Antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome: in vitro and clinical observations.

abstract：:Case reports of four patients with therapy-resistant lesional partial epilepsies and additional foci of benign epileptic discharges of childhood, in addition to the usual electroencephalogram (EEG) changes, are presented. A family history of epileptic or febrile seizures in childhood was reported in all four patients....

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Degen R,Holthausen H,Pieper T,Tuxhorn I,Wolf P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide cavum septum pellucidum defined as a separation of greater than 1 cm of the leaves occurs uncommonly. Nine children with wide cavum septum pellucidum were studied; 8 were abnormal. Observed abnormalities included cognitive impairment (8), seizures (4), hypoplasia of the corpus callosum (4), optic nerve hypoplas...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Bodensteiner JB,Schaefer GB

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the study was to assess the long-term seizure and neuropsychologic outcomes of patients with tuberous sclerosis and refractory epilepsy who received vagus nerve stimulator implantation. Eleven patients with a follow-up period of at least 12 months were studied retrospectively. The mean age at the time of i...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Zamponi N,Petrelli C,Passamonti C,Moavero R,Curatolo P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. Mutations in neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta 2 subunit have been associated with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsies. A major challenge is t...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Peng CT,Chou IC,Li CI,Hsu YA,Tsai CH,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral creatine transporter deficiency, attributable to mutations in the SLC6A8 gene, causes X-linked mental retardation, language delay, epilepsy, and autistic features. In contrast with creatine synthesis defects, the vast majority of patients with SLC6A8 deficiency do not respond to treatment. We describe a Portu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Garcia P,Rodrigues F,Valongo C,Salomons GS,Diogo L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical phenotype of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in infancy is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia and lipid storage myopathy. Brain damage has been described only as a consequence of severe and protracted hypoglycemia. We describe a child who experienced normal physical...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Uziel G,Garavaglia B,Ciceri E,Moroni I,Rimoldi M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to investigate the potential association of infections, especially group A hemolytic streptococcal infection, with the abrupt onset/exacerbation of tics or obsessive-compulsive behaviors. A structured clinical interview was used to evaluate 80 consecutive children, 5-17 years of age, with ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Singer HS,Giuliano JD,Zimmerman AM,Walkup JT

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the clinical manifestations, genetic mutations, treatment responses to L-dopa, and long-term neurologic outcomes in Taiwanese infants with tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency. From 1999 to May 2011, we enrolled six infants who had been diagnosed with tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency by identifying point mutatio...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Chi CS,Lee HF,Tsai CR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old female is described with presumed viral encephalitis, who developed progressive catatonia, agitation, and autonomic dysfunction. The diagnosis of malignant catatonia was made, and the patient improved with electroconvulsive treatment. This article discusses features, causes, differential diagnosis, and t...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Slooter AJ,Braun KP,Balk FJ,van Nieuwenhuizen O,van der Hoeven J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old female was hospitalized with clinical and electroencephalographic evidence of acute encephalopathy. Five days later the classic signs of Kawasaki disease appeared. The neurologic outcome in this female was poor despite early treatment with immunoglobulin. Like many other vasculitidies, Kawasaki disease ca...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Tabarki B,Mahdhaoui A,Selmi H,Yacoub M,Essoussi AS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 5-10% of school-age children manifest migraine headaches. Treatment options for pediatric migraine are limited. Topiramate is approved for migraine prophylaxis in adults, but its use in children is limited. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 37 patients, i.e., 22 (60%) girls and 15 (40%) boys (mean age, ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Cruz MJ,Valencia I,Legido A,Kothare SV,Khurana DS,Yum S,Hardison HH,Melvin JJ,Marks HG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Newborns with congenital heart disease have associated brain damage that affects short-and long-term neurodevelopment. Several neuronal biomarkers exist that could predict brain damage. We investigated the pattern of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and s100B levels after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in neona...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Trakas E,Domnina Y,Panigrahy A,Baust T,Callahan PM,Morell VO,Munoz R,Bell MJ,Sanchez-de-Toledo J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Triple A" syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive condition whose main clinical features are alacrima, achalasia, and adrenal failure. Most patients also develop some neurologic abnormalities. We describe an 11-year-old boy with triple A syndrome who presented with progressive axonal motor neuropathy. Molecular analy...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Dixit A,Chow G,Sarkar A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tourette syndrome is a neurologic disorder characterized by both motor and vocal tics. Recently, two variants, including a single-base deletion resulting in a truncated protein and a 3'-untranslated-region variant altering a binding site for micro-RNA in the Slit and Trk-like 1 gene, were found to be a genetic cause o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Chou IC,Wan L,Liu SC,Tsai CH,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy adolescent. Clinical features included fever, altered mental status, and speech difficulty, with subsequent hyperesthesia, ataxia, and motor weakness, all of which eventually resolved completely. Magnetic resonance imaging was ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： DeBiasi RL,Parsons JA,Grabert BE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonidine is used as second-line medication for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. Product information concerning clonidine reported seizures only after overdosage of clonidine, and the prescription of clonidine has not been contraindicated in patients with known epilepsy. The prese...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Feron FJ,Hendriksen JG,Nicolai J,Vles JS

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Möbius syndrome is a rare congenital disease characterized by the paralysis of the facial nerve, accompanied by impaired ocular abduction. We have performed an extensive mutation analysis on a recently identified positional candidate gene, PLEXIN-D1, for Möbius syndrome 2 mapping to chromosome 3q21-q22. Southern analy...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： van der Zwaag B,Verzijl HT,Wichers KH,Beltran-Valero de Bernabe D,Brunner HG,van Bokhoven H,Padberg GW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The costs of epilepsy encompass all aspects of life, including medical, educational, and psychosocial. Adults with intractable epilepsy who undergo epilepsy surgery and have seizure-free outcomes still have significant barriers in the attainment of improved quality of life. For this reason, there is increasing interes...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Zupanc ML

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy 7-month-old child was treated with homeopathic preparations of thuja, a potentially convulsant compound, for the purpose of providing a calming effect around times of immunizations. The child developed eight generalized tonic-clonic seizures with no other obvious cause, in the context of normal el...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Stafstrom CE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical practice, an association is commonly suggested between nocturnal epileptiform activity and language disorders in children. However, this association has not been studied systematically. This study explored the correlation between daily and nocturnal epileptiform discharges ratio, frequency of nocturnal epi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Overvliet GM,Besseling RM,Vles JS,Hofman PA,van Hall MH,Backes WH,Aldenkamp AP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postictal psychosis is a state of psychosis following repeated or prolonged complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalization and is well described in adult epilepsy literature. It is sparsely reported in the pediatric literature. This report describes a 12-year-old male presenting with status epilepti...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Joshi CN,Booth FA,Sigurdson ES,Bolton JM,Shah NS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic oral VP-16 (etoposide) is a chemotherapy regimen with a wide application in oncology and documented efficacy against germ cell tumors, lymphomas, Kaposi's sarcoma, and primary brain tumors. This study was performed to assess the toxicity and activity of chronic oral etoposide in the management of children with...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Chamberlain MC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hashimoto encephalopathy is a rare, clinically heterogenous condition. Its treatment is based on corticosteroids. A previously normal 12-year-old boy was admitted to our pediatric emergency department with status epilepticus. He experienced a recurrence of status epilepticus after pentobarbital withdrawal, and require...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Bektas Ö,Yılmaz A,Kendirli T,Sıklar Z,Deda G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is widely believed that herbal products are beneficial to the health, some herbal products can result in serious adverse effects, such as epileptic seizures, especially in children who are particularly susceptible. Sage oil contains well-known convulsant substances such as thujone, camphor, and cineole in ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Halicioglu O,Astarcioglu G,Yaprak I,Aydinlioglu H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-month-old girl with a history of Prader-Willi syndrome and progressive macrocephaly manifested large, bilateral, subdural hemorrhages of differing ages on magnetic resonance imaging. Subsequent evaluation revealed a deficiency of von Willebrand factor, but after repeated evaluations, no conclusive evidence of non...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Carr RB,Khanna PC,Saneto RP

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis is an extremely rare hereditary disorder linked to variants in NTRK1. Our goal was to characterize the clinical features and the genetic basis of the disorder in Chinese patients. METHODS:Patients were enrolled via social networking. Clinical features were in...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Wang QL,Guo S,Duan G,Ying Y,Huang P,Liu JY,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac abnormalities, often heralded by electrocardiographic alterations, at times may become a serious problem in patients with neuromuscular disorders and occasionally lead to death. Electrocardiographic monitoring can identify patients whose conduction defects will benefit from the use of demand pacemakers. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Arensman FW,Hartlage PL,Strong WB

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although valproic acid (VPA) is used to treat infantile spasms, VPA's efficacy in infantile spasms has not been determined in a controlled study. This study evaluated the effect of VPA on infantile spasms in patients who had not responded to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and corticosteroid therapy. The hypotheses were te...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Dyken PR,DuRant RH,Minden DB,King DW

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiologic mechanism for stereotypic, bilateral repetitive movements involving the arms and hands (complex motor stereotypies) is unknown. This study used volumetric magnetic resonance imaging to compare cerebral lobes and caudate nucleus in six males with complex stereotypies and average intelligence to age...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Kates WR,Lanham DC,Singer HS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A morphometric magnetic resonance imaging study was performed, and the results were compared among three groups (group 1, periventricular leukomalacia patients with West syndrome; group 2, periventricular leukomalacia patients without West syndrome; and group 3, control patients) to clarify the characteristics and cau...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ozawa H,Hashimoto T,Endo T,Kato T,Furusho J,Suzuki Y,Takada E,Ogawa Y,Takashima S

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00