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Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy complicated with brain cardioembolism is rarely documented by both 2-dimensional echocardiography and cranial computed tomography in pediatric patients. A 2-year-old girl developed hemiparalysis 15 months after diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The 2-dimensional echocardiograms of left ventricular thrombi, computed tomographic findings of brain embolism, clinical course, treatment and outcome are presented. Previous reports of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in children are reviewed.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy complicated with brain embolism: report of one case. 177 61

During the more than five years from January 1984 to June 1989, twenty-four patients with definite or probable cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) were diagnosed by cranial ultrasonography at Mackay Memorial Hospital. The 24 patients were divided into two groups. Group A comprise two boys and four girls who received longitudinal sonographic follow-ups for leukomalacia. Of these six patients, five were premature and all suffered from severe perinatal insults. In each case, sequences of developmental cystic PVL were observed by serially scanning the brain. High echogenicity was discovered during the initial stages (2 to 7 days) in the periventricular area, and cystic formations were observed between the age of 18 and 60 days. Clinically, only one patient developed normally; four had severe motor dysfunction and poor motor development; and one was lost during follow-up, Group B was composed of 18 patients who visited the out-patient clinic for psychomotor retardation evaluation, and were found through ultrasound to have or possibly have cystic PVL formations at various stages. The clinical work-up revealed that 12 had spastic quadriplegia; 2 had hemiplegia; 3 had spastic displegia; and 1 case had hypotonic cerebral palsy. In infants, PVL is considered to be a much more reliable and important prognostic predictor than intraventricular hemorrhage. Consequently, it is crucial that physicians should screen patients at high risk for PVL, especially those with perinatal insults.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Periventricular leukomalacia in infancy: ultrasonic diagnosis and neurological outcome. 226 Apr 65

This article presents a 4-year-old boy who suffered from weakness of the right extremities since birth. Physical examination revealed mild mental retardation and right spastic hemiplegia. No seizures were noted. A brain CT scan showed bilateral clefts along Sylvian fissures, more marked on the left side, which communicated with the lateral ventricle. The septum pellucidum was absent. There was an evident squaring of the frontal horns. The CT findings were consistent with the diagnosis of schizencephaly. When a patient with mental retardation and spastic hemiplegia or diplegia fails to show a history of perinatal cerebral insult, the possibility of schizencephaly should be considered. In that case, a brain CT scan is a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:[Schizencephaly: report of one case]. 263

From 1982 to 1991, there were 57 patients diagnosed with various intracranial disorders manifested initially with acute hemiplegia at the Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital. There were 33 boys and 24 girls, aged 12 days to 18 years old. In etiological consideration, cerebrovascular disease (66.7%), intracranial tumors (12.3%) and head trauma (10.5%) accounted for most of the cases. Besides acute hemiplegia, cranial nerve palsy (47.4%), disturbed consciousness (42.1%), headache (42.1%), vomiting (31.6%), focal seizure (21.1%) and fever (21.1%) were also common manifestations. Neuroimage studies of CT/MRI scan and angiography were the most useful diagnostic tools. Treatment modalities included medical treatment in 25 patients and surgical intervention in 16 patients and supportive treatment in the others. There were 12 fatal cases, half of whom died directly of intracranial pathology. The survivors exhibited various neurological deficits, in which motor deficits, mental retardation, and subsequent seizures were the three most common sequelae.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Acute hemiplegia in infancy and childhood. 817 42

Hemophilus aphrophilus, a gram negative, capnophilic slow growing bacillus, is a rarely recognized pathogen in meningitis and is most frequently seen in patients with either endocarditis or brain abscess. This article reported one case with Hemophilus aphrophilus meningitis. A 10-year-old boy presented at the emergency room with chief complaint of fever for 2 days and sudden onset of loss of consciousness. Hemophilus aphrophilus was isolated from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Aqueous penicillin and chloramphenicol were given for three weeks. The patient discharged without any sequelae. Three months later, fever and consciousness disturbance were noted again. No pathogen was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture this time, but CSF finding was consistent with bacterial meningitis. Aqueous penicillin and chloramphenicol were readministered for 30 days. The patient recovered smoothly. Because the patient had no history of CSF rhinorrhea or hypogammaglobulinemia, recurrence of the bacterial meningitis could be due to incomplete treatment during the first admission. Brain computed tomography (CT) done during the two admissions showed focal cortical enhancement in the fronto-temporo-parietal region. This is presumed to indicate infarction over these regions. The findings of brain CT are in accordance with the development of hemiplegia in the patient. It is still unknown, however, whether Hemophilus aphrophilus meningitis also causes a higher incidence of brain infarction, which was frequently noted in patients with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:[Hemophilus aphrophilus meningitis: report of one case]. 823 62