Technetium 99m ethylcysteinate dimer single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) during intellectual stress test in children and adolescents with pure versus comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

abstract：AIM:We characterize the pediatric postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) population seen at a single tertiary care referral center. METHOD:Retrospective chart review of all pediatric POTS patients seen in our center between 2015 and 2017. Pediatric POTS was defined as chronic, at least 3 months, symptoms of ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Staples A,Thompson NR,Moodley M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is a unique malformation syndrome characterized by a defect in cholesterol biosynthesis, which is very rare among populations in Middle and East Asia. The authors identified compound heterozygous mutations ([p.Arg352Trp] + [p.Lys376ArgfsX37]) in a Korean girl with clinical and laboratory fea...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Jong Hee Chae,Ki Joong Kim,Yong Seung Hwang,Ki CS,Kim JW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinopathies are defined by missense mutations in the ACTA1 gene coding for sarcomeric actin, of which some 70 families have, so far, been identified. Often, but not always, muscle fibers carry large patches of actin filaments. Many such patients also have nemaline myopathy, qualifying actinopathies as a subgroup of ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Goebel HH,Brockmann K,Bönnemann CG,Warlo IA,Hanefeld F,Labeit S,Durling HJ,Laing NG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 12 cases of males with myalgia and cramps and a normal muscle strength examination. All the patients had muscle dystrophin values consistent with Becker muscular dystrophy. Five of the patients had a normal electromyogram, and five had normal light microscopic muscle biopsy results. Of particular note, four...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Samaha FJ,Quinlan JG

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nondescribed behavioral disorder was observed during wake-sleep transitions in 2 young children. Two boys had episodes of abnormal behavior in hypnagogic-and occasionally hypnopompic-periods for 1 year from the time they were 1 year and several months old. The episodes consisted of irregular body movements, which co...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Pareja JA,Cuadrado ML,García-Morales I,Gil-Nagel A,Franch O

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin has been reported to be an effective treatment for infantile spasms. Juvenile spasms are electrically and clinically similar to infantile spasms but occur in a later age group. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of five children (aged 4.5-11.5 years) at our institution. Their primary sei...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Bingel U,Pinter JD,Sotero de Menezes M,Rho JM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy type 0 is a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy that is usually fatal in the first months of life. These children present with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and respiratory compromise. We describe a child with spinal muscular atrophy and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita who has had a ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Falsaperla R,Romeo G,Di Giorgio A,Pavone P,Parano E,Connolly AM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain tissue from three patients with a clinical diagnosis of Reye syndrome was compared with tissue from three control patients. All Reye syndrome patients demonstrated cytotoxic cerebral edema, with swelling of astrocyte foot processes, which was not seen in controls. Myelin sheath splitting was seen both in control...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Blisard KS,Davis LE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baclofen is widely used to control spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Several publications described clinical adverse effects of baclofen oral treatment, but the effect of baclofen on seizure potentiation is still controversial. We describe a 10-year-old female patient with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and menta...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： De Rinaldis M,Losito L,Gennaro L,Trabacca A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromotor function was assessed in 94 children of normal intelligence with Tourette syndrome, Tourette syndrome and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or ADHD only, using the Physical and Neurological Examination of Subtle Signs (PANESS). Time to complete six motor movements was analyzed separately by s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Schuerholz LJ,Cutting L,Mazzocco MM,Singer HS,Denckla MB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intractable epilepsies pose a therapeutic challenge. Precise localization of the epileptic focus is imperative before planning surgical intervention. Functional imaging is an important component of presurgical work-up. Positron emission tomography is unavailable in developing countries; hence, the need to evaluate the...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kalra V,Gulati S,Rana KS,Bal CS,Bhatia M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four unrelated infants with neonatal thrombocytopenia associated with congenital blindness and porencephaly have been seen over an 18-year period. The association of congenital blindness with neonatal thrombocytopenia has not previously been reported. All children had clinical purpura in the neonatal period; in three ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Manson J,Speed I,Abbott K,Crompton J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is an important period, marked by significant changes in biological and psychosocial domains. Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder associated with social stigma and prejudice. The etiology of depression in epilepsy appears to be a complex interplay between psychosocial and neurobiologic factors. This ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Nnajekwu CO,Nnajekwu UC,Ikefuna NA,Ojinnaka CN

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic toxicity may occur as a direct effect of cancer and its therapy or indirectly because of a dysfunctional immune system. The authors report the development of axonal neuropathy, myelopathy, and leucoencephalopathy associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (GAD) antibodies in 4 children with progressive ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ledet DS,Handgretinger R,Bertorini TE,Hale GA,Ribeiro RC,Khan RB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures. The exact mechanism promoting convulsions during a common febrile illness remains unknown, but it is accepted that genetic influences are likely to account for at least some of the cases. Previous studies reported high interleukin-1beta levels in the cer...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Haspolat S,Baysal Y,Duman O,Coşkun M,Tosun O,Yeğin O

更新日期：2005-07-01 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 goal of this project was to promote bicycle helmet use via an inpatient educational program. We hypothesized that this program would increase bicycle helmet use. One hundred twenty inpatients with history of regular (>1 time per week) bicycle riding (mean age 10.0 ± 3.6 years; 67 males, 53 females; 57 whites, 59 b...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Barnes VA,Maria BL,Caldwell AL,Hopkins I

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Cerebral vasculitis and clinically important myocardial inflammation are rare in juvenile dermatomyositis. We report a previously healthy 6-year-old girl with dermatomyositis who died after a fulminating clinical deterioration. Postmortem examination of the heart revealed characteristic endothelial tubuloreticular agg...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Jimenez C,Rowe PC,Keene D

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrophysiologic findings in an infant with congenital facial diplegia (Möbius syndrome) are presented. As to serial electrically elicited blink reflexes, the R1 amplitude was significantly reduced and the R2 latency was significantly prolonged. The M response of the orbicularis oculi muscle showed slightly redu...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Hatanaka T,Yoshijima S,Hayashi N,Owa K,Suehiro Y,Shinomiya K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the significance of electroencephalogram (EEG) discharges and their treatment, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of 22 children with atypical cognitive development that did not respond to standard educational therapy and demonstrated discharges on EEG. Most children demonstrated no obvious symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Frye RE,Butler I,Strickland D,Castillo E,Papanicolaou A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings with familial encephalopathy, calcification of the basal ganglia, and cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis, constituting the triad of Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome, are reported. This syndrome resembles congenital intrauterine infections, which must be meticulously excluded. Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome is extrem...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Koul R,Chacko A,Joshi S,Sankhla D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of parental stress in families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities and its association with child comorbid symptoms was studied in an ethnically diverse population, in a cross-sectional study with structured interview. The sample included 50 families of children with autism and 50 fa...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Valicenti-McDermott M,Lawson K,Hottinger K,Seijo R,Schechtman M,Shulman L,Shinnar S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation has altered the life-course of thousands of children who have significant hearing loss. Since the United States Food and Drug Administration approved multichannel cochlear implants for children in 1989, growing numbers of parents are choosing this option for their offspring and seeking opportunit...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Teagle HF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute focal neurologic deficits are a rare but known presentation of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, particularly in females. We describe here a 6-year-old girl with newly diagnosed ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency who presents with an episode of acute cortical blindness lasting for 72 hours in the absence...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Prasun P,Altinok D,Misra VK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital adrenal hyperplasia could provide a promising model for the study of the effects of hormones on cognition. The aim of this study was to assess sexual dimorphic abilities related to oral language, spatial abilities, and verbal fluency and to determine the existence of learning disabilities in 11 congenital g...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Inozemtseva O,Matute E,Juárez J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this era of changing priorities, regulations, and resources, it is useful to look both back and forward at the building of a division of child neurology in the context of the emergence of child neurology as a nationally and internationally recognized distinct subspecialty of both pediatrics and neurology. Both Pitt...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Schor NF,Crumrine PK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to the typical infantile spasm symptoms, several other symptoms, such as eye movements, have been reported to be associated with infantile spasms, although the relationship between the typical spasms and these other events is not fully understood. Here we present a case with West syndrome. We observed the ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kakisaka Y,Kobayashi T,Hino-Fukuyo N,Uematsu M,Numata Y,Mori M,Kure S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between the Expanded Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale (HFMSE) and genotype and motor and respiratory outcomes were examined in patients with spinal muscular atrophy types II and III (n = 70). The correlation between the HFMSE and Gross Motor Function Measure was r = 0.98. Correlations between HFMSE...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Glanzman AM,O'Hagen JM,McDermott MP,Martens WB,Flickinger J,Riley S,Quigley J,Montes J,Dunaway S,Deng L,Chung WK,Tawil R,Darras BT,De Vivo DC,Kaufmann P,Finkel RS,Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for Spin

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Baby Doe rules, a set of federal regulations on the treatment of extremely ill infants, went into effect in 1985. Some scholars have argued that these rules are inappropriate given that they fail to pay attention to the patient's suffering. Instead, researchers suggest that, when dealing with a severely impaired i...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Weisleder P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00