Association between iron status and neurodevelopmental outcomes among VLBW infants.

Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate iron status and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with and without extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR).

Methods: This observational study evaluated 38 medically stable premature infants, with birth weights below 1500g. Iron status was determined by measuring venous levels of Hb, Fe, and serum ferritin.

Autoimmune focal encephalitis shows marked hypermetabolism on positron emission tomography.

A 22-month-old toddler presented with involuntary movements, hemiparesis, and behavioral changes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed no abnormality, but positron emission tomography (PET) showed focal hypermetabolism. By immunohistochemical technique with the patient's sera in control brain sections, autoantibodies recognizing the same areas as found by PET scanning were identified and disappeared after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.

Neurodevelopment in the offspring of Japanese systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

Objective: To evaluate pregnancy outcome of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the neuropsychological outcomes in offspring of SLE mothers.

Study Design: Pregnancy outcomes of SLE patients from 1989 to 2006 were determined and the neuropsychological development of the children born to SLE patients was examined suited for their age; Bayley Scales of Infant Development up to four years and Kauffmann Assessment Battery for Children from four years onwards.

Results: Of the 233 deliveries, 58 (24.