Browsing by Author "Ariyuca, S."

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The Anthropometric Measurements and Percentile Curves of Children Aged 0-5 Years in Eastern Turkey
(Univ West indies Faculty Medical Sciences, 2021) Sal, E.; Dogan, M.; Cesur, Y.; Ariyuca, S.; Basaranoglu, M.; Kaya, A.; Mazicioglu, M.
Objective: To determine the growth reference value of children in our province and to compare these values with current values of the USA and other local values of our country. Methods: A total of 615 boys and 586 girls with different socioeconomic levels and ages of 0-5 years were included in the study. In all children, weight, height, head circumference, abdominal circumference, hip circumference, mid-arm circumference, and lower segment length were taken. All measurements were performed by the same paediatrician. The lambda-mu-sigma method was used for the preparation of percentile curves. Results: The body weight, head circumference and chest circumference measurements of boys were significantly higher than those in girls. Anthropometric measurements of children in high-income groups were higher than those in the low-income group. All of the anthropometric parameters except upper mid-arm circumference were higher in children fed with breast milk and formula milk than in children who only fed with breast milk. The relation between the mother's education level and anthropometric parameters was insignificant. Conclusion: Our results showed that the anthropometric measurements of our children were similar to those of west Turkey as well as those of the United States. On the other hand, our children's anthropometric measurements were higher than other local values. Relatively high values of height have been interpreted as a genetic feature.
Psychotic Disorder, Hypertension and Seizures Associated With Vitamin B12 Deficiency: a Case Report
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2012) Dogan, M.; Ariyuca, S.; Peker, E.; Akbayram, S.; Dogan, S. Z.; Ozdemir, O.; Cesur, Y.
This report highlights a rare presentation of vitamin B-12 deficiency (concurrent psychotic disorder, seizures and hypertension). A 16-year-old girl presented with nervousness that had been persisting for 2 weeks. She had stopped eating and there was decreased self-care and she could not walk and sleep. Two days prior to admission, generalized tonic clonic convulsions were noted. On physical examination, vital signs were normal, except for hypertension (150/100 mm Hg). She did not respond to conversation; she could not answer the questions. Mood was depressive and hallucinations were noted. Laboratory analyses were normal, except for a low vitamin B-12 level (<150 pg mL(-1)). The patient was not given any treatment of hypertension, psychosis or seizures, except vitamin B-12 injections. After that, she showed improvement within 1 week. In the 7 days of hospitalization, the arterial blood pressure returned to normal, psychotic symptoms were resolved, the visual hallucinations and the depressive mood subsided, and she could eat and speak clearly. No hypertension or convulsions have been detected on the control examinations, and she has now been followed-up without any symptoms or findings. In conclusion, with this report we emphasized that psychosis, seizures and hypertension can be a rare manifestation of vitamin B-12 deficiency, which is reversible with therapy and serum vitamin B-12 level should be checked in patients who do not have an obvious cause for psychosis, seizures or hypertension.