• Brain MRI and proton MRS findings in infants and children with respiratory chain defects 

      Dinopoulos, A.; Cecil, K. M.; Schapiro, M. B.; Papadimitriou, A.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Wong, B.; DeGrauw, T.; Egelhoff, J. C. (2005)
      Objective: The aim of this study is to describe neuroimaging patterns in children with respiratory chain (RC) defects using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and to assess ...
    • Brain perfusion SPECT with 99mTC-ECD and serum neuron-specific enolase in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage and clinical vasospasm 

      Iliadis, C.; Apostolopoulos, D. J.; Papadopoulos, G.; Tzortzidis, F.; Wozniak, G.; Georgoulias, P.; Kunz, A.; Panagiotopoulos, V.; Maraziotis, T.; Vassilakos, P. J. (2006)
      Aim: To estimate the association between single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging and neuro-specific enolase (NSE) serum level measurement in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and also to present ...
    • Can sport-specific training affect vertical jumping ability during puberty? 

      Karatrantou K., Gerodimos V., Voutselas V., Manouras N., Famisis K., Ioakimidis P. (2019)
      Vertical jumping ability (VJ) is an important component for successful performance in various team sports such as volleyball, basketball, and soccer. There is evidence that the sport-specific training in these sports may ...
    • Cardiovascular risk factors in HIV infected individuals: Comparison with general adult control population in Greece 

      Touloumi G., Kalpourtzi N., Papastamopoulos V., Paparizos V., Adamis G., Antoniadou A., Chini M., Karakosta A., Makrilakis K., Gavana M., Vantarakis A., Psichogiou M., Metallidis S., Sipsas N.V., Sambatakou H., Hadjichristodoulou C., Voulgari P.V., Chrysos G., Gogos C.A., Chlouverakis G., Tripsianis G., Alamanos Y., Stergiou G., Alexis B., Anna K., Nikos P., Georgia V., Klea K., Maria K., Xenia C., Alexis B., Magda G., Bettina H., Christos H., George R., Ilias N., Koustenis P., Stavros L., Ioannis I., Athanasios R., Stella I., Alexios S., Gikas A., Gogos H.A., Katsarou O., Lazanas M., Panagopoulos P., Paraskevis D., Psychogiou M., Papadopoulos A., Nitsotolis T., Xylomenos G., Marangos M.N., Kouramba A., Kontos A., Lioni A., Tsachouridou O., Kourkounti S., Ganitis A., Barbounakis E., AMACS and EMENO (2020)
      Background Although combined antiretroviral therapy has substantially improved the prognosis of people living with HIV (PLHIV), mortality remains higher compared to the general population, mainly due to higher prevalence ...
    • A case-control study on the risk factors for meningococcal disease among children in Greece 

      Hadjichristodoulou C., Mpalaouras G., Vasilopoulou V., Katsioulis A., Rachiotis G., Theodoridou K., Tzanakaki G., Syriopoulou V., Theodoridou M. (2016)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify environmental or genetic risk factors that are associated with invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in children in Greece. Methods: A case-control study was performed in 133 ...
    • Characteristics of Farm Injuries in Greece 

      Alexe, D. M.; Petridou, E.; Dessypris, N.; Skenderis, N.; Trichopoulos, D. (2003)
      Methodology: During a five-year period (1996-2000), 4,326 unintentional farm injuries have been recorded by the Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System in Greece. Data concerning demographic variables, accident ...
    • Children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: Emotional reactions, coping mechanisms, and self-esteem 

      Beka, A.; Dermitzaki, I.; Christodoulou, A.; Kapetanos, G.; Markovitis, M.; Pournaras, J. (2006)
      The main aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship among emotional responses of children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis towards their physical state, the coping mechanisms they used, and their ...
    • Children and Adolescents with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Epidemiology, Clinical Course and Viral Loads 

      Maltezou H.C., Magaziotou I., Dedoukou X., Eleftheriou E., Raftopoulos V., Michos A., Lourida A., Panopoulou M., Stamoulis K., Papaevangelou V., Petinaki E., Mentis A., Papa A., Tsakris A., Roilides E., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Tsolia M., Greek Study Group on SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Children (2020)
      Background: There is limited information on severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children. Methods: We retrieved data from the national database on SARS-CoV-2 infections. We studied in-family ...
    • Children and parents’ awareness regarding potential hazards derived from the use of chemical products in Greece 

      Tsitsimpikou C., Georgiadis N., Tsarouhas K., Kartsidis P., Foufa E., Bacopoulou F., Choursalas A., Kouretas D., Nikolaidis A.K., Koulaouzidou E.A. (2021)
      Over the last decades, human activities prompted the high production and widespread use of household chemical products, leading to daily exposure of humans to several chemicals. The objective of this study was to investigate ...
    • Children with psoriasis and COVID-19: factors associated with an unfavourable COVID-19 course, and the impact of infection on disease progression (Chi-PsoCov registry) 

      Zitouni J., Bursztejn A.-C., Belloni Fortina A., Beauchet A., Di Lernia V., Lesiak A., Thomas J., Topkarci Z., Murashkin N., Brzezinski P., Torres T., Chiriac A., Luca C., McPherson T., Akinde M., Maruani A., Epishev R., Vidaurri de la Cruz H., Luna P.C., Amy de la Bretêque M., Lasek A., Bourrat E., Bachelerie M., Mallet S., Steff M., Bellissen A., Neri I., Zafiriou E., van den Reek J.M.P.A., Sonkoly E., Mahil S.K., Smith C.H., Flohr C., Bachelez H., Mahé E., the Groupe de Recherche sur le Psoriasis (GrPso) of the Societe Francaise de Dermatologie, the Groupe de recherche de la Societe Francaise de Dermatologie Pediatrique (GR SFDP), the PsoProtect study group, the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology (BPSD), and the Societa Italiana di Dermatologia Pediatrica (S.I.Der.P.) (2022)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions regarding the management of chronic skin diseases, especially in patients on systemic treatments. Data concerning the use of biologics in adults with psoriasis are ...
    • Clinical and virological heterogeneity of hepatitis delta in different regions world-wide: The Hepatitis Delta International Network (HDIN) 

      Wranke A., Pinheiro Borzacov L.M., Parana R., Lobato C., Hamid S., Ceausu E., Dalekos G.N., Rizzetto M., Turcanu A., Niro G.A., Lubna F., Abbas M., Ingiliz P., Buti M., Ferenci P., Vanwolleghem T., Hayden T., Dashdorj N., Motoc A., Cornberg M., Abbas Z., Yurdaydin C., Manns M.P., Wedemeyer H., Hardtke S., Serrano B., Wöbse M., Heidrich B., Muche M., Gatselis N., Zachou K., Ho E., Smedile A., Fontana R., Gish R., Obretin D., Stern R., the Hepatitis Delta International Network (2018)
      Background & Aims: Chronic hepatitis D (delta) is a major global health burden. Clinical and virological characteristics of patients with hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection and treatment approaches in different regions ...
    • Clinical Experience with Daptomycin for the Treatment of Gram-positive Infections in Children and Adolescents 

      Syriopoulou V., Dailiana Z., Dmitriy N., Utili R., Pathan R., Hamed K. (2016)
      Background: This subgroup analysis of the European Cubicin Outcomes Registry Experience evaluated the safety and effectiveness of daptomycin in children and adolescent patients (<18 years). Methods: Clinical outcomes at ...
    • Clinical features and outcomes of patients with tubercular uveitis treated with antitubercular therapy in the collaborative ocular tuberculosis study (COTS)-1 

      Agrawal R., Gunasekeran D.V., Grant R., Agarwal A., Kon O.M., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Phaik C.S., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Raje D., Cunningham E., Kempen J., Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Study Group (2017)
      IMPORTANCE Eradication of systemic tuberculosis (TB) has been limited by neglected populations and the HIV pandemic. Whereas ocular TB often presents as uveitis without any prior evidence of systemic TB, the existing ...
    • Clinical immunology quiz-Case 6 

      Speletas, M.; Boukas, K.; Louies, G.; Germenis, A. E. (2009)
    • The clinical significance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rectal colonization in critically ill patients: From colonization to bloodstream infection 

      Kontopoulou K., Iosifidis E., Antoniadou E., Tasioudis P., Petinaki E., Malli E., Metallidis S., Vatopoulos A., Malisiovas N. (2019)
      Purpose. To highlight the clinical significance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) rectal colonization by examining the risk factors for CRKP rectal colonization and subsequent bloodstream infection (BSI) ...
    • Clostridium perfringens foodborne outbreak during an athletic event in northern Greece, June 2019 

      Mellou K., Kyritsi M., Chrysostomou A., Sideroglou T., Georgakopoulou T., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2019)
      Background: Food safety is a major public health consideration during athletic events. On 27 June 2019, the Hellenic National Public Health Organization was notified of a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among athletes of ...
    • The cognitive benefits of bilingualism in autism spectrum disorder: Is theory of mind boosted and by which underlying factors? 

      Peristeri E., Baldimtsi E., Vogelzang M., Tsimpli I.M., Durrleman S. (2021)
      This study examined whether bilingualism boosts Theory of Mind as measured by a non-verbal false belief (FB) task in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and how this potential boost may stem from improvements in ...
    • The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Report 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Management of Tubercular Uveitis: Global Trends 

      Agarwal A., Agrawal R., Gunasekaran D.V., Raje D., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Chee S.P., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani-Asenbauer T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Kon O.M., Cunningham E., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V. (2019)
      Purpose: To analyze the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of ocular fluids in management of tubercular (TB) anterior, intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. Methods: In Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study ...
    • Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study 

      Akyea R.K., Georgiopoulos G., Iyen B., Kai J., Qureshi N., Ntaios G. (2022)
      Background  Patients with ischemic stroke are considered a very high risk population for subsequent cardiovascular events and guidelines recommend intensive preventive strategies. However, there is no clear recommendation ...
    • Comparison of Voice Handicap Index Scores Between Female Students of Speech Therapy and Other Health Professions 

      Tafiadis D., Chronopoulos S.K., Siafaka V., Drosos K., Kosma E.I., Toki E.I., Ziavra N. (2017)
      Students' groups (eg, teachers, speech language pathologists) are presumably at risk of developing a voice disorder due to misuse of their voice, which will affect their way of living. Multidisciplinary voice assessment ...