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Researcher

Karlien Dhondt

Awards & Distinctions

102 Results

2025

Effect evaluation of a participatory developed school-based healthy sleep intervention for adolescents

Anneke VandendriesscheBenedicte DeforcheKarlien DhondtMaïté VerloigneJelle Van Cauwenberg

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Effect of desmopressin on water and solute circadian rhythms in treatment-naïve children with monosymptomatic enuresis and nocturnal polyuria

Sevasti KaramariaLien DosscheKarlien DhondtKarel EveraertCharlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande WalleAnn Raes

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Orofacial myofunctional therapy : investigating a novel therapeutic approach for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea in children with and without Down syndrome : a study protocol

Jolien VerbekeIris MeerschmanKarlien DhondtEls De LeenheerJulie WillekensKristiane Van LierdeSofie Claeys

A1 Journal Article in CHILDREN-BASEL

2024

First uninterrupted sleep period in children and adolescents with nocturnal enuresis : added value in diagnosis and follow‐up during therapy

Sevasti KaramariaKarlien DhondtKarel EveraertReiner MauelJens Peter NørgaardAnn RaesCharlotte Van HerzeeleIrina VerbakelJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Is the insomnia phenotype the common denominator in LUTS during transition periods? An expert NOPIA research group review

Irina VerbakelGeorge Bou KheirMathijs de RijkKarlien DhondtDon BliwiseKim PauwaertThomas MonaghanFrançois HervéDirk VogelaersAn Mariman et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Oromyofunctional training : an innovative rehabilitation program for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Jolien VerbekeIris MeerschmanKarlien DhondtEls De LeenheerJulie WillekensSofie ClaeysKristiane Van Lierde

Transition in enuresis patients : identifying the gaps and opportunities for the future

Sevasti KaramariaREINER MAUELMauro Van den EndeAse OosterlinckAlice VerheyeElke De BruyneEva DegraeuweKarlien DhondtLien DosscheAnn Raes et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

2023

35 years of transgender care at Ghent University Hospital : longitudinal observations regarding gender-affirming health care paths

Laura BruneelStien Van GilsJoz MotmansGuy T'SjoenKarlien DhondtEls Elaut

Being a child of the ‘Millenial’ generation' and transgender in Belgium : did it make any difference?

Karlien DhondtJarne Van BuggenhoutJoz MotmansJudith Schuylenbergh

Combining participatory action research with intervention mapping to develop and plan the implementation and evaluation of a healthy sleep intervention for adolescents

Anneke VandendriesscheBenedicte DeforcheKarlien DhondtTeatske M. AltenburgMaïté Verloigne

A2 Journal Article in HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES

Promoting healthy sleep in adolescents : a participatory approach

Ann VandendriesscheBenedicte DeforcheMaïté VerloigneKarlien Dhondt

The low dopamine hypothesis : a plausible mechanism underpinning residual urine, overactive bladder and nocturia (RON) syndrome in older patients

Rebecca HaddadJalesh PanickerIrina VerbakelKarlien DhondtLynn GhijselingsFrançois HervéMirko PetrovicMichael WhishawDonald BliwiseKarel Everaert

A1 Journal Article in PROGRES EN UROLOGIE

2022

Gendervariatie en -dysforie bij autismespectrumstoornissen bij kinderen en adolescenten

Huys MariekeKarlien Dhondt

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHIATRIE

Keynote lecture: enuresis : who does not follow the guidelines?

Johan Vande WalleCharlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtLien DosscheSevasti Karamaria

Mental health outcomes among parents of children with a chronic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic : the role of parental burn-out

Aline WautersTine VervoortKarlien DhondtBart SoenensMaarten VansteenkisteSofie MorbéeJoachim WaterschootFilomeen HaerynckKristof VandekerckhoveHelene Verhelst et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY

Psychosocial factors related to sleep in adolescents and their willingness to participate in the development of a healthy sleep intervention : a focus group study

Anneke VandendriesscheMaïté VerloigneLaura BoetsJolien JoriskesAnn DeSmetKarlien DhondtBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Slaap nu maar (alsjeblieft) : slaapproblemen herkennen en oplossen bij jonge kinderen

2021

Parental experience and emotional well-being in families with a child with a chronic disease during the COVID 19 pandemic

Eline Van HoeckeKarlien DhondtAnn RaesStephanie Van BiervlietBarbara De MoerlooseSara Van AkenFilomeen HaerynckLevi HosteHelene VerhelstBart Soenens et al.

Psychosocial challenges and hormonal treatment in gender diverse children and adolescents : a narrative review

Laura BaetensKarlien Dhondt

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH

Reliability and clinical utility of gender identity-related diagnoses : comparisons between the ICD-11, ICD-10, DSM-IV, and DSM-5

Annelou L.C. de VriesTitia F. BeekKarlien DhondtHenrica C.W. de VetPeggy T. Cohen-KettenisThomas D. SteensmaBaudewijntje P.C. Kreukels

A1 Journal Article in LGBT HEALTH

Restless legs syndrome : what a pediatrician needs to know

Maxime BenootKarlien Dhondt

A2 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS

Ten years of experience in counseling gender diverse youth in Flanders, Belgium : a clinical overview

Gaia Van CauwenbergKarlien DhondtJoz Motmans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH

2020

Factoren die samenhangen met slaapgedrag bij adolescenten : een focusgroeponderzoek in Vlaanderen

Anneke VandendriesscheMaïté VerloigneLaura BoetsJolien JoriskesA. DeSmetKarlien DhondtBenedicte Deforche

A2 Journal Article in JGZ (HOUTEN)

2019

An overview of numbers and of the well-being of the Flemish youth in the pediatric gender clinic

Gaia Van CauwenbergKarlien DhondtJoz Motmans

Are persons with gender dysphoria and autism spectrum disorder treated in a different way compared to persons with gender dysphoria without autism spectrum disorder? : results from clinical chart data and a self-assessment questionnaire

Gunter HeylensSimonne HolstMileen MellemansEls ElautKarlien Dhondt

Does sleep mediate the association between school pressure, physical activity, screen time, and psychological symptoms in early adolescents? : a 12-country study

Anneke VandendriesscheAriane GhekiereJelle Van CauwenbergBart De ClercqKarlien DhondtAnn DeSmetJorma TynjäläMaïté VerloigneBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Impaired social functioning in children with narcolepsy

Laury QuaedackersMerel M van GilstPetra van MierloGert-Jan LammersKarlien DhondtPauline AmeszEls PeetersDanielle HendriksNele VandenbusscheSigrid Pillen et al.

A1 Journal Article in SLEEP

Sleep apnea and the impact on cardiovascular risk in patients with Marfan syndrome

Laura Muiño MosqueraFre BautersKarlien DhondtHans De WildeLuc JordaensKatya De GrooteDaniël De WolfKatrien HertegonneJulie De Backer

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR GENETICS & GENOMIC MEDICINE

2018

Dopamine and LUTS

ICI-RS 2015 : is a better understanding of sleep the key in managing nocturia?

Marie-Astrid DenysJerald CherianMohammad S Rahnama'iKathleen A O'ConnellJonathan SingerAlan J WeinKarlien DhondtKarel EveraertJeffrey P Weiss

A1 Journal Article in NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and its relation to cardiovascular disease in Marfan syndrome

Laura Muiño MosqueraFre BautersKarlien DhondtHans De WildeDaniël De WolfKatrien HertegonneJulie De Backer

Psychological functioning in adolescents referred to specialist gender identity clinics across Europe : a clinical comparison study between four clinics

Nastasja M de GraafPeggy T Cohen-KettenisPolly CarmichaelAnnelou LC de VriesKarlien DhondtJolien LaridaenDagmar PauliJuliane BallThomas D Steensma

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

2017

Cataplexy and its mimics : clinical recognition and management

Sigrid PillenFabio PizzaKarlien DhondtThomas ScammellSebastiaan Overeem

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN NEUROLOGY

Consecutive cyproterone acetate and estradiol treatment in late-pubertal transgender female adolescents

Lloyd TackRobin HeyseMargarita CraenKarlien DhondtHEIDI VANDEN BOSSCHEJolien LaridaenMartine Cools

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE

Een gemeenschappelijk centraal mechanisme voor bedplassen en psychologische problemen bij kinderen?

Charlotte Van HerzeeleLien DosscheKarlien DhondtJohan Vande Walle

A4 Journal Article in NEURONE (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

Een puber met periodiek vreemd gedrag en slaperigheid : syndroom van Kleine-Levin

FRAN DAUWELINDITA IMERAJKarlien Dhondt

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHIATRIE

Recent advances in managing and understanding enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande WalleKarlien DhondtKristian Vinter Juul

A2 Journal Article in F1000RESEARCH

The possible role of dopamine in nocturia

The year in review : children and adolescent transgender care

2016

Consecutive lynestrenol and cross-sex hormone treatment in biological female adolescents with gender dysphoria : a retrospective analysis

Lloyd TackMargarita CraenKarlien DhondtHEIDI VANDEN BOSSCHEJolien LaridaenMartine Cools

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY OF SEX DIFFERENCES

Desmopressin (melt) therapy in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and nocturnal polyuria results in improved neuropsychological functioning and sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesPiet HoebekeLUITZEN ALBERT GROENJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Effective treatment of enuresis results in improved neuropsychological functioning and sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesPiet HoebekeLUITZEN ALBERT GROENJohan Vande Walle

Effective treatment of nocturnal enuresis results in amelioration of neurocognitive dysfunction and disrupted sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesPiet HoebekeLUITZEN ALBERT GROENJohan Vande Walle

Juridische aspecten van transgenderzorg voor minderjarigen

Gerd VerscheldenKarlien Dhondt

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR JEUGD EN KINDERRECHTEN

Periodic limb movements during sleep : does it affect nocturnal urine production?

Marie-Astrid DenysEls TobbackAn MarimanDirk VogelaersKarlien DhondtJohan Vande WalleKarel Everaert

2015

Desmopressin melt improves sleep and psychological functioning in monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin melt improves sleep and psychological functioning in monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressine melt improves and psychological functioning in monosumptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Effect of desmopressin treatment on sleep architecture in children with monosymptomatic noctural enuresis and polyuria

Effective treatment of enuresis results in improved neuropsychological functioning and sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesPiet HoebekeLUITZEN ALBERT GROENJohan Vande Walle

Effective treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis results in improved neuropsychological functioning and sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesPiet HoebekeLUITZEN ALBERT GROENJohan Vande Walle

Effective treatment of nocturnal enuresis results in amelioration of neurocognitive dysfunction and disrupted sleep

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and its relationship with central respiratory dysfunction in children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Veronique BeauloyeKarlien DhondtW BuysseA NyakasaneF ZechJean De SchepperSara Van AkenKATHLEEN DE WAELEMargarita CraenI Gies et al.

A1 Journal Article in ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES

Increased sleep fragmentation and periodic limb movements in children with MNE and polyuria

Karlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Neuropsychological functioning related to specific characteristics of nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSP RoelsAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

Periodic limb movements during sleep are associated with a lower quality of life in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtSanne RoelsAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Results of onabotulinumtoxin-A in children with therapy resistant overactive bladder : 10-year experience

LUITZEN ALBERT GROENKarlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesAgnieszka Prytula-EbelsAnne-Françoise SpinoitErik Van LaeckePiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Sleep fragmentation and periodic limb movements in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and polyuria

Karlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleSanne RoelsAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Sleep research in pediatrics : a key to new pathophyisological insights

Karlien DhondtRudy Van CosterAnn Raes

Sleep, PLMS, and arousability in enuresis

2014

A propos d'un cas : hypocretin-1 deficiency in a girl with ROHHAD syndrome

Circadian rhythm in the sleep/wake cycle

Correlation between symptoms of enuresis and neuropsychosocial functioning

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Cortical arousals and periodic limb movements during sleep are associated with lower quality of life in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Cortical arousals and periodic limb movements during sleep are associated with lower quality of life in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Cortical arousals and periodic limb movements during sleep are associated with lower quality of life in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin improves sleep and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin improves sleep pattern and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin melt improves sleep and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin melt improves sleep and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Desmopressin melt improves sleep and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Neuropsychological functioning is associated with characteristics of monosymtomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Neuropsychological functioning is associated with night-time and daytime characteristics of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Neuropsychological functioning is associated with night-time and daytime characteristics of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Neuropsychological functioning is associated with night-time and daytime characteristics of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Prospective sleep study in children with nocturnal enuresis and polyuria

Karlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Prospective sleep study in children with nocturnal enuresis and polyuria

Karlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Sleep and enuresis : facts or myths

Sleep and psychological functioning in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Sleep and psychological functioning in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Sleep and psychological functioning in patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENSanne RoelsPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Sleep fragmentation and increased periodic limb movements are more common in children with nocturnal enuresis

Karlien DhondtElien BaertCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in ACTA PAEDIATRICA

Sleep fragmentation and limb movements in children with nocturnal enuresis and polyuria

Karlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesLUITZEN ALBERT GROENPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

2013

Abnormal sleep architecture coincides with abnormal circadian rhythm of renal function

Rik Van HooimissenAnn RaesKarlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande Walle

Can enuresis be treated with melatonin

Johan Vande WalleKarlien Dhondt

Case report: Desmopressin and somnambulism

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtJohan Vande Walle

A2 Journal Article in OPEN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Hypocretin-1 deficiency in a girl with ROHHAD syndrome

Karlien DhondtPATRICK VERLOOHelene VerhelstRudy Van CosterSebastiaan Overeem

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRICS

Nocturnal enuresis : sleep is back in business, but how?

Periodic limb movements in nocturnal enuresis: a retrospective case control study

E BaertKarlien DhondtAnn RaesCharlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande Walle

2012

Abnormal sleep archirecture coincides with abnormal circadian rythm of renal function

Ann RaesKarlien DhondtNele HertegonneJo DehoornePiet HoebekeErik Van LaeckeCharlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande Walle

Are bedwetters really deep sleepers?

Desmopressin improves sleep pattern in patients with nocturnal enuresis

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

Periodic limb movements in sleep in children with nocturnal enuresis and/or nocturnal polyuria : a retrospective case/control study

Karlien DhondtElien BaertCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesJo DehoorneErik Van LaeckePiet HoebekeAnn De GuchtenaereJohan Vande Walle

Periodic limb movements in sleep in children with nocturnal enuresis and/or nocturnal polyuria: a retrospective case/control study

Karlien DhondtEvelyne BaertCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn RaesJohan Vande Walle

Sleep pattern and cognitive dysfunction in patients with nocturnal enuresis associated with nocturnal polyuria?

Charlotte Van HerzeeleKarlien DhondtAnn RaesPiet HoebekeJohan Vande Walle

2011

Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis in a 3 year old patient with chromosome 6p21.32 microdeletion including the HLA cluster

Helene VerhelstPATRICK VERLOOKarlien DhondtBoel De PaepeBjörn MentenJosep DalmauRudy Van Coster

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

Co-morbidity between enuresis nocturna, hyperactivity and sleep disorders

Johan Vande WalleKarlien DhondtCharlotte Van HerzeeleAnn Raes

Sleep in children with nocturnal enuresis

2009

Abnormal sleep architecture and refractory nocturnal enuresis

Karlien DhondtAnn RaesPiet HoebekeErik Van LaeckeCharlotte Van HerzeeleJohan Vande Walle

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Childhood narcolepsy with partial facial cataplexy: a diagnostic dilemma

Karlien DhondtHelene VerhelstDirk PevernagieFlorence SlapRudy Van Coster

A1 Journal Article in SLEEP MEDICINE

2008

Circadian rhythm disorder in the sleep/wake cycle in children : clinical and diagnostic relevance

Narcolepsy in children