Effects of youth football on selected clinical measures of neurologic function: a pilot study.

abstract：:After obtaining familial informed consent, between January 1996 and July 1997, 173 children (5 to 15 years old) with sickle cell disease were enrolled in a prospective multicenter study using blood screening, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (n = 143), cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (n = 144), and neuropsycho...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bernaudin F,Verlhac S,Fréard F,Roudot-Thoraval F,Benkerrou M,Thuret I,Mardini R,Vannier JP,Ploix E,Romero M,Cassé-Perrot C,Helly M,Gillard E,Sebag G,Kchouk H,Pracros JP,Finck B,Dacher JN,Ickowicz V,Raybaud C,Ponce

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since its creation, patients on ketogenic diet are told to avoid liquid medications due to theoretical concerns of "hidden" carbohydrates. However, switching from liquid to tablet formulations can be problematic, especially for infants and young children. We theorized that increasing the daily ketogenic ra...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Haney CA,Charpentier A,Turner Z,Bessone SK,Doerrer SC,Kossoff EH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than half of neonatal stroke survivors have long-term sequelae, including seizures and neurological deficits. Although the immature brain has tremendous potential for recovery, mechanisms governing repair are essentially unexplored. We investigated whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) early or late after tran...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dzietko M,Wendland M,Derugin N,Ferriero DM,Vexler ZS

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：: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：:There is strong evidence for a loss of habituation during cognitive processing in migraine as measured by P300 and contingent negative variation in adults. Event-related potentials evoked by an oddball paradigm have not yet been studied in children and adolescents suffering from different primary headache types. We re...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Evers S,Bauer B,Grotemeyer KH,Kurlemann G,Husstedt IW

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify early predictive factors of outcome in childhood epilepsy, the case records of all children with new-onset epilepsy presenting to a single neurology practice over a 10-year interval were reviewed. Only children with more than 2 years of follow-up were included. Cox regression analysis was used to identify ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Oskoui M,Webster RI,Zhang X,Shevell MI

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with neurodevelopmental disorders are at increased risk for sleep issues, which affect quality of life, cognitive function, and behavior. To determine the prevalence of sleep problems in children with the common neurodevelopmental disorder neurofibromatosis type 1, a cross-sectional study was performed on 129...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Licis AK,Vallorani A,Gao F,Chen C,Lenox J,Yamada KA,Duntley SP,Gutmann DH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a juvenile patient who developed vertebrobasilar occlusion following nonpenetrating head and neck trauma, with complete recovery. The patient presented with transient signs of brain-stem dysfunction that were secondary to embolization and/or extension of a thrombus. He was treated with anticoagulants. We hav...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pitter JH,French JH,PeBenito R,Hotson GC

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual electrophysiological techniques represent excellent means for assessing retinal, optic pathways and visual cortex function. Electroretinograms, visual evoked potentials, and clinical records of 17 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis registered in the neurophysiological database of our institution were reviewed ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Suppiej A,Rampazzo A,Cappellari A,Traverso A,Tormene AP,Pinello L,Scarpa M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 15-month-old critically ill child with stimulus-induced diffuse voltage attenuation, a previously unreported electroencephalogram pattern. No clinical evidence of seizure activity was associated with these EEG changes. The patient went on to have a full recovery. This case suggests that critica...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Losey TE,Ng YT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct perfusion of specific regions of the central nervous system by convection-enhanced delivery is becoming more widely used for the delivery of compounds in the research and treatment of various neural disorders. In contrast to other currently available central nervous system delivery techniques, convection-enhanc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Song DK,Lonser RR

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:We describe the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in eight neonates with tuberous sclerosis complex to further delineate the spectrum of characteristic findings in these patients. In addition to the previously described characteristic brain MRI findings in neonates, which included cortical tuber, transma...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Arca G,Pacheco E,Alfonso I,Duchowny MS,Melnick SJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscular dystrophies are composed of a variety of genetic muscle disorders linked to different chromosomes and loci and associated with different gene mutations that lead to progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy is frequently associated with partial and generalized epilepsy an...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tsao CY,Mendell JR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed metabolic functioning of regional brain areas to address whether there is a neurometabolic profile reflecting the underlying neuropathology in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and if varied profiles correlate with the clinical subtypes. Thirteen children (7-16 years) with autism spectrum...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gabis L,Wei Huang,Azizian A,DeVincent C,Tudorica A,Kesner-Baruch Y,Roche P,Pomeroy J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Movement disorders, a common problem in children with neurologic impairment, are receiving increasing clinical attention. The differences in movement disorders between adults and children are striking; presentation is frequently insidious and may be characterized by mild hypotonia. The clinical manifestations of extra...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Edgar TS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of pontocerebellar hypoplasia and anterior horn cell degeneration is classified as pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1. Although most cases exhibit severe muscle weakness and hypotonia neonatally with short life spans, some cases exhibit a later onset with a longer life span and show cerebellar atrophy w...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sanefuji M,Kira R,Matsumoto K,Gondo K,Torisu H,Kawakami H,Iwaki T,Hara T

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical dysplasia is now recognized as one of the major etiologies causing intractable epilepsy in childhood. Dysplastic cortex displays cortical dyslamination, which is often associated with dysmorphic large neurons and less frequently with balloon cells. The dysmorphic large neurons are commonly located in the subc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yamanouchi H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that patients with spinal muscular atrophy do not lose muscle strength over time as measured quantitatively. However, we noted that many patients with spinal muscular atrophy suffer from what they call fatigue. We wondered if we could measure fatigue during a single maximal voluntary contraction...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Iannaccone ST,White M,Browne R,Russman B,Buncher R,Samaha FJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated cranial nerve paresis in childhood hepatitis A virus infection is rare. The authors report an instance of concomitant right-hand side palatal and abducens palsy, developing in the course of an otherwise uncomplicated hepatitis A virus infection in a 5-year-old girl. The neurological complications were transie...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Thapa R,Biswas B,Ghosh A,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy, together with mental retardation, represents a common manifestation of chromosomal aberrations. Specific electroencephalographic (EEG) and epileptic patterns have been described in several chromosomal disorders, such as Angelman's syndrome, Miller-Dieker syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, and ring 20 syndro...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Grosso S,Pucci L,Farnetani M,Di Bartolo RM,Galimberti D,Mostardini R,Anichini C,Balestri M,Morgese G,Balestri P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of an 8-year-old boy, otherwise healthy, who presented with symptoms consistent with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and was started on a trial of methylphenidate. Within 4 weeks, he experienced a rapid decline in fine motor skills, with dysarthria, intention tremor, motor...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Waugh JL,Miller VS,Chudnow RS,Dowling MM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital myasthenic syndromes are inherited disorders caused by various defects in neuromuscular transmission. Although the typical presentation is fatigable weakness with prominent cranial involvement, neonates can lack these hallmark manifestations, and in those with choline acetyltransferase gene mutations, basal...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dilena R,Abicht A,Sergi P,Comi GP,Di Fonzo A,Chidini G,Natacci F,Barbieri S,Lochmüller H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the increased survival rates in patients with pediatric central nervous system tumors, late effects such as treatment- and/or illness-related neurologic sequelae as well as neuropsychological deficits and social difficulties have moved into focus in follow-up care. In order to provide personalized treatment reco...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pletschko T,Felnhofer A,Schwarzinger A,Weiler L,Slavc I,Leiss U

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defects are common birth defects, the frequency of which appears to be reduced by maternal supplementation and/or fortification of folic acid. Latin Americans have a high incidence of neural tube defects. We surveyed the dietary intake of Honduran women of childbearing age using a 24-hour dietary recall qu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Holden KR,Collins JS,Greene JF,Hinkle S,Nave AF,Portillo JM,Page GP,Stevenson RE,Honduran Neural Tube Defect Project Team.

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute transverse myelitis is a clinical syndrome affecting the spinal cord, which is characterized by acute onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. Approximately 20% of cases of acute transverse myelitis occur in children. This review summarizes the current published literature on acute transverse myelitis...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wolf VL,Lupo PJ,Lotze TE

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we have summarized our 9-year experience of over 100 proven cases of lysosomal storage disease using electron microscopic evaluation of skin biopsies as a screening tool. The skin biopsy was very specific in establishing the diagnosis in only two disorders, namely neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis and muc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Prasad A,Kaye EM,Alroy J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical label attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggests that this syndrome is a disorder of attention. However, the presumed attentional deficits have not been linked either to specific cognitive operations or to specific neural systems. To provide this link, theories of the cognitive anatomy of at...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Swanson JM,Posner M,Potkin S,Bonforte S,Youpa D,Fiore C,Cantwell D,Crinella F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies have different phenotypes. We report 2 cousins with differing clinical courses of a hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy. The progressive disease in case 1 is dominated by loss of sensation, autonomic crises, and pain. Case 2 shows loss of sensation, mental retardat...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Koy A,Freynhagen R,Mayatepek E,Tibussek D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00