• Accuracy of the sleep clinical record for the diagnosis of pediatric moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 

      Mylona A.M., Rapti G., Vavougios G., Lachanas V.A., Liakos P., Skoulakis C., Kaditis A.G., Gourgoulianis K., Alexopoulos E.I. (2022)
      Purpose: The sleep clinical record (SCR) has been used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children when access to polysomnography (PSG) is limited. Our aim was to determine the best SCR score that could ...
    • Adenotonsillectomy Outcomes in Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children A Multicenter Retrospective Study 

      Bhattacharjee, R.; Kheirandish-Gozal, L.; Spruyt, K.; Mitchell, R. B.; Promchiarak, J.; Simakajornboon, N.; Kaditis, A. G.; Splaingard, D.; Splaingard, M.; Brooks, L. J.; Marcus, C. L.; Sin, S.; Arens, R.; Verhulst, S. L.; Gozal, D. (2010)
      Rationale: The overall efficacy of adenotonsillectomy (AT) in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children is unknown. Although success rates are likely lower than previously estimated, factors that ...
    • Bivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of pediatric musculoskeletal traits reveals pleiotropic effects at the SREBF1/TOM1L2 locus 

      Medina-Gomez C., Kemp J.P., Dimou N.L., Kreiner E., Chesi A., Zemel B.S., Bønnelykke K., Boer C.G., Ahluwalia T.S., Bisgaard H., Evangelou E., Heppe D.H.M., Bonewald L.F., Gorski J.P., Ghanbari M., Demissie S., Duque G., Maurano M.T., Kiel D.P., Hsu Y.-H., Van Der Eerden B.C.J., Ackert-Bicknell C., Reppe S., Gautvik K.M., Raastad T., Karasik D., Van De Peppel J., Jaddoe V.W.V., Uitterlinden A.G., Tobias J.H., Grant S.F.A., Bagos P.G., Evans D.M., Rivadeneira F. (2017)
      Bone mineral density is known to be a heritable, polygenic trait whereas genetic variants contributing to lean mass variation remain largely unknown. We estimated the shared SNP heritability and performed a bivariate GWAS ...
    • Emm Types and clusters and macrolide resistance of pediatric group A streptococcal isolates in Central Greece during 2011-2017 

      Grivea I.N., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Michoula A.N., Gazeti G., Malli E., Tsilipounidaki K., Fouzas S., Anthracopoulos M.B., Petinaki E. (2020)
      Background The surveillance of emm types and macrolide susceptibility of group A streptococcus (GAS) in various areas and time periods enhances the understanding of the epidemiology of GAS infections and may guide treatment ...
    • Immunogenicity and side-effects of the inactivated hepatitis A vaccine in periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis patients 

      Maritsi D.N., Syrmou A., Vartzelis G., Diamantopoulos S., Tsolia M.N. (2019)
      The aim of this study was to compare the immunogenicity and side-effects of hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination between periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) patients and healthy controls ...
    • International consensus on the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency 

      Farkas H., Martinez-Saguer I., Bork K., Bowen T., Craig T., Frank M., Germenis A.E., Grumach A.S., Luczay A., Varga L., Zanichelli A., HAWK, Aberer W., Andrejevic S., Aygoeren-Pürsün E., Banerji A., Bara N.-A., Bas M., Bernstein J., Betschel S., Björkander J., Boccon-Gibod I., Bouillet L., Bova M., Boysen H.H., Branco-Ferreira M., Bygum A., Caballero T., Cancian M., Castaldo A., Christiansen S., Cicardi M., Drouet C., Fabiani J., Gompels M., Gonzalez-Quevedo M.T., Gooi J., Gower R., Gökmen N.M., Grivcheva-Panovska V., Guilarte M., Gülbahar O., Hack E., Hakl R., Harmat G., Jeseňák M., Jolles S., Kaplan A., Katelaris C., Kosnik M., Kőhalmi K.V., Leibovich I., Levi M., Li H., Longhurst H.J., Lumry W., Magerl M., Malbran A., Martin L., Maurer M., Mihály E., Moldovan D., Murdjeva M., Nagy I.B., Nielsen E.W., Nieto S., Nordenfelt P., Obtulowitzc K., Pedrosa M., Porębski G., Prior N., Reshef A., Riedl M.A., Rosenkranz B., Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Péter S., Speletas M., Staevska M., Stobiecki M., Triggiani M., Veszeli N., Wuillemin W., Xiang Z.Y., Yamamoto B., Zuraw B. (2017)
      Background: The consensus documents published to date on hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) have focused on adult patients. Many of the previous recommendations have not been adapted to pediatric ...
    • A meta-analysis on potential modifiers of LITT efficacy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Seizure-freedom seems to fade with time 

      Brotis A.G., Giannis T., Paschalis T., Kapsalaki E., Dardiotis E., Fountas K.N. (2021)
      Background: The efficacy of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) has not been clearly established yet. Objective: We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the efficacy of LITT ...
    • SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing in Greek hospital pediatric departments: A nationwide study 

      Michos A., Savvidou P., Syridou L., Eleftheriou E., Iosifidis E., Grivea I., Spoulou V., Galanakis E., Syrogiannopoulos G., Tsolia M., Roilides E., Papaevangelou V. (2021)
      As most children infected with SARS-CoV-2 present with mild symptoms or they are asymptomatic, the optimal strategy for molecular testing it is not well defined. The aim of the study was to determine the extent and etiology ...