Endovascular Treatment for Fusiform Dilation of Internal Carotid Artery Following Craniopharyngioma Resection: A Case Illustration.

abstract：:To investigate the significance of electroencephalogram (EEG) discharges and their treatment, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of 22 children with atypical cognitive development that did not respond to standard educational therapy and demonstrated discharges on EEG. Most children demonstrated no obvious symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Frye RE,Butler I,Strickland D,Castillo E,Papanicolaou A

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Animal models have assisted in understanding the mechanisms of brain injury underlying cerebral palsy. Nevertheless, no such models replicate every aspect of the human disease. This review summarizes the classic and more recent studies of the neuropathology of human perinatal brain injury most commonly associated with...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Folkerth RD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus lumbosacral polyradiculopathy is a well-documented complication of human immunodeficiency virus in adults who have a CD4 count of less than 40/microL. Patients present with an acute ascending flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs with areflexia, paresthesia, and urinary and bowel symptoms. However, it a...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sohal A,Riordan A,Mallewa M,Solomon T,Kneen R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old sister presented with psychomotor retardation during the 1st year of life. This was followed by spasticity, seizures, and in the older patient, progressive loss of faculties and death. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans demonstrated progressive cerebral atro...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： de León GA,Crawford SE,Stack C,Darling CF,Johnson GS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple etiologies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of immunocompromised patients with non-central nervous system cancer and viral infections who develop mutism. Acute cerebellitis, caused by infections or by neurotoxicity resulting from chemotherapy; paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration; atypical...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Helton K,Patterson AL,Khan RB,Sadighi ZS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigabatrin has been studied in adult drug-resistant epilepsy since 1982 in single-blind and double-blind studies followed by long-term, open evaluations. These studies have provided evidence that vigabatrin is a potent and well-tolerated antiepileptic drug and support its potential value in pediatric epilepsy. The lac...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dam M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to explore the relationship of youth age and sex to depressive symptoms and illness attitudes in youth with epilepsy and juvenile rheumatic disease. Youth with epilepsy or juvenile rheumatic disease between the ages of 7 and 19 years completed measures of depressive symptoms and illness attitudes. A signif...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ryan JL,Ramsey RR,Fedele DA,Wagner JL,Smith G,Chaney JM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy is a reflex, age- and localization-related syndrome. We describe the clinical and electroencephalographic features, therapy, and outcome of 16 children/adolescents with this syndrome. The cohort included 2 sets of siblings and 7 patients with other first- or second-deg...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Politi-Elishkevich K,Kivity S,Shuper A,Levine H,Goldberg-Stern H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing consistency between cerebral palsy registries in reporting of new cases enables more effective collaboration in terms of researching predisposing factors. To identify antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for cerebral palsy in the Estonian population, we undertook a matched case-control study of 153 chil...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Stelmach T,Pisarev H,Talvik T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis in infants with brain tumors has historically been very poor. This study reviews 16 infants under the age of 12 months with brain tumors who presented to our institution between 1988 and 1999. The aim was to describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of these patients and to establish ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Young HK,Johnston H

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a congenital hypoproliferative anemia known to be associated with diverse physical anomalies affecting the thumb, craniofacial bones, urogenital system, and heart; prematurity; and fetal demise. We report the case of a 16-month-old boy with Diamond-Blackfan anemia noted to have decreased use...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Butrum MW,Williams LS,Golomb MR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol ester storage disease is a rare autosomal recessive storage disorder resulting from lysosomal acid lipase deficiency. Two siblings manifested with hepatosplenomegaly, ptosis, and bilateral external ophthalmoplegia. Evaluation revealed hyperlipidemia and bilateral adrenal calcifications. Leukocyte acid lipa...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bindu PS,Taly AB,Christopher R,BharatKumar PV,Panda S,Netravathi M,Ravishankar S,Mahadevan A,Yasha TC,Gayathri N

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures. The exact mechanism promoting convulsions during a common febrile illness remains unknown, but it is accepted that genetic influences are likely to account for at least some of the cases. Previous studies reported high interleukin-1beta levels in the cer...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Haspolat S,Baysal Y,Duman O,Coşkun M,Tosun O,Yeğin O

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If behavior results from brain function, some evidence of dysfunction could be expected in children with major behavioral problems. Yet, neurophysiologic studies in these children are frequently normal. We hypothesized a relationship between maturational asymmetry and behavior, given the role of hemispheric imbalance ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gerez M,Tello A,Serrano C,Ibarra R,Mallet A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the results from the evaluations of three children ages of 2, 7, and 11 years with hemiparesis and multiple white-matter lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs). The initial symptoms were mainly acute/subacute hemiparesis in all and headache/vomiting in one of them. Before admission, one of them had a h...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yapici Z,Eraksoy M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with executive dysfunctions and comorbidity with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 30% to 50% of children. This study was designed to clarify the neurocognitive phenotype observed in neurofibromatosis type 1 by testing the hypothesis that children with neurofibro...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Galasso C,Lo-Castro A,Di Carlo L,Pitzianti MB,D'Agati E,Curatolo P,Pasini A

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：: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：:Seven school-aged children treated for temporal lobe astrocytomas with surgical resection and irradiation were prospectively tested to evaluate their intellectual, academic, personality, and neurologic status after therapy. At their most recent follow-up examination, neuropsychologic functioning was adequate in only t...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mulhern RK,Kovnar EH,Kun LE,Crisco JJ,Williams JM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain abscesses are uncommon in neonates. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a very uncommon microbial agent to cause brain abscess. We report 2 infants with Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis who developed brain abscesses. One infant was a premature neonate who required mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome and su...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sundaram V,Agrawal S,Chacham S,Mukhopadhyay K,Dutta S,Kumar P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with autistic spectrum disorder are known to have histopathological abnormalities in the cerebellum. Diffusion tensor imaging has been utilized to study abnormalities in connectivity and microintegrity in brains of such children. A region of interest approach was adopted to study cerebellar outflow and inflow...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sivaswamy L,Kumar A,Rajan D,Behen M,Muzik O,Chugani D,Chugani H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy is one of the most heterogeneous of the single-gene neuromuscular disorders. The broad spectrum of severity, with onset from the prenatal period to adulthood, presents unique challenges in the design and implementation of clinical trials. The clinical classification of subjects into severe (typ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Swoboda KJ,Kissel JT,Crawford TO,Bromberg MB,Acsadi G,D'Anjou G,Krosschell KJ,Reyna SP,Schroth MK,Scott CB,Simard LR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morvan syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease named after the French physician Augustin Marie Morvan. It is characterized by multiple, irregular contractions of the long muscles, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, and delirium. Here, we describe a 17-year-old young man, previously diagnosed with B-cell lympho...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： El-Bitar MK,Muwakkit SA,Abboud MR,Sawaya RA,Boustany RM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-functioning adolescents and young adults with mitochondrial disease are now attempting transitions to postsecondary environments. This pilot and case study explores factors that interfere with their successful transition through behavior-rating scales addressing academic skills and behavior. In the Behavior Asses...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Schreiber H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis complex is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder. Spontaneous mutations occur in up to 60% of patients with gene loci located on chromosomes 9q34 (TSC1) and 16p13 (TSC2). Diagnosis is established with the identification of various neurocutaneous markers and multiple organ system hamartomas. The...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： DiMario FJ Jr

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey and record review was to characterize emergency department management of unprovoked seizures and status epilepticus in children in Illinois. The survey was sent to 119 participating emergency departments in the Emergency Medical Services for Children program; responses were received from 103...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Taylor C,Piantino J,Hageman J,Lyons E,Janies K,Leonard D,Kelley K,Fuchs S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 6-month-old boy with diffuse hypertonia and developmental delay who had unilateral separated-lip schizencephaly and contralateral polymicrogyria. The contralateral polymicrogyria was associated with an incomplete clefting in that hemisphere. An umbilical cord hamartoma is presumed to have caused hypoperfus...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hahn JS,Lewis AJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00