Milestones of language development in Turkish children

Anlar, Banu/0000-0001-6727-6229WOS: 000330262000007PubMed: 24597105Objectives: Language delays are common in childhood, may be associated with delays in other areas of development, and can affect school performance. Various tests designed for general developmental screening or specifically for language are used to assess developmental status in preschool children. Knowledge of the probabilities of normal developmental milestones may simplify detection of problems and delays. The aim of this study was to determine the milestones of language development in Turkish children. Patients and methods: We assessed data from application of the Denver II Developmental Screening Test's Turkish standardization to 1,993 children, 976 (49.0%) boys and 1,017 (51.0%) girls aged 0.6-82.0 months. We used binary logistic regression to analyze the predicted probability of accomplishing the language items on the Denver II Developmental Screening Test. Results: We determined the sequence of assessed language items and the ages associated with accomplishing those items, as well as the ages at which 25, 50, 75, and 100% of children passed the items. Language items followed a sequential route. Graphs had polynomial slopes. Conclusion: Curves for normal development allow detection of aberrations in the predicted course of language development, and may facilitate earlier diagnosis of delays in language

Cadaveric observation of an aberrant left subclavian artery: A possible cause of thoracic outlet syndrome

WOS: 000228056100010PubMed: 15768409We report a rare anomaly of the left subclavian artery, Coursing through the scalenus anterior muscle, that may cause thoracic outlet syndrome. We also discuss the anatomical basis of the possible diagnostic maneuvers for patients with thoracic outlet syndrome. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc

Epipteric bones in the pterion may be a surgical pitfall

EVLIYAOGLU, CETIN AYHAN/0000-0002-1774-3084WOS: 000189387900012PubMed: 14968406Background: The pterion, the most commonly used neurosurgical landmark, is defined as the junction of frontal, parietal, and greater wing of the sphenoid and the squamous part of temporal bones. Our aim was to identify the variations of the pterion which may be a potential surgical pitfall. Methods: Both sides of 300 adult skulls were examined but 110 sides were eliminated since their pterion could not be identified owing to a damage. The shortest distance between the lateral orbital rim and the most anterior junction of the four bones forming the pterion was measured on all sides. Results: Out of 490 sides the pterion was found to contain epipteric bones in 44 (9%), and in these skulls the most anterior junction of the bones may be as close as 16 mm to the lateral orbital rim. Conclusion: In skulls with an epipteric bone variation, particularly the anterius and proprium types; the pterion can mistakenly be assessed to be at the most anterior junction of bones and a burr hole placed over there may cause inadvertent penetration into the orbit

Retrospective analysis of children with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-related disorders

PubMedID: 30212767Background: Knowledge has been expanding on myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated central nervous system disorders. We delineate the clinical and paraclinical findings and outcome of our pediatric patients with MOG antibody seropositive disease. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid findings, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, course and outcome of children seropositive for anti-MOG IgG. Results: Total 20 children with neurological symptoms and serum anti-MOG IgG were identified from six centers in Turkey. Median age at onset was 9 years (mean 8.8 ± 5.0 years, range: 1.5–16.5 years). Final diagnoses were acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) (n = 5), ADEM + optic neuritis (n = 4), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) (n = 3), myelitis (n = 2), relapsing optic neuritis (n = 2), multiphasic DEM (n = 3), and unclassified relapsing demyelinating disease (n = 1). Seven/20 (35%) children experienced a single episode while 13/20 (65%) had a least one relapse during follow-up. On MRI, subcortical white matter, brainstem, and corpus callosum were preferentially involved regions. Full recovery was observed in 15/20 (75%) children. Conclusion: MOG autoimmunity in children has a wide clinical spectrum, tendency to relapse, and a favourable outcome compared with other relapsing demyelinating diseases. © 201

Irrigation with treated wastewater affected the minor components of virgin olive oil from cv. Chemlali in Tunisia

Water limitation for agriculture is a problem in many countries and irrigation with treated wastewater (TWW) can be a tool to face the decreasing availability of water for important domestic crops such as olive. Taking into account this aspect, a research was carried out for 13 years in an olive grove (Chemlali cultivar) located in the area of Sfax (Tunisia). Two different irrigation treatments were applied: (a) irrigation with good quality water (GQW) and (b) irrigation with TWW. The main objective of this 13-year study was to verify the effects of the irrigation with TWW vs. GQW on some minor parameters of the virgin olive oil. Many oil parameters significantly increased in the TWW irrigated plot, in particular lutein, total tocopherols, squalene, campesterol and stigmasterol whereas β-carotene, α-tocopherol, δ-tocopherol, β-sitosterol and total sterols decreased with respect to the GQW treatment. Irrigation with TWW can be a possible tool to irrigate olive groves with two positive effects: saving of freshwater and production of olive oil of good quality