Publications by authors named "Paul Richard Dyken"
Article Synopsis
- - The Southern Pediatric Neurology Society originated as the Southern Child Neurology Society but changed its name upon incorporation to distinguish itself from the larger Child Neurology Society.
- - Despite having archives, there has been no comprehensive narrative detailing the society's founding and early development.
- - This paper aims to create a written history documenting the events that led to the establishment of the Southern Pediatric Neurology Society.
The neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses are a group of diseases that are characterized by progressive neuroretinal symptomatology, progressive accumulation of autofluorescing waxy lipopigments (ceroid-lipofuscin) within the brain and other tissues, and cerebral atrophy. Juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis, or Batten disease, is a form of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis that is characterized by onset of neuroretinal symptoms between 4 and 10 years. Juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis is the most common type of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis in the United States and Europe and is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic disorder.
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