Raili S Riikonen

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Affiliation: University of Kuopio
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor delivery across the blood-brain barrier. Potential use of IGF-1 as a drug in child neurology
    Raili Riikonen
    Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    Chemotherapy 52:279-81. 2006
  2. ncbi Cerebrospinal fluid insulin-like growth factor 1 is low in acute and chronic white-matter diseases of children
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    J Child Neurol 20:181-4. 2005
  3. ncbi Levels of cerebrospinal fluid nerve-growth factor differ in infantile autism and Rett syndrome
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 41:148-52. 1999
  4. ncbi Childhood convulsive status epilepticus
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital, University of Kuopio, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
    Lancet 368:184-5. 2006
  5. ncbi Deep serotonergic and dopaminergic structures in fetal alcoholic syndrome: a study with nor-beta-CIT-single-photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging volumetry
    Raili S Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Biol Psychiatry 57:1565-72. 2005
  6. ncbi The latest on infantile spasms
    Raili Riikonen
    Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Curr Opin Neurol 18:91-5. 2005
  7. ncbi Neurotrophic factors in the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, The Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    J Child Neurol 18:693-7. 2003
  8. ncbi The PEHO syndrome
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital, P O Box 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:765-9. 2001
  9. ncbi ACTH therapy of West syndrome: Finnish views
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University, Hospital, P O B 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:642-6. 2001
  10. ncbi Epidemiological data of West syndrome in Finland
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, P O Box 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:539-41. 2001

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Publications19

  1. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor delivery across the blood-brain barrier. Potential use of IGF-1 as a drug in child neurology
    Raili Riikonen
    Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    Chemotherapy 52:279-81. 2006
    ..It is antiapoptotic and is important for synaptic development. The aim of this study was to identify neurological conditions with low CNS IGF-1...
  2. ncbi Cerebrospinal fluid insulin-like growth factor 1 is low in acute and chronic white-matter diseases of children
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    J Child Neurol 20:181-4. 2005
    ..0005). Low cerebrospinal fluid insulin-like growth factor 1 can play a role in the pathology of both acute and chronic white-matter diseases of children...
  3. ncbi Levels of cerebrospinal fluid nerve-growth factor differ in infantile autism and Rett syndrome
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 41:148-52. 1999
    ..CSF NGF could be used as a biochemical marker for differentiation of patients with autism from those with RS...
  4. ncbi Childhood convulsive status epilepticus
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital, University of Kuopio, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
    Lancet 368:184-5. 2006
  5. ncbi Deep serotonergic and dopaminergic structures in fetal alcoholic syndrome: a study with nor-beta-CIT-single-photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging volumetry
    Raili S Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Biol Psychiatry 57:1565-72. 2005
    ..In prenatally alcohol exposed children, the relationship between brain structure and function is highlighted to be important to study...
  6. ncbi The latest on infantile spasms
    Raili Riikonen
    Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Curr Opin Neurol 18:91-5. 2005
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  7. ncbi Neurotrophic factors in the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, The Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    J Child Neurol 18:693-7. 2003
    ..Cholinergic gene expression might be influenced by the Rett syndrome gene directly or via the neurotrophic factor system...
  8. ncbi The PEHO syndrome
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital, P O Box 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:765-9. 2001
    ..These are the first biochemical abnormalities found in the PEHO syndrome and their study may lead to a better understanding of this devasting disease...
  9. ncbi ACTH therapy of West syndrome: Finnish views
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University, Hospital, P O B 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:642-6. 2001
    ..ACTH should be used as the first choice for treatment of West syndrome (at the minimal effective dose and for shortest effective time). The side effects of steroids, unlike VGB, are well known, treatable, and reversible...
  10. ncbi Epidemiological data of West syndrome in Finland
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, P O Box 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
    Brain Dev 23:539-41. 2001
    ..Little can be done to reduce the incidence of WS, but every effort should be made to reduce the number of SGA infants by good prenatal care and treating neonatal hypoglycemia carefully...
  11. ncbi Low insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with progressive encephalopathy, hypsarrhythmia, and optic atrophy (PEHO) syndrome and cerebellar degeneration
    R Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Epilepsia 40:1642-8. 1999
    ..Because insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 has been shown significantly to promote survival of cerebellar neurons, we wanted to see if the IGF system played a role in the pathogenesis of cerebellar atrophy...
  12. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor-1 is associated with cognitive outcome in infantile spasms
    Raili S Riikonen
    University of Kuopio and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Epilepsia 51:1283-9. 2010
    ..The aim of the present study was to correlate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of IGF-1 with antecedent insults and cognitive outcome...
  13. ncbi Infantile spasms: therapy and outcome
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    J Child Neurol 19:401-4. 2004
    ..The frequency of visual field defects after vigabatrin therapy should be evaluated...
  14. ncbi Favourable prognostic factors with infantile spasms
    Raili S Riikonen
    Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, P O Box 1627, FI 70211 Kuopio, Finland
    Eur J Paediatr Neurol 14:13-8. 2010
    ..As of yet there is no method to examine the visual fields in patients with infantile spasms. Early treatment of infantile spasms seems to be important. Prevention of infantile spasms with some aetiological groups might be possible...
  15. ncbi Cerebrospinal fluid insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP-2) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Raili Riikonen
    Children s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Finland
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 43:110-4. 2004
    ..We studied the levels of CSF IGF-1 and IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in children with ALL to find out whether these levels correlated with any of the neurological deficits observed...
  16. ncbi Cerebrospinal fluid insulin-like growth factors IGF-1 and IGF-2 in infantile autism
    Raili Riikonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Central Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:751-5. 2006
    ..The head growth might be explained by the actions of IGF-1 and -2 reflected in CSF concentrations...
  17. ncbi Serotonin and dopamine transporter binding in children with autism determined by SPECT
    Ismo Makkonen
    Department of Paediatrics, Unit of Child Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:593-7. 2008
    ..The low SERT binding reported here and the low serotonin synthesis capacity shown elsewhere may indicate maturation of a lesser number of serotonergic nerve terminals in individuals with autism...
  18. ncbi Neurocognitive functioning in children with type-1 diabetes with and without episodes of severe hypoglycaemia
    Riitta Hannonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, Kotka, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 45:262-8. 2003
    ..Significant differences were found in verbal short-term memory and phonological processing. Results suggest that severe hypoglycaemia is a risk factor for learning due to deficits in auditory-verbal functioning...
  19. ncbi Verbal and academic skills in children with early-onset type 1 diabetes
    Riitta Hannonen
    Department of Child Neurology, Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, Kotkantie 41, Kotka, Finland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 52:e143-7. 2010
    ..In addition, the incidence of dyslexia (< or =10th centile in reading speed or reading-spelling accuracy) was studied...