Browsing by Subject "Adolescent"

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Alcohol and psychoactive drugs increased the pre-hospital mortality in 655 fall-related fatalities in Greece: A call for management protocols

Papadopoulos, I. N.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Kanakaris, Nikolaos K.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kotsilianou, Olympia; Konstantoudakis, Georgios; Leukidis, Christos (2012)

Introduction: The frequency of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in fall-related fatalities and their effect on type, severity of injury and location of death constitute the subjects of this study. Methods: A retrospective ...

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Artifacts in spiral CT protocols: The importance of the spatial reconstruction

Lavdas, Eleftherios; Vlychou, M.; Roka, V.; Wozniak, Greta; Protogerou, G.; Fezoulidis, Ioannis (2009)

Purpose: This study recorded and analysed streak and motion artifacts in spiral CT examinations and evaluated the elimination and minimization of them by the use of segmental reconstruction with and without alterations of ...

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The association of community violence exposure with middle-school achievement: A prospective study

Henrich, Christopher C.; Schwab-Stone, M.; Fanti, Kostas A.; Jones, S. M.; Ruchkin, V. (2004)

This study investigated the long-term effects of exposure to community violence on academic achievement and feelings of safety in school among a large sample of urban middle-school students (N = 759). It also considered ...

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Brain perfusion SPECT with 99mTC-ECD and serum neuron-specific enolase in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage and clinical vasospasm

Iliadis, Charalambos; Apostolopoulos, D. J.; Papadopoulos, G.; Tzortzidis, F.; Wozniak, Greta; Georgoulias, Panagiotis; Kunz, A.; Panagiotopoulos, V.; Maraziotis, T.; Vassilakos, P. J. (2006)

Aim: To estimate the association between single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging and neuro-specific enolase (NSE) serum level measurement in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and also to present ...

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Callous-unemotional traits in incarcerated adolescents

Kimonis, Eva R.; Fanti, Kostas A.; Goldweber, A.; Marsee, M. A.; Frick, Paul J.; Cauffman, E. (American Psychological Association Inc, 2014)

The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates a subgroup of antisocial youth at risk for severe, aggressive, and stable conduct problems. As a result, these traits should be considered as part of the criteria ...

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Cefditoren: Comparative efficacy with other antimicrobials and risk factors for resistance in clinical isolates causing UTIs in outpatients

Hatzaki, Despina; Poulakou, G.; Katsarolis, Ioannis; Lambri, Niki; Souli, M.; Deliolanis, Ioannis; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Lebessi, Evangelia; Giamarellou, Helen (2012)

Background: To investigate a possible role of Cefditoren, a recently marketed in Greece third-generation oral cephalosporin in urinary infections of outpatients.Methods: During a multicenter survey of Enterobacteriaceae ...

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CEOP-21 versus CEOP-14 chemotherapy with or without rituximab for the first-line treatment of patients with aggressive lymphomas: Results of the HE22A99 trial of the hellenic cooperative oncology group

Economopoulos, T.; Psyrri, A.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Tsatalas, C.; Nikolaides, C.; Mellou, S.; Xiros, N.; Fountzilas, George (2007)

Background: In this study we investigated whether administering CEOP (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine [Oncovin], and prednisone) every 2 weeks (CEOP-14) instead of every 3 weeks (the standard CEOP-21 regimen) ...

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Clear‐cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses: A clinicopathologic study. Presentation of six additional cases with review of the literature

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fisher, Cyril; Wiltshaw, E. (1984)

Clear‐cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses is a rare and slowly growing soft tissue sarcoma, affecting mainly young adults. During the last 15 years, approximately 60 cases have been reported in the literature. In this ...

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The clinical picture of primary Sjogren's syndrome: A retrospective study

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Karsh, J.; Moutsopoulos, H. M. (1982)

The clinical and laboratory features of 47 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome, confirmed by lip biopsy, were analyzed in this study. The majority of our patients had the classical signs and symptoms of Sjogren's ...

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Clinicopathological study of metallothionein immunohistochemical expression, in benign, borderline and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors

Zagorianakou, N.; Stefanou, D. G.; Makrydimas, G.; Zagorianakou, P.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Agnantis, Niki J. (2006)

Metallothioneins (MTs) are a family of cystein-rich metal-binding proteins, which are expressed in normal cells during fetal and postnatal life but also in a variety of human neoplasms. MT expression in human tumors has ...

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Correlative histologic and serologic findings of sicca syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Moutsopoulos, H. M.; Klippel, J. H.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Wolf, R. O.; Sweet, J. B.; Steinberg, A. D.; Chu, F. C.; Tarpley, T. M. (1980)

We prospectively evaluated 24 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus for clinical, histologic, and serologic evidence of sicca syndrome. Abnormalities suggestive of sicca syndrome in patients with systemic lupus were ...

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Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: The ARISTOTLE programme

Hatzakis, A.; Sypsa, V.; Paraskeva, D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Micha, Katerina; Panopoulos, A.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Psichogiou, M.; Pharris, Anastasia; Wiessing, L.; Laar, M. J. van de; Donoghoe, Martin; Heckathorn, Douglas D.; Friedman, Samuel R.; Jarlais, Don C. Des (2015)

Aims: To (i) describe an intervention implemented in response to the HIV-1 outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Greece (ARISTOTLE programme), (ii) assess its success in identifying and testing this population ...

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Donor-derived breast cancer in a bone marrow transplantation recipient

Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Pentheroudakis, George; Kamakari, S.; Metaxa-Mariatou, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)

We present the case of a young lady who had been treated for acute myelocytic leukemia at the age of 14 by means of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, the donor being her sister. At the age of 28 she underwent modified ...

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An ecological study of the determinants of differences in 2009 pandemic influenza mortality rates between countries in Europe

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Lytras, Theodoros; Bonovas, Stefanos (2011)

Background: Pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 mortality rates varied widely from one country to another. Our aim was to identify potential socioeconomic determinants of pandemic mortality and explain between-country variation. ...

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Editorial: Adolescent oncology

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

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Epithelial ovarian cancer in Greece: A retrospective study of 1,791 patients by the hellenic cooperative oncology group (HeCOG)

Pectasides, Dimitrios; Papaxoinis, G.; Fountzilas, George; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Bamias, A. T.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kalofonos, H. P.; Timotheadou, E.; Samantas, E.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Economopoulos, T.; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2009)

Background: The aim of this retrospective study was to present the epidemiological, pathological and clinical characteristics and treatment results of Greek women with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Patients and Methods: ...

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Favorable outcome of ovarian germ cell malignancies treated with cisplatin or carboplatin-based chemotherapy: A hellenic cooperative oncology group study

Dimopoulos, M. A.; Papadopoulou, M.; Andreopoulou, E.; Papadimitriou, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Aspropotamitis, A.; Anagnostopoulos, A.; Fountzilas, George; Michalas, S.; Pectasides, Dimitrios (1998)

Purpose. To evaluate the outcome and the prognosis of patients with ovarian germ cell malignancies who were treated with platinum-based chemotherapy immediately after initial surgery. Methods. We conducted a retrospective ...

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HBV-DNA levels predict overall mortality in HIV/HBV coinfected individuals

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Paraskeva, D.; Psichogiou, M.; Hatzakis, A. (2016)

The coinfection of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with increased death rates. However, the relevant research has mostly relied on serologic HBV testing [HBV surface antigen ...

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Hematometra presenting as an acute abdomen in a 13-year-old postmenarchal girl: A case report

Klimek, Peter Michael; Klimek, Miriam; Kessler, Ulf; Oesch, V.; Wolf, R. O.; Stranzinger, E.; Mueller, Michael D.; Zachariou, Zacharias (2012)

Introduction. Most underlying diseases for abdominal pain in children are not dangerous. However some require rapid diagnosis and treatment, such as acute ovarian torsion or appendicitis. Since reaching a diagnosis can be ...

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The impact of iron overload and genotype on gonadal function in women with thalassaemia major

Skordis, Nicos; Gourni, Maritsa; Kanaris, Constantinos; Toumba, Meropi; Kleanthous, Marina; Karatzia, Ntina; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Angastiniotis, Michael (2004)

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of chronic iron overload and genotype on gonadal function in women with thalassaemia major.