Focality in childhood absence epilepsy.

Background And Purpose: Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) has a typical electroencephalography (EEG) pattern of generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges (SWD). Focal interictal discharges were also documented in a small number of documents. The aim was to investigate the amplitudes of interictal 3 Hz SWD within the 1 second in drug-naïve CAE patients.

Evaluation of the Patients with the Diagnosis of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia: A Multicenter National Study.

Pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH) is a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by hypoplasia and degeneration of the cerebellum and pons. We aimed to identify the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings of the patients with diagnosed PCH with confirmed genetic analysis. We collected available clinical data, laboratory, and imaging findings in our retrospective multicenter national study of 64 patients with PCH in Turkey.

Evaluation of retinal vascular and structural alterations in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients without papilledema.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate retinal structural and microvascular alterations using optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCTA) in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients with regressed papilledema.

Methods: This study included 40 eyes of 21 IIH patients and 69 eyes of 36 healthy controls. Radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) vessel density and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness were evaluated by XR Avanti AngioVue OCTA (Optovue, Fremont, CA, USA).

A Delayed Presentation of Arginase Deficiency Presenting with Status Epilepticus.

Arginase 1(ARG1) deficiency is a rare disorder of the urea cycle. The presentation is usually late, leading to loss of intellectual milestones, spasticity and liver involvement. Hyperammonemic crises are rarely encountered.

Quantitative OCT angiography of the retinal and choroidal vascular circulation in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Purpose: To investigate retinal and choroidal microvascular changes in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) pediatric patients using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: This study was performed on 21 eyes of 21 NF1 patients and 30 eyes of 30 healthy subjects. Foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters, including area, perimeter, acircularity index, and foveal density, were measured using OCTA.

A Near-Global Slowing of Background Activity and Epileptic Discharges in Children With Mild to Moderately Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection: An Electro-Neurophysiological Study.

. To assess the functional involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) via quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) analysis in children with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection who were otherwise previously healthy children. .

Does aeroallergen sensitivity and allergic rhinitis in children cause milder COVID-19 infection?

There are conflicting data with regard to the impact of respiratory and allergic comorbidities on the course of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between allergic diseases and COVID-19 severity in pediatric patients. Seventy-five pediatric patients with COVID-19 were classified according to clinical severity and evaluated in the allergy/immunology and pulmonology departments 1 to 3 months after the infection resolved.

Midodrine treatment in children with recurrent vasovagal syncope.

Background: Vasovagal syncope is the most common cause of syncope in childhood and its treatment is not at a satisfactory level yet. We aimed to investigate patients who were diagnosed with vasovagal syncope, did not benefit from conventional treatment, received midodrine treatment, and to evaluate their response to midodrine treatment.

Methods: Files of 24 patients who were diagnosed with recurrent vasovagal syncope, did not benefit from non-pharmacological treatments, and received midodrine treatment during June 2017-October 2019 were retrospectively analysed.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of children and adolescents with acute vertigo symptoms: A cross-sectional study.

Background/aim: Vertigo is one of the rarely diagnosed disorders during childhood due to insufficient description of the children regarding their experiences to the physicians. The clinical features of children and adolescents admitted by acute vertigo symptoms were investigated to elaborate the subject retrospectively.

Materials And Methods: BetweenJanuary 2017–July 2019, records of cases admitted with acute vertigo complaints to pediatric neurology were retrospectively examined.

Diagnostic value of lung ultrasonography in children with COVID-19.

Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been successfully used in the diagnosis of different pulmonary diseases. Present study design to determine the diagnostic value of LUS in the evaluation of children with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods And Objectives: Prospective multicenter study, 40 children with confirmed COVID-19 were included.

The Association of Autoimmune Diseases with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Depends Also by the Length of Partial Clinical Remission Phase (Honeymoon).

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by irreversible, autoimmune, pancreatic -cell destruction. During the disease, some patients experience a phase of Partial Clinical Remission (PCR) known as "." This is a transitory period that is characterized by insulin production by residual cells following DM diagnosis and initiating the insulin therapy.

Seizures in children with epilepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Background: Epilepsy is an important disorder that is sometimes accompanied by inattention problems. This study explored the features of seizures in children with epilepsy, with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Methods: Between January 2017 and January 2018, data records of children with epilepsy aged 5-18 years admitted to hospital were retrospectively collected.

Male Nursing Students' Social Appearance Anxiety and Their Coping Attitudes.

This study aimed at examining social appearance anxiety levels of male nursing students and their coping attitudes and identifying the relationship between them. A cross-sectional research approach was adopted in a study population of 180; the sample comprised 129 students. Data were collected using a socio-demographic information form, the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), and the Assessment of Coping Attitudes Inventory (COPE).

Pictures portrayed by children with migraine with aura: a Turkish case series.

Background: Migraine is one of the most debilitating disorders with its chronic nature seen in childhood characterized by episodic bilateral or unilateral throbbing pain on the head that strikes at any time. It is divided into two categories as with or without aura and is diagnosed according to the 2013 International Headache Society criteria.

Aim And Method: This study aims to present the pictures depicted by adolescents aged 14-18 who were diagnosed with migraine with visual aura by Ankara Training and Research Hospital Child Neurology Department.

Retrospective analysis of children with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-related disorders.

Background: Knowledge has been expanding on myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated central nervous system disorders. We delineate the clinical and paraclinical findings and outcome of our pediatric patients with MOG antibody seropositive disease.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid findings, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, course and outcome of children seropositive for anti-MOG IgG.

Phagophobia Successfully Treated With Low-Dose Aripiprazole in an Adolescent: A Case Report.

Phagophobia is a condition characterized by an avoidance of swallowing foods and an intense fear of choking while eating solid foods in the absence of physiological and anatomical abnormalities. Phagophobia is mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition and International Classification of Diseases, 11th Edition in the new diagnostic category of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. The literature concerning phagophobia is sparse, and there is no specific treatment modality for this life-threatening condition.

Self-efficacy, depression and self-care activities of people with type 2 diabetes in Turkey.

Background: Self-efficacy related to self-care behaviors in people with type 2 diabetes has been well reported. However no work has been reported in Turkey that uses reliable instruments to examine the relationships among self-care activities, depression and self-efficacy.

Aim: This study aims to investigate self-care activities, depression and self-efficacy among people with type 2 diabetes in Turkey.

Late Presentation of Ataxia, Areflexia, and Electrophysiological Abnormalities as Part of Miller Fisher Syndrome: Case Report.

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is characterised by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. A case with external ophthalmoplegia and absence of ataxia and areflexia until the end of second week is presented. Electrophysiological findings became apparent after the third week and showed reduced amplitudes of sensory nerve action potentials and prolonged latencies of F with no evidence of conduction blocks.

The effect of a career activity on the students' perception of the nursing profession and their career plan: A single-group experimental study.

Background: Students' conceptualizations of nursing and their reasons for choosing the profession motivate them and affect their education, work performance and career plans. Nursing educators should support them to plan their careers consciously during their education.

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effect of career-planning event for nursing students on their conceptualizations of the nursing profession and their career plans.

Development and Implementation of the Clinical Decision Support System for Patients With Cancer and Nurses' Experiences Regarding the System.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and implement the clinical decision support system (CDSS) for oncology nurses in the care of patients with cancer and to explore the nurses' experiences about the system.

Methods: The study was conducted using a mixed-methods research design with 14 nurses working at a gynecological oncology clinic at a university hospital in Turkey.

Findings: The nurses stated that they did not experience any problems during the implementation of the CDSS, and its usage facilitated the assessment of patients' needs and care management.

Virtual patients feedback system--a concept to support students and educators.

Assessments deliver information about the knowledge level of a student. Formative assessments' main purposes are to identify student's weaknesses and strengths, and support educators in the planning process of their instruction. In this paper a graphical user interface concept is presented to provide feedback with the aid of the editing results of medical students, who train with Virtual Patient, which is a computer-based simulation of patient care.

Chloral hydrate and/or hydroxyzine for sedation in pediatric EEG recording.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the success of chloral hydrate (CH) and hydroxyzine on sedation and assess the changes of these drugs on sleep EEG recordings.

Method: Three hundred and forty-one patients (mean age: 60.92±53.

Hashimoto encephalopathy causing drug-resistant status epilepticus treated with plasmapheresis.

Hashimoto encephalopathy is a rare, clinically heterogenous condition. Its treatment is based on corticosteroids. A previously normal 12-year-old boy was admitted to our pediatric emergency department with status epilepticus.