Publications by authors named "F Ekici"
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- The study examined the serum levels of various proteins related to myelin and inflammation in children with ADHD compared to healthy controls, focusing on their connection to clinical severity and irritability.
- Researchers included 141 ADHD children aged 8-14 and 135 typical controls, measuring protein levels using specific assays and assessing behaviors with standardized scales.
- Results indicated significantly higher levels of certain proteins (MAG, CDNF, hs-CRP, reelin, cerebellin) in ADHD children, alongside increased irritability, and noted significant correlations between some protein levels and clinical symptoms of ADHD and related disorders.
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- The study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes of idiopathic premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in children, evaluating 73 patients under 18 with structurally normal hearts.
- Retrospective analysis showed that 50.7% of the patients experienced complete recovery of PVBs after a median follow-up of 15 months, with varying recovery rates based on the frequency of PVBs but no significant differences observed in other patient characteristics.
- Overall, the research concluded that idiopathic PVBs in children tend to regress naturally over time, and no serious cardiac complications were reported during the follow-up period.
Majority of coronary artery fistulas are of the congenital origin, and they have been rarely reported after congenital heart surgery. Here, we present echocardiographic images and prognosis of multiple acquired coronary artery fistulas occurring after surgical myectomy in a child diagnosed with double-chamber right ventricle complicated with infective endocarditis involving the right heart valves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to examine N-acetyl aspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) and glutamate, glutamine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid complex (Glx)/Cr levels in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and healthy controls' orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and caudate nucleus (CN) by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) method and to investigate their relationship with oxidative stress markers glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD).
Methods: This study included patients with OCD (n = 25) and healthy controls (n = 25) ranging in age from 18 to 65. We used the ELISA method to evaluate serum SOD and GPx levels.
Are decreased cocaine- and amphetamine regulated transcript and Agouti- related peptide levels associated Eating behavior in medication-free children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder?
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
February 2024
This study aimed to investigate plasma levels of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), agouti-related protein (AgRP), cholecystokinin (CCK) and peptide YY (PYY) and their relationship with eating behaviors among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and healthy controls. A total of 94 medication-free children with ADHD and 82 controls aged 8-14 years were included in this study. The Plasma levels of CART, AgRP, CCK and PYY were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits.
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