Use of modafinil in spastic cerebral palsy.

abstract：:A large body of evidence suggests that genetic factors influence liability to many common neurodevelopmental disorders. Examples include Tourette syndrome, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and dyslexia. Characterization of the genetic component of susceptibility to these conditions at a molecular leve...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Ryan SG

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:High-dose phenobarbital therapy is an effective treatment for refractory status epilepticus in children. The advantages of this therapy include milder adverse effects without limits for maximal phenobarbital levels or doses during the initial phase of treatment. However, little is known about the safety of continuing ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wakamoto H,Nakamura Y,Ebihara T,Tokuda K,Ohmori H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the yield of neuroimaging in children presenting to the emergency department with acute ataxia in the post-varicella vaccine era, we conducted a cross-sectional study between 1995 and 2013 at a single pediatric tertiary care center. We included children aged 1-18 years evaluated for acute ataxia of <7 day...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Rudloe T,Prabhu SP,Gorman MP,Nigrovic LE,Harper MB,Landschaft A,Kimia AA

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Mutations in MECP2 gene are the primary cause of Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, and affect 90% to 95% patients with classical Rett syndrome. MECP2 mutations, once thought to be lethal in males, now present a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations in males. This article re...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Khajuria R,Gupta N,Sapra S,Gulati S,Ghosh M,Kalra V,Kabra M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pontine tegmental cap dysplasia is a rare hindbrain malformation syndrome with a hypoplastic pons, a tissue protrusion into the fourth ventricle, and cranial nerve dysfunction. We here report clinical, imaging, and genetic findings of the first extremely low-birth-weight preterm infant with pontine tegmental cap dyspl...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Picker-Minh S,Hartenstein S,Proquitté H,Fröhler S,Raile V,Kraemer N,Apeshiotis S,Leipoldt M,Kalache KD,Morris-Rosendahl D,Boltshauser E,Chen W,Kaindl AM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apneic neonatal seizures can present as apparent life-threatening events. We report a newborn with unexplained episodes of apnea associated with cyanosis and desaturation, starting on the first day postpartum. Biochemical tests were normal. Central nervous system infections as well as abnormalities of upper airways an...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Khajeh L,Cherian PJ,Swarte RM,Smit LS,Lequin MH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young children with sickle cell disease are at risk of brain damage, including stroke. We tested the hypothesis that such patients are also at risk of cognitive impairment. We characterized the cognitive ability of kindergarten children to minimize the effect of disease-related school absence. The Memphis City Schools...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Steen RG,Hu XJ,Elliott VE,Miles MA,Jones S,Wang WC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1960s were a period of great flowering in the recognition of neurologic disorders in children. The so-called ataxic cerebral palsies were an especially fertile field waiting for clarification. Congenital ataxia coupled with hyperpnea-apnea, abnormal eye movements, and retardation was identified as an autosomal-rec...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Andermann F,Andermann E,Ptito A,Fontaine S,Joubert M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are conflicting results concerning bone metabolism in children receiving antiepileptic medication, with data concentrating on neurologically impaired patients. We performed a multicenter cross-sectional study in otherwise healthy children who received monotherapy with valproic acid, oxcarbazepine, lamotrigine, s...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Borusiak P,Langer T,Heruth M,Karenfort M,Bettendorf U,Jenke AC

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:Lamotrigine is a new antiepileptic drug that may possess unique cognitive and behavioral characteristics. Although lamotrigine can produce neurobehavioral toxicity, it is generally well tolerated. In one study directly comparing lamotrigine to placebo as add-on therapy in patients with intractable epilepsy, no objecti...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Meador KJ,Baker GA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke in the young is uncommon, but we currently evaluate at least one young stroke patient at our institutions each week. We undertook this chart review of strokes in patients between the ages of 6 months and 39 years to review all conditions associated with, and thus possibly contributory to, the stroke. W...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kerr LM,Anderson DM,Thompson JA,Lyver SM,Call GK

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a monophasic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system involving the white matter, and to a lesser extent, the gray matter. Bilateral thalamic lesions have been reported in 12% of pediatric patients with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. In most cases,...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Dardiotis E,Kountra P,Kapsalaki E,Protogerou G,Markopoulou K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonconvulsive status epilepticus is a prolonged and continuous state of increased unawareness without overt motor seizures linked with repetitive generalized epileptic discharges. In children, it may occur de novo but more commonly may complicate a preexisting epileptic disorder. We report on a 2-year-old female who p...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Shinawi M,Shahar E

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Congestive heart failure is often sub-clinical and unrecognized as a result of the severe physical limitations of this patient population. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who demonstrated n...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Wong BL,Mukkada VA,Markham LW,Cripe LH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange are proven treatments for Guillain-Barré syndrome. Despite these treatments, the prognosis for severe Guillain-Barré syndrome is still not satisfactory. This article seeks for a logical timing for plasma exchange-intravenous immunoglobulin synergy, which may impr...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Kesici S,Tanyıldız M,Yetimakman F,Bayrakci B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth failure is nearly universal in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and common in type 2, although acuity is often underappreciated at initial diagnosis. We reviewed 44 consecutive spinal muscular atrophy patients (28 type 1, 16 type 2) under 3 years at initial presentation. Growth failure was conventionally defined:...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Sproule DM,Hasnain R,Koenigsberger D,Montgomery M,De Vivo DC,Kaufmann P

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Germinal matrix hemorrhage refers to bleeding that arises from the subependymal (or periventricular) germinal region of the immature brain. Clinical studies have shown that infants who experience germinal matrix hemorrhage can develop hydrocephalus or suffer from long-term neurologic dysfunction, including cerebral pa...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Balasubramaniam J,Del Bigio MR

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:Postinfectious encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis have clinical, immunologic, and neuroradiographic similarities. We studied HLA determinants in six white children consecutively diagnosed with postinfectious encephalomyelitis. Each of the children had HLA determinants which have been associated with multiple scl...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Woody RC,Steele RW,Charlton RK,Smith V

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since its creation, patients on ketogenic diet are told to avoid liquid medications due to theoretical concerns of "hidden" carbohydrates. However, switching from liquid to tablet formulations can be problematic, especially for infants and young children. We theorized that increasing the daily ketogenic ra...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Haney CA,Charpentier A,Turner Z,Bessone SK,Doerrer SC,Kossoff EH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further delineate the clinical and developmental features of Angelman syndrome, we collected data through three sources of information: (1) physical examinations; (2) laboratory data and family questionnaire data of affected individuals; and (3) literature review. The questionnaire data describes a generally normal...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Zori RT,Hendrickson J,Woolven S,Whidden EM,Gray B,Williams CA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-three (5%) of 1064 consecutively imaged children showed an arterial vascular pattern on magnetic resonance images, accounting for 12% of all abnormal studies. Signal abnormalities on T2-weighted scans persisted years after the clinical stroke occurrence. Ipsilateral atrophy of the pons or midbrain was found in 2...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Smith CD,Baumann RJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past, present, and future research activities in Rett syndrome are described. Studies to this point have failed to define a biologic or chemical marker. It is hoped that heightened activity in this unique syndrome will provide guidance for the diagnosis of this disorder, and with it, better understanding. ...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Percy AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive optic nerve demyelinating lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults could indicate a diagnosis other than multiple sclerosis with worse prognosis such as neuromyelitis optica. We report the frequency of longitudinally extensive lesions in children with first events of optic neuritis. Subjects had...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Graves J,Kraus V,Soares BP,Hess CP,Waubant E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a community, physicians with expertise in child development and an appreciation of school-related challenges are uniquely positioned to enhance the well-being of children with specific learning disabilities. Efforts in such areas as differential diagnosis, enhancing communication between home and school and among p...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Horowitz SH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) typically presents with progressive mental deterioration, behavioral changes, and myoclonic jerks. Atypical presentations are not unknown and may result in diagnostic delays. A 9-year-old girl presented with poor balance and ataxia following an episode of upper respiratory tr...

journal_title：Journal of child neurology

authors： Goraya J,Marks H,Khurana D,Legido A,Melvin J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00