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Verhelst H, Lauwers G, Schroë H. Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the External Iliac Artery. Acta Chir Belg 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00015458.1999.12098472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- H. Verhelst
- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, campus St.-Jan, Schiepse Bos 6, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, campus St.-Jan, Schiepse Bos 6, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, campus St.-Jan, Schiepse Bos 6, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
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Verhelst H, Vranken J, Muysoms F, Rondelez L, Schroë H, Jongh RD. The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Oedema. Acta Chir Belg 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00015458.1998.12098431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- H. Verhelst
- Departments of Thoracovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Departments of Perfusion, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Departments of Thoracovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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Wong YYM, Hacohen Y, Armangue T, Wassmer E, Verhelst H, Hemingway C, van Pelt ED, Catsman-Berrevoets CE, Hintzen RQ, Deiva K, Lim MJ, Rostásy K, Neuteboom RF. Paediatric acute disseminated encephalomyelitis followed by optic neuritis: disease course, treatment response and outcome. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:782-786. [PMID: 29443442 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis followed by optic neuritis (ADEM-ON) is a rare demyelinating syndrome that is different from multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. The aim of this study was to describe the disease course, treatment response and outcome of children with ADEM-ON. METHODS Children of <18 years of age were identified from six countries of the EU Paediatric Demyelinating Disease Consortium. Patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for ADEM followed by at least one ON. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies were tested in all patients. RESULTS In this study of 17 patients (nine boys) with ADEM-ON, anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies were identified in 16 patients. Age at onset was 6.1 years (interquartile range, 5.1-9.2 years). Twelve patients received oral prednisolone and 10 received maintenance immunosuppression (e.g. azathioprine, intravenous immunoglobulins, Rituximab). During a follow-up of 5.3 years (interquartile range, 1.8-10.2 years), 54 relapses occurred with a median of 3 relapses per patient (range, 1-9 per patient). Patients relapsed on all treatments but no relapses occurred on a prednisolone dose >10 mg/day. Visual and cognitive residual deficits were common in this group. CONCLUSIONS Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis followed by optic neuritis is an anti-MOG antibody-associated relapsing disorder that can have a heterogeneous disease course. Patients were refractory for maintenance immunosuppression and appeared to be corticosteroid-dependent. Further international collaborations are now required to unify guidelines in this difficult-to-manage group of patients.
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- Y Y M Wong
- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London.,Department of Paediatric Neurology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Neuroimmunology Program, IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona.,Paediatric Neuroimmunology Unit, Service of Neurology, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre, National Referral Centre for Neuro-Inflammatory Diseases in Children, Paris.,Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Children's Neurosciences, King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Evelina London Children's Hospital at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.,Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital Datteln, University Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC-Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Velde SV, Pratte L, Verhelst H, Meersschaut V, Herregods N, Van Winckel M, Van Biervliet S. Colon transit time and anorectal manometry in children and young adults with spina bifida. Int J Colorectal Dis 2013; 28:1547-53. [PMID: 23811983 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1733-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study evaluates colon transit time (CTT) and anorectal manometry (ARM) in spina bifida (SB) patients in relation to the level of lesion, mobility, constipation, and continence status. METHODS SB patients between 6 and 19 years, who are not using antegrade continence enemas and followed at the SB Reference Centre UZ Ghent, were asked to participate. Medical history was retrospectively retrieved from the medical file. Stool habits were prospectively collected using standardized questionnaires. CTT was measured using the 6-day pellet abdominal X-ray method. ARM was performed in non-sedated children with a water-perfused, latex-free catheter. RESULTS Forty out of 52 eligible patients consented to perform CTT, of which 19 also performed the ARM. Fifteen (37 %) SB patients were constipated despite treatment. Twenty-six (65 %) were (pseudo) continent. The total CTT was significantly prolonged in SB patients (median CTT 86.4 vs. 36 h controls). The CTT was significantly prolonged in constipated SB patients compared to non-constipated SB patients (122.4 vs. 52.8 h). Spontaneously continent patients had a normal CTT (33.6 h) as well as a significantly higher resting pressure compared to the pseudo-continent and incontinent SB patients (resting pressure 56.5 vs. 32.5 mmHg). An abnormal CTT was associated with a treatment necessity to achieve pseudo-continence (p = 0.006). CONCLUSION CTT in SB patients was significantly prolonged, indicating a neurogenic involvement of the bowel and slow transit constipation. SB patients with a normal CTT and a normal ARM spontaneously achieved fecal continence. CTT can help tailor the continence therapy in SB patients.
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- S Vande Velde
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 3K12D, 9000, Ghent, Belgium,
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Pratte L, Vande Velde S, Meersschaut V, Verhelst H, De Bruyne R, Verstraete K, Van Winckel M, Van Biervliet S. Temps du transit colique chez l’enfant atteint de dysraphisme ouvert. Arch Pediatr 2013; 20:831-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2012] [Revised: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amrom D, Tanyalçin I, Verhelst H, Deconinck N, Brouhard GJ, Décarie JC, Vanderhasselt T, Das S, Hamdan FF, Lissens W, Michaud JL, Jansen AC. Polymicrogyria with dysmorphic basal ganglia? Think tubulin! Clin Genet 2013; 85:178-83. [PMID: 23495813 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dominant mutations in TUBB2B have been reported in patients with polymicrogyria. We further explore the phenotype associated with mutations in TUBB2B. Twenty patients with polymicrogyria (five unilateral) were tested for mutations in TUBB2B by Sanger sequencing. We identified two novel de novo mutations, c.743C>T (p.Ala248Val) and c.1139G>T (p.Arg380Leu) in exon 4 of TUBB2B in three unrelated families. Brain magnetic resonance images showed polymicrogyria involving predominantly the perisylvian regions. In addition, there was a dysmorphic appearance of the basal ganglia, thin corpus callosum, enlargement of the ventricles, thinning of the white matter and hypoplasia of pons and cerebellar vermis. This combination of associated features was absent in all 17 patients with polymicrogyria in whom no mutation was identified. This report underlines that the association of polymicrogyria with thin or absent corpus callosum, dysmorphic basal ganglia, brainstem and vermis hypoplasia is highly likely to result from mutations in TUBB2B and provides further insight in how mutations in TUBB2B affect protein function.
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- D Amrom
- Centre of Excellence in Neurosciences of Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center; Neurogenetics Unit, Montreal Neurological Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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van Harssel JJT, Weckhuysen S, van Kempen MJA, Hardies K, Verbeek NE, de Kovel CGF, Gunning WB, van Daalen E, de Jonge MV, Jansen AC, Vermeulen RJ, Arts WFM, Verhelst H, Fogarasi A, de Rijk-van Andel JF, Kelemen A, Lindhout D, De Jonghe P, Koeleman BPC, Suls A, Brilstra EH. Clinical and genetic aspects of PCDH19-related epilepsy syndromes and the possible role of PCDH19 mutations in males with autism spectrum disorders. Neurogenetics 2013; 14:23-34. [PMID: 23334464 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-013-0353-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR), caused by PCDH19 mutations, has a variable clinical expression that needs further exploration. Onset of epilepsy may be provoked by fever and can resemble Dravet syndrome. Furthermore, transmitting males have no seizures, but are reported to have rigid personalities suggesting possible autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Therefore, this study aimed to determine the phenotypic spectrum associated with PCDH19 mutations in Dravet-like and EFMR female patients and in males with ASD. We screened 120 females suffering from Dravet-like epilepsy, 136 females with EFMR features and 20 males with ASD. Phenotypes and genotypes of the PCDH19 mutation carriers were compared with those of 125 females with EFMR reported in the literature. We report 15 additional patients with a PCDH19 mutation. Review of clinical data of all reported patients showed that the clinical picture of EFMR is heterogeneous, but epilepsy onset in infancy, fever sensitivity and occurrence of seizures in clusters are key features. Seizures remit in the majority of patients during teenage years. Intellectual disability and behavioural disturbances are common. Fifty percent of all mutations are missense mutations, located in the extracellular domains only. Truncating mutations have been identified in all protein domains. One ASD proband carried one missense mutation predicted to have a deleterious effect, suggesting that ASD in males can be associated with PCDH19 mutations.
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- J J T van Harssel
- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jansen AC, Oostra A, Desprechins B, De Vlaeminck Y, Verhelst H, Regal L, Verloo P, Bockaert N, Keymolen K, Seneca S, De Meirleir L, Lissens W. TUBA1A mutations: From isolated lissencephaly to familial polymicrogyria. Neurology 2011; 76:988-92. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821043f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bijlsma E, Gijsbers A, Schuurs-Hoeijmakers J, van Haeringen A, Fransen van de Putte D, Anderlid BM, Lundin J, Lapunzina P, Pérez Jurado L, Delle Chiaie B, Loeys B, Menten B, Oostra A, Verhelst H, Amor D, Bruno D, van Essen A, Hordijk R, Sikkema-Raddatz B, Verbruggen K, Jongmans M, Pfundt R, Reeser H, Breuning M, Ruivenkamp C. Extending the phenotype of recurrent rearrangements of 16p11.2: Deletions in mentally retarded patients without autism and in normal individuals. Eur J Med Genet 2009; 52:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Cerebral Arteries/pathology
- Cerebral Arteries/physiopathology
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/genetics
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/immunology
- Disease Progression
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/genetics
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/immunology
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/physiopathology
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/deficiency
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics
- Limbic Encephalitis/genetics
- Limbic Encephalitis/immunology
- Limbic Encephalitis/physiopathology
- Limbic System/pathology
- Limbic System/physiopathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/complications
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/genetics
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders/immunology
- Male
- Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Associated Protein
- Temporal Lobe/pathology
- Temporal Lobe/physiopathology
- Treatment Failure
- Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/genetics
- Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/immunology
- Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/physiopathology
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- H Verhelst
- Departments of Child Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
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Vandecaveye V, Verswijvel G, Colla P, Verhelst H, VanRobaeys J, Palmers Y. Cystic insulinoma of the pancreas in a patient with myotonic dystrophy: correlation of imaging and pathologic findings. JBR-BTR 2003; 86:268-71. [PMID: 14651081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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We present a case of cystic islet cell tumor of the pancreas in a 60-year old male with myotonic dystrophy. A cystic lesion was found with a thick peripheral rim, a few intralesional septae and a fluid-debris level on CT and MRI. Image characteristics are compared with the pathological findings. MRI demonstrated the internal architecture of the lesion more clearly.
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- V Vandecaveye
- Department of Radiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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Lagae L, Buyse G, Ceulemans B, Claeys P, Dedeurwaerdere S, de Meirleir L, Hauman R, Janssen A, Schmedding E, Verhelst H, Vonck K. Anti-epileptogenesis research: the clinical relevance. Acta Neurol Belg 2003; 103:78-82. [PMID: 12892000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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In recent years, different research lines have examined the epileptogenic process in order to understand the different stages in this process, and with the hope that early recognition and intervention could prevent chronic epilepsy in patients with epileptic seizures. In animals, acquired epilepsy is studied most commonly with kindling models, status epilepticus models and traumatic brain injury models. Molecular genetic studies substantially help to understand age-specific channel and receptor abnormalities. Major progress has been made in recent years and we are now waiting for the first large scale multi-center clinical trials that test the possible anti-epileptogenic properties of anti-epileptic drugs or other compounds in well defined patient groups. In clinical practice, a structured diagnostic work-up in all patients with recurrent seizures is a first and necessary step in the recognition of patients at risk for developing chronic and refractory epilepsy.
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- L Lagae
- University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Department Paediatric Neurology, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Verswijvel G, Janssens F, Colla P, Mampaey S, Verhelst H, Van Eycken P, Erven W. Peliosis hepatis presenting as a multifocal hepatic pseudotumor: MR findings in two cases. Eur Radiol 2003; 13 Suppl 4:L40-4. [PMID: 15018164 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1852-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Two cases of pseudotumoral peliosis hepatis are presented with emphasis on MRI findings. One patient had four individual lesions, the other had two. Image characteristics in both were: heterogeneic signal intensity on T1-weighted images (T1WI) with areas of high-, intermediate, and low signal intensity; heterogeneic signal intensity on T2WI with presence of numerous intralesional "cystic" hyperintense areas with a hypointense border. Signal intensities on T1WI were iso- to hypointense in one case and mild central hyperintensities were demonstrated in the other case, probably due to intra-lesional hemorrhage or diffuse accumulation of fresh clotting within the sinusoids. One case demonstrated early enhancement of the peripheral borders in the arterial phase, and both demonstrated enhancement in the portovenous and late phases. One case was studied with Gd-BOPTA and iron oxides and demonstrated enhancement with both products, suggestive for the presence of hepatocytes and Kupffer cells. This is the first report of the use of hepato-specific contrast agents in this entity. Spontaneous regression of the lesions was demonstrated on a follow-up MR examination in one case.
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- G Verswijvel
- Department of Radiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Campus St. Jan, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium.
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Janssens F, Verswijvel G, Smits J, Dams A, Verhelst H, Robaeys G, Palmers Y. Midgut volvulus in an adult patient. JBR-BTR 2003; 86:74-6. [PMID: 12839419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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The authors report on a case of midgut volvulus in a 27-year-old man who presented with bilious vomiting and acute abdominal pain. US demonstrated a reversal of the normal relationship between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV). A clockwise whirlpool sign, diagnostic for midgut volvulus, was not visualised. In a further assessment, upper gastrointestinal series demonstrated obstruction in the second part of the duodenum highly suspicious of Ladd's bands. Malpositioning of bowel structures, as already suggested by the reversal of the SMA and SMV on ultrasound, and a distinctive whirl pattern due to the bowel wrapping around the SMA was demonstrated on CT. Furthermore angiography revealed focal twisting of the SMA. US is the first imaging modality to perform in suspicion of midgut volvulus. When inconclusive, CT is in our opinion the next stage in the diagnostic work-up.
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- F Janssens
- Department of Radiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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Van Coster R, Smet J, George E, De Meirleir L, Seneca S, Van Hove J, Sebire G, Verhelst H, De Bleecker J, Van Vlem B, Verloo P, Leroy J. Blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis: a powerful tool in diagnosis of oxidative phosphorylation defects. Pediatr Res 2001; 50:658-65. [PMID: 11641463 DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200111000-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Catalytic activity of oxidative phosphorylation complexes is maintained following separation by Blue Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE). In BN-PAGE gels, using histochemical staining methods, we have demonstrated enzymatic activity of the complexes I, II, IV, and V in heart and skeletal muscle, liver, and cultured skin fibroblasts. The combination of BN-PAGE and catalytic staining can be successfully applied for detection of complex deficiencies. Tissues from 18 patients with deficiency in the oxidative phosphorylation as detected by spectrophotometric assay were used (10 patients complex IV, three patients complex I, one patient complex II, one patient complex I+III, three patients complex I+IV). The gene defect was located in nuclear DNA in five patients and mitochondrial DNA in one patient. In samples from patients with a severe deficiency, almost complete absence of the corresponding enzyme band is observed after catalytic staining in the gel. In patients with known partial deficiency, a milder decrease of the corresponding enzyme band is demonstrated. The amount of protein in complexes I, V, and III can easily be evaluated in samples from heart and skeletal muscle after separation by BN-PAGE using silver or Coomassie staining. The protein amount in complex IV is difficult to visualize by silver staining but easier by the Coomassie technique. In samples from liver and cultured skin fibroblasts, evaluation of protein amount is more difficult due to high background staining. In these tissues, immunoblotting can be done after BN-PAGE and subsequent transfer to a nitrocellulose membrane.
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- R Van Coster
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolism, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan, 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Thijs J, Verhelst H, Van Coster R. Retrospective study of topiramate in a paediatric population with intractable epilepsy showing promising effects in the West syndrome patients. Acta Neurol Belg 2001; 101:171-6. [PMID: 11817266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Topiramate (TPM) is a new anti-epileptic drug with proven efficacy against partial seizures in adults. Its use in children is less well documented. In a retrospective study, 41 patients with intractable childhood epilepsy were treated with TPM as add-on therapy for an average period of 15 months. They were classified according to seizure type and etiology. The dose was titrated for effect and ranged between 2 and 24 mg/kg/d. Of the 41 patients being treated, six became seizure free, ten had a seizure reduction of more than 75% and eight a seizure reduction of between 50 and 75%. The most remarkable effect was seen in seven patients with West syndrome. Of these, four patients became seizure free and one had more than 75% seizure reduction. Adverse effects including sedation, fatigue, difficulties with verbal expression and anorexia were noted in 15 patients. None of these effects were important enough to interrupt treatment. We conclude that TPM as adjunctive therapy is a promising drug in children with intractable epilepsy, especially in the patients with West syndrome.
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- J Thijs
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Seneca S, Verhelst H, De Meirleir L, Meire F, Ceuterick-De Groote C, Lissens W, Van Coster R. A new mitochondrial point mutation in the transfer RNA(Leu) gene in a patient with a clinical phenotype resembling Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Arch Neurol 2001; 58:1113-8. [PMID: 11448301 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.7.1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report on the molecular identification of a novel heteroplasmic G-to-A transition at mitochondrial DNA position 3249 in transfer RNA(Leu) gene in a patient with a clinical phenotype resembling Kearns-Sayre syndrome. PATIENT AND METHODS A 34-year-old patient had been suffering for more than 10 years from progressive visual failure, neurosensorial hearing loss, exercise intolerance, muscle weakness, paresthesia in the lower limbs, and difficulties swallowing. Clinical examination revealed generalized muscle wasting, ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, and ataxia. Ophthalmologic examination showed dystrophic features in the cornea and retina. In skeletal muscle, morphologic and biochemical studies of the respiratory chain complexes were performed. Polymerase chain reaction, single-strand conformation polymorphism, and direct sequencing were used to screen for mutations in the 22 mitochondrial transfer RNA genes. RESULTS In skeletal muscle, a significantly decreased catalytic activity of complex I was detected by spectrophotometric analysis and numerous cytochrome c oxidase-negative ragged-red fibers were seen on morphologic examination. A G-to-A substitution 3249 (G3249A) mutation was found in the transfer RNA(Leu) gene of the patient and mutant mitochondrial DNA represented 85% of the total in skeletal muscle but only 45% in leukocytes. The mutation was shown to be present in a small fraction in leukocytes from the unaffected mother and to be absent in leukocytes from the healthy sister. CONCLUSIONS A causal relationship between a heteroplasmic G3249A transfer RNA(Leu) mutation in a patient suffering from progressive external ophthalmoplegia, retinal dystrophy, ataxia, neurosensorial hearing loss, and muscle wasting is postulated. To our knowledge, the G3249A mutation has never previously been described and was not detected in control subjects.
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- S Seneca
- Department of Medical Genetics, Dutch-Speaking Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
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Verhelst H, Lauwers G, Schroë H. Fibromuscular dysplasia of the external iliac artery. Acta Chir Belg 1999; 99:171-3. [PMID: 10499388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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A 47-year-old female with fibromuscular dysplasia of both external iliac arteries was treated by percutaneous balloon catheter angioplasty. The immediate result was unsatisfactory. On discharge from hospital, the patient was only able to walk one kilometer, and had reduced ankle:arm blood pressure indices. Conservative treatment with anticoagulants for three months, followed by ticlopidine, and exercise for six months led to complete recovery.
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- H Verhelst
- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
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Verhelst H, Vranken J, Muysoms F, Rondelez L, Schroë H, De Jongh R. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in postpneumonectomy pulmonary oedema. Acta Chir Belg 1998; 98:269-72. [PMID: 9922817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A 59-year-old male developed a severe adult respiratory distress syndrome following a right pneumonectomy for pulmonary cancer. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for 11 days was life-saving. The operation was considered curative, but the patient died nine months later with multiple metastases. The pathogenesis and treatment for postpneumonectomy pulmonary oedema and an explanation for rapid dissemination of the cancer are stated.
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- H Verhelst
- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- F Muysoms
- Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, St Jansziekenhuis, Genk, Belgium
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