Antenatal screening of depressive and manic symptoms in south Brazilian childbearing women: A transversal study in advance of the pandemic scenario.

Background: The diagnosis of mood disorders (MD) during pregnancy is challenging and may bring negative consequences to the maternal-fetal binomial. The long waitlist for specialized psychiatric evaluation in Brazil contributes to the treatment omission. Almost 20.

Cerebro-retinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts due to recessive mutations in the CTC1 gene.

Cerebro-retinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts (CRMCC) or Coats plus syndrome is a pleiotropic disorder affecting the eyes, brain, bone and gastrointestinal tract. Its primary pathogenesis involves small vessel obliterative microangiopathy. Recently, autosomal recessively inherited mutations in CTC1 have been reported in CRMCC patients.

[The first consultation with an adolescent].

It is crucial not to miss the first consultation with an adolescent. This article reviews some of the essential step necessary to help make the first consultation a success: the time to devote to the patient, the preparation of the consultation, mandatory issues to address, clinical/physical examination, conclusion of the consultation, the prescriptions and the follow-up.

[Anorexia nervosa: impact on growth and bone mineral density].

Anorexia nervosa (AN) concerns 1% of adolescent girls and happens at a time of intense bone growth. Adolescents who develop AN before or during puberty have growth retardation and may not achieve their genetic height potential. Osteopenia, as evidenced by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, is also frequent.

[General health, reproductive health and internet. A pathfinder for French speaking adolescents].

Internet offers interesting information concerning health issues. This paper presents a selection of french sites destined for youth about general and reproductive health. Pediatricians could recommend them to their adolescent patients.

[Chronic illness in adolescence: ten pertinent questions].

Among adolescents with chronic illness or disability, some are survivors of a severe disease in childhood, some have a long-standing yet less severe condition and some have been ill since adolescence only. Owing to the considerable progress of pediatrics, the number of these adolescents and young adults has been regularly increasing. For all, the major question is that of their future and for many, that of the transition from pediatric to adult medical care.