Volumetric study of brain MRI in a cohort of patients with neurotransmitter disorders.

Purpose: Inborn errors of neurotransmitters are rare monogenic diseases. In general, conventional neuroimaging is not useful for diagnosis. Nevertheless, advanced neuroimaging techniques could provide novel diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers.

[Viral encephalitis in children].

Viral encephalitis is a severe illness that produces inflammation of the brain. CNS viral infections frequently occur as a complication of systemic viral infections. Over 100 viruses are implicated as causative agents, including herpes simplex virus type I which is the most common agent implied in non-epidemic encephalitis in all population groups in the world, and is responsible for the most severe cases in all ages.

Impact of community-acquired paediatric rotavirus gastroenteritis on family life: data from the REVEAL study.

Background: Rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and the most frequent cause of severe diarrhoea in children aged less than 5 years. Although the epidemiology of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) is well documented, there are few data on the impact of RVGE on the families of affected children.

Methods: Data associated with the burden of RVGE, including number of working days lost, levels of parental stress, the need for alternative childcare arrangements and additional nappies used, were extracted from questionnaires completed by parents of children participating in a prospective, multicentre, observational study (Rotavirus gastroenteritis Epidemiology and Viral types in Europe Accounting for Losses in public health and society, REVEAL), conducted during 2004-2005 in selected areas of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to estimate the incidence of RVGE in children aged less than 5 years seeking medical care as a result of AGE.