Health care needs of children with Tourette syndrome.

abstract：:We report preliminary studies in 18 girls with Rett syndrome (15 typical, three atypical cases) who were studied using a number of neuropsychologic measures. Results indicate a relative preservation of gross motor and daily living skills at the developmental level of the age of onset of the condition. Other adaptive f...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Fontanesi J,Haas RH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation correlated incidence and degree of autonomic dysfunction with the degree of motor impairment in children hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Motor weakness varies, as does the effect on autonomic function including heart rate, vasomotor stability, sweating, continence, and blood pressure. Aft...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dimario FJ Jr,Edwards C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder predominately affecting females. The majority of patients have epilepsy in the early stages of the disease. This study evaluates the clinical course of epilepsy and the effect of antiepileptic drug treatment in Rett syndrome using retrospective data analysis. Epilepsy was...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Krajnc N,Župančič N,Oražem J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic disorders constitute an important cause of neurologic disease, including infantile epilepsy. The inability to characterize seizures and epilepsy syndromes precisely in infants impedes the recognition of features suggestive of specific underlying metabolic and neurodegenerative etiologies. Classification syst...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nordli DR Jr,De Vivo DC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article assessed how Indian providers and mothers value quality of life in pediatric disabilities, hypothesizing lower values with increasing disability, lower values among providers than mothers, and lower values among mothers with versus mothers without a disabled child. We asked 175 participants: "If born tomo...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Spiegel E,Jondhale S,Brajkovic I,Nesbit KC,Allen IE,Bhutani V,Kumar P,Partridge JC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the frequency and consequences of incidental neuroimaging findings in 400 otherwise healthy, nonacute pediatric headache patients through a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis. We excluded patients with currently recommended clinical criteria to consider diagnostic neuroimaging. We categorized neuroimag...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Graf WD,Kayyali HR,Abdelmoity AT,Womelduff GL,Williams AR,Morriss MC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral and quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) techniques were used to evaluate treatment response to stimulant therapy in children with attention disorders. A sample of 130 children with attention disorders were evaluated with Conners and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--III rating sca...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Chabot RJ,Orgill AA,Crawford G,Harris MJ,Serfontein G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although long-term follow-up data are available for cases with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, the findings range widely because of the lack of consistent definitions. Using the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group definitions strictly, we determined the long-term prognosis of children with acu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mar S,Lenox J,Benzinger T,Brown S,Noetzel M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare disorder of myelin metabolism. This degenerative disorder results from the accumulation of cerebroside sulfatide within the myelin sheath of central and peripheral nervous system, due to deficiency of aryl sulfatase A enzyme. We report a 5-year-old male child, who presented with ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Mahmood A,Chacham S,Reddy UN,Rao JN,Rao SP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis complex and macrodactyly of the right index and middle fingers is described. He also had a fibrous hamartoma at the front of the right wrist. The association of fibrous hamartoma and macrodactyly has not been previously described in tuberous sclerosis complex. ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sharma S,Sankhyan N,Gulati S,Kumar A,Srinivas M,Shukla B,Mathur SR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of corticotropin (ACTH) versus vigabatrin in treating infantile spasms and to determine which medication has a more favorable long-term outcome in terms of cognitive function, evolution of epilepsy, and incidence of autism. Patients with infantile spasms were inc...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Askalan R,Mackay M,Brian J,Otsubo H,McDermott C,Bryson S,Boyd J,Snead C 3rd,Roberts W,Weiss S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrimination of odorous molecules in amniotic fluid occur after 30 weeks' gestation; fetuses exhibit differential responses to maternal diet. Olfactory reflexes enable reliable neonatal testing. Olfactory bulbs can be demonstrated reliably by MRI after 30 weeks' gestation, and their hypoplasia or aplasia also docume...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sarnat HB,Flores-Sarnat L,Wei XC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being a treatable and preventable zoonosis, brucellosis is still endemic in certain areas of the world. Nervous system involvement is a rare but an important complication of brucellosis in childhood. Neurobrucellosis should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of any kind of neurological s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yilmaz S,Serdaroglu G,Gokben S,Tekgul H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six girls between 2 years 9 months and 15 years of age with Rett syndrome were thoroughly investigated. Blood ammonia levels varied between 42 and 123 mumol/L, and serum lactate concentration was slightly elevated in two girls. Electroencephalograms showed a dysrhythmic pattern during wakefulness; during drowsiness an...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Eeg-Olofsson O,al-Zuhair AG,Teebi AS,Daoud AS,Zaki M,Besisso MS,Al-Essa MM

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：: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

abstract：:Fumarase deficiency is a very rare inborn error of metabolism caused by decreased activity of fumarate hydratase enzyme. We describe a fumarase-deficient infant who presented with encephalopathy, metabolic crisis, psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, seizures, and facial dysmorphism. To our knowledge, this is the first...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Saini AG,Singhi P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pharmacoeconomic studies on the treatment of acute seizures have been conducted. In 1991, Kriel and colleagues surveyed parents of children with a history of cluster seizures, prolonged seizures, or status epilepticus who had been instructed in the use of rectal diazepam. A comparison of data before instruction wi...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Graves N

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past, present, and future research activities in Rett syndrome are described. Studies to this point have failed to define a biologic or chemical marker. It is hoped that heightened activity in this unique syndrome will provide guidance for the diagnosis of this disorder, and with it, better understanding. ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Percy AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral venous sinus compression can mimic idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The authors report the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with diplopia and papilledema 3 weeks after a head injury. Lumbar puncture confirmed raised intracranial pressure, and neuroimaging subsequently identified a skull fracture ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dabscheck G,Mackay M,Coleman L,Lo P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that can affect the neurologic system. Neuro-Behçet disease is not well defined in children and adolescents, and the diagnosis is difficult to make in this population as they often present with insufficient symptoms to meet diagnostic criteria. Psychiatric sy...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Patel P,Steinschneider M,Boneparth A,Lantos G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two boys, aged 7 and 12 years, with nondominant (right) hemispheric acquired vascular lesions and left visual-field disturbances had right spatial constructional disabilities, contralateral to that which would be expected. These unusual disturbances may represent the previously unreported phenomena of ipsilateral negl...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lewis DW,Geller T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study evaluates whether the literature-reported potential predictors can predict the outcome of multilevel botulinum toxin A injections in children who walk with flexed knees. The associations between 11 different predictors and 2 different outcome measures (the Gross Motor Function Measure and knee ang...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Scholtes VA,Dallmeijer AJ,Becher JG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in MECP2 gene are the primary cause of Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, and affect 90% to 95% patients with classical Rett syndrome. MECP2 mutations, once thought to be lethal in males, now present a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations in males. This article re...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Khajuria R,Gupta N,Sapra S,Gulati S,Ghosh M,Kalra V,Kabra M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth failure is nearly universal in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and common in type 2, although acuity is often underappreciated at initial diagnosis. We reviewed 44 consecutive spinal muscular atrophy patients (28 type 1, 16 type 2) under 3 years at initial presentation. Growth failure was conventionally defined:...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sproule DM,Hasnain R,Koenigsberger D,Montgomery M,De Vivo DC,Kaufmann P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute flaccid myelitis has emerged as the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis in children. Acute flaccid myelitis leads to significant physical disability; hence, objective outcome measures to study disease severity and progression are desirable. In addition, nerve transfer to improve motor function in ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Patel R,Gombolay GY,Peljovich AE,Conklin J,Blackwell LS,Howarth R,Wolf DS,Upadhyayula SR,Verma S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethical issues concerning the use of fetal tissue as a source for organ transplantation has focused interest on anencephaly. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the incidence of anencephaly has been declining. As anencephaly is easily recognized and invariably fatal, mortality figures provide an excellent ref...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Snyder RD,Fakadej AF,Riggs JE

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Epidemiologic data suggest that malnutrition is a common feature in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and being overweight or obese confers a survival advantage in this patient population. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mouse models, a high-fat diet has...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Paganoni S,Wills AM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a questionnaire-based study, we assessed the parent-reported prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHDs), autism spectrum disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders in a group of 351 males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Of the 351 males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 11.7% were repor...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hendriksen JG,Vles JS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical course of a 4-year-old girl with chronic cerebellitis (onset 2 days after diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccination at 1 year and 7 months old) associated with anti-glutamate receptor delta 2 antibody, who improved dramatically with steroid therapy (methylprednisolone pulse therapy plus oral pred...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kubota M,Takahashi Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00