Annals of the Child Neurology Society (ACNS) promotes rapid publication of information related broadly to clinical pediatric neuroscience. We publish high-quality clinical research, patient-related articles, clinical trials, scholarly reviews and commentaries. ACNS is an official open access publication of the Child Neurology Society. It is affiliated with Annals of Neurology, an official journal of the Child Neurology Society and the American Neurological Association.

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As an official publication of the Child Neurology Society, ACNS also publishes articles arising from the Society's sponsored symposia, practice guidelines and invited lecture series, such as the Bernard Sachs Lecture, the Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award and Hower Lecture.

Reasons to publish:

  • An official open access publication of the Child Neurology Society listed on DOAJ
  • Offers expedited manuscript decision process from submission to acceptance
  • Editorial board are renowned experts, holding leadership roles and prestigious awards
  • Offers a trainee mentoring program to aid with manuscript preparation

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VISUAL DIAGNOSIS
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Difficult‐to‐Treat Epilepsy With Developmental Implications

Samuel Kamoroff, Harry Abram, Fernando Galan, 
  •  13 July 2025
BRIEF REPORT
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Delayed Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Due to Unrecognized Carbon Monoxide Toxicity: A Case Report

Alexandria Valdrighi, Greta Peng, Andreas Rauschecker, Mary Karalius, 
  •  11 July 2025
CLINICAL LETTER
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Novel Pathogenic Variant in Exon 31 of the TSC2 Gene Associated With a Severe Phenotype of Tuberous Sclerosis

Tabitha D'souza, Laura Davids, Prabhumallikarjun Patil, 
  •  10 July 2025
TOPICAL REVIEW
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Considerations in Transition of Pediatric Neurology Patients to Adult Care

Asif Doja, Katherine Muir, Megan E. Harrison, Sarah Healy, Ashley Vandermorris, Alene Toulany, 
  •  9 July 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Clinically Important Endpoints in Individuals With Leukodystrophy: A Multisite Study

Emma R. Kotes, Sarah Woidill, Russell D'Aiello, Amina Khan, Jacob McCann, Mark Ramos, Francesco Gavazzi, Stephanie Keller, Keith Van Haren, Ali Fatemi, Florian Eichler, Joshua Bonkowsky, Jamie Fraser, Lisa Emrick, Omar Sherbini, Ashley Hackett, Jeilo Gauna, Dandre Amos, Jordan Goodman, Amena Smith Fine, Amanda Nagy, Seungil Lee, Nicole Page, Johanna Schmidt, Amy Pizzino, Kayla Muirhead, Mariko Bennett, Amy Waldman, Justine Shults, Laura Adang, Robert Grundmeier, Adeline Vanderver, 
  •  9 July 2025
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A half‐century check‐up for child neurology training

E. Steve Roach, 
  •  7-12
  •  9 February 2023
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Axonal pathfinding during the development of the nervous system

Harvey B. Sarnat, 
  •  13-23
  •  16 December 2022
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Pyridoxine‐dependent epilepsy: Current perspectives and questions for future research

Curtis R. Coughlin , Sidney M. Gospe , 
  •  24-37
  •  7 March 2023
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Rett syndrome: The Natural History Study journey

Alan K. Percy, Timothy A. Benke, Eric D. Marsh, Jeffrey L. Neul, 
  •  189-205
  •  11 August 2024
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Effect of neonatal seizure burden and etiology on the long‐term outcome: data from a randomized, controlled trial

Sara K. Trowbridge, Lois O. Condie, Jessica R. Landers, Ann M. Bergin, Patricia E. Grant, Kalpathy Krishnamoorthy, Valerie Rofeberg, David Wypij, Kevin J. Staley, Janet S. Soul, for the Boston Bumetanide Trial Group, 
  •  53-65
  •  27 January 2023
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