Brain & development
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Brain & development · Nov 2017
Review Case ReportsChildhood idiopathic spinal cord infarction: Description of 7 cases and review of the literature.
To describe the clinical course, neuroimaging findings and functional outcome of idiopathic spinal cord infarction (SCI) in adolescents. ⋯ Idiopathic SCI typically occurs in adolescence with a rapid onset and painful acute myelopathy. The MRI shows a T2-hyperintense signal within the spinal cord and provides evidence for an ischemic mechanism. Etiology remains unclear in most cases even though some specific risk factors for this age must play an important role in the pathogenesis, such as mechanical constraints on the immature spine.
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Brain & development · Oct 2017
Characteristics of headaches in Japanese elementary and junior high school students: A school-based questionnaire survey.
Few studies have investigated pediatric headaches in Japan. Thus, we examined the lifetime prevalence and characteristics of headaches among elementary and junior high school students in Japan. ⋯ This is the first detailed study of headaches in Japanese children to include elementary school students. Nearly 50% of the school children reported headaches and the disruption of daily activities caused by migraine was higher among junior high students than elementary school students.
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Brain & development · May 2017
Disinhibition in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Changes in [oxy-Hb] on near-infrared spectroscopy during "rock, paper, scissors" task.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a common developmental disorder. Many reports have suggested that symptoms of AD/HD are related to frontal lobe dysfunctions, particularly disinhibition. However, measuring neurological findings with biomarkers during frontal functional tasks has sometimes been difficult in children with AD/HD. This study aimed to investigate frontal inhibitory function objectively in children with AD/HD during "rock, paper, scissors" (RPS) tasks, as a familiar game for Japanese children, using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). ⋯ Our results suggest that prefrontal region activation during the 'to lose' RPS task could offer a biomarker for diagnosing AD/HD, and may help in the early treatment of AD/HD.
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Brain & development · Apr 2017
Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion of corpus callosum in Chinese children.
To investigate the characteristics and etiology of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in Chinese children. ⋯ The result of present study suggests that Chinese children with MERS might have favorable prognosis, although there is still no guideline for treatment.