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Timing of external ventricular drainage and neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
17 May 2012
Haim Bassan, Rina Eshel, Inbal Golan, David Kohelet, Liat Ben Sira, Dror Mandel, Loren Levi, Shlomi Constantini, Liana Beni-Adani, for the External Ventricular Drainage Study Investigators
Abstract: Objective: To delineate the impact of early (≤25 days of life) versus late (>25 days) external ventricular drainage (EVD) on the neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants with posthem...
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Paroxysmal tonic upgaze in normal children: A case series and a review of the literature
16 May 2012
Cinzia Salmina, Ilaria Taddeo, Mattia Falesi, Peter Weber, Mario G. Bianchetti, Gian Paolo Ramelli
Abstract: The purpose of this review was to update the clinical characteristics of paroxysmal tonic upgaze in neurodevelopmentally normal children. We made the diagnosis (between 2008 and 2010) in 8 i...
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Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges (PLEDs) and pneumococcal meningoencephalitis
14 May 2012
Jose Manuel Pardal-Fernández, Maria Bengoa, Maria Carmen Carrascosa-Romero
Abstract: Pneumococcal meningoencephalitis (PME) is a life-threatening condition of the central nervous system (CNS), and is often the result of a complicated upper airway infection. Periodic Laterali...
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Brain anomalies in 121 children with non-syndromic single suture craniosynostosis by MR imaging
07 May 2012
A. Hukki, V. Koljonen, A. Karppinen, L. Valanne, J. Leikola
Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence of intracranial abnormalities in children with non-syndromic single suture craniosynostosis scheduled for cranial vault remodel...
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Spatial and temporal silencing of the human maternal UBE3A gene
04 May 2012
Jennifer Daily, Amanda G. Smith, Edwin J. Weeber
Abstract: Angelman syndrome (AS) is characterized by severe cognitive disruption, seizures, difficulty speaking and ataxia. Nearly all cases are attributed to the disruption or absence of the imprinte...
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