Cerebral vasculitis and obsessive-compulsive disorder following varicella infection in childhood.

Varicella is largely a childhood disease, with more than 90% of cases occurring in children younger than 10 years. The primary infection is characterized by generalized vesicular dermal exanthemas, which are extremely contagious. Secondary bacterial infection and varicella pneumonia, usually seen in the immunocompromised or adult populations, may have high morbidity and mortality.

What more do we need to know for a world without violence?

Violence, a universal health issue, presents serious implications for general health and interpersonal relations. Roots of violence appear in early childhood and instances of extreme violence may become apparent in adolescence. Serious antisocial behavior in adolescence is a predictor of violence in later age.

Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor-induced enuresis in three pediatric cases.

Although there are reports on their use for the treatment of enuresis, we present three pediatric cases with serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-induced enuresis. Because SSRIs continue to be commonly prescribed in the pediatric population, the need to monitor for the possibility of enuresis precipitated by SSRIs is increasingly important.

The treatment of psychogenic polydipsia with risperidone in two children diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Polydipsia is a well-known phenomenon in adult psychiatry, but the literature regarding children is very limited. Just as the pathogenesis remains poorly understood, so does its management remain a clinical challenge. Data regarding the effect of risperidone on polydipsia are contradictory.

Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infections and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a Turkish pediatric population.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate obsessive-compulsive disease (OCD) in Turkish Children who had group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections and those who had not. Thirty-one children and adolescents (the study group) were compared with 28 children and adolescents. The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) scores were rated between study group and control group.

[Parental attitudes at the beginning of child's stuttering].

Objectives: Stuttering is a communication disorder that frequently starts at the age of three or four years. Its appearance and progression may impose psychological effects on children and their families. We evaluated parental attitudes in the initial period of stuttering.

Autistic-like findings associated with a urea cycle disorder in a 4-year-old girl.

A 4-year-old girl presented at our clinic with autistic-like symptoms, aggressivity and occasional hyperactivity. She had no history of neurologic or physical symptoms. Her condition was diagnosed as pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV).

A 5-year-old boy with recurrent mania successfully treated with carbamazepine.

In the present paper the clinical symptomatology and treatment of childhood mania that was first seen in a child at 5 years of age and which re-emerged at age 7, is reported. The patient presented at the child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic of Istanbul Medical University with the typical symptoms of mania such of hyperactivity, euphoria, irritability, dangerous and risky behavior, decreased sleep, and age-inappropriate sexual behavior. He was treated with carbamazepine safely and effectively without any major side-effects.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale.

The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) is designed to measure dissociation in adolescents. The present study aimed to assess the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the Turkish version of the A-DES. The Turkish version of the A-DES was administered to 20 patients with a dissociative disorder, 24 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 31 patients with anxiety disorder, 31 patients with mood disorder, 24 patients with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 201 non-clinical participants.