Depression and anxiety levels in mothers of children with epistaxis: A controlled study.

Introduction: Pediatric epistaxis is very common. A child's illness can lead to depression and anxiety in the parents. The association between pediatric epistaxis and mothers' anxiety has not been well documented.

A rare case of peripherally located non-bronchial pulmonary mucous gland adenoma.

Pulmonary mucous gland adenomas are rare benign tumors, which need to be differentiated from malign lung masses. The differential diagnosis is of particular importance for those arising from lung parenchyma in atypical locations. In this article, we report a 70-year-old male patient, who had complaints of cough and expectoration for almost two years.

Determination of Risk Factors in Children Diagnosed With Henoch-Schönlein Purpura.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the frequency of skin, gastrointestinal, joint, and renal involvement in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura and investigate the risk factors for organ/system involvement.

Patients And Methods: The data of 186 patients (97 boys, 89 girls; mean age 7.4±2.

Is there any relationship between ADHD symptoms and choosing sports education at the university?

Objective: The goal of our study was to compare the incidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) observed in students at the School of Physical Education and Sports (SPES), which is a school that provides higher education in athletics, with that observed in students studying in other departments of the university. Our hypothesis was that people with ADHD most commonly turn to sports.

Method: The study enrolled 318 (75.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between 5,10- methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a sample of Turkish children.

Study Design: MTHFR gene polymorphisms were assessed in 40 patients with ADHD and 30 healty controls. Two mutations in the MTHFR gene were investigated using polymerase chain reactions and restriction fragment length polymorphisms.

[Closure of secundum atrial septal defects by the Amplatzer occluder device].

Objectives: Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) has become an important alternative treatment to surgery. We evaluated our clinical experience with, and short-term results of transcatheter closure of ASDs with the Amplatzer septal occluder in adult patients.

Study Design: The study included 52 patients (36 women, 16 men; mean age 33±14 years; range 14 to 69 years) who underwent transcatheter ASD closure with the Amplatzer occluder device.

Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological profile of infective endocarditis in a tertiary hospital in the South-East Anatolia Region.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological features of infective endocarditis (IE) in a tertiary university hospital.

Study Design: The study included 72 patients (31 women, 41 men; mean age 45+/-16 years; range 18 to 80 years) who were diagnosed as having definite IE, according to the modified Duke criteria, between 2004 and 2007. Data were reviewed on age, sex, underlying heart disease, predisposing conditions for bacteremia, echocardiographic and microbiological findings, treatment, complications, and mortality.

A case of non-fatal oleander poisoning.

We present a case of non-fatal poisoning with oleander blooms in a 42-year-old woman. After repeated vomiting and gastrointestinal distress, the patient was admitted to the hospital with cardiac symptoms 4 h after the ingestion. Urine and blood samples were assayed for drugs of abuse and for general toxicological screen.

A case of prolonged asystole during head-up tilt testing.

Head-up tilt test is used for assessing patients with vasovagal syncope. A 45-year-old man was examined for two syncopal and three presyncopal episodes during the past three months, all of which preceded by nausea and sweating. Examinations including electrocardiography and echocardiography showed normal findings.

[Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis with the apical approach].

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate our experience with echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis with the apical approach for pericardial effusions.

Study Design: We evaluated 32 pericardiocenteses performed under echocardiography guidance and with the apical approach in 29 patients (15 men, 14 women; mean age 49 years; range 18 to 72 years). Indications were diagnostic purpose, pericardial tamponade, or symptomatic pericardial effusion.

Acute spontaneous spinal subdural haematoma presenting as paraplegia and complete recovery with non-operative treatment.

Spontaneous spinal subdural haematoma (SSDH) with no underlying pathology is a very rare condition. Only 20 cases have been previously reported. It can be caused by abnormalities of coagulation, blood dyscrasia, or trauma, underlying neoplasm, and arteriovenous malformation.

Factors associated with prolonged prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives: We investigated factors associated with prolonged prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Study Design: A total of 439 patients (351 males, 88 females; mean age 57+/-12 years) with ST-elevation AMI were interviewed within 48 hours of hospitalization. Patients were pain-free and hemodynamically stable at the time of interview.

[Transnasal endoscopic repair of choanal atresia].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of endoscopic repair for choanal atresia.

Patients And Methods: Ten patients (2 males, 8 females) underwent transnasal endoscopic repair for choanal atresia. Involvement was unilateral in five cases and bilateral in five cases.

[Midterm results of total hip replacement in osteonecrosis of the hip joint].

Objectives: We evaluated the midterm results of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for femoral neck osteonecrosis.

Methods: The study included 59 patients (23 females, 36 males; mean age 45.6 years; range 24 to 66 years) who underwent THA in 72 hips.

A giant granular cell tumor of the tongue in a pediatric case.

Granular cell tumor (GCT) is an infrequent and usually benign neoplasm which is found predominantly in the head and neck region. More than half of the head and neck GCTs originate from the tongue. It is most frequently seen in the fourth to sixth decades of life.

[Management of paediatric neck masses].

Objectives: The present study was designed to demonstrate the regional distribution prevalence and management differences of certain pediatric neck masses in this region of the country.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-five patients with pediatric neck masses, who were diagnosed and treated surgically were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Analysis of 55 patients showed that congenital neck masses were the most common pathology in pediatric neck masses (47%), followed by infectious and tuberculous lymphadenopathies (24%).

Bitter taste threshold and its relation to number of circumvallate papillae in the elderly.

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the number of circumvallate papillae and the bitter taste threshold with age. The study group consisted of 10 women (age range, 60-80) and 14 men (age range, 60-85) and the control group of 15 young women (age range, 18-25) and 15 young men (age range, 17-20); the total number of subjects was 54. The number of circumvallate papillae was counted by direct observation with the naked eye; bitter taste thresholds were evaluated by the three drop forced-choice method with an ascending series, using quinine sulfate dehydrate as the bitter agent.