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Kılıçaslan F, Karataş H, Solmaz A. Bullying Victimization and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Syrian Adolescent Refugees in Southeast Turkey: A Structural Equation Modeling Study. Psychiatry 2024; 87:65-81. [PMID: 38227492 DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2023.2291941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare the peer bullying of refugee and non-refugee adolescents, and to explore the association between bullying victimization and psychiatric symptoms among Syrian adolescent refugees in the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 217 adolescents in the 13-17 age group who are school-going, 102 refugee adolescents, and 115 non-refugee adolescents. The study data was obtained using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire developed by the researchers, Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS-42). A structural equation model was used to assess the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms, while also considering mediation by stress and anxiety. Results: In this study, 44.1% of refugee adolescents reported experiencing at least one bullying victimization, while this rate was 27.8% in the non-refugee group, and this difference was found statistically significant. The logistic regression analysis revealed that poor school performance was a risk factor for bullying victimization in refugee adolescent. Moreover, the structural equation model analysis revealed that bullying victimization significantly increased the stress level in refugee adolescents, and depressive symptoms were significantly affected by stress and anxiety levels. Conclusion: Taking into consideration that bullying victimization is a significant problem among Syrian refugee adolescents; anti-bullying programmes should be implemented as this may improve the mental health of Syrian refugee adolescents.
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Erat T, Ercan TMF, Aslan H, Solmaz A. Predicting Factors of Brucella melitensis Bacteremia in Children Admitted with Brucellosis. J PEDIAT INF DIS-GER 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Objective Brucellosis is the most common zoonotic disease. Isolation of Brucella melitensis in blood culture is accepted as the gold standard for diagnosis. This study aims to determine the predictive factors of B. melitensis bacteremia in pediatric patients followed up with brucellosis.
Methods Two-hundred twenty pediatric brucellosis patients were included in the study. The epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data were recorded.
Results The patients comprised 63.2% males and 36.8% females with a mean age of 10.45 ± 4.36 years (range, 1–18 years), and 70.5% were younger than 14 years old. B. melitensis was isolated in the blood culture in 33.6% of patients. In the epidemiological history of pediatric patients with bacteremic brucellosis, there was a history of dealing with, owning, or working with livestock. In patients with brucellosis, fever and weight loss, hepatomegaly, and arthritis were more common in patients with bacteremia than in those without bacteremia. Among laboratory findings, leukopenia, low albumin value, and high C-reactive protein were calculated as predictors of Brucella bacteremia in patients with brucellosis.
Conclusion In regions where brucellosis is endemic, serum agglutination tests may be positive without clinical findings. Brucellosis can mimic many other diseases, so the definitive diagnosis is demonstrated by bacteremia. Blood cultures should be taken in patients with predictive factors suggestive of brucellosis.
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- Tuğba Erat
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Sanliurfa Education and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sanliurfa Education and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Türkiye
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Erat T, Solmaz A, Ercan TMF, Kıral E, Altuğ Ü. Relationship with Domestic Spread and Progression of COVID-19 in Children. J Pediatr Inf 2022. [DOI: 10.5578/ced.20229609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Erat T, Solmaz A, Ercan TMF, Kıral E, Altuğ Ü. Çocuklarda COVID-19’un Seyri ve Aile İçi Yayılım İlişkisi. J Pediatr Inf 2022. [DOI: 10.5578/ced.20229625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Solmaz A, İlter S, Koyuncu İ, Gümüş H. A Predictor of Oxidative Stress in the Children with Measles: Thiol–Disulfide Homeostasi. Turk Arch Pediatr 2022; 57:200-204. [PMID: 35383015 PMCID: PMC9366106 DOI: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2022.21150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objective: Measles is an infectious disease, in which oxidative stress increases. Thiols are an antioxidant substance which play a critical role in programmed cell death, detoxification, and regulation of cellular enzymatic activity, and the thiol–disulfide balance is associated with some diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the thiol–disulfide balance in children with measles. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included case and control groups. The plasma total oxidant status level was measured using the Erel method, and the groups were compared. Before the study, informed consent was obtained from patients and Ethics Committee approval was provided (No:17/Session:05, Date: May 2019). The Pearson’s and Fisher’s chi-square tests were applied in the comparisons of categorical data, and independent t-test/Mann–Whitney U tests were used to compare the patient and the control groups. Results: There were no significant differences between the patient-control groups in terms of age and gender (P > .05). The total antioxidant status value was significantly lower, and the total oxidant status and oxidative stress index values were significantly higher (P < .05) in the patient group compared to the control group. Native thiol, total thiol, and native thiol/total thiol percentage values were significantly lower, and the disulfide, disulfide/native thiol, and disulfide/total thiol percentage values were significantly higher (P < .05) in the patients compared to the controls. Conclusions: The detection of oxidative stress in patients with measles is important, and these results show the possibility of using the thiol/disulfide homeostasis and oxidative stress index values as biomarkers of oxidative stress in patients with measles.
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- Abdullah Solmaz
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Corresponding author:Abdullah Solmaz✉
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- Department of Pediatrics, Siverek State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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OBJECTIVE Children may be greatly affected by events that increase stress in individuals in general and are reported as the vulnerable groups during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. But most of the studies in the literature investigating the mental effects of the pandemic on children were conducted with healthy children and limited study has evaluated the effect on children diagnosed with COVID-19. The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety level in paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and the affecting factors. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted with 292 children aged 8-18 years who were diagnosed with COVID-19. Data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED). Interviews were held by phone. RESULTS Males were 51.4% of participants, the mean age was 16.04 ± 1.93. 84.1% of them had a chronic disease; the transmission source was family/relatives/friends for 41.1%. By social isolation, 49.3% were affected and 33.2% were affected by disease symptoms the most in this process. The most common symptoms were headache (61.6%), and asthenia (59.9%). Mean anxiety scale score was 25.5 ± 14.37. The effect of gender, number of symptoms and transmission source on anxiety score was significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were found to have high anxiety levels. It is recommended to re-evaluate the duration of children's social participation and support the management of COVID-19 symptoms that affect their anxiety level.
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- Abdullah Solmaz
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey,Correspondence: Hülya Karataş, Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey. E-mail <>
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Sanliurfa Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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Sayili U, Ozgur C, Bulut Gazanfer O, Solmaz A. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Between Turkish Citizens and Syrian Refugees with High-Risk Pregnancies. J Immigr Minor Health 2021; 24:1177-1185. [PMID: 34635997 PMCID: PMC8504429 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-021-01288-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Refugee women experience more negative pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, such as low birth weight and preterm birth. The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical characteristics and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes between Turkish citizens and Syrian refugees with high-risk pregnancies. This prospective cohort study was conducted between March and December 2020 in Sanliurfa, Turkey. The maternal characteristics and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes were compared between the two groups. In this study, a total of 302 high-risk pregnant women (233 Turkish citizens and 69 Syrian refugees) were included. Parity and pregnancy spacing shorter than 2 years were significantly higher in Syrian refugees. Age, previous abortion or miscarriage and rates of cesarean section (C/S) were significantly higher in Turkish citizens. The live birth (Turkish: 94.8% vs Syrian: 92.8%), preterm birth (Turkish: 10% vs Syrian: 9.4%), low birth weight (Turkish: 7.7% vs Syrian: 3.1%) rates and birth weight (g) (Turkish: 3097.5 ± 501.3 g; Syrian: 2980.2 ± 395.0 g) were not significantly different between Turkish citizens and Syrian refugees with high-risk pregnancy. Similar pregnancy and neonatal outcomes could be attributed to the Syrians receiving adequate and free maternity care, similar to the Turkish citizens.
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- Ugurcan Sayili
- Karakopru District Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Haliliye District Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Public Health Services Presidency, Sanliurfa Provincial Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Public Health Services Presidency, Sanliurfa Provincial Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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Solmaz F, Karataş H, Kandemir H, Solmaz A. Depression, loneliness and factors influencing in Syrian refugee children. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14039. [PMID: 33482048 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS About 3.5 million Syrian refugees are living within the borders of Turkey. This study examined depression, loneliness and factors influencing refugee children who live outside the camps and attend school in Turkey. METHODS This was a descriptive study in Sanliurfa, which has the second highest refugee population in Turkey. The sample consisted of 535 students attending 6-8 grades in five schools randomly selected of 18 schools located in the city centre where the Syrian children received their education. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Question Form, the Depression Scale for Children and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Data were analysed by IBM spss v23. The percentage, average and standard deviation were determined. A linear regression analysis was used to examine the independent variables affecting loneliness and depression scores, and the Backward method was used to include independent variables in the model. Significance level was considered as P < .05. RESULTS The average age of the children was 13.22 ± 1.33 years and 57.9% female. The average UCLA Loneliness Scale score was 42.95 ± 7.77. About 42% of the children received ≥19 on the depression scale, and 65% of them received ≥40 on the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Independent variables affecting depression score and UCLA loneliness score were analysed by a linear regression analysis. The linear regression model established for depression and UCLA loneliness score was obtained as statistically significant (P < .001). CONCLUSION Depression and loneliness scores were relatively high in children, particularly those exposed to the devastating impacts of war. These results will make significant contributions to the planning of services to be provided for this group of children.
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- Filiz Solmaz
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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Solmaz A, Demir A, Gümüş H, Aksoy M, Solmaz F. Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratios, Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios, and Mean Platelet Volume Values in Patients with Measles. Cureus 2020; 12:e6607. [PMID: 32064188 PMCID: PMC7008753 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Guzelcicek A, Cakirca G, Erel O, Solmaz A. Assessment of thiol/disulfide balance as an oxidative stress marker in children with β-thalassemia major. Pak J Med Sci 2019; 35:161-165. [PMID: 30881416 PMCID: PMC6408658 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.35.1.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Objective: We aimed to investigate the oxidative stress status in children with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) by measuring native thiol (SH), disulfide (SS) and total thiol (SH + SS) plasma levels. Methods: This study was carried out from November 2017 to March 2018 at the Pediatric Hematology Clinic of the Harran University Medical Faculty Hospital. Blood specimens were collected from 100 participants, including 50 β-TM patients and 50 controls, and SH, SS and SH+SS levels were detected through a newly developed method. Results: SH, SS, SH+SS levels and SS/SH ratio were markedly higher in β-TM patients than in controls. In β-TM group, SH and SH+SS levels were positively correlated with age, albumin and total bilirubin. Serum ferritin level was positively correlated with SH, SH+SS, aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase. Conclusions: We found that the SS/SH ratio was high in patients with β-TM, which shows increased oxidative stress. This ratio may be considered as a tool for the determination of oxidative status in such patients due to easily calculate, suitable for routine use and economical.
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- Ahmet Guzelcicek
- Ahmet Guzelcicek, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Gokhan Cakirca, Department of Biochemistry, Sanliurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Ozcan Erel, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Abdullah Solmaz, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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Kazanasmaz H, Geter S, Solmaz A, Genç Ş, Gümüş H. Epidemik Dönemde Şanlıurfa İli Pandemik H1N1 İnfluenza Olgularının Klinik Değerlendirmesi. Acta Medica Alanya 2018. [DOI: 10.30565/medalanya.368195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Calik M, Aktas MS, Cecen E, Piskin IE, Ayaydın H, Ornek Z, Karaca M, Solmaz A, Ay H. The association between serum vitamin B12 deficiency and tension-type headache in Turkish children. Neurol Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3286-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure paraoxonase/arylesterase activities and to evaluate the total oxidant and antioxidant capacities in obese children and in children with metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS A total of 151 children of comparable ages (13.23±1.96 years, 13.45±1.85 years and 13.95±1.31 years) were enrolled in the study. Forty of these were children with MetS, 55 were obese and 56 were healthy controls. Diagnosis of the MetS was made according to International Diabetes Federation criteria. Paraoxonase/arylesterase activities were evaluated by using paraoxon and phenylacetate substrates. Total oxidant status (TOS) and total antioxidant status (TAS) were measured and oxidative stress index (OSI) was estimated by calculation. RESULTS High levels of paraoxonase were detected in the obese group, whereas high levels of arylesterase were detected in both MetS and obese groups. Higher values for TOS, TAS and OSI were found in the MetS group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION Higher values of mean TOS and OSI in the MetS group than those in the control groups indicate that these parameters may be indicators of future risks such as atherosclerosis in patients with MetS.
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- Erdal Eren
- Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Bursa, Turkey. E-ma-il:
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- Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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Abuhandan M, Solmaz A, Geter S, Kaya C, Guzel B, Yetkin I, Koca B. Evaluation of selenium levels and mean platelet volume in patients with simple febrile convulsion. Iran J Pediatr 2014; 24:401-5. [PMID: 25755861 PMCID: PMC4339563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate serum selenium levels and mean platelet volume in children who experience simple febrile convulsion. METHODS The study comprised 42 patients diagnosed with simple febrile convulsions and a control group of 30 healthy children. Blood samples were taken following a febrile convulsion. Selenium levels in the serum of both the patients and control subjects were measured with the hydride formation method on an atomic absorption spectrometry device and mean platelet volume was evaluated. FINDINGS When the mean values of the febrile convulsion patients were compared with those of the control group, the mean selenium levels and thrombocyte count were found to be statistically significantly low (P=0.002, P=0.01 respectively) and the mean platelet volume values were statistically significantly high (P=0.002). CONCLUSION While low serum selenium levels cause the onset of a febrile seizure in patients with simple febrile convulsion, it is thought that the increased mean platelet volume shows infection activity causing febrile convulsion.
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- Mahmut Abuhandan
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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Sarkadi-Pribóczki É, Gucbilmez Y, Solmaz A, Balci S, Szelecsényi F, Kovács Z, Dogu T. The 11C-radioisotopic study of methanol conversion on V-MCM-41: The influence of methyl iodide on the transformation. Catal Today 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2008.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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