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What Types of Memory Impairments are There in Children?
Discussion Memory is an important part of what distinguishes higher order species from others. Memory also is part of one’s self-identity. Difficulties in short-term memory can make common, everyday tasks difficult for the person experiencing the problem particularly if it recently occurred and the person’s long-term memory is intact. Difficulties with long-term memory can also have problems when language, events or even one’s own identity are affected. For some people the memory loss is temporary but for others, memory impairments are permanent and must be accepted and accommodated as part of the overall...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 30, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?
Discussion Facial nerve palsy has been known for centuries, but in 1821 unilateral facial nerve paralysis was described by Sir Charles Bell. Bell’s palsy (BP) is a unilateral, acute facial paralysis that is clinically diagnosed after other etiologies have been excluded by appropriate history, physical examination and/or laboratory testing or imaging. Symptoms include abnormal movement of facial nerve. It can be associated with changes in facial sensation, hearing, taste or excessive tearing. The right and left sides are equally affected but bilateral BP is rare (0.3%). Paralysis can be complete or incomplete at prese...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 3, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Full circle: From moyamoya patient to intern
It’s the last day of Justin Doo’s research internship in the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and he’s eager to join the team for a celebratory scoop of ice cream at JP Licks. Before he leaves, he meets with his supervisor, Dr. Laura Lehman — but they both know this isn’t a final goodbye. The 18-year-old will see Dr. Lehman again within the year, because he isn’t just her intern. He’s also her patient. Unlike most summer interns, Justin has already spent plenty of time at Boston Children’s — more than a decade, in fact. When he was 7 years old, his parents brought him to the hospita...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 29, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jessica Cerretani Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Dr. Darren Orbach Dr. Edward Smith Dr. Laura Lehman Dr. Michael Scott moyamoya Moyamoya Disease Program Pial Synangiosis Source Type: news

A thicker intima ‐media carotid wall was found in a cohort of children with recent onset migraine
ConclusionWe observed a significantly thicker cIMT in children with migraine compared with the controls. The brief time interval between the onset of the disease and the time of the study makes it unlikely that repetitive migraine attacks could be responsible for the thickening of the cIMT. Thus, it may be speculated that primitive vascular function abnormalities were wholly or partly responsible for the development of migraine in this paediatric cohort.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 9, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lucio Parmeggiani, Michela Salandin, Flavio Egger, Fiorenzo Lupi, Marco Primerano, Giorgio Radetti Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research

A thicker intima ‐media carotid wall was found in a cohort of children with recent onset migraine
ConclusionWe observed a significantly thicker cIMT in children with migraine compared with the controls. The brief time interval between the onset of the disease and the time of the study makes it unlikely that repetitive migraine attacks could be responsible for the thickening of the cIMT. Thus it may be speculated that primitive vascular function abnormalities were wholly or partly responsible for the development of migraine in this paediatric cohort.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - September 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lucio Parmeggiani, Michela Salandin, Flavio Egger, Fiorenzo Lupi, Marco Primerano, Giorgio Radetti Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A rare pediatric cause of thunderclap headaches.
We report on a case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with acute severe headaches, triggered by physical exertion. His past medical history was uneventful. Moderate headache persisted between exacerbations for 4 weeks. He secondarily presented with signs of intracranial hypertension. Brain magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed multifocal narrowing of the cerebral arteries. A glucocorticoid treatment was started based on the hypothesis of primary angiitis of the CNS. The symptoms rapidly improved, and repeat angiography at 3 months showed no vasoconstriction. Although pediatric cases are rare, RCVS should be considere...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - September 13, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Trolliet M, Sevely A, Albucher JF, Nasr N, Hachon Lecamus C, Deiva K, Cheuret E Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: research

Different stroke(s)
A 13-year-old boy with mild learning difficulties presented to his district general hospital after an unwitnessed episode of collapse with vomiting but no loss of consciousness. He had 3 days of lethargy and intermittent occipital headaches waking him from sleep. Two days later, after another ‘funny turn’, he represented with right-side paraesthesia, weakness and word-finding difficulty. He had three previous ‘collapses’ over the last 6 months, including symptoms of transient dizziness, slurred speech, dribbling, difficulty swallowing and left-facial paraesthesia from which he had recovere...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - May 17, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mundada, V., Krishnakumar, D., Chitre, M., Das, T. Tags: Oncology, Eye Diseases, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Headache (including migraine), Infection (neurology), Neurooncology, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Hypertension, Ophthalmology, Valvar diseases, Radiology, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Clin Source Type: research

Answers to Illuminations questions
Answers (1) False, (2) False, (3) True, (4) False, (5) True, (6) False, (7) True, (8) True. This patient has an acute, non-haemorrhagic right middle cerebral territory infarct. There was involvement of the right precentral and postcentral gyri (motor and sensory areas) on other images. The axial T2-weighted image (figure 1) demonstrates high signal in swollen/oedematous ischaemic cortex with effacement of the sulci. There is also restricted diffusion in the affected area, with corresponding high/increased signal (bright) on DWI (figure 2), and low signal (dark) on the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map (figure 3). In...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - May 17, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Williams, H. Tags: Oncology, Journalology, Echocardiography, Epilepsy and seizures, Headache (including migraine), Infection (neurology), Neurooncology, Stroke, Child health, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Competing interests (ethics) Illum Source Type: research

Moyamoya and childhood stroke: Catching up with Tyler and Ryan
Ryan (above left) and Tyler Earle of Winnipeg, Canada had a ticking time bomb inside their heads. Both boys have a rare brain disorder called moyamoya that had caused the arteries feeding their brains to become dangerously narrowed. At first, they experienced only headaches. But then Ryan suddenly lost his ability to write, began having trouble with word-finding and became weak on one side of his body — signs he had suffered a stroke. He was diagnosed with moyamoya and had partial surgery, but a second stroke took away part of his vision and partially paralyzed him. Ryan needed a second operation as soon as possible. By ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 12, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Diseases & Conditions Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke Program Dr. Edward Smith moyamoya Source Type: news

Stroke and migraine is there a possible comorbidity?
The association between migraine and stroke is still a dilemma for neurologists. Migraine is associated with an increased stroke risk and it is considered an independent risk factor for ischaemic stroke in a p...
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - April 26, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Alberto Spalice, Francesca Del Balzo, Laura Papetti, Anna Maria Zicari, Enrico Properzi, Francesca Occasi, Francesco Nicita and Marzia Duse Source Type: research

Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms in HIV Infection
Abstract Neurological findings in HIV are common and include cognitive impairment, microcephaly, nonspecific white matter lesions and seizures. Cerebral vasculopathy and stroke are uncommon and may be due to primary HIV vasculopathy or opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis. The authors describe a 7-y-old boy who presented with severe headache and was detected to have aneurysmal bleed due to intracranial aneurysm.
Source: Indian Journal of Pediatrics - April 12, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Brain attacks and stroke in children
Abstract Emergency physicians are often the first point of contact in children presenting with acute neurological disorders. Differentiating serious disorders, such as stroke, from benign disorders, such as migraine, can be challenging. Clinical assessment influences decision‐making, in particular the need for emergent neuroimaging to confirm diagnosis. This review describes the spectrum of disorders causing ‘brain attack’ symptoms, or acute onset focal neurological dysfunction, with particular emphasis on childhood stroke, because early recognition is essential to improve access to thrombolytic treatments, which hav...
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - April 5, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mark T Mackay, Paul Monagle, Franz E Babl Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Severe Cerebral Vasospasm and Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke After Intrathecal Cytarabine
We report on 2 patients who developed widespread cerebral vasospasm and arterial ischemic strokes (AIS) after application of intrathecal (IT) cytarabine. In a 3-year-old child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), left leg weakness, hyperreflexia, and clonus were noted 4 days after her first dose of IT cytarabine during the induction phase of her chemotherapy. Cerebral MRI revealed multiple acute cerebral ischemic infarcts and widespread cerebral vasospasm. A 5-year-old girl complained of right arm and leg pain and began limping 11 days after IT cytarabine. Symptoms progressed to right dense hemiplegia, left gaze deviat...
Source: PEDIATRICS - February 1, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tibussek, D., Natesirinilkul, R., Sun, L. R., Wasserman, B. A., Brandao, L. R., deVeber, G. Tags: Hematology/Oncology, Cancer/Neoplastic, Neurology, Neurologic Disorders Case Report Source Type: research

Lyme Neuroborreliosis: A Potentially Preventable Cause of Stroke
A 15-year-old boy presented with multiple cranial nerve palsies including bilateral facial nerve palsy, right-sided limb weakness, and cerebellar signs. Nine months previously, after a trip to the Scottish Highlands where he reported a discrete scalp rash, he began experiencing lethargy, anorexia, arthromyalgia, and headache. He attended his general practitioner 4 months into the course of this illness and was treated with a short course of oral azithromycin, following which symptoms transiently improved.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - January 6, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nicholas M. Allen, Heinz Jungbluth Tags: Insights and Images Source Type: research

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