Sleep, sleepiness, and behavior problems in children with headache.

abstract：:Pyridoxine dependency and congenital hypophosphatasia are unusual metabolic disorders. We report a female infant born from healthy consanguineous parents with shortening of limbs, detected during pregnancy by ultrasonography. Immediately after delivery, the baby was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit because...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nunes ML,Mugnol F,Bica I,Fiori RM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal zinc metabolism in a 6-year-old male patient with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (acquired aphasia and convulsive disorder) is the subject of our report. We describe a significant decrease of erythrocyte and plasma zinc levels in the patient as compared with normal. Red blood cell zinc content is normally 38.5 +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lerman-Sagie T,Statter M,Lerman P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much attention has been focused on the neurological sequelae of the hereditary ataxias, patients with these conditions also may develop cardiac complications that represent a significant cause of disability and even death. In this article, the authors describe the hereditary ataxias with known cardiac involve...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Moore S,Raman SV

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic events during the perinatal period are responsible for irreversible brain damage owing to cerebral hypoxia and neuronal necrosis. We investigated the presence of thrombophilia risk factors in children with congenital neurologic disorders. Nineteen children (9 males and 10 females), aged 1 to 14 years (m...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tzoufi M,Giotopoulou S,Papadimitriou P,Dokou E,Kolaitis NI,Siamopoulou A,Vartholomatos G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morvan syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease named after the French physician Augustin Marie Morvan. It is characterized by multiple, irregular contractions of the long muscles, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, and delirium. Here, we describe a 17-year-old young man, previously diagnosed with B-cell lympho...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： El-Bitar MK,Muwakkit SA,Abboud MR,Sawaya RA,Boustany RM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome is a sporadic disorder (except for a few familial cases) occurring in 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 23,000 girls worldwide. It is associated with profound mental and motor handicap. About 90% of cases involve a mutation in the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 gene (MECP2). The role of this gene in the pathogenesis of ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Armstrong DD

更新日期：2005-09-01 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

abstract：:Gelastic seizures are characterized by inappropriate, stereotyped laughter and are often first recognized when other epileptic manifestations occur. They are frequently associated with hypothalamic hamartomas. Central nervous system developmental abnormalities are rarely reported with gelastic seizures. There is only ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Akman CI,Schubert R,Duran M,Loh J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using diffusion tensor imaging tractography and color-coded anisotropy map quantification, we investigated asymmetry of the arcuate fasciculus to determine language laterality in children and compared it with the Wada test. Arcuate fasciculus volume and fractional anisotropy were measured after tractography. We also q...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tiwari VN,Jeong JW,Asano E,Rothermel R,Juhasz C,Chugani HT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baló concentric sclerosis is a unique and rare phenomenon in demyelinating disease. Typically thought of as a subtype of multiple sclerosis, Baló concentric sclerosis is characterized pathologically by striking rings of demyelination alternating with areas of preserved myelination. Its exact prevalence in adult and es...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Linnoila J,Chitnis T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and subclinical seizures occur frequently among children with autistic spectrum disorders. Electrographic status epilepticus in sleep, or continuous spike-wave in slow-wave sleep, is a typical feature of acquired epileptic aphasia and Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Seizures and epilepsy are more common among child...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Trevathan E

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey and record review was to characterize emergency department management of unprovoked seizures and status epilepticus in children in Illinois. The survey was sent to 119 participating emergency departments in the Emergency Medical Services for Children program; responses were received from 103...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Taylor C,Piantino J,Hageman J,Lyons E,Janies K,Leonard D,Kelley K,Fuchs S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical manifestations were retrospectively assessed in 5 families with tuberous sclerosis complex, including 1 pair of monozygotic twins. Interfamilial variation in tuber count was significantly larger than intrafamilial variation. Severity of epilepsy and cognitive profiles varied both between and within families, ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Lyczkowski DA,Conant KD,Pulsifer MB,Jarrett DY,Grant PE,Kwiatkowski DJ,Thiele EA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultimate goal for management of patients with cerebral palsy is to help them grow up to become as independent as possible, learn to make their own choices in life, and pursue their own dreams. Optimal mobility is crucial to achieving independence and is also necessary for better health and quality of life in these...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Brunstrom JE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sydenham's chorea, the neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever, is the most common acquired chorea of childhood. In this retrospective study, the authors aim to present the clinical and laboratory findings of 65 Sydenham's chorea patients, followed up in a clinic over less than 7 years. The mean age at the onset...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Demiroren K,Yavuz H,Cam L,Oran B,Karaaslan S,Demiroren S

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：: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：:The objective of this study is to determine the long-term outcome of children with intractable epilepsy who have diffuse cortical hypometabolism on 2-deoxy-2-((18)F)fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans. Seventeen children with intractable epilepsy showing bilateral, diffuse cortical hypometabo...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Shandal V,Veenstra AL,Behen M,Sundaram S,Chugani H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently available scales for quantitative measurement of the severity of childhood dystonia require human observer ratings and provide poor granularity in the scores for individual limbs. We evaluated the use of new-generation high-quality touchscreens (an iPad) according with the Fitts law, which is a mathemati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bertucco M,Sanger TD

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia results from platelet-antigen incompatibility between mother and fetus, leading to antibody-mediated destruction of fetal platelets. With a prevalence of 1 in 1000 births, approximately 4000 infants born in the United States each year develop neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. T...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sharif U,Kuban K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive encephalopathy is an uncommon but recognized complication of malignant hypertension in children. We reviewed the clinical course, laboratory studies, and outcomes of 12 patients with hypertensive encephalopathy seen at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics between 1979 and 1994. The most common pre...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wright RR,Mathews KD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to delineate the educational and behavioral differences between learning disabled children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A restrospective (TROHOC) multimeasure comparative design was employed. Parents' and teachers' questionnaires (ANSER system) pertaining to atten...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Tirosh E,Berger J,Cohen-Ophir M,Davidovitch M,Cohen A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past 10 years' experience with bone marrow transplantation from normal, immunologically compatible donors indicates its possible use in various neurometabolic diseases, particularly in a patient who has not suffered irreparable brain damage. This experience may be a prelude to treatment by somatic gene therapy. Th...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ozand PT,Gascon GG

更新日期：1992-04-01 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：:Neonatal seizures are one of the most common neurological disorders in infants. However, the optimal treatment strategy for neonatal seizures remains controversial and there is little data regarding current treatment of neonatal seizures. In this study we describe the current treatment of neonatal seizures and variati...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Blume HK,Garrison MM,Christakis DA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If behavior results from brain function, some evidence of dysfunction could be expected in children with major behavioral problems. Yet, neurophysiologic studies in these children are frequently normal. We hypothesized a relationship between maturational asymmetry and behavior, given the role of hemispheric imbalance ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Gerez M,Tello A,Serrano C,Ibarra R,Mallet A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently described, the congenital Zika syndrome caused by the Zika virus has many features of other congenital infections. This case series study reports 22 infants with congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil who developed infantile spasms during their first year of life. The median age of infantile spasms onset was 4.3 ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Alves LV,Mello MJG,Bezerra PG,Alves JGB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of childhood. It typically presents with leukocoria or strabismus. In later stages of the disease, the child may exhibit proptosis, buphthalmos, or hypopyon. The pathognomonic molecular aberration is a loss of function mutation in the RB1 gene on chromos...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ortiz MV,Dunkel IJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High throughput sequencing is discovering many likely causative genetic variants in individuals with cerebral palsy. Some investigators have suggested that this changes the clinical diagnosis of cerebral palsy and that these individuals should be removed from this diagnostic category. Cerebral palsy is a neurodevelopm...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： MacLennan AH,Lewis S,Moreno-De-Luca A,Fahey M,Leventer RJ,McIntyre S,Ben-Pazi H,Corbett M,Wang X,Baynam G,Fehlings D,Kurian MA,Zhu C,Himmelmann K,Smithers-Sheedy H,Wilson Y,Ocaña CS,van Eyk C,Badawi N,Wintle RF,Ja

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klonopin (clonazepam; Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California) oral wafers are benzodiazepines with anticonvulsive and anxiolytic properties. Our institution has been prescribing clonazepam wafers for acute treatment of prolonged seizures for years. Patients' size determined dosing at 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2 mg wafe...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Troester MM,Hastriter EV,Ng YT

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00