>EEG (electroencephalogram): An EEG is a non-invasive test that measures the electrical activity in the brain. During an EEG, small electrodes are placed on the child's scalp and connected to a computer. The test can help to identify abnormal patterns of brain activity that are characteristi...
In a previously normal child with a personal history of febrile or afebrile GTCS followed by myoclonic–atonic seizures and familial antecedents of epilepsy, EM-AS should be considered. Repeated polygraphic Video-EEG recordings are useful to reveal the presence of myoclonic and atonic seizures. Ne...
We herein report a case of seizure attack during anesthesia induction with low-dose fentanyl and lidocaine in a young child with no history of seizures. A 10-year-old girl was scheduled to receive an elective tenectomy. After a few seconds of fentanyl and lidocaine administration for anesthesia...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook absence seizure (redirected fromAbsence seizures) Thesaurus Medical n. A generalized seizure marked by transient loss of consciousness and the absence of convulsions, occurring mostly in children. Also calledpetit mal...
Limp posture and a brief period of unconsciousness are features of akinetic seizures, which occur in young children. Akinetic seizures, which cause the child to fall, also are called drop attacks. PARTIAL SEIZURES. Simple partial seizures do not spread from the focal area where they arise. Sym...
Childhood ischemic stroke in a nonurban population. %), isolated angiitis of the central nervous system or vasculitis (11%), or other known source (11%; two fibromuscular dysplasia, one L-asparaginase)... MD Bowen,CR Burak,TF Barron - 《Journal of Child Neurology》 被引量: 73发表: 2005...
References in periodicals archive ? The former St Cuthbert's High School student suffered a suspected brain seizure, but investigations into the precise cause of death are ongoing. Sea Cadets in tribute to life of a 'remarkable' young man Hart Cohen, who was Glen Campbell's doctor, found that...
What's going on? It's possible, Hambidge said, that the immune systems of the older children are stronger, allowing them to develop fevers to fend off the weakened germs in the vaccines. The fevers can then lead to seizures. Seizures in young children are common, said Dr. Geoffrey Weinber...
This reached statistical significance: 2 = 4.6, P = 0.03, odds ratio = 6.5 (95% CI 1.1-38.6). Data from this survey may be helpful when counseling families with a very young child with WHS. 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 展开 关键词:Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome seizures adults ...
In the past, clinicians have tended to address the child's and family's perspectives on the impact and burden of epilepsy only marginally. The traditional medical goal in the management of epilepsy has focused almost exclusively on seizure control with minimal or no adverse medication effects. [...