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E Moens

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PubMed2006

The association of parental characteristics and psychological problems in obese youngsters.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent parental psychological characteristics and parental behavior are related to psychological problems in obese youngsters. RESEARCH METHODS: Data were collected from 196 families having an overweight youngster (range 10-16 years old) (mean body mass index (BMI)=31.2; s.d.=5.3) seeking weight-loss treatment and compared with data from normal weight samples. Behavior problems were measured using the Child Behavior Checklist; the Child version of the Eating Disorder Examination was used to assess eating disorder psychopathology. Parental psychopathology was measured using the Symptom Checklist-90; parenting behavior was assessed with the Ghent Parental Behavior Scale. RESULTS: Parental psychopathology was prevalent in 59.6% of mothers and 35.7% of fathers. Youngsters exceeding the cutoff for problem behavior ranged between 41.4 and 53.1%. Children's problem behavior was most associated with psychopathology in the mother (r=0.40 for Internalizing and r=0.37 for Externalizing; both P<0.01). The research findings further revealed that the effects of maternal psychopathology were partly mediated by a specific form of parenting behavior, namely Inconsistent discipline, although the effect was stronger for Externalizing behavior (explained variance: 10%) than for Internalizing behavior (explained variance: 4%). No evidence was found for a mediator effect from parenting behavior on the eating disorder symptoms of the obese youngsters. However, several direct relations emerged, suggesting a negative association between a child's eating disorder symptoms and Positive parenting behavior by the mother (r= -0.20 for Eating concern; r= -0.18 for Restraint eating; r= -0.16 for Shape concern; all P<0.05) as well as by the father (r= -0.25 for Eating concern; r= -0.25 for Weight concern; both P<0.01; r= -0.21 for Shape concern; P<0.05). DISCUSSION: Parental characteristics were associated with psychological problems in obese youngsters, not only in a direct way but also indirectly. The effects were partly mediated by a particular ineffective parenting style, namely inconsistent discipline on the part of the mother. Pediatric obesity treatments should focus more on parenting behaviors and parental characteristics.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

Association of colonic atresia and Hirschsprung's disease in the newborn: report of a new case and review of the literature.

Colonic atresia (CA) is an infrequent cause of lower gastrointestinal obstruction in the neonate. Coexistence with aganglionosis of the colon (Hirschsprung's disease) has been reported but is generally not recognized in the neonatal period. We report another case and present a review of the literature. A boy with a lower gastrointestinal obstruction, caused by a CA type III, had creation of a proximal colostomy and a distal mucous fistula on the 1st day of life. In the preoperative work-up before restoring the continuity, rectal suction biopsies revealed the presence of Hirschsprung's disease. When the boy was 6 months old, a distal colectomy and reanastomosis were done. Creation of a colostomy and reanastomosis in a second procedure is recommended for treating a type III CA unless distal aganglionosis has been ruled out.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1996

Cerebellar induced aphasia: case report of cerebellar induced prefrontal aphasic language phenomena supported by SPECT findings.

A 73-year-old right-handed man with ischemic infarction in the vascular territory of the right arteria cerebellaris superior is described. In the acute phase he presented with cerebellar and brainstem symptoms, followed within a few days by a paresis of the right arm and unexpected language disturbances of aphasic origin. The core features of the aphasic syndrome corresponded to a diagnosis of Luria's dynamic aphasia, complicated by expressive and receptive agrammatism. During one year follow-up the ataxia and paretic symptoms disappeared but the slightly ameliorated aphasic syndrome and the sensory disturbances in the left hemicorpus persisted. In the absence of any neuroradiological evidence for a structural lesion in the left frontal language areas, the hypothetical causative role of the right cerebellar lesion on the contralateral prefrontal aphasic symptomatology is advocated and supported by positive 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime single-photon emission-computed tomography findings, revealing a focal hypoperfusion in the clinically suspected areas. In our case, this phenomenon of so-called 'crossed cerebello-cerebral diaschisis', reflecting the distant functional impact of the right cerebellum on the contralateral prefrontal cortical areas, is for the first time associated with an aphasiologic substrate. The co-occurrence of a right cerebellar lesion and an aphasic syndrome forms the first clinical illustration of the pathophysiological hypothesis of a deactivation of prefrontal left hemisphere language functions due to the loss of excitatory impulses through cerebello-ponto-thalamo-cortical pathways.

Aged↗
PubMed1993

Multiple cerebral infarctions in a young patient with secondary thrombocythemia due to iron deficiency anemia.

A 30-year-old woman developed multiple cerebral infarctions. In the absence of other risk factors, thrombocythemia secondary to iron deficiency anemia due to polymenorrhoea was considered to underlie the cerebral infarctions. Platelet count was normalized after iron therapy. The importance of vigorous treatment of iron deficiency anemia in preventing complications of secondary thrombocythemia is emphasized.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

[Retinitis in an infant infected with HIV].

A 7 month-old HIV-infected infant of African origin was admitted to the hospital. A routinely performed fundoscopy showed the presence of an unilateral left retinitis. Urine culture was positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV). Treatment with AZT (3.5 mg/kg/6 hr) was started concomitantly with monthly 350 mg/kg gammaglobulin intravenous administration. The retinitis resolved after 3 weeks and no recurrence was observed after 4 months of follow-up. The difficulties in establishing a diagnosis and in evaluating a response to treatment are briefly discussed.

Cytomegalovirus Infections↗
PubMed1987

[Relaxation-time measurements of the white and gray substances in multiple sclerosis patients].

In a patient population of some 450 with definite, probable, and possible multiple sclerosis referred to us for MRI, some 40 suffering from definite MS were chosen randomly for relaxation time measurements of plaque-free grey and white matter. T1 values could not be used for diagnostic purposes owing to their broad standard deviation. Overall white matter T2 was slightly higher in MS patients than in a non-MS population (94 ms versus 89 ms). Because these changes are not visible in MR images, relaxation time measurements may prove valuable for differential diagnosis.

Brain↗
PubMed1985

NMR approach of the periventricular white matter.

From a series of 117 neurological patients presenting a pathological periventricular white matter signal on NMR, the authors discuss the differential diagnosis possibilities based on the configuration of the lesions, on their localization in the brain, and on the calculated apparent T2 (T2**) values achieved with the single multi-echos technique.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1984

The Coffin-Lowry syndrome. A study of two new index patients and their families.

Two adult, mentally retarded males with the typical features of the Coffin-Lowry syndrome are reported. Further family investigation led to the same diagnosis in a 2.5-year-old male cousin, and to the identification of five female carriers, with variable clinical expression of this X-linked inherited mental retardation syndrome.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Brain ischaemia.

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Brain Ischemia↗