The Yield of Neuroimaging in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Ataxia in the Post-Varicella Vaccine Era.

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

abstract：:Galloway-Mowat syndrome is a rare condition that is likely hereditary though the underlying offending gene has not been identified, and is characterized by microcephaly and severe nephrotic syndrome culminating in childhood death. Some of the reported cases have abnormalities in neuronal migration and intractable seiz...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Keith J,Fabian VA,Walsh P,Sinniah R,Robitaille Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Baby Doe rules, a set of federal regulations on the treatment of extremely ill infants, went into effect in 1985. Some scholars have argued that these rules are inappropriate given that they fail to pay attention to the patient's suffering. Instead, researchers suggest that, when dealing with a severely impaired i...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Weisleder P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sydenham's chorea, the neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever, is the most common acquired chorea of childhood. In this retrospective study, the authors aim to present the clinical and laboratory findings of 65 Sydenham's chorea patients, followed up in a clinic over less than 7 years. The mean age at the onset...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Demiroren K,Yavuz H,Cam L,Oran B,Karaaslan S,Demiroren S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury poisoning is a rare but fatal toxicologic emergency. Neurologic manifestations involving the central nervous system are seen usually with chronic mercury intoxication. The most commonly seen complaints are headache, tremor, impaired cognitive skills, weakness, muscle atrophy, and paresthesia. Here, we present ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gençpınar P,Büyüktahtakın B,İbişoğlu Z,Genç Ş,Yılmaz A,Mıhçı E

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures occur more frequently early in life. Some of these early seizures may eventually become epilepsy. Others are reactive seizures due to excessive environmental stimuli that, in any other age group, might not have elicited a similar response. To understand the developmental aspects of seizures and epilepsy in hu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kubová H,Moshé SL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of early treatment of congenital hypothyroidism on central nervous system development, auditory brainstem evoked potentials were determined in 32 patients with hyperthyrotropinemia diagnosed during neonatal screening. The patients included 27 with congenital hypothyroidism and 5 with transient h...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Chou YH,Wang PJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：: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：:Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is an increasingly recognized disorder with typical radiologic findings of bilateral gray- and white-matter abnormalities in the posterior regions of the cerebral hemispheres. The majority of patients with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome are adults, a...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Aydin K,Elmas S,Guzes EA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) typically presents with progressive mental deterioration, behavioral changes, and myoclonic jerks. Atypical presentations are not unknown and may result in diagnostic delays. A 9-year-old girl presented with poor balance and ataxia following an episode of upper respiratory tr...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Goraya J,Marks H,Khurana D,Legido A,Melvin J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized edema can occur during the course of juvenile dermatomyositis. In this article, a 4-year-old boy with generalized nonpitting edema and proximal weakness is reported. Characteristic cutaneous lesions, laboratory tests, results of electromyography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings resulted in a diagno...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Saygi S,Alehan F,Baskin E,Bayrakci US,Ulu EM,Ozbek N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the authors investigated whether dysregulation of the fragile X mental retardation protein and mammalian target of rapamycin signaling cascade can have a role in the pathogenesis of encephalopathy of prematurity following perinatal hypoxia-ischemia. The authors examined the brain tissue of newborns with ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lechpammer M,Wintermark P,Merry KM,Jackson MC,Jantzie LL,Jensen FE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute focal neurologic deficits are a rare but known presentation of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, particularly in females. We describe here a 6-year-old girl with newly diagnosed ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency who presents with an episode of acute cortical blindness lasting for 72 hours in the absence...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Prasun P,Altinok D,Misra VK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the occurrence, severity, and risk factors of gingival enlargement in children treated with valproate and other nonvalproate antiepileptic drugs. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which data obtained from 68 epileptic children under treatment were compared with those from...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tan H,Gürbüz T,Dağsuyu IM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is an efficacious treatment with limited regional availability. As neurology and pediatric clinics are often the first point of therapeutic contact for individuals with tics, the present study assessed preliminary treatment response, acceptability, and feasibility ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ricketts EJ,Gilbert DL,Zinner SH,Mink JW,Lipps TD,Wiegand GA,Vierhile AE,Ely LJ,Piacentini J,Walkup JT,Woods DW

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Five patients with palatal tics and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome have been previously reported. Little is known about the characteristics of palatal tics given that there are so few reports. On one hand, palatal tics may be rare. Alternatively, they may be less well recognized than repetitive eye blinking or sniffin...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rizzo R,Cath D,Pavone P,Tijssen M,Robertson MM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we aim to understand the neurologic basis of improved function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy treated with constraint-induced movement therapy. Eleven children including 4 untreated comparison subjects diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Manning KY,Menon RS,Gorter JW,Mesterman R,Campbell C,Switzer L,Fehlings D

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Recently described, the congenital Zika syndrome caused by the Zika virus has many features of other congenital infections. This case series study reports 22 infants with congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil who developed infantile spasms during their first year of life. The median age of infantile spasms onset was 4.3 ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Alves LV,Mello MJG,Bezerra PG,Alves JGB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the efficacy and tolerability of potassium bromide in 113 patients (aged, 1-20 years) with severe epilepsy and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Potassium bromide was started at 45 mg/kg and raised to 70 mg/kg (median). Steady-state blood level was reached after a median of 28 days (range, 5-9...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Korinthenberg R,Burkart P,Woelfle C,Moenting JS,Ernst JP

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy (Leigh syndrome) refers to a nebulous disease entity characterized by lactic acidosis, a wide variety a clinical manifestations, and a consistent conglomeration of pathologic findings. Several abnormalities in metabolism have been delineated in association with Leigh syndrome, ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gingold MK,Bodensteiner JB,Schochet SS,Jaynes M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders that are thought to be caused by a gene-by-environment interaction and in which various immune alterations are reported. We investigate CD4(+) T-cell cytokine profiles and subpopulations in 19-year-old monozygotic twins with autism and different comorbidities....

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Magid-Bernstein J,Mahajan K,Lincoln J,Ming X,Rohowsky-Kochan C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic "benign" intracranial hypertension is an uncommon but important cause of headache that can lead to visual loss. This study was undertaken to review our experience in the diagnosis and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, giving special attention to treatments used. A retrospective chart revie...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Salman MS,Kirkham FJ,MacGregor DL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of pediatric Sjögren's syndrome with progressive neurologic involvement. At age 4 years, she had been diagnosed with Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. After being stable with facial diplegia and swelling for 5 years, she acutely presented with diplopia, vertigo, and ataxia. Cranial magnetic resonance i...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gottfried JA,Finkel TH,Hunter JV,Carpentieri DF,Finkel RS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a divergent ependymal tumor of the posterior fossa (ependymoblastoma/anaplastic ependymoma) observed in an 8-year-old boy. The tumor showed the histological pattern typical of an ependymoblastoma (tubular-papillary fetaloid architecture with stratification of the tumor cells) next to areas in which findings ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ortiz J,Otero A,Bengoechea O,Gonçalves J,Sousa P,Figols J,Bullón A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute infantile bilateral striatal necrosis is a rarely described acute neurological syndrome associated with radiological findings. Its etiology and pathogenic mechanisms are unknown. Clinically, the syndrome usually follows respiratory illnesses and presents with an array of neurological findings, including axial at...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Zevit N,Steinmetz A,Kornreich L,Straussberg R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find out why children born extremely preterm are at heightened risk of executive dysfunctions, the authors assessed 716 children who were 10 years old born extremely preterm whose IQ was ≥ 70. A working memory dysfunction (n = 169), an inhibition dysfunction (n = 360), a switching dysfunction (355), and all 3 (exec...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Leviton A,Joseph RM,Allred EN,O'Shea TM,Taylor HG,Kuban KKC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00