Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of eating disorder patients treated in the specialized residential settings in Belgium.

Introduction: Epidemiologic information on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in eating disorders in Western European countries are scarce.

Purpose: In this study, we report demographic and clinical characteristics of eating disorder (ED) patients undergoing treatment in five specialized ED centers in Flanders (Belgium).

Method: Data from 642 ED patients were collected by means of a structured questionnaire.

Non-organic visual loss in children: prospective and retrospective analysis of associated psychosocial problems and stress factors.

Purpose: To report on the prevalence of non-organic visual loss (NOVL) and its associated psychopathology and psychosocial stress factors on children presenting with visual problems without an obvious cause at a routine ophthalmological examination.

Methods: One hundred and seventy children presented at our paediatric ophthalmology department between 2007 and 2014 with visual loss. Routine examination showed no obvious underlying cause.

Obsessive-compulsive behavior as presenting symptom of primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Objective: This study aimed to improve understanding and treatment of psychiatric symptoms in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and to present an approach to the medical management of patients presenting with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with suspected neurovascular pathology.

Method: A 15-year-old boy presented with severe OCD of recent onset. An infarct of the caudate nucleus was identified as the initial presentation of primary APS.