... from seeing a professional to treatment.21 2.3 2++ INVESTIGATION of symptomatic breastcancer Methods of assessment of a breast abnormality include clinical examination, imaging and sampling the ... following breast conserving surgery (BCS) in reducing the risk of invasive and non-invasive breast recurrence in the ipsilateral breast The trials reported an increased risk of developing contralateral ... Levine, M Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the care and treatment ofbreastcancer Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment ofbreast cancer: 14 The role of...
... gluten and related prolamines in genetically (mainly HLA) susceptible individuals characterized by a combination of: • gluten dependent clinical manifestations • anti-tissue transglutaminase ... levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases with symptoms suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions ... Agenda • • • • Change in clinical paradigm Definitions of coeliac disease New diagnostic guidelines Algorithms Interlaken ESPGHAN criteria (1979) Small intestinal biopsy: villous atrophy...
... awards and has received international recognition as a clinical investigator Dr Findling is the principal investigator of a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development contract examining ... ofchildrenandadolescents with bipolar disorder In particular, the number of controlled treatment studies of mania inchildrenandadolescents is rapidly increasing, thereby greatly improving ... lithium in the treatment of pediatric mania and also the principal investigator of a National Institue of Mental Health study assessing the longitudinal course ofchildren with symptoms of mania...
... absence of older adolescentsIn the second study, Geller and Fetner (1989) examined the utility of using the nomogram of Cooper, Bergner, and Simpson (1973) in predicting initial lithium dosing inchildren ... during lithium therapy inchildrenandadolescents is not known However, in our clinical experience of pediatric patients taking lithium, an increase in thyrotropin levels (thyroidstimulating ... initially and then periodically measuring creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and obtaining routine urinalyses to assess the presence of protienuria Strategies to manage polyuria–polydypsia include...
... M (1993) Valproic acid pharmacokinetics in children: IV Effects of age and antiepileptic drugs on protein binding and intrinsic clearance Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 53(1), 22–29 Cueva, ... rapid-cycling bipolar disorder were maintained on lithium and other medications Choline bitartrate capsules were added, starting at 2–4 grams of free choline daily and increasing to 3–8 grams as maintenance ... massage, and acupuncture) and energy (biofeedback and magnetic) therapies In addition, there are a variety of mind–body interventions that include prayer, meditation, mental healing, and energy and...
... Feelings and triggers, tool kit, taking charge of mad, sad, bad feelings Negative family cycles; thinking, feeling, doing Thinking, feeling, doing Problem solving for parents Problem-solving ... anxiety and depressive symptoms, particularly in response to the pressures of returning to school He continued to engage in biweekly individual therapy and was learning coping strategies, including ... the role of psychosocial stressors—both intrafamilial and extrafamilial in eliciting episodes of pediatric mania or depression The kindling model offers a framework for understanding the interface...
... reporting of SUD was not undertaken, and CD in youths was defined, in part, by the presence of SUD, confounding the role of juvenile CD in predicting later SUD In contrast, our finding of an ... cognitive and neuropsychological functioning in adults (Block, 1996), although the extent of these findings in youths remains unclear Given the increasingly growing concern with neuropsychological and ... Unfortunately, the role and interaction between bipolar disorder and CD in the context of SUD in youths remains relatively understudied Studies involving children with bipolar disorder and CD have documented...
... of mania in families of probands with OCD andin families of probands with bipolar disorder Similarly, an increased incidence of obsessional traits has been reported in the offspring of probands ... circumstances and/ or points in time) for the parent to intervene using particular skills and desired goals (i.e., increasing or decreasing duration and/ or intensity of emotion) of treatment In this vein, ... pharmacokinetic study by Findling et al (2006) examined quetiapine in 6- to 12-year-olds with the primary diagnosis of CD The outcome measures included the Rating of Aggression Against People and/ or...
... Definition of disinhibition TABLE 16.4 Disinhibition inChildrenandAdolescents with Antidepressants Paroxetine vs placebo children 8.7% vs adolescents 1.7% vs total 3.7% vs children 6.5% vs adolescents ... Attention and Treatment ofChildrenandAdolescents at High Risk 303 memory biases in the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: Indications from a pilot study Journal of Child Psychology and ... tool 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled 8-week, randomized, single-blind Randomized, doubleblind, placebo controlled Randomized, singleblind Randomized, doubleblind, placebo...
... peripheral insulin sensitivity and, consequently, hyperinsulinemia were pivotal to the pathogenesis of PCOS Hopkinson hypothesized that insulin acts in the liver to inhibit the production of insulin-like ... (IGF-1) binding protein and SHBG, with the latter leading to an increase in free testosterone Therefore, according to Hopkinson, insulin resistance not only increases the secretion of ovarian androgen ... development of PCOS include an increased LH/FSH ratio and increased insulin and androgen concentrations Increased levels of 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels in thecal cells have also been implicated in playing...
... problems originate early in life with up to 50% ofchildrenandadolescents experiencing low back pain within the course of a year and a third of these will experience recurrent pain [10-12] Even more ... disorders inchildren and/ or adolescents Therefore, we excluded reviews, case reports/series, letters, editorials, guidelines and comments Type of participants Childrenandadolescents (2-18 years of ... to look at the effectiveness of joint manipulation for children or adolescents with spinal problems, and none of these was a randomized controlled clinical trial In other words, there is no first...
... seven point single-item rating scale of the clinician's assessment of the severity of ADHD symptoms [28,29] The WREMB-R-Inv scale is based on the Daily Parent Rating of Evening and Morning Behavior ... healthrelated quality of life inchildrenandadolescents with ADHD [25] However, since the introduction of various long-acting ADHD medications, interest in duration of action of these medications ... Missing values For patients, missing values were between and 0.38% for items 1, 4, and 5, and between 0.24% and 1.61% for items and For parents, missing values for the morning and evening ratings...
... chronic disease of childhood, affecting more than six million childrenin the United States, 13% ofchildrenin the United Kingdom, and 20% ofchildrenin Australia [34-36] It is defined as an obstructive ... high-pitched at any time of Many episodes and long bouts of crying, day Often triggered by positioning child out peaking during the day; high intensity, of position of comfort priercing cries common ... presenting to a chiropractic teaching clinic [19] Hayden and Mullinger in an osteopathic study used an uncommon definition of colic crying of only 1.5 hours per day (colic is usually defined as crying...
... quality of life ofchildrenandadolescents with mental disorders J Am Acad Child Adoles Psychiatry 2002, 41:530-537 Bastiaansen D, Koot HM, Ferdinand RF: Determinants of quality of life inchildren ... competing interests Authors' contributions LR, JMV, ME and JA participated in the conception and design of the study LR, JAPV, and EVO analyzed the data MH and LR participated in the drafting of ... of life events with health-related quality of life inchildrenandadolescentsin the Spanish KIDSCREEN follow-up study XIV Anual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Quality of...
... Cardiopathies 6Poverty line is calculated according to total income, and number and age of people in the household, as per National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) guidelines ical and psychosocial ... (81% ofchildrenand 91% of parents), and most said the paper format was friendly (91% ofchildrenand 98% of parents) Scores Distribution In Table 4, average summary and scales scores, standard ... running" instead of "running" and "never was a problem" instead of "never") to increase comprehensibility The second wave of cognitive interviews was carried out in 30 childrenand parents and confirmed...
... examined for distribution of responses, frequency of nonresponse, ceiling and floor effects Childrenandadolescents between and 16 years of age and their parents were asked to participate in ... opinion gained from the relevant consultants participating in the project, cognitive interview feedback from the childrenand adolescents, and the investigator's judgement of the quality of the ... added to a domain if it correlated with a domain, it loaded only on one domain, and it generally made sense to include the item in the domain [29] The reliability of the domain, including the added...
... acceptability in treatment of ADHD inchildrenandadolescents It also suggests that OROS methylphenidate is more effective and may be considered as first line treatment in treatment of ADHD inchildrenand ... established that both methylphenidate and atomoxetine are effective in treatment of ADHD inchildrenandadolescents [15,31,32] This meta-analysis shows that inchildrenandadolescents with ADHD, although ... cross-over trial Results Study characteristics Nine randomized trials comparing methylphenidate and atomoxetine in the treatment of ADHD inchildrenandadolescents were identified (total participants...
... Signs and symptoms Occasional abdominal pain, difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Frequent abdominal pain, ... villi in the small intestine, causing an inadequate absorption of nutrients The disease has a varied spectrum of presentations, ranging from the classic form (chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and ... in provincial parts of the state of Pernambuco Among the patients included, 72% came from families with a monthly income of two times the minimum monthly wage or less, and approximately 63% of...