Department of Pediatrics

Division of Neurology

Articles, Patents and Intellectual Property

Muller RA, Behen ME, Rothermel RD, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Mangner TJ, Chugani HT:  Brain mapping of language and auditory perception in high-functioning autistic adults:  a PET study.  J Autism Dev. Disorders 29, 19-31, 1999.

Chugani DC, Muzik O, Behen ME, Rothermel RD, Lee J, Chugani HT:  Developmental changes in brain serotonin synthesis capacity in autistic and non-autistic children.  Annals of Neurology 45:  287-295, 1999.

Niimura K, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Chugani HT:  Cerebellar reorganization following cortical injury is age-dependent in humans:  effects of lesion size and age.  Neurology 52:  792-797, 1999.

Da Silva EA, Muller RA, Chugani DC, Shah J, Shah A, Watson C, Chugani HT:  Brain activation during intermittent photic stimulation:  A [150]-water PET study on photosensitive.  Epilepsy 40, 17-22, 1999

Chugani DC, Muzik O, Behen M, Rothermel R, Janisse JJ, Lee J, Chugani HT:  Developmental changes in brain serotonin synthesis capacity in autistic and nonautistic children.  Annals of Neurology 45:3, 287-295, 1999.

Niimura K, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Chugani HT:  Cerebellar reorganization following cortical injury in humans:  Effects of lesion size and age.  Neurology 52:4, 792-797, 1999.

Muller RA, Rothermel RD, Behen ME, Muzik O, Chakraborty PK, Chugani HT:  Language Organization in patients with early and late left-hemisphere lesions:  A PET Study.  Neuropsychologia 37, 545-557, 1999.

Muzik O, Janisse J, Ager J, Shen C, Chugani DC, Chugani HT:  A mathematical model for the analysis of cross-sectional brain glucose metabolism data in children.  Progressive Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biology Psychiatry, 23, 589-600, 1999.

Muller RA, Behen ME, Rothermel RD, Muzik O, Chakraborty PK, Chugani HT:  Brain organization for language in children, adolescents, and adults with left hemisphere lesion:  A PET study.  Progressive Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biology Psychiatry 23, 657-668, 1999.

Nagy F. Chugani DC, Juhasz C, da Silva EA, Muzk O, Kupsky W, Canady A, Watson C, Shah J, Chugani HT:   Altered in vitro and in vivo flumazenil binding in human epileptogenic neocortex.  J Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 19, 939-947, 1999

Chugani DC, Niimura K, Chaturvedi S, Muzik O, Fakhouri M, Lee ML, Chugani HT:  Increased brain serotonin synthesis in migraine.  Neurology 53, 1473-1479, 1999.

Koo B:  Vigabatrin in the treatment of infantile spasms.  Pediatric Neurology 20:106-110, 1999.

Reynolds EM, Thompson IM, Nigro MA, Kupsky WJ, Klein MD:  Muscle and nerve biopsy in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders:  The surgeon's perspective.  Journal Pediatric Surgery 34, 588-590, 1999.

Glauser TA, Nigro MA, Sachdeo R, Bonet HB, Weinstein S, Abou-Khalil B, Frank M, Grinspan A. TG, Betts T, Kerrigan J, Geoffroy G, Jacobs T, Mesenbrink P, Kramer L, D'Souza J, and the Trileptal Pediatric Group.  Adjunctive therapy with Oxcarbazepine in children with inadequately controlled partial seizures:  A multinational, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel trial.  Neurology. (in-press).

Selcen D, Nigro MA.  High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in juvenile myasthenia gravis.  Pediatric Neurology.  (in-press)

Selcen D, Seidman S, Nigro MA.  Otocerebral anomalies associated with topical tretinoin use.  Brain & Development.  (in-press).

Jani A, Menichella D, Jiang H, Chbihi T, Ascadi G, Shy ME, Kamholz J:  Modulation of cell-mediated immunity prolongs adenovirus-mediated transgene expression in sciatic nerve.  Hum Gene Ther 10:  787-800, 1999.

Jani A, Menichella D, Jiang H, Chbihi T, Acsadi G, Kamholz J, shy ME:  Overcoming cellular immunity to prolong adenoviral-mediated gene expression in sciatic nerve.  Ann NY Acad Sci 883: 397-414, 1999.

Books, Chapters and Reviews

Chugani HT:  Metabolic Imaging:  A window on brain development and plasticity.  Waxman S, Becker CM, Bunney WE, Byrne TN, Gross CG, Ito M, Nestler E (eds) in Neuroscientist, 5:1, 29-40, 1999.

Juhasz C, Chugani DC, Chugani HT:  A PET a normalis agy fejlodesenek es gyermekkori neuropszichiatriai korkepeknek a vizsgalataban.  Rudolph C, (ed).  In:  Magyar Tudomany:  A Pozitron Emisszios Tomografia (PET) A Vilagban es Magyaroszagon.  Oktober/Kulonszam, 1999.

Abstracts, Letters to the Editor and Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

Chugani HT:  Infantile spasms, dysphasia and autism:  relationship to bitemporal abnormalities.  J Child Neurology, 14:5, 1999.

Mohamed IS, Asano E, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Chugani HT:  Cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with angelman's syndrome.  Annals of Neurology 46:3, 1999.

Kaddurah AK, Juhasz C, Chugani HT:  Predilection of frontotemporal cortex involvement in early rasmussen's syndrome:  a positron emission tomographic study.  Annals of Neurology 46:3, 1999.

Chugani HT, Juhasz C, Behen ME.  Children with epilepsy and aggression:  a distinct pattern of positron emission tomography glucose metabolism.  Annals of Neurology 46:3, 1999.

Asano E, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Shen C. Jahasz C, Canady A, Shah JR, Shah AK, Watson C, Chakraborty PK, Mangner TJ, Chugani HT:  Epileptogenic lesions in children with tuberous sclerosis complex studied with a-[11C] Methyl-L-Tryptophand and 2-Deoxy-2[18F] Fluoro-D-Glucose positron emission tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging.  Epilepsia 40:7, 1999.

Watson C, Chen W, Kupsky W, Shah J, Fuerst D, Shah A, Chugani HT:  The characteristics of microscopic dual pathology:  A volumetric MRI and Histopathologic study.  Epilepsia 40:7, 1999.

Juhasz C, Muzik O, Chugani DC, Shah J, Canady A, Shah A, Watson C, Gates J, Frost M, Ritter F, Chugani HT:  Non-restricted [11C] Flumazenil PET abnormalities predict poor outcome in extratemporal lobe epilepsy surgery.  Epilepsia 40:7, 1999.

Krajewski K, Shein N, Watson C. Fuerst D, Kamholz J, Garbern J, Shah J, Shah A, Chugani HT:  The genetic of hippocampal sclerosis.  Epilepsia 40:7, 1999.

Koo B, Canady A, Rothermel R:  Transcranial cortical magnetic stimulation in children:  a non-invasive method for localization of functional cortical motor cortex in epilepsy surgery candidates.  Annals of Neurology 56:3, 523, 1999.

Nigro MA:  Chapter 175:  The floppy Infant.  Ambulatory Pediatric Care, 3rd Edition.  Lippincott-Raven, 758-764, 1999.

Nigro MA:  Periodic Paralyses.  Chapter 15:  Muscles.  Gellis & Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 16th Edition.  WB Saunders, 951-952, 1999.

Moorjani BH:  Neonatal injury in child abuse.  In:  Emedicine, Rust RO (ed).  (in press)

Glauser TA, Nigro M, Sachdeo R, Bonet HB, Weinstein S, About-Khalil B, Frank M, Jacobs T, Mesenbrink P, DÕSouza J:  Safety and efficacy of Oxcarbazepine as adjunctive therapy in children with inadequately controlled partial seizures.  Neurology 52 (suppl 2): A392, 1999.

Selcen D, McCormick E, Michon AM, Nigro MA.  N-Acetylcystine in FredreichÕs Ataxia.  Annals of Neurology 46:536, 1999.

Acsadi G, Jani A, Anguelov R, Shy ME:  Gene therapy for motor neuron diseases by adenoviral gene transfer.  J Hum Gen 65 (S): 1728A, 1999 (Annual meeting of American Society of Human Genetics, October, 1999; San Francisco)

Anguelov R, Jani A, Garbern J, Kamholz J, Shy ME, Acsadi G:  GDNF gene transfer into lower motor neurons in vivo:  The potential of gene therapy for SMA and ALS.  Society of Neuroscience Abstract 25: 734.13, 1999.  (29 Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, October 1999; Miami).

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