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- Title:
- EEG in Prediction of Early Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Anjo Kosei Hospital and other centers in Japan and at Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA studied the prognostic value of conventional EEG for the identification of preterm infants admitted to the Anjo neonatal ICU and at risk for adverse neurodevelopment.
- Keyword:
- Lower Amplitude, Decreased Continuity, Moderate
- Subject:
- Utility of The Electroencephalogram
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Child Development, Pediatrics, Infant, Child, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-11-7
- Title:
- Significance of Focal EEG Abnormalities in Pervasive Developmental Disorder and ADHD
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Fukui, Japan analyzed the relation between EEG abnormalities and PDD or ADHD, and assessed the clinical utility of EEG in the differential diagnosis of these disorders.
- Keyword:
- Dysfunction, Hypersensitivity, EEG Abnormalities
- Subject:
- Utility of The Electroencephalogram
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Child Development, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurology, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-11-8
- Title:
- Effect of Neonatal Exposure to AED on Synaptic Maturation
- Abstract:
- Pharmacologists at Georgetown University, Washington, DC examined functional synaptic maturation in striatal medium spiny neurons from neonatal rats exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AED) with proapoptotic action (phenobarbital, phenytoin, lamotrigine) and without proapoptotic action (levetiracetam).
- Keyword:
- Phenytoin, Phenobarbital, Lamotrigine
- Subject:
- Antiepileptic Drugs and Seizures
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-11-9
- Title:
- Dacrystic Seizures: A Multicenter Video-EEG Study
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Childrens Hospital, Boston; Boston University; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Northwestern University, Chicago; and the Cleveland Clinic in the USA; and centers in Germany and Spain studied the frequency of dacrystic seizures (DS) identified in video-EEG long-term monitoring units and the relationship of their clinical presentation to the underlying pathophysiology and etiology.
- Keyword:
- Etiology, Pathophysiology, Stereotyped Lacrimation
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurology, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-1
- Title:
- Migraine and School Performance in Preadolescent Children
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Glia Institute, Brazil; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY; and other centers conducted a population-based study of school performance in children in Brazil with migraine.
- Keyword:
- Headache Frequency, Behavior Questionnaire, Nausea
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Headache Disorders, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-10
- Title:
- Utility of Short-Term Video-EEG Monitoring
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Monash University Medical Center, Melbourne, Australia evaluated the yield and clinical utility of outpatient, short-term video-EEG monitoring (OVEM) as a diagnostic tool in routine clinical practice.
- Keyword:
- Epileptic Seizures, Interictal Epileptiform Discharges, Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-2
- Title:
- Cognitive Function and Absence Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Rome, Italy studied executive function and attention in 15 children with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) (8 boys, 7 girls), under treatment with valproic acid, compared to healthy controls.
- Keyword:
- Category Fluency, Phonological Fluency, Digit Span Backward
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-3
- Title:
- Recognition Memory After Febrile Seizures
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Institute of Child Health, London; Epilepsy Center, University of Edinburgh; and Dartmouth Medical School, New Hampshire, US studied memory abilities in 26 children (mean age 23 months, SD 12.6 months) after prolonged febrile seizures (median, 37.5 days), and compared to 37 normal controls.
- Keyword:
- Anticonvulsant, Hippocampi, Febrile Seizure
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurology, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-4
- Title:
- Atypical Face Shape and Genomic Variants in Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London; Childrens Hospital, Florence, Italy; and other centers in the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands studied face shape abnormalities in 118 children and adults attending three European epilepsy clinics, using an objective measure called Face Shape Difference to show that those with pathogenic structural variants have a significantly atypical face shape.
- Keyword:
- Dysmorphisms, European Epilepsy Clinics, Face Shape Abnormalities
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurosurgery, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-5
- Title:
- Epilepsy in Muenke Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Childrens National Medical Center; and George Washington University, Washington, DC present 7 patients with Muenke syndrome complicated by epilepsy.
- Keyword:
- Corpus Callosum, Porencephaly, Hemimegalencephaly
- Subject:
- Genetic Neurological Syndromes
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Infant, Neurology, Child, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-6
- Title:
- Vici Syndrome with Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Laryngomalacia
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Baskent University, Adana, and other centers in Turkey report a 3-month-old Turkish girl with Vici syndrome complicated by stridor and laryngomalacia.
- Keyword:
- High-Arched Palate, Silvery Hair, Micrognathia
- Subject:
- Genetic Neurological Syndromes
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Infant, Child, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-7
- Title:
- Growth Failure and Outcome in Rett Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Miami Childrens Hospital and other centers in the US studied growth patterns among children with Rett syndrome compared to unaffected children.
- Keyword:
- Classic Rett Patients, Head Circumference, Higher Disease Severity
- Subject:
- Genetic Neurological Syndromes
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-8
- Title:
- Endocrine Symptoms in Hypothalamic-Pituitary Tumors
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Universite Paris Descartes and other centers in Paris, France performed a retrospective, study of 176 patients (93 boys) aged 6 years (range 0.2-18 years) with hypothalamic-pituitary lesions to determine whether the time to diagnosis could be shortened by analyses of clinical and endocrine presenting symptoms.
- Keyword:
- Endocrine Symptoms, Tumor, Neuro-Ophthalmic Presenting Symptoms
- Subject:
- Brain Tumors
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child, Brain Diseases, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-12-9
- Title:
- Acute Encephalopathy with Dravet Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at thirteen university medical schools in Japan report 15 patients with Dravet syndrome complicated by acute encephalopathy.
- Keyword:
- Acute Encephalopathy, Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A Gene Mutations
- Subject:
- Encephalopathies
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Infant, Child Development, Child, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-1
- Title:
- Language Impairment and Arachnoid Cysts
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, and Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada studied 2 patients presenting with arachnoid cysts associated with cognitive impairment., particularly language impairment.
- Keyword:
- Postoperative EEG, Neuropsychological Evaluation, Cysto-Peritoneal Shunt
- Subject:
- Cognitive Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child, Neurology, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-10
- Title:
- Cerebral Blood Flow Alterations with Concussion
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH evaluated 12 children, ages 11 to 15 years, following sports-related concussion (SRC), employing ImPACT neurocognitive testing, T1 and susceptibility weighted MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, proton MR spectroscopy, and phase contrast angiography at <72 hours, 14 days, and 30 days or greater.
- Keyword:
- Cerebral Blood Flow, Sports-Related Concussion, SRC-Related Symptoms
- Subject:
- Traumatic Brain Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Neurology, Child Development, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-11
- Title:
- Copy Number Variants in Epileptic Encephalopathy
- Abstract:
- An international group of investigators at University of Washington, Seattle, USA, and various centers in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Israel evaluated 315 patients with epileptic encephalopathies for rare copy number variants (CNVs) using a whole-genome oligonucleotide array.
- Keyword:
- Epileptic Encephalopathies, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Copy Number Variants
- Subject:
- Encephalopathies
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Child, Infant, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Child Development, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-2
- Title:
- Epileptic Encephalopathies, CDKL5 Mutations, and Infantile Spasms
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN performed retrospective chart reviews of 6 children with epilepsy and CDKL5 mutations.
- Keyword:
- Hypsarrhythmia, Refractory Neonatal Seizures, Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Subject:
- Encephalopathies
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-3
- Title:
- Hashimoto Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- A 12-year-old boy with Hashimoto encephalopathy and drug-resistant status epilepticus responsive to plasmapheresis is reported from Ankara University Medical School, Turkey.
- Keyword:
- Hashimoto Encephalopathy, Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate-Receptor, Neurologic and Psychiatric Manifestations
- Subject:
- Encephalopathies
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child, Neurology, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-4
- Title:
- POLG Novel Mutation with Alpers Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland describe the molecular genetic analysis of POLG in a 3.5 years old boy with VPA-induced fatal liver failure and encephalopathy (Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome, AHS).
- Keyword:
- POLG Mutations, VPA-Induced Fatal Liver Failure, Alpers Syndrome
- Subject:
- Encephalopathies
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-5
- Title:
- Head and Brain Size in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Neurology, Rennes, France conducted MRI measurements of whole brain and regional white matter, gray matter, and deep gray matter structure volumes in 38 patients (mean age 15.2+/-2.4 years) with pediatric-onset relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Keyword:
- Pediatric MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Normal Brain Development
- Subject:
- Demyelinating Disease
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Child, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-6
- Title:
- Shared Genetic Etiology for Migraine and Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Shared loci for migraine and epilepsy were found on chromosomes 14q12-q23 and 12q24.2-q24.3 in a linkage analysis study of a Finish family with a complex phenotype, in a report from Folkhalsan Institute and other centers in Helsinki and Oulu, Finland; University of California, Los Angeles; and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK.
- Keyword:
- Genetic Etiology, Febrile Deizures, Migraine
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child, Headache Disorders, Neurology, Infant, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-7
- Title:
- Effect of Headache on Academic Performance
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil interviewed 344 randomly selected, university, social communication students to determine the 1-year prevalence of headache, types of headache, and the effects on academic performance.
- Keyword:
- Multiple Linear Regressions, Academic Performance, Headache
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Headache Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-8
- Title:
- Role of the Cerebellum in Cognitive Function
- Abstract:
- Researchers in the Department of Psychology, University of Rome, Italy, retrospectively analyzed charts from patients in the Ataxia Lab of Santa Lucia Foundation between 1997 and 2007, focusing on the role of the cerebellum in cognition.
- Keyword:
- Cerebellar Cognitive Affective Syndrome, Focal or Atrophic Damage, Cerebellar Damage
- Subject:
- Cognitive Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child, Infant, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-2-9
- Title:
- Intramuscular vs Intravenous Benzodiazepines for Prehospital Treatment of Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and other centers in the US, compared the efficacy of intramuscular (IM) midazolam with that of intravenous (IV) lorazepam for children and adults in status epilepticus treated by paramedics.
- Keyword:
- IM Midazolam, IV Lorazepam, Rapid Anticonvulsant Medications
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Infant, Neurology, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-1
- Title:
- Combination Drug Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers from University of Washington, Seattle, WA analyzed the treatment records from 148 developmentally disabled adults with refractory epilepsy cared for in 2 state-run institutions.
- Keyword:
- Valproate, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Neurology, Child Development, Infant, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-2
- Title:
- Combined Epilepsy/ADHD and Working Memory
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University Childrens Hospital Basel, and other centers in Switzerland, Norway, and Germany studied behavioral differences in working memory performance, response to methylphenidate, and functional brain organization in 17 boys with combined epilepsy/ADHD, 15 boys with developmental ADHD, and 15 healthy controls (aged 8-14 years).
- Keyword:
- Epilepsy, Methylphenidate
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-3
- Title:
- Relation of Cognitive Proficiency to Epilepsy Focus
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Childrens Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University School of Medicine Epilepsy Center, Chicago, and Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea examined the relationship of cognitive proficiency (CP) to general intellectual ability (GA) and seizure focus by retrospective chart review of 90 children (aged 6-18 years) with epilepsy, video-EEG recording, MRI, and neuropsychological testing (WISC-IV).
- Keyword:
- Working Memory, Processing Speed, Cognitive Proficiency Index
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-4
- Title:
- Shared Genetic Basis of Epilepsy and Behavior Disorders
- Abstract:
- Researchers from Columbia University, New York; UCLA; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and Northwestern Childrens Memorial Hospital, Chicago have examined whether the first-degree family history of unprovoked seizures in 308 probands with childhood onset epilepsy is associated with behavioral disorders.
- Keyword:
- Affective and Anxiety Disorders, Internalizing Disorders, Aggressive and Delinquent Behavior
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-5
- Title:
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy II/III and Feeding Problems
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan studied the prevalence and risk factors of feeding and swallowing problems in 108 genetically confirmed patients with types II and III spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), age range 3-45 years, 60 with type II and 48 with type III.
- Keyword:
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Swallowing Difficulties, Aspiration Pneumonia
- Subject:
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Brain Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-6
- Title:
- Treatment and Outcome of Stiff-Man Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Neurologists at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN extended their reports of patients with stiff-man syndrome (SMS), first reported there by Drs Moersch and Woltman in 1956.
- Keyword:
- Emotional Stress, Autoimmune Disease, Spasms
- Subject:
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-7
- Title:
- Benign Hereditary Chorea: Response to Levodopa
- Abstract:
- A case of sporadic non-progressive chorea is reported in a 6 year-old girl from Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona University and other centers in Spain and The Netherlands.
- Keyword:
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism, Levodopa Therapy, L-thyroxine
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Neurology, Movement Disorders, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-8
- Title:
- Management Strategy for Childhood Encephalitis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Childrens Hospital, University of Oxford, and Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK review the literature on encephalitis and suggest a management strategy.
- Keyword:
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex Virus, Viruses or Other Microorganisms
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Child, Pediatrics, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-3-9
- Title:
- EEG after Febrile Seizure is Predictive of Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers in pediatric neurology and electroencephalography at the University of Yamanashi, Japan, studied the EEG in children referred within 7-20 days after a febrile seizure (FS), and determined the utility of localization of paroxysmal discharges as a predictor for subsequent epilepsy.
- Keyword:
- Febrile Seizure, Frontal Paroxysms, Paroxysmal Spike
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Electroencephalography, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-1
- Title:
- Nonconvulsive Electrographic Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, OH, examined medical records of 75 children, aged 3 months to 21 years (mean age 7.8 years), for prevalence of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) by searching a clinical EEG database (n=18) or consecutive inpatient EEG referrals for NCSE over an 8-month period (n=57).
- Keyword:
- Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus, Clinical Seizures, Encephalopathy
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurosurgery, Electroencephalography, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-2
- Title:
- High-Frequency EEG Oscillations: New Biomarker in Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands and other centers review the pathophysiology, clinical relevance, identification, and interpretation of high-frequency oscillations (HFOs, >80Hz) in the epileptic EEG.
- Keyword:
- Clinical Relevance, Hippocampal Sclerosis, Nonlesional Epilepsies
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Child Development, Child, Infant, Electroencephalography, Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-3
- Title:
- EEG Patterns and Genotypes in Angelman Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Childrens Hospital, Boston, other centers in the US, and Poznan University, Poland, prospectively analyzed EEGs from participants in the NIH Angelman Syndrome Natural History Study.
- Keyword:
- Angelman Syndrome, Posterior Rhythm Slowing, Predict Specific Genotypes
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Child, Pediatrics, Child Development, Electroencephalography, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-4
- Title:
- Epileptogenesis in Calcified Neurocysticercosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, and University of Texas Medical School at Houston performed dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI and determined serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels and MMP-9 gene polymorphisms in 30 subjects with a single calcified lesion of neurocysticercosis without any perilesional abnormality.
- Keyword:
- Neurocysticercosis, Polymorphisms, Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced
- Subject:
- Infectious Diseases
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Child Development, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-5
- Title:
- Lyme Neuroborreliosis and Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Pediatric neurologists at the Floating Hospital, Tufts University, Boston, MA report a 7-year-old boy with Alice in Wonderland syndrome associated with Lyme disease.
- Keyword:
- Nightmare, Headache, Lip-Smacking
- Subject:
- Infectious Diseases
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-6
- Title:
- Hemorrhage Risk of Cavernous Malformation
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN reviewed the records and radiograph data of 292 patients (47.3% male) seen between 1989 and 1999 with a diagnosis of intracerebral cavernous malformation (ICM).
- Keyword:
- Focal Deficit, Intracerebral Cavernous Malformation, Symptomatic Hemorrhage
- Subject:
- Cerebral Malformations
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Neurology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-7
- Title:
- Seckel Syndrome with Holoprosencephaly
- Abstract:
- A case of Seckel syndrome (SS) accompanied by semilobar holoprosencephaly and arthrogryposis is reported from Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
- Keyword:
- Seckel Syndrome, Microcephaly, Arthrogryposis
- Subject:
- Cerebral Malformations
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-8
- Title:
- Tractography Neuroanatomical Study of Dyslexia
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium used diffusion tensor imaging tractography, a structural MRI technique, to assess the integrity of white matter tracts involved in reading.
- Keyword:
- Fasciculus, Fractional Anisotropy, Phoneme Awareness
- Subject:
- Learning Disabilities
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurology, Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-4-9
- Title:
- Outcome of Infants with Intracranial Tumors
- Abstract:
- Investigators at British Columbia Childrens Hospital, Vancouver, Canada evaluated by retrospective chart review the long-term outcome and its predictors in all infants with a primary intracranial tumor seen at BCCH in the 23-year period, 1982-2005.
- Keyword:
- Intracranial Tumor, Seizures and Brain Tumors, Brain Neoplasms
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Brain Neoplasms, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Infant, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-1
- Title:
- Biologically Targeted Therapy of Pediatric Brain Tumors
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; George Washington University, and Childrens National Brain Tumor Institute, Washington, DC review the molecular pathways implicated in pediatric brain tumors, biologic agents that target these pathways, and current clinical trials of these novel therapies.
- Keyword:
- Rainstem Gliomas, Pediatric Brain Tumors, Biological Therapy
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Brain Neoplasms, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-2
- Title:
- Pathophysiology of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Emory University, Atlanta, GA review the epidemiology, pathophysiology and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), sometimes called pseudotumor cerebri or benign intracranial hypertension, terms now considered inappropriate.
- Keyword:
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture, Dominant Transverse Sinus
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Brain Neoplasms, Child Development, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-3
- Title:
- Acute Cerebellitis with Parvovirus Infection
- Abstract:
- An immunocompetent 5-year-old girl with acute cerebellitis associated with parvovirus B19 (PVB19) infection is reported from Nishi-Kobe Medical Center and Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
- Keyword:
- Parvovirus B19 Infection, Acute Cerebellitis, Cerebellar Ataxia
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-4
- Title:
- Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Herpes Encephalitis
- Abstract:
- Pediatric neurologists at Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey report a 4- year-old boy who presented with fever, headache, drowsiness, and seizures.
- Keyword:
- Herpes Encephalitis, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Complex Visual Hallucinations
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-5
- Title:
- Ictal Epileptic Headache with Idiopathic Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Neurologists at the University of Rome, Italy report a 37-year-old woman with drug-resistant generalized epilepsy and headache who had a sudden headache during a 24-h EEG that displayed epileptic activity.
- Keyword:
- Ictal Epileptic Headache, Polyspike, Idiopathic Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-6
- Title:
- Risk of Epilepsy After Febrile Seizures
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Institute of Neurology, London, and at other centers in the UK and the Netherlands conducted a prospective follow-up of 181 infants from the onset of febrile seizures for a median of 21.6 years, to estimate the long-term risk of developing epilepsy.
- Keyword:
- Epilepsy, Febrile Seizures, Inheritance and SUD in Toddlers
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-7
- Title:
- Reading Epilepsy Response to Anticonvulsants
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN report 3 patients with reading epilepsy, a boy aged 14 years, a 26- year-old male, and a 27-year-old woman, 2 having an excellent response to levetiracetam.
- Keyword:
- Reading Epilepsy, Anticonvulsant Medications, Mouth Jumping
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Neurosurgery, Child, Neurology, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-8
- Title:
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Hopital Bicetre and other hospitals in Paris, France studied the CNS symptoms at onset of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), and differentiated these from other CNS inflammatory diseases.
- Keyword:
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Hepato-Splenomegaly, Symmetric Periventricular Lesions
- Subject:
- Inflammatory Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Neurology, Pediatrics, Infant, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-5-9
- Title:
- C-Reactive Protein Serum Levels After Seizures
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Tampere University Hospital, Finland measured C-reactive protein (CRP) serum concentrations in 31 patients (mean age 34, range 6-58 years) with refractory focal epilepsy while undergoing video-EEG monitoring and compared with 80 healthy controls.
- Keyword:
- Duration of Index Seizure, Etiology, Seizure Frequency
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Neurology, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-1
- Title:
- Proteomic Techniques as Biomarkers for Multiple Sclerosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and other centers in Canada performed proteomics screening of CSF samples collected from 19 children at presentation of acquired inflammatory CNS demyelinating syndromes.
- Keyword:
- Acquired CNS Demyelinating Syndrome, Mass Spectroscopy, Peptide Profiling
- Subject:
- Autoimmune and Demyelinating Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child, Neurology, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-10
- Title:
- Rhombencephalosynapsis Spectrum of Severity
- Abstract:
- Investigators at University of Washington, Seattle, University of Southern California, and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles evaluated neuroimaging findings in 42 patients (17 female, 25 male; age range, 2 days to 44 years) with rhombencephalosynapsis (RES).
- Keyword:
- Atypical Holoprosencephaly, Absent Septum Pellucidum, Absent Olfactory Bulbs
- Subject:
- Developmental Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Infant, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-11
- Title:
- Celiac Disease and Increased Risk of Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, and the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and the Universities of Naples and Salerno, Italy examined the risk of developing epilepsy in a nationwide population-based sample of >28,000 patients with biopsy-verified celiac disease (CD).
- Keyword:
- Hazard Ratio, Celiac Disease, Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development, Child, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-2
- Title:
- Long-Term Effectiveness of Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid and Lamotrigine in Absence Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang and Childrens Hospitals, Republic of Korea evaluated the long-term effectiveness and tolerability of ethosuximide (ESX), valproic acid (VPA), and lamotrigine (LTG) as initial monotherapies for patients with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE).
- Keyword:
- Lamotrigine, Valproic Acid, Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child, Neurology, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-3
- Title:
- Yield of Abnormal CT with First Complex FS
- Abstract:
- Physicians in Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, and Radiology at Childrens Hospital Boston, MA studied the risk of intracranial pathology requiring immediate intervention among patients presenting in the ED with a first complex febrile seizure (CFS).
- Keyword:
- Nystagmus, Altered Mental Status, Emesis
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-4
- Title:
- Cognitive Outcome of Infants with Pompe Disease Receiving Enzyme-Replacement Therapy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and University of Leuven, Belgium prospectively assessed cognitive function in 10 children with classic infantile Pompe disease who had been treated with enzyme-replacement therapy (ERT) since 1999.
- Keyword:
- Reliable Assessment of Cognition, Severity of Motor Problems, Speech/Language Delay
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-5
- Title:
- Sepiapterin Reductase Deficiency: Mimic of Cerebral Palsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of California at San Diego, and 22 other US national and international centers studied the clinical, biochemical, and molecular findings in a cohort of 38 patients with sepiapterin reductase deficiency (SRD).
- Keyword:
- Dystonia, Axial Hypotonia, Oculogyric Crises
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-6
- Title:
- Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Lactic Acidosis, and Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Toronto, Canada report the case of a 13-month-old girl with neonatal hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, and bilateral symmetrical temporal lobe hemorrhages and thalamic changes on cranial MRI.
- Keyword:
- Antiepileptic Drugs, A-Aminoadipic Semialdehyde, Pyridoxine
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-7
- Title:
- Risk Prediction for Niemann-Pick Disease
- Abstract:
- A retrospective chart review of 216 patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) was conducted in 5 centers in Europe including University of Amsterdam and 2 in Australia.
- Keyword:
- Psychiatric Domains, Visceral, Neurologic
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Infant, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-8
- Title:
- Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Association
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the University of Oxford, UK and 8 other international neurology centers describe the clinical, serological, and temporal associations of myasthenia gravis (MG) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in 16 patients.
- Keyword:
- [AChR-Ab]-Mediated MG, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Mild Generalized Disease
- Subject:
- Autoimmune and Demyelinating Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurology, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-6-9
- Title:
- Thalamus & Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, and other centers in the US; Winnipeg, Canada; and Barcelona, Spain compared the prevalence during a 14-year period and the type of early developmental lesions in 147 patients with electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES), 100 with prominent sleep-potentiated epileptiform activity (PSPEA) and 47 patients without PSPEA as controls.
- Keyword:
- Epilepticus in sleep, Periventricular, Clinical seizures
- Subject:
- Sleep-Related Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child, Brain Diseases, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-1
- Title:
- Infantile-Onset Alexander Disease
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam report a 6-year-old Indian boy with infantile-onset Alexander disease having an unusually mild clinical course and a de novo mutation in the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene.
- Keyword:
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein, Focal seizures, Brisk reflexes
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Leukoencephalopathies, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-10
- Title:
- Therapy of Encephalopathy with ESES/CSWS
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Pavia, Italy review treatment options for electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES)/continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep (CSWS) and their comparative value.
- Keyword:
- Neuropsychological regression, Enzodiazepines, Carbamazepine
- Subject:
- Sleep-Related Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurosurgery, Child, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-2
- Title:
- Guideline Update to Treatment of Infantile Spasms
- Abstract:
- The Guideline Developmental Subcommittee of the AAN and the Practice Committee of the CNS update the 2004 practice parameter on treatment of infantile spasms (IS).
- Keyword:
- Infantile spasms, Vigabatrin, Corticosteroid
- Subject:
- Infantile Spasms
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-3
- Title:
- Early Onset West Syndrome with Hypomyelination, Coloboma and SPTAN1 Mutation
- Abstract:
- Investigators from Ljubljana, Slovenia report an 8-month-old female infant with hypotonia, lack of visual attention, early onset epileptic encephalopathy, and severe developmental delay.
- Keyword:
- Encephalopathy, Hydrocortisone, Hypomyelination
- Subject:
- Infantile Spasms
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Child Development, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-4
- Title:
- Seizures and Epilepsy in Sotos Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Clinicians from the Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University of Rome, and 7 other pediatric neurology centers in Italy report a series of 19 Sotos syndrome (SS) patients with febrile seizures (FS) and/or epilepsy during childhood and a long-term follow-up.
- Keyword:
- Afebrile seizures, Febrile seizures, Sotos syndrome
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-5
- Title:
- WISC-IV In Detection of Epilepsy-Related Cognitive Impairments
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Alberta Childrens Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, and Epilepsy Center, New York University, NY analyzed WISC-IV scores from 212 children, 106 with epilepsy (46 girls, 60 boys; mean age 11 years), and 106 controls matched for age, gender, ethnicity, and parental education.
- Keyword:
- Verbal Comprehension, Parental education, Perceptual Reasoning
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-6
- Title:
- Gaba-Ergic Dysfunction in Tourette Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the FDA, Silver Spring, MD; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, PA; National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD; and other centers used a PET study to assess the involvement of the GABA-ergic system in 11 adult Tourette syndrome patients compared to 11 healthy controls.
- Keyword:
- Ventral striatum, Tourette syndrome, Periaqueductal grey
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Brain Diseases, Movement Disorders, Child, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-7
- Title:
- Levodopa Dose-Limiting Dyskinesias in Treatment of Segawa Disease
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Cordoba, and other centers in Spain, Germany and New York report an atypical phenotype of persistent, low-dose levodopa treatment-limiting dyskinesias in 2 members of a family (female child aged 13 years and mother) with prominent brachial dystonia and a novel GCH1 mutation.
- Keyword:
- Trihexyphenidyl, Dyskinesias, Prominent brachial dystonia
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Child Development, Infant, Brain Diseases, Movement Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-8
- Title:
- MRI and Infantile-Onset Leukoencephalopathy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam and other international centers reviewed the MRIs of >3000 patients with an unclassified leukoencephalopathy, and 7 patients (3 male) shared similar MRI abnormalities and clinical and laboratory finding
- Keyword:
- Corpus callosum, Acylcarnitine, Loss of milestones
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Child, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Leukoencephalopathies, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-7-9
- Title:
- Timing of Stimulant Treatment for ADHD and Effect on Academic Progress
- Abstract:
- Investigators at University of Iceland, Reykjavik, and other centers in Iceland and in USA studied the probability of academic decline (drop of >5.0 percentile points) in ADHD children according to drug exposure and timing of treatment start between National Scholastic Examinations.
- Keyword:
- Individual Education Plan, ADHD, Icelandic Medicines Registry
- Subject:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-1
- Title:
- Risk of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and H1N1 Influenza Vaccination
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Laval University, Department of Pediatric Neurology (Dr Boucher), Quebec University Hospital and other centers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada assessed the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following the pandemic influenza vaccination campaign in 2009, mostly using an AS03 adjuvant vaccine.
- Keyword:
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccination, Fluvax
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Child Development, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-10
- Title:
- Myotonic Disorders in an EMG Lab Over 12 Years
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the EMG Laboratory, Boston Children's Hospital, MA assessed the spectrum of disorders associated with electrophysiologic myotonia in a pediatric electromyography laboratory.
- Keyword:
- Myotonic Discharges, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Myotonia Congenita
- Subject:
- Muscle Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurology, Infant, Child, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-11
- Title:
- GABA-ERGIC Deficit in ADHD
- Abstract:
- Neuroradiologists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine investigated the GABAergic component of ADHD using magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure GABA concentration in somatosensory and motor cortices.
- Keyword:
- GABA-ERGIC, Intracortical Inhibition, Tourette Syndrome
- Subject:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-2
- Title:
- Reduced Cortical Inhibition and EEG Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in ADHD
- Abstract:
- Investigators at University of Heidelberg and other centers in Germany employed the N100 component of the EEG response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a novel marker for direct assessment of cortical inhibition in children with ADHD.
- Keyword:
- Cortical Inhibition, EEG Potentials, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Subject:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Child Development, Child, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-3
- Title:
- Prevalence of Tic Disorders: a Meta-Analysis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Dublin, Ireland evaluated the prevalence of tic disorders by using MEDLINE and Embase databases to perform a meta-analysis of reports published 1985- 2011.
- Keyword:
- Transient Tic Disorders, MEDLINE and Embase Databases, Prevalence of Tic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurosurgery, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Movement Disorders
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-4
- Title:
- Effects of Topiramate on Cognitive Function
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Universities of Minnesota and Florida determined the effect of topiramate on linguistic behavior, verbal recall and working memory using a computational linguistics system for automated language and speech analysis (SALSA).
- Keyword:
- System for Automated Language and Speech Analysis, Underlying Brain Dysfunction, Cognitive Functioning
- Subject:
- Antiepileptic Drugs
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Child, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-5
- Title:
- Hallucinations after Valproic Acid Withdrawal
- Abstract:
- Child psychiatrists and neurologists in Utrecht, The Netherlands report case histories of 2 girls, ages 4 and 12 years, with a history of epilepsy who developed hallucinations after withdrawal of valproic acid (VPA).
- Keyword:
- Dopaminergic Neurotransmission, Hallucinations, Valproic Acid
- Subject:
- Antiepileptic Drugs
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-6
- Title:
- Fenfluramine Add-On Therapy of Dravet Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Antwerp University Hospital and University of Leuven, Belgium report 12 patients, 7 female and 5 male, age range 3-35 years, with a genetically proven diagnosis of Dravet syndrome who received fenfluramine (mean dose 0.34 (0.12-0.90) mg/kg/day) as add-on therapy.
- Keyword:
- Dravet Syndrome, Fenfluramine, Photosensitive Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Antiepileptic Drugs
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Child Development, Neurology, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-7
- Title:
- GABA-Ergic Dysfunction in Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Clinical Epilepsy and Neurorehabilitation Sections, NIH, Bethesda, MD; Albert Ludwigs University, Freiberg, Germany; and Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to quantify the excitation and inhibition in primary motor cortex in 8 patients (mean age 15.4 years) with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency.
- Keyword:
- Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-8
- Title:
- Residents Lumbar Puncture Skills after Simulation-Based Education
- Abstract:
- Researchers in the Departments of Medicine and Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL evaluated the effect of simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) on internal medicine residents lumbar puncture (LP) skills, assessed neurology residents acquired LP skills from traditional clinical education, and compared the results of SBML to traditional clinical education.
- Keyword:
- Lumbar Puncture, Simulation-Based Mastery Learning, PGY1 Internal Medicine
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-8-9
- Title:
- Syncope-Like Seizures in Panayiotopoulos Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at St Thomas Hospital, London, and Leeds General Infirmary, UK studied prospectively the clinical features of syncope-like epileptic seizures (SLES) and their frequency in children aged 1 15 years with Panayiotopoulos syndrome (PS) who were referred for an EEG.
- Keyword:
- Lying Down, Panayiotopoulos Syndrome, Autonomic Seizure
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-1
- Title:
- MRI in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Melbourne, Australia, and St Louis Childrens Hospital, US investigated the effects of hypothermia treatment on MRI patterns of brain injury in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and the prognostic utility of MRI for death or disability at age 2 years.
- Keyword:
- Basal Ganglia, Hypothermia Treatment, Thalami
- Subject:
- Neonatal Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-10
- Title:
- Developmental & Autism Screening in Epilepsy Unit
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Epilepsy Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago assessed the yield of routine screening for neurodevelopmental delay and autism in all patients, 5 years of age and younger, seen in the monitoring unit or ketogenic diet clinic.
- Keyword:
- Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Social Communication Questionnaire, Epilepsy Patients
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurology, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-2
- Title:
- Gait Deterioration in Adolescents with Dravet Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia studied prospectively changes in gait by age in patients with Dravet syndrome. Of 26 patients aged 2 to 34 years, 15 were male and 11 female, mean age 11.6 years; 23 had SCN1A mutations.
- Keyword:
- Lower Limb Muscles, Passive Knee Extension, Hip Extension
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-3
- Title:
- MRI Abnormalities with Febrile Status Epilepticus: The Febstat Study
- Abstract:
- Researchers in the FEBSTAT Study Team at centers in New York, Durham, Virginia, and Chicago, IL report MRI findings in their prospective study of the acute effects of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) in 199 children age 1 month to 5 years.
- Keyword:
- Febrile Status Epilepticus, Including Amygdala, Temporal Lobe Abnormalities
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-4
- Title:
- Gene Identification in Alternating Hemiplegia
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Georg Augustus University Gottingen, Germany studied the genetics of alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) in 24 patients aged 8-35 years, using whole-exome sequencing to identify de novo mutations associated with the disease.
- Keyword:
- Emotional Stress, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Disease-Associated Gene
- Subject:
- Paroxysmal Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-5
- Title:
- Cerebral Folate Deficiency & Receptor Mutations
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University Medical Centre Gottingen, other centers in Germany, and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland screened 72 children with low 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) concentrations in the CSF who developed neurological abnormalities after infancy.
- Keyword:
- Multifocal Epileptiform Activity, Cerebellar Atrophy, Ataxia
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-6
- Title:
- EEG and Seizure Manifestations of Cerebral Folate Deficiency
- Abstract:
- Researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC report the EEG and seizure manifestations in 2 patients with folate receptor autoimmune antibody-mediated primary cerebral folate deficiency.
- Keyword:
- Gait Difficulty, Hand Wringing, Language Deficits
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Child, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-7
- Title:
- Stroke Recurrence in Congenital Heart Disease
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada identified 135 patients with congenital heart disease diagnosed with arterial ischemic stroke during 1992-2008 and registered in the Canadian Pediatric Stroke Registry-Toronto site.
- Keyword:
- Mechanical Valve, Sentinel Stroke, Prothrombotic Condition
- Subject:
- Vascular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurology, Child, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-8
- Title:
- Surfactant and Neonatal Electroencephalogram
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of California San Diego evaluated the effects of endotracheal intubation and surfactant on the neonatal brain using a 3-channel neonatal EEG.
- Keyword:
- Endotracheal Suctioning, Endotracheal Intubation, Heart Rate
- Subject:
- Neonatal Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Child, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2012
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2012-26-9-9
- Title:
- EEG Following Febrile Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY; Columbia University, NY, and 7 additional members of the FEBSTAT study team report the results of a prospective evaluation of the consequences of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) on the EEG of 199 children (median age 15.8 months; range 12-24 months).
- Keyword:
- Hippocampal, Low Peak Temperature, Febrile Status Epilepticus
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Neurology, Infant, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-1
- Title:
- Cowden Syndrome with Cortical Malformation and Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging, Troina, and University of Naples, Italy report a case of Cowden syndrome presenting with unilateral perisylvian dysplasia and with drug resistant focal seizures.
- Keyword:
- Lhermitte-Duclos Disease, Hamartomatous, Cowden Syndrome
- Subject:
- CNS Malformations
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Child, Infant, Neurology, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child Development
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-10
- Title:
- Epidermal Nevus Syndrome Associated with Brain Malformations and Medulloblastoma
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Juntendo University and Tokyo Womens Medical University, Japan; and University of California, San Francisco, Ca, report a male infant with epidermal nevus syndrome associated with brainstem and cerebellar malformations and neonatal medulloblastoma.
- Keyword:
- Epidermal Nevus Syndrome, Visceral Malignancies, Cerebellar Malformations
- Subject:
- CNS Malformations
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-11
- Title:
- Clinico-Radiological Profile of Pediatric Glioblastoma
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, studied the clinico-radiological profile, pathology, treatment and outcome of 65 pediatric patients (age < 18 years) with histopathologically proven diagnosis of intracranial glioblastoma.
- Keyword:
- Intratumoral Bleeding, Intracranial Glioblastoma, Obstructive Hydrocephalus
- Subject:
- CNS Neoplasms
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child Development, Neurology, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-12
- Title:
- CSF in Fever-Associated Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Columbia University, NY; and other centers on behalf of the FEBSTAT Study Team assessed CSF findings in 154 (77%) of 200 patients with fever-associated status epilepticus (FSE).
- Keyword:
- Physicians, Febrile Status Epilepticus, Younger Children
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-2
- Title:
- Thalamocortical Structural and Functional Connectivity in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Kings College, Institute of Psychiatry, London and other centers in the UK, US, and Germany discovered changes in an anterior thalamo-cortical bundle during tests of structural connectivity, as measured by diffusion tensor imaging, in a cohort of 28 subjects with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
- Keyword:
- Active Seizures, Anatomical Bundle, Idiopathic Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Infant, Neurology, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-3
- Title:
- Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy and Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Investigators from the University of Catania, and other centers in Europe have identified a novel genetic glycosylation disorder, DPM2-CDG (part of the DPM synthase complex) in 3 infants with severe hypotonia, progressive muscle weakness and wasting, elevated CK, absent psychomotor development, intractable epilepsy with onset at 1 week to 5 months, and early mortality.
- Keyword:
- Hypotonia, Genetic Glycosylation, Early Mortality
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Infant, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2013
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2013-27-1-4