Publications by authors named "Bahadır Samur"
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- The study examines the impact of the imposter phenomenon (IP) on decision-making among pediatric residents by analyzing their IP scores and case management success.
- Results indicate that a significant portion of residents experience moderate to intense feelings of impostorism, with female participants reporting higher scores overall.
- Higher IP scores are linked to delays in seeking help and negatively affect decision-making processes, highlighting potential challenges in patient care due to self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy.
Bleeding disorders are causes of great concern and panic for parents and primary care providers. Lack of knowledge and awareness on appropriate screening tests and factor product preparation contributed to potential diagnostic delays, increased complications, and economic costs. This study aimed to determine and compare the approach of primary care physicians (including general practitioners) and emergency physicians with a questionnaire including simulation-based cases on hemophilia.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted childhood obesity and metabolic health, with studies showing an increase in obesity rates linked to lifestyle changes during lockdowns.
- A study involving 101 obese children revealed significant increases in weight, height, and severity of obesity post-lockdown, but no notable changes in metabolic parameters, including blood glucose and insulin levels.
- The findings suggest that while obesity severity increased, metformin therapy did not lead to improvements in obesity or metabolic health in these children.
Aim: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is emphasized chiefly as it has a high safety profile. However, the genotoxic effects of ECP are not known. This experimental study aimed to assess the potential genotoxic impact of ECP treatment by the AKLIDES system, a new generation standardized and automated evaluation method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThiamine metabolism dysfunction syndrome-4 (THMD-4) is an autosomal recessive inherited rare disease (OMIM #613710) characterized by febrile illness associated episodic encephalopathy, leading to transient neurological dysfunction and progressive polyneuropathy. We report three patients from two different families with normal development, episodic encephalopathy, gait disorder, progressive chronic polyneuropathy characterized by motor difficulties, distal weakness, and hoarseness (dysphonia). We identified a homozygous missense c.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Congenital fibrinogen deficiency is one of the rare inherited coagulation disorders. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with a hematological malignancy can be life threatening.
Case: We present a four-year-old girl with congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.