- Review Articles
- Growth hormone treatment and risk of malignancy
- Hyun-Wook Chae, Duk-Hee Kim, Ho-Seong Kim
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):41-46. Published online February 28, 2015
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Growth hormone (GH) treatment has been increasingly widely used for children with GH deficiencies as the survival rate of pediatric patients with malignancies has increased. Both GH and insulin-like growth factor-I have mitogenic and antiapoptotic activity, prompting concern that GH treatment may be associated with tumor development. In this review, the authors examined the relationship between GH treatment and cancer...
- Debriefing in pediatrics
- Su Jin Cho
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):47-51. Published online February 28, 2015
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Debriefing is a conversational session that revolves around the sharing and examining of information after a specific event has taken place. Debriefing may follow a simulated or actual experience and provides a forum for the learners to reflect on the experience and learn from their mistakes. Originating from the military and aviation industry, it is used on a daily basis...
- Original Articles
- Postnatal weight gain in the first two weeks as a predicting factor of severe retinopathy of prematurity requiring treatment
- Jongmoon Kim, Jang Yong Jin, Sung Shin Kim
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):52-59. Published online February 28, 2015
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Purpose This study aimed to investigate the relative weight gain at 2-week intervals up to 6 weeks after birth to predict retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment among very low birth weight infants.
Methods A total of 211 preterm infants with birth weights <1,500 g and gestational age <32 weeks were retrospectively reviewed. The main outcome was the development of ROP requiring treatment....
- The relationship between primary headache and constipation in children and adolescents
- Mi-Na Park, Min-Gyu Choi, Su Jeong You
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):60-63. Published online February 28, 2015
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Purpose Many patients presenting with headache also complain of constipation; the relationship between these two symptoms has not been explored in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between primary headache and constipation.
Methods This retrospective study included all children who attended the Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital complaining of headache, and who had been followed up for at...
- Screening for depression and anxiety disorder in children with headache
- Sang Mi Lee, Jung-Rim Yoon, Yoon Young Yi, Soyong Eom, Joon Soo Lee, Heung Dong Kim, Keun-Ah Cheon, Hoon-Chul Kang
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):64-68. Published online February 28, 2015
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of initial screening tests for depression and anxiety disorders in children with headache. In addition, this study evaluated whether the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) are suitable for screening symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of 720 children aged 7-17...
- Case Reports
- Development of multifocal nodular lesions of a liver mimicking hepatic metastasis, following resection of an insulinoma in a child
- Sook Young Jung, Ben Kang, Yoon Mee Choi, Jun Mee Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Young Se Kwon, Ji Eun Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):69-72. Published online February 28, 2015
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Insulinoma, which arises from insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, is a rare tumor in children. Only 5%-10% of insulinomas are malignant and undergo metastasis. We report a case of an 11-year-old girl who experienced hypoglycemia-related seizures induced by an insulinoma; after resection of the primary tumor, she developed hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH). Laboratory test results indicated marked hypoglycemia with hyperinsulinemia....
- New daily persistent headache with isolated sphenoiditis in children
- Jeongho Lee, Minhee Rhee, Eun Sook Suh
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(2):73-76. Published online February 28, 2015
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Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is a rare disease in children, and its symptoms are often nonspecific and confusing. Rarely, severe headache can be the first or only symptom of isolated sphenoid sinusitis. New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a form of chronic daily headache that may have features of both migraines and tension-type headaches. NDPH is difficult to diagnose and requires...
