Browsing by Subject "Child"

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[Abdominal pain in children]

Zachariou, Zacharias (2011)

A differentiation between chronic relapsing abdominal pain and acute pain is necessary in children. Whilst only 5 - 10 % of the cases of chronic abdominal pain have an organic correlate, such is almost always present in ...

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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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Amnion as a prosthetic material in congenital defects: An experimental study in rats

Zachariou, Zacharias; Daum, R. (1996)

In pediatric surgery, amniotic membranes taken from autologous placenta are occasionally used as an implant in cases of large ventral abdominal clefts. The questions arise, which part of this organ should be used and how ...

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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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Asthma and atopy in children born by caesarean section: effect modification by family history of allergies - a population based cross-sectional study

Kolokotroni, Ourania; Middleton, Nicos; Gavatha, Marina; Lamnisos, Demetris; Priftis, K. N.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2012)

Background: Studies on the association of birth by caesarean section (C/S) and allergies have produced conflicting findings. Furthermore, evidence on whether this association may differ in those at risk of atopy is limited. ...

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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - Type 2. Ultrasound, genetic and clinical correlations

Demetriou, Kyproula; Tziakouri, Chrysa H.; Anninou, Kristiana; Eleftheriou, Andri; Koptides, Michael; Nicolaou, Alexia; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Pierides, Alkis M. (2000)

Background. Ultrasound, genetic and clinical correlations are available for ADPKD-1, but lacking for ADPKD-2. The present study was carried out to address: (i) the age-related diagnostic usefulness of ultrasound compared ...

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A base substitution at IVS-19 3′-end splice junction causes exon 20 skipping in proα2(I) collagen mRNA and produces mild osteogenesis imperfecta

Mottes, M.; Sangalli, A.; Valli, M.; Forlino, A.; Gomez-Lira, M.; Antoniazzi, F.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Cetta, G.; Pignatti, P. F. (1994)

Molecular investigations on a young patient and her family were undertaken to identify the molecular defect responsible for a mild form of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with blue sclerae, dentinogenesis imperfecta and joint ...

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Benign cystic lesions in the testis of children

Liniger, B.; Fleischmann, A.; Zachariou, Zacharias (2012)

Cystic lesions in the testis of children are rare and in most cases benign tumors. However, a preoperative diagnostic work-up could contribute to planning the surgical procedure: orchiectomy in the case of potential ...

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The better of two evils? Evidence that children exhibiting continuous conduct problems high or low on callous-unemotional traits score on opposite directions on physiological and behavioral measures of fear

Fanti, Kostas A.; Panayiotou, Georgia; Lazarou, Chrysostomos; Michael, R.; Georgiou, G. (Cambridge University Press, 2015)

The present study examines whether heterogeneous groups of children identified based on their longitudinal scores on conduct problems (CP) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits differ on physiological and behavioral measures ...

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Cellular HIV-1 DNA load predicts HIV-RNA rebound and the outcome of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Hatzakis, Angelos E.; Touloumi, G.; Pantazis, N.; Anastassopoulou, C. G.; Katsarou, O.; Karafoulidou, A.; Goedert, J. J.; Kostrikis, Leontios G. (2004)

Objective: To assess whether cellular HIV-1 DNA prior to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation predicts its outcome. Design and methods: Patients included all 51 hemophiliacs of the Greek component of the ...

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Changes in T Cell Receptor Excision DNA Circle (TREC) Levels in HIV Type 1-Infected Subjects Pre- and Post-Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Touloumi, G.; Pantazis, N.; Karafoulidou, A.; Mandalaki, T.; Goedert, J. J.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Hatzakis, Angelos E. (2004)

The T cell receptor excision DNA circle (TREC) level is an independent predictor of HIV-1 disease prognosis. We studied the temporal changes in TREC levels prior to and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) ...

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Childhood callous-unemotional traits moderate the relation between parenting distress and conduct problems over time

Fanti, Kostas A.; Munoz Centifanti, L. C. (2014)

The present short-term longitudinal study examines the bidirectional effects among paternal-reported and maternal-reported involvement, distress and conduct-problems (CP) in children ages 7-12 years with callous-unemotional ...

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Click evoked neurogenic vestibular potentials (NVESTEPs): A method of assessing the function of the vestibular system

Papathanasiou, Eleftherios Stelios; Zamba-Papanicolaou, Eleni; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Kyriakides, Theodoros; Papacostas, Savvas S.; Myrianthopoulou, Panayiota; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Iliopoulos, Ioannis Komotini; Piperidou, Charitomeni N. (2003)

Objectives: To obtain neurogenic vestibular evoked potentials (NVESTEPs) with surface scalp recording using high intensity auditory clicks. The same stimulus is used in myogenic vestibular evoked potentials which has been ...

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Clinical expression of autoimmune hepatitis in a Nine-Year-Old Girl with visceral leishmaniasis

Sotirakou, S.; Wozniak, Greta (2011)

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic disease of unknown aetiology, which usually progresses to cirrhosis if not diagnosed and treated promptly. In childhood, autoimmune hepatitis prevalently presents with non-specific ...

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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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Clinico-pathological correlations in 127 patients in 11 large pedigrees, segregating one of three heterozygous mutations in the COL4A3 COL4A4 genes associated with familial haematuria and significant late progression to proteinuria and chronic kidney disease from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Pierides, Alkis M.; Voskarides, Konstantinos; Athanasiou, Yiannis; Ioannou, Kyriakos; Damianou, Loukas; Arsali, Maria; Zavros, Michalis; Pierides, M.; Vargemezis, V.; Patsias, Charalambos; Zouvani, Ioanna; Elia, Avraam; Kyriacou, Kyriacos C.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2009)

Background. Heterozygous mutations in the COL4A3 COL4A4 genes are currently thought to be responsible for familial benign microscopic haematuria and maintenance of normal long-term kidney function.Methods. We report on 11 ...

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Description of the first two seemingly unrelated Greek Cypriot families with a common C618R RET proto-oncogene mutation

Neocleous, Vassos; Passalaris, T.; Spanou, E.; Kitsios, P.; Skordis, Nicos A.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2004)

Germ-line mutations of the RET proto-oncogene cause three different cancer syndromes: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B, and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). The ...

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[Disorders of vascularization in para-epiphyseal groove humeral fractures and their clinical significance for the growing skeleton]

Benz, G.; Blimke, B.; Zachariou, Zacharias; Daum, R. (1987)

We analysed retrospectively 50 humerus fractures in the vicinity of elbow joint and 40 fractures of the proximal humerus with respect to possible injuries of the vessel pattern of the epiphyseal plate. The normal vessel ...

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Do neurocognitive deficits in decision making differentiate conduct disorder subtypes?

Fanti, Kostas A.; Kimonis, Eva R.; Hadjicharalambous, Maria-Zoe; Steinberg, L. (Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH and Co. KG, 2016)

The present study aimed to test whether neurocognitive deficits involved in decision making underlie subtypes of conduct-disorder (CD) differentiated on the basis of callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Eighty-five participants ...

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Epidemiology of aids defining conditions in Greece

Masgala, Aikaterini; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Paraskeva, D. (2004)

Objective: To examine the secular trends of all AIDS opportunistic infections to occur first (Ols) in Greece, by year, by gender and by mode of transmission. Methods: The study included all AIDS defining conditions reported ...