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Ultrarare Variants in DNA Damage Repair Genes in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome or Acute Behavioral Regression in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 小儿急发神经精神综合征或神经发育障碍中的急性行为退行性病变中 DNA 损伤修复基因的超常变异。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1159/000541908
Janet L Cunningham, Jennifer Frankovich, Robert A Dubin, Erika Pedrosa, Refia Nur Baykara, Noelle Cathleen Schlenk, Shahina B Maqbool, Hedwig Dolstra, Jacqueline Marino, Jacob Edinger, Julia M Shea, Gonzalo Laje, Sigrid M A Swagemakers, Siamala Sinnadurai, Zhengdong D Zhang, Jhih-Rong Lin, Peter J van der Spek, Herbert M Lachman, Herbert M Lachman
{"title":"Ultrarare Variants in DNA Damage Repair Genes in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome or Acute Behavioral Regression in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.","authors":"Janet L Cunningham, Jennifer Frankovich, Robert A Dubin, Erika Pedrosa, Refia Nur Baykara, Noelle Cathleen Schlenk, Shahina B Maqbool, Hedwig Dolstra, Jacqueline Marino, Jacob Edinger, Julia M Shea, Gonzalo Laje, Sigrid M A Swagemakers, Siamala Sinnadurai, Zhengdong D Zhang, Jhih-Rong Lin, Peter J van der Spek, Herbert M Lachman, Herbert M Lachman","doi":"10.1159/000541908","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><p>Introduction: Acute onset of severe psychiatric symptoms or regression may occur in children with premorbid neurodevelopmental disorders, although typically developing children can also be affected. Infections or other stressors are likely triggers. The underlying causes are unclear, but a current hypothesis suggests the convergence of genes that influence neuronal and immunological function. We previously identified 11 genes in pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), in which two classes of genes related to either synaptic function or the immune system were found. Among the latter, three affect the DNA damage response (DDR): PPM1D, CHK2, and RAG1. We now report an additional 17 cases with mutations in PPM1D and other DDR genes in patients with acute onset of psychiatric symptoms and/or regression that their clinicians classified as PANS or another inflammatory brain condition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed genetic findings obtained from parents and carried out whole-exome sequencing on a total of 17 cases, which included 3 sibling pairs and a family with 4 affected children.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The DDR genes include clusters affecting p53 DNA repair (PPM1D, ATM, ATR, 53BP1, and RMRP), and the Fanconi Anemia Complex (FANCE, SLX4/FANCP, FANCA, FANCI, and FANCC). We hypothesize that defects in DNA repair genes, in the context of infection or other stressors, could contribute to decompensated states through an increase in genomic instability with a concomitant accumulation of cytosolic DNA in immune cells triggering DNA sensors, such as cGAS-STING and AIM2 inflammasomes, as well as central deficits on neuroplasticity. In addition, increased senescence and defective apoptosis affecting immunological responses could be playing a role.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These compelling preliminary findings motivate further genetic and functional characterization as the downstream impact of DDR deficits may point to novel treatment strategies. </p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"231-250"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12360735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142479782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Children and Adolescents following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Series. 儿童和青少年感染 SARS-CoV-2 后出现的急性神经精神症状:病例系列。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1159/000545349
Mohamed T Jasser, Thomas Ferland, Thomas Bocian, Matthew Goff, Abigail Gauch, Michael V Heinz, Elizabeth Joffrey, Richard Morse, Daniel Albert, Jennifer Frankovich, Juliette C Madan, Mohamed Jasser
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Transferring Mouse Emx1 and Emx2 Lentiviruses into the Chicken Embryonic Brain and Their Implication to the Organization and Evolution of the Amniote Pallium. 小鼠Emx1和Emx2慢病毒转染鸡胚脑及其对羊膜组织和进化的影响。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1159/000543601
Rui Zhao, Yuanyuan Gao, Chao Xi, Ping Liu, Shiying Lin, Shan Lu, Jin Liu, Jie Bing, Xinwen Zhang, Shaoju Zeng
{"title":"Transferring Mouse Emx1 and Emx2 Lentiviruses into the Chicken Embryonic Brain and Their Implication to the Organization and Evolution of the Amniote Pallium.","authors":"Rui Zhao, Yuanyuan Gao, Chao Xi, Ping Liu, Shiying Lin, Shan Lu, Jin Liu, Jie Bing, Xinwen Zhang, Shaoju Zeng","doi":"10.1159/000543601","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Homeobox genes are highly conserved and play critical roles in brain development. Recently, we have found that mammals have an additional fragment of approximately 20 amino acids in Emx1 and a poly-(AL)<sub>6-7</sub> in Emx2, compared to other amniotes. It has been shown that Emx1 and Emx2 have synergistic actions in the brain development. These reports raise an interesting issue whether the differences of Emx1 and Emx2 between mammals and non-mammals are concerned with the organization and evolution of amniote pallium.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Lentiviruses expressing mouse Emx1 and Emx2 (mEmx1/2) with additional fragments were injected into the ventricle of the chick telencephalon at embryonic day 3 to study the effects of mEmx1/2 on the development of chick pallium, whereas injections of lentiviruses containing chick Emx1 and Emx2 (cEmx1/2), no targeted gene insert or saline were as controls. The expressions of reelin, vimentin, GABA and MAP2, neurogenesis patterns for calbindin (CB) and parvalbumin (PV) neurons and the sizes of anterior commissure (AC) were then studied by immuohistochemical staining, and open-field tests were performed to assess locomotor activities and curious or exploratory behaviors of the chicks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Following the injections of lentiviruses expressing mEmx1/2, the expressions of reelin, vimentin, GABA, and MAP2 increased in most parts of Wulst (W) and mesopallium (M), but not most of nidopallium (N). Neurogenesis patterns for CB and PV neurons changed toward mammalian inside-out one, and the sizes of AC staining for neurofilament were significantly larger. In addition, post-hatchling chicks showed higher rates of passive avoidance after training, but no significant differences in the total distance traveled and the percentage of time spent in the central rectangle, compared to those in the control groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study indicated that mEmx1/2 had effects on the development of chick pallium, suggesting that they are probably involved in the organization and evolution of amniote pallium.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"440-457"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Erratum. 勘误表。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1159/000545780
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Region-Specific Brain Volume Changes Emerge in Adolescence in the Valproic Acid Model of Autism and Parallel Human Findings. 丙戊酸自闭症模型在青春期出现的特定区域脑容量变化与人类研究结果相似。
IF 2.1 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.1159/000538932
Cole King, Ivina Mali, Hunter Strating, Elizabeth Fangman, Jenna Neyhard, Macy Payne, Stefan H Bossmann, Bethany Plakke
{"title":"Region-Specific Brain Volume Changes Emerge in Adolescence in the Valproic Acid Model of Autism and Parallel Human Findings.","authors":"Cole King, Ivina Mali, Hunter Strating, Elizabeth Fangman, Jenna Neyhard, Macy Payne, Stefan H Bossmann, Bethany Plakke","doi":"10.1159/000538932","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and communication deficits, cognitive dysfunction, and stereotyped repetitive behaviors. Regional volume changes are commonly observed in individuals with ASD. To examine volumetric dysregulation across adolescence, the valproic acid (VPA) model was used to induce ASD-like phenotypes in rats.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Regional volumes were obtained via magnetic resonance imaging at either postnatal day 28 or postnatal day 40 (P40), which correspond to early and late adolescence, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Consistent with prior research, VPA animals had reduced total brain volume compared to control animals. A novel outcome was that VPA animals had overgrown right hippocampi at P40. Differences in the pattern of development of the anterior cingulate cortex were also observed in VPA animals. Differences for the posterior cingulate were only observed in males, but not females.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results demonstrate differences in region-specific developmental trajectories between control and VPA animals and suggest that the VPA model may capture regional volume changes consistent with human ASD.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and communication deficits, cognitive dysfunction, and stereotyped repetitive behaviors. Regional volume changes are commonly observed in individuals with ASD. To examine volumetric dysregulation across adolescence, the valproic acid (VPA) model was used to induce ASD-like phenotypes in rats.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Regional volumes were obtained via magnetic resonance imaging at either postnatal day 28 or postnatal day 40 (P40), which correspond to early and late adolescence, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Consistent with prior research, VPA animals had reduced total brain volume compared to control animals. A novel outcome was that VPA animals had overgrown right hippocampi at P40. Differences in the pattern of development of the anterior cingulate cortex were also observed in VPA animals. Differences for the posterior cingulate were only observed in males, but not females.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results demonstrate differences in region-specific developmental trajectories between control and VPA animals and suggest that the VPA model may capture regional volume changes consistent with human ASD.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"68-80"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11511791/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Long-Term Neurologic Consequences following Fetal Growth Restriction: The Impact on Brain Reserve. 胎儿生长受限的长期神经后果;对大脑储备的影响。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1159/000539266
Divyen K Shah, Susana Pereira, Gregory A Lodygensky
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Erratum. 勘误表。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1159/000545723
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The Association between Ventricle Ratio in Preterm Infants and Motor Developmental Delay. 早产儿脑室比率与运动发育迟缓之间的关系。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1159/000540754
Hyun Iee Shin, Na Mi Lee, Sun Mi Kim, Hyunchan Hwang, Gangta Choi, Doug Hyun Han, Don-Kyu Kim
{"title":"The Association between Ventricle Ratio in Preterm Infants and Motor Developmental Delay.","authors":"Hyun Iee Shin, Na Mi Lee, Sun Mi Kim, Hyunchan Hwang, Gangta Choi, Doug Hyun Han, Don-Kyu Kim","doi":"10.1159/000540754","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540754","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Early prediction and timely intervention are particularly essential for high-risk preterm infants. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (BMRI) is frequently used alongside functional evaluations to improve predictions of developmental outcomes. This study aimed to assess voxel-based brain volumetry in extremely preterm infants using BMRI at term equivalent age (TEA) and investigate its association with developmental outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From March 2016 to December 2019, high-risk preterm infants (birth weight <1,500 g or gestational age <32 weeks) with BMRI at TEA and follow-up developmental data assessed by Bayley-III were included. For BMRI volumetry, manual tracing and segmentation were performed on T1-weighted scans, and after smoothing, voxels were calculated for each brain segment. Forty-seven subjects were enrolled and categorized into typical/delayed motor groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results revealed a significant difference in ventricle size and ventricle ratio in BMRI at TEA between the groups. Even after controlling for other factors that could influence developmental outcomes, ventricle ratio emerged as a robust, single predictor for future motor development.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests the potential clinical utility of BMRI volumetry in predicting motor development outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"183-192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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New-Onset OCD and Juvenile Enthesitis-Related Arthritis after COVID-19 (Three Cases). 新发强迫症与青少年感染性感染性关节炎(3例)。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1159/000545137
Tanya Saini, Meiqian Ma, Jesse Sandberg, Bahare Farhadian, Cindy Manko, Yuhuan Xie, Juliette Madan, Karen Bauer, Paula Tran, Jennifer Frankovich, Meiqian Ma
{"title":"New-Onset OCD and Juvenile Enthesitis-Related Arthritis after COVID-19 (Three Cases).","authors":"Tanya Saini, Meiqian Ma, Jesse Sandberg, Bahare Farhadian, Cindy Manko, Yuhuan Xie, Juliette Madan, Karen Bauer, Paula Tran, Jennifer Frankovich, Meiqian Ma","doi":"10.1159/000545137","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. There is a mounting body of evidence suggesting a link between OCD and inflammation. Neuropsychiatric deteriorations have been reported to follow COVID-19 infections, including OCD. Additionally, symptomatic arthritis has also been reported following COVID-19 infection. We aim to describe post-COVID-19 clinical deteriorations presenting to our multidisciplinary immune behavioral health clinic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred and fifty-one prescreened patients were evaluated in our clinic between March 1, 2020 and August 1, 2024. We systematically searched charts for infection with SARS-CoV-2 and found 3 cases of confirmed COVID-19 infection that preceded an abrupt neuropsychiatric deterioration (in the absence of other detected infections). Per our clinic's latest protocol, all patients underwent a full rheumatology and arthritis evaluation (regardless of joint complaints) including ultrasound imaging, which were used to objectively assess for effusions, synovitis, and capsulitis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two of the three patients met criteria for a PANS diagnosis. All 3 patients had new-onset OCD or reescalation of OCD with new obsessions/compulsions/rituals post-COVID-19 and all three had imaging findings of effusions +/- synovitis +/- capsulitis despite not having significant complaints of joint pain. Joint pain complaints evolved after psychiatric symptoms improved (because the capacity of the patient to articulate joint pain improved when they were less overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts). Immunomodulatory treatment began with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and was escalated to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the 2 patients with synovitis +/- capsulitis. All 3 patients eventually returned to baseline neuropsychiatric health (minimal-to-no OCD and resolution of intense anxiety and mood instability) and also had improvement in arthritic findings after introduction of NSAID +/- DMARDs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Infections may result in systemic immune activation leading to inflammation. Thus, when patients have an acute neuropsychiatric deterioration (hypothesized to have been triggered by an infection), the situation may warrant evaluation for inflammation in other more accessible sites (e.g., joints). Use of this evidence of inflammation (as a sign of immune activation) is helpful since it is difficult to assess for brain inflammation, as clinical brain imaging has poor sensitivity for inflammation and biopsy of the striatum (and other areas involved in OCD) is difficult and limited by risk. In our cases, early joint imaging not only helped confirm signs of systemic inflammation in the setting of neuropsychiatric symptoms, but it also allowed for earlier initiation of immunomodulatory treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"303-315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Relationship between Early Exposure to General Anesthesia and Neurobehavioral Deficits. 早期接触全身麻醉与神经行为缺陷之间的关系。
IF 2 4区 医学
Developmental Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-14 DOI: 10.1159/000542005
Jia Yan, Jinnan Xu, Fan Wang, Yi Gao, Chuanyu Qi, Tiannan Chen, Jia Yan
{"title":"The Relationship between Early Exposure to General Anesthesia and Neurobehavioral Deficits.","authors":"Jia Yan, Jinnan Xu, Fan Wang, Yi Gao, Chuanyu Qi, Tiannan Chen, Jia Yan","doi":"10.1159/000542005","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In contemporary medical practice, general anesthesia plays an essential role in pediatric surgical procedures. While modern anesthetic protocols have demonstrated safety and efficacy across various pathological conditions, concerns persist regarding the potential neurotoxic effects associated with early exposure to general anesthesia.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Current research primarily examines the neurocognitive developmental impacts, with limited focus on neurobehavioral developmental disorders. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of clinical trial results related to five critical neurobehavioral developmental disorders: fine motor disability, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, impulse control disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental coordination disorder. Furthermore, this review synthesizes insights from basic research on the potential toxicological mechanisms of general anesthetic agents that could influence clinical neurobehavioral changes. These findings provide valuable guidance for the prudent and safe utilization of anesthetic agents in pediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>This review explores the potential connections between general anesthesia and five neurobehavioral disorders, highlighting the importance of cautious anesthetic use in children in light of current research findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":50585,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"383-399"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12500287/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142479781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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