Ependymoma: an update.

abstract：:Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is an important cause of neuropsychological deficits. Little is known about brain diffusivity in these infants following cooling and its potential in predicting outcome. Diffusion tensor imaging was applied to 3 groups: (1) three infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: cooled; (2)...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Artzi M,Sira LB,Bassan H,Gross-Tsur V,Berger I,Marom R,Leitner Y,Bental Y,Shiff Y,Geva R,Weinstein M,Bashat DB

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：: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：:There are scarce reports of childhood stroke from China. Our objective was to describe the clinical spectrum, risk factors, and imaging characteristics of childhood stroke in China. Using a hospital discharge database, children with stroke who were first admitted from 2002 to 2011 were retrospectively enrolled. We ide...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Deng Y,Wang Y,Yang W,Yu Y,Xu J,Wang Y,Gao B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of corticosteroids for treatment of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy in clinical practice from 1991 through 2005 was reviewed in a large population-based cohort (MD STARnet) of boys in 4 regional sites and 6 clinics of the United States. Corticosteroid use increased from 20% (11 of 56 individuals) in 199...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Matthews DJ,James KA,Miller LA,Pandya S,Campbell KA,Ciafaloni E,Mathews KD,Miller TM,Cunniff C,Meaney FJ,Druschel CM,Romitti PA,Fox DJ,MD STARnet.

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Isolated paraventricular frontal horn cysts are sometimes encountered on cranial ultrasound examinations of preterm neonates. The etiology and clinical significance of these lesions are unclear. The authors aimed to identify antenatal/intrapartum risk factors associated with the occurrence of these cysts and to assess...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Trawber R,Rao S,Srinivasjois R,Thonell S,Nagarajan L,French N,Jacoby P,McMichael J

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Pediatric brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death during childhood. Since the first pediatric brain tumor clinical trials, the field has seen improved outcomes in some, but not all tumor types. In the past few decades, a number of promising new therapeutic agents have emerged, yet only a few of thes...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bornhorst M,Hwang EI

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcomes of children with cryptogenic seizures most probably arising from the frontal lobe are difficult to predict. We retrospectively collected data on 865 pediatric patients with epilepsy. In 78 patients with cryptogenic frontal lobe epilepsy, the age at first seizure was inversely correlated with the outcome, ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lee IC,Chen YJ,Lee HS,Li SY

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outcome measures should include the patient's values and preferences (from the patient's perspective) in addition to performance ratings and physiologic states. Outcome measures can assess relationships between services and interventions and their end results, can clarify which therapies are worth providing and which ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ronen GM,Rosenbaum MP,Streiner DL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is etiologically heterogeneous; medical conditions are implicated in only a minority of cases, whereas metabolic disorders are even less common. Recently, there have been articles describing the association of autism with mitochondrial abnormalities. We critically review the current literature and conclude that...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lerman-Sagie T,Leshinsky-Silver E,Watemberg N,Lev D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquisition of reading is a complex neurobiologic process. Identifying the most effective instruction and remedial intervention methods for children at risk of developing reading problems and for those who are already struggling is equally complex. This article aims to provide the clinician with a review of more c...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Alexander AW,Slinger-Constant AM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven children between 2 and 15 years of age with cerebral palsy and upper extremity dystonia were enrolled in an open-label, dose-escalation pilot clinical trial of botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc), injected into the biceps and brachioradialis muscles of I or both arms. The primary outcome measure was the change in m...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sanger TD,Kukke SN,Sherman-Levine S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed 10 youth football players (13.4 ± 0.7 y) immediately before and after their season to explore the effects of football participation on selected clinical measures of neurologic function. Postseason postural stability in a closed-eye condition was improved compared to preseason (P = .017). Neurocognitive tes...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Munce TA,Dorman JC,Odney TO,Thompson PA,Valentine VD,Bergeron MF

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rufinamide, a triazole derivative, is a new-generation antiseizure medication with a novel mechanism of action. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of rufinamide treatment in children with epilepsy younger than 4 years at our center. METHODS:In this retrospective study, we included children younger than 4 ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tanritanir A,Wang X,Loddenkemper T

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to decrease practice variation in treatment of neonatal status epilepticus by implementing a standardized protocol. Our primary goal was to achieve 80% adherence to the algorithm within 12 months. Secondary outcome measures included serum phenobarbital concentrations, number of patients progressing from seizu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Harris ML,Malloy KM,Lawson SN,Rose RS,Buss WF,Mietzsch U

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Extremely low birth weight premature infants are at risk for poor neurodevelopmental outcome. Postnatal dexamethasone has often been used in premature infants to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and this drug is thought by some to affect neurodevelopmental outcome. We retrospectively examined the effect of...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Needelman H,Evans M,Roberts H,Sweney M,Bodensteiner JB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted this study to identify whether bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination leads to an altered spectrum of neuroimaging findings outcome in pediatric patients with tuberculous meningitis. This retrospective study was conducted through chart review and review of computed tomography (CT) scans and ma...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wasay M,Ajmal S,Taqui AM,Uddin N,Azam I,Husen Y,Nizami SQ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocystinuria represents a group of hereditary metabolic disorders characterized by an accumulation of homocysteine in the serum and an increased excretion of homocysteine in the urine. The infantile form is severe: the main clinical findings are neurologic signs, associated with hematological signs and bone alterati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Cerbo RM,Cabano R,Lombardi G,Bollani L,Colombo R,Stronati M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the brain autopsy of a boy who at age 4(1/2) years experienced an episode of fulminant Haemophilus influenzae type b bacterial meningitis, resulting in massive brain destruction and the clinical signs of brain death. However, medical intervention maintained him for an additional two decades. Subs...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Repertinger S,Fitzgibbons WP,Omojola MF,Brumback RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-month-old girl demonstrated progressive weakness in all limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on admission revealed (1) diffuse and symmetric cervical cord swelling, (2) diffuse decrease and increase in signal intensity within the affected cord on T1- and T2-weighted images, respectively, (3) preserved anatomic...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Yamamoto K,Nakagawa H,Kato S,Abe J,Inoue S,Shibuya H

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with refractory seizures, including those with Sturge-Weber syndrome, undergo functional studies in preparation for surgery. Perfusion studies in Sturge-Weber syndrome by single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography generally demonstrate hypoperfusion in the diseased tissue. We ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Oguz KK,Senturk S,Ozturk A,Anlar B,Topcu M,Cila A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory rhizotomy in the treatment of spasticity has been evolving over the past century since its first use in 1888. This paper reviews its historical evolution, current physiologic basis, range in current surgical technique, and the outcome, along with complications seen over the past decade since its repopularizati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Abbott R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection an d Centers for Disease Control and Prevention class C3 disease presented with acute onset of confusion and a right-sided movement disorder 5 months after beginning a new antiretroviral regimen. His CD4 count had been below 50 cells/mi...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bonkowsky JL,Christenson JC,Nixon GW,Pavia AT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the spectrum and associated clinical features of peripheral and cerebral vasculopathy in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, children seen at a single center from 2000 to 2010 with appropriate imaging studies were identified. Scans were assessed for vascular disease by 2 pediatric neuroradiol...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kaas B,Huisman TA,Tekes A,Bergner A,Blakeley JO,Jordan LC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corpus callosotomy is a palliative procedure performed to reduce the severity of drug-resistant epilepsy. The authors assessed its efficacy on different seizure types in 20 subjects (age range 5-19 years); 8 with active vagus nerve stimulator. Fifteen had complete callosotomy, 3 had anterior 2/3, and 2 had anterior 2/...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Luat AF,Asano E,Kumar A,Chugani HT,Sood S

更新日期：2017-06-01 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