Homepage Greetings Abstracts by author Abstracts by number Useful links		Abstract no. Authors Abstract Title 2 Burke, L.; Langer, D.S.; Saleh, D.; Barth, J.; Butler, G. EVOLUTION OF PITUITARY DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING CRANIAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER 4 Marjanac, I.; Pinotic, L.; Pavela, J.; Mandic, Z.; Pinotic, K.; Boranic, M. ANTIGLIADIN AND ANTIENDOMYSIAL ANTIBODIES IN SHORT-STATURE CHILDREN 5 Suarez, M.; Carsi, E.; Pezzotti, M.A.; Alvarado, R. NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN A THIRD LEVEL HOSPITAL'S PAEDIATRIC SERVICE IN MEXICO CITY 6 Seidemann, K.; Book, M.; Stanulla, M.; Zimmermann, M.; Reiter, A.; For The NHL-BFM Study Group, GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS FOR TNF, LT-ALPHA, AND MTHFR - DO THEY PLAY A ROLE REGARDING PROGNOSIS AND THERAPY-RELATED TOXICITY IN PEDIATRIC NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA? RESULTS FROM 496 UNSELECTED PATIENTS 7 Karovska, M.; Karovski, G.; Bakieva, K. INDOOR RISCK FACTOR IN SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA 9 Krauca, M.; Sapele, I.; Pern, I.; Vaivade, A.; Timoshenko, T. DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION OF CHILDREN FROM AGE 2 - 6 10 Ramnarayan, P.; Thomas, D.; Tanna, A.; Britto, J.; Habibi, P.; Alexander, S. THE IMPACT OF A SPECIALISED PAEDIATRIC RETRIEVAL SERVICE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SICK CHILDREN AT REFERRING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS 11 Ramnarayan, P.; Tomlinson, A.; Roberts, G.; Coren, M.; Fisher, H.; Nanduri, V.; Sajjanhar, T.; Britto, J. IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN AN ACUTE PAEDIATRIC SETTING: IMPACT OF A WEB-BASED DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS TOOL (ISABEL) 12 Ignys, I.; Kobelska-Dubiel, N.; Cichy, W. INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND YERSINIA INFECTION 13 Ignys, I.; Wysocka-Gryczka, K.; Ilnicka, K.; Krawczynski, M. GASTRITIS IN CHILDREN WITH ANOREXIA NERVOSA 14 Ilias, A.; Galanakis, E.; Raissaki, M.; Sbyrakis, S. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LONG TERM OUTCOME OF CHILDHOOD ENCEPHALITIS IN CRETE 15 Heno, N.K.; Lifshitz, T.S.; Even, L.S.; Vazan, A.; Roguin, N. CHEST PAIN IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 16 Klar, A.; Shazberg, G.; Gross-Kieselstein, E.; Shoseyov, D.; Berkun, Y.; Moise, J.; Tamimi, H.; Yershov, T.; Hurvitz, H. LOW SERUM IGG LEVELS IN CHILDREN DURING THE ACUTE PHASE OF SEVERE BACTERIAL INFECTION 17 Bangaki, A.; Tsitsoni, A.; Avanidi, M.; Amanatidou, V.; Pouliasi, A. RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS AT PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL HOSPITAL OF RETHYMNO, GREECE 18 Dogon, M.; Chaver, E.; Hurvitz, H.; Klar, A. ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE SECRETION IN CHILDREN WITH PNEUMONIA 19 Mlynarski, W.; Zmyslowska, A.; Kubryn, I.; Perenc, M.; Bodalski, J. FACTORS INVOLVED KETOACIDOSIS AT ONSET OF TYPE 1 DIABETES IN CHILDREN 20 Zervoudakis, A.; Tsoumakas, C.; Papadopoulou, A.L.; Kalostou, A. OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND HABITS IN CHILDHOOD 21 Tsoumakas, C.; Papadopoulou, A.L.; Georgiopoulou-Mixa, P.; Partheniadou, G CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA AND ALPERT-SCHONBERZ DISEASE 22 Tsoumakas, C.; Zervoudakis, A.; Georgiopoulou-Mixa, P.; Papadopoulou, A.L. DO PEDIATRICIANS EVALUATE BLOOD PRESSURE FREQUENTLY? 23 Papadopoulou, A.L.; Zervoudakis, A.; Tsoumakas, C.; Koulouri, M. SCOLIOSIS AND ASTROCYTOMA IN A 2 YEAR-OLD GIRL 25 Stefanaki, E.; Stefanaki, S.; Tsekoyra, T.; Schinaki, A.; Christaki-Tsilimingaki, A. THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN FEBRILE CHILDREN 2 TO 36 MONTHS OF AGE WITH CLINICALLY UNDECTETABLE SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION 26 Varan, A.; Buyukpamukcu, M.; Ersoy, F.; Sanal, O.; Akyuz, C.; Kutluk, M.T.; Yalcin, B. MALIGNANT SOLID TUMORS IN CHILDREN WITH IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMES 27 Varan, A.; Buyukpamukcu, M.; Gokoz, A.; Akyuz, C.; Kutluk, M.T.; Yalcin, B. MALIGNANT SKIN TUMORS IN CHILDREN: ETIOLOGY, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSIS 28 Rodriguez, A.J.; Herrera, M.; Rojas, J.G.; Maldonado, A.; Arria, M.; Rubio, N.; Villalobos, C.; Borges, E.; Benitez, J. PEDIATRIC LEPIDOPTERISM DUE TO HYLESIA METABUS IN A NORTHEASTERN REGION OF VENEZUELA (CAJIGAL, SUCRE) 30 Kostovski, A. GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN PERIODS OF INTEREST IN CHILDREN WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE 31 Charoniti, I.; Aggelakou, V.; Paisiou, A.; Papadimas, Mi.; Kokori, H.; Christaki, A. GASTROENTERITIS IN CRETE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS 32 Sediva, A.; Bartunkova, J.; Zachova, R.; Hrusak, O.; Kocarek, E.; Novotna, D.; Novotna, K.; Krutilkova, V.; Klein, T. IMMUNITY IN DI GEORGE SYNDROME 33 Derfalvi, B.; Pallinger, E.; Dely, A.; Falus, A. LEUKOCYTE ACTIVITY MARKERS IN NEONATAL SEPSIS 34 Piqueras, A.I.; Otero, M.C.; Munoz, M.J.; Perez, D.; Asensi, F.; Diosdado, N.; Santos, M. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF INVASIVE STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE DISEASE (IPD) 35 Korczowski, B.; Rusin, J.; Grenda, R.; Bijak, M.; Orlowska, A. TAKAYASU ARTERITIS IN A GIRL WITH ERYTHROKERATODERMIA VARIABILIS 36 Korczowski, B.; Kowalczyk, J.R.; Bijak, M.; Rusin, J. PROCALCITONIN, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE IN CHILDREN WITH ACTIVE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 37 Korczowski, Bartosz; Piasecka, Krystyna; Anna, Orlowska; Lucyna, Lisowicz; Barbara, Duhl PROCALCITONIN AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A MARKERS OF BACTERIEMIA IN CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA AND ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS 38 Orti, A.; Lopez Montesinos, B.; Cano, A.; Otero, M.C.; Perez-Tamarit, D.; Menor, F.; Asensi, F. PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS, AT WHAT AGE? 39 Antson, A.; Grunberg, H.; Kuusik, S.; Mottus, E.; Ormisson, A. LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS IN BREAST MILK OF THE MOTHER`S OF PRETERM AND TERM NEWBORNS 40 Salihoglu, B.; Hatipoglu, S.; Barutcugil, M.; Oztora, S.; Vural, M. EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: A PEDIATRIC CASE REPORT 41 Brodkiewicz, A.; Adler, G.; Wozniak, S.; Szychot, E.; Peregud-Pogorzelski, J.; Fydryk, J.; Ciechanowicz, A. THE GENE POLYMORPHISM OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN (RA) SYSTEM AND TGF-BETA1 GENE PROMOTER IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF REFLUX NEPHROPATHY IN CHILDREN 42 Brodkiewicz, A.; Peregud-Pogorzelski, J.; Szychot, E.; Fydryk, J. MESOTHELIOMA MALIGNUM OF PERITONEUM AND FIBROSARCOMA OF THE LUNG- TWO VERY RARE CASES OF NEOPLASM IN CHILDREN 43 Adler, G.; Brodkiewicz, A.; Gilewska, A.; Binczak-Kuleta, A.; Jarmuzek, W.; Litwin, M.; Grenda, R.; Panczyk-Tomaszewska, M.; Kostro, I.; Roszkowska-Blaim, M.; Peregud-Pogorzelski, J.; Fydryk, J.; Ciechanowicz, A. THE C(-31)T POLYMORPHISM OF INTERLEUKIN-1 BETA (IL-1BETA) GENE IN CHILDREN WITH IDIOPATHIC NEPHROTIC SYNDROME 44 Csaky, A.; Bajusz, I.; Losonczi, K.; Toth, V.; Deak, M.; Lombay, B.; Degrell, P.; Szabo, L. RENAL INVOLVEMENT IN HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA 45 Hjern, A.; Ascher, H.; Gustafsson, L.H.; Jeppsson, O.; Lindberg, T.; Mjones, S.; Zetterstrom, R. A PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN - A SWEDISH PERSPECTIVE 46 Bajerova, K.; Bajer, M.; Hrstkova, H. CASE REPORT - NEUROBLASTOMA OF FRONTAL CEREBRAL LOBE - 8 YEARS AFTER INTENSIVE THERAPY 48 Figueiredo, A.E.; Jacinto, S.C.; Sande-Lemos, P. ASEPTIC MENINGITIS WITH NO CELLULAR PREDOMINANCE 49 Cid, A. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON NEURAL PLASTICITY, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ATTACHMENT: A REVIEW 50 Orive, B.; Rodriguez, A. FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN INFANTS. IMAGING STUDIES 51 Orive, B.; Rodriguez, A. PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF PERMANENT RENAL DAMAGE AFTER FIRST FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION 52 Hoegy, B.; Keinecke, H.O.; Bosse, D.; Labitzke, B.; Borte, M. IMMUNOGLOBULIN TREATMENT OF ANTIBODY DEFICIENCIES IN GERMANY – A PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION 53 Egemen, A.; Akil, I.; Yilmaz, O.; Surucoglu, S.; Gazi, H. MICROBIAL COLONISATION AND ANTIBACTERIAL RESISTANCE OF DIFFERENT TOYS FROM DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS 54 Gonzalez, Angel.; Paredes, C.; Brines, J.; Marco, J.; Riera, C. CONGENITAL HYPOACOUSY: IMPORTANTE OF A NEONATAL SCREENING 55 Larru, B.; Baquero-Artigao, F.; Garcia-Fernandez de Villalta, M.; Garcia-Miguel, M.J.; Gomez-Zamora, A.; Garcia-Rodriguez, J.; del Castillo, F. RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN A SPANISH PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL 56 Benjak, V.; Dasovic Buljevic, A.; Saric, D.; Gjergja, Z.; Delija-Presecki, Z.; Malcic, I. GALEN VEIN ANEURYSM AS A CAUSE OF HEART FAILURE AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN NEONATES 57 Dasovic Buljevic, A.; Benjak, V.; Jelasic, D.; Rojnic Putarek, N.; Malcic, I. PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN NEONATES - ADVANCED PATOHYSTOLOGICAL CHANGES 59 Gjurkova, B.K.; Kacarska, R.; Maneva, K.K. PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND RISK OF EMERGENCE OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS IN POST - OPERATIVE PERIOD 60 Mihajlovic-Dimovska, B.; Kalajdzieva-Zip, M.; Guleva, J.; Pensovska, T. NEUROSONOGRAPHY OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE BRAIN 61 Maayan, C.; Taustein, I.; Han, S.; Axelrod, F.B. LAUGHTER IS NOT ALWAYS FUNNY - BREATH HOLDING IN FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA 62 Sebok, B.; Kerenyi, M.; Pal, T.; Schneider, I.; Harangi, F. STAPHYLOCOCCI, THEIR SUPERANTIGENS AND ATOPIC DERMATITIS 63 Varan, B.; Kinik, S.T.; Yildirim, S.V.; Tokel, K EVALUATION OF VENTRICULAR FUNCTION WITH TISSUE DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY 64 Varan, B.; Tokel, K.; Kervancioglu, M.; Yildirim, S.V; Gunal, N.; Mercan, S.; Aslamaci, S. EVALUATION OF VENTRICULAR FUNCTION AFTER ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION WITH TISSUE DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 65 Yildirim, S.V.; Varan, B.; Kervancioglu, M.; Saritas, B.; Mercan, S.; Tokel, K. CHYLOTHORAX, A COMPLICATION OF CARDIAC SURGERY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND ITS TREATMENT WITH OCTREOTIDE 66 Robles, B.; Marugan, J.M.; Suarez, A.; Rodriguez, L.M.; Garcia, J.M.; Herrero, B. THE VALUE OF AXILLARY TEMPERATURE AT DIAGNOSIS TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF URINARY INFECTIONS 67 Gouveia, C.F.; Brito, M.J.; Ferreira, G.C.; Machado, M.C. OSTEOMYELITIS IN CHILDREN - A PORTUGUESE HOSPITAL STUDY 68 Petrak, B. NEUROFIBROMATOSIS VON RECKLINGHAUSEN TYPE 1 (NF1): DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND OTHER IMPORTANT CLINICAL FINDINGS 69 Lee, C-W.; Oh, Y-G.; Yun, H-S.; Kim, J-D.; Lee, J-H. TRIAL OF TOPIRAMATE AS MONOTHERAPY IN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED EPILEPSY 70 Lama, G.; Caputo, C.; De Luca, A.; Graziano, L.; Esposito Salsano, M.; Iaccarino, F. HYPERTENSION(HT), REFLUX NEPHROPATHY(RN) AND HEART DAMAGE 71 Silvestre, C.P.; Luis, C.; Almeida, H.; Loureiro, H.; Ruivo, R.; Casella, P.; Ferreira, G.C.; Machado, M.C. MANAGEMENT OF PLEURAL EFUSION IN CHILDREN: EVALUATION OF A THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOL 72 Anatoliotaki, M.; Schinaki, A.; Tsourounakis, N.; Stefanaki, S.; Tsekoura, T.; Tsilimigaki, A. ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS IN CHILDREN: EPIDIMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILES 74 Triantafyllidis, G.; Karakaidos, D.; Zosi, P.; Kafalidis, G.; Karahaliou, E.; Karagrigoriou, G.; Karis, C. LONG TERM STUDY OF GIRLS WITH PREMATURE THELARCHE 75 Grenier, D.; Doherty, J.A.; Medaglia, A. CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH GENETIC AND RARE CONDITIONS: ROLE OF THE CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM 76 Karakaidos, D.; Drakatos, A.; Triantafyllidis, G.; Kafalidis, G.; Moutafi, A.; Nikolaidou, A.; Karis, C. URINARY MICROGLOBULIN AND MICROALBUMIN LEVELS-MARKERS OF RENAL TUBULAR FUNCTION IN FEVER STATES 77 Triantafyllidis, G.; Karakaidos, D.; Zosi, P.; Kafalidis, G.; Karamantzanis, J.; Vovolis, V.; Karis, C. ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION INDICES (PEF, FEV1) IN NORMAL SCHOOL AGED GREEK CHILDREN 78 Triantafyllidis, G.; Moutafi, A.; Karakaidos, D.; Kafalidis, G.; Karabatea, F.; Mathioudakis, G.; Karis, C. ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS 79 Prais, D.; Diamond, G.; Zadik, Z.; Kattan, A.; Inbar, D. EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON BONE MINERALIZATION ASSESSED BY QUANTITATIVE ULTRASONOGRAPHY 80 Albukrek, D.; Yuhas, Y.; Livni, G.; Ashkenazi, S. EFFECTS OF TREATING STERPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE WITH CEFUROXIME, VANCOMYCIN OR RIFAMPICIN ON TNF AND NO PRODUCTION BY MACROPHAGES 82 Bardi, E.; Bobok, I.; Olah, A.V.; Kiss, C. EVALUATION OF KIDNEY FUNCTION OF LONG-TERM CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS 83 Fidanovski, D.; Muratovska, R.; Baevska-Vuckovic, T.; Zip, M. NEONATAL HYPOXIC ISHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, PERINATAL RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES 84 Tjesic-Drinkovic, D.; Votava-Raic, A.; Madercic, L.; Seiwerth, S. COW’S-MILK ALLERGY IN A BREAST-FED INFANT 87 Martin Fernandez-Mayoralas, D.; Martin Caballero, J.M. INFLUENCE OF GENDER IN THE PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN SCHOOLCHILDREN 88 Martin Fernandez-Mayoralas, D.; Martin Caballero, J.M. INFLUENCE OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN SCHOOLCHILDREN 89 Saracevic, E.; Dizdarevic, A.; Cengic, S. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE HEIGHT (GROWTH) WITH APPLICATION OF INHALING GLUCOCORTICOIDS WITH ASTHMATIC CHILDREN 90 Tsoumakas, C.; Zervoudakis, A.; Ignatiadis, J.; Georgiopoulou-Mixa, P. IDIOPATHIC JUVENILE KYPHOSIS. A DISEASE IN ADOLESCENCE 91 Giannoussi, E.; Galanakis, E.; Maraki, S.; Maniadaki, I.; Tselentis, Y. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA INFECTION IN CRETE 92 Lama, G.; Palma, E.; Bismuto, R.; Luongo, I.; Matania, E.; Iaccarino, F.; De Luca, A. CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE METABOLISM AND GROWTH IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (CRF) 93 Yardeni, D.; Yardeni, H.; Coran, A.G.C.; Golladay, E.S. SEVER ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE DUE TO BUTTON BATTERY INGESTION - CAN IT BE PREVENTED? 95 Nazarov, I. ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY ON EQUINE FEET FOR CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY 97 Cohen, H.A.; Kahan, E.; Cohen, Z.; Sarrell, M.; Beni, S.; Ashkenazi, S. MICROBIAL COLONIZATION OF NEBULIZERS USED BY ASTHMATIC CHILDREN 100 Pall, G.; Szovetes, M.; Marton, H.; Molnar, I.; Pasti, G.; Szathmari, E; Sipka, S.; Ilyes, I.; Lajos, L. LINKAGE BETWEEN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE FAMILY AND PRIMARY ALLERGY PREVENTION IN INFANT FEEDING IN COUNTY HAJDU-BIHAR, HUNGARY 101 Heussler, H.; Polnay, L. HOW DO ADULT HEALTH PROBLEMS IMPACT ON CHILDREN? HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW? 102 Heussler, H.; Polnay, L. CLUSTERING OF BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDHOOD 103 Panteleeva, E.I.; Jelev, C.J.; Savova, R.H.; Popova, G.M.; Bocheva, T.P.; Koprivarova, K.M. SCREENING FOR CELIAC DISEASE IN BULGARIA – 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE 104 Menuchin, G.K.; Shiri, Y. ADOLESCENT TREATMENT OF ACNE WITH ISOTRETINOIN; AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY 105 Vlaski, E.G.; Stavric, K.B.; Seckova, L.M.; Isjanovska, R.D.; Kimovska, M.S. ASTHMA AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN 106 Post, E.D.M. IMPROVED CHILD ABUSE DETECTION BY SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS IN EMERGENCY-ROOM QUESTION FORMS 107 Rumba, I.; Bikis, E.; Remberga, S.; Krauca, M.; Zalitis, E.; Lanka, I.; Cipele, L. CHILDREN HEALTH CARE IN LATVIA: 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE 108 Dankova, E.; Honzova, S. EGG ALLERGY AND VACCINATION 109 Harangi, F.; Adonyi, M.; Lorinczy, K.; Hartmann, A.; Sebok, B. PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA IN SCHOOLCHILDREN IN BARANYA COUNTY, HUNGARY 110 Harangi, F.; Adonyi, M.; Baranyai, Zs.; Schneider, I.; Sebok, B. COMPARING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF EXTRINSIC AND INTRINSIC-TYPE ATOPIC DERMATITIS 111 Tack, I.; Semmekrot, B.A.; Wieringen van, P.W.V.; Gerrits, G.P.J.M.; Fiselier, T.J.W.; Meis, J.F.G.M. ACUTE HAEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS AND ARTHRITIS IN CHILDREN: A REGION BASED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY 112 Al Taji, E.; Biebermann, H.; Ambrugger, P.; Haufs, N.; Limanova, Z.; Hnikova, O; Lebl, J.; Grueters, A.; Krude, H. CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CZECH POPULATION: SCREENING FOR MUTATIONS IN CANDIDATE GENES WITH FOCUS ON PARTICULAR PHENOTYPES 113 Ascher, H. REFUGEE CHILDREN EXPERIENCING RAPE AND VIOLENCE DIRECTED TO PARENTS 114 Oliveira, G.M.; Aguiar, A.P.; Neves, M.; Ferreira, F.; Pinheiro, D.; Rocha, J.; Rainho, A.D. RARE MENINGITIS IN INFANTS- TWO CASE REPORTS 115 Pichler, G.; Urlesberger, B.; Jirak, P.; Borkenstein, M.; Zotter, H.; Reiterer, E.; Muller, W. MUSCULAR BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGENATION IN HEALTHY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS MEASURED BY NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY 116 Sahpazova, E.; Todorovska, L.; Kuzmanovska, D.; Ristoska Bojkovska, N. NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE 117 Gu, G.; Zhu, S.; Wang, L. EFFECT OF SPERMIDINE ON PC12 CELL APOPTOSIS INDUCED BY ENRICHED URANIUM 118 Espada, F.V.; Rocha, E.; Lemos, R.; Rendeiro, P.; Bianchi, F.; Tavares, P.; Fonseca, M. 46,X,DER(X)T(X;8)(P11.2;P11.4)MAT IN A TURNER SYNDROME PATIENT 119 Bostanci, I.; Atli, O.; Celebi, N.; Tasar, A.; Alpkarakoc, E.; Dallar, Y. SERUM LEPTIN LEVEL IN CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS TREATED TOPICAL STEROIDS 120 Bostanci, I.; Turktas, I.; Olgunturk, Ra.; Halit, Ve. AN INFANT WITH VASCULAR RING DIAGNOSED ON THE BASIS OF FIXED OBSTRUCTION FINDINGS IN THE FLOW VOLUME CURVE 121 Furlan, F.; Menni, F.; Vismara, E.; Santer, R.; Parini, R. BILATERAL NUCLEAR CATARACTS IN FANCONI-BICKEL SYNDROME 122 Ertem, I.O.; Gok, C.G. A GUIDE FOR MONITORING CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN PEADIATRIC PRACTICE 123 Simsek, F.; Ulukol, B; Bingoler, B.; Gulnar, S. ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDHOOD DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES IN TURKISH PARENTS, PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS 124 Simsek, F.; Ulukol, B.; Gulnar, S. POSITIVE TRENDS IN GROWTH OF TURKISH SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING TEN YEARS PERIOD 125 Martinez Iriart, E.G. AZITHROMYCIN: AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM GASTRODUODENITIS IN AN ADOLESCENT WITH AIDS 126 Martinez Iriart, E.G. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AN AXILLARY TUMOR OF MERKEL'CELLS IN A GIRL OF 6 YEARS OLD 127 Mogyorosy, G.; Karacsonyi, T.; Szucs, E. CLINICAL AUDIT IN PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND PAEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY – A REGIONAL APPROACH IN EASTERN-HUNGARY 128 Olah, E.; Balogh, E.; Kiss, C. DELAYS IN DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, WHAT ARE THE 'RED HERRINGS'? 129 Shidfar, F.; Mazhari, Z.; YarAhmadi, S.H.; Keshavarz, A.; Shidfar, S.H. EARLY FEEDNG WITH COW'S MILK AND SOLID FOODS IN INFANCY AND RISK OF INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS 130 Krasnicanova, H.; Kuchynkova, I.; Vejvalka, J. TW3 - THE METHOD OF FIRST CHOICE FOR SKELETAL MATURITY ASSESSMENT 131 Juntti, H.; Kokkonen, J.; Dunder, T.; Renko, M.; Karttunen, R.; Uhari, M. IFNGAMMA AND SOLUBLE ICAM-1 CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGH EIGHT YEARS AFTER AN EARLY RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION 132 Lottmann, H. WHY WAIT AND SEE: AN APPEAL AGAINST THIS ATTITUDE FOR PRIMARY NOCTURNAL ENURESIS 133 Gulcan, E.M.; Ozturk, H. PLASMA FIBRONECTIN CONCENTRATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA AND ITS PREDICTIVE VALUE IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL INVOLVEMENT 134 Lama, G.; Palma, E.; Bismuto, R.; Matania, E.; Iaccarino, F.; De Luca, A.; Luongo, I. CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE METABOLISM AND GROWTH IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (CRF) 135 Lama, G.; Scuotto, A.; Matania, E.; Graziano, L.; De Luca, A.; Calabrese, E.; Caputo, C. OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMAS IN NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1: A MORE FAVOURABLE PROGNOSIS 136 Oliveira, G.M.; Aroso, M.S.; Montes, M.; Aguiar, A.P. DISKITIS IN THE TODDLER- A TYPICAL CASE REPORT 137 Gulcan, E.M.; Anil, A.B.; Tirit, I.; Adal, E.; Dovek, N.; Ceyhan, I.; Ozbay, G. INTERCELLULER ADHESION MOLECULE-1 CONCENTRATION IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B 138 Gulcan, E.M.; Basturk, K.; Adal, E.; Kavunoglu, G.; Ozbay, G. SERUM CARNITINE LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B AND WITH VARIOUS CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE 139 Gulcan, E.M.; Tirit, I.; Anil, A.B.; Adal, E.; Dovek, N.; Ozbay, G. SERUM NEOPTERIN CONCENTRATION IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B 140 Alexandratos, H.; Kavaliotis, J. SHIGELLOSIS IN CHILDHOOD 141 Gulcan, E.M.; Varol, A.; Kutlu, T.; Cullu, F.; Erkan, T.; Adal, E.; Ulucakli, O.; Erdamar, S. EVALUATION OF THE HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL ANTIGEN TEST FOR DETECTION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN CHILDREN WITH RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN 142 Lisy, J.; Vyhnanek, M.; Snajdauf, J.; Neuwirth, J. WHEN CAN BALLOON DILATATION OF ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURES IN CHILDREN BE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL? 143 Urkin, J.; Segal, I.; Barak, N.; Press, J. 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NEW ANTIREGURGITATION MILK FORMULA FOR THE TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN INFANTS 150 Camcioglu, Y.; Cokugras, H.; Akcakaya, N.; Goksel, AK. A SIX YEAR REVIEW OF CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED FOR VARICELLA 151 Mir, I.; Fernandez, J.; Bessa, B.; Bermudez, J. OBESITY IN ADOLESCENTS. A HEALTH PROBLEM IN BARCELONA'S SUBURBS 152 Stipsanelli, K.; Koutsikos, J.; Papantoniou, V.; Valotasiou, V.; Souvatzoglou, M.; Tziannakopoulou, P.; Manolaki, A.G.; Zerva, C.H. HEPATOBILLIARY SCINTIGRAPHY IN THE EVALUATION OF EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARY ATRESIA ( EHBA ) 153 Petrov, I.; Bortnik, O.; Bulkowstein, M.; Berkovitch, M. THE SAFETY OF ACAMOLI COLD IN CHILDREN WITH COMMON COLD 154 Hauer, A.C.; Deutsch, J.; Lanzer, G.; Stenzl, H.; Erwa, W.; Goriup, U.; Eherer, A.; Weber-Mzell, D.; Haitchi-Petnehazy, S; Marx-Neuhold, E.; Lanner, N.; Haas, J.; Hartmann, M. PREVALENCE OF COELIAC DISEASE IN AUSTRIA 155 Kubryn, I.; Mlynarski, W.; Trippenbach-Dulska, H.; Szalecki, M.; Lisowicz, L.; Surdej, B.; Pilecki, O.; Heinrich, A.; Wyka, K.; Perenc, M.; Bodalski, J. DQ-ASSOCIATED PROTECTION FROM TYPE 1 DIABETES: ALLELES OF HLA CLASS 2 IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS 156 Roganovic, J.; Prpic, I.; Paucic-Kirincic, E.; Cekada, S. EFFECTS OF FEBRILE SEIZURES ON PERIPHERAL BLOOD LEUCOCYTE COUNT 158 Roganovic, J.; Cekada, S.; Lah-Tomulic, K. VACCINATION-INDUCED IMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA 159 Pluncevic, J.; Bozinovska, L.; Sivevska, E.; Mancevska, S. ESTIMATION OF COGNITIVE SKILLS IN CHILDREN AGED 7-10 YEARS 160 Sequi, J.M.; Gisbert, J.; Penalver, O.; Lorente, L.; Oller, A.; Morant, M.; Collar, J. SCREENING WITH EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS: 161 Vlasic-Cicvaric, I.; Korotaj, Z.; Francula, I.; Prpic, I.; Palcevski, G.; Valerijev, A. 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THE EFFECT OF AVEMAR ON THE NUMBER OF NEUTROPENIC PERIODS OF CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANT DISORDERS 239 Servitzoglou, M.; Papadatou, D.; Gerali, M.; Tsiantis, I.; Kosmidis, H. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SURVIVAL OF CHILDHOOD CANCER 240 Gerali, M.; Paikopoulou, D.; Servitzoglou, M.; Kosmidis, H. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER 241 Servitzoglou, M.; Voudris, K.; Stefos, S.; Vagiakou, H.; Dimitriou, Y; Skardoutsou, A. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOME OF GREEK CHILDREN WITH THE FIRST EPISODE OF FEBRILE SEIZURES 242 Borte, M.; Oertelt, C.; Keinecke, H.O.; Bosse, D.; Hoegy, B. TREATMENT OF PRIMARY ANTIBODY DEFICIENCY IN GERMANY – RESULTS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED DURING SUMMER 2002 243 Rota, M.C.; Ciofi degli Atti, M.L.; Bella, A.; Lana, S.; Salmaso, S. 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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF AVOIDABLE HAZARDS 248 Lariou, M-S.; Dedoukou, X.; Larios, G.; Dessypris, N.; Petridou, E. FIVE YEAR REVIEW OF CHILDHOOD POISONING FROM INGESTION OF CIGARETTES IN GREECE 249 Podracka, L. CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE IN CHILDREN: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY IN SLOVAKIA 250 Lariou, M-S.; Larios, G.; Dedoukou, X.; Dessypris, N.; Petridou, E. FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHILDHOOD FRACTURES OCCURRING AT SCHOOL 251 Pota, L.N.; Stojkovski, L.T.; Palcevska, S.; Piperkova, K.T.; Najdanovska, N.K.; Bicevska, H. PLASMA VISCOSITY SCREENING IN NEWBORNS 252 Vural, M.; Bilgi, Z.; Ilikkan, B.; Perk, Y. NEUROMUSCULAR PARALYSIS IN DECREASING THE COMPLICATIONS OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN PREMATURE NEWBORNS BREATHING IN ASYNCHRONY 253 Stojkovski, L.T.; Piperkova, K.T.; Pota, L.N.; Palcevska, S.K. THE USEFULNES OF CRP AND I/T-RATIO IN NEONATAL SEPSIS 254 Lama, G.; Graziano, L.; Iaccarino, F.; Caputo, C.; Luongo, I.; Esposito Salsano, M. IDIOPATHIC NEPHROTIC SYNDROME AND ATOPY 255 Martin Espildora, M.N.; Lopez Lahoz, M.P.; Lostal Gracia, M.I.; Delgado Marroquin, M.T. CHILDREN'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMMUNISATIONS 256 Neves Trindade, M.C.; Jacinto, S.; Brito Benedito, M.J.; Carneiro Moura, M.; Luis, C.M.; Salgueiro, B.M.; Arsenio, A.M.; Cordeiro Ferreira, M.G.; Machado, M.C. AIDS ORPHANS-OPTIMISING CARE FOR HIV INFECTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES 257 Eliopoulou, M.I.; Georgakopoulos, C.D.; Asimakopoulou, A.; Exarchou, A.M.; Giannelou, I.; Mantagos, S. ORBITAL CELLULITIS IN CHILDHOOD 258 Espinosa De Los Monteros, L.E.; Gomez- Barreto, D.; Jimenez Rojas, L.V.; Aguilar-Ituarte, F.; Casta- Cruz, M.; Rodriguez-Suarez, R.S. BACTERIAL NASOPHARYNGEAL CARRIAGE: PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS AMONG MEXICAN CHILD CARE CENTERS 259 Percl, M.; Hresic-Krsulovic, V; Golmajer-Vlahovic, I. FATAL ADENOVIRAL INFECTION IN A CF PATIENT 260 Pinotic, L.; Zecic-Fijacko, M.; Vcev, A.; Paulini, D.; Mihaljevic, S.; Horvat, D.; Mandic, Z.; Votava-Raic, A.; Boranic, M. DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF A PERORAL SUCROSE PERMEABILITY TEST IN CHILDREN WITH RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN 261 Cerboni, M.; Alpigiani, M.G.; Burlando, O.; Iester, A.; Lorini, R. ETANERCEPT-SURGERY ASSOCIATION: NO SIDE-EFFECTS IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS 262 Callery, P.; Milnes, L. APPLICATION OF SELF-MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA 263 Friedland, O.; Jaber, L.; Cohen, A.; Eliakim, A.; Wolach, B.; Hashkes, PJ.; Uziel, Y. DECREASED BONE STRENGTH IN CHILDREN WITH GROWING PAINS AS MEASURED BY QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND 264 Herman, M.; Hemmo-Lotem, M.; Jinich-Aronowitz, C. WELL BABY CLINICS' SAFETY PROGRAM AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD EMPOWERING THE ISRAELI PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN SAFETY 265 Murga Sierra, M.L.; Sevilla Ramos, P.; Vegas, E.; Ramirez Fernandez, J.; Lopez Lois, G.; Garcia De Frias, E. ERITHEMA MIGRANS (LYME DISEASE) AFTER HANDLING GAME BIRDS 266 Sevilla Ramos, P.; Ramirez Fernandez, J.; Murga Sierra, M.L.; Carrasco Torres, A.M.; Garcia de Frias, E.; Ricoy Campo, J.R. SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA ASSOCIATED WITH MCARDLE DISEASE 267 Isjanovska, R.D.; Vlaski, E.G.; Stavric, K.B.; Seckova, L.M.; Kimovska, M.S. THE PREVALENCE OF NASAL SYMPTOMS IN MACEDONIA 268 Hussain, N.; Mir, N. APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT IN INFANCY: A CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY 269 Ristoska-Bojkovska, N.; Tasic, V. PRIMARY HYPEROXALURIA IN MACEDONIAN CHILDREN 270 Kaeva-Pejkovska, M.; Gucev, Z. INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN CHILDREN AGED 1-18, IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 271 Simko, R. THE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ( --HYPOPNEA) SYNDROME -- THE GENERAL PAEDIATRICIAN'S VIEWPOINT 273 Coronado, R; Macaya, A; Tallada, M; Del Toro, M; Roig, M ETIOLOGY OF MICROCEPHALY IN THE MRI ERA 274 Coronado, R.; Macaya, A.; Tallada, M.; Del Toro, M.; Roig, M. PRONOSTIC MARKERS IN MICROCEPHALIC INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN THE MRI ERA 275 Trenceva, M.; Nedelkovska, E.; Slavevska, N.; Tasic, V. IDIOPATHIC INFANTILE HYPERCALCEMIA PRESENTING AS FAILURE TO THRIVE 276 Bortnik, O.; Reisler, G.; Afriat, R.; Bulkowstein, M.; Tauber, T.; Berkovitch, M. SIBUTRAMINE AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY OF ADOLESCENTS WITH MORBID OBESITY: A PILOT STUDY 277 Kabakchieva/Zanova, R.K.; Kenderova/Ivanova, V.K.; Perenovska/Ilieva, P.P.; Kalev/Kolev, I.K. HEMOPHILIA B AND INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE 278 Markova, R.M.; Tcholcheva, T.A.; Stoeva, T.D. DISSOCIATION BETWEEN CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS IN INFANT WITH PERTUSSIS 279 Sur, G.; Maftei, O. ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN 280 Markova, R.M.; Tcholcheva, T.A. A CASE REPORT OF AN INFANT WITH CRANIOSTENOSIS 281 Potter, P.C. LEVOCETIRIZINE RELIEVES SYMPTOMS OF PERENNIAL ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN CHILDREN AGED 6-12 282 Vougiouka, O.; Delis, D.; Stabouli, S.; Fretzayias, A; Georgouli, E.; Konstantopoulos, A. HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME: A REPORT OF 6 PATIENTS IN A 15-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. 283 Slaveska, N.; Fustik, S.; Pop-Jordanova, N.; Tasic, V. CONGENITAL GLUCOSE-GALACTOSE MALABSORPTION : CASE REPORT 284 Bejiqi, R.B.; Kelmendi, M.K.; Retkoceri, R.R.; Bejiqi, H.B.; Zeka, N.Z.; Telaku, D.T. LEFT VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS AS COMPLICATION OF DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY 286 Perenovska/Ilieva, P.P.; Kabakchieva/Tzanova, R.K.; Kenderova/Ivanova, V.K; Kalev/Kolev, I.K.; Krupev, M.K.; Ulevinov/Georgiev, N.U. A CASE OF BRONCHIECTASIS IN A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL HYPOPLASIA OF THE LEFT LUNG 287 Torshchoeva, R.M.; Namazova, L.S.; Efendieva, K.E.; Voznesenskaya, N.I.; Titovich, S.N. NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF AMBULATORY SURVEILLANCE OF THE ALLERGIC CHILDREN IN MOSCOW REGION 288 Pashapour, N.; Golmahammadloo, S. EVALUTION OF YOGHURT EFFECT ON ACUTE DIARRHEA ON 6-24MONTHS OLD HOSPITALIZED INFANTS 289 Nishanbayev, R.T.; Krilov, V.I.; Umarov, B.A. ETIOLOGIC FACTORS AND IMMUNERESPONCE OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE PNEUMONIA 290 Nishanbayev, R.T.; Krilov, V.I. THE VEGETATIVE SUPPLYING STATE OF IMMUNITY REACTION IN EARLY AGE CHILDREN WITH COMPLICATED PNEUMONIA 291 Amizyan, N.M.; Ismailova, B.A.; Mirhojaeva, N.P. CONDITION OF BILIAR SYSTEM OF NEWBORNS WITH STAPHILOCOCI ENTROCOLITES 292 Marikova, O.; Zemkova, D.; Marik, I.; Mazura, I.; Kuklik, M.; Viktorova, T.; Leznarova, D. EXPERIENCES WITH MOLECULAR GENETIC INVESTIGATION OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA IN CZECH REPUBLIC 293 Nussinovitch, M.; Rimon, A.; Volovitz, B.; Prais, D.; Amir, J. COTTON-TIP APPLICATORS AS A LEADING CAUSE OF OTITIS EXTERNA 294 Hauser, P.; Lang, O.; Kondas, O.; Muller, J.; Garami, M.; Bognar, L.; Schuler, D. CNS METASTASIS IN CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY NON-CNS SOLID TUMORS 295 Nussinovitch, M.; Avitzur, Y.; Finkelstein, Y.; Amir, J.; Harel, D.; Volovitz, B. LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH FEBRILE CONVULSIONS 296 Nussinovitch, M.; Finkelstein, Y.; Nussinovitch, E.; Prais, D.; Amir, J.; Varsano, I.; Harel, D.; Volovtiz, B. LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYMES IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN BACTERIAL AND ASEPTIC MENINGITIS 297 Ray, M.; Malhi, P. TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS OF ADOLESCENTS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY 298 Lesny, P.; Krasnicanova, H.; Vejvalka, J.; Kuchynkova, I. KNOWLEDGE BASE OF PAEDIATRIC AUXOLOGY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 299 Eftekhari, M.H.; Mazloom, Z.; Zamani, R. A SURVEY ON BREAST FEEDING AND ITS' RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHERS' EDUCATION AND FAMILY SOCIAL ECONOMIC LEVEL 300 Kabicek, P.; Orendac, M.; Hamanova, J. EXPERIENCE OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 301 Singhi, P.D.; Ray, M; Khandelwal, N ROLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY 302 Ismailova, M.A.; Lyamina, T.P.; Umarov, B.A. OBSERVANCE FOR NEONATES TEMPERATURE´S REGIME IS A RESERVE FOR DECREASING THE EARLY NEONATAL MORTALITY 303 Lama, G.; Anastasio, R.M.; Bismuto, R.; Iaccarino, F.; Palma, E.; Graziano, L. LANGUAGE DISABILITY , VISUOSPATIAL AND MOTOR DEFICIT IN CHILDREN WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 (NF1) 304 Stankovic, S.V.; Mihajlovska, M.S.; Sulejmani, A.S.; Stojkovska, R.S. ASTHMA BRONCHIALE IN CORRELATION WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN CHILDHOOD-OUR EXPERIENCE 305 Culic, S.; Culic, V.; Kuzmic, I.; Martinic, R.; Kuljis, D.; Jankovic, S.; Kragic, A. DISSEMINATED BCG INFECTION RESEMBLING LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS IN AN INFANT WITH SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY: A CASE REPORT 306 Tonniges, T.F.; McPherson, M.; Frecerova, K. IMPROVING CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH MEDICAL HOMES 307 Singer, S.; Pinhas-Hamiel, O.; Botzer, E. ACCELERATED DENTAL DEVELOPMENT AS A PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF 21-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENT NON-CLASSIC CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA 308 Singer, S.; Pilpel, N.; Modan, D.; Reichman, B.; Pinhas-Hamiel, O. QUALITY OF LIFE IN OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. 309 Fustik, S.; Pop-Jordanova, N.; Slaveska, N.; Jakovska, T. THE INCIDENCE AND SURVIVAL RATE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN MACEDONIA 310 Sargsyan, S. EXPERIENCES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF WHO PROGRAMS ON CHILD HEALTH IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS IN ARMENIA 311 Zur, S.; Augarten, A. THE ROLE OF IMAGING IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE IN CHILDREN 312 Honzik, T.; Hansikova, H.; Flachsova, E.; Malinova, V.; Hruba, E.; Puchmajerova, A.; Poupetova, H.; Hrebicek, M.; Martasek, P.; Zeman, J. CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN 11 CHILDREN WITH CDG SYNDROME 313 Jusufi, S.; Todorovska, S.; Tasic, V. AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE, PREAURICULAR TAG AND EPICANTHUS: A VARIANT OF BOR SYNDROME? 314 Todorovska, S.; Tasic, V. ECHO-ENHANCED VOIDING UROSONOGRAPHY: AN ATTRACTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR DIAGNOSING VESICOURETERIC REFLUX 315 Jakovska, T.; Fustik, S.; Slavevska, N.; Jakovski, K. VITAMIN D STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN REP.OF MACEDONIA 316 Mjones, S. REFUGEE CHILDREN IN EUROPE - DEMOGRAPHIC, LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS 317 Tonniges, T.F.; Burton, O.M.; Boken, M. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED PEDIATRIC COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO CREATE MEDICAL HOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN, REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES 318 Tonniges, T.F.; Lockwood, E.H. COLLABORATIVE PEDIATRIC ORAL HEALTH CARE 319 Tonniges, T.F.; Waterson, T.; Goldhagen, J. TOWARD EQUITY IN CHILD HEALTH: A JOINT COLLABORATIVE OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 320 Palcevska-Kocevska, S.; Pota, L.; Piperkova, K.; Stojkovski, L.; Kojic, L.; Lazarevski, K.; Sajkovski, A. HEMOLYTICAL DISSEASE OF THE NEWBORN (C SENSIBILISATION) – A CASE REPORT 321 Honzova, S.; Havranova, M.; Dankova, E.; Roztocilova, J.; Slavickova, M.; Koubova, J. THE BASOPHIL ACTIVATION TEST IN CHILDREN SUSPECTED FOR FOOD ALLERGY 322 Peova, S.V.; Mironska, K.S.; Kareva, L.K.; Stavric, K.B. RE-VACCINATION OF 47 CHILDREN WITH A PAST HISTORY OF AN ADVRESE VACCINE REACTION IN A TERTIARY PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL 323 Szabo, T; Degrell, P; Lombay, B; Szabo, L RENAL GRANULOMATOUS SARCOIDOSIS ASOCIATED WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE 324 Kanellopoulos, T.A.; Giarmenitis, S.D.; Iliopoulou, M.; Kalogeropoulou, C.; Anthrakopoulos, M.; Papanastasiou, D.A. INFLUENCE OF NEBULISED SALBUTAMOL ON HEPATIC VENOUS FLOW IN INFANTS WITH ACUTE BRONCHIOLITIS 325 Kanellopoulos, T.A.; Kantzis, M.; Adamopoulos, C.; Vassilakos, P.J.; Papanastasiou, D.A. COMPARISON OF SCINTIGRAPHY WITH 99MTC-DMSA AND RENOGRAPHY WITH MAG-3/FO IN CHILDREN WITH PYELONEPHRITIS 326 Constantin, T.; Ponyi, A.; Molnar, K.; Tefner, I.; Szalai, Z.; Balogh, Z.; Danko, K.; Fekete, G. MEDIUM AND LONG TERM FOLLOW UP IN A MULTICENTER COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES IN HUNGARY 327 Stoeva/Draganova, T.S.; Raycheva/Nikolova, L.R.; Filchev/Ivanov, S.F.; Yankova/Ivanova, M.Y.; Kalev/Kolev, I.K. PERIPHERAL LYMPH NODES TUBERCULOSIS IN 16 YEAR OLD GIRL 328 Bassiri Jahromi, S.; Khaksar, A-A.; Sadeghi, G. AETIOLOGICAL AGENTS OF TINEA CAPITIS IN CHILDREN (TEHRAN -IRAN) 329 Pruhova, S.; Ek, J.; Lebl, J.; Andel, M.; Pedersen, O.B; Hansen, T. GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MODY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: NOVEL MUTATIONS IN THE MODY GENES HNF-4ALPHA, GCK, HNF-1ALPHA AND NEUROD1 330 Pop, T.L.; Miu, N.; Burac, L.; Cristea, A. AUTOIMMUNITY IN CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS IN CHILDREN - PREVALENCE OF NON-SPECIFIC AUTOANTIBODIES 331 Pop, T.L.; Miu, N.; Burac, L. EXTRAHEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS IN CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS IN CHILDREN 332 Culic, V.; Lozic, B.; Culic, S.; Resic, B.; Primorac, D.; Lasan, R.; Martinic, R. DE NOVO TRISOMY -8 MOSAICISM-A FIVE YEARS FOLLOW UP 333 Pratap, U.; Slavik, Z.; Ofoe, V.; Wray, J.; Onuzo, O.; Franklin, R.; Radley-Smith, R. CLINICAL BENEFIT OF CYCLOSPORIN A IN PAEDIATRIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION 334 Pinsk, V.; Weisel, Y.; Yerushalmi, B.; Shorer, Z.; Levy, J. INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN WITH ANHIDROSIS-A MULTISYSTEMIC DISORDER. 337 Dolezel, Z.; Dostalkova, D.; Starha, J. ACCIDENTAL METHADONE (MET) INTOXICATION IN CHILDREN 338 Grossman, Z.; Branski, D. CHANGING THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN 339 Vlacha, V.; Feketea, G.; Mantagos, S. THROMBOCYTOSIS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN 340 Tasic, V.; Ristoska-Bojkovska, N. ETIOLOGY OF NEPHROCALCINOSIS IN MACEDONIAN CHILDREN 341 Kenderova/Ivanova, V.K.; Kabakchieva/Zanova, R.K.; Perenovska, P.P.; Kalev/Kolev, I.K. DETECTION OF PLATELET-ASSOCIATED, ANTI-NUCLEAR AND ANTI-DOUBLE STRANDED DNA IGG ANTIBODIES IN CHILDREN WITH IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA 342 Gucev, Z.S.; Jovanov, G.J.; Krstevska-Konstantinova, M. TOTAL GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY IN TWO OBESE, RED-HAIRED BROTHERS 343 Skalicka, V.; Blahova, K.; Vavrova, V.; Janda, J. FAILURE TO THRIVE WITH ELEVATED SWEAT CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION: SUSPECTED CYSTIC FIBROSIS – FINAL DIAGNOSIS NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS 344 Tomic, V.D.; Smugreska, S. INFLUENCE OF LIVE CONDITIONS WITHIN FAMILY TO THE FREQUENCY OF RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CHILDREN 345 Ramaswami, U.; Beck, M.; Dehout, F.; Linhart, A.; Garcia de Lorenzo, A..; Mehta, A.; Ricci, R.; Sunder-Plassmann, G.; Widmer, U.; Parini, R. MISDIAGNOSIS OF ANDERSON FABRY DISEASE: DATA FROM FOS - THE FABRY OUTCOME SURVEY 346 Delis, D.; Lariou, M.S.; Marias, V.; Kotsonis, C.; Togka, S; Gourgioti, G.; Maurikou, M.; Stamoyannou, L. VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (URTI) AND ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN 347 Delis, D.; Marias, V.; Lariou, M.S.; Gardelis, I.; Maurikou, M.; Kallergi, D.; Stamoyannou, L. CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) BRONCHIOLITIS IN INFANTS 348 Razon, Y; Ashkenazi, S; Cohen, A; Hering, E; Amzel, S; Babilsky, H; Bahir, A; Gazala, E; Levy, I IMPROVED ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN ISRAEL, AFTER AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION. 349 Marias, V.; Dimosthenous, V.; Neou, P.; Koumanzeli, X.; Lariou, M.S.; Tsoumakas, K.; Stamoyannou, L. ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN 350 Dolezel, Z.; Kopecna, L.; Starha, J. ACUTE RENAL FAILURE DURING LARYNGITIS/EPIGLOTITIS 351 Fesslova, V.; Parini, R.; Grassi, A.; Rovelli, A.; Mannarino, S.; Salice, P.; Ghiglia, S.; Furlan, F.; Brambillasca, F.; Gioventu, M. CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSES – LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP IN 39 PATIENTS. 352 Maharaj, V. REDUCING UNNECESSARY PAEDIATRIC ADMISSIONS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY 353 Putnik, U.; Laan, M.; Bogdanova, Z. HAS THE APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE MEDICATION AND THE USE OF ASTHMA GUIDELINES CHANGED THE SITUATION OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IN TALLINN FROM 1995 TO 2002? 355 Georgiopoulou-Mixa, P.; Tsoumakas, C.; Papadopoulou, A.L.; Boloudaki, M. EVALUATION OF BODY MASS IN ADOLESCENCE IN GREECE 357 Pavlikova, J.; Mikler, J.; Babikova, L.; Fedor, M.; Banovcin, P.; Buchancova, J. AN UNUSUAL CASE OF ACUTE LEAD POISONING 358 Van Der Sluijs-Bens, J.P.F.; Brussel, W.; Slegers-Karsmakers, S.E.T.; Meulenbroeks, A.A.W.M.; De Richemont, M.E. POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA AFTER ADENO-TONSILLECTOMY IN CHILDREN: A ROLL FOR TRAMADOL? 361 Zebiche, H.H.; Rodiere, M.; Couret, I. PLACE OF SEMI-QUANTITATIVE PROCALCITONIN ( PCT.Q ) IN EMERGENCY PEDIATRICS UNIT 362 Anatoliotaki, M.; Christakis, A.; Tsekoura, T.; Stefanaki, S.; Charoniti, I.; Kokori, H.; Tsilimigaki, A. ACUTE SEPTIC ARTHRITIS AND SPONDYLODISKITIS IN CHILDREN IN CRETE, GREECE: A 2-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY 363 Sundaram, R.O.; Bhalaik, V.; Walsh, H.P.J. ALPHA-MANNOSIDOSIS, DELAYED BONE HEALING AND A NEW VARIANT OF DYSTOSIS MULTIPLEX IN TWO BROTHERS 364 Pietrzyk, J.J.; Bik-Multanowski, M. FOLATE - RELATED GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND RISK OF SPINA BIFIDA 365 Christodoulaki, M.; Athanasopoulos, D.; Kanitsakis, A.; Vasiliadi, A.; Balomenaki, E. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TYPES OF FEEDING AND INCIDENCE OF NEONATAL JAUNDICE 366 Katona, M.; Orvos, H.; Horvath, E.; Pal, A.; Szabo, J. FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC SCREENING OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS ON THE BASIS OF I.TRIMESTER NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT 367 Christodoulaki, M.; Athanasopoulos, D.; Kanitsakis, A.; Vasiliadi, A.; Salamoura, I.; Balomenaki, E. THE RESPONSE TO PHOTOTHERAPY FOR JAUNDICE IN BREAST-FED INFANTS 368 Christodoulaki, M.; kanitsakis, A.; Athanasopoulos, D.; Dana, E.; Balomenaki, E. URINE TRACT INFECTION IN INFANTS YOUNGER THAN EIGHT WEEKS OLD 369 Konstantoulakis, C.E.; Christodoulakis, M.; Athanasopoulos, D.; Pateromihelakis, E; Manimanakis, K.; Kanitsakis, G.; Mantakas, E. PAINFUL HIP IN CHILDREN: CAN ULTRASONOGRAPHY GIVE A SAFE GUIDELINE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND AVOID UNNESSESARY TESTS? 370 Lisowska, A.; Songin, A.; Przyslawski, J.; Wadolowska, L.; Herzig, K-H.; Walkowiak, J. DIFFERENTIATED EFFECT OF VEGETARIAN DIET ON PANCREATIC ENZYME SECRETION 371 Walkowiak, J.; Songin, A.; Przyslawski, J.; Wadolowska, L.; Krawczynski, M.; Herzig, K-H. VEGETARIAN DIET ALTERS THE ASSESSMENT OF EXOCRINE PANCREATIC FUNCTION 372 Walkowiak, J.; Sands, D.; Nowakowska, A.; Piotrowski, R.; Zybert, K.; Herzig, K-H.; Milanowski, A. PANCREATIC FUNCTION IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS WITH TWO SEVERE CFTR MUTATIONS DECLINES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE 373 Adler, A.; Uziel, Y.; Franko, S.; Ebstein, S.; Berkovitch, M.; Wolach, B. UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD POISONING IN THE “SHARON” AREA IN ISRAEL. 374 Kelmendi, M.I.; Bejiqi, R.H. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - A BIG WINDOW IN CHILDREN'S HEART 375 Kelmendi, M.I. HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN IS NOT ONLY OF SECONDARY ORIGIN 376 Smugreska, S.; Tomic, V.; Buleva, V.; Stojanoska, V.; Gligorova, L. NARCOTIC AND DRUG ABUSE DURING GESTATION-IMPLICATION ON INFANT DEVELOPMENT 377 Meyer, S.; Gottschling, S.; Georg, T.; Lothschuetz, D.; Graf, N.; Sitzmann, F.C. GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE VS. CHLORPROTHIXENE/PHENOBARBITAL SEDATION IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING MRI STUDIES 378 Meyer, S.; Aliani, S.; Graf, N.; Reinhard, H.; Gottschling, S. SEDATION WITH MIDAZOLAM AND KETAMINE FOR INVASIVE PROCEDURES IN CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANCIES AND HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO THE SYMPATHOMIMETIC PROPERTIES OF KETAMINE 379 Karp, H.N. COLIC…THE FOURTH TRIMESTER… AND CALMING REFLEX: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLVING INFANT CRYING IN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF LIFE 380 Buzarov, J.; Dacevski, D.; Galbov, S.; Lazarevska, I. STRIDOR - THE PEDIATRICS PROBLEM 381 Lazarevska, I.; Buzarov, J.; Sokolova, L.; Trajanovic, L.; Galbov, S. ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF SPECIFIC ENDOBRONCHITIS 382 Maneva, M.; Micevska, G.; Sarevsk, Z. CELLULAR IMMUNITY AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES IN CHILDREN 383 Zafirovski, O.; Caparoska, M.; Galbova, S.; Petrusevska, L.; Boskovska, K.; Cadikovska, N. SEPTIC SHOCK- A CAUSE OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME