Chronic active destructive herpes simplex encephalitis with recovery of viral DNA 12 years after disease onset.

abstract：:Purpose In periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) reduction, normally shown as dark stripe in the peritrigonal (PT) white matter, may be incomplete. We assessed the PT dark stripe to differentiate between PVL patients and control subjects. Patients and Methods We reviewed the magnetic...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Lu PS,Toh CH,Yeh CH,Wang HS,Lin KL,Wong AM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of mitochondrial mutations with primary pathogenic significance for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in patients with a multiple sclerosis-like phenotype and the preferential maternal transmission points to an involvement of the mitochondrial genome in conferring increased susceptibility to MS. To ev...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Wilichowski E,Ohlenbusch A,Hanefeld F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, biochemical and morphological findings in a 16-month-old infant girl with pseudo-neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy are reported. The parents were first cousins and the baby was born at term, small for gestational age. The neonatal period was characterized by convulsions resistant to treatment, generalized, sever...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Kyllerman M,Blomstrand S,Månsson JE,Conradi NG,Hindmarsh T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome (AR-CMT) is often characterised by an infantile disease onset and a severe phenotype. Mutations in the ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) gene are thought to be a common cause of AR-CMT. Mutations in the periaxin (PRX) gene are rare. They a...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Auer-Grumbach M,Fischer C,Papić L,John E,Plecko B,Bittner RE,Bernert G,Pieber TR,Miltenberger G,Schwarz R,Windpassinger C,Grill F,Timmerman V,Speicher MR,Janecke AR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 5.3-year-old girl with autism, mental retardation, hypotonia, marked speech delay, and mild dysmorphic features with a 22q11.2 duplication. Her mother carries the same duplication and presents cleft palate, and normal intelligence. The clinical and behavioural phenotype of this relatively new syndrome is...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Lo-Castro A,Galasso C,Cerminara C,El-Malhany N,Benedetti S,Nardone AM,Curatolo P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro syndrome is a rare condition in which congenital cataracts, microphthalmia, and facial dysmorphism are associated with severe neurological disorders, namely: microcephaly and psychomotor retardation. We report on polymicrogyria and motor neuropathy in a patient with Micro syndrome. These findings provide new ins...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Nassogne MC,Henrot B,Saint-Martin C,Kadhim H,Dobyns WB,Sébire G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features of cerebrovascular occlusive disease with the moyamoya network (group 1: twenty-nine children) and those without this network (group 2: nine children) are reported herein. Group 1 was characterized by female preponderance, recurrent and transient ischemic attacks, progression of mental deterioration,...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Kurokawa T,Chen YJ,Tomita S,Kishikawa T,Kitamura K

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Joubert syndrome (JS) was first reported in 1969 by Joubert et al (21), the long-term outcome is not yet documented. We report 19 children (4 pairs of siblings) from a single institution diagnosed with JS. Nine children were last seen between ages 10 and 18 years, seven between ages 1 and 4 years. Three child...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Steinlin M,Schmid M,Landau K,Boltshauser E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim For children with medical complexity, interdisciplinary treatment approaches are required to address the various aspects defined within the biopsychosocial model. Methods The present study identifies dimensions of the biopsychosocial model to generate a standardized visualized severity score for chronic neurologic...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Krieg SM,Sonanini S,Sollmann N,Focke A,Gerstl L,Heinen F

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) (incontinentia pigmenti achromians) with cerebellar atrophy and dysmorphic features is reported in a child. The association of cerebellar anomalies and HI has been previously reported in only four cases. However, since neuroimaging studies are not routinely obtained in these patients the freq...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Pini G,Faulkner LB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Forsyth R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two patients with congenital cervical spinal atrophy who were born at 37 and 33 weeks of gestation. Both patients were unrelated and had no family history of neuromuscular diseases. They presented at birth with arthrogryposis multiplex and symmetrical severe muscle weakness and wasting confined to the upper...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Kaiboriboon K,Hayat GR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinico-pathological findings regarding a 9 year-old girl with some clinical features of Kleine-Levin syndrome who died suddently as a result of pulmonary embolism in the course of femoro-iliac thrombophlebitis. Neuropathological examination provided evidence of perivascular inflammatory infiltrates and ...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Fenzi F,Simonati A,Crosato F,Ghersini L,Rizzuto N

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to describe complications related to ventricular catheter systems with subcutaneous reservoirs (VCSR) (such as Ommaya reservoirs) in pediatric patients with brain tumors. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients with a total of 31 VCSR treated at the Children's University Hospit...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Gerber NU,Müller A,Bellut D,Bozinov O,Berger C,Grotzer MA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article elucidates a clinical and genetic approach to pediatric early-onset chorea in patients with normal neuroimaging. METHODS:We retrospectively studied patients with onset hyperkinetic movement disorders. Only children with onset of chorea in the first 3 years of life were included, those with an ab...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Blumkin L,Lerman-Sagie T,Westenberger A,Ben-Pazi H,Zerem A,Yosovich K,Lev D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18F fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) and positron tomography (PT) were used in 20 full term babies with seizures or hypotonia to describe regional cerebral glucose metabolism. Among babies with seizures, birth asphyxia was the most common cause. PT was performed at age 6-17 days. One hour before PT, 18FDG (50-100 microCi/kg...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Thorp PS,Levin SD,Garnett ES,Nahmias C,Firnau G,Toi A,Upton AR,Nobbs PT,Sinclair JC

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ketogenic diets (KDs) are used to treat epilepsies resistant to pharmacotherapy or some inborn errors of metabolism. For prolonged anesthesia, use of balanced electrolyte solutions (BESs) supplemented with 0.5% glucose has been advocated to maintain ketosis while preventing hypoglycemia. Unfortunately, there is...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Heiderich S,Dennhardt N,Hartmann H,Kluger GJ,Sümpelmann R,Herberhold T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients suffering from neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, 33 of the juvenile type (JNCL) and 7 of the infantile type (INCL), underwent a brain CT. All INCL patients showed severe atrophic changes which were most pronounced supratentorially and in the brainstem. The white matter was hypodense and markedly reduced a...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Raininko R,Santavuori P,Heiskala H,Sainio K,Palo J

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to evaluate the drawings effectiveness in childhood headache assessment. BACKGROUND:Headache is a common cause of pain in children. Although drawings have been used in childhood to recognize psychological insights and pain perception, they were rarely used for headache characterization. MET...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Mazzotta S,Pavlidis E,Cordori C,Spagnoli C,Pini LA,Pisani F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newborn with multiple congenital contractures (MCC) or arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and a leukodystrophy is described. The clinical features and neurophysiological studies suggested a disorder primarily involving the central white matter. The diagnosis of connatal Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease was made post mor...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Novotny EJ Jr

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARe) was originally described as a paraneoplastic disease with more than 50% cases involving a tumor. However, tumor incidence in anti-NMDARe in children is much lower. Herpes simplex virus-induced anti-NMDARe has been well-described; however, findings on Japane...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Tian M,Li J,Lei W,Shu X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old female patient with clinical manifestations typical of Down's syndrome progressively developed intensifying weakness of the proximal muscles from the age of 16 years. CK levels were distinctly elevated. Electromyography showed myogenic lesions and muscle biopsy a myopathic image with extensive fibre hype...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Mielke U,Schimrigk K,Edlinger H

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular transmission caused by production of antibodies against components of the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. Ethnicity has influence on incidence, clinical presentation, and the course of the disease. The patients present wit...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Della Marina A,Trippe H,Lutz S,Schara U

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Dhawan SR,Goswami JN,Suthar R,Dayal D,Vyas S,Singhi PD

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure (OP) in children remains an essential diagnostic test for children with suspected elevated intracranial pressure. Recent prospective data have revised the normative CSF OP values and described how clinical variables such as age, depth of sedation, and ...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Avery RA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM: Attention deficit with or without hyperactivity (AD[H]D) is a common comorbidity of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF 1). We tested the hypothesis that permanent medication with methylphenidate can improve cognitive functioning in children with NF 1 and comorbid AD(H)D. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Lidzba K,Granstroem S,Leark RA,Kraegeloh-Mann I,Mautner VF

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the Doppler technique, we followed the postnatal changes of the cerebral blood flow velocity longitudinally. Pulsatility index (PI) was measured in 91 neonates. In 26 normal term infants who were supine, PIs were initially raised (PI = 0.91 +/- 0.10), gradually falling over the first 12 hours after birth and rem...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Shuto H,Yasuhara A,Sugimoto T,Iwase S,Kobayashi Y,Nakamura M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant disorder with an incidence of ∼1 in 4,000 live births. Neurofibromin, the gene product, is ubiquitously expressed at high levels in the nervous system and functions as a tumor suppressor. Haploinsufficiency of neurofibromin through mutation leads to an incr...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Barrea C,Vaessen S,Bulk S,Harvengt J,Misson JP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital horizontal gaze paralysis is a rare disorder which may be associated with severe scoliosis of early onset. We present the clinical findings of two sisters with this syndrome. The additional finding of a unique pericentric inversion of chromosome 12 is considered to be incidental. Every child with congenital...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Steffen H,Rauterberg-Ruland I,Breitbach N,Thomsen M,Kolling GH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children with acute transverse myelopathy following adenovirus and Borrelia Burgdorferi infections are presented. The diagnosis stems from the clinical presentation, the determination of specific antibodies in serum and the favorable response to penicillin treatment in the case of neuroborreliosis. Both children m...

journal_title：Neuropediatrics

authors： Linssen WH,Gabreëls FJ,Wevers RA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00