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- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia and Infantile Convulsions
- Abstract:
- A team of twelve geneticists and neurologists from centers in the Netherlands studied the phenotypes and penetrance of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD), infantile convulsion and choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome, and benign familial infantile convulsions (BFIC), caused by PRRT2 mutations.
- Keyword:
- Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions, Infantile Convulsion and Choreoathetosis, Heterozygous Mutations
- Subject: MESH:
- Movement Disorders, Child Development, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Infant, 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-2012-26-11-6
- Title:
- Idiopathic Paroxysmal Tonic Upward Gaze
- Abstract:
- A case of paroxysmal tonic upward gaze with neck flexion in a 14-month-old boy is reported from a Department of Neurology in Izmir, Turkey.
- Keyword:
- Organic Acids, Amino Acids, Serum Lactate
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Child Development, Movement Disorders, Pediatrics, Child, Infant, Brain Diseases, 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-2012-26-11-5
- Title:
- Treatment Complications of Lyme Meningitis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, and other Centers in Lyme endemic areas determined the frequency and type of all treatment complications at return visits within 30 days of an initial Lyme meningitis diagnosis.
- Keyword:
- Lyme Meningitis Diagnosis, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter, Antibiotic Therapy
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Neurology, Infant, Brain Diseases, Child Development, 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-2012-26-11-4
- Title:
- Enteroviral Meningitis without CSF Pleocytosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Seoul National University and other centers in Korea examined the clinical characteristics of enteroviral meningitis in 390 infants and children; 16-18% were without CSF pleocytosis.
- Keyword:
- Lumbar Puncture, GeneXpert Assay, Pleocytosis
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Brain Diseases, Child Development, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System 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-2012-26-11-3
- Title:
- Vitamin D and New MRI Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco and from other centers in the US and Italy determined whether vitamin D status is associated with the development of new T2 lesions or contrast-enhancing lesions on brain MRI in patients with relapsing MS.
- Keyword:
- Gadolinium-Enhancing, International Panel Criteria, Active Smokers
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child, Demyelinating Diseases, Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Neurology, Pediatrics, 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-2012-26-11-2
- Title:
- Cytokine Markers of Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Calgary, Canada report 2 adolescents with focal cerebral arteriopathy (FCA), a stenosis of the large or medium-sized blood vessels, with marked elevations in inflammatory biomarkers.
- Keyword:
- Normal Adult Serum, Arterial Ischemic Stroke, Cyclophosphamide
- Subject:
- Vascular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Child Development, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, 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-2012-26-11-11
- Title:
- Age at Onset of Epilepsy and Effect of Uncontrolled Seizures on Cognitive Outcome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Epilepsy Center and Department of Psychiatry at Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago examined the association of cognitive scores and age at onset of epilepsy, pharmacoresistance, and interaction between the two in a prospective community-based study of 198 children, aged <8 years, with new-onset epilepsy.
- Keyword:
- New-Onset Epilepsy, Pharmacoresistance, Full-Scale IQ
- Subject:
- Antiepileptic Drugs and Seizures
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-11-10
- Title:
- Mcdonald Diagnostic Criteria for Pediatric MS
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto and other centers in Canada used serial clinical and MRI examinations performed over a minimum of 24 months to retrospectively evaluate the 2010 and 2005 McDonald criteria for the diagnosis of pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Keyword:
- Negative Predictive Value, Positive Predictive Value, Multiple Sclerosis
- Subject: MESH:
- Demyelinating Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics, Infant, Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System Diseases, 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-2012-26-11-1
- Title:
- Brain Growth in Children at Risk for Huntington Disease
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Iowa and Washington University, St Louis, MO, studied the effect of the mutant Huntington gene (mHTT) on measures of growth in children at risk for Huntington disease (HD).
- Keyword:
- Body Mass Index, Atypical Somatic, Head Circumference
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Movement Disorders, Infant, Child Development, 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-2012-26-10-9
- Title:
- Etiology and Prognosis of Neonatal Convulsions
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Istanbul University, Turkey evaluated etiologic and risk factors affecting long-term neurologic outcome in newborns with neonatal seizures.
- Keyword:
- Resuscitation at Birth, Apgar Score, Abnormal EEG
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Child, 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-2012-26-10-8
- Title:
- Long-Term Outcome in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Greifswald, Germany; and Cleveland Clinic, OH, studied the long-term seizure outcome in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and identified factors predictive of seizure remission.
- Keyword:
- Photoparoxysmal, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-10-7
- Title:
- Outcome of Therapies in Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Queen Square, London, review the long-term outcome of therapies in refractory convulsive status epilepticus.
- Keyword:
- Pyridoxine Infusions, Immunological Therapy, Ketogenic Diet
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Infant, Neurology, 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-2012-26-10-6
- Title:
- Sex Differences in Brain of Migraineurs
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Childrens Hospital Boston and other Harvard Medical School centers studied alterations in brain structure in male and female age-matched interictal (migraine free) migraineurs and controls, using high-field MRI.
- Keyword:
- Parahippocampus, Basal Ganglia, Amygdala
- Subject: MESH:
- Headache Disorders, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-10-5
- Title:
- Manifestations of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR report 3 cases of familial hemiplegic migraine complicated by reversible cerebral edema and followed by neurocognitive impairment.
- Keyword:
- Valproic Acid, Verapamil, Methylprednisolone
- Subject: MESH:
- Headache Disorders, Pediatrics, Infant, Neurology, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, 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-2012-26-10-4
- Title:
- Clinical Characteristics of 5 Phenotypes of Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, New York; University of Genoa, Italy; and University of Granada, Spain reviewed 149 cases of coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) deficiency, including their own cohort of 76 patients diagnosed from 1997-2010.
- Keyword:
- Seizures, Neuropathy, Congenital Hypotonia
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child Development, 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-2012-26-10-3
- Title:
- Spinal Tuberculosis (Potts Disease)
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Institute of Child Health, London, UK reviewed their experience of childhood spinal tuberculosis (TB) over a 15-year period (1995-2010).
- Keyword:
- Night Sweats, Weight Loss, Anorexia
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Pediatrics, Neurology, Child Development, 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-2012-26-10-2
- Title:
- Long-Term Clinical Course of Tourette Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Catania University, and University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy studied the course of Tourette syndrome (TS) after 10 years follow-up in 100 children.
- Keyword:
- Tourette Syndrome, Severe Prognosis, Medication
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Infant, Pediatrics, Neurology, 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-2012-26-10-10
- Title:
- Long-Term Outcome of Lyme Neuroborreliosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at Falun General Hospital and other centers in Sweden determined the long-term neurologic outcome of 84 children with confirmed Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB).
- Keyword:
- Pain, Paresthesia, Imbalance
- Subject:
- Infectious Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child Development, Brain 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-2012-26-10-1
- Title:
- Movement Disorders at Onset of Narcolepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Bologna; Niguarda Hospital, Milan; and University of Rome, Italy; Montpellier, France; Stanford University, CA, USA; and Institute of Neurology, London, UK analyzed motor features in 39 children with narcolepsy with cataplexy in comparison with 25 age- and sex-matched healthy controls.
- Keyword:
- Childhood Cataplexy, Narcolepsy, Autoimmune Movement Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Infant, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Movement Disorders, 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-2012-26-1-9
- Title:
- Carbonic Anhydrase Type II Deficiency Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Researchers at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia and other centers describe the neurological, neuro-ophthalmological and neuroradiological features of 23 patients (10 male, 13 female; age at final exam 2-29 years) from 10 unrelated consanguineous families with carbonic anhydrase type II deficiency syndrome due to homozygous mutation (the Arabic mutation).
- Keyword:
- Neuroimaging Studies, Carbonic Anhydrase
- Subject:
- Metabolic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Infant, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-8
- Title:
- Headache Post-Traumatic Brain Injury
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Washington, Seattle, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA conducted a prospective cohort study of the prevalence of headache 3 and 12 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children ages 5 to 17 years.
- Keyword:
- Posttraumatic Headache, Serious Headache, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Neurology, Headache Disorders, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child, 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-2012-26-1-7
- Title:
- Mitochondrial Hypermetabolic Neurons in Epilepsy
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada studied histochemically frozen sections of 10 brain resections from 7 epileptic children (ages 2 months to 17 years).
- Keyword:
- Epileptic Foci, Intracranial EEG, Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Enzymes
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Child, Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Neurology, 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-2012-26-1-6
6379. Seizure-Induced Miosis
- Title:
- Seizure-Induced Miosis
- Abstract:
- Researchers at University of Southampton, UK report an infant with focal seizures secondary to cortical dysplasia who presented at age 4 months with bilateral pinpoint pupils as first feature of right-sided clonic seizure.
- Keyword:
- Right-Sided Clonic Seizure, Ictal Miosis, Bilateral Pupillary Dilatation
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-5
- Title:
- Vigabatrin Trials and Dose Recommendations
- Abstract:
- Major, well-controlled trials of Vigabatrin for infantile spasms in Europe, Canada, and the Unites States are reviewed, including dose recommendations.
- Keyword:
- Vigabatrin, Hormonal Treatment, Peripheral Visual Field Defects
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-4
- Title:
- Genetic Classification of Infantile Spasms
- Abstract:
- Researchers from University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Washington University, St Louis, MO propose a genetic and biologic classification of infantile spasms. Infantile spasms are of 2 main groups: those with known or unknown predisposing genotypes.
- Keyword:
- Infantile Spasms, Inborn Errors, Chromosomal Syndromes
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-3
- Title:
- Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke Study
- Abstract:
- The International Pediatric Stroke Study, a global research initiative of 149 co-investigators (30 centers in 10 countries), examined predictors of infarct characteristics and outcome in patients with clinical and neuroimaging confirmation of symptomatic arterial ischemic stroke (AIS).
- Keyword:
- Arterial Ischemic Stroke, Cardiac and Prothrombotic Abnormalities, Neonates
- Subject:
- Vascular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-2
- Title:
- Stroke Hospitalizations and Risk Factors
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA determined rates of acute stroke hospitalization and the prevalence of stroke risk factors among children and young adults hospitalized for acute stroke, 1995-2008.
- Keyword:
- Stroke Risk Factors, Sickle Cell Disease, Ischemic Stroke
- Subject:
- Vascular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, 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-2012-26-1-1
- Title:
- DigitalHub: Preserving and Sharing Your Work Using NM's Repository
- Keyword:
- Institutional Repository
- Subject: MESH:
- Academic Medical Centers
- Subject: LCSH:
- Institutional repositories
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Subject: Name:
- Feinberg School of Medicine
- Creator:
- Ilik, Violeta
- Contributor:
- Hebal, Piotr
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Presentation
- Title:
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak
- Abstract:
- Investigators from the University School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, report an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) occurring in 2014-2015 in several States and reported to the CDC.
- Keyword:
- Enteroviruses, Motor Cranial Neuropathy, Flaccid Myelitis, Spinal Gray Matter
- Subject:
- Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Child Development, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-96
- Title:
- Risk of Tics with Psychostimulants for ADHD
- Abstract:
- Investigators at Yale University, New Haven, CT, conducted a meta-analysis to examine the risk of new onset or worsening of tics caused by psychostimulants used in the treatment of children with ADHD.
- Keyword:
- Tics, Amphetamine, ADHD, Meta-Analysis, Psychostimulant Medications, Methylphenidate
- Subject: MESH:
- Movement Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Infant, Child Development, Neurology, Pediatrics
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-95
- Title:
- Complementary/Alternative versus Prescription Medications
- Abstract:
- Investigators from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, determined the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in an outpatient pediatric neurology clinic, and assessed family attitudes toward the efficacy of CAM versus prescription medications.
- Keyword:
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Headache, Epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue
- Subject:
- Complementary/Integrative Therapies
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-94
- Title:
- Prediction of Infantile Spasms Recurrence after ACTH Therapy
- Abstract:
- Investigators from Okayama University Hospital, Japan, studied the predictive value of serial EEG findings (every 2 to 4 weeks) in relapse of epileptic spasms after synthetic ACTH therapy in patients with West syndrome (WS).
- Keyword:
- West syndrome, Infantile Spasms, ACTH, EEG
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Infant, Child Development, Child, Neurology, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, John J., Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-93
- Title:
- Incidence of Dravet Syndrome in a US Population
- Abstract:
- Investigators from the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente report the incidence of Dravet Syndrome in a population based cohort.
- Keyword:
- Epilepsy, Pediatrics, Genetics
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology
- Creator:
- Krueger, Jena, Berg, Anne T.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-92
- Title:
- Incidental Findings: The Importance of Pretest Counseling
- Abstract:
- Researchers at the University of Bourgogne in Dijon, France surveyed French geneticists who were members of the Association Franais des Gnticiens on incidental findings (IF) found on array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) technology retrospectively over a seven-year period.
- Keyword:
- incidental findings, aCGH, ethical issues, pre-test information
- Subject:
- Genetic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurosurgery, Nervous System Diseases
- Creator:
- Buchtel, Kathryn M., Leeth, Elizabeth A.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-91
- Title:
- The Genetics of Febrile Seizures
- Abstract:
- Investigators from Virginia Commonwealth University, Norwegian Center for Epilepsy and University of Southern Denmark carried out twin studies to analyse the genetic influence of developing epilepsy after febrile seizures.
- Keyword:
- Twin studies, Febrile seizures, Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Genetic Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child Development, Infant, Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Child, Neurology, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Ram, Dipak, Newton, Richard
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-90
- Title:
- Epstein-Barr Virus Neurologic Complications
- Abstract:
- Investigators at the Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, analyzed the records of 194 children diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus infection and having the viral capsid antigen IgM antibody.
- Keyword:
- Cerebellitis, Encephalitis, Myeloradiculitis, Infectious Mononucleosis, Children, Epstein-Barr Virus
- Subject:
- Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Child Development, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Child
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-88
- Title:
- Language Impairment in Adolescents with Sydenham Chorea
- Abstract:
- Investigators from hospitals in Brazil tested verbal fluency in 20 adolescent patients, ages ranged from 11 to 16 years (mean 13.8 years), with Sydenham chorea compared with 20 patients with rheumatic fever without chorea and 20 healthy controls, matched for age and gender.
- Keyword:
- Rheumatic Fever, Verbal Fluency, Comprehension, Sydenham Chorea
- Subject: MESH:
- Infant, Neurosurgery, Child, Pediatrics, Child Development, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Movement Disorders, Brain Diseases
- Creator:
- Millichap, J. Gordon
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-87
- Title:
- Histopathology of Polymicrogyria
- Abstract:
- Investigators from Sainte Justine Hospital (Montreal), Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, King's College Hospital (London), and John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford) retrospectively reviewed medical records, autopsy reports, and genetic studies containing Polymicrogyria.
- Keyword:
- Cortical Malformation, Polymicrogyria, Histopathology
- Subject:
- CNS Malformations
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Infant, Child
- Creator:
- Fudyma, Iga, Wadhwani, Nitin R.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-86
- Title:
- Vaccinations and Dravet Syndrome
- Abstract:
- Investigators from various university hospitals, reference medical institutions and epilepsy centers, and the national institute for public health and environment in the Netherlands, studied the effect of vaccinations on seizure risk and disease course in patients with Dravet syndrome (DS).
- Keyword:
- Development, Seizure Risk, Prognosis, Dravet Syndrome, Vaccinations
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Pediatrics, Brain Diseases, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Korff, Christian M.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-85
- Title:
- A Timely Review of the Genetics of Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Abstract:
- Investigators from UCL Institute of Child Health, London and The University of Melbourne reviewed current knowledge of the genetics of epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood.
- Keyword:
- Childhood, Epileptic Encephalopathy, Phenotype, Genetics
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Child, Infant, Neurology
- Creator:
- Freeman, Jeremy L.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-84
- Title:
- Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies
- Abstract:
- Investigators from 4 pediatric hospitals in Canada analyzed the clinical presentation and electrophysiological data of 12 children with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP), caused by PMP22 gene deletion.
- Keyword:
- Childhood, Mononeuropathies, PMP22 Protein, HNPP
- Subject:
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurosurgery, Brain Diseases, Child, Pediatrics, Neurology, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Infant
- Creator:
- Choi, Hyoung Won, Kuntz, Nancy L.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-83
- Title:
- Diagnostic NGS for Severe Neuromuscular Disorders
- Abstract:
- Investigators from the University of Western Australia report the diagnostic yield of performing next generation sequencing (NGS; whole exome and targeted capture of 277 neuromuscular genes) in a heterogenous cohort of patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD) presenting at or before birth.
- Keyword:
- Neuromuscular Disorders, Novel Genes, Next-Generation-Sequencing
- Subject:
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Nervous System Diseases, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Child Development, Child, Neurology, Brain Diseases, Infant
- Creator:
- Dhamija, Radhika, Chambers, Chelsea
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-29-82
- Title:
- Autoregulation in Infants with Neonatal Encephalopathy
- Abstract:
- Researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report a pilot observational study investigating the influence of hemodynamic management in 28 neonates with hypoxic ischemic injury (HIE).
- Keyword:
- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Autoregulation
- Subject:
- Neonatal Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Infant
- Creator:
- Pardo, Andrea C.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2015-29-10-2
- Title:
- Ketone Bodies Mediate Antiseizure Effects
- Abstract:
- Investigators from The Barrow Neurological Institute, Creighton University, University of Kentucky and the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine investigated the effect of ketone bodies and the ketogenic diet on epileptic Kcna1-null mice.
- Keyword:
- Ketogenic Diet, Ketone Bodies, Epilepsy
- Subject:
- Seizure Disorders
- Subject: MESH:
- Neurology, Pediatrics, Nervous System Diseases, Child Development, Brain Diseases, Neurosurgery, Child, Infant
- Creator:
- Krueger, Jena M., Nordli, Douglas R.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library, Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2015
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Original Identifier:
- PNB-2015-29-9-2