Pediatrics International

Stem cell transplantation in primary immunodeficiency disease patients
pp. 795-800(6)
Authors: SATO, TOMONOBU; KOBAYASHI, RYOJI; TOITA, NARIAKI; KANEDA, MAKOTO; HATANO, NORIKAZU; IGUCHI, AKIHIRO; KAWAMURA, NOBUAKI; ARIGA, TADASHI

Home mechanical ventilation in children: Retrospective survey of a pediatric population
pp. 801-805(5)
Authors: OTTONELLO, GIANCARLO; FERRARI, ILARIA; PIRRODDI, INES MARIA GRAZIA; DIANA, MARIA CRISTINA; VILLA, GIOVANNA; NAHUM, LAURA; TUO, PIETRO; MOSCATELLI, ANDREA; SILVESTRI, GILBERTO

Predictive factors for organic central precocious puberty and utility of simplified gonadotropin-releasing hormone tests
pp. 806-810(5)
Authors: CHOI, JIN-HO; SHIN, YOUNG-LIM; YOO, HAN-WOOK

Epidemiological study of sleep characteristics in Chinese children 1-23 months of age
pp. 811-816(6)
Authors: JIANG, FAN; SHEN, XIAOMING; YAN, CHONGHUAI; WU, SHENGHU; JIN, XINGMING; DYKEN, MIKE; LIN-DYKEN, DEBORAH

Immunoadsorbent apheresis eliminates pathogenic IgG in childhood lupus nephritis
pp. 817-821(5)
Authors: TAKAHASHI, SHORI; WADA, NAOHIRO; HARADA, KENSUKE

Thyroid function and volume in epileptic children using carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine and valproate
pp. 822-826(5)
Authors: HIRFANOGLU, TUGBA; SERDAROGLU, AYSE; CAMURDAN, ORHUN; CANSU, ALI; BIDECI, AYSUN; CINAZ, PEYAMI; GUCUYENER, KIVILCIM

Correlation between white blood cell count and metabolic syndrome in adolescence
pp. 827-832(6)
Authors: HSIEH, CHANG-HSUN; PEI, DEE; KUO, SHI-WEN; CHEN, CHENG-YU; TSAI, SHIH-LI; LAI, CHUN-LUNG; LEE, CHIEN-HSING; WU, CHUNG-ZE; HUNG, YI-JEN; HSIEH, MING-CHEN

Are laboratory tests necessary in making the diagnosis of limb pains typical for growing pains in children?
pp. 833-835(3)
Authors: ASADI-POOYA, ALI AKBAR; BORDBAR, MOHAMMAD REZA

¹³C-phenylalanine breath test correlates with liver fibrosis in postoperative biliary atresia
pp. 836-841(6)
Authors: WADA, MASAKI; WADA, YUKO; UCHIYAMA, MAKOTO; KAJIWARA, MASAHIRO; TAKATORI, KAZUHIKO

Effect of zinc sulfate on common cold in children: Randomized, double blind study
pp. 842-847(6)
Authors: KURUGÖL, ZAFER; BAYRAM, NURI; ATIK, TAHIR

Therapeutic efficacy of sequential and simultaneous treatments with interferon-α and lamivudine in children with chronic hepatitis B
pp. 848-852(5)
Authors: AKMAN, SEZIN ASIK; OKCU, SABRIYE COKCEKEN; HALICIOĞLU, OYA; SUTCUOGLU, SUMER; ANIL, MURAT; KIZILGUNESLER, ASLI; BAKILER, ALI RAHMI

Factors affecting oral health habits among children with cerebral palsy: Pilot study
pp. 853-857(5)
Authors: SUBASI, FERYAL; MUMCU, GONCA; KOKSAL, LEYLA; CIMILLI, HALE; BITLIS, DEMET

Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with gastroduodenal disease, epidemiologic factors and iron-deficiency anemia in Turkish children undergoing endoscopy, and impact on growth
pp. 858-863(6)
Authors: SÜOGLU, ÖZLEM DURMAZ; GÖKÇE, SELIM; SAGLAM, ASLI TOROS; SÖKÜCÜ, SEMRA; SANER, GÜNAY

Quantitative measurements of Hemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide antibodies in Japanese children
pp. 864-868(5)
Authors: ISHIWADA, NARUHIKO; FUKASAWA, CHIE; INAMI, YUKIKO; HISHIKI, HARUKA; TAKEDA, NOBUE; SUGITA, KATSUO; KOHNO, YOICHI

Utility of diagnostic tests for detection of Helicobacter pylori in children in northeastern Mexico
pp. 869-874(6)
Authors: MENDOZA-IBARRA, SANDRA IVETH; PEREZ-PEREZ, GUILLERMO IGNACIO; BOSQUES-PADILLA, FRANCISCO JAVIER; URQUIDI-RIVERA, MARTHA; RODRÍGUEZ-ESQUIVEL, ZULMA; GARZA-GONZÁLEZ, ELVIRA

Nosocomial Gram-positive bacterial infections in children: Results of a 7 year study
pp. 875-882(8)
Authors: CELEBI, SOLMAZ; HACIMUSTAFAOGLU, MUSTAFA; OZDEMIR, OZLEM; OZAKIN, CUNEYT

Post-mortem analysis for two prevalent β-oxidation mutations in sudden infant death
pp. 883-887(5)
Authors: YANG, ZI; LANTZ, PATRICK E; IBDAH, JAMAL A

Elevation of serum stem-cell factor in postoperative biliary atresia
pp. 888-893(6)
Authors: HONSAWEK, SITTISAK; CHONGSRISAWAT, VORANUSH; VEJCHAPIPAT, PAISARN; THAWORNSUK, NUTCHANART; TANGKIJVANICH, PISIT; POOVORAWAN, YONG

Human milk reduces the risk of retinal detachment in extremely low-birthweight infants
pp. 894-897(4)
Authors: OKAMOTO, TOSHIO; SHIRAI, MASARU; KOKUBO, MASAYO; TAKAHASHI, SATORU; KAJINO, MAYUMI; TAKASE, MASASHI; SAKATA, HIROSHI; OKI, JUNICHI

Impaired transient elevation of blood hemoglobin in response to acute hypoxia in neonates with asplenia
pp. 898-902(5)
Authors: OKA, TATSUJIRO; ITOI, TOSHIYUKI; HAMAOKA, KENJI

Neonatal subgaleal hemorrhage: Clinical presentation, treatment, and predictors of poor prognosis
pp. 903-907(5)
Authors: CHANG, HUNG-YANG; PENG, CHUN-CHIH; KAO, HSIN-AN; HSU, CHYONG-HSIN; HUNG, HAN-YANG; CHANG, JUI-HSING

Hemodynamic features of congenital aortic valve stenosis with patent ductus arteriosus in children
pp. 908-910(3)
Authors: XIE, CHUNHONG; XIA, CHENGSEN; ZHAO, ZHENGYAN; ZHOU, YINBAO

Tissue Doppler echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function in children with bronchial asthma
pp. 911-917(7)
Authors: ZEYBEK, CENAP; YALCIN, YALIM; ERDEM, ABDULLAH; POLAT, TUGCIN BORA; CIGDEM AKTUGLU-ZEYBEK, A; BAYOGLU, VEYSEL; AKDENIZ, CELAL; CELEBI, AHMET

Suppression of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 following montelukast treatment in childhood asthma
pp. 918-922(5)
Authors: CHUANG, SHIH-SUNG; HUNG, CHIH-HSING; HUA, YI-MING; TIEN, CHIUNG-HSI; YANG,; JONG, YUH-JYH; HSU, SHIH-HSIEN; LIN, CHANG-SHEN

Epidural air associated with spontaneous pneumomediastinum in children: Uncommon complication?
pp. 923-927(5)
Authors: KONO, TATSUO; KUWASHIMA, SHIGEKO; FUJIOKA, MUTSUHISA; KOBAYASHI, CHIE; KOIKE, KAZUTOSHI; TSUCHIDA, MASAHIRO; SEKI, ICHIRO

Addition of sufentanil to bupivacaine in caudal block effect on stress responses in children
pp. 928-932(5)
Authors: EROL, ATILLA; TUNCER, SEMA; TAVLAN, AYBARS; REISLI, RUHIYE; AYSOLMAZ, GÖKHAN; OTELCIOGLU, SEREF

Mycophenolate mofetil therapy for children with intractable nephrotic syndrome
pp. 933-937(5)
Authors: OKADA, MITSURU; SUGIMOTO, KEISUKE; YAGI, KAZURO; YANAGIDA, HIDEHIKO; TABATA, NOBUTADA; TAKEMURA, TSUKASA

Menstrual pattern and common menstrual disorders among university students in Turkey
pp. 938-942(5)
Authors: CAKIR, MURAT; MUNGAN, ILKE; KARAKAS, TANER; GIRISKEN, İLKNUR; OKTEN, AYSENUR

Prevalence and clinical findings of migraine and tension-type headache in adolescents
pp. 943-949(7)
Authors: UNALP, AYCAN; DIRIK, ERAY; KURUL, SEMRA

Preliminary early intervention study using Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale in Japan
pp. 950-958(9)
Authors: HIROSE, TAIKO; TERAMOTO, TAEKO; SAITOH, SAKAE; TAKAHASHI, IZUMI; HIRAMATSU, MAYUMI; OKAMITSU, MOTOKO; SONOBE, MAMI; MIKUNI, KUMI; OMORI, TAKAHIDE; SHIRAKAWA, SONOKO

Roles of specific cytokines in bone remodeling and hematopoiesis in Gaucher disease
pp. 959-965(7)
Authors: YOSHINO,; WATANABE,; TOKUNAGA,; HARADA,; FUJII,; NUMATA,; TAJIMA,; IDA,

Stromal cell-derived factor-1α improves infarcted heart function through angiogenesis in mice
pp. 966-971(6)
Authors: SASAKI, TAKASHI; FUKAZAWA, RYUJI; OGAWA, SHUNICHI; KANNO, SHIGETO; NITTA, TAKASHI; OCHI, MASAMI; SHIMIZU, KAZUO

Randomized controlled trial of short-term withdrawal of i.v. immunoglobulin therapy for selected children with human immunodeficiency virus infection
pp. 972-977(6)
Authors: GRISARU-SOEN, GALIA; LAU, WENDY; ARNESON, CHERYL; LOUCH, DEBORAH; BITNUN, ARI; STEPHENS, DEREK; READ, STANLEY E.; KING, SUSAN M.

Study of Japanese encephalitis and other viral encephalitis in Nepali children
pp. 978-984(7)
Authors: RAYAMAJHI, AJIT; SINGH, RUPA; PRASAD, RAJNITI; KHANAL, BASUDHA; SINGHI, SUNIT

Risk factors for small for gestational age
pp. 985-990(6)
Authors: TSUKAMOTO, HIROKO; FUKUOKA, HIDEOKI; KOYASU, MIEKO; NAGAI, YASUSHI; TAKIMOTO, HIDEMI

Are foot posture and functional health different in children with growing pains?
pp. 991-996(6)
Authors: EVANS, ANGELA MARGARET; SCUTTER, SHEILA DOREEN

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive homosexual high school student
pp. 997-999(3)
Authors: MIYAHARA, HIROAKI; KOREMATSU, SEIGO; NAGAKURA, TOMOKAZU; IWATA, ATSUKO; SUENOBU, SOUICHI; IZUMI, TATSUTO

Severe, widespread vasculopathy in late-onset group B streptococcal meningitis
pp. 1000-1003(4)
Authors: IIJIMA, SHIGEO; SHIRAI, MASAMI; OHZEKI, TAKEHIKO

Acute pancreatitis complicating typhoid fever in a 4-year-old girl
pp. 1004-1006(3)
Authors: ASANO, TAKESHI; KUWABARA, KENTAROH; TAKAGI, ATSUSHI; HATORI, TAKAYUKI; HAMADA, HISAMITSU; IMAI, TAIYOU; FUJINO, OSAMU

Juvenile form of myasthenia gravis presenting as recurrent pulmonary infection with atelectasis
pp. 1007-1008(2)
Authors: ÜNAL, ÖZLEM; TEBER, SERAP; KENDİRLİ, TANIL; DEDA, GÜLHIS; ANLAR, BANU

Nephrotic syndrome in mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis
pp. 1009-1011(3)
Author: WATANABE, TORU

Inspiratory stridor in a 12-month-old girl
pp. 1012-1014(3)
Authors: SACCO, OLIVIERO; TOMÀ, PAOLO; ALBERTI, DANIELE; LOCATELLI, GIUSEPPE; MIGLIAZZA, LUCIA; TAVIANI, MARIO P.; ROSSI, GIOVANNI A.

Massive periosteal reaction a presenting feature of acute megakaryocytic leukemia
pp. 1015-1017(3)
Authors: UEDA, TAKAHIRO; ITO, YASUHIKO; MAEDA, MIHO; FUKUNAGA, YOSHITAKA

Successful high-dose methotrexate chemotherapy in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia who developed acute renal failure during the initial treatment
pp. 1018-1019(2)
Authors: ISODA, TAKESHI; ITO, SUKEYUKI; KAJIWARA, MICHIKO; NAGASAWA, MASAYUKI

Langerhans cell histiocytosis manifesting as recurrent simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in early infancy
pp. 1020-1022(3)
Authors: ALAVI, SAMIN; ASHENA, ZAHRA; PAYDAR, AFSHIN; HEMMATI, NADEREH

New Japanese pediatric guidelines for the treatment and management of bronchial asthma
pp. 1023-1031(9)
Authors: MORIKAWA, AKIHIRO; NISHIMA, SANKEI

Announcement: Schedule for the Scientific Meetings of the Japan Pediatric Society and Related Societies in 2007 and their hosts
pp. 1042-1042(1)