• Allergy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia among children: A nationwide case control study in Greece 

      Lariou, M. S.; Dikalioti, S. K.; Dessypris, N.; Baka, M.; Polychronopoulou, S.; Athanasiadou-Piperopoulou, F.; Kalmanti, M.; Fragandrea, I.; Moschovi, M.; Germenis, A. E.; Petridou, E. T. (2013)
      Background: Several reports point to inverse associations between allergies and ALL; yet, no study has explored this link using both self-reported-data on allergic history and biomarkers of atopic sensitization. Methods: ...
    • Allergy-associated symptoms in relation to childhood non-Hodgkin's as contrasted to Hodgkin's lymphomas: A case-control study in Greece and meta-analysis 

      Dikalioti, S. K.; Chang, E. T.; Dessypris, N.; Papadopoulou, C.; Skenderis, N.; Pourtsidis, A.; Moschovi, M.; Polychronopoulou, S.; Athanasiadou-Piperopoulou, F.; Sidi, V.; Kalmanti, M.; Petridou, E. T. (2012)
      An increase of the prevalence of childhood allergic diseases and the incidence of childhood Hodgkin's (HL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) were reported in the late 20th century. Among adults, several studies point to an ...
    • 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 ...
    • Left-handedness in asthmatic children 

      Krommydas, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Andreou, G.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2003)
      Left-handedness has been associated with asthma and allergic disorders. The Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) hypothesis could explain this association. In view of previous findings, we investigated the distribution of ...
    • Representations of loneliness in children's drawings 

      Misailidi, P.; Bonoti, F.; Savva, G. (2012)
      This article reports the results of a study which aimed to examine the development of children's ability to depict loneliness in their drawings. Seventy-eight children and 20 adults took part in the study. Participants ...