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Calcification in lymphoma occurring before therapy: CT features and clinical correlationSara 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...
The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factorsMeytal 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...
Depression and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients with obsessive compulsive disorderAlan 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...
Sealed rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms: CT features in 6 patients and a review of the literatureS 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...
Abdominal CT findings in nephropathic amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean feverS 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...
Cardiovascular calcifications after radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma: computed tomography detection and clinical correlationSara 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...
Effectiveness and tolerability of citalopram for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: an open-label studyShella 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...
Association between a common haplotype in the COMT gene region and psychiatric disorders in individuals with 22q11.2DSElena 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...
Association of the low-activity COMT 158Met allele with ADHD and OCD in subjects with velocardiofacial syndromeDoron 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...
Effect of gender on suicide attempters versus nonattempters in an adolescent inpatient unitSilvana 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...
Dual contribution of NR2B subunit of NMDA receptor and SK3 Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel to genetic predisposition to anorexia nervosaMaya 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...
Autobiographical memory, interpersonal problem solving, and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatientsMiri Arie
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Compr Psychiatry 49:22-9. 2008....
Genetic, developmental, and physical factors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients with velocardiofacial syndromeDoron 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...
Serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and citalopram effectiveness and side effects in children with depression and/or anxiety disordersSefi 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....
Association of polymorphisms of the serotonergic pathways with clinical traits of impulsive-aggression and suicidality in adolescents: a multi-center studyGil 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...
Post-adoption depression among adoptive mothersYehuda 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...
Plasma serotonin levels and suicidal behavior in adolescentsSamuel 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...
Perfectionism, narcissism, and depression in suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescent inpatientsOrnit Freudenstein
Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
Compr Psychiatry 53:746-52. 2012....
Family-based association study of 5-HT(2A) receptor T102C polymorphism and suicidal behavior in Ashkenazi inpatient adolescentsGil 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...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with velocardiofacial (22q11 deletion) syndromeDoron 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...
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...
Stressful life events and major depressive disordersNetta 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...
Life events and suicidality in adolescents with schizophreniaSilvana 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...
Pharmacogenetics of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pediatric depression and anxietySefi 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...
Suicidal behavior and self-disclosure in adolescent psychiatric inpatientsNetta 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...
Tic disorders and the premonitory urgeTamar 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...
Psychiatric morbidity with focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder in an Israeli cohort of adolescents with mild to moderate mental retardationDoron 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...
Pilot study: fluvoxamine treatment for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with cancerDoron 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...
Renal duplication with associated complications in adults: CT findings in 26 casesR 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...
A comparison of the effects of directive visuomotor intervention versus nondirective supportive intervention in kindergarten and elementary school childrenOrit 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...
Fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior in Israeli adolescent malesAlan 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...
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 factorsJ 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...
Life events and personality factors in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disordersDoron 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...
Management of the depressed, suicidal child or adolescentAlan 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...
Self-criticism is a key predictor of eating disorder dimensions among inpatient adolescent femalesSilvana 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...
CT diagnosis of afferent loop syndromeG 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...
CT findings in congenital anomalies of the spleenG 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...
Differentiation between right tubo-ovarian abscess and appendicitis using CT--a diagnostic challengeI 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)...
Widespread abdominal venous thrombosis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria diagnosed on CTG 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...
Suicidal tendencies and body image and experience in anorexia nervosa and suicidal female adolescent inpatientsDaniel 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)...
Attention bias modification treatment for pediatric anxiety disorders: a randomized controlled trialSharon 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...
Pediatricians' satisfaction with their abilities to care for children with developmental, behavioral and psychosocial problemsYehuda 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...
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 populationMaya 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...
Stress conditioning in mice: alterations in immunity and tumor growthNoa 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...
Relationship between ICD-10 psychosocial categories and psychiatric diagnosis in Israeli adolescentsSilvana 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...
CT findings of the chest in adults with aspirated foreign bodiesR 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...
CT findings in ten patients with failed renal allografts: comparison with findings in functional graftsG 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...
Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava revealed on CT in patients with deep vein thrombosisG 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...
Pictorial review: adult intussusception--a CT diagnosisG 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...
Perforations of the rectosigmoid colon induced by cleansing enema: CT findings in 14 patientsG 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...
Involvement of immunologic and biochemical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Tourette's syndromeYuval 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...
Genetics of suicidal behavior: candidate association genetic approachGil 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...
Typhlitis as a rare cause of a psoas abscessG 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...
Fat halo sign in the bowel wall of patients with Crohn's diseaseM 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....
Reduced auditory processing capacity during vocalization in children with Selective MutismMiri 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)...
Schizophrenia in adolescent twins: a case studyDoron 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...
Early colonoscopy in patients with acute diverticulitis: results of a prospective pilot studyE 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...
Positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated vasculitis presenting with hemoptysis and a mediastinal massH 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...
Urinomas caused by ureteral injuries: CT appearanceG 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...
Coronary artery calcium measurement with multi-detector row CT and low radiation dose: comparison between 55 and 165 mAsJoseph 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)...
Prevalence and comorbidity of tic disorder in Israeli adolescents: results from a national mental health surveyTamar 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...
Methylphenidate treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents with velocardiofacial syndrome: an open-label studyDoron 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...
Psychiatric aspects of pediatric cancerAlan 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...
[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...
Adolescent suicideCendrine 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...
Sociodemographic factors associated with attempted suicide in two Israeli cities between 1990 and 1998Daniel Stein
The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
J Nerv Ment Dis 190:115-8. 2002
Environmental enrichment augments the efficacy of idiotype vaccination for B-cell lymphomaNoa 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...
Importance of accurate preoperative diagnosis in the management of aggressive angiomyxoma: report of three cases and review of the literatureA 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...
Coronary calcium by spiral computed tomography predicts cardiovascular events in high-risk hypertensive patientsJoseph 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...
Accelerated progression of coronary calcification: four-year follow-up in patients with stable coronary artery diseaseJoseph 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)...
Coronary calcification compared in patients with acute versus in those with chronic coronary events by using dual-sector spiral CTJoseph 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)...
Multislice CT compared to small bowel follow-through in the evaluation of patients with Crohn diseaseMarianne 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...
Perirectal urinoma from ureteral injury incurred during spinal surgery mimicking rectal perforation on computed tomography scanGabriela 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...
Unexpected subdiaphragmatic findings on CT of the chest in septic patients after cardiac surgerySara 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...
Gas in the kidney: CT findingsOrith 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...
Postmortem computed tomography in victims of military air mishaps: radiological-pathological correlation of CT findingsGad 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...
Adolescent suicide and attempted suicideAlan Apter
Isr Med Assoc J 4:283-4. 2002
Effect of the broadcast of a television documentary about a teenager's suicide in Israel on suicidal behavior and methodsGal 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...
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
Adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior: a time to assess and a time to treatDavid A Brent
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 40:159-62. 2003
Weight gain associated with olanzapine and risperidone in adolescent patients: a comparative prospective studyGidi 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...
Psychosocial situations, quality of depression and schizophrenia in adolescentsGil 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...
Comparison of the suicidal behavior of adolescent inpatients with borderline personality disorder and major depressionNetta 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...
A comparison of life events between suicidal adolescents with major depression and borderline personality disorderNetta 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...
Depression, suicidal behavior and insight in adolescents with schizophreniaOsnat 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...
Attention patterns in children with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivityGil 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...
Turning darkness into light. A new landmark study on the treatment of adolescent depression. Comments on the TADS studyAlan Apter
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:113-6. 2005
Weight gain associated with increased food intake and low habitual activity levels in male adolescent schizophrenic inpatients treated with olanzapineDoron 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...
Evaluation of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents taking paroxetineAlan 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...
Clinical characteristics of inpatient adolescents with severe obsessive-compulsive disorderGal 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...
A follow-up study of adolescent attempted suicide in IsraelIlana 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...
Omega-3 treatment of childhood depression: a controlled, double-blind pilot studyHanah 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...
Resident psychiatrists as assessors for lectures in continued medical education in psychiatryYuval 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...
A 10-year retrospective study of inpatient adolescents with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance useGal 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...
Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic reviewJ 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...
Substance use, suicidality, and adolescent-onset schizophrenia: an Israeli 10-year retrospective studyGal 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...
Retrospective evaluation of an intensive method of treatment for children with pervasive developmental disorderYitzchak 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...
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....
Self-disclosure, depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in adolescent psychiatric inpatientsNetta 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...
Quality of depression among suicidal inpatient youthAnat 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...
Self-object differentiation in suicidal adolescentsAnat 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...
