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Fixated interest with abnormal focus

MedGen UID:
1814420
•Concept ID:
C5676857
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Unusual preoccupations
 
HPO: HP:4000077

Definition

A fixated interest in a specific topic that is atypical for the social context of the individual, such as topics of a non-social nature like fossils or vacuum cleaners. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFixated interest with abnormal focus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of Os Acetabuli.
Yoshitani J, Schoyer B, Shah A, Khanduja V
Int Orthop 2024 Mar;48(3):657-666. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-06078-0. PMID: 38195946Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Perception of aesthetic features after surgical treatment of craniofacial malformations by observers of the same age: An eye-tracking study.
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Transparenchymal testicular suture: A systematic review and meta-analysis highlighting the impact of additional fixation suture during routine orchiopexy.
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J Pediatr Urol 2021 Apr;17(2):183-189. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.12.012. PMID: 33478901
Surgical treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle: Our 22-year, single-center experience.
Martínez-Aznar C, Parada-Avendaño I, Gómez-Palacio VE, Abando-Ruiz S, Gil-Albarova J
Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021;32(1):224-229. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.5606/ehc.2021.79576. PMID: 33463441Free PMC Article
RADAR: A novel fast-screening method for reading difficulties with special focus on dyslexia.
Smyrnakis I, Andreadakis V, Selimis V, Kalaitzakis M, Bachourou T, Kaloutsakis G, Kymionis GD, Smirnakis S, Aslanides IM
PLoS One 2017;12(8):e0182597. Epub 2017 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182597. PMID: 28800632Free PMC Article
Behavioral manifestations of autism in the first year of life.
Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Rogers T, Roberts W, Brian J, Szatmari P
Int J Dev Neurosci 2005 Apr-May;23(2-3):143-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.05.001. PMID: 15749241

Diagnosis

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of Os Acetabuli.
Yoshitani J, Schoyer B, Shah A, Khanduja V
Int Orthop 2024 Mar;48(3):657-666. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-06078-0. PMID: 38195946Free PMC Article
Severe Basilar impression in osteogenesis imperfecta treated with halo gravity traction, occipitocervicothoracic fusion, foramen magnum and upper cervical decompression and expansive duroplasty: a technical note.
Jannelli G, Moiraghi A, Paun L, Tessitore E, Dayer R, Bartoli A
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 May;38(5):991-995. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05495-7. PMID: 35296931Free PMC Article
Postinfectious SARS-CoV-2 Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome.
Nelson JL, Blume GM, Bansal SK, Kaufman JR, Woods FR, Zhang X, Kattah JC
J Neuroophthalmol 2022 Jun 1;42(2):251-255. Epub 2021 Dec 30 doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001498. PMID: 34974489
Surgical treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle: Our 22-year, single-center experience.
Martínez-Aznar C, Parada-Avendaño I, Gómez-Palacio VE, Abando-Ruiz S, Gil-Albarova J
Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021;32(1):224-229. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.5606/ehc.2021.79576. PMID: 33463441Free PMC Article
RADAR: A novel fast-screening method for reading difficulties with special focus on dyslexia.
Smyrnakis I, Andreadakis V, Selimis V, Kalaitzakis M, Bachourou T, Kaloutsakis G, Kymionis GD, Smirnakis S, Aslanides IM
PLoS One 2017;12(8):e0182597. Epub 2017 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182597. PMID: 28800632Free PMC Article

Therapy

Perception of aesthetic features after surgical treatment of craniofacial malformations by observers of the same age: An eye-tracking study.
Kamal M, Möbius M, Bartella AK, Lethaus B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2023 Nov;51(11):708-715. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2023.09.009. PMID: 37813772
Postinfectious SARS-CoV-2 Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome.
Nelson JL, Blume GM, Bansal SK, Kaufman JR, Woods FR, Zhang X, Kattah JC
J Neuroophthalmol 2022 Jun 1;42(2):251-255. Epub 2021 Dec 30 doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001498. PMID: 34974489
Preterm Birth and the Development of Visual Attention During the First 2 Years of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Burstein O, Zevin Z, Geva R
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e213687. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3687. PMID: 33783515Free PMC Article
Functional anatomy of impaired selective attention and compensatory processing in autism.
Belmonte MK, Yurgelun-Todd DA
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 2003 Oct;17(3):651-64. doi: 10.1016/s0926-6410(03)00189-7. PMID: 14561452

Prognosis

Shedding light on ai in radiology: A systematic review and taxonomy of eye gaze-driven interpretability in deep learning.
Neves J, Hsieh C, Nobre IB, Sousa SC, Ouyang C, Maciel A, Duchowski A, Jorge J, Moreira C
Eur J Radiol 2024 Mar;172:111341. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111341. PMID: 38340426
Perception of aesthetic features after surgical treatment of craniofacial malformations by observers of the same age: An eye-tracking study.
Kamal M, Möbius M, Bartella AK, Lethaus B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2023 Nov;51(11):708-715. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2023.09.009. PMID: 37813772
Concurrent Relations between Face Scanning and Language: A Cross-Syndrome Infant Study.
D'Souza D, D'Souza H, Johnson MH, Karmiloff-Smith A
PLoS One 2015;10(10):e0139319. Epub 2015 Oct 1 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139319. PMID: 26426329Free PMC Article
Behavioral manifestations of autism in the first year of life.
Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Rogers T, Roberts W, Brian J, Szatmari P
Int J Dev Neurosci 2005 Apr-May;23(2-3):143-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.05.001. PMID: 15749241
Visual fixation patterns during viewing of naturalistic social situations as predictors of social competence in individuals with autism.
Klin A, Jones W, Schultz R, Volkmar F, Cohen D
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2002 Sep;59(9):809-16. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.9.809. PMID: 12215080

Clinical prediction guides

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of Os Acetabuli.
Yoshitani J, Schoyer B, Shah A, Khanduja V
Int Orthop 2024 Mar;48(3):657-666. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-06078-0. PMID: 38195946Free PMC Article
Perception of aesthetic features after surgical treatment of craniofacial malformations by observers of the same age: An eye-tracking study.
Kamal M, Möbius M, Bartella AK, Lethaus B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2023 Nov;51(11):708-715. Epub 2023 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2023.09.009. PMID: 37813772
Transparenchymal testicular suture: A systematic review and meta-analysis highlighting the impact of additional fixation suture during routine orchiopexy.
Anand S, Singh A, Bajpai M
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Apr;17(2):183-189. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.12.012. PMID: 33478901
Surgical treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle: Our 22-year, single-center experience.
Martínez-Aznar C, Parada-Avendaño I, Gómez-Palacio VE, Abando-Ruiz S, Gil-Albarova J
Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021;32(1):224-229. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.5606/ehc.2021.79576. PMID: 33463441Free PMC Article
RADAR: A novel fast-screening method for reading difficulties with special focus on dyslexia.
Smyrnakis I, Andreadakis V, Selimis V, Kalaitzakis M, Bachourou T, Kaloutsakis G, Kymionis GD, Smirnakis S, Aslanides IM
PLoS One 2017;12(8):e0182597. Epub 2017 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182597. PMID: 28800632Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Shedding light on ai in radiology: A systematic review and taxonomy of eye gaze-driven interpretability in deep learning.
Neves J, Hsieh C, Nobre IB, Sousa SC, Ouyang C, Maciel A, Duchowski A, Jorge J, Moreira C
Eur J Radiol 2024 Mar;172:111341. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111341. PMID: 38340426
Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of Os Acetabuli.
Yoshitani J, Schoyer B, Shah A, Khanduja V
Int Orthop 2024 Mar;48(3):657-666. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-06078-0. PMID: 38195946Free PMC Article
Preterm Birth and the Development of Visual Attention During the First 2 Years of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Burstein O, Zevin Z, Geva R
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Mar 1;4(3):e213687. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3687. PMID: 33783515Free PMC Article
Transparenchymal testicular suture: A systematic review and meta-analysis highlighting the impact of additional fixation suture during routine orchiopexy.
Anand S, Singh A, Bajpai M
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Apr;17(2):183-189. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.12.012. PMID: 33478901

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