In utero brain lesions in SIDS.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight loss is one of the most frequent side effects of topiramate treatment. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of topiramate on body mass index, serum glucose, insulin, cortisol, leptin, and neuropeptide-Y levels and the role of these variables on the pathogenesis of weight loss in prepuber...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ozcelik AA,Serdaroglu A,Bideci A,Arhan E,Soysal Ş,Demir E,Gücüyener K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The juvenile form of GM1 gangliosidosis lacks specific physical findings and thus is often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. T2 hypodensity in the globus pallidus is a characteristic radiographic sign of neurodegeneration with iron accumulation in the brain that is observed in GM1 gangliosidosis, but th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Takenouchi T,Kosaki R,Nakabayashi K,Hata K,Takahashi T,Kosaki K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence suggests that the effects of lithium on metabolic and signaling pathways in the brain may vary depending on the specific clinical condition or disease model. For example, lithium increases levels of cerebral N-acetyl aspartate in patients with bipolar disorder but does not appear to affect N-acetyl as...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Janson CG,Assadi M,Francis J,Bilaniuk L,Shera D,Leone P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is an uncommon chronic cerebrovasculopathy, characterized by progressive stenosis of the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery and its main branches, in association with the development of compensatory collateral vessels at the base of the brain. The etiology is unknown, and was originally c...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Currie S,Raghavan A,Batty R,Connolly DJ,Griffiths PD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia were studied with brainstem auditory evoked response to clarify the ototoxic effect of hyperbilirubinemia, and detect any differences in ototoxic effect between different levels of total serum bilirubin. The response threshold in these neonates was significantly elevated (P...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jiang ZD,Chen C,Liu TT,Wilkinson AR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven children, 4-48 months old, with congenital cyanotic heart defects developed choreoathetoid movements 2-12 days after cardiac surgery with hypothermia and extracorporeal circulation (ECC). The abnormal movements mainly involved the limbs, facial musculature, and tongue, leading to a severe dysphagia. The symptom...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Gherpelli JL,Azeka E,Riso A,Atik E,Ebaid M,Barbero-Marcial M

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Medical child abuse occurs when a child receives unnecessary and harmful, or potentially harmful, medical care at the instigation of a caretaker through exaggeration, falsification, or induction of symptoms of illness in a child. Neurological manifestations are common with this type of maltreatment. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Doughty K,Rood C,Patel A,Thackeray JD,Brink FW

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Transient nonketotic hyperglycinemia is characterized by clinical and biochemical findings similar to those seen in classic nonketotic hyperglycinemia. Abnormalities in amino acids are partially or completely resolved in a period ranging from days to months. Almost all patients with the classic form of nonketotic hype...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Aliefendioğlu D,Tana Aslan Ay,Coşkun T,Dursun A,Cakmak FN,Kesimer M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs with a frequency of approximately 1 per 50,000. The disease is characterized by an intracranial vascular anomaly, leptomeningeal angiomatosis, most often involving the occipital and posterior parietal lobes. Facial cutaneous vascular malformations, seizures, and gla...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Thomas-Sohl KA,Vaslow DF,Maria BL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the frequency of six commonly reported adult migraine premonitory symptoms in children and adolescents with episodic and chronic migraine and elicited psychological or behavioral comorbidities that may be associated with these symptoms. BACKGROUND:Premonitory symptoms are commonly reported in th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jacobs H,Pakalnis A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing neuromyelitis optica is rare in children. The identification of a highly specific serum autoantibody marker (neuromyelitis optica-immunoglobulin G) differentiates neuromyelitis optica from other demyelinating disorders, particularly in clinically challenging cases. We present a child with multiple episodes o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Loma IP,Asato MR,Filipink RA,Alper G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings presented with identical features of progressive peripheral paralysis of the lower motor neuron type, pyramidal signs, cranial nerve palsy which included external ocular palsy and deafness, and internal ocular palsy; both died before 1 year of age. Pathologic examination of the central nervous system in b...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hamano K,Tsukamoto H,Yazawa T,Yoshimura M,Takita H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregabalin is a new antiepileptic drug that acts at presynaptic calcium channels, modulating neurotransmitter release. We report on treating consecutive children with severe drug-resistant epilepsy in a prospective, open-label, add-on trial. Nineteen children (63% male) aged 4-15 years (mean, 9.7; S.D., 2.9) were incl...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Jan MM,Zuberi SA,Alsaihati BA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncope affects all age groups and is characterized by a brief sudden loss of consciousness followed by fast recovery. Vasovagal syncope, the most common type, is generally assumed to be due to venous pooling and an abnormal sympathetic response. In approximately 20% of cases, more than one family member is affected. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Daas A,Mimouni-Bloch A,Rosenthal S,Shuper A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons must respond to a bewildering array of external and internal stimuli and must distinguish among them to generate an appropriate response or change in metabolic or electrical activity. Furthermore, the response of a cell to a given stimulus must depend on what else is happening inside and outside the cell at th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Schor NF

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of vagal nerve stimulation on sleep-related breathing have not been well-described in children. Vagal nerve stimulation was reported to cause decreases in airflow during sleep, although most studies reported this condition to be clinically insignificant. We present a retrospective case series of nine child...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hsieh T,Chen M,McAfee A,Kifle Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with neonatal onset of arm weakness resulting from neoplastic involvement of the brachial plexus who were initially considered to have obstetric brachial plexus palsies are reported. The first patient was a 7-day-old female who presented with a left supraclavicular mass that was first detected at 2 days o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Alfonso I,Papazian O,Prieto G,Alfonso DT,Melnick SJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal development of the central nervous system depends on complex, dynamic mechanisms with multiple spatial and temporal components during gestation. Neurodevelopmental disorders may originate during fetal life from genetic as well as intrauterine and extrauterine factors that affect the fetal-maternal environment. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Connors SL,Levitt P,Matthews SG,Slotkin TA,Johnston MV,Kinney HC,Johnson WG,Dailey RM,Zimmerman AW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy exhibited a phenotype of neurofibromatosis 1. He had large and multiple café-au-lait spots, and had elevated serum levels of very long chain fatty acids. The patient's mother and elder sister also had X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. This case represents novel manifestations ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Yamada H,Izumi T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A five-year-old white male presented with a history of progressive loss of vision that was subsequently followed by progressive corticospinal dysfunction. Evaluation revealed the presence of leukodystrophy which was confirmed by a deficiency of the enzyme, galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase. We present the clinical...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Brownsworth RD,Bodensteiner JB,Schaefer GB,Barnes P

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report concerns a vertically human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected 7-year-old child, in whom a neurodegenerative disease occurred after an acute neurologic disorder that was in all likelihood symptomatic of HIV-1 encephalitis. At the steady state the neurologic disease fulfilled the accepted...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Angelini L,Zibordi F,Triulzi F,Pinzani R,Plebani A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male adolescent developed a sinovenous thrombosis 4 weeks following a Henoch-Schonlein purpura episode. A hypercoagulation evaluation revealed a positive lupus anticoagulant. This suggests an association between Henoch-Schonlein purpura and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and is the first report of sinovenous thr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Abend NS,Licht DJ,Spencer CH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl (Patient 1) and a 5-year-old boy (Patient 2) with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Japanese B encephalitis vaccination are reported. Drowsiness, paresthesias, and gait disturbance were observed at 14 days (Patient 1) and 17 days (Patient 2) after the vaccination; however, transient impairme...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ohtaki E,Murakami Y,Komori H,Yamashita Y,Matsuishi T

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fontan operation is one of the most common cardiac operations for children with congenital heart disease beyond the first year of age. Although the surgical mortality of this procedure has improved over the past 2 decades, the neurologic outcome in this population is not well described. We performed a retrospectiv...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： du Plessis AJ,Chang AC,Wessel DL,Lock JE,Wernovsky G,Newburger JW,Mayer JE Jr

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assess the prevalence of vision problems in a cohort of low birth weight infants at age 2 years and the relationship of these problems to neonatal brain injury. Data on prenatal and neonatal history and brain injury status were prospectively collected on 721 children weighing 500-2,000 gm at birth enrolled in a mul...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Pinto-Martin JA,Dobson V,Cnaan A,Zhao H,Paneth NS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the incidence of torticollis associated with neonatal brachial plexus palsy, whether the severity of brachial plexus palsy affects outcomes and the rate of recovery. We performed a retrospective review of 128 consecutive neonatal brachial plexus palsy patients evaluated at the University of Michigan fro...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Hervey-Jumper SL,Justice D,Vanaman MM,Nelson VS,Yang LJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed potential etiologies of arterial ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke among children of Mainland China. From January 1996-June 2006, 251 patients with consecutive childhood stroke (aged 1 month through 16 years) were admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital. Arterial ischemic stroke accounted for ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Wang JJ,Shi KL,Li JW,Jiang LQ,Caspi O,Fang F,Xiao J,Jing H,Zou LP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory findings of 25 patients with classical Cockayne syndrome (CS) are reviewed. A history of consanguinity was present in 21 patients, and 15 patients had at least 1 affected sibling. Apart from the cardinal features of dwarfism, microcephaly, and mental retardation, the most consistent clinical fe...

journal_title：Pediatric neurology

authors： Ozdirim E,Topçu M,Ozön A,Cila A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00