Prediction of the incidence, recurrence, and persistence of atopic dermatitis in adolescence: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Although it is known that atopic dermatitis (AD) can develop during adolescence, research on its course and predictors in this age group is thus far limited.

Objective: We aimed to describe the course of AD over puberty and prospectively determine risk factors for the incidence, recurrence, and persistence of AD until adolescence in a population-based cohort study.

Methods: German participants of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase II were followed prospectively.

Significance of lateralization of upper limb automatisms in temporal lobe epilepsy: a quantitative movement analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the significance of lateralization of ictal upper limb automatisms in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).

Methods: Ictal upper limb automatisms of 28 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy were quantified. Duration of automatisms in relation to total seizure duration, movement speed, extent, length, and predominant frequencies of the movements were analyzed for both upper extremities separately and compared to the lateralization of the epileptogenic temporal lobe.

Semiology of epileptic seizures: a critical review.

Epileptic seizures are characterized by a variety of symptoms. Their typical semiology served for a long time as the major tool to classify epilepsy syndromes. The signs and symptoms of epileptic seizures include the following spheres: sensorial sphere, consciousness, motor and autonomic spheres.

Isolated corticosteroid myopathy of the gluteal muscles.

Corticosteroid myopathy is a severe side effect of corticosteroid application. Although the risk usually increases with drug dosage, even a single dose can lead to substantial muscular damage. Usually the tissue recovers over time after discontinuation of the responsible drug.