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Item Novel Deoxyguanosine Kinase Gene Mutations in the Hepatocerebral Form of Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome(2015) Sezer, Taner; Ozcay, Figen; Balci, Oya; Alehan, Fusun; 0000-0002-5214-516X; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0002-8402-8208; 24423689; ABG-5684-2020; AAJ-5931-2021; AAI-9346-2021Deoxyguanosine kinase (DGUOK) gene mutations have been identified in the hepatocerebral form of mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes. We report here clinical and laboratory features of 3 infants with novel DGUOK gene mutations, c.130G>A (Glu44Lys), c.493G>A (Glu165Lys), and c.707+3_6delTAAG.Item Coexistence of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D Syndrome in a Child(2015) Yilmaz, Resul; Sezer, Taner; Esmeray, Haluk; 0000-0001-7672-8100; 0000-0002-2278-1827; A-2825-2012; AAJ-5931-2021Hereditary periodic fever syndromes are Mendelian inherited single gene diseases which are also known as hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes, are characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and inflammation. Familial Mediterranean Fever and Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome are prototypes and are inherited autosomal recessively. The diagnosis is based on clinical course, family history and is confirmed with genetic mutation analysis. We describe a 5-year-old boy who had recurrent attacks of fever, skin rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy since he was 2 years old. His genetic analysis revealed homozygous M694V and V377I for MEFV and MVK gene respectively. Due to our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient who has both HIDS and FMF clinical and genetic features.Item Is Celiac Disease an Etiological Factor in Children with Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability?(2016) Sezer, Taner; Balci, Oya; Ozcay, Figen; Bayraktar, Nilufer; Alehan, Fusun; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2278-1827; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-8208; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-516X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-3688; 26078418; AAJ-5931-2021; AAI-9346-2021; ABG-5684-2020; Y-8758-2018To determine the prevalence of celiac disease in children and adolescents with nonsyndromic intellectual disability, we investigated serum levels of tissue transglutaminase antibody and total IgA from 232 children with nonsyndromic intellectual disability and in a healthy control group of 239 children. Study participants who were positive for tissue transglutaminase antibody underwent a duodenal biopsy. A total of 3 patients in the nonsyndromic intellectual disability group (5.45%) and 1 in the control group (0.41%) had positive serum tissue transglutaminase antibody (P > .05). Duodenal biopsy confirmed celiac disease in only 1 patient who had nonsyndromic intellectual disability. In this present study, children with nonsyndromic intellectual disability did not exhibit a higher celiac disease prevalence rate compared with healthy controls. Therefore, we suggest that screening test for celiac disease should not be necessary as a part of the management of mild and moderate nonsyndromic intellectual disability. However, cases of severe nonsyndromic intellectual disability could be examined for celiac disease.Item Is Celiac Disease an Etiological Factor in Children With Migraine?(2016) Balci, Oya; Yilmaz, Deniz; Sezer, Taner; Hizli, Samil; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2278-1827; 26887413; AAJ-5931-2021To determine the prevalence of celiac disease in children and adolescents with migraine, the authors investigated serum levels of tissue transglutaminase antibody immunoglobulin A and total immunoglobulin A from 81 children with migraine and in a healthy control group of 176 children. Study participants who were positive for tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin A antibodies underwent a duodenal biopsy. Two patients in the migraine group (2.5%) and 1 in the control group (0.57%) tested positive for serum tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin A antibodies (P > .05). Duodenal biopsy did not confirm celiac disease in both groups, and these patients were considered potential celiac cases. In the present study, children with migraine did not exhibit a higher prevalence rate of celiac disease compared with healthy controls. Therefore, the screening test for celiac disease is not a necessary part of the management of migraine in children.Item The Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Children With Arterial Ischemic Stroke(2017) Balci, Oya; Sezer, Taner; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2278-1827; 27548338; AAJ-5931-2021Objective: The association between arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) and celiac disease (CD) has been described in only a few cases in adults and children. We aim to determine the prevalence of CD in children and adolescents with AIS. Study Design: We investigated serum levels of tissue transglutaminase antibody immunoglobulin (Ig) A and total IgA from 76 children with AIS and in a healthy control group of 102 children. Study participants who were positive for tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies underwent a duodenal biopsy. Results: A total of 2 patients in the AIS group (2.26%) and 2 in the control group (1.96%) had positive serum tissue transglutaminase antibody (P= 0.89; 95% confidence interval, -5.05 to 6.89). Duodenal biopsy confirmed CD in only 1 patient who had AIS. Conclusions: In the present study, children with acute arterial stroke did not exhibit a higher prevalence rate of CD compared with healthy controls. Therefore, the screening test for CD is not a necessary part of the management of AIS in children. However, cases of recurrent AIS could be examined for CD.Item Effect of Melatonin on Cytokine Levels in A Hyperthermia-Induced Febrile Seizure Model(2017) Aydin, Leyla; Yurtcu, Erkan; Korkmaz, Yesim; Sezer, Taner; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0003-4930-8164; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 29208169; ABC-5392-2020; AAA-2998-2021; AAJ-5931-2021; AAJ-1058-2021Higher serum cytokine levels have been reported in children admitted with febrile seizures and in some experimental models. However, other studies have shown that cytokine levels are influenced by melatonin. In this study, we investigated serum cytokine levels in a hyperthermia-induced febrile rat seizure model and the effect of melatonin. A total of 28 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: the control (C) group, healthy melatonin (MT) group, and hyperthermia-induced febrile seizure groups with (HIFS-MT) and without (HIFS) administration of melatonin. Melatonin (80 mg/kg) was given intraperitoneally 15 min before the seizure. HIFS was induced by placing the rats in 45 degrees C water. The rats were sacrificed under anesthesia after the seizure. Blood samples were drawn by transcardiac puncture to measure serum cytokine and melatonin levels. Serum interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels were lower in the HIFS group than those in the C group (p = 0.005, p = 0.200, p = 0.011, and p = 0.016, respectively). All serum cytokine levels of rats in the MT and HIFS-MT groups were similar to those in the C group. This experimental rat model demonstrated that serum cytokine levels decrease with HIFS and that administering melatonin maintains serum cytokine levels. These results suggest that cytokines may play role in the anticonvulsive activity of melatonin in rats with febrile seizures.Item Neurologic Complications After Pediatric Heart Transplant: A Single-Center Experience(2022) Orgun, Ali; Erdogan, Ilkay; Varan, Birgul; Sezer, Taner; Tokel, N. Kursad; Ozkan, Murat; Sezgin, Atilla; 33797352Objectives: Neurologic complications that can lead to serious mortality and morbidity in pediatric heart transplant recipients have been reported to range from 23.6% to 45%. In this study, the frequency, time, cause, and characteristics of neurologic complications in pediatric heart transplant recipients were evaluated. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of 37 pediatric heart transplant recipients aged <18 years who were seen at our hospital between 2007 and 2017. Medical records were reviewed to identify neurologic complications. Clinical features were compared between pediatric heart transplant patients with and without neurologic complications. Results: The rate of posttransplant neurologic complications in pediatric heart transplant was 27% (10/37). Median age of patients with neurologic complications was 12 years (range, 11-18 years). Median time for neurologic complications was 3 days (range, 2-46 days). Primary diagnoses of these 10 recipients were dilated cardiomyopathy (n = 7) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (n = 3). There were no significant differences between recipients with and without neurologic complications (P>.05). The etiologies of neurologic complications were posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in 3 patients (8.1%), stroke in 2 patients (5.4%), peripheral neuropathy in 2 patients (5.4%), hypertensive encephalopathy in 1 patient (2.7%), and drug encephalopathy in 1 patient (2.7%). Conclusions: Neurologic complications may lead to serious mortality and morbidity in pediatric heart transplant patients. Seizures, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, transient ischemic attack, and cerebral infections are the most common neurologic complications, which are seen in the perioperative period in particular. Careful follow-up of pediatric heart transplant patients, with detection and early treatment of neurologic findings, will contribute to lower rates of sequelae. To our knowledge, this is the largest study to show a detailed experience of neurologic complications in pediatric heart transplant patients from a single center in Turkey.Item Clinical Spectrum of Ocular and Visual Dysfunction in Children with Periventricular Leukomalacia: A Need for an Interdisciplinary Approach(2021) Ozturker, Zeynep Kayaarasi; Bayar, Sezin Akca; Oto, Sibel; Aksoy, Sibel; Akkoyun, Imren; Sezer, Taner; 0000-0001-5109-755X; 0000-0003-0171-4200; 0000-0003-1395-6207; 0000-0002-2860-7424; AAJ-2406-2021; AAJ-4668-2021; AAK-7713-2021The study aimed to evaluate the ocular motility and visual and optic disc abnormalities in children diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). A retrospective analysis was performed on 51 consecutive children who had ophthalmic symptoms and were diagnosed with PVL by using magnetic resonance imaging. The patients were assessed for visual function, strabismus, cycloplegic refraction, fundus examination, and if appropriate, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and visual field testing were applied. The primary outcome measures were the prevalence and visual and ocular motility dysfunctions. Mean age was 5.72 +/- 2.6 years (range = 1-12), median birth weight was 2,740 g (range =1,240-3,460), and median gestational age was 34 weeks (range = 28-38). In total, 21 patients (39.6%) had neurological deficit, 11 (21.5%) had intellectual disability, and 19 (37.2%) had no neurological symptom. In the spherical equivalent refractive error and cylinder power analysis, 10 patients had >= 3.0 D myopia, 15 had >= 3.0 D hyperopia, and eight had >= 2.50 D astigmatism. Thirteen (25.4%) children had a best-corrected visual acuity between 20/40 and 20/20 for Snellen card, while 9 (17.6%) had strabismic amblyopia and 6 (11.7%) had anisometropic amblyopia. Manifest strabismus was present in 35 patients (68.6%); of whom 12 had esotropia (23.5%), 16 had exotropia (31.3%) and 6 had vertical deviation (11.7%). Manifest or latent nystagmus was detected in 14 patients (27.4%). In 28 patients (54.9%), there was optic nerve abnormality. Two patients had hypoplastic disc, 14 had optic disc pallor, 7 had large cupping, and 5 had total optic atrophy. Six subjects underwent reliable visual field (VF) examinations, and all six had abnormal VFs, with inferior fields being most affected. Ocular motility disorders, optic nerve abnormalities, VF defects, and low visual acuity are common findings in this cohort of PVL patients and maybe the only presenting signs of the disease. The recognition of the visual disabilities and implementation of early rehabilitation may have a significant benefit in these children.Item Coexistence of guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency and neuroleptic malignant syndrome without creatine kinase elevation(2020) Ayanoglu, Muge; Korgali, Elif; Sezer, Taner; Aydin, Halil Ibrahim; Sonmez, Fatma Mujgan; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0001-7994-4394; 32173091; AAJ-5931-2021We describe the first child with guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) after the treatment of risperidone without elevated creatine kinase (CK) levels. The patient presented with lethargy, hyperthermia, generalized tremor and rigidity with normal serum CK levels. After cessation of risperidone and adding clonezepam to the supportive treatment, symptoms of NMS were ameliorated. We conclude that although serum CK elevation is a useful indicator for the early detection of NMS, normal serum CK levels may be seen during the NMS course in the presence of GAMT deficiency. (C) 2020 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Evaluation of Neuroimaging Findings of Central Nervous System Complications in Heart Transplant Recipients(2020) Turnaoglu, Hale; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; Rahatli, Feride Kural; Donmez, FuldemYildirim; Ocal, Ruhsen; Sezer, Taner; Can, Ufuk; Sezgin, Atilla; Aslamaci, Sait; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0001-8689-417X; 0000-0003-4223-7017; 29790456; AAJ-5931-2021; AAJ-2999-2021; AAB-5802-2020Objectives: In this study, we presented neuroradiologic findings and diagnoses of neurologic complications in a series of heart transplant recipients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted at Baskent University Hospital. We searched the hospital and radiology databases and identified 109 heart transplant recipients. Thirty-one of these recipients had neuroradiologic evaluations secondary to presentation of neurologic symptoms after heart transplant, with 18 patients evaluated with computed tomography and 22 patients evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (overlap of imaging-defined groups occurred in 9 recipients). Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies were retrieved from the Picture Archiving and Communication System, with each type of imaging retrospectively evaluated on consensus by 2 radiologists. Results: Radiopathologic findings related to symptoms were detected in 12 of the 31 study patients. The most common abnormality was posterior reversible leuko-encephalopathy syndrome (5 patients, 4.6%). The other abnormalities were ischemic stroke (3 patients, 2.8%), hemorrhagic stroke (1 patient, 0.9%), intracranial abscess (2 patients, 1.8%), and intracranial dissemination of sinusoidal fungal infection and related hemorrhagic infarct (1 patient, 0.9%). The other 19 heart transplant recipients who underwent computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging for neurologic complaints showed no neuroradiologic findings related to neurologic symptoms. Conclusions: Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome and ischemic stroke were the most common neurologic complications in our heart transplant recipients. The other complications were hemorrhagic stroke, intracranial abscess, and intracranial dissemination of sinusoidal fungal infection. Neurologic complications are common in heart transplant recipients and should be identified promptly for early treatment. For the recognition of these complications, computed tomography should be performed for initial evaluation to rule out edema or hemorrhage. However, in the presence of serious neurologic symptoms that cannot be explained by computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging should be indicated.