Biomedical subjects

Amir Livne

Publications and source records attributed to Amir Livne.

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PubMed2005

Bach flower remedies used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children--a prospective double blind controlled study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Bach flower remedies in the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a double blind prospective controlled study. METHODS: Fourty Children with ADHD, aged 7-11 years, diagnosed according to the DSM criteria, were randomised to Bach flower remedies or placebo treatments for a period of 3 months. Children's performance was evaluated by the teacher before commencement of treatment and subsequently each month during the study period. RESULTS: Bach flower remedies have no statistically significant effect when compared to placebo in the treatment of children with ADHD. There was a significant correlation between treatment duration's and improvement of performance, with no difference between the treatment group compared to the placebo. CONCLUSIONS: There is no statistically significant difference between the effects of Bach flower remedies compared with placebo in the treatment of children with ADHD.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗

PubMed2004

Childhood macrophagic myofasciitis-consanguinity and clinicopathological features.

Macrophagic myofasciitis has been almost exclusively detected in adults only. We describe six children of Arab Moslem origin with this disorder. Three presented with hypotonia, developmental delay and seizures and were evaluated for a mitochondrial disorder. The other three children had hypotonia and predominantly motor delay. Five of the six families were consanguineous. A massive collection of macrophages was present in the fascia and adjacent epimysium in all biopsies. The macrophages were periodic-acid-Schiff positive and immunoreactive for CD68. One biopsy which was evaluated by electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis showed crystalline structures containing aluminum in macrophages. Two children with motor delay and hypotonia were treated with oral prednisone for 3 months with no clinical improvement. Genetic predisposition probably accounts for the variability in the prevalence of macrophagic myofasciitis in different populations. At least in childhood, there seems to be no connection between macrophagic myofasciitis as a pathological entity and the clinical symptoms and signs.

Aluminum↗

PubMed2003

Parkinsonian features after streptococcal pharyngitis.

Bradykinesia and rigidity developed in a 10-year-old girl during an episode of Sydenham chorea. These parkinsonian features improved over 6 months. Serum analysis demonstrated elevated anti-streptolysin-O and anti-basal ganglia antibodies. We suggest that autoimmune antibodies may cause remitting parkinsonian signs subsequent to streptococcal tonsillitis as part of the spectrum of poststreptococcal CNS disease.

Antistreptolysin↗