abstract：:The success of transition for children and youth with neurological disorders depends on leadership from the pediatric neurology team to encourage and support the patient's firm knowledge base of the medical condition, gradual acceptance of self-management skills and confident self-advocacy. While the foundations of ef...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Brown LW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial, pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder defined by the core symptoms of significant impairment in social interaction and communication as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. In addition to these core behaviors, persons with ASD frequently have associat...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Mostafavi M,Gaitanis J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advancements have been made in early intervention programs for children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, measuring treatment response for children with ASD is difficult due to the heterogeneity of changes in symptoms, which can be subtle, especially over a short period of time. Here we outline...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Grzadzinski R,Janvier D,Kim SH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal neurocritical care is an evolving subsubspecialty whose goal is to implement neuroprotective care strategies, continuous bedside monitoring of neurologic function, and therapies in order to reduce the risk of neurologic injury and improve long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates who require intensive...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Bonifacio SL,Van Meurs K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI) is characterized by higher order visual dysfunction caused by injury to the retrogeniculate visual pathways and brain structures which subserve visual processing. CVI has become the leading cause of significant vision loss in children in developed countries, but continues to b...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Kran BS,Lawrence L,Mayer DL,Heidary G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was not too long ago that being struck violently in the head or "getting your bell rung" was often brushed off as nothing to worry about. These days the pendulum has swung and there is growing appreciation that this mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), often called concussion, must be taken seriously and is now on t...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Kerrigan JM,Giza CC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with neurologic conditions benefit from international conventions, and national treaties, policies and regulations that safeguard their human rights. These regulations also exist to serve as guidance in the creation of comprehensive systems of care, inclusive environments, accessible societies and communities...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Shikako-Thomas K,Shevell M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentation of patients with epileptic encephalopathies can be heterogenous. When attempting to classify a patient's epilepsy syndrome, challenges can arise due to the phenotypic overlap of various epilepsies as well as the different presentations of mutations within the same gene. Genetic testing can be...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Fine AL,Wong-Kisiel LC,Wirrell EC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl had reduced fetal movements, numerous apneic spells, muscle hypotonia, and developmental motor delay. Her muscle biopsy tissue showed variation in myofiber diameters, small minicores by electron microscopy, and near-uniformity of type I fibers. Although no mutations were detected in RYR1, SEPN1, and ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Radke J,Dreesmann M,Radke M,von Moers A,Abicht A,Stenzel W,Goebel HH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital virus passed from mother to fetus in the United States, and the most common acquired cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Neuroimaging in patients with symptomatic congenital CMV demonstrates abnormalities frequently, but many providers are unaware of the extent of t...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Moresco BL,Svoboda MD,Ng YT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric movement disorders may present with psychiatric symptoms at many points during the course of the disease. For the relatively common pediatric movement disorder, Tourette syndrome, psychiatric comorbidities are well-described and treatment is well-studied. Managing these comorbidities may be more effective th...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Walsh KH,Soe K,Sarawgi S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many inherited metabolic diseases or inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) cause movement disorders in children. This review focuses on chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, tremor, and parkinsonism. Broad neurometabolic categories commonly responsible for pediatric movement disorders include mitochondrial cytopathies, organic aci...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Christensen CK,Walsh L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiseizure medications and dietary therapies have associated effects on the endocrine system. We provided an overview of the relationship between epilepsy treatment and bone health in children with epilepsy. Additionally, we discussed the effects of epilepsy treatment on other endocrine systems including thyroid func...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： McNamara NA,Romanowski EMF,Olson DP,Shellhaas RA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarkers are central to the translational medicine strategic focus, though strict criteria need to be applied to their designation and utility. They are one of the most promising areas of medical research, but the "biomarker life-cycle" must be understood to avoid false-positive and false-negative results. Molecular...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Bielekova B,Pranzatelli MR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creatine deficiency syndromes are a group of disorders of creatine (Cr) synthesis and transport characterized by intellectual disability, language delay, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and movement disorders secondary to decrease of Cr concentration in the brain. Synthesis defects are treatable, therefore an earl...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Fons C,Campistol J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric neurologists frequently encounter patients who present with significant musculoskeletal pain that cannot be attributed to a specific injury or illness, which can often be defined as pain amplification syndrome (PAS). PAS in children and adolescents is the result of a heightened pain sensitivity pathway, whic...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Namerow LB,Kutner EC,Wakefield EC,Rzepski BR,Sahl RA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric epileptic encephalopathies represent a clinically challenging and often devastating group of disorders that affect children at different stages of infancy and childhood. With the advances in genetic testing and neuroimaging, the etiologies of these epileptic syndromes are now better defined. The various ence...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Shbarou R,Mikati MA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is a common problem in children and adolescents. Its recurrent and disabling nature may lead to use of neuroimaging to exclude secondary causes of headache such as Chiari I malformation (CM I). CM I has a variety of presentation with headache being the most common symptom. CM I can be asymptomatic and is also...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Victorio MC,Khoury CK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocutaneous disorders are a heterogeneous group of conditions (mainly) affecting the skin [with pigmentary/vascular abnormalities and/or cutaneous tumours] and the central and peripheral nervous system [with congenital abnormalities and/or tumours]. In a number of such disorders, the skin abnormalities can assume a...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Ruggieri M,Praticò AD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, I consider in what sense bioethics is philosophical. Philosophy includes both analysis and synthesis. Analysis focuses on central concepts in a domain, for example, informed consent, death, medical futility, and health. It is argued that analysis should avoid oversimplification. The synthesis or synop...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Horn P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between sleep and headache or migraine is powerful and an elevated comorbidity between these 2 disorders has been reported in either adults or children. This comobidity is linked to common neurophysiological and neuroanatomical substrates that are genetically based strongly. The first reports on this r...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Dosi C,Figura M,Ferri R,Bruni O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermediate filament (IF) proteins are cytoplasmic and nuclear cytoskeletal proteins. Of the ~70 IF proteins, nearly 12 are found in the nervous system, where their expression is largely cell-type specific. Astrocytes express glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), whereas different neuron types contain neurofilament...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Quick Q,Paul M,Skalli O

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity is being increasingly recognized as a cause of neurologic presentations both inside and outside the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Pediatric autoimmune neurologic diseases likely to be seen in the ICU include autoimmune encephalitidies such as N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis, central...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Benson LA,Olson H,Gorman MP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This neuropathologic case study illustrates the discovery of metachronous hemorrhagic infarcts insinuating round mass-like lesions by magnetic resonance imaging in the setting of childhood primary angiitis of the central nervous system (cPACNS) raising diagnostic awareness of this unusual presentation in a clinical an...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Katsetos CD,Poletto E,Kasmire KE,Walleigh D,Kumar I,Pascasio JM,Legido A,Goldsmith DP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the central nervous system are a significant cause of neurologic dysfunction in resource-limited countries, especially in Africa. The prevalence is not known and is most likely underestimated because of the lack of access to accurate diagnostic screens. For children, the legacy of subsequent neurodisabil...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Mallewa M,Wilmshurst JM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes have long been forgotten entities in our quest to understand brain function. Over the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in our knowledge of central nervous system (CNS) function, and, consequently, astrocytes have emerged as key figures in CNS physiology and disease. Indeed, several p...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Chaboub LS,Deneen B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is the most frequent type of headache in children. In the 1980s, scientists first hypothesized a connection between migraine and mitochondrial (mt) disorders. More recent studies have suggested that at least some subtypes of migraine may be related to a mt defect. Different types of evidence support a relatio...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Yorns WR Jr,Hardison HH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare is a well-established challenge for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders like cerebral palsy. With regard to ethics, some of the key aspects to explore include the following: if and how individuals feel respected during the transition process; if and how their val...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Larivière-Bastien D,Bell E,Majnemer A,Shevell M,Racine E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural tachycardia syndrome is a chronic condition with frequent symptoms of orthostatic intolerance or sympathetic activation and excessive tachycardia while standing, without significant hypotension. Orthostatic symptoms include dizziness, lightheadedness, blurring of vision, near faints, weakness in legs, poor co...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Jarjour IT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global developmental delay (GDD) and intellectual disability (ID) occur in up to 3% of the general population and are even more commonly encountered in the setting of the pediatric neurology clinic. New advances in technology and in the understanding of genetic disorders have led to changes in the diagnostic approach ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Flore LA,Milunsky JM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is known to cause acute retinal necrosis (ARN). The availability of HSV-2-specific polymerase chain reaction tests for diagnostic analysis has greatly increased our ability to discriminate ARN caused by HSV-2 from ARN caused by either herpes simplex virus type 1 or varicella zoster ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Grose C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) defines a wide spectrum of clinical entities characterized by iron accumulation in specific regions of the brain, predominantly in the basal ganglia. We evaluated the presence of FA2H and C19orf12 mutations in a cohort of 46 Italian patients with early onset NBIA, ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Panteghini C,Zorzi G,Venco P,Dusi S,Reale C,Brunetti D,Chiapparini L,Zibordi F,Siegel B,Garavaglia B,Simonati A,Bertini E,Nardocci N,Tiranti V

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures are a common complication of pediatric brain tumors and their treatment. This article reviews the epidemiology, evaluation, and treatment of seizures in children with brain tumors. Seizures in known brain tumor patients may signify tumor progression or recurrence, or treatment-related brain damage, as well as...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Wells EM,Gaillard WD,Packer RJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 10% to 40% of children with epilepsy have treatment-resistant epilepsy. Persistent seizures have negative psychosocial, behavioral, cognitive, and financial consequences and are associated with an increased mortality rate. Accurate syndromic and etiologic diagnoses are of vital importance because they may...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Skjei KL,Dlugos DJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The training of the child neurologist in the fundamentals of neurology is discussed. Although the fundamentals of neurology are clearly necessary for the practice of child neurology, the breadth of the background necessary for the practice of child neurology depend on the interest, enthusiasm, and goals of the residen...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Bodensteiner J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discipline of childhood movement disorders is an exciting new area of specialization within the field of pediatric neurology. Establishing a formal educational system is an ongoing challenge that should include the standardization of movement definitions, the development of a formal classification system for exist...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Singer HS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Training in child neurology requires formal training in other aspects of pediatrics. This pediatrics training affords the ability to obtain a developmentally appropriate history and physical examination at all stages of childhood and adolescence and to provide anticipatory guidance to children and families of all deve...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Schor NF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NeuroDevNet Autism Spectrum Disorder Demonstration Project interfaces at many levels with the network's research themes and priorities. Our interdisciplinary team aims to improve understanding of genetic factors underlying vulnerability to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to develop better diagnostic strategies an...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Zwaigenbaum L,Scherer S,Szatmari P,Fombonne E,Bryson SE,Hyde K,Anagnostou E,Brian J,Evans A,Hall G,Nicholas D,Roberts W,Smith I,Vaillancourt T,Volden J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the impact of childhood stroke and interest in the role of drugs in the acute, chronic, and prophylactic management of this condition. Most treatment strategies are based on studies in adults with stroke, and the relative infrequency of stroke and the heterogen...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Amlie-Lefond C,Gill JC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultimate goal of treating status epilepticus is to provide the best opportunity for a good outcome. This review discusses the current literature on the outcome after status epilepticus in children, including the risk of recurrence, morbidity, and mortality. The outcome seems most dependent on etiology, with age an...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric neurology

authors： Ostrowsky K,Arzimanoglou A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00