fixed pupils, all were apneic with varying bradyarrhythmias, and the initia...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ashwal S,Perkin RM,Thompson JR,Tomasi LG,van Stralen D,Schneider S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old female was hospitalized with clinical and electroencephalographic evidence of acute encephalopathy. Five days later the classic signs of Kawasaki disease appeared. The neurologic outcome in this female was poor despite early treatment with immunoglobulin. Like many other vasculitidies, Kawasaki disease ca...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Tabarki B,Mahdhaoui A,Selmi H,Yacoub M,Essoussi AS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbances are common among children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study sought to evaluate the effects of individualizing wear times of the methylphenidate transdermal system on sleep parameters. In this open-label, randomized trial, 26 children with attention deficit hyp...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ashkenasi A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of vagal nerve stimulation on sleep-related breathing have not been well-described in children. Vagal nerve stimulation was reported to cause decreases in airflow during sleep, although most studies reported this condition to be clinically insignificant. We present a retrospective case series of nine child...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hsieh T,Chen M,McAfee A,Kifle Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify reflex profiles in the first year of life in connection with categories of neurologic abnormality, eight primitive reflexes (i.e., the palmar grasp reflex, the plantar grasp reflex, the Galant response, the asymmetric tonic neck reflex, the suprapubic extensor reflex, the crossed extensor reflex, the Rossol...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Zafeiriou DI,Tsikoulas IG,Kremenopoulos GM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No therapies have been formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in pediatric multiple sclerosis, a rare disease. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of dimethyl fumarate in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis. METHODS:FOCUS, a phase 2, multicenter s...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Alroughani R,Das R,Penner N,Pultz J,Taylor C,Eraly S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimal botulinum toxin dose may be related to the volume of the targeted muscle. We investigated the suitability of using ultrasound and anthropometry to estimate gastrocnemius and soleus muscle volume. Gastrocnemius and soleus muscle thickness was measured in 11 cadaveric human legs, using ultrasound. Lower leg l...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Bandholm T,Sonne-Holm S,Thomsen C,Bencke J,Pedersen SA,Jensen BR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of family structure and the attitude of mothers on the development of breath-holding spells. The data of the Sociodemographic and Parental Attitude Research Instruments of 30 mothers of children with breath-holding spells and of 30 mothers of healthy children were co...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hüdaoglu O,Dirik E,Yiş U,Kurul S

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Balamuthia amebic encephalitis is rarely reported in infants. To the best of our knowledge, amebic encephalitis complicated by a mycotic aneurysm was only described once. We report on an 8-month-child with laboratory-confirmed Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis, complicated by a mycotic aneurysm of the middle...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hill CP,Damodaran O,Walsh P,Jevon GP,Blyth CC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular hyperintensity was detected using long repetition and echo time on spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging in 24 of 32 children with birth weights less than 2,500 gm. Functionally, 11 children were normal, 6 mildly handicapped, 7 moderately handicapped, and 8 severely handicapped. The functional handicaps...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Sugita K,Takeuchi A,Iai M,Tanabe Y

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, we analyzed the intraoperative electroencephalographic (EEG) changes during open heart surgery with deep hypothermia in 66 infants aged 6 months or younger, 70% of whom were neonates. Suppression of amplitude and continuity at the nadir of temperature reduction and following rewarming, and the ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Miller G,Rodichok LD,Baylen BG,Myers JL

更新日期：1994-03-01 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 neurogenic hyperventilation refers to progressive tachypnea leading to hypocarbia and respiratory alkalosis caused by cortical disorders, initially reported in comatose patients with mainly pontine infarction. Central neurogenic hyperventilation in conscious patients is even rarer, numbering around 30 reported...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Shahar E,Postovsky S,Bennett O

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are benign intracranial tumors that usually become symptomatic in adults, rather than in children. Rare hemorrhages in these cysts can cause acute obstructive hydrocephalus and sudden death. We report a novel pediatric case of hemorrhagic colloid cyst in a 9-year-old girl who prese...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Farooq MU,Bhatt A,Chang HT

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine has been used successfully in the treatment of different movement disorders and was recently reported to be effective for nonhereditary chorea. In view of the significant side effects associated with the drugs currently used to treat chorea, we sought to further evaluate the efficacy of carbamazepine in ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Harel L,Zecharia A,Straussberg R,Volovitz B,Amir J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 25% of sufferers of retinal migraine are thought to have a positive family history. Retinal migraines can cause both transient, and rarely permanent, unilateral monocular visual loss. This report of familial retinal migraines furthers our understanding of this particular migraine subtype. Two families wi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Lewinshtein D,Shevell MI,Rothner AD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autopsy studies in Rasmussen encephalitis reveal areas of sparing within the affected hemisphere. Clinical progression and inflammation are milder with an older onset. We sought to demonstrate radiological corroboration for these patterns. METHODS:In our retrospective study, 38 cases were dichotomized into ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Benjamin RN,Thomas M,Muthusamy K,Yoganathan S,Mathew V,Chacko AG,Prabhu K,Chacko G

更新日期：2020-11-01 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