A J Barkovich

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Neurology 65:1873-87. 2005
  2. ncbi A familial syndrome of unilateral polymicrogyria affecting the right hemisphere
    B S Chang
    Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Neurology 66:133-5. 2006
  3. ncbi MR imaging of the neonatal brain
    A J Barkovich
    Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 16:117-35, viii-ix. 2006
  4. ncbi Radiologic classification of malformations of cortical development
    A J Barkovich
    Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, L 371, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Curr Opin Neurol 14:145-9. 2001
  5. ncbi Magnetic resonance techniques in the assessment of myelin and myelination
    A J Barkovich
    University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0628, USA
    J Inherit Metab Dis 28:311-43. 2005
  6. ncbi An approach to MRI of metabolic disorders in children
    A J Barkovich
    Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room L371, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    J Neuroradiol 34:75-88. 2007
  7. ncbi Neuroimaging in disorders of cortical development
    A James Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 14:231-54, viii. 2004
  8. ncbi A developmental classification of malformations of the brainstem
    A James Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, Neurology Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Ann Neurol 62:625-39. 2007
  9. ncbi Fetal brain infections
    A James Barkovich
    Neuroradiology, Room L371, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Childs Nerv Syst 19:501-7. 2003
  10. ncbi Diffusion tensor imaging of the pyramidal tracts in infants with motor dysfunction
    N A Ludeman
    Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Neurology 71:1676-82. 2008

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Publications63

  1. ncbi A developmental and genetic classification for malformations of cortical development
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Neurology 65:1873-87. 2005
    ..This classification allows a better conceptual understanding of the disorders, and the use of neuroimaging characteristics allows it to be applied to all patients without necessitating brain biopsy, as in pathology-based classifications...
  2. ncbi A familial syndrome of unilateral polymicrogyria affecting the right hemisphere
    B S Chang
    Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Neurology 66:133-5. 2006
    ..Core clinical features included contralateral hemiparesis, developmental delay, and focal seizures. The authors' findings suggest that unilateral PMG exists in a familial syndrome of probable germline genetic origin...
  3. ncbi MR imaging of the neonatal brain
    A J Barkovich
    Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 16:117-35, viii-ix. 2006
    ..This article discusses the application of modern MR techniques to some of the causes of encephalopathy in neonates...
  4. ncbi Radiologic classification of malformations of cortical development
    A J Barkovich
    Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, L 371, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Curr Opin Neurol 14:145-9. 2001
    ..Characteristics that correlate with and enforce this system of classification can be identified by modern neuroimaging studies...
  5. ncbi Magnetic resonance techniques in the assessment of myelin and myelination
    A J Barkovich
    University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0628, USA
    J Inherit Metab Dis 28:311-43. 2005
    ..The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with the necessary tools for the use of MRI to diagnose and follow patients with leukodystrophies...
  6. ncbi An approach to MRI of metabolic disorders in children
    A J Barkovich
    Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room L371, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    J Neuroradiol 34:75-88. 2007
    ..Proper use of these neuroimaging tools can be very useful for separating these disorders into more manageable groups, and sometimes allows a specific diagnosis to be made...
  7. ncbi Neuroimaging in disorders of cortical development
    A James Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neuroimaging Clin N Am 14:231-54, viii. 2004
    ..A better understanding of these disorders helps in genetic counseling of the parents and may help in the treatment of associated epilepsy...
  8. ncbi A developmental classification of malformations of the brainstem
    A James Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, Neurology Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Ann Neurol 62:625-39. 2007
    ..With advances in imaging and genetics, malformations of the brainstem are being more commonly identified. We describe and classify brainstem anomalies in 138 patients ascertained over a period of 10 years..
  9. ncbi Fetal brain infections
    A James Barkovich
    Neuroradiology, Room L371, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Childs Nerv Syst 19:501-7. 2003
    ..DISCUSSION: This article describes the indications, techniques, and findings that will allow proper use of fetal MRI in the setting of congenital infections...
  10. ncbi Diffusion tensor imaging of the pyramidal tracts in infants with motor dysfunction
    N A Ludeman
    Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Neurology 71:1676-82. 2008
    ..To determine if diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics of the pyramidal tracts correlate with motor outcome in infants presenting with motor dysfunction...
  11. ncbi Three-dimensional proton MR spectroscopic imaging of premature and term neonates
    D B Vigneron
    Department of Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Science Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:1424-33. 2001
    ..This study also indicates the need for determining topologic and age-matched normative values before metabolic abnormalities in neonates can be accurately assessed by MR spectroscopy...
  12. ncbi Variability of homotopic and heterotopic callosal connectivity in partial agenesis of the corpus callosum: a 3T diffusion tensor imaging and Q-ball tractography study
    M Wahl
    Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:282-9. 2009
    ..We used tractography based on both diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) to investigate interhemispheric white matter connectivity in pAgCC...
  13. ncbi Quantitative fiber tracking analysis of the optic radiation correlated with visual performance in premature newborns
    J I Berman
    Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:120-4. 2009
    ..Many prematurely born neonates have abnormalities of vision or visual processing. This study tests the hypothesis that a correlation exists between the microstructure of the optic radiation and visual performance in premature neonates...
  14. ncbi Brain metabolite levels assessed by lactate-edited MR spectroscopy in premature neonates with and without pentobarbital sedation
    Z J Wang
    Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 29:798-801. 2008
    ..We investigated whether pentobarbital sedation has any effect on the ratios of spectral metabolites lactate, N-acetylaspartate, or choline in a group of premature neonates...
  15. ncbi Agenesis of the corpus callosum: an MR imaging analysis of associated abnormalities in the fetus
    P H Tang
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:257-63. 2009
    ..This study will assess those anomalies and compare them with postnatal cohorts of ACC, to identify associated fetal brain abnormalities that may give insight into etiology and outcome...
  16. ncbi Normative apparent diffusion coefficient values in the developing fetal brain
    M M Schneider
    Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:1799-803. 2009
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  17. ncbi The normal neonatal brain: MR imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and 3D MR spectroscopy in healthy term neonates
    A I Bartha
    Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:1015-21. 2007
    ..We report quantitative values from a cohort of healthy term neonates to serve as baseline data for studies assessing brain development and injury...
  18. ncbi Diffusion abnormalities and reduced volume of the ventral cingulum bundle in agenesis of the corpus callosum: a 3T imaging study
    Y Nakata
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:1142-8. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether the ventral cingulum bundle (VCB) is affected in patients with AgCC by using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and volumetry...
  19. ncbi Diffusion tensor MR imaging tractography of the pyramidal tracts correlates with clinical motor function in children with congenital hemiparesis
    O A Glenn
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:1796-802. 2007
    ..We hypothesized that the asymmetry correlates with the severity of hemiparesis and that diffusion metrics would be abnormal in the affected tracts and normal in the unaffected tracts...
  20. ncbi 3D global and regional patterns of human fetal subplate growth determined in utero
    J Corbett-Detig
    Biomedical Image Computing Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Brain Struct Funct 215:255-63. 2011
    ..During this period, the thickest region was the developing somatosensory/motor cortex. The subplate growth patterns reported here may be used as a baseline for comparison to abnormal fetal brain development...
  21. ncbi Classification system for malformations of cortical development: update 2001
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Neurology 57:2168-78. 2001
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  22. ncbi Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy results in improved microstructure and metabolism in the deep gray nuclei
    S L Bonifacio
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, UCSF School of Medicine, 533 Parnassus Ave, Room U 585, Box 0748, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 33:2050-5. 2012
    ..However, its effects on brain microstructure and metabolism have not been fully characterized. We hypothesized that therapeutic hypothermia improves measures of brain microstructure and metabolism...
  23. ncbi Proton spectroscopy and diffusion imaging on the first day of life after perinatal asphyxia: preliminary report
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Neuroradiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:1786-94. 2001
    ..Further studies are ongoing in an attempt to expand upon this observation...
  24. ncbi The role of isotropic diffusion MRI in children under 2 years of age
    F M Gelal
    Department of Radiology, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue L 371, San Francisco, CA 94143 0628, USA
    Eur Radiol 11:1006-14. 2001
    ..Diffusion MR is useful in patients with leukodystrophies, metabolic disorders, and patients with acute ischemic lesions...
  25. ncbi Quantitative fiber tracking of the optic radiation is correlated with visual-evoked potential amplitude in preterm infants
    H C Glass
    Department of Pediatrics, University ofCalifornia, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:1424-9. 2010
    ..We examined the relationship between neonatal DTI and sVEP in children born preterm to determine whether visual outcomes are related to early measurements of brain microstructure...
  26. ncbi Callosal agenesis with cyst: a better understanding and new classification
    A J Barkovich
    Neuroradiology Section and Departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
    Neurology 56:220-7. 2001
    ..To analyze imaging studies of 25 cases of agenesis of the corpus callosum with interhemispheric cyst to assess this malformation itself and associated anomalies...
  27. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal brain and spine: an increasingly important tool in prenatal diagnosis, part 1
    O A Glenn
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27:1604-11. 2006
    ..The second part focuses on additional clinical applications of fetal MR imaging, including suspected abnormalities of the corpus callosum, malformations of cortical development, and spine abnormalities...
  28. ncbi Multiple risk factors in neonatal sinovenous thrombosis
    Yvonne W Wu
    Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 412, San Francisco, CA 94143 0136, USA
    Neurology 59:438-40. 2002
    ..Eighteen neonates had multiple maternal, neonatal, perinatal, or prothrombotic complications. Sinovenous thrombosis was often accompanied by infarction (50%) or intraventricular hemorrhage (33%)...
  29. ncbi Sturge-Weber syndrome with no leptomeningeal enhancement on MRI
    N J Fischbein
    Neuroradiology 40:177-80. 1998
    ..We present a case of SWS with no evidence of leptomeningeal enhancement. This case illustrates that leptomeningeal enhancement need not be present in SWS, and the absence of this characteristic finding does not preclude the diagnosis...
  30. ncbi Short echo time MR spectroscopic imaging for neonatal pediatric imaging
    D H Kim
    Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 19143, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27:1370-2. 2006
    ..Metabolite signal intensity-to-noise ratio < or =40 was acquired in 9 minutes of scan time over an 8 x 8 x 8 spatial matrix with 1 cm(3) isoresolution...
  31. ncbi A magnetic resonance approach to metabolic disorders in childhood
    A J Barkovich
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Rev Neurol 43:S5-16. 2006
    ..Imaging can aid in diagnosing some disorders, but the imaging findings of many disorders seem to overlap, particularly as more and more disorders are identified and described...
  32. ncbi Video-EEG monitoring in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia
    K B Nash
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Neurology 76:556-62. 2011
    ..Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is becoming standard of care in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The prognostic value of the EEG and the incidence of seizures during TH are uncertain...
  33. ncbi Brain damage from perinatal asphyxia: correlation of MR findings with gestational age
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 11:1087-96. 1990
    ..MR appears to be a powerful tool in the assessment of brain damage resulting from perinatal asphyxia that gives important clues to the time and nature of the asphyxia...
  34. ncbi Genomic microarray analysis identifies candidate loci in patients with corpus callosum anomalies
    E H Sherr
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Neurology 65:1496-8. 2005
    ..Chromosomal deletions and duplications may be a relatively common cause of cerebral malformations...
  35. ncbi Endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy: MR assessment of patency with 2-D cine phase-contrast versus T2-weighted fast spin echo technique
    N J Fischbein
    Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, USA
    Pediatr Neurosurg 28:70-8. 1998
    ..To determine if fast spin-echo T2 (FSE) is of equal value to flow-sensitive 2D cine phase-contrast (CPC) to assess patency of endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomies (VC)...
  36. ncbi Pontine tegmental cap dysplasia: MR imaging and diffusion tensor imaging features of impaired axonal navigation
    P Jissendi-Tchofo
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:113-9. 2009
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  37. ncbi The dorsal cyst in holoprosencephaly and the role of the thalamus in its formation
    E M Simon
    Department of Radiology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 4399, USA
    Neuroradiology 43:787-91. 2001
    ..07). We speculate that the unseparated thalamus physically blocks egress of cerebrospinal fluid from the third ventricle, resulting in expansion of the posterodorsal portion of the ventricle to form the cyst...
  38. ncbi Imaging of ependymomas: MRI and CT
    E L Yuh
    Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
    Childs Nerv Syst 25:1203-13. 2009
    ..Finally, salient imaging features obtained in the postoperative period to evaluate completeness of surgical resection, and thereafter for long-term surveillance for disease recurrence, are reviewed...
  39. ncbi Complex fetal disorders: effect of MR imaging on management--preliminary clinical experience
    F V Coakley
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0628, USA
    Radiology 213:691-6. 1999
    ..To determine the effect of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings on management of complex fetal disorders...
  40. ncbi MR artifact mimicking a temporal lobe lesion in an epilepsy patient
    P V Mummaneni
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, Calif 94143 0112, USA
    Pediatr Neurosurg 30:203-5. 1999
    ..This case illustrates MR 'wrap around' artifact that mimicked a temporal lobe abnormality in an epilepsy patient. The physics of MR are reviewed as they pertain to this artifact...
  41. ncbi MR imaging, MR spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging of sequential studies in neonates with encephalopathy
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif 94143-0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27:533-47. 2006
    ..Awareness of these evolving patterns is essential if studies are performed and interpreted during this critical period of time...
  42. ncbi Location of periventricular nodular heterotopia is related to the malformation phenotype on MRI
    G Gonzalez
    Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 34:877-83. 2013
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether specific malformation phenotypes may be related to location, side, or number of PNH as assessed by MR imaging...
  43. ncbi Visualization of nonstructural changes in early white matter development on diffusion-weighted MR images: evidence supporting premyelination anisotropy
    D Prayer
    Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Vienna, Austria
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:1572-6. 2001
    ..Visualization of nonstructural "premyelination" consequences with diffusion-weighted imaging emphasizes its sensitivity and potential in studying early processes of brain development...
  44. ncbi Developmental differences of the major forebrain commissures in lissencephalies
    S Kara
    Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Section of Neuroradiology, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:1602-7. 2010
    ..We investigated the developmental differences of the commissures in patients with varying types of lissencephaly to determine whether specific commissural features may help in distinguishing lissencephaly phenotypes...
  45. ncbi Congenital microcephaly with a simplified gyral pattern: associated findings and their significance
    Y Adachi
    Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32:1123-9. 2011
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  46. ncbi Giant congenital melanocytic nevi: the significance of neurocutaneous melanosis in neurologically asymptomatic children
    R D Foster
    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 107:933-41. 2001
    ..Although these findings suggest an increased lifetime risk of central nervous system melanoma, they do not signify the eventual development of symptomatic neurocutaneous melanosis during childhood...
  47. ncbi Cervical and intracranial arterial anomalies in 70 patients with PHACE syndrome
    C P Hess
    Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 94143 0628, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 31:1980-6. 2010
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  48. ncbi Seizure-associated brain injury in term newborns with perinatal asphyxia
    S P Miller
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0628, USA
    Neurology 58:542-8. 2002
    ..034). CONCLUSION: The severity of seizures in human newborns with perinatal asphyxia is independently associated with brain injury and is not limited to structural damage detectable by MRI...
  49. ncbi Maternal and infant characteristics associated with perinatal arterial stroke in the infant
    Janet Lee
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    JAMA 293:723-9. 2005
    ..How these complications, along with their potential effects on the placenta and fetus, may play a role in causing perinatal stroke deserves further study...
  50. ncbi MRI shows abnormal white matter maturation in classical holoprosencephaly
    A J Barkovich
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    Neurology 59:1968-71. 2002
    ..This study provides further evidence that the classic and MIH variants of HPE have different underlying causes...
  51. ncbi Widening spectrum of congenital hemiplegia: Periventricular venous infarction in term neonates
    J Takanashi
    Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, USA
    Neurology 61:531-3. 2003
    ..Some cases of congenital hemiplegia in term neonates may be due to clinically silent periventricular venous infarction that occurred in utero...
  52. ncbi Expansion of the first PolyA tract of ARX causes infantile spasms and status dystonicus
    R Guerrini
    Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Pediatric Hospital A Meyer and University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
    Neurology 69:427-33. 2007
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  53. ncbi Diffusion MRI abnormalities after prolonged febrile seizures with encephalopathy
    J Takanashi
    Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
    Neurology 66:1304-9; discussion 1291. 2006
    ..Patients with encephalopathy heralded by a prolonged seizure as the initial symptom often have abnormal subcortical white matter on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI)...
  54. ncbi New and reliable MRI diagnosis for progressive supranuclear palsy
    H Oba
    Department of Radiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Neurology 64:2050-5. 2005
    ..237). Use of the ratio allowed differentiation between the PSP group and the MSA-P group. CONCLUSION: The area of the midbrain on mid-sagittal MRI can differentiate PSP from PD, MSA-P, and normal aging...
  55. ncbi LIS1 and XLIS (DCX) mutations cause most classical lissencephaly, but different patterns of malformation
    D T Pilz
    Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street, R113, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Hum Mol Genet 7:2029-37. 1998
    ..The distinct LIS patterns suggest that LIS1 and XLIS may be part of overlapping, but distinct, signaling pathways that promote neuronal migration...
  56. ncbi Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion
    H Tada
    Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
    Neurology 63:1854-8. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: The clinical features among the affected patients were nearly identical, consisting of relatively mild CNS manifestations and complete recovery within 1 month...
  57. ncbi The molar tooth sign: a new Joubert syndrome and related cerebellar disorders classification system tested in Egyptian families
    M S Zaki
    Clinical Genetics Department, National Research Centre, Neuromotor Institute, Cairo, Egypt
    Neurology 70:556-65. 2008
    ..Each family could be classified into one of the four subtypes. This classification may thus be useful in the evaluation of patients with JSRD...
  58. ncbi Cortical liquefaction in severe human herpesvirus 6 encephalopathy
    J Takanashi
    Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 296-8602, Japan
    Neurology 66:452-3. 2006
  59. ncbi Widening spectrum of a reversible splenial lesion with transiently reduced diffusion
    J Takanashi
    Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27:836-8. 2006
    ..These and previous observations suggest a less severe course and outcome for patients with reversible lesions isolated to the splenium or to the splenium and peripheral frontoparietal white matter...
  60. ncbi Bilateral generalized polymicrogyria (BGP): a distinct syndrome of cortical malformation
    B S Chang
    Division of Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Neurology 62:1722-8. 2004
    ..The authors describe a new syndrome they have termed "bilateral generalized polymicrogyria" (BGP), in which the malformation occurs in a generalized distribution but is often most severe in the perisylvian regions...
  61. ncbi Perinatal stroke in term infants with neonatal encephalopathy
    V Ramaswamy
    Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143-0663, USA
    Neurology 62:2088-91. 2004
    ..These findings suggest that in newborns with encephalopathy, acute focal strokes are an uncommon but serious occurrence with substantial risk for abnormal neurodevelopmental outcome...
  62. ncbi Middle interhemispheric variant of holoprosencephaly: a distinct cliniconeuroradiologic subtype
    A J Lewis
    Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, CA, USA
    Neurology 59:1860-5. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: MIH is a recognizable variant of HPE with differing clinical prognosis. Similar to the lobar subtype by functional measures, MIH differs from classic HPE by the absence of endocrine dysfunction and choreoathetosis...
  63. ncbi Polymicrogyria without porencephaly/schizencephaly. MRI analysis of the spectrum and the prevalence of macroscopic findings in the clinical population
    N Hayashi
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Neuroradiology 44:647-55. 2002
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