Brain & Development

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Potential of arterial spin labeling in elucidating the pathogenesis of the splenium of the corpus callosum and cerebellar dentate nucleus in encephalopathy	26
New Year’s greetings	24
Acknowledgments to Anonymous Reviewers in 2023	23
Neurological manifestations and clinical outcomes in pediatric Alexander disease: single-center cohort and identification of novel GFAP variants	19
Electroencephalogram abnormalities in children presenting with language development delay	17
Tendency and risk factors of acute pancreatitis in children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities: A single-center study	15
Associations between cerebrospinal fluid pressure levels, clinical features, and MRI abnormalities in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A retrospective study	14
Intellectual disability and genotype-phenotype correlation between full-scale intelligence quotient and mutation characteristics in boys with dystrophinopathy	13
Differentiating early clinical features of Panayiotopoulos syndrome from acute encephalopathy	13
A case of spinal muscular atrophy type 0 treated with nusinersen without progression of early-onset scoliosis – possibility of preventing scoliosis with a rehabilitation program focusing on postural m	13
Current state of hemispherectomy and callosotomy for pediatric refractory epilepsy in Denmark	13
Dynamic thalamo-cortical perfusion changes in myoclonic–atonic seizures captured by ictal technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer single-photon emission computed tomography: A case report	12
Interaction with individuals with severe motor and intellectual disabilities and nurses' positive mental well-being	11
Video game exposure in children with epilepsy: EEG and clinical findings	11
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Thalamic aphasia associated with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes: A case report	10
The first case of Al-Raqad syndrome in Japan is associated with a homozygous DCPS exonic variant resulting in aberrant splicing	10
Surgery for intractable epilepsy after severe encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion and new onset hippocampal lesion associated with parechovirus	10
Effects of foot intrinsic muscle dynamic stretching intervention on static balance, gait parameters and gross motor ability with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled pilot study	10
Refractory status epilepticus with fever due to mumps vaccine-induced encephalitis caused secondary encephalopathy mimicking acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	9
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis associated with a novel missense variant located in the inner pore of Nav1.4	9
Evaluation of the neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen	9
Handgrip and finger flexion strength in children: A cross-sectional assessment of age-related normative data and application as a clinical functional marker in paediatric neuromuscular disorders	9
Guillain-Barré syndrome in children – High occurrence of Miller Fisher syndrome in East Asian region	9
Two-year efficacy of lacosamide as adjunctive therapy for generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy	9

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Reply to the letter regarding the article “the impact of intraventricular hemorrhage on brainstem auditory function in preterm babies”	9
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A novel splice site CUL3 variant in a patient with neurodevelopmental delay	8
Clinical features and prognostic factors of group B Streptococcus Meningitis in infants	8
Intrauterine twin environment and genetic factors subliminally affecting general movements in preterm infants	8
Announcements	8
Examination of brain morphology and perinatal background factors associated with characteristics of early infantile spontaneous movements	7
Efficacy and safety of buccal midazolam for seizures outside the hospital: Real-world clinical experience	7
Japanese guidelines for treatment of pediatric status epilepticus – 2023	7
Integrating optical and behavioral measures in fNIRS visual search studies	7
Long-term efficacy of intrathecal cyclodextrin in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C	7
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Validity and prognostic utility of clinical assessment scale for autoimmune encephalitis (CASE) score in children with autoimmune encephalitis	7
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Finger movement functions remain in the ipsilesional hemisphere and compensation by the contralesional hemisphere might not be expected after hemispherotomy -pre- and post-hemispherotomy evaluations i	7
Clinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics and long-term follow-up of five patients with malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency	7
Skeletal anomaly and opisthotonus in early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with KCNQ2 abnormality	7
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Senescence markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy	7
Glucose instability and outcomes of neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia	7
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Management of febrile seizures in Türkiye: A nationwide survey of pediatricians and pediatric neurologists	6
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Integrating whole-genome sequencing and transcriptomic findings in the diagnosis and management of Coffin-Siris syndrome	6
Pediatric anti-neutral glycosphingolipid antibodies-positive encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy presenting with prominent brain demyelination	6
A retrospective study on post-operative recovery of daily living activity after total corpus callosotomy	6
Management of pediatric status epilepticus after hospital arrival in Japan: A nationwide questionnaire survey	6
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The most severe form of LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy	6
Endocrinological study of low-dose adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy without tapering in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome	6
JSCN Best Paper Awards	6
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An exploratory study to identify neonatal arterial ischemic stroke: A single-center study	6
Developmental changes in prefrontal cortex activation in children with or without autism spectrum traits on near-infrared spectroscopy	6
Prevalent MLC1 mutation causing autosomal recessive megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy in consanguineous Palestinian families	6
Four-year neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease treated with oral valganciclovir: A prospective follow-up study in Japan	5
Effect of cannabidiol as a neuroprotective agent on neurodevelopmental impairment in rats with neonatal hypoxia	5
Role of NMDAR-NMNAT in sevoflurane exposure-induced learning memory deficits	5
An atypical case of macrocephaly and severe intellectual disability associated with a missense variant in the guanine nucleotide exchange factor-1 domain of TRIO	5
Longitudinal study for the early detection of autism in children with very preterm birth	5
Characterizing visual processing deficits in cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy	5
Clinical characteristics and radiological features of tubulinopathy: A single-center retrospective study in Japan	5
Two differential cavities in syringomyelia of pediatric Chiari I malformation presenting with unilateral foot drop	5
Effects of therapeutic instrumental music performance on upper limb motor function of children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review	5
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Post-stimulus rebound of EEG power in response to vocal and non-vocal sounds in children with and without autism spectrum disorder: An exploratory study	5
Association of weather with seizure incidence in children with drug-resistant epilepsy: A multicenter prospective observational study	5
Levetiracetam for pediatric migraine prophylaxis: A narrative review	5
Serum 25(OH)D and vitamin K1 levels in patients with severe motor and intellectual disability: A Japanese single-center experience	5
Prediction and assessment of acute encephalopathy syndromes immediately after febrile status epilepticus	5
Characteristics of ADHD subtypes in Japanese children and the association with obesity based on BMI-SD score	5
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with cognitively preserved structural focal epilepsy: A case series report	5
A case of epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures caused by SLC6A1 gene mutation due to balanced chromosomal translocation	5
Childhood epilepsy in Cameroon: Clinical patterns, predictive factors, and educational impact at a tertiary hospital	5
Editorial Board	5
A female case of L1 syndrome that may have developed due to skewed X inactivation	5
Reply to: “A case of spinal muscular atrophy type 0 treated with nusinersen without progression of early-onset scoliosis”	5
Executive function deficits among Malaysian children with epilepsy	5
Reply to “Understanding cancer risk in severe motor and intellectual disabilities: The role of external influences”	5
Erratum regarding previously published articles	5
Association between left precuneus functional connectivity and early neurodevelopment in preterm infants	5
Current care practices for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in China	5
A novel pathogenic compound heterozygous variant in C12orf57 gene in a child with Temtamy syndrome presenting with overlapping phenotypic features of Kabuki-like syndrome	5
Reply to the “letter to the editor: ‘Prevalence and management of gastrointestinal complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A retrospective cohort study’”	5
National study on pediatric acute encephalopathy in Japan (April 2020 to October 2023): Insights from the third study	4
Evaluation of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke patients: Underlying etiologic factors and long-term prognosis	4
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in a young Italian woman with a de novo missense variant in the CLCN4 gene: A case report	4
Reply to “Levacetylleucine a game changer for Niemann-Pick disease type-C”	4
Questionnaire survey on sleep habits of 3-year-old children in Asahikawa City: Comparison between 2005 and 2020	4
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MR vessel wall enhancement in a pediatric focal cerebral arteriopathy	4
Blood coagulation dynamics during adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in pediatric patients with infantile spasms	4
Clinical and genetic features of congenital myasthenic syndrome due to the muscle acetylcholine receptor genes	4
Natural history of timed rise from floor in young individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A single-center retrospective study	4
Regarding the impact of maternal dyslipidemia on infant neurodevelopment	4
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Etiology-specific diagnosis of cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCC) in a single-center pediatric cohort: diagnostic challenges and outcome characteristics	4
Spontaneous and reflex movements after diagnosis of clinical brain death: A lesson from acute encephalopathy	4
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of adjunctive perampanel in the treatment of pediatric patients aged 4–18 years with epilepsy: A single-center, retrospective, observational real-world study	4
Epidemiological study on pediatric-onset dystonia in Japan: A questionnaire-based survey	4
Treatable and preventable causes of inborn errors of metabolism: Cohort of neurotransmitter disorders in children from India	4
Verification of the ability of the new MRI classification system to predict neurodevelopmental outcome in very low-birth-weight infants	4
Therapeutic effects of tDCS on behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials	4
Comment on “Survival motor neuron protein is the optimal biomarker for evaluating the risdiplam treatment”	4
Diagnostic advances in the etiology of cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCC): epilepsy relationship and ADC radiomics perspective	4
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The first case of hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome with fulminant hypercytokinemia associated with pediatric COVID-19	4
Treating neurodegenerative disease: Nusinersen and other therapeutic strategies for improved motor function	3
Looks can be deceiving: An appraisal of Sturge weber syndrome type III case series	3
Human herpesvirus 6 and non-human herpesvirus 6 limbic encephalitis in children with allogeneic stem cell transplantation: A case series	3
A comprehensive study of mutation and phenotypic heterogeneity of childhood mitochondrial leukodystrophies	3
Early infantile spontaneous movement in very low birthweight infants is associated with sensory characteristics at the corrected age of 3 years	3
Case report of a rare purine synthesis disorder due to 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (AICAR) deficiency	3
A patient presenting with chapeau de gendarme and three phase-ictal EEG pattern: Suggesting a focus in the interhemispheric fissure	3
Hypomyelinating spastic dyskinesia and ichthyosis caused by a homozygous splice site mutation leading to exon skipping in ELOVL1	3
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A pediatric case of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy with unique brain imaging patterns and increased cytokines/chemokines	3
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Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy	3
Febrile seizure in children with COVID-19 during the Omicron variant-predominant era: A single-center study	3
The clinical spectrum associated with ATP1A2 variants in Chinese pediatric patients	3
Adrenoleukodystrophy: Current understanding of disease mechanisms, diagnosis, and therapeutic advances–a recent review	3
Use of lacosamide for focal epilepsy in a child with kidney failure undergoing peritoneal dialysis	3
Repeated neonatal Needle-pricking stimulation alter neurodevelopment in adolescent rats	3
Alleviating stress and perceived stigma in parents after febrile seizure in their children	3
Development and future prospects of exon-skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy	3
The global research hotspots and future trends of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A bibliometric analysis of trends and themes	3
Paroxysmal delta waves of awake EEG in childhood adrenoleukodystrophy: Possible indicator of the hematopoietic stem cell therapy (HSCT)	3
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Reply to “Navigating the dilemma in pediatric migraine: Beyond a dichotomy toward personalized, long-term care”	3
Relationship between cerebrospinal fluid cytokines/chemokines and clinical impact of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders in children	3
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Navigating the dilemma in pediatric migraine: Beyond a dichotomy toward personalized, long-term care	3
Reply to the letter “Regarding investigation of prognostic factors for HHV 6/7-associated acute encephalopathy”	3
A dilemma in pediatric migraine: Headache or school performance? – A comparison of topiramate and flunarizine	3
Age-related variations in opening pressure in lumbar puncture: Implications for its interpretation in children	3
A scoping review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies of reading development in children aged 6–12	3
Chaperone therapy: Stabilization and enhancement of endogenous and exogenous lysosomal enzymes	3
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Understanding Cancer risk in severe motor and intellectual disabilities: The role of external influences	2
A screening method for visual attention disabilities in cerebral palsy with periventricular leukomalacia	2
Incidence of new onset neurological disorders due to convulsive status epilepticus in children: A long-term population-based study in Tottori prefecture, Japan	2
Epileptic foci and networks in children with epilepsy after acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	2
Cancers in an aging population with severe motor and intellectual disabilities: a single-center retrospective cohort study	2
Risk factors for post-encephalopathic epilepsy in patients with acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	2

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated cerebral cortical encephalitis with super-refractory status epilepticus	2
Call for abstracts for oral and poster presentations	2
Intellectual disability and autistic behavior and their modifying factors in children with tuberous sclerosis complex	2
Hypotheses of pathophysiological mechanisms in epileptic encephalopathies: A review	2
Arterial spin labeling reveals cerebral perfusion changes associated with involuntary movements in acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion: A case report	2
Cranial shapes of Japanese preterm infants at one month of age using a three-dimensional scanner	2
Structural brain alterations in persistent developmental stuttering: a whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis of grey and white matter	2
Development of the human cerebellum from midgestation to the perinatal period: A morphological study	2
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Serum matrix metallopeptidase-9 levels in patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome before and after the initiation of vigabatrin therapy	2
Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in hypomyelinating leukodystrophy	2
The gaze characteristics in preterm children: The appropriate timing for an eye-tracking tool	2
Small for gestational age as a predictor of developmental coordination disorders: Exploring early risk from Japan birth cohort consortium	2
When details matter: Critical considerations in the study of meningitis	2
Sialic acid and anti-ganglioside M1 antibodies are invaluable biomarkers correlated with the severity of autism spectrum disorder	2
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Muscle impairment in MRI affect variability in treatment response to nusinersen in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3: A retrospective cohort study	2
Nusinersen induces detectable changes in compound motor action potential response in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 patients with severe impairment of motor function	2
A female patient with adolescent-onset progressive myoclonus epilepsy carrying a truncating MECP2 mutation	2
Reply to “Comment on ‘Survival motor neuron protein is the optimal biomarker for evaluating the risdiplam treatment’”	2
Genetic analysis of leukodystrophies in children: towards improved diagnostic yield	2
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Diagnostic value of serum miRNA-134-3p and miRNA-155-5p for monitoring seizure control in pediatric epilepsy	2
Tryptophan metabolism in children with migraine: The role of kynurenine pathway	2
Weak impacts of neuropsychological measures on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in university students	2
Unpacking the genetic landscape of epilepsy: key considerations for future research and clinical translation	2
Color density spectral array findings on continuous EEG during therapeutic hypothermia in children with acute encephalopathy	2
Editorial Board	2
Can a familial history of migraine and motion sickness be used in the diagnosis of childhood migraine?	2
Genotype-dependent response to combined levodopa/benserazide and trihexyphenidyl in pediatric genetic dystonia	2
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Emerging disease-modifying therapies for Angelman syndrome: A comprehensive review for pediatric neurologists	2
Paediatric neurological care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current status and future directions	2
Post-COVID-19 trends in pediatric meningitis in the PICU: A multicenter study	2
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Overlapping features of restless legs syndrome and growing pains in Turkish children and adolescents	2
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A case of acute encephalopathy with hyperperfusion detected by arterial spin labelling: Extending spectrum of acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	2
Clinical validation of CD16b as a standardized biomarker for inherited GPI deficiencies	2
Association between small for gestational age and motor coordination difficulties in children aged 5–6 years: Insights from the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health	2
Letter to the editor: ‘Prevalence and management of gastrointestinal complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A retrospective cohort study’	2
A female case of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase deficiency with novel neuro-imaging abnormalities	2
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Fetal alcohol syndrome and the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: A longitudinal cohort study	2
Recent advances in CYFIP2-associated neurodevelopmental disorders: From human genetics to molecular mechanisms and mouse models	2
Recurrent pneumonia in three patients with MECP2 duplication syndrome with aspiration as the possible cause	2
Response to the letter: “AESD and vitamin therapy: The need for biomarkers and follow-up”	2
Fosphenytoin dosing regimen including optimal timing for the measurement of serum phenytoin concentration in pediatric patients	2
Developmental change of prefrontal cortex activity during handwriting tasks in children and adults	2
Dr. Michael V. Johnston	2
MiR-497/PLD regulation contributes to cognitive dysfunction in neonatal rats after repeated sevoflurane exposure	2
Improvement in a post-stroke pediatric patient with hemiplegia: Use of a hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy with hybrid assistive limb	2
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Reply to: “Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures: Is cerebrospinal fluid glutamate truly specific?”	2
Corrigendum to: “Detailed clinical course of fatal acute encephalopathy in children” [Brain Dev. 41(8) (2019) 691–698]	1
Increase in children with developmental delay: Survey on 18-month-old children in Togane city, Japan	1
JSCN Best Paper Awards	1
Reply to letter to the editor “Regarding nusinersen and other therapeutic strategies for improved motor function”	1
Identification of a novel BICRA variant leading to the newly described Coffin–Siris syndrome 12	1
Immune dysregulation in new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE): current insights and therapeutic perspectives	1
Diagnostic challenges of primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis in early adolescence: A case report	1
Validity of bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate body composition in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities	1
The correlation of intracranial parenchymal calcium score and the severity of neurological clinical presentation in carbonic anhydrase deficiency type 2	1
Parenting stress in autism spectrum disorder: A comparative analysis with other developmental disabilities	1
Diffuse but Non-homogeneous Brain Atrophy: Identification of Specific Brain Regions and Their Correlation with Clinical Severity in Rett Syndrome	1
A nationwide survey of adenovirus-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy in Japan	1
The Japanese version of the children’s sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ-J): A validation study and influencing factors	1
Clinical characteristics and management of plexiform neurofibromas in children with neurofibromatosis 1: A Japanese nationwide survey	1
Chaperone therapy for lysosomal and non-lysosomal protein misfolding diseases	1
Effects of increased physical therapy staffing in the neonatal intensive care unit on oral feeding maturation and neurodevelopment of extremely low birth weight infants	1
Daily administration of long-acting adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) alters the developmental pattern of plasma fibrinogen in juvenile rats	1
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A first case of childhood chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with alopecia universalis	1
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease in a patient with symptoms of aseptic meningitis who achieved spontaneous remission: A case report and review of the literature	1
Improving pediatric magnetic resonance imaging safety by enhanced non-technical skills and team collaboration	1
Low excretor glutaric acidemia type 1 with transient lesions in the basal ganglia	1
Development of a system adapted for the diagnosis and evaluation of peroxisomal disorders by measuring bile acid intermediates	1
Challenges in genetic counseling for RYR1-related myopathies	1
Relapse in pediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A cohort study in one of the national children's medical center in China	1
Japanese pediatric neurologist's decision regarding genetic testing for patients with developmental delay/intellectual disability: A nationwide survey	1
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Reply to “Integrating optical and behavioral measures in fNIRS visual search”	1
Valproate and lamotrigine combination therapy in children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: an observational analysis focusing on neuroimaging abnormalities	1
Introduction of the new Editor-in-Chief of Brain & Development	1
Parent-child interaction therapy as a therapeutic approach for children with autism spectrum disorder in Japan	1
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Sex interaction of white matter microstructure and verbal IQ in corpus callosum in typically developing children and adolescents	1
Efficacy and safety of risperidone and aripiprazole in reducing severity of irritability in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial	1
Prophylactic antiseizure medications for recurrent status epilepticus in nonsyndromic childhood epilepsy	1
Acknowledgments to Anonymous Reviewers in 2022	1
Paroxysmal limb dystonias associated with GABBR2 pathogenic variant: A case-based literature review	1
Polysomnographic and clinical features of childhood non-REM parasomnias: A sleep center experience	1
Neurochemistry evaluated by MR spectroscopy in a patient with SPTAN1-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy	1
Regulatory mechanism of LncRNA GAS5 in cognitive dysfunction induced by sevoflurane anesthesia in neonatal rats	1