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View article: Efficacy of Low-Dose Aripiprazole for Treatment of Psychotic Symptoms in a Patient with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Efficacy of Low-Dose Aripiprazole for Treatment of Psychotic Symptoms in a Patient with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Open
Objectives: The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is one of the most prevalent genetic disorders and children suffering from this syndrome have been found to have a substantially greater risk for the development of schizophrenia and bipolar disord…
View article: Thrombotic Complications in Pediatric Cancer
Thrombotic Complications in Pediatric Cancer Open
Thromboembolism (TE) complicates the course of pediatric cancer in a considerable number of cases. Cancer-related TE is attributed to an interaction of the underlying malignancy, the effects of therapy, and a possible thrombophilia predisp…
View article: Pediatric Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Attributed to a Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pediatric Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Attributed to a Patent Ductus Arteriosus Open
This report presents a rare case of a central retinal artery occlusion in an eight-year-old girl attributed to an undiagnosed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Despite intensive treatment, the patient's eyesight failed to improve. Cases of c…
View article: Persistent Severe Thrombocytopenia In A Neonate Born To A Mother With A History Of Aplastic Anemia. A Case Report
Persistent Severe Thrombocytopenia In A Neonate Born To A Mother With A History Of Aplastic Anemia. A Case Report Open
Neonatal immune thrombocytopenia may occur secondary to any maternal autoimmune disease.We report on a case of severe thrombocytopenia presenting in a neonate born to a mother with a history of aplastic anemia.The cytopenia was unresponsiv…
View article: Challenges of Iron Chelation in Thalassemic Children
Challenges of Iron Chelation in Thalassemic Children Open
Thalassemia treatment still relies on supportive care, mainly including blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy. Iron chelation is considered the main factor responsible for the marked improvement in survival rates of thalassemic pati…
View article: Challenges of Iron Chelation in Thalassemic Children
Challenges of Iron Chelation in Thalassemic Children Open
Thalassemia treatment still relies on supportive care, including mainly blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy. Iron chelation therapy is considered the main responsible factor for the marked improvement in survival of thalassemic pa…
View article: PB0272 Hypofibrinogenemia and Liver Disease: First Report in a Family of Greek Origin
PB0272 Hypofibrinogenemia and Liver Disease: First Report in a Family of Greek Origin Open
Background: Factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive bleeding disorder.Plasma FXIII is a protransglutaminase which is composed of two alpha-subunits (FXIII-A), and two beta-subunits (FXIII-B).FXIII deficiency is common…
View article: P798: DIAMOND BLACKFAN ANEMIA MAY ESCAPE DIAGNOSIS UP TO ADULTHOOD; A REPORT FROM THE UPDATED GREEK REGISTRY
P798: DIAMOND BLACKFAN ANEMIA MAY ESCAPE DIAGNOSIS UP TO ADULTHOOD; A REPORT FROM THE UPDATED GREEK REGISTRY Open
Topic: 12. Bone marrow failure syndromes incl. PNH - Clinical Background: Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA), is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome presenting with normochromic macrocytic anemia, reticulocytopenia, significantly reduced erythr…
View article: P1504: HEMATOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN ADOLESCENT GREEK ROMA PREGNANTS
P1504: HEMATOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN ADOLESCENT GREEK ROMA PREGNANTS Open
Topic: 29. Iron metabolism, deficiency and overload Background: Globally, each year, about 23.5 million girls under the age of 19 become mothers. The trend of teenage pregnancies is declining with the teenage birth rate in Greece being 11.…
View article: P1607: QUALITATIVE PLATELET ABNORMALITIES AND MENORRHAGIA IN ADOLESCENTS AND WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. TEN-YEAR REFERRALS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN GREECE.
P1607: QUALITATIVE PLATELET ABNORMALITIES AND MENORRHAGIA IN ADOLESCENTS AND WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. TEN-YEAR REFERRALS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN GREECE. Open
Topic: 32. Platelet disorders Background: Menorrhagia occurs in a considerable percentage of the general population and is a leading reason behind the reference of women to healthcare services. It is the most common symptom for women with …
View article: Burnout Related to Diabetes Mellitus: A Critical Analysis
Burnout Related to Diabetes Mellitus: A Critical Analysis Open
Background: Diabetes burnout is a condition when a patient with diabetes feels tired from his/her disease and neglects it for a certain period or continuously. Objective: Diabetes burnout is frequent, and there is extended literature about…
View article: COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Health Outcomes among Greek Adults in 2021: Preliminary Evidence
COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Health Outcomes among Greek Adults in 2021: Preliminary Evidence Open
Existing research on the association between COVID-19 vaccination and quantitatively measured mental health outcomes is scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey on a random sample of 1039 adult Greek citizens in June 2021. A…
View article: PB1914: CYTOGENETIC FINDINGS IN 18 CHILDREN WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES BY KARYOTYPIC AND FISH ANALYSIS
PB1914: CYTOGENETIC FINDINGS IN 18 CHILDREN WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES BY KARYOTYPIC AND FISH ANALYSIS Open
Background: Pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are rare disorders characterized by hematopoietic cell dysfunction, an increased risk of AML and a poor prognosis. Although it is known that cytogenetic abnormalities are seen in approx…
View article: Off Label Use of Eltrombopag and Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. A Case Report and Review of Literature
Off Label Use of Eltrombopag and Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. A Case Report and Review of Literature Open
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is characterized by eczema, recurrent infections and microthrombocytopenia, with the latter being the most consistent finding in the course of the disease. The present case report describes a pediatric patien…
View article: Use of Deferasirox Film-Coated Tablets in Pediatric Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia: A Single Center Experience
Use of Deferasirox Film-Coated Tablets in Pediatric Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia: A Single Center Experience Open
Thalassemic syndromes are characterized by clinical heterogenicity. For severe disease forms, lifelong blood transfusions remain the mainstay of therapy, while iron overload monitoring and adequate chelation treatment are required in order…
View article: Epidemiological indicators and correlations of adolescent aggression in an urban student population
Epidemiological indicators and correlations of adolescent aggression in an urban student population Open
Adolescent aggression has received a wide and longtime attention in scientific research, because of the extent of the phenomenon in this age group and of the negative consequences it inflicts on affected adolescents, and their human enviro…
View article: Ptsd, Depersonalization and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the Covid-19 Outbreak
Ptsd, Depersonalization and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the Covid-19 Outbreak Open
Objective: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Since then, it has been rapidly spreading throughout the world. Healthcare workers serve at the forefront of infectious diseases to provide car…
View article: Authors Reply: Regarding “Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”
Authors Reply: Regarding “Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial” Open
Komiya et al recently sent a letter to the editor1 raising issues of reliability and validity of our study "Stress Management and in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial".2 Their comments focused on the default of…
View article: Prevalence of Bullying and Its Co-Occurrence with Aggression and Mental Health Problems among Greek Adolescents Attending Urban Schools
Prevalence of Bullying and Its Co-Occurrence with Aggression and Mental Health Problems among Greek Adolescents Attending Urban Schools Open
Background: Bullying is one widespread violence type that threatens adolescent’s well-being in family, school, and neighborhood. This study aimed to estimate the percentages of the last 12 months bullying behaviors- types among Greek adole…
View article: G6PD deficiency and Harilaou variant in a newborn: Intrauterine haemolysis and meconium aspiration syndrome.
G6PD deficiency and Harilaou variant in a newborn: Intrauterine haemolysis and meconium aspiration syndrome. Open
G6PD deficiency is one of the most commonly inherited enzymopathies with a hallmark of an X-linked pattern. G6PD has more than 300 unique variants with different enzyme activity. The G6PD Mediterranean variant is prevalent in Greece and as…
View article: Treatment Adherence in Patients with Lung Cancer from Prospects of Patients and Physicians
Treatment Adherence in Patients with Lung Cancer from Prospects of Patients and Physicians Open
Differences in rating adherence may underpin communication gaps between patients and physicians. Systemic determinants of poor adherence should not be overlooked. A concerted effort by researchers, physicians and policy makers in defining …
View article: Prejudice against and desired social distance from refugees, people with mental illness and patients with COVID-19 in athens
Prejudice against and desired social distance from refugees, people with mental illness and patients with COVID-19 in athens Open
Introduction Stigma is omnipresent in human societies, both globally and historically; while it is also discerned in other primates. On these grounds, it has been suggested to be the product of natural selection and therefore to protect ag…
View article: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paramedics’ mental health in Greece
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paramedics’ mental health in Greece Open
Introduction Converging evidence substantiates a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline workers. Nonetheless, there is paucity of research on paramedics. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of stress, …
View article: “Young people are not invincible”: What drives young people’s health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in greece?
“Young people are not invincible”: What drives young people’s health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in greece? Open
Introduction The illusion of invulnerability has been linked to lower perceived risk and increased engagement in risky behaviors among youth. Therefore, it has been purported to influence young people’s poor adherence to public health meas…
View article: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Due to Methylmalonic Acidemia and Homocystinuria in an Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Due to Methylmalonic Acidemia and Homocystinuria in an Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review Open
Methylmalonic acidemia and homocystinuria cobalamin C (cblC) type is the most common inborn error of the intracellular cobalamin metabolism, associated with multisystem involvement and high mortality rates, especially in the early-onset fo…
View article: Suicidal thoughts in a patient after administration of infliximab
Suicidal thoughts in a patient after administration of infliximab Open
Infliximab (IFX) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody biologic drug that works against tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and is used to treat autoimmune diseases. This is case of a 45year old female patient who had suicidal thoughts after r…
View article: COVID-19 psychological impact, knowledge and perceptions of healthcare professionals in Greece: Α nationwide cross-sectional study
COVID-19 psychological impact, knowledge and perceptions of healthcare professionals in Greece: Α nationwide cross-sectional study Open
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals is currently under research and prevalence of mental health symptoms across the world vary a lot. Moreover, knowledge and perceptions of healthcare profes…
View article: “Public Health Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece and Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey”
“Public Health Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece and Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey” Open
The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to estimate the association between multiple socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics, COVID-19 related attitudes and adoption of public health preventive behaviors. A national cros…