The loss of criteria for mental retardation and regression of symptoms of childhood autism during a five-year follow-up--a case report.

It is usually held that most individuals with childhood autism have poor prognosis. According to our knowledge, a favorable outcome of a child with childhood autism is quite rare and inspires a number of controversies. A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with childhood autism and mild mental retardation.

Emotions and experiences of hospitalized school age patients.

The aim of the study was to assess how children and adolescents experience hospitalization and separation from their parents, their home and daily activities, in order to improve the psychosocial quality of hospital stay. Emotions and experiences reported by hospitalized children and adolescents are presented and discussed. First, the concept of fear, the areas of children's interests and their attitude towards staying at hospital for treatment are interpreted.

Neuropsychological functioning of children with brain tumors.

In the past few decades, the survivor rate from childhood cancers has significantly increased due to constant modifications and improvements in treatment protocols, so the estimates are that childhood cancer occurs in 1 per 600 children, and that 1 per 450 adolescents or young adults is a long-term cancer survivor. Nevertheless, radiation treatment is still a necessary option that certainly contributes to greater survival rate (75%), until new approaches to patients with malignant diseases are accepted. In our clinical practice, surgical treatment for malignant brain tumor is followed by radio- and chemotherapy tailored according to patient age and tumor type, position and size.