[A patient suffering from priapism as a side-effect of pipamperone].

Background: Antipsychotic drugs can cause a wide and varied range of side -effects because of their affinity for serotonergic, dopaminergic, adrenergic and histaminergic receptors. Priapism is a rare and serious side-effect of antipsychotic drugs and is probably caused by their alpha 1-adrenergic receptor blocking activity.

Case Description: A 13-year-old boy with a history of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome was presented to the urologist with a history of a penile erection for more than 24 hours, since waking the previous morning.

Dieting in children: a population-based study in children aged between 9 and 12 years.

Aim: Dieting can be a burden for the child and can have side effects. Insight into dieting is therefore important. A recent study showed that 13.