Alan Apter

Summary

Affiliation: Tel Aviv University
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Calcification in lymphoma occurring before therapy: CT features and clinical correlation
    Sara Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 178:935-8. 2002
  2. ncbi The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factors
    Meytal Grimland
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider's Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
    Crisis 27:107-18. 2006
  3. ncbi Depression and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients with obsessive compulsive disorder
    Alan Apter
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petach Tikva 49202, Israel
    J Affect Disord 75:181-9. 2003
  4. ncbi Sealed rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms: CT features in 6 patients and a review of the literature
    S Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 35:99-105. 2010
  5. ncbi Abdominal CT findings in nephropathic amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever
    S Apter
    Department of Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Amyloid 8:58-64. 2001
  6. ncbi Cardiovascular calcifications after radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma: computed tomography detection and clinical correlation
    Sara Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 17:145-51. 2006
  7. ncbi Effectiveness and tolerability of citalopram for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: an open-label study
    Shella Schirman
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 14 Kaplan Street, 49202, Petach Tikva, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Neural Transm 117:139-45. 2010
  8. ncbi Association between a common haplotype in the COMT gene region and psychiatric disorders in individuals with 22q11.2DS
    Elena Michaelovsky
    Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 11:351-63. 2008
  9. ncbi Association of the low-activity COMT 158Met allele with ADHD and OCD in subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome
    Doron Gothelf
    The Behavioral Neurogenetics Center, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 10:301-8. 2007
  10. ncbi Effect of gender on suicide attempters versus nonattempters in an adolescent inpatient unit
    Silvana Fennig
    The Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva 49202, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 46:90-7. 2005

Detail Information

Publications105 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Calcification in lymphoma occurring before therapy: CT features and clinical correlation
    Sara Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 178:935-8. 2002
    ..It occurred in our patients more often in the mediastinum, in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma rather than in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and only in patients with the aggressive type of disease...
  2. ncbi The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factors
    Meytal Grimland
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider's Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
    Crisis 27:107-18. 2006
    ..The act of killing in warfare is more important to understanding suicidal terrorism than the act of suicide. This explains why psychological profiling of suicidal terrorists has to date not been successful...
  3. ncbi Depression and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients with obsessive compulsive disorder
    Alan Apter
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petach Tikva 49202, Israel
    J Affect Disord 75:181-9. 2003
    ..To investigate the prevalence and correlations of suicidal behavior in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among adolescent psychiatric inpatients...
  4. ncbi Sealed rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms: CT features in 6 patients and a review of the literature
    S Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 35:99-105. 2010
    ..To assess the CT features of sealed rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm...
  5. ncbi Abdominal CT findings in nephropathic amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever
    S Apter
    Department of Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Amyloid 8:58-64. 2001
    ..These findings suggest that kidney disease of reactive amyloidosis may have abdominal CT findings distinguishing it from other types of kidney diseases...
  6. ncbi Cardiovascular calcifications after radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma: computed tomography detection and clinical correlation
    Sara Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 17:145-51. 2006
    ..To study cardiovascular calcifications, detected by computed tomography, in patients following mediastinal radiation for Hodgkin lymphoma, and correlate them with clinical findings...
  7. ncbi Effectiveness and tolerability of citalopram for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: an open-label study
    Shella Schirman
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 14 Kaplan Street, 49202, Petach Tikva, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Neural Transm 117:139-45. 2010
    ..No increase in suicidality was observed during the study. Citalopram was moderately effective, generally well tolerated and safe for the acute treatment of depressed and anxious children and adolescents...
  8. ncbi Association between a common haplotype in the COMT gene region and psychiatric disorders in individuals with 22q11.2DS
    Elena Michaelovsky
    Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 11:351-63. 2008
    ..2DS and supports the hypothesis that COMT gene variations contribute to genetic predisposition to psychiatric disorders in the general population...
  9. ncbi Association of the low-activity COMT 158Met allele with ADHD and OCD in subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome
    Doron Gothelf
    The Behavioral Neurogenetics Center, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 10:301-8. 2007
    ..Future longitudinal studies focusing on additional COMT polymorphic sites and other candidate genes from the deleted region will elucidate the molecular pathways leading to schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders in VCFS...
  10. ncbi Effect of gender on suicide attempters versus nonattempters in an adolescent inpatient unit
    Silvana Fennig
    The Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva 49202, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 46:90-7. 2005
    ..The present study compared the effect of gender on suicide among 4 groups of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents using a cross-sectional design...
  11. ncbi Dual contribution of NR2B subunit of NMDA receptor and SK3 Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel to genetic predisposition to anorexia nervosa
    Maya Koronyo Hamaoui
    The Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    J Psychiatr Res 41:160-7. 2007
    ..8 for the combined NR2B/SK3 genotypes including high-risk alleles). These findings point to the contribution of genes associated with the NMDA-R signaling pathway to predisposition and development of AN...
  12. ncbi Autobiographical memory, interpersonal problem solving, and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients
    Miri Arie
    Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 49:22-9. 2008
    ....
  13. ncbi Genetic, developmental, and physical factors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome
    Doron Gothelf
    Behavioral Genetics Clinic, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, PO Box 559, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 126:116-21. 2004
    ..These findings indicate that ADHD in VCFS has a genetic contribution and the patients' VCFS-related developmental factors and physical illnesses play a lesser role...
  14. ncbi Serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and citalopram effectiveness and side effects in children with depression and/or anxiety disorders
    Sefi Kronenberg
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider s Children s Medical Center of Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 17:741-50. 2007
    ....
  15. ncbi Association of polymorphisms of the serotonergic pathways with clinical traits of impulsive-aggression and suicidality in adolescents: a multi-center study
    Gil Zalsman
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
    World J Biol Psychiatry 12:33-41. 2011
    ..Suicidal behaviour runs in families. This study evaluated association between common polymorphisms in the serotonergic and adrenergic candidate genes (HTR2A, 5HTTLPR, and MAOA) and suicidality, psychopathology and aggression in adolescents...
  16. ncbi Post-adoption depression among adoptive mothers
    Yehuda Senecky
    Child Development and Rehabilitation Institute, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    J Affect Disord 115:62-8. 2009
    ..To evaluate the rate of depressive symptomatology and possible underlying factors in adoptive mothers during the transition to motherhood...
  17. ncbi Plasma serotonin levels and suicidal behavior in adolescents
    Samuel Tyano
    Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 16:49-57. 2006
    ..The biological mechanism behind the serotonin dysregulation in suicidal adolescents requires further investigation...
  18. ncbi Perfectionism, narcissism, and depression in suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescent inpatients
    Ornit Freudenstein
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 53:746-52. 2012
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  19. ncbi Family-based association study of 5-HT(2A) receptor T102C polymorphism and suicidal behavior in Ashkenazi inpatient adolescents
    Gil Zalsman
    Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, and a Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Int J Adolesc Med Health 17:231-8. 2005
    ..This study used a family-based method and one homogenous ethnic group to overcome ethnic stratification in order to test this association...
  20. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with velocardiofacial (22q11 deletion) syndrome
    Doron Gothelf
    Behavioral Genetics Clinic, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, PO Box 559, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 126:99-105. 2004
    ..2%) had psychotic disorder. The results of our study suggest that there is a strong association between VCFS and early-onset OCD. This finding may be significant in the understanding of the underlying genetic basis of OCD...
  21. ncbi Mental pain and its communication in medically serious suicide attempts: an "impossible situation"
    Yossi Levi
    The Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Affect Disord 111:244-50. 2008
    ..Our aim is to test the hypothesis that mental pain is a general risk factor for suicidal behavior and communication difficulties are a particular risk factor for medically serious suicidal behavior...
  22. ncbi Stressful life events and major depressive disorders
    Netta Horesh
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Psychiatry Res 160:192-9. 2008
    ..There are specific kinds of SLE that occur in childhood and in the year preceding the first episode. SLE has a less significant role in the maintenance of this illness...
  23. ncbi Life events and suicidality in adolescents with schizophrenia
    Silvana Fennig
    Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:454-60. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: In adolescent patients with schizophrenia, suicidal behavior is associated less with the number of life events and more with their perception of the events as negative and the impact of these events on the individual...
  24. ncbi Pharmacogenetics of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pediatric depression and anxiety
    Sefi Kronenberg
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petach Tikva, 49202, Israel
    Pharmacogenomics 9:1725-36. 2008
    ..An emphasis is put on serotonergic genes such as the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and additional genes known to be active in the CNS...
  25. ncbi Suicidal behavior and self-disclosure in adolescent psychiatric inpatients
    Netta Horesh
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    J Nerv Ment Dis 192:837-42. 2004
    ..Thus, low self-disclosure may well be a risk factor worthy of further evaluation in the attempt to understand adolescent suicidal behavior...
  26. ncbi Tic disorders and the premonitory urge
    Tamar Steinberg
    The Matta and Harry Freund Neuropsychiatric Tourette Clinic, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Neural Transm 117:277-84. 2010
    ..Premonitory urges seems to be related to obsessions, compulsions, and depression in older children and this may have implications for the developmental psychopatholgy of these symptoms...
  27. ncbi Psychiatric morbidity with focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder in an Israeli cohort of adolescents with mild to moderate mental retardation
    Doron Gothelf
    The Behavioral Neurogenetics Center, Feinberg Department of Child Psychiatry, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
    J Neural Transm 115:929-36. 2008
    ..Further studies are required in adolescents with mental retardation to better delineate psychiatric morbidities and their appropriate treatment in this at-risk population...
  28. ncbi Pilot study: fluvoxamine treatment for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with cancer
    Doron Gothelf
    Feinberg Department of Child Psychiatry, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:1258-62. 2005
    ..To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and benefit of fluvoxamine for the treatment of major depressive disorder or anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with cancer...
  29. ncbi Renal duplication with associated complications in adults: CT findings in 26 cases
    R Zissin
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
    Clin Radiol 56:58-63. 2001
    ..To review the computed tomography (CT) findings in 26 adult patients with complicated renal duplication, and to assess whether the complications were anomaly-related or superimposed by acquired disease...
  30. ncbi A comparison of the effects of directive visuomotor intervention versus nondirective supportive intervention in kindergarten and elementary school children
    Orit Lahav
    Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Neural Transm 115:1231-9. 2008
    ..This study, conducted in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, suggests that kindergarten children with poor VMI might benefit from the positive and meaningful relationships inherent in NDSI...
  31. ncbi Fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior in Israeli adolescent males
    Alan Apter
    Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv and Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Hospital of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Arch Suicide Res 12:20-9. 2008
    ..The findings may not be generalizable to female adolescents or to other countries or time periods. The findings thus point to contrasts, as well as similarities, between groups of adolescents with different types of suicidal symptoms...
  32. ncbi Usefulness of spiral computed tomography (dual-slice mode) for the detection of coronary artery calcium in patients with chronic atypical chest pain, in typical angina pectoris, and in asymptomatic subjects with prominent atherosclerotic risk factors
    J Shemesh
    Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Am J Cardiol 87:226-8, A9. 2001
    ..The highest prevalence of coronary calcium was in men with angina pectoris (89%), whereas it was not detected in 48% of men and 56% of women with atypical chest pain...
  33. ncbi Life events and personality factors in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders
    Doron Gothelf
    Richard E. Feinberg Department of Psychiatry, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, and Sacker Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 45:192-8. 2004
    ..Thus, quantity, quality, and specificity of life events may be associated with AD in young people, especially OCD. This association may be related to the personality characteristic of harm avoidance...
  34. ncbi Management of the depressed, suicidal child or adolescent
    Alan Apter
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 15:999-1013, x. 2006
    ..Lack of continuity of care places patients at an elevated risk for additional suicide attempts...
  35. ncbi Self-criticism is a key predictor of eating disorder dimensions among inpatient adolescent females
    Silvana Fennig
    Inpatient Unit, Schneider Children s Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Int J Eat Disord 41:762-5. 2008
    ..Although the unipolar depression-eating disorder comorbidity is adequately documented, examination of the role of depressive personality styles in eating disorders is relatively scarce...
  36. ncbi CT diagnosis of afferent loop syndrome
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Clin Radiol 57:835-9. 2002
    ..To report the computed tomography (CT) features of afferent loop syndrome which is often clinically unsuspected...
  37. ncbi CT findings in congenital anomalies of the spleen
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Br J Radiol 74:767-72. 2001
    ..In this pictorial review, the embryology of congenital anomalies of the spleen as well as their appearance on CT are described, diagnostic pitfalls are identified and complications of the anomalies are discussed...
  38. ncbi Differentiation between right tubo-ovarian abscess and appendicitis using CT--a diagnostic challenge
    I Eshed
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Radiol 66:1030-5. 2011
    ..To determine CT features that can potentially differentiate right tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) from acute appendicitis (AA; including abscess formation)...
  39. ncbi Widespread abdominal venous thrombosis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria diagnosed on CT
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 26:414-9. 2001
    ..This complication should be clinically suspected in patients suffering from paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria who present with abdominal pain, and it should be sought by the radiologist on pre- and postcontrast computed tomography...
  40. ncbi Suicidal tendencies and body image and experience in anorexia nervosa and suicidal female adolescent inpatients
    Daniel Stein
    Pediatric Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Psychother Psychosom 72:16-25. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between body image and suicidal tendencies in anorexia nervosa (AN)...
  41. ncbi Attention bias modification treatment for pediatric anxiety disorders: a randomized controlled trial
    Sharon Eldar
    Adler Center for Research in Child Development and Psychopathology, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Am J Psychiatry 169:213-20. 2012
    ..The authors examined whether ABM induces greater reductions in pediatric anxiety symptoms and symptom severity than multiple control training interventions...
  42. ncbi Pediatricians' satisfaction with their abilities to care for children with developmental, behavioral and psychosocial problems
    Yehuda Senecky
    Department of Child Development and Rehabilitation, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqv, Israel
    Pediatr Int 49:472-8. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training, experience, and other factors on pediatricians' satisfaction with their abilities to care for children with developmental, behavioral and psychosocial problems...
  43. ncbi CAG repeat polymorphism within the KCNN3 gene is a significant contributor to susceptibility to anorexia nervosa: a case-control study of female patients and several ethnic groups in the Israeli Jewish population
    Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui
    Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 131:76-80. 2004
    ..These findings further implicate KCNN3 as a significant contributor to predisposition to AN...
  44. ncbi Stress conditioning in mice: alterations in immunity and tumor growth
    Noa Benaroya-Milshtein
    Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Stress 14:301-11. 2011
    ..The exposed mice also showed attenuated tumor growth. Thus, the stress paradigm inhibited tumor development and lead to some immune changes that were not accompanied by behavioral changes...
  45. ncbi Relationship between ICD-10 psychosocial categories and psychiatric diagnosis in Israeli adolescents
    Silvana Fennig
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 48:111-6. 2011
    ..The study examined the relationship between psychosocial categories obtained by WHO-developed semistructured interviews (ICD-10 Axis V) and clinical Axis I psychiatric diagnoses in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents...
  46. ncbi CT findings of the chest in adults with aspirated foreign bodies
    R Zissin
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sapir Medical Center, 44281 Kfar Saba, Israel
    Eur Radiol 11:606-11. 2001
    ..Since CT is often used to evaluate various respiratory problems in adults, it may be the first imaging modality to discover an unsuspected aspirated foreign body in the bronchial tree...
  47. ncbi CT findings in ten patients with failed renal allografts: comparison with findings in functional grafts
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Eur J Radiol 36:133-8. 2000
    ..The graft was almost always heavily calcified. Lack of awareness of the nature of such a mass may mislead the radiologist in interpreting it as a space-occupying lesion...
  48. ncbi Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava revealed on CT in patients with deep vein thrombosis
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 180:729-32. 2003
    ..Coagulation abnormalities, frequently found in these patients, may be a contributory factor...
  49. ncbi Pictorial review: adult intussusception--a CT diagnosis
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Br J Radiol 75:185-90. 2002
    ..Examples are shown of intussusception both in the small bowel and colon. Awareness of these findings allows the radiologist to make the correct diagnosis...
  50. ncbi Perforations of the rectosigmoid colon induced by cleansing enema: CT findings in 14 patients
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 27:453-7. 2002
    ..Because the diagnosis is not always suspected by the clinician, the radiologist may be the first to suggest it. Therefore, the radiologist should be familiar with the CT features of a potentially lethal, rectally induced perforation...
  51. ncbi Involvement of immunologic and biochemical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Tourette's syndrome
    Yuval Eliahu Landau
    The Freund Tourette Syndrome Clinic, Department of Psychological Medicine, Children s Medical Center of Israel, Tel Aviv University, 14 Kaplan Street, P O Box 559, 49202 Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    J Neural Transm 119:621-6. 2012
    ..These findings add to the still-limited knowledge on the pathogenesis of Tourette's syndrome and may have implications for the development of novel therapeutic modalities...
  52. ncbi Genetics of suicidal behavior: candidate association genetic approach
    Gil Zalsman
    Geha Mental Health Center, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 39:252-61. 2002
    ..Recent data from the study of COMT. MAO and serotonin receptors genes polymorphisms are controversial at this stage. Future directions for research includes alternative phenotypes, endo-phenotypes and genome scan...
  53. ncbi Typhlitis as a rare cause of a psoas abscess
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 27:600-2. 2002
    ..Typhlitis should be added to conditions of the gastrointestinal tract that cause a psoas abscess such as Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, appendicitis, colorectal carcinoma, and appendiceal tumor...
  54. ncbi Fat halo sign in the bowel wall of patients with Crohn's disease
    M M Amitai
    Department of Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Radiol 62:994-7. 2007
    ....
  55. ncbi Reduced auditory processing capacity during vocalization in children with Selective Mutism
    Miri Arie
    Adler Center for Research in Child Development and Psychopathology, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Biol Psychiatry 61:419-21. 2007
    ..Because abnormal Auditory Efferent Activity (AEA) is associated with auditory distortions during vocalization, we tested whether auditory processing is impaired during vocalization in children with Selective Mutism (SM)...
  56. ncbi Schizophrenia in adolescent twins: a case study
    Doron Gothelf
    Behavioral Genetic Clinic, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan St, POB 559, Petah Tiqwa 49202, Israel
    Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 41:54-60. 2004
    ..The recent treatment of identical schizophrenic twins has allowed us to review the literature and revisit some of these issues...
  57. ncbi Early colonoscopy in patients with acute diverticulitis: results of a prospective pilot study
    E Sakhnini
    Dept. of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Endoscopy 36:504-7. 2004
    ..The rate of cecal intubation is lower and the perforation rate appears to be higher. A clear-cut indication therefore has to be evident clinically...
  58. ncbi Positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated vasculitis presenting with hemoptysis and a mediastinal mass
    H H Fidder
    Department of Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Chest 115:1473-5. 1999
    ..To our knowledge, no case of a mediastinal mass due vasculitis has been reported in the literature, and our observation should lead to broadening of the spectrum of clinical manifestations of vasculitis...
  59. ncbi Urinomas caused by ureteral injuries: CT appearance
    G Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 27:88-92. 2002
    ..The presence of ascites or localized fluid collections in symptomatic patients after abdominal surgery or penetrating trauma should raise the possibility of a ureteral injury and prompt delayed scanning...
  60. ncbi Coronary artery calcium measurement with multi-detector row CT and low radiation dose: comparison between 55 and 165 mAs
    Joseph Shemesh
    Grace Ballas Research Unit of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine and Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Radiology 236:810-4. 2005
    ..To prospectively compare the results of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements obtained with 55- and 165-mAs electrocardiographically gated multi-detector row computed tomography (CT)...
  61. ncbi Prevalence and comorbidity of tic disorder in Israeli adolescents: results from a national mental health survey
    Tamar Steinberg
    Freund Neuropsychiatry Tourette Clinic, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 15:94-8. 2013
    ..Tic disorders are common causes of morbidity in Israel but their prevalence in this country needs further study...
  62. ncbi Methylphenidate treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents with velocardiofacial syndrome: an open-label study
    Doron Gothelf
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, PO Box 559, Petah Tiqwa, Israel 49202
    J Clin Psychiatry 64:1163-9. 2003
    ..Indeed, clinicians have commonly avoided the use of methylphenidate in children with VCFS because of concerns about ineffectiveness or psychotic exacerbation...
  63. ncbi Psychiatric aspects of pediatric cancer
    Alan Apter
    Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tikva 49202, Israel
    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 12:473-92, vii. 2003
    ..Survivors experience actual or potential threats to future health; more than half have medical cognitive or psychological problems...
  64. ncbi [The influence of gender on risk factors for child and adolescent suicidal behavior]
    Keren Geva
    Adolescent Inpatient Department, Geha Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Harefuah 142:203-7, 237. 2003
    ..This discussion is vital for the development of suicide prevention programs...
  65. ncbi Adolescent suicide
    Cendrine Bursztein
    Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Curr Opin Psychiatry 22:1-6. 2009
    ..The present review summarizes the updated literature on adolescent suicide...
  66. ncbi Sociodemographic factors associated with attempted suicide in two Israeli cities between 1990 and 1998
    Daniel Stein
    The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    J Nerv Ment Dis 190:115-8. 2002
  67. ncbi Environmental enrichment augments the efficacy of idiotype vaccination for B-cell lymphoma
    Noa Benaroya Milshtein
    Department of Anatomy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
    J Immunother 30:517-22. 2007
    ..The demonstration of synergistic effect of cancer therapy and environmental enrichment on tumor rejection has important implication for cancer treatment...
  68. ncbi Importance of accurate preoperative diagnosis in the management of aggressive angiomyxoma: report of three cases and review of the literature
    A Wiser
    Gynecology Oncology Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Abdom Imaging 31:383-6. 2006
    ..Accurate preoperative diagnosis should alert the surgeon to the need for wide excision, which is essential for prevention of local recurrence...
  69. ncbi Coronary calcium by spiral computed tomography predicts cardiovascular events in high-risk hypertensive patients
    Joseph Shemesh
    Grace Ballas Research Unit of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Hypertens 22:605-10. 2004
    ..We aimed to investigate the hypothesis that CAC as assessed by dual slice spiral computed tomography (DSCT), is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients...
  70. ncbi Accelerated progression of coronary calcification: four-year follow-up in patients with stable coronary artery disease
    Joseph Shemesh
    Grace Ballas Research Unit of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute and Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
    Radiology 233:201-9. 2004
    ..To prospectively assess the 4-year progression rate of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in patients with clinically stable coronary artery disease (CAD) with multi-detector row computed tomography (CT)...
  71. ncbi Coronary calcification compared in patients with acute versus in those with chronic coronary events by using dual-sector spiral CT
    Joseph Shemesh
    Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel
    Radiology 226:483-8. 2003
    ..To compare underlying calcific atherosclerotic lesions in acute versus chronic coronary events in patients with hypertension by using dual-sector spiral computed tomography (CT)...
  72. ncbi Multislice CT compared to small bowel follow-through in the evaluation of patients with Crohn disease
    Marianne Michal Amitai
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621 Tel Hashomer, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Imaging 32:355-61. 2008
    ..We compared the findings on computed tomography (CT) and SBFT in patients with CD to determine whether MSCT can be the modality of choice in the evaluation of these patients...
  73. ncbi Perirectal urinoma from ureteral injury incurred during spinal surgery mimicking rectal perforation on computed tomography scan
    Gabriela Gayer
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Assaf, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:E451-3. 2002
    ..A case of a perirectal urinoma from a ureteral injury incurred during spinal surgery is reported...
  74. ncbi Unexpected subdiaphragmatic findings on CT of the chest in septic patients after cardiac surgery
    Sara Apter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Radiol 57:287-91. 2002
    ..We recommend therefore viewing lung bases with abdominal windows as well as adding sections through the upper abdomen in patients who are referred for a chest CT after cardiac surgery with suspected thoracic problems...
  75. ncbi Gas in the kidney: CT findings
    Orith Portnoy
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel
    Emerg Radiol 14:83-7. 2007
    ..Due to the increasing use of abdominal CT examinations, radiologists, especially in emergency setting, should be aware of this rare finding and be familiar with its differential diagnosis...
  76. ncbi Postmortem computed tomography in victims of military air mishaps: radiological-pathological correlation of CT findings
    Gad Levy
    Headquarters of the Israeli Air Force Surgeon General, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 9:699-702. 2007
    ..3% for autopsy, 90.3% for postmortem CT, P = not significant). Postmortem CT and autopsy have distinct performance profiles, and although the first cannot replace the latter it is a useful complementary examination...
  77. ncbi Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide
    Alan Apter
    Isr Med Assoc J 4:283-4. 2002
  78. ncbi Effect of the broadcast of a television documentary about a teenager's suicide in Israel on suicidal behavior and methods
    Gal Shoval
    Adolescent Inpatient Department, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    Crisis 26:20-4. 2005
    ..032). These preliminary findings suggest that the repeated televised promotion of a documentary on suicide may raise the risk of suicide in vulnerable populations. Further investigations in bigger populations are needed...
  79. ncbi The hazards of legislative restraints on legislative decisions--the case of methylphenidate (ritalin) vs. paracetamol (acamol)
    Alan Apter
    Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 40:162-4. 2003
  80. ncbi Adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior: a time to assess and a time to treat
    David A Brent
    Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 40:159-62. 2003
  81. ncbi Weight gain associated with olanzapine and risperidone in adolescent patients: a comparative prospective study
    Gidi Ratzoni
    Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 41:337-43. 2002
    ..This side effect should be taken into consideration before prescribing these medications, especially in patients at high risk...
  82. ncbi Psychosocial situations, quality of depression and schizophrenia in adolescents
    Gil Zalsman
    Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tiqva, and Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Psychiatry Res 129:149-57. 2004
    ..Environmental factors play an important role in the course of schizophrenia in adolescents and should remain a focus of study. Object relations theory may be of heuristic value in the investigation of these factors...
  83. ncbi Comparison of the suicidal behavior of adolescent inpatients with borderline personality disorder and major depression
    Netta Horesh
    Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
    J Nerv Ment Dis 191:582-8. 2003
    ..We conclude that the nature of suicidal behavior in adolescents with BPD differs from that seen in MDD with respect to the role of anger and aggression...
  84. ncbi A comparison of life events between suicidal adolescents with major depression and borderline personality disorder
    Netta Horesh
    Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 44:277-83. 2003
    ..Thus, suicidal behavior in general may be related to the amount of SLE. However, different disease-specific life events may precipitate suicide attempts in adolescents with MDD and BPD...
  85. ncbi Depression, suicidal behavior and insight in adolescents with schizophrenia
    Osnat Schwartz-Stav
    Feinberg Child Study Centre, Schneider's Children's Medical Centre of Israel, 14 Kaplan St, Petah Tikva, 49202, Israel
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 15:352-9. 2006
    ..Adolescents with schizophrenia who have insight into their illness are at higher risk for suicidal behavior and the development of PPD...
  86. ncbi Attention patterns in children with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity
    Gil Zalsman
    Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
    ScientificWorldJournal 3:1093-107. 2003
    ..It is concluded that different subtypes of the attention deficit disorders are characterized by different attention profiles and that methylphenidate improves scores on test of continuous performance...
  87. ncbi Turning darkness into light. A new landmark study on the treatment of adolescent depression. Comments on the TADS study
    Alan Apter
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:113-6. 2005
  88. ncbi Weight gain associated with increased food intake and low habitual activity levels in male adolescent schizophrenic inpatients treated with olanzapine
    Doron Gothelf
    Behavioral Genetic Clinic, Richard E Feinberg Department of Psychiatry, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1055-7. 2002
    ..The authors studied weight gain mechanisms and energy balance in patients treated with olanzapine...
  89. ncbi Evaluation of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents taking paroxetine
    Alan Apter
    Schneiders Childrens Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Petah Tikva, Israel
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 16:77-90. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to summarize results of a blinded review of potential suicidal events and analyses comparing incidence rates between paroxetine- and placebo-treated pediatric patients...
  90. ncbi Clinical characteristics of inpatient adolescents with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Gal Shoval
    Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    Depress Anxiety 23:62-70. 2006
    ..These characteristics should be taken into account when developing a treatment plan for these difficult-to-treat inpatients...
  91. ncbi A follow-up study of adolescent attempted suicide in Israel
    Ilana Farbstein
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rivka Ziv Hospital, Safed, Israel
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 41:1342-9. 2002
    ..The policy of mandatory general hospitalization for suicide attempters may need reevaluation...
  92. ncbi Omega-3 treatment of childhood depression: a controlled, double-blind pilot study
    Hanah Nemets
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    Am J Psychiatry 163:1098-100. 2006
    ..RESULTS: Analysis of variance showed highly significant effects of omega-3 on symptoms using the CDRS, CDI, and CGI. CONCLUSIONS: Omega-3 fatty acids may have therapeutic benefits in childhood depression...
  93. ncbi Resident psychiatrists as assessors for lectures in continued medical education in psychiatry
    Yuval Melamed
    Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center, Netanya, Israel
    Indian J Med Sci 60:514-9. 2006
    ..We examined the quality of instruction in a continued medical education course and the correspondence between the residents and lecturers evaluations of the program...
  94. ncbi A 10-year retrospective study of inpatient adolescents with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance use
    Gal Shoval
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva 49100, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 48:1-7. 2007
    ..Adolescent inpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective who use substances possess differential clinical characteristics and particular correlates that justify adopting a specific approach to this high-risk clinical subgroup...
  95. ncbi Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review
    J John Mann
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division of Neuroscience, New York, NY 10032, USA
    JAMA 294:2064-74. 2005
    ..Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated...
  96. ncbi Substance use, suicidality, and adolescent-onset schizophrenia: an Israeli 10-year retrospective study
    Gal Shoval
    Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 16:767-75. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate the link between the use of specific types of substances and suicidality in adolescent inpatients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder...
  97. ncbi Retrospective evaluation of an intensive method of treatment for children with pervasive developmental disorder
    Yitzchak Vorgraft
    Rivka Ziv Hospital, Safed, Israel
    Autism 11:413-24. 2007
    ..There is a case for performing a full prospective, comparative investigation of this treatment approach...
  98. ncbi Is onset of Tourette syndrome influenced by life events?
    Netta Horesh
    Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    J Neural Transm 115:787-93. 2008
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  99. ncbi Self-disclosure, depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in adolescent psychiatric inpatients
    Netta Horesh
    Department of Psychology, Bar llan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    Crisis 27:66-71. 2006
    ..This sharing difficulty was most significantly marked between the adolescent and his/her family and seemed to be mediated by feelings of depression and anxiety...
  100. ncbi Quality of depression among suicidal inpatient youth
    Anat Brunstein Klomek
    Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    Arch Suicide Res 12:133-40. 2008
    ..The distinctive quality of depression among suicidal adolescents suggests assessment and treatment strategies for these individuals...
  101. ncbi Self-object differentiation in suicidal adolescents
    Anat Brunstein Klomek
    Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
    Compr Psychiatry 48:8-13. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to use empirical methods to examine the differentiation between self and parental representations in suicidal inpatient adolescents...