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Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent chronic disorders of childhood which can threaten child development and mental health. Among cognitive disorders, dyscalculia is one of the most important. In this study, 39 children and adolescents with idiopathic epilepsy underwent clinical and
Rolandic epilepsy (RE) is the most common childhood epilepsy syndrome with a good, long-term outcome. Nevertheless, some studies indicate that children with RE have more scholastic and neuropsychological problems than controls. The purpose of this study was to describe neuropsychological findings in
Developmental dyscalculia (DC) is a primary cognitive disorder of childhood manifested by disturbance of arithmetic ability. As an isolated learning disability (LD), it is usually treated by remedial education and not referred for further medical evaluation. We examined a group of 7 third-grade
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the value of intraoperative MR imaging (iopMRI) combined with neuronavigation to avoid intraoperative underestimation of the resection amount during surgery of lesional temporal lobe epilepsy (LTLE) patients.
METHODS
We retrospectively investigated 88 patients (40 female, 48
Since treatment of herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) is most effective when started early, a sensitive and specific method for early diagnosis would be of great benefit. MRI and CT are commonly used for this purpose. In this study, we presented two patients who had serologically confirmed
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cyclophosphamide as a second-line drug in the treatment of children with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis.
METHODS
Six children with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, who showed poor response to steroids and intravenous immunoglobulin,
In a perspective study of follow-up of 141 head-injured patients, neurological, behavioural, neuropsychological and psychosocial parameters of outcome were used to measure the patient's functional status for 18 months. Neurophysical sequelae including seizure disorders were seen in 29 patients.
To clarify the relationship between epileptic attacks and cognitive dysfunction, we examined the serial findings of 123I-IMP single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in relation to the intelligence quotient (IQ), assessed by Wechsler Intelligence Scale of Children-Revised, in two female
There has been considerable recent interest in frontal lobe epileptic syndromes, and less attention paid to occipital and parietal epilepsies. The occipital and parietal lobes have arbitrary anatomical borders. The prinicpal seizure symptomatology includes somatosensory (paresthetic, painful,
The purpose of this study was to evaluate children with benign rolandic epilepsy, a childhood epilepsy characterized by centrotemporal/rolandic spike-wave discharges with infrequent partial seizures that may secondarily generalize. Recently, some investigators have questioned whether benign rolandic
This study, about 18 cases of AVA strictly in language areas (posterior end of the inferior frontal gyrus (Broca), posterior third of T1 and T2, supra-marginalis and angularis gyri), prepose to specify the possibilities and the legitimacy of surgical management as well as the technical parts of
Surgery for an area of focal cortical dysplasia in a critical region is reported in a right-handed female manifesting intractable focal epilepsy and verbal cognitive deterioration. She developed the first seizure at 2 years of age and was treated with phenytoin and zonisamide, with good control
The clinical features of three affected members of a British pedigree with familial Alzheimer's disease are presented. This pedigree is one of six included in an earlier study which demonstrated linkage to chromosome 14. The individuals were investigated clinically and neuropsychologically, using
We report a case of a 47-year-old man with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome associated with subdural hematoma. The patient had several episodes of arthritis during his thirties. He developed venous thrombosis in his right lower leg at the age of 35, when laboratory studies demonstrated