Cerebral plasticity: Windows of opportunity in the develo** brain

FY Ismail, A Fatemi, MV Johnston - European journal of paediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Neuroplasticity refers to the inherently dynamic biological capacity of the central
nervous system (CNS) to undergo maturation, change structurally and functionally in …

Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation

TM Herrington, JJ Cheng… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely used for the treatment of movement disorders
including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia and, to a lesser extent, certain …

Botulinum toxin in the management of children with cerebral palsy

I Multani, J Manji, T Hastings-Ison, A Khot, K Graham - Pediatric Drugs, 2019 - Springer
During the past 25 years, botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) has become the most widely used
medical intervention in children with cerebral palsy. In this review we consider the gaps in …

Deep brain stimulation in movement disorders: from experimental surgery to evidence‐based therapy

P Krack, J Volkmann, G Tinkhauser… - Movement …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of 3 different targets is the most important therapeutic
innovation of the past 30 years for patients with fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Deep brain stimulation programming for movement disorders: current concepts and evidence-based strategies

T Koeglsperger, C Palleis, F Hell, JH Mehrkens… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become the treatment of choice for advanced stages of
Parkinson's disease, medically intractable essential tremor, and complicated segmental and …

History, applications, and mechanisms of deep brain stimulation

S Miocinovic, S Somayajula, S Chitnis… - JAMA neurology, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective surgical treatment for medication-refractory
hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders, and it is being explored for a variety of …

Clinical presentation and management of dyskinetic cerebral palsy

E Monbaliu, K Himmelmann, JP Lin, E Ortibus… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Cerebral palsy is the most frequent cause of severe physical disability in childhood.
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) is the second most common type of cerebral palsy after …

The neurological sequelae of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: definitions, diagnosis and treatment of the kernicterus spectrum disorders (KSDs)

JBL Pichon, SM Riordan, J Watchko… - Current pediatric …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Despite its lengthy history, the study of jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia and
kernicterus suffers from a lack of clarity and consistency in the key terms used to describe …

EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias

A Albanese, F Asmus, KP Bhatia… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To provide a revised version of earlier guidelines published in 2006.
Background: Primary dystonias are chronic and often disabling conditions with a …

Characteristics of pain in children and youth with cerebral palsy

M Penner, WY **e, N Binepal, L Switzer… - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Pain in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is underrecognized, undertreated,
and negatively affects quality of life. Communication challenges and multiple pain etiologies …