Pediatric stroke secondary to metabolic disorders

[Inherited metabolic disorders in pediatric emergency services].

INTRODUCTION Advances in the early diagnosis and treatment have led to improved survival, and a better quality of life for patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD). They can go to the Pediatric Emergency Services (PES) for reasons unrelated to their disease. The purpose of this study was to review the characteristics of visitors to the PES of these patients in a tertiary hospital. MA...

Inherited metabolic disorders in pediatric emergency services

Secondary psychosis induced by metabolic disorders

Metabolic disorders are not well-recognized by psychiatrists as a possible source of secondary psychoses. Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are not frequent. Although their prompt diagnosis may lead to suitable treatments. IEMs are well-known to pediatricians, in particular for their most serious forms, having an early expression most of the time. Recent years discoveries have unveiled later e...

Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders.

In 1895, a neuropathologist at the University of Vienna observed that “a large number of cases of infantile cerebral palsy is caused by the same factors that bring about the majority of cases of cerebral paralysis of adults: by tearing, embolism, and thrombosis of cerebral vessels.” While Sigmund Freud would go on to become better known for other endeavors, his observation that children can hav...

Long-term outcome following pediatric liver transplantation for metabolic disorders.

In order to determine long-term outcome, including survival, growth and development, following liver transplantation in children with metabolic disorders, we retrospectively reviewed charts of 54 children with metabolic disorders evaluated from 1989-2005 for presenting symptoms, transplantation timing and indications, survival, metabolic parameters, growth, and development. Thirty-three patient...