Platelet Indices in the Diagnosis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection in Children.

Aim: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection (VPSI) is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in hydrocephalus. Platelet indices, mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) have been evaluated for some infectious diseases. In this study we aimed to investigate whether MPV and PDW values are decisive for the diagnosis of VPSI in children.

Treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis with plasmapheresis.

Lyme disease is a rare tick-borne multisystemic infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Different neurological conditions were reported in the disease. In this article, we present a 15-year-old patient hospitalized with ataxia who was diagnosed with Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Awareness and attitude relating to the human papilloma virus and its vaccines among pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology specialists in Turkey.

Background: To determine the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination, and the attitude towards HPV vaccination in pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists (OBG).

Materials And Methods: Participants were administered a 40-question survey, investigating the demographic properties, the knowledge on the HPV infection-vaccination and attitudes towards vaccination.

Results: The study enrolled a total of 228 participants (131 pediatricians and 97 OBGs).

Cooccurrence of Darier's Disease and Epilepsy: A Pediatric Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Darier's disease is a skin disorder characterized by multiple eruptions of hyperkeratosis or crusted papules at seborrheic areas with histologic acantholysis and dyskeratosis. It is caused by mutations in a single gene, being ATP2A2 and that is expressed in the skin and brain. The cooccurrence of various neurologic and psychiatric diseases with Darier's disease has been reported frequently in literature.