Electroencephalography in the pediatric emergency department: when is it most useful?

abstract：:In industrialized nations with widespread immunization programs, Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common cause of acute paralytic illness in children and adults. The incidence of the disease has been estimated to range from 0.5 to 1.5 in 100,000 in individuals less than 18 years of age. Approximately 15% of childre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sladky JT

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed clinical and instrumental data of 403 consecutive newborns with gestational age from 24 to 32 weeks, admitted to the University-Hospital of Parma between January 2000 and December 2007, to evaluate the possible relationship between neonatal mortality and occurrence of neonatal seizures in very preterm newb...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pisani F,Copioli C,Turco EC,Sisti L,Cossu G,Seri S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To conduct a review of the literature on the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of pediatric chronic migraine. METHODS:A review of the literature was performed using EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane/Ovid. Using our inclusion and exclusion criteria, we targeted any study, published before April 2020, evaluating ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Marcelo R,Freund B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, no study has evaluated changes in oral labial angle as preterm infants mature. The main purpose of this study was to document goniometer measurements of the labial angle of the mouth in preterm infants, to assess changes with development, to compare to findings in healthy term infants, and also evaluate oral ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ince DA,Tugcu AU,Ecevit A,Ciyiltepe M,Kurt A,Abbasoğlu A,Tekindal MA,Tarcan A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding patterns of medical comorbidity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may lead to better treatment of affected individuals as well as aid in etiologic study of disease. This article provides the first systematic evaluation on the medical comorbidity of ADHD in a nationally representative sam...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Jameson ND,Sheppard BK,Lateef TM,Vande Voort JL,He JP,Merikangas KR

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:To document the impact of Tourette syndrome on the health care needs of children and access to health care among youth with Tourette syndrome, parent-reported data from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children's Health were analyzed. Children with Tourette syndrome had more co-occurring mental disorders than children...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bitsko RH,Danielson M,King M,Visser SN,Scahill L,Perou R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tumors are the most common solid tumors in children. The infratentorial compartment will be the primary site for 60% to 70% of these tumors, including astrocytomas, medulloblastomas, and ependymomas. Several technological advancements have increased our knowledge of the cell biology of pediatric brain tum...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nejat F,El Khashab M,Rutka JT

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in intraoperative neuroelectrodiagnostic testing and microneurosurgical techniques have made it possible to accurately explore the brachial plexus of neonates. Since 1987, we have followed 250 infants with birth-related brachial plexus injuries, and successful operations have been completed on more than 70 in...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Laurent JP,Lee RT

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty cases of postinfectious encephalomyelitis admitted to our Pediatric Department during the period 1980 to 1997 were consecutively collected and reviewed. There were 28 males and 22 females. The age of onset ranged from 9 months to 14 years. The antecedent infections included measles (6 cases), rubella (5 cases), ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hung KL,Liao HT,Tsai ML

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to collect prospective longitudinal information on the development of an epidemiologically defined cohort of patients with Tourette syndrome. These data may improve prognostic understanding of the condition. This information will also be important for specification of an adult phenotype for ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Burd L,Kerbeshian PJ,Barth A,Klug MG,Avery PK,Benz B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed cranial sonographic studies done on 108 normal newborn infants to determine the prevalence and variability in size of the cavum septi pellucidi (CSP). Infants were classified according to gestational age by 2-week intervals. At 24 weeks, only four normal scans were identified. Between 26 and 34 weeks, ten ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mott SH,Bodensteiner JB,Allan WC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We characterize the pediatric postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) population seen at a single tertiary care referral center. METHOD:Retrospective chart review of all pediatric POTS patients seen in our center between 2015 and 2017. Pediatric POTS was defined as chronic, at least 3 months, symptoms of ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Staples A,Thompson NR,Moodley M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes what is known about the neurobiology of specific language impairment. Despite its name, specific language impairment is frequently not specific. It is common to find associated impairments in motor skills, cognitive function, attention, and reading in children who meet criteria for specific lang...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Webster RI,Shevell MI

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and adolescents with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can have comorbid conditions such as conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (comorbid type). The purpose of our st...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lorberboym M,Watemberg N,Nissenkorn A,Nir B,Lerman-Sagie T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Making an accurate diagnosis is the first and most critical step in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy, but it can be a daunting challenge for clinicians. Seizure types and syndromes in infants and very young children do not present with the same clarity and consistency as in adults. Work is currently being done to r...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nordli DR Jr

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized neurocognitive testing has become a growing practice across medical populations, but particularly within sports medicine and the management of sports-related concussion. Although traditional neuropsychological measures are solely administered and interpreted by neuropsychologists, computerized cognitive t...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： De Marco AP,Broshek DK

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Patients with neurofibromatosis 1 show neurocognitive deficits including abnormal visuospatial performance, but oculomotor behavior has not been studied. We recorded saccades in neurofibromatosis 1 and normal children, ages 6 to 12 years. Patients showed increased latency and diminished amplitude to more eccentric tar...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lasker AG,Denckla MB,Zee DS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF) is one of the major mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Its main clinical features are myoclonus epilepsy, ataxia, and myopathy with ragged red fibers. Whereas there is a close correlation between MERRF syndrome and the A8344G mutation of mitochondrial DNA, the reverse ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Orcesi S,Gorni K,Termine C,Uggetti C,Veggiotti P,Carrara F,Zeviani M,Berardinelli A,Lanzi G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most devastating complications of tuberous sclerosis complex affect the central nervous system and include epilepsy, mental retardation, autism, and glial tumors. Mutations in one of two genes, TSC1 and TSC2, result in a similar disease phenotype by disrupting the normal interaction of their protein products, hama...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Scheidenhelm DK,Gutmann DH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy results in a broad spectrum of physical and psychosocial consequences, both to patient and caregivers. This study was aimed to explore health-related quality of life and its possible determinants in Duchenne muscular dystrophy children and in their parents. Caregivers (21 mothers and 6 fath...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Baiardini I,Minetti C,Bonifacino S,Porcu A,Klersy C,Petralia P,Balestracci S,Tarchino F,Parodi S,Canonica GW,Braido F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing severe epilepsy syndromes of early childhood is challenging as the seizures are typically resistant to treatment and may cause disabling mental and behavioral problems in later life. A comprehensive treatment plan includes pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and surgical options. This article reviews clinical st...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wheless JW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures occur in 25% to 40% of children with supratentorial tumors and are the presenting complaint in 10% to 15%. However, when divided by age, only 2% of children with seizures as the presenting complaint of brain tumors were less than 1 year of age. Three children, ranging in age from 20 days to 7 months and seen ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rutledge SL,Snead OC 3rd,Morawetz R,Chandra-Sekar B

更新日期：1987-07-01 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：:A 12-year-old boy presented with complaints of seizures since the age of 7 years. Seizure semiology was consistent with origin from the right temporal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a large right temporal and multiple small intracranial cavernomatous hemangiomas. The imaging findings and clinic...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sharma S,Sankhyan N,Gulati S,Kumar A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuron-specific enolase, a marker for neuronal injury, is elevated following seizures in adults, but relatively few data exist on postictal neuron-specific enolase levels in children. This study measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neuron-specific enolase levels after seizures in 49 consecutive pediatric patients and in...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wong M,Ess K,Landt M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study was planned to study the blood ammonia levels in epileptic children on 2 dose ranges of valproic acid monotherapy. A total of 60 epileptic children aged 3 months to 12 years, that were on valproic acid monotherapy for at least 3 months, were enrolled and divided into 2 groups, a low-dose gro...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sharma S,Gulati S,Kabra M,Kalra V,Vasisht S,Gupta YK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses represent a group of disorders characterized by neurodegeneration and intracellular accumulation of an auto-fluorescent lipopigment (ceroid lipofuscin). Together, they represent the most prevalent class of childhood neurodegenerative disease. The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses encomp...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mink JW,Augustine EF,Adams HR,Marshall FJ,Kwon JM

更新日期：2013-09-01 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