Limb-Girdle Type Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Anticipated With Scoliosis: A Case Report.

Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) comprise a group of inherited disorders that impair signal transduction as well as the structural integrity of the neuromuscular junction. Since there are several gene mutations associated with CMS, including the rare GFPT1 gene, the clinical presentation of this condition is quite variable. Importantly, patients with the same genotype can exhibit different clinical features.

Towards functional improvement of motor disorders associated with cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition arising from non-progressive disorders occurring in the fetal or infant brain. Cerebral palsy has long been categorised into discrete motor types based on the predominance of spasticity, dyskinesia, or ataxia. However, these motor disorders, muscle weakness, hypotonia, and impaired selective movements should also be discriminated across the range of presentations and along the lifespan.

Predictors of outcome among 31 children with infantile spasms syndrome.

Objective: Infantile spasms syndrome is a severe epileptic encephalopathy. Management of infantile spasms remains challenging because of pharmacoresistant forms and relapsing seizures. A high number of patients with this syndrome have neurodevelopmental delay.

Seizures and Outcome One Year After Neonatal and Childhood Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis.

Background: Pediatric cerebral sinovenous thrombosis is a treatable cause of brain injury, acute symptomatic seizures, and remote epilepsy. Our objective was to prospectively study epilepsy and outcomes in neonates and children one year after cerebral sinovenous thrombosis diagnosis.

Methods: Patients with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis were enrolled prospectively from 21 international sites through the Seizures in Pediatric Stroke Study.

Etiologic agents of central nervous system infections among febrile hospitalized patients in the country of Georgia.

Objectives: There is a large spectrum of viral, bacterial, fungal, and prion pathogens that cause central nervous system (CNS) infections. As such, identification of the etiological agent requires multiple laboratory tests and accurate diagnosis requires clinical and epidemiological information. This hospital-based study aimed to determine the main causes of acute meningitis and encephalitis and enhance laboratory capacity for CNS infection diagnosis.