Treating COVID-19 patients with EMDR: A pilot study.

The threatening and unpredictable nature of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presents unprecedented mental-health challenges worldwide. For those directly affected by the disease, the stress of facing potential death and overcoming fear can overwhelm their personal coping resources and can lead to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety and depression. The objective of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to reduce anxio-depressive symptoms, distress and fear of the unknown in COVID-19 patients hospitalized for intensive care.

The choice between deceased and living donor kidney transplantation in children and adolescents: a multicentric cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The aim of our study was to evaluate the factors influencing the choice between a deceased donor (DD) and living donor kidney transplantation (LD KT) for children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from the perspective of parents and physicians.

Methods: Patients with CKD stages 4 and 5 at the University Hospitals of Ghent, Leuven and Antwerp were included. Between February 2019 and March 2020, the corresponding questionnaires were distributed among parents and physicians in order to evaluate the potential differences between the medical recommendation and parental choice.

Management of diabetes during fasting and COVID-19 - Challenges and solutions.

Introduction: Fasting is observed as a religious custom in various forms across the globe. Among them, the Ramadan fasting is very common and widely practiced. People with diabetes observe fasting with or without obtaining medical advice.

Sacral neuromodulation with an implantable pulse generator in children with lower urinary tract symptoms: 15-year experience.

Purpose: Sacral nerve modulation with an implantable pulse generator is not an established treatment in children. This therapy has been described for dysfunctional elimination syndrome and neurogenic bladder. We report 2 new indications for this approach in children, ie bladder overactivity and Fowler syndrome.