Recently added articles from Journal of Pediatric Neurology:

Intellectual disability with co-morbid epilepsy and behavioral disorder: Impact of antiepileptic drugs on behavior

Apr 01, 2008; Adamolekun, Bola; Wahba, Mervat ... Abstract. Behavioral disorders and epileptic seizures are frequent co-morbidities in patients with intellectual disability (ID). This co-occurrence of behavioral disorders and epilepsy in patients with ID provides opportunities for the selection of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that not ...

Synaptic plasticity and synaptic degeneration in human congenital hydrocephalus

Apr 01, 2008; Castejón, Orlando J ... Abstract. Cortical biopsies of 13 infant patients with clinical diagnosis of congenital hydrocephalus, Arnold-Chiari malformation, and postmeningitis hydrocephalus were examined with transmission electron microscopy to study the synaptic plasticity and synaptic degenerative changes in ...

Emotional and behavioral disorders in pediatric episodic tension headaches

Apr 01, 2008; Pakalnis, Ann; Tischner, Jessica; Colvin, Andrew; Kring, Donna ... Abstract. Episodic tension type headaches are common in the pediatric population. Concurrent behavioral and emotional disorders could significantly impact treatment options and therapeutic response. Children and adolescents from our multi-disciplinary headache clinic with episodic ...

Allergic manifestations in autistic children: Relation to disease severity

Apr 01, 2008; Mostafa, Gehan A; Hamza, Rasha T; El-Shahawi, Heba H ... Abstract. Etiology of autism has become an area of significant controversy. Allergy may play a role in the pathogenesis of autism wherein allergic immune responses to some proteins (e.g., dietary proteins and latex) may induce the production of brain autoantibodies, which are found in ...

Cranioorbital hydatidosis

Apr 01, 2008; Ali, Mumtaz; Khan, Hamzullah; Khan, Khalid Mahmood; Khwanzada, Khalid; Ayub, Shahid; Rahman, Said ... Abstract. To determine the clinical presentation and surgical outcome of cranioorbital hydatidosis. This retrospective study was performed in the department of neurosurgery Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from November 1999 to October 2006. Twenty-one cases with intracranial/orbital ...

Role of laboratory diagnostic tests in first febrile seizure

Apr 01, 2008; Fallah, Razieh; Golestan, Motahhareh ... Abstract. Febrile seizures are the most common form of convulsions, occurring in 2-5% of children. In the approach to a convulsing febrile patient, discovering the cause of fever and excluding central nervous system infection, serious electrolyte imbalances and other acute neurologic ...

Prevalence of newborn brachial plexus palsy in Accra, Ghana

Apr 01, 2008; Hamzat, Talhatu K; Carsamer, Sandra; Wiredu, Edwin K ... Abstract. The aim of this study was to provide hospital-based epidemiological information about newborn brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) in Accra, Ghana. The records of all pediatric patients treated over a 5-year period (December 1999 and December 2004) were retrieved to identify those with ...

Prevalence of epilepsy in Bedouin children: A cross-sectional study in Southern Israel

Apr 01, 2008; Zaid, Afawi; Abu-Hammad, Talab; Shorer, Zamir; Grotto, Itamar; Mahajnah, Muhammad ... Abstract. Since population-based data on epilepsy prevalence in Israel is not available, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of epilepsy in Bedouin children between the ages of 0-16 years living in Southern Israel. A cross-sectional study was conducted which included the ...

Clinical profile of cranial and spinal dysraphism in Lagos, Nigeria

Apr 01, 2008; Idowu, Olufemi Emmanuel; Disu, Elizabeth Aruma; Anga, Alexandra Laraba; Fabanwo, Olusegun Adetokunbo ... Abstract. Cranial and spinal dysraphisms have different incidence in different parts of the world depending on the geographic region, ethnicity, socioeconomic status of the parents, maternal age and parity. Our aim was to determine the current state of neural tube defects in our ...

Relapsing peripheral facial palsy: An unusual early sign of Friedreich ataxia

Apr 01, 2008; Fusco, Carlo; Giustina, Elvio Della ... Abstract. A 4-year-old child presented with peripheral left facial palsy. Neurological examination was normal except for deep tendon areflexia in the lower limbs. Serologic evaluation and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging to rule out post-infectious causes were normal ....

Megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts in two siblings

Apr 01, 2008; Godinho, Savio I; Khanna, Paritosh C; Srinivasan, Kaliappan G; Khademian, Zarir; Krishnamoorthy, Divya ... Abstract. Megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts is a rare, recently described condition. Infantile macrocephaly, initially normal development and gradual neurological deterioration and relative preservation of mental abilities predominate. Magnetic resonance imaging ...

Suprasellar mixed malignant germ cell tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Apr 01, 2008; Hirschl, Robert; Baig, Mirza N; Karas, Chris; Gasser, Ryan; Elton, Scott W ... Abstract. A 14-year-old girl with a suprasellar mixed malignant germ cell tumor was treated with complete surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. We performed a literature search to explore the current treatment options and prognosis of such a diagnosis. In reviewing the ...

Neglected growing skull fractures in childhood: Three case reports

Apr 01, 2008; Berhouma, Moncef; Jemel, Hafedh; Khaldi, Moncef ... Abstract. Growing skull fractures are rare complications of head injury, affecting almost exclusively young children. This disease is characterized by the progression of a skull fracture with an underlying dural tear, leading to large cranial vault defects and parenchymal porencephalic ...

Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor with thoracic metastasis: Case report

Apr 01, 2008; Mah, Emily Siew Ling; Muridan, Roziah; Cheng, Peh Suat; Ariffin, Hany; Muthurangam, Ramanujam Tindivanam ... Abstract. Primary intracranial primitive neuroectodermal tumors are rare malignant small cell embryonal neoplasms of neuroectodermal origin, accounting for approximately 2.5% of childhood brain tumors and 0.46% of those in adults. There are very few reported cases of extracranial ...

Posthemorrhagic loculated hydrocephalus in infant

Apr 01, 2008; Makino, Keishi; Yano, Shigetoshi; Ohta, Kazutaka; Kuratsu, Jun-ichi ... Abstract. Loculated hydrocephalus (LH) is caused, most frequently, by meningitis or intraventricular hemorrhage. However, uniloculated hydrocephalus caused by neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage is uncommon. We report the case of an infant who developed LH associated with antenatal ...

Hypernatremia and intracranial complications due to inadequate exclusive breast-feed in neonates

Apr 01, 2008; Bhat, Mushtaq Ahmad; Kawoosa, Masarat Sultana; Bhat, Javeed Iqbal; Ali, Wajid ... Abstract. Inadequate exclusive breast-feed is associated with many complications in neonates, which sometimes become life threatening. Hypernatremia is one of the commonest complications, which in severe cases may be associated with recurrent seizures, sinus thrombosis, arterial ...

Proximal tubular renal dysfunction on treatment with valproic acid

Apr 01, 2008; Bettinelli, Alberto; Zucca, Claudio; Radice, Lucia; Stucchi, Sara; Tettamanti, Alberto; Bianchetti, Mario G ... Abstract. A 10-year-old severely disabled Italian boy on long-term treatment with valproic acid presented with tubular proteinuria, generalized aminoaciduria, normoglycemic glucosuria, and phosphate wasting. Since no other explanation for these renal tubular abnormalities was found, the ...

Rett syndrome: A classic presentation

Apr 01, 2008; Ibrahim, Shahnaz; Khan, Shamshad Gulab ... Abstract. We report a 3-year-old girl with characteristic clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroradiological features of Rett syndrome (RS) - an X-linked dominant, neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutation in methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene. It predominantly affects ...

Brain Haemorrhage

Apr 01, 2008; Lancon, John A ... Brain Haemorrhage The book entitled "Brain Haemorrhage" by Dr. A.K. Mahapatra, Dr. Sarat Chandra and Dr. Raj Kumar, Governor of U.P. sri T.V. Rajeshwar. "Brain Haemorrhage" presents a concise overview of the various forms of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage encountered in ...