Abstract:
:Records were reviewed of 17 patients, ages 4 months to 18 years, who had been diagnosed as having brain abscesses between 1975-1984. Serial computed tomography was used to guide treatment; consequently, 8 patients were managed medically and 9 received surgical intervention. All medically treated patients were free of neurologic residua upon subsequent examination. Positive identification of organisms from systemic cultures and close computed tomographic monitoring prevented the need for surgical intervention in these patients. The surgically treated patients were sicker at presentation, and of the 9 patients requiring surgical intervention, 4 had neurologic sequelae and 1 patient died. Brain abscess aspiration or excision revealed organisms in 7 of the 9 surgically treated patients. The reduction in morbidity and mortality was due in part to early recognition and monitoring of abscess size with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and avoidance of surgical excision of the abscess.
journal_name
Pediatr Neuroljournal_title
Pediatric neurologyauthors
Ferriero DM,Derechin M,Edwards MS,Berg BOdoi
10.1016/0887-8994(87)90080-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-05-01 00:00:00pages
148-52issue
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0887-8994issn
1873-5150pii
0887-8994(87)90080-4journal_volume
3pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Brain plasticity refers to its ability to recover after damage. Visual field plasticity is not well recognized. We report a 12-year-old female who first presented with recurrent seizures and was subsequently found to have a large, right occipital cortical dysplasia on magnetic resonance imaging. Her visual field by Go...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00171-5
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.01.009
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(97)00135-5
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(02)00459-9
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Acute dyskinetic or dystonic reactions are a long-recognized complication of medications that alter dopamine signaling. Most reactions occur following exposure to agents that block dopamine receptors (e.g., neuroleptics). However, agents that increase dopaminergic transmission (such as methylphenidate) can a...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.01.008
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.003
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(95)00183-g
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.04.007
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(95)00001-v
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.035
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.08.007
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.07.002. The duplicate article has therefore been removed. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Removal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdra...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.001
更新日期:2014-08-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(97)00212-9
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.05.001
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(90)90076-d
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.011
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.003
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::According to increasing evidence, hypothermia can significantly improve outcomes in term neonates manifesting asphyxic insult and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Oxidative stress plays a key role in hypoxic-ischemic and inflammatory brain injuries. We investigated the impact of hypothermia on oxidative stress in babi...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.05.009
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.10.006
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.12.005
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00111-3
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(85)90006-2
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.01.002
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.015
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.11.020
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.05.012
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:To determine the cost and efficacy of admitting patients for intravenous dihydroergotamine treatment and to identify factors associated with a higher likelihood of response to treatment. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of all pediatric hospitalizations from 2001 to 2010 for intravenous dihydroer...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.09.009
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.004
更新日期:2020-11-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Acute encephalitis and encephalopathy are life-threatening diseases in children. However, no laboratory examinations are performed for their early diagnosis and treatment. Alpha 2-macroglobulin (α2M) is a blood glycoprotein that increases during the early stages of inflammation. In the present study, we inve...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.04.020
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Headache hygiene refers to self-management behaviors and practices aimed at reducing headache-related disability and improving self-efficacy. Although self-management interventions have an established place in the management of a wide range of chronic conditions, there is still not a standardized approach to this in p...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.10.002
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00