AUTHORS: Belica, I., Szadvári, I., Babinská, K. ABSTRACT:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia have a genetic basis, but environmental factors also play a significant role in their etiopathogenesis. One of them may be an infectious disease in the mother during pregnancy. This is indicated mainly by the epidemiological studies, in which a prenatal infection has
AUTHORS: Belica, I, Janšáková, K., Celušáková, H., Kopčíková, M., Polónyiová, K., Rašková, B., Vidošovičová, M., Ostatníková, D., Babinská, K. ABSTRACT: Several studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have shown cytokine dysregulation in children with ASD, leading to a consideration of the immune theory of the ASD etiopathogenesis and a debate about cytokines as potential biomarkers
AUTHORS: Soltysova, M., Tomova, A., Ostatnikova, D. ABSTRACT: The aim of our work is to summarize the current state of knowledge on gut microbiota differences in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. To find the relevant articles, the PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched. Articles in English presenting original data and
AUTHORS: Polónyiová, K., Rašková, B., Ostatníková, D. ABSTRACT: The main goal of our research was to monitor changes in the mental health of Slovak families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to families with neurotypical children during three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused on the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress and
