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Dystonia in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: outcome of bilateral pallidal stimulation

Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation encompasses a heterogeneous group of rare neurodegenerative disorders that are characterized by iron accumulation in the brain. Severe generalized dystonia is frequently a prominent symptom and can be…

Systematic review of melatonin treatment in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and sleep impairment

Sleep disturbances in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are common and frequently difficult to treat with conventional pharmacological and behavioural methods. Melatonin is a pineal hormone known to be important in the regulation of the…

Tags: 2004, Antioxidants/therapeutic use, Appleton R E, Brain/physiopathology, Child, Developmental Disabilities/drug therapy/epidemiology/physiopathology, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Humans, melatonin, Melatonin/therapeutic use, pharmacologic intervention, Phillips L, Rett syndrome, sleep disturbance/disorders, Sleep Wake Disorders/epidemiology, Wakefulness/physiology

Management of common neurologic symptoms in pediatric palliative care: seizures, agitation, and spasticity

Palliative care for children is complex and focuses on patients' comfort. Some of the most troublesome symptoms as patients approach the end of life are seizures, agitation, and spasticity. Many doctors caring for children at the end of life are…

Tags: 2007, Backlog, Brain/physiopathology, Child, Drug Therapy/methods, Humans, Journal Article, Licht DJ, Muscle Spasticity/drug therapy/physiopathology/therapy, Palliative Care, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Psychomotor Agitation/drug therapy/physiopathology/therapy, Seizures/drug therapy/physiopathology/therapy, Shellhaas RA, Wusthoff CJ

The use of clonidine for severe and intractable sleep problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders--a case series

This paper reports on the use of clonidine for the treatment of severe sleep problems associated with behavioural difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Data were obtained from reviewing the case notes of a series of six…

The Carter Neurocognitive Assessment for children with severely compromised expressive language and motor skills

In this paper, different means of assessing cognitive development in children with severe impairments in both their expressive language and their motor skills are reviewed. A range of techniques are considered, including traditional cognitive tests…

Plasticity and functional recovery in neurology

Experiments on patients with phantom limbs suggest that neural connections in the adult human brain are much more malleable than previously assumed. Three weeks after amputation of an arm, sensations from the ipsilateral face are referred to the…

Tags: 2005, Backlog, Brain/physiopathology, Caloric Tests, Clinical Medicine (london, England), Complex Regional Pain Syndromes/physiopathology/psychology/rehabilitation, Feedback, Humans, Journal Article, Kinesthesis/physiology, Labyrinth, Neuronal Plasticity/physiology, Paralysis/physiopathology/psychology/rehabilitation, Paresis/physiopathology/rehabilitation, Phantom Limb/physiopathology/psychology/rehabilitation, Psychological, Ramachandran VS, Stroke/physiopathology/rehabilitation, Vestibule

Peroxisomal disorders

Peroxisomes are membrane-bound subcellular organelles that are involved in a variety of cellular functions. Disorders of peroxisomes, either in their assembly or single enzyme deficiencies, manifest themselves in the nervous system both in…

Tags: 2001, Adrenoleukodystrophy/diagnosis/genetics/physiopathology, Adult, Backlog, Brain/physiopathology, Central Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis/genetics/physiopathology, Child, Current Opinion in Neurology, Female, Humans, Journal Article, Male, Neurologic Examination, Peroxisomal Disorders/diagnosis/genetics/physiopathology, Peroxisomes/genetics/physiology, Phenotype, Raymond GV, Spinal Cord/physiopathology

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