Biomedical subjects

Tayeb Sékhara

Publications and source records attributed to Tayeb Sékhara.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2005

Pediatric SUNCT Syndrome.

This report describes a 5-year-old male with sudden unilateral headache attacks (2-50 seconds) accompanied by conjunctival injection, lacrimation, and nasal congestion. The episodes occurred without a precipitating factor, never during sleep. Brain imaging was normal. The attacks resolved spontaneously within 5 months. This headache syndrome (short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing) was previously described in two other children aged 10 and 11.

Child, Preschool↗

PubMed2004

Motor strategies in standing up in children with hemiplegia.

In spastic hemiplegia, the organization of whole body movements is impaired by deficient postural control. We studied segmental motor patterns involved in standing up from supine position in 15 children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy and 14 unimpaired children using a visual analysis scale previously validated for developmental research. This approach examines specific movement patterns in upper limbs, axis, and lower limbs. We found that children with hemiplegia use movement patterns described in normal children but with reduced interindividual variability and a significant preponderance of asymmetric patterns. One previously undescribed stereotyped lower limb pattern was observed in two children with spastic hemiplegia. Emergence of these patterns is consistent with the referent body image theory. This approach can systematically characterize the limited repertoire of movement in patients with disorders of movement and posture and therefore contribute to a better understanding of motor control. The approach may guide management proposals with particular reference to variability and symmetry and might be used as a follow-up tool.

Cerebral Palsy↗

PubMed2002

Benign intracranial hypertension: atypical presentation of Miller Fisher syndrome?

Acute ocular paresis, nausea, vomiting, and headaches associated with high intracranial pressure without obvious intracranial pathology are typical features of benign intracranial hypertension. We describe two young children whose presentation, initially suggestive of idiopathic or benign intracranial hypertension, evolved to comprise ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. This triad characterizes Miller Fisher syndrome, a clinical variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome that occurs rarely among children. In both patients, this diagnosis was supported by the clinical course and neurophysiologic findings. Plasma serology was positive for Campylobacter jejuni and anti-GQ1b antibodies in one patient and for antimyelin antibodies in the other. This report of two children with Miller Fisher syndrome presenting with intracranial hypertension adds to the findings for a similar patient treated previously, which raises the question concerning the possible role or contribution of benign intracranial hypertension in Miller Fisher syndrome.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗