Some Toll and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) provide immunity to experimental infections in
animal models, but their contribution to host defense in natural ecosystems is unknown. We …

Aim To investigate the psychiatric and cognitive phenotype in young individuals with the
childhood form of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Method Twenty‐eight individuals (15 …

Objectives: SCN1A mutations were recently reported in several patients with severe
myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI). The authors analyzed SCN1A mutations in 93 patients …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate prognostic factors for second attack and for disability in children
presenting with an initial episode of central nervous system (CNS) demyelination. STUDY …

Objective To gain insight into the long‐term impact of vagus nerve stimulation (with VNS
Therapy) in children with drug‐resistant epilepsy, we conducted the largest retrospective …

The antiepileptic activity associated with ketogenic diets (KD) have been known for some
time. First reports date back to the Middle Ages and even Biblical times where KD was …

We report the first two fatal cases of suddden unprovoked cardiorespiratory arrest in children
with previously undiagnosed Arnold-Chiari type 1 malformation. This diagnosis should be …

The prognostic factors for relapse of the initial MRI findings after a first episode of acute CNS
inflammatory demyelination are unclear in children. In this study we aimed to identify initial …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding gene transcripts involved in post-
transcriptional regulation of genes. Recent studies identified miRNAs as important …

METHODS Subjects Our study involved 33 patients with a ''pure''partial 22q13 monosomy,
with exclusion of all rearrangements involving loss or gain of euchromatic material from any …