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Species | Mark T MackaySummaryAffiliation: Royal Children's Hospital Country: Australia Publications
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The ketogenic diet in refractory childhood epilepsyMark T Mackay
Children s Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, Royal Children s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 41:353-7. 2005..To report the efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet (KD) in refractory paediatric epilepsy...
Arterial ischemic stroke risk factors: the International Pediatric Stroke StudyMark T Mackay
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Murdoch Children s Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Ann Neurol 69:130-40. 2011..To describe presumptive risk factors (RFs) for childhood arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) and explore their relationship with presentation, age, geography, and infarct characteristics...- Childhood posterior circulation arterial ischemic strokeMark T Mackay
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Stroke 41:2201-9. 2010..We describe clinical and radiological features of childhood PCAIS to determine whether there are differences in infarct topography, vascular abnormalities, risk factors, and stroke subtypes when compared to adults... - Stroke in childrenMark T Mackay
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 36:896-902. 2007..Ten percent of children suffering stroke will die as a result, and at least 50% of survivors are left with significant neurological disabilities, learning difficulties or seizures... - Fits, faints and funny turns in childrenMark Mackay
Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 34:1003-8. 2005..There are many other paroxysmal disorders that can mimic seizures and it is important to exclude these conditions before diagnosing epilepsy and making the decision to commence anticonvulsant treatment... - Symptomatic generalized epilepsy after HHV6 posttransplant acute limbic encephalitis in childrenKatherine B Howell
Department of Neurology, The Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Epilepsia 53:e122-6. 2012.... - Does epilepsy occur more frequently in children with Type 1 diabetes?Michele A O'Connell
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:586-9. 2008..We aimed to determine the prevalence and type of epilepsy in a large paediatric diabetes clinic... - Efficacy of the ketogenic diet: which epilepsies respond?Sasipa Thammongkol
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Epilepsia 53:e55-9. 2012..The response is predicted by type of epilepsy syndrome. Accurate characterization of the electroclinical syndrome is an important factor in decisions about timing of initiation of the ketogenic diet... - Family-centred outcome measurement following paediatric strokeJane Galvin
Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, The Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust Occup Ther J 57:152-8. 2010..This project aimed to describe the functional concerns identified by children and their parents following paediatric stroke... - Epileptic spasms: experience with a high-dose oral corticosteroid protocolTyson L Ware
Department of Neurology, Parkville University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 48:985-9. 2012..To audit clinical practice and assess early outcomes for infants with epileptic spasms after an agreed initial treatment protocol was adopted... - Long-term follow-up of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeKatherine B Howell
Department of Neurology, The Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Epilepsia 53:101-10. 2012..Herein we describe the features of the chronic epilepsy and critically review evidence for the etiology of this syndrome... 
Can the FAST and ROSIER adult stroke recognition tools be applied to confirmed childhood arterial ischemic stroke?Adriana Yock-Corrales
Emergency Department, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
BMC Pediatr 11:93. 2011..Two adult stroke recognition tools; ROSIER (Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room) and FAST (Face Arm Speech Test) scales were applied retrospectively to all patients to determine test sensitivity...- Decompressive craniectomy in childhood posterior circulation stroke: a case series and review of the literatureAlicia K Montgomery
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pediatr Neurol 47:193-7. 2012..Because decompressive craniectomy can be lifesaving in children with severe posterior circulation arterial ischemic stroke, early neurosurgical referral should be considered... - Alpers syndrome with mutations in POLG: clinical and investigative featuresMatthew F Hunter
Genetic Health, Victorian Clinical Genetics Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pediatr Neurol 45:311-8. 2011..Three common polymerase-γ mutations, in patients of European descent, can assist with rapid diagnosis, circumventing the need for liver biopsy... - Acute childhood arterial ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the emergency departmentAdriana Yock-Corrales
Emergency Department, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ann Emerg Med 58:156-63. 2011..Yet, initial clinical assessment is a key step in the management pathway of stroke. We describe the presentation in the ED of children with confirmed acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke subtypes... - Delayed recognition of initial stroke in children: need for increased awarenessJayasri Srinivasan
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatrics 124:e227-34. 2009..The goal was to identify the delays involved in diagnosing pediatric arterial ischemic stroke (AIS), a major cause of morbidity and death in children... - Functional outcome following paediatric strokeJane Galvin
Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, The Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Dev Neurorehabil 14:67-71. 2011..Paediatric stroke has a significant impact on functional ability; however, few studies describe outcomes using valid and reliable measures... - Stroke presenting under 3 hours in patients younger than 18 years of ageCassandra Szoeke
Eastern Melbourne Neurosciences, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Clin Neurosci 16:1481-2. 2009..Feasibility of treatment is further limited by a lack of dosage and safety data in the paediatric population. Improved community awareness and more rapid recognition of stroke may reduce lag time to diagnosis... - Acute transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in childhood: spectrum or separate entities?Eppie M Yiu
Children s Neuroscience Centre, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Child Neurol 24:287-96. 2009..These clinical and radiological differences suggest acute transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis are separate entities... - Accuracy of bedside electroencephalographic monitoring in comparison with simultaneous continuous conventional electroencephalography for seizure detection in term infantsDivyen K Shah
Washington University, Department of Pediatrics, One Children s Place, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Pediatrics 121:1146-54. 2008....