Are GPs adequately equipped with the knowledge for educating and counseling of families with ADHD children?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common child psychiatry disorders. General physicians (GP), as primary care providers, can have an important role in screening and treatment of ADHD. This study aimed to survey GPs' knowledge, attitude, and their views of their role in the screening, diagnosing and managing children with ADHD.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Six hundred and sixty five general physicians in Shiraz, Iran, answered a self-reported questionnaire on ADHD. The questionnaire consisted of questions regarding socio-demographic characteristics such as age, the duration of practice as a GP, marital status, general knowledge about ADHD, and the management of ADHD.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Less than half of them believed that they have adequate knowledge and information about this disorder. They usually do not like to be the primary care providers for children with ADHD. The majority of them prefer to refer the children to related specialists, mostly psychiatrists or psychologists. More than one third of them believed that sugar is a cause of ADHD. Only 6.6% of them reported that ADHD persists for the whole life. Their knowledge about methylphenidate is reasonable.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>As many other countries worldwide, the knowledge of GPs about ADHD should be improved. They do not asses and manage children with probable ADHD by themselves without referring to related professionals. They do not opt for the use of methylphenidate.</p

Epileptic encephalopathy with electrical status epilepticus: An electroclinical study of 59 patients

AbstractPurposeTo evaluate the electroclinical features, treatment effectiveness, and outcome of 59 patients with epileptic encephalopathy with electrical status epilepticus during sleep.MethodsMedical-files of 59 patients with electrical status epilepticus during sleep were retrospectively evaluated for data concerning: history, physical and neurological examinations, sleep and awake EEG's, psychometric tests and brain MRI.ResultsA total of 31 boys and 28 girls were identified. Patients were evaluated in two groups: symptomatic/structural and idiopathic group. There was no significant difference between the etiological groups in term of mean age at ESES onset, mean interval between the first seizure and the onset of ESES. The mean age at seizure onset was earlier in the symptomatic/structural group than the idiopathic ones. The mean follow-up time after the ESES onset was 4.5 years for all patients. The most effective antiepileptic drugs in our series were clobazam and levetiracetam. In refractory patients, steroid treatment was found effective during the early course of the disease. In the idiopathic group, cognitive decline has improved. However in the symptomatic group, patients did not respond to the treatment and cognitive deterioration did not improve in one third of the group.ConclusionThe long-term outcome of ESES is highly variable and usually depends on etiology and the duration of ESES. The most efficious antiepileptic drugs in our study are clobazam and levetiracetam

Early neonatal outcomes of very-low-birthweight infants in Turkey: A prospective multicenter study of the Turkish Neonatal Society

PubMed: 31851725Objective To investigate the early neonatal outcomes of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants discharged home from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Turkey. Material and methods A prospective cohort study was performed between April 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017. The study included VLBW infants admitted to level III NICUs. Perinatal and neonatal data of all infants born with a birth weight of ?1500 g were collected for infants who survived. Results Data from 69 NICUs were obtained. The mean birth weight and gestational age were 1137 ±245 g and 29±2.4 weeks, respectively. During the study period, 78% of VLBW infants survived to discharge and 48% of survived infants had no major neonatal morbidity. VLBW infants who survived were evaluated in terms of major morbidities: Bronchopulmonarydysplasia was detected in 23.7% of infants, necrotizing enterocolitis in 9.1%, blood culture proven late-onset sepsis (LOS) in 21.1%, blood culture negative LOS in 21.3%, severe intraventricular hemorrhage in 5.4% and severe retinopathy of prematurity in 11.1%. Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus was diagnosed in 24.8% of infants. Antenatal steroids were administered to 42.9% of mothers. Conclusion The present investigation is the first multicenter study to include epidemiological information on VLBW infants in Turkey. Morbidity rate in VLBW infants is a serious concern and higher than those in developed countries. Implementation of oxygen therapy with appropriate monitoring, better antenatal and neonatal care and control of sepsis may reduce the prevalence of neonatal morbidities. Therefore, monitoring standards of neonatal care and implementing quality improvement projects across the country are essential for improving neonatal outcomes in Turkish NICUs. © 2019 Koc et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited