Risk factors for recurrent acute mastoiditis in pediatric patients: a registry-based cohort study.

Objective: To describe characteristics of pediatric patients with recurrent acute mastoiditis, and to identify risk factors for this condition.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Data based on electronic medical records of the largest Health Maintenance Organization in Israel.

Medication Overuse Headaches among Children-The Contribution of Migraine and TTH.

Medication overuse headaches are a frequent phenomenon observed in individuals suffering from chronic headaches. It arises due to the excessive consumption of pain-relief medications, resulting in the escalation and continuous persistence of headache symptoms. Nevertheless, the prevalence and distinctive characteristics of medication overuse headaches in the pediatric population have not been comprehensively explored.

Outcomes of Migraine and Tension-Type Headache in Children and Adolescents.

The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of pediatric migraine and TTH in a clinical setting. We conducted a cohort study. Pediatric patients who visited the pediatric neurology clinic due to diagnoses of migraine or TTH were contacted by phone 8-10 years after their initial diagnosis and interviewed about their outcomes.

Migraine and Tension-Type Headache Among Children and Adolescents: Application of International Headache Society Criteria in a Clinical Setting.

Introduction: The International Headache Society criteria were written in order to help physicians establish a headache diagnosis. However, sometimes children with headache do not seem to fit any diagnosis. The purpose of our study was to assess the application of the criteria in a clinical setting.

Validation of a Novel Assay to Distinguish Bacterial and Viral Infections.

Background: Reliably distinguishing bacterial from viral infections is often challenging, leading to antibiotic misuse. A novel assay that integrates measurements of blood-borne host-proteins (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, interferon γ-induced protein-10, and C-reactive protein [CRP]) was developed to assist in differentiation between bacterial and viral disease.

Methods: We performed double-blind, multicenter assay evaluation using serum remnants collected at 5 pediatric emergency departments and 2 wards from children ≥3 months to ≤18 years without ( = 68) and with ( = 529) suspicion of acute infection.

A pilot study of an emotional intelligence training intervention for a paediatric team.

Objective: Emotional intelligence (EI) is the individual's ability to perceive, understand and manage emotion and to understand and relate effectively to others. We examined the degree to which EI training may be associated with a change in EI among different medical personnel and patient satisfaction.

Design, Setting And Participants: The EI of 17 physicians and 10 nurses in paediatric ward was prospectively evaluated with Bar-On's EI at baseline and after 18 months.

Adolescent health care education and training: insights from Israel.

There is a growing need for health care professionals to extend their knowledge in adolescent health care. Formal training curricula in adolescent medicine have been established in the United States, Canada, and Australia, yet many other countries have developed shorter training programs to enable interested physicians to further pursue knowledge and practical experience in delivering improved quality health care for adolescents. The Israeli experience in building an infrastructure that allows students and physicians to learn about adolescent medicine and to train in the field is described.

[PRIMARY HEADACHE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS--DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT].

Background: Primary headaches are one of the most common disorders of childhood, with migraine and tension type headaches (TTHs) being the most frequent ones. In spite of their prevalence, there is paucity of knowledge regarding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that cause headaches and regarding the unique aspects of headaches in children and adolescents.

Aim: To review the literature and summarize the knowledge regarding clinical features, diagnosis and management of primary headache in children and adolescents, mainly migraine and TTH.

'Becoming a Physician'-medical students get acquainted with disadvantaged populations, and practise sensitive and effective communication.

Background: The three-year pre-medical programme 'Becoming a Physician' focuses on different aspects of medical professionalism. Objectives are to increase awareness and sensitivity to disadvantaged populations, and practise sensitive effective communication skills.

Methods: The curriculum includes: (1) Visits to treatment centres for people with special needs, mental illnesses, substance abuse issues, physically or sexually abused, and prisoners.

Primary headaches, attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities in children and adolescents.

Background: Primary headaches and Learning difficulties are both common in the pediatric population. The goal of our study was to assess the prevalence of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder in children and adolescents with migraine and tension type headaches.

Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of children and adolescents who presented with headache to the outpatient pediatric neurology clinics of Bnai-Zion Medical Center and Meyer Children's Hospital, Haifa, during the years 2009-2010.

The cross- ethnic variations in the prevalence of headache and other somatic complaints among adolescents in Northern Israel.

Background: Headache is the most common cause for chronic or recurrent pain in childhood and adolescence. Chronic pain may have a long-term effect on adolescents. It might contribute to functional limitations, such as poor school attendance, and it may adversely affect development of healthy social relationships.

Headache and physical and sexual abuse among Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between headaches and physical and sexual abuse. A self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was presented to 2088 tenth grade students in Northern Israel. Participants were Jews and Arabs between the ages of 15 to 16 years.

Beyond "safe sex"--can we fight adolescent pelvic inflammatory disease?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common disorder affecting sexually active adolescents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and European CDC report Chlamydia trachomatis as the most common sexually transmitted infection and one of the main etiological agents causing PID. C.

Respiratory functions in adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa: a prospective study.

Objective: To examine the effects of malnourishment on the respiratory system of adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) hospitalized for medical stabilization.

Method: Prospective study.

Study Group: hospitalized adolescents with recent onset (<1 year) AN.

Respiratory acidosis in adolescents with anorexia nervosa hospitalized for medical stabilization: a retrospective study.

Objective: To examine the effect of malnutrition due to anorexia nervosa (AN) on venous blood gases of adolescents with AN hospitalized for medical stabilization.

Method: This retrospective study included 45 adolescents with recent onset (<1 year) AN diagnosed by DSM-IV criteria and excluded subjects with a history of lung disease.

Results: Mean (± SD) age at hospitalization was 15.

Brain structure and function in adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa (AN) commonly arises during adolescence and is associated with significant medical morbidity. Abnormalities in brain structure and function are among the most common, early, and concerning physical consequences. Advances in neuroimaging technology have played an important role in delineating the structural and functional changes found in patients with AN.