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Opsoclonus in Pediatric Patients: Differential Diagnosis and a Practical Approach to Evaluation

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opsoclonus is an ocular dyskinesia characterized by involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional saccades. In pediatrics, opsoclonus is most commonly attributed to the rare neuroinflammatory disorder opsoclonus‐myoclonus‐ataxia syndrome (OMAS), typically considered a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with neural crest tumors. However, opsoclonus
Aubrey C. Reed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of MRI in term newborn hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: correlation with motor outcome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objectives: To correlate the site and severity of brain lesions seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the general movements, Hammersmith scoring and motor outcome in term new-borns with ipoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
PASQUARIELLO, ROSA
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Secretopathies emerge as a new class of neurocristopathies

open access: yesDevelopmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Neural crest cells are a transient embryonic population of cells that give rise to a wide range of structures, including craniofacial cartilage and bone, peripheral neurons and glia, as well as components of the cardiac outflow tract, among others.
Amanda Teixeira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 3 - A rare disorder: Case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy is a severe form of epileptic encephalopathies which is characterized by the onset of generalized or lateralized tonic spasms within 3 months of life.
Rohini Gulhane; Datta Meghe Medical College, Shalinitai Meghe Hospital, Wanadongri, Hingna, Nagpur
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Cenobamate use in super‐refractory status epilepticus: A report of three cases

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Super‐refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) is a neurological emergency with high morbidity and mortality. Cenobamate, a novel antiseizure medication, may be helpful in managing SRSE, but evidence is limited. Methods This retrospective case series reports the use of cenobamate as add‐on therapy in the management of three cases of ...
Marina Romozzi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asparagine synthetase deficiency: A novel case with an unusual molecular mechanism

open access: yesMolecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2019
We report the case of a girl with Asparagine synthetase deficiency, an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by severe microcephaly and epileptic encephalopathy secondary to pathogenic variants in the ASNS gene.
Marie Faoucher   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic causes of epileptic encephalopathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Epileptic encephalopathy can be induced by inborn metabolic defects that may be rare individually but in aggregate represent a substantial clinical portion of child neurology.
Pearl, Phillip L., Yu, Joe Yuezhou
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Clinical and Biochemical Features in a Patient With Mitochondrial Fission Factor Gene Alteration

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2018
Mitochondrial Fission Factor (MFF) is part of a protein complex that promotes mitochondria and peroxisome fission. Hitherto, only 5 patients have been reported harboring mutations in MFF, all of them with the clinical features of a very early onset Leigh-
Alessia Nasca   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facilitating the timely diagnosis of Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: A checklist to support clinical practice

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To develop and evaluate a simple‐to‐use checklist to support physicians with the timely diagnosis of Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS). Methods A panel of 10 pediatric and adult epileptologists used the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria for LGS classification and definition to develop seven questions for the checklist,
Nicola Specchio   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel homozygous variant causing fatal neonatal adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) deficiency presenting with respiratory failure and encephalopathy

open access: yesMaternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Neonatal adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) deficiency is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that is associated with epileptic encephalopathy, diffuse hypotonia, and respiratory failure.
Keisha Wolfe   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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