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Exacerbation of idiopathic paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia in remission state caused by secondary hypoparathyroidism with hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy: Evidence for ion channelopathy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.014
Abstract: Most reported cases of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) are idiopathic or familial; however, hypoparathyroidism is another unusual cause of secondary PKD. The pathomechanism of PKD re...
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Dongkwan Jin,
Won Tae Yoon,
Bum Chun Suh,
Heui-Soo Moon,
Pil-Wook Chung,
Yong Bum Kim
et al.
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23 February 2012 |
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Congenital abnormalities in Japanese patients with Menkes disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.012
Abstract: Menkes disease (MNK) is an X-linked recessive disorder. Incidence of live-born infants with MNK is 2.8 per million live births in Japan. The aim of this study was to observe congenital malfo...
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Yan-Hong Gu,
Hiroko Kodama,
Tadaaki Kato
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23 February 2012 |
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Book review
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.006
This is the latest update of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) manual, the previous (3rd) edition of which was published in 1995. The NBAS has been widely used for almost four decades in...
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Hidenobu Ohta,
Shohei Ohgi
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Book review
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20 February 2012 |
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Amplitude spectral analyses of disorganized patterns on electroencephalograms in preterm infants
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.011
Abstract: The aim of this study is to clarify the differences of EEG activities according to the presence or absence of disorganized patterns using amplitude spectral analysis. We compared EEGs of 17 ...
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Masako Saito,
Akihisa Okumura,
Hiroyuki Kidokoro,
Tetsuo Kubota,
Shinpei Abe,
Mitsuru Ikeno,
Fumio Hayakawa,
Toshiaki Shimizu,
Kazuyoshi Watanabe
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20 February 2012 |
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Identification of fetal precentral gyrus on diffusion weighted MRI
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.010
Abstract: To investigate the association of the diffusion-weighted MR imaging characteristics of fetal preCG and gestational age. Forty-four fetuses with normal brain MRI findings were included in the...
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Umit Aksoy Ozcan,
Ugur Işik,
Alp Dincer,
Canan Erzen
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17 February 2012 |
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Neuroprotective effect of human placental extract on hypoxic–ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.009
Abstract: We investigated the neuroprotective effects of human placental extracts (HPE) and the effects of HPE on recovery of cognitive and behavioral function on hypoxic–ischemic brain injury in the ...
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Jee Yoon Park,
Jung Hye Byeon,
Sung-Won Park,
So-Hee Eun,
Kyu Young Chae,
Baik-Lin Eun
et al.
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15 February 2012 |
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Long-term developmental outcome in patients with West syndrome after epilepsy surgery
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.008
Abstract: It has been hypothesized that early seizure control may prevent children with intractable epileptic spasms (ES) from developmental regression and may contribute to better developmental outco...
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Yoshiko Iwatani,
Kuriko Kagitani-Shimono,
Koji Tominaga,
Takeshi Okinaga,
Ikuko Mohri,
Haruhiko Kishima,
Amami Kato,
Wakako Sanefuji,
Tomoka Yamamoto,
Aika Tatsumi,
Emi Murata,
Masako Taniike,
Toshisaburo Nagai,
Keiichi Ozono
et al.
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15 February 2012 |
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Book review
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.005
The 3rd edition of this book was written by Mijna Hadders-Algra, Professor of Developmental Neurology at the Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, and is one of the “A Practical Guide from...
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Akio Nakai
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Book review
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10 February 2012 |
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A developmental change of the visual behavior of the face recognition in the early infancy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.004
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine developmental changes in visuocognitive function, particularly face recognition, in early infancy. In this study, we measured eye movement in healthy...
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Yukihiko Konishi,
Kensuke Okubo,
Ikuko Kato,
Sonoko Ijichi,
Tomoko Nishida,
Takashi Kusaka,
Kenichi Isobe,
Susumu Itoh,
Masaharu Kato,
Yukuo Konishi
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10 February 2012 |
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Ultrasound evaluation of fetal brain dysfunction based on behavioral patterns
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.007
Abstract: To identify fetuses at high risk of poor neurological outcomes using a novel ultrasound evaluation system. We assessed an ultrasound evaluation system based on our previous findings, consist...
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Seiichi Morokuma,
Kotaro Fukushima,
Yuka Otera,
Yasuo Yumoto,
Kiyomi Tsukimori,
Masayuki Ochiai,
Toshiro Hara,
Norio Wake
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10 February 2012 |
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A case of bulbar type cerebral palsy: Representative symptoms of dorsal brainstem syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.003
Abstract: In this study, we present the case of a 2-year-old boy who exhibited facial and bulbar paralysis since birth, severe dysphagia, signs of oculomotor disturbance, jaw jerks, pyramidal signs on...
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Masato Hiyane,
Yoshiaki Saito,
Takashi Saito,
Hirofumi Komaki,
Eiji Nakagawa,
Kenji Sugai,
Masayuki Sasaki,
Noriko Sato,
Toshiyuki Yamamoto,
Yoko Imai
et al.
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Short communication
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06 February 2012 |
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Erratum to “Altered baseline brain activity in children with ADHD revealed by resting-state functional MRI” [Brain Develop 29 (2) (2007) 83–91]
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.002
The publisher regrets that several errors appeared in the original paper.
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Yu-Feng Zang,
Yong He,
Chao-Zhe Zhu,
Qing-Jiu Cao,
Man-Qiu Sui,
Meng Liang,
Li-Xia Tian,
Tian-Zi Jiang,
Yu-Feng Wang
et al.
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Erratum
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30 January 2012 |
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A pediatric case of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome with cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.01.001
Abstract: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a rare disorder characterized by acute onset, severe headache, with reversible vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries often accompanied...
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Seiichiro Yoshioka,
Tomoyuki Takano,
Fukiko Ryujin,
Yoshihiro Takeuchi
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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Gray matter volumetric MRI differences late-preterm and term infants
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.011
Abstract: Gray matter develops rapidly during the third trimester of pregnancy, which is a critical period for lipid deposition. We measured brain volume in term and late-preterm infants to determine ...
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Shun Munakata,
Tomoo Okada,
Aya Okahashi,
Kayo Yoshikawa,
Yukihiro Usukura,
Masami Makimoto,
Shigeharu Hosono,
Shigeru Takahashi,
Hideo Mugishima,
Yoshitaka Okuhata
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30 January 2012 |
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) the story of a vanishing disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.008
Abstract: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), is a devastating “slow virus” brain disease which affects young children who had measles some 6–7years earlier. Although, the pandemic of SSPE dur...
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Natan Gadoth
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Short survey
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27 January 2012 |
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Childhood-onset anti-MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis demonstrates a distinct clinical course
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.014
Abstract: Anti-muscle-specific tyrosine kinase antibody (MuSK-Ab) is the second most frequent autoantibody identified in adult patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Adult patients with MuSK-Ab demonst...
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Yumi Takahashi,
Minako Sugiyama,
Yuki Ueda,
Tomoshiro Itoh,
Kazuyori Yagyu,
Hideaki Shiraishi,
Yukayo Ukeba-Terashita,
Masanori Nakanishi,
Tetsuro Nagashima,
Tomihiro Imai,
Masakatsu Motomura,
Shinji Saitoh
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Short communication
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25 January 2012 |
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Molecular diagnostic dilemmas in Rett syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.012
Abstract: Rett syndrome (OMIM 312750) is a progressive, X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene located on chromosome Xq28. The disorder is characterized by a period...
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Val Zvereff,
Lori Carpenter,
Dagny Patton,
Huong Cabral,
Debra Rita,
Ashley Wilson,
Kwame Anyane-Yeboa,
Larry White,
Kenneth J. Friedman
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25 January 2012 |
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Hypoyelination in I-cell disease; MRI, MR spectroscopy and neuropathological correlation
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.013
Abstract: MRI of a female patient with genetically diagnosed I-cell disease at 2weeks, 4 and 8months revealed delayed myelination or hypomyelination with decreased choline on MR spectroscopy. Brain au...
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Jun-ichi Takanashi,
Masaharu Hayashi,
Shota Yuasa,
Hiroyuki Satoh,
Hitoshi Terada
et al.
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Short communication
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24 January 2012 |
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Novel AGTR2 missense mutation in a Japanese boy with severe mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder, and epilepsy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.010
Abstract: Angiotensin II type-2 receptor gene (AGTR2) mutations have been recently detected in patients with mental retardation. AGTR2 plays a role in central nervous system development and cognitive ...
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Eri Takeshita,
Eiji Nakagawa,
Katsutoshi Nakatani,
Masayuki Sasaki,
Yu-ichi Goto
et al.
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Short communication
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24 January 2012 |
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Development of the human abducens nucleus: A morphometric study
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.009
Abstract: Background: The abducens nucleus directly innervates the lateral rectus muscle and plays a role in controlling conjugate horizontal eye movements. Although the neuronal cytoarchitecture of t...
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Katsuyuki Yamaguchi,
Koichi Honma
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24 January 2012 |
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An immunologic case study of acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.007
Abstract: Acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures (AERRPS) is a neurologic syndrome characterized by extraordinarily frequent and refractory partial seizures, which immediately...
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Hiroyuki Wakamoto,
Yukitoshi Takahashi,
Tomohiro Ebihara,
Kentaro Okamoto,
Masatoshi Hayashi,
Takashi Ichiyama,
Eiichi Ishii
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Short communication
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24 January 2012 |
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Clinical study in Chinese patients with late-infantile form neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.005
Abstract: Clinical findings, pathological features and tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1) activity and genetic mutation analysis data of nine patients affected with the late-infantile form of neuronal cer...
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Xingzhi Chang,
Yu Huang,
Hongdi Meng,
Yuwu Jiang,
Ye Wu,
Hui Xiong,
Shuang Wang,
Jiong Qin
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16 January 2012 |
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Comments on the article by Pavlou E. et al. entitled “facial nerve palsy in childhood”
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.002
The review by Pavlou et al. on facial nerve palsy in childhood , is timely and will certainly contribute to the understanding and workup of this common mononeuropathy by both pediatricians and child n...
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N. Gadoth
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Correspondence
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11 January 2012 |
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Transient reduced diffusion in the cortex in a child with prolonged febrile seizures
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.006
Abstract: We report on a 4-year-old boy with transient reduced diffusion in the cortex, thalamus, and hippocampus on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) performed after prolonged febrile seizures (PFS). ...
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Toru Kato,
Akihisa Okumura,
Fumio Hayakawa,
Takeshi Tsuji,
Jun Natsume
et al.
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Short communication
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11 January 2012 |
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Facial nerve palsy in childhood
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.001
We appreciate the comments by Dr. Natan Gadoth on our article entitled “Facial nerve palsy in childhood” which was published in Brain Dev 2011;33:644–50.
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Evangelos Pavlou,
Anastasia Gkampeta,
Maria Arampatzi
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Correspondence
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09 January 2012 |
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Focal EEG abnormalities might reflect neuropathological characteristics of pervasive developmental disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.009
Abstract: Neurophysiological characteristics in electroencephalograms (EEG) were investigated for patients with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) and for patients with attention-deficit/hyperacti...
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Masao Kawatani,
Michio Hiratani,
Hiroshi Kometani,
Akio Nakai,
Hirokazu Tsukahara,
Akemi Tomoda,
Mitsufumi Mayumi,
Yusei Ohshima
et al.
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06 January 2012 |
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Ring chromosome 21 in the differential diagnosis of waddling gait
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.12.003
Abstract: Ring chromosome 21 syndrome is a rare clinical condition. Most of the patients have a recognizable phenotype and multisystem involvement is described. Structural neurologic anomalies have al...
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Mutluay Arslan,
Uluç Yiş,
Sebahattin Vurucu,
Yusuf Tunca,
Bülent Ünay,
Rıdvan Akin
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Short communication
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30 December 2011 |
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On the likelihood of SCN1A microdeletions or duplications in Dravet syndrome with missense mutation
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.005
Abstract: This study examines whether microdeletions and duplications of the gene encoding α1 subunit of the sodium channel (SCN1A) are underlying causes in Dravet syndrome (DS) with SCN1A missense mu...
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Xiuyu Shi,
Jiwen Wang,
Hirokazu Kurahashi,
Atsushi Ishii,
Norimichi Higurashi,
Sunao Kaneko,
Shinichi Hirose
et al.
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29 December 2011 |
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Efficacy and tolerance of gastrostomy feeding in Japanese muscular dystrophy patients
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.012
Abstract: Although muscular dystrophy patients often have feeding difficulty and need long-term enteral nutrition, only a few reports have described gastrostomy feeding in these patients. This study w...
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Tomoko Mizuno,
Hirofumi Komaki,
Masayuki Sasaki,
Satoko Takanoha,
Kenji Kuroda,
Kiyokaku Kon,
Shigeo Mamiya,
Masaru Yoshioka,
Kana Yatabe,
Takashi Mikata,
Tadayuki Ishihara,
Takashi Nakajima,
Hiroo Watanabe,
Masaaki Konagaya,
Maki Mitani,
Tetsuro Konishi,
Yasuko Tokita,
Kiyotaka Fukuda,
Katsunori Tatara,
Kyoko Maruta,
Shigehiro Imamura,
Rie Shimazaki,
Kiyoshi Ishikawa,
Toshio Saito,
Susumu Shinno
et al.
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28 December 2011 |
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Amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram 1 h after birth in a preterm infant with cystic periventricular leukomalacia
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.010
Abstract: We report a preterm infant, who showed abnormal amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) findings 1h after birth and later developed cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). The pa...
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Toru Kato,
Akihisa Okumura,
Fumio Hayakawa,
Takeshi Tsuji,
Seiji Hayashi,
Jun Natsume
et al.
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Short communication
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26 December 2011 |
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A case of malignant migrating partial seizures in infancy as a continuum of infantile epileptic encephalopathy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.011
Abstract: The syndrome of malignant migrating partial seizures in infancy (MMPSI) is characterized by onset before the age of 6months, nearly continuous electrographic seizures involving multiple inde...
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Eun Hye Lee,
Mi-Sun Yum,
Min-Hee Jeong,
Kyung Yeon Lee,
Tae-Sung Ko
et al.
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Short communication
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26 December 2011 |
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Safety and role of ketogenic parenteral nutrition for intractable childhood epilepsy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.008
Abstract: To retrospectively evaluate the safety and role of ketogenic parenteral nutrition in patients with intractable childhood epilepsy. The ketogenic parenteral nutrition was given to 10 patients...
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Da Eun Jung,
Hoon-Chul Kang,
Joon Soo Lee,
Eun Joo Lee,
Heung Dong Kim
et al.
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22 December 2011 |
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Searching for Potocki–Lupski syndrome phenotype: A patient with language impairment and no autism
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.003
Abstract: Potocki–Lupski syndrome (PTLS; OMIM 610883) is a genomic syndrome that arises as a result of a duplication of 17p11.2. Although numerous cases of individuals with PTLS have been presented in...
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A. Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek,
Nicole R. Davis Wright,
Stephen J. Frost,
Robert K. Fulbright,
Susan Felsenfeld,
Lesley Hart,
Nicole Landi,
W. Einar Mencl,
Stephan J. Sanders,
Kenneth R. Pugh,
Matthew W. State,
Elena L. Grigorenko
et al.
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Short communication
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19 December 2011 |
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Long term clinical course of Tourette syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.006
Abstract: Background: Recent studies using cluster analysis and factor analysis have suggested that Tourette Syndrome (TS) should no longer be considered a unitary condition. Material and methods: We ...
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Renata Rizzo,
Mariangela Gulisano,
Paola Valeria Calì,
Paolo Curatolo
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19 December 2011 |
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Prognostic factors in acute encephalopathy with reduced subcortical diffusion
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.007
Abstract: Objectives: Acute encephalopathy with reduced subcortical diffusion (AED) covers a spectrum including not only typical acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion ...
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Naoko Hayashi,
Akihisa Okumura,
Tetsuo Kubota,
Takeshi Tsuji,
Hiroyuki Kidokoro,
Tatsuya Fukasawa,
Fumio Hayakawa,
Naoki Ando,
Jun Natsume
et al.
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19 December 2011 |
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Consequences of nicotine exposure during different phases of rat brain development
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.002
Abstract: Nicotine is a psychoactive drug whose intensity of the addiction is so tremendous that it is now the fastest growing public health hazard in the world. The present study was designed to stud...
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Pooja Khanna Sood,
Sonika Sharma,
Bimla Nehru
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12 December 2011 |
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Self-induced seizures presumably by peri-orbital somatosensory self-stimulation: A report of two cases
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.004
Abstract: Self-induced seizures by somatosensory stimulation are rare. We describe two epileptic patients with self-induced seizures presumably by peri-orbital somatosensory stimulation. Two infants w...
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Rumiko Takayama,
Yukitoshi Takahashi,
Yukiko Mogami,
Mariko Ikegami,
Souichi Mukaida,
Hiroko Ikeda,
Katsumi Imai,
Hideo Shigematsu,
Yasuhiro Suzuki,
Yushi Inoue
et al.
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Short communication
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09 December 2011 |
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Cerebral hemispherectomy: Sensory scores before and after intensive mobility training
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.012
Abstract: Purpose: It is unclear whether sensory modalities can be modified by rehabilitation and if sensory functions vary on the affected side many years after cerebral hemispherectomy. This pilot, ...
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Stella de Bode,
Stacy Fritz,
Gary W. Mathern
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05 December 2011 |
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Sporadic hemiplegic migraine presenting as acute encephalopathy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.002
Abstract: A 10-year-old boy with psychomotor developmental delay and cerebellar vermis atrophy developed right hemiplegia with vomiting, unconsciousness, convulsions, and late-onset fever. Slow delta ...
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Kayo Ohmura,
Yasuhiro Suzuki,
Yoshiaki Saito,
Takahito Wada,
Mikio Goto,
Shiro Seto
et al.
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Short communication
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02 December 2011 |
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Involvement of SHP2 in focal adhesion, migration and differentiation of neural stem cells
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.011
Abstract: Objectives: SHP2 (Src-homology-2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase) plays an important role in cell adhesion, migration and cell signaling. However, its role in focal adhesion, ...
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Yuahn-Sieh Huang,
Cheng-Yi Cheng,
Sheau-Huei Chueh,
Dueng-Yuan Hueng,
Yu-Fen Huang,
Chun-Ming Chu,
Sheng-Tang Wu,
Ming-Cheng Tai,
Chang-Min Liang,
Mei-Hsiu Liao,
Chia-Chieh Chen,
Lie-Hang Shen,
Kuo-Hsing Ma
et al.
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28 November 2011 |
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Genetics of temporal lobe epilepsy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.008
Abstract: The most common partial epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) consists of a heterogeneous group of seizure disorders originating in the temporal lobe. TLE had been thought to develop as a r...
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Su-Kyeong Hwang,
Shinichi Hirose
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Review article
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21 November 2011 |
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Maturation of visual evoked potentials across adolescence
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.009
Abstract: Adolescence represents the period of transition from childhood to adulthood and is characterized by significant changes in brain structure and function. We studied changes in the functional ...
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Yatin Mahajan,
Genevieve McArthur
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21 November 2011 |
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Evaluation of the GABAergic nervous system in autistic brain: 123I-iomazenil SPECT study
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.007
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the GABAA receptor in the autistic brain, we performed 123I-IMZ SPECT in patients with ASD. We compared 123I-IMZ SPECT abnormalities in patients who showed intellectual ...
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Tatsuo Mori,
Kenji Mori,
Emiko Fujii,
Yoshihiro Toda,
Masahito Miyazaki,
Masafumi Harada,
Toshiaki Hashimoto,
Shoji Kagami
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18 November 2011 |
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Psychophysiological mechanisms underlying spatial attention in children with primary headache
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.005
Abstract: Objective: Neurophysiological studies to evaluate spatial attention in children with primary headache are lacking. Tactile spatial attention modulates the N140 somatosensory evoked potential...
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Elisa Iacovelli,
Samuela Tarantino,
Cristiana De Ranieri,
Catello Vollono,
Federica Galli,
Massimiliano De Luca,
Alessandro Capuano,
Arianna Porro,
Martina Balestri,
Vincenzo Guidetti,
Federico Vigevano,
Gianni Biondi,
Asbjoern M. Drewes,
Massimiliano Valeriani
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18 November 2011 |
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Early predictors of short term neurodevelopmental outcome in asphyxiated cooled infants. A combined brain amplitude integrated electroencephalography and near infrared spectroscopy study
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.008
Abstract: Background: Brain Cooling (BC) represents the elective treatment in asphyxiated newborns. Amplitude Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring ...
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Gina Ancora,
Eugenia Maranella,
Sara Grandi,
Francesca Sbravati,
Elena Coccolini,
Silvia Savini,
Giacomo Faldella
et al.
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15 November 2011 |
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Book review
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.006
This is a unique textbook that comprehensively describes the basic physiology of normal myelination and the pathophysiology of representative diseases that manifest as leukodystrophies. The book was p...
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Norio Sakai
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Book review
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14 November 2011 |
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A perfusion-metabolic mismatch in Sturge-Weber syndrome: A multimodality imaging study
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.004
Abstract: Objective: We combined perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) with 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to study the relationship between regional metabolic and ...
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Bálint Alkonyi,
Yanwei Miao,
Jianlin Wu,
Zhaocheng Cai,
Jiani Hu,
Harry T. Chugani,
Csaba Juhász
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10 November 2011 |
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Clinical spectrum of SCN2A mutations
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.016
Abstract: Mutations in SCN2A, the gene encoding α2 subunit of the neuronal sodium channel, are associated with a variety of epilepsies: benign familial neonatal–infantile seizures (BFNIS); genetic epi...
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Xiuyu Shi,
Sawa Yasumoto,
Hirokazu Kurahashi,
Eiji Nakagawa,
Tatsuya Fukasawa,
Satoshi Uchiya,
Shinichi Hirose
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Review article
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26 October 2011 |
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Kawasaki disease-associated MERS: Pathological insights from SPECT findings
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.015
Abstract: We report for the first time the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) findings of a patient with clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (...
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Tatsuharu Sato,
Yoko Ushiroda,
Toshifumi Oyama,
Akiko Nakatomi,
Hideki Motomura,
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
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Short communication
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24 October 2011 |
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Aberrant high-gamma oscillations in the somatosensory cortex of children with cerebral palsy: A meg study
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.012
Abstract: Objective: Our study is to investigate somatosensory dysfunction in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and synthetic aperture magnetometry (SAM). Me...
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Xinyao Guo,
Jing Xiang,
Sheila Mun-Bryce,
Marcus Bryce,
Samuel Huang,
Xiaolin Huo,
Yingying Wang,
Douglas Rose,
Ton Degrauw,
Kristen Gartner,
Tianbao Song,
Jennifer Schmit,
Jilda Vargus-Adams
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Full-length article
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24 October 2011 |
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The differences in epileptic characteristics in patients with porencephaly and schizencephaly
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.10.001
Abstract: The epileptic characteristics and their differences in patients with porencephaly and schizencephaly were, respectively, evaluated. Eleven patients with porencephaly and eight patients with ...
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Miki Shimizu,
Tomoki Maeda,
Tatsuro Izumi
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24 October 2011 |
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Early-onset neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation due to PANK2 mutation
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.010
Abstract: Background: Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by pantothenate kinase (PANK2) gene mutations. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MR...
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Daniela Rossi,
Elisa De Grandis,
Chiara Barzaghi,
Monica Mascaretti,
Barbara Garavaglia,
Elisabetta Zanotto,
Giovanni Morana,
Roberta Biancheri
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Short communication
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17 October 2011 |
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Congenital variant of Rett syndrome due to an intragenic large deletion in MECP2
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.014
Abstract: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females. RTT diagnosis is based on distinct clinical criteria. We describe...
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Yu Kobayashi,
Tsukasa Ohashi,
Noriyuki Akasaka,
Jun Tohyama
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Short communication
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17 October 2011 |
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Various indications for a modified Atkins diet in intractable childhood epilepsy
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.013
Abstract: Purpose: We reviewed retrospectively our experiences with children with intractable epilepsy who were indicated for a modified Atkins diet (MAD). Methods: Twenty children (8 female, 12 male)...
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Yoon Mi Kim,
Varsha Viranchi Vaidya,
Timur Khusainov,
Heung Dong Kim,
Shin-Hye Kim,
Eun Joo Lee,
Young Mock Lee,
Joon Soo Lee,
Hoon-Chul Kang
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Full-length article
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17 October 2011 |
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Do the eyes have it? Extraction of identity and positive expression from another’s eyes in autism, probed using “Bubbles”
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.009
Abstract: Background: It has been debated whether attending to a particular facial region, such as the eyes, is impaired in children with autism. The purpose of this study was to verify the poor eye g...
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Yongning Song,
Takahiro Kawabe,
Yuji Hakoda,
Xiaoxin Du
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Full-length article
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17 October 2011 |
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Bilateral spinal neurofibromas in patients with neurofibromatosis 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.011
Abstract: Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous syndrome that can be inherited as autosomal dominant or may appear due to a de novo mutation. We present 8 patients (5 M and 3 F) with sporadic ...
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Ignacio Pascual-Castroviejo,
Samuel-Ignacio Pascual-Pascual,
Juan Viaño,
Ramón Velazquez-Fragua,
Juan-Carlos López-Gutierrez
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Full-length article
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17 October 2011 |
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Cutaneous adverse drug reaction in patients with epilepsy after acute encephalitis
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.003
Abstract: Patients with epilepsy after encephalitis/encephalopathy (EAE) often have refractory seizures, resulting in polytherapy with the risk of adverse reactions due to anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)....
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Yukiko Mogami,
Yukitoshi Takahashi,
Rumiko Takayama,
Hideyuki Ohtani,
Hiroko Ikeda,
Katsumi Imai,
Hideo Shigematu,
Yushi Inoue
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Full-length article
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13 October 2011 |
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An investigation into kana reading development in normal and dyslexic Japanese children using length and lexicality effects
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.005
Abstract: This is the first study to report differences between Japanese children with and without dyslexia in the way string-length and lexicality effects are manifested when reading Japanese kana. T...
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Ami Sambai,
Akira Uno,
Suzuko Kurokawa,
Noriko Haruhara,
Masato Kaneko,
Noriko Awaya,
Junko Kozuka,
Takashi Goto,
Eishi Tsutamori,
Kazumi Nakagawa,
Taeko N. Wydell
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Full-length article
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13 October 2011 |
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A novel mutation in an atypical presentation of the rare infantile Farber disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.006
Abstract: Background: Farber disease (MIM 228000) is a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by deficiency of lysosomal acid ceramidase (EC 3.5.1.23). The disease presents classically during the i...
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Fatma Al Jasmi
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Short communication
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10 October 2011 |
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MECP2 mutations and clinical correlations in Greek children with Rett syndrome and associated neurodevelopmental disorders
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.09.002
Abstract: Background: Mutations in the MECP2 gene (methyl-CpG-binding protein-2) are responsible for 60–95% of cases of Rett syndrome (RTT), an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder affecting ...
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Stavroula Psoni,
Christalena Sofocleous,
Joanne Traeger-Synodinos,
Sophia Kitsiou-Tzeli,
Emmanuel Kanavakis,
Helen Fryssira-Kanioura
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Full-length article
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10 October 2011 |