Japanese Society Of Child Neurology Research Articles

The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The Direction of Japanese Society of Child Neurology: A Message to Young Doctors Who Aim to be Child Neurologists

The Direction of Japanese Society of Child Neurology: A Message to Young Doctors Who Aim to be Child Neurologists

Long-term effect of flunarizine on patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood in Japan

To determine the effect of flunarizine therapy on patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), we sent a questionnaire by mail to council members of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology. We collected 28 AHC patients, and studied their clinical courses and the effects of drug therapy. All of the patients had received flunarizine. In 18 of the 28 patients, flunarizine reduced the severity, duration, or frequency of the hemiplegic attacks. No other drug was more effective than flunarizine. Some flunarizine non-effective patients were severely deteriorated, for example, they had dementia or were ventilator-assisted. Flunarizine had not only a short-term effect, i.e. it reduced the hemiplegic attacks, but also a long-term effect on the motor and intellectual development in some patients with AHC. Flunarizine is still an essential drug for treating AHC.

The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

Ethical attitudes of Japanese physicians regarding life-sustaining treatment for children with severe neurological disabilities.

Ethical attitudes of Japanese physicians regarding life-sustaining treatment for children with severe neurological disabilities (SND) were investigated by mailing a translated questionnaire which the Child Neurology Society (CNS) of the United States used for their survey. The questionnaire was sent to 202 council members of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN), and the answers of 147 respondents (72.8%) were analyzed. It was found that the majority (85. 0%) of respondents believed that the same level of care should be provided to children with SND as those without it. However, fewer respondents (15.6%) believed that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was indicated for children with progressive or degenerative brain disorders. With respect to the authoritative role of medical indications and family/guardian's wishes in clinical decision-making for children with SND, about 30% of respondents believed that medical indications should override family/guardian's wishes. However, almost as many respondents (29.9%) chose an ambivalent answer. If compared with the results of the preceding CNS survey, considerably more respondents gave ambivalent answers (average 26. 6%) than in the CNS survey (5.8%). About half of the respondents (49. 0%) acknowledged the need for ethical guidelines to help physicians make ethically difficult decisions. Although statistical comparison was not possible, there were considerable differences between the results of the current study and those of the CNS survey.

Call for papers: The 1996 meeting of the Japanese society of child neurology

Call for papers: The 1996 meeting of the Japanese society of child neurology

Call for papers. The 1995 meeting of the Japanese society of child neurology

Call for papers. The 1995 meeting of the Japanese society of child neurology

Major changes in officers of the Japanese society of child neurology

Major changes in officers of the Japanese society of child neurology

Book Review: Modern Perspectives of Child Neurology, edited by Yukio Fukuyama, Shigehiko Kamoshita, Chikaya Ohtsuka, and Yoshiyuki Suzuki. Published in 1991 by The Japanese Society of Child Neurology, Tokyo, 360 pages, $125.00

Book Review: Modern Perspectives of Child Neurology, edited by Yukio Fukuyama, Shigehiko Kamoshita, Chikaya Ohtsuka, and Yoshiyuki Suzuki. Published in 1991 by The Japanese Society of Child Neurology, Tokyo, 360 pages, $125.00

Neurologic Disorders in Saudi Children

Neurologic Disorders in Saudi Children

Book Review: Brain and Development, Vol 12, No. 1. The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Rett Syndrome, Vienna, November 4-7, 1988, edited by Yukio Fukuyama. Published in 1990 by The Japanese Society of Child Neurology, Tokyo, 191 pages, $42.97 (approximately)

Book Review: Brain and Development, Vol 12, No. 1. The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Rett Syndrome, Vienna, November 4-7, 1988, edited by Yukio Fukuyama. Published in 1990 by The Japanese Society of Child Neurology, Tokyo, 191 pages, $42.97 (approximately)

The 1991 Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

The 1991 Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

The Japanese society of child neurology call for papers

The Japanese society of child neurology call for papers

The Japanese society of child neurology call for papers

The Japanese society of child neurology call for papers

A quarter-century of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology

The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology held from July 7 until 9, 1983 marked the approach of a quarter of a century in the history of the Society. The Society was founded in July, 1961 and has now existed for a full 22 years with a total of 25 annual meetings held. The membership has grown to more than 10 times its original number and now forms the biggest society of its kind in the world. Apart from the annual general assembly, the Society's main activities include the publication of two official journals--"No To Hattatsu" and "Brain & Development" both bimonthly--the sponsorship of postgraduate seminars on child neurology every year and the organization of International Symposia on Developmental Disabilities on a biennial bases. This is a synopsis of the quarter-century history of our Society, with a tincture of a rather subjective, personal account, presenting the reasons that led to the foundation of the Society, the social background of the time, and the circumstances that surrounded the Society's foundation.

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN)

The Japanese Society of Child Neurology call for papers

The Japanese Society of Child Neurology call for papers

Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology: Kobe, June 10–12, 1982

Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology: Kobe, June 10–12, 1982