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Latest (5) Full Text Articles (239) Focus on Pediatric Neurology1 Treating myoclonic epilepsy in children: state-of-the-art Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, June 18, 2013 Review Article
2 Milrinone therapy for enterovirus 71-induced pulmonary edema and/or neurogenic shock in children: a randomized controlled trial Critical Care Medicine, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Comparing two motor assessment tools to evaluate neurobehavioral intervention effects in very low birth weight infants at 1 year Physical Therapy, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Correlation properties of spontaneous motor activity in healthy infants: a new computer-assisted method to evaluate neurological maturation Experimental Brain Research, June 18, 2013 Review Article
5 Pediatric brain tumors in Nigeria: clinical profile, management strategies, and outcome Child's Nervous System, June 18, 2013 Review Article
Prior Articles
6 Severity of depressive symptomatology and functional impairment in children and adolescents with temporal lobe epilepsy Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Epidemiology of pediatric primary malignant central nervous system tumors in Iran: A 10 year report of National Cancer Registry Cancer Epidemiology, June 17, 2013
8 Effects of home-based locomotor treadmill training on gross motor function in young children with cerebral palsy: a quasi-randomized controlled trial Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
9 West syndrome followed by juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a coincidental occurrence Full Text BMC Neurology, June 17, 2013
10 CT for pediatric, acute, minor head trauma: clinician conformity to published guidelines American Journal of Neuroradiology, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Wide-field pulsed reduced dose rate radiotherapy (PRDR) for recurrent ependymoma in pediatric and young adult patients Anticancer Research, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Bilateral submandibular duct rerouting: Assessment of results on drooling in cerebral palsy cases Auris Nasus Larynx, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Computerized assessment of cognitive late effects among adolescent brain tumor survivors Journal of Neuro-Oncology, June 14, 2013 Review Article
14 A quantitative link between face discrimination deficits and neuronal selectivity for faces in autism NeuroImage: Clinical, June 14, 2013 Review Article
15 Neuroimaging and social behavior in children after traumatic brain injury: Findings from the social outcomes of brain injury in kids (SOBIK) study NeuroRehabilitation, June 13, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Neuropsychological impairment in children with Rolandic epilepsy and in their siblings Epilepsy & Behavior, June 13, 2013 Review Article
17 Is Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood a migraine precursor European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, June 13, 2013 Review Article
18 Action strategies used by children to avoid two vertical obstacles in non-confined space Experimental Brain Research, June 13, 2013 Review Article
19 Glutaric aciduria type I: Outcome of patients with early- versus late-diagnosis European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, June 13, 2013 Review Article
20 Quality of life in youngsters with cerebral palsy after single-event multilevel surgery European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, June 12, 2013 Review Article
Clinical Pearls in Neurology
- Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of incident overall dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
- 3 months’ topiramate therapy for migraine prophylaxis decreases waist circumference, abdominal skinfold measurements, and body fat ratio
- For individuals with epilepsy, the risk having a broadly defined psychotic disorder is increased by 5.5-fold. The risk of having bipolar disorder is increased by 6.3-fold, and of having schizophrenia increases by 8.5-fold
Highlights in Neurology
Trans fat intake increases risk of ischemic stroke
In a study involving 87,025 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, there were 1049 incident cases of ischemic stroke over 663,041 person-years of follow-up. Women in the highest quintile of trans fat intake were at increased risk of ischemic stroke (HR = 1.39) compared with women in the lowest quintile of trans fat intake. Aspirin use modulated the effect of trans fats; ASA users and ASA non-users had HRs for ischemic stroke of 0.95 and 1.66, respectively. Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat intake were not associated with ischemic stroke.
Read the article summaryNew risk factors for chronic migraine identified
As published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences, increase tea consumption (> 4 cups/d), and diet consisting of hot and spicy foods, and weight gain increase the likelihood of chronicity in patients with episodic migraines. During a 12-month prospective study involving 188 patients with episodic migraines, 17.7% developed chronic, daily migraines. Other risk factors included low education, a high frequency of headaches, headaches of long duration, allodynia, and increased symptomatic treatment of headaches.
Read the article summaryGinsenoside-Rd improves outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the calcium channel antagonist, ginsenoside-Rd, has been shown to improve functional outcomes in patients (n=386) with acute ischemic strokes. The patients received a 14-day infusion of ginsenoside-Rd within 72 hours of stroke onset. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Score was improved at 15 days and the modified Rankin score was improved at 90 days (OR = 1.74).
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Autoimmune limbic encephalopathy and anti-Hu antibodies in children without cancer Neurology, May 14, 2013
2 Comparison of hypothermia and normothermia after severe traumatic brain injury in children (Cool Kids): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial The Lancet Neurology, May 23, 2013
3 Blood levels of cytokines in children with idiopathic partial and generalized epilepsy Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, May 2, 2013
4 Effect of Topiramate Monotherapy on Height in Newly Diagnosed Children With Epilepsy Pediatric Neurology , April 25, 2013
5 Levetiracetam in children, adolescents and young adults with intractable epilepsy: Efficacy, tolerability and effect on electroencephalogram - A pilot study European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, April 8, 2013
6 Valproate and Lamotrigine in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy: after the first year Pediatric Neurology , May 24, 2013
7 MRI white matter lesions in pediatric migraine Cephalalgia, April 26, 2013
8 Atrial fibrillation in young stroke patients European Journal of Neurology, May 22, 2013
9 Risk Factors for Pediatric Arachnoid Cyst Rupture/Hemorrhage: A Case-Control Study Neurosurgery, May 13, 2013
10 Neonatal neuroimaging predicts recruitment of contralesional corticospinal tracts following perinatal brain injury Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, May 22, 2013 Review Article
11 Transcranial Doppler Velocity and Brain MRI/MRA Changes in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia on Chronic Transfusions to Prevent Primary Stroke Pediatric Blood & Cancer, May 3, 2013
12 Assessment of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with vitamin B12 deficiency Child's Nervous System, May 28, 2013
13 GABAA Receptor Imaging With Positron Emission Tomography in the Human Newborn: A Unique Binding Pattern Pediatric Neurology , May 20, 2013 Review Article
14 Tethered cord syndrome in adolescents: Report of two cases and review of literature Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, May 20, 2013 Free full text
15 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone for the Treatment of West Syndrome in Children Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 30, 2013
16 A systematic review of tests to predict cerebral palsy in young children Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, May 1, 2013
17 Developmental dyslexia and vision Clinical Ophthalmology, May 15, 2013 Free full text Review Article
18 Acute seizures predict epilepsy after childhood stroke Annals of Neurology , May 7, 2013
19 Exome sequencing reveals new causal mutations in children with epileptic encephalopathies Epilepsia, May 14, 2013
20 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in 2012 Critical Care Clinics, April 9, 2013 Clinical Guideline
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