Ezgi Ozalp Akın

Ankara University · Department of PediatricsDevelopmental Pediatrics

Giriş: Engelli Sağlık Kurulu Raporu (ESKR) Yönetmeliği bilimsel, hukuki ve etik sorunları ve çocukları erişkinlerle aynı yöntemle değerlendirmesi nedeniyle kaldırılmış, Çocuklar için Özel Gereksinim Raporu (ÇÖZGER) Yönetmeliği yürürlüğe girmiştir. Her iki Yönetmelik ile rapor almış çocukların ailelerinin deneyim farklılıkları bilinmemektedir. Gereç...

Amaç: Koronavirus hastalığı 2019 (COVİD-19) pandemisi, yeni gelişimsel risk faktörlerinin ortaya çıkmasına neden olmuştur. Ancak kalıtsal metabolik hastalıkları olan küçük çocuklar için gelişimsel risk faktörleri, kapsamlı bir çerçeveye dayalı olarak çalışılmamıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı COVİD-19 pandemisinde kalıtsal metabolik hastalığı olan küçü...

Background Early intervention delivered through telehealth is critically needed during crises, particularly for children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to determine the applicability of the international Guide for Monitoring Child Development (GMCD) intervention delivered through telehealth during the COVID-19 lockdown in Turk...

Objective: Crucial information is lacking on unmet needs of children with rare inherited metabolic disorders during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to identify the unmet needs of children with rare inherited metabolic disorders from Turkey. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional observat...

Objective: Information on stigmatization of young children with developmental difficulties (DDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where most children reside, is crucial to combat stigma globally. We aimed to identify rates and correlates of stigmatization of young children with DDs in a middle-income country, Turkey. Method: In this...

Background/aim: Physicians require information on the family centeredness of services for children with Down syndrome, one of the most frequently encountered disabilities in childhood. We aimed to determine the family-centeredness of services for young children with Down syndrome and using a bioecological theory framework we hypothesized that chil...

Objective The World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF) states that a child’s health conditions, functions, activities, participation in life and contextual factors shape disability. Research on the development of children with organic acidemias (OA) mostly focused on cognitive and...

Objective: To inform professionals pioneering developmental-behavioral pediatrics (DBP) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), we aimed to examine referral trends in 2 pioneering DBP centers at different locations in Turkey and to ascertain whether the official establishment of DBP as a subspecialty affected these trends. Method:...

Introduction: Addressing early childhood development (ECD) and developmental difficulties (DDs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires applicable and sustainable programs. Seven years after its implementation in 2010, we evaluated the Developmental Pediatrics Unit (DPU) Training Program in pediatric referral centers in Turkey. Popula...

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the ovarian reserve of the adolescent girls with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) with serum anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) levels and compare to healthy adolescents. It is hypothesized that HT decreases ovarian reserve and AMH levels are lower in the HT group. Method: Thirty HT patients aged between 10-18 years...

Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children. Neurological complications including seizures are known to accompany rotavirus gastroenteritis. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) associated with rotavirus has not been reported previously except for one report. Herein, we describe a case of transient AFP and seizures associated wi...