Usefulness of the most popular neurodevelopmental tests in preschool assessment of children born with very low birth weight.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific learning disabilities are disorders that affect the instrumental skills of academic learning, leaving intact the general intellectual functioning. It is possible to distinguish: dyslexia, dysorthography, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. The diagnosis is made according to DSMV. The aim of this study is t...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Operto FF,Mazza R,Buttiglione M,Craig F,Frolli A,Pisano S,Margari L,Coppola G

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nutritional status of foster children, the quality of daily menus in group homes and the food security inside these organizations have been poorly studied. For this reason, the aim of this study was to investigate them. METHODS:A sample of 125 children, ranging in age from 0-17 years, among seven group ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ferrara P,Scancarello M,Khazrai YM,Romani L,Cutrona C,DE Gara L,Bona G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During a survey regarding infant health in 7 regions, diffusion and length of time of breast-feeding nowadays in Italy were studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS:By OMS Epi methodology, 210 children sampled from each area of study and specialized health workers carried out the interviews at home using a specific q...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Manfredi Selvaggi TM,Tozzi AE,Carrieri MP,Binkin N,Lo Monaco R,D'Errico M,Filippetti F,D'Argenio P,Cafaro L,Salmaso S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The embryology of the ear and the different congenital anomalies depending on the arrest in development at a particular embryologic date are reviewed. The historical and the actual attitude towards surgical correction is discussed. The classification system, the evaluation and patients selection, the timing of auricul...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Salvinelli F,Trivelli M,Greco F

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was carried out within the framework of the Association of Hospital Pediatricians (APO) on the implementation of the pediatric structure in Pediatric hospitals wards in Piedmont during 1990. There was a 100% adhesion rate. It was found that only in 7 out of 36 hospitals were children always admitted to the Pe...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Cerruti Mainardi P,Repinto A,Guala A,Pastore G

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this paper was to evaluate demographic and prognostic features of febrile seizures (FSs) in a tertiary center in Turkey. METHODS:A retrospective study of 632 children with FS was conducted from January 1995 to January 2002 in the pediatric neurology and general pediatrics departments of Istanbul ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Elshana H,Özmen M,Uzunhan TA,Uzunhan O,Ünüvar E,Kiliç A,Tatli B,Aydinli N,Çalişkan M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of children. The malignant (cancer) cells form in neural crest cell of the adrenal gland. In this study we investigate the expressions of Myogenin and OCT4 in Glioma which might be used as prognostic makers for this deteriorated disease. METHODS:We used Qua...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Zheng N,Zhang D,Liu X

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital dermal sinus represents a dysraphic state of the central nervous system. It can show up throughout a defect of the midline, of both the skull and the spine. Usually, the malformation presents a fistulous tract, connecting the skin with the underlying tissues (hypoderm, paraspinal muscles, vertebrae and, in ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ceddia A,Di Rocco C,Pastorelli G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden dead of every infant or small child (usually within the first year of life). It is an unexpected event, according to the anamnesis of the subject, and the necroscopic examination of the event does not allow to demonstrate with success the proper cause of death. The...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ventura F,Portunato F,Celesti R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 13 children and adolescents during diabetic ketoacidosis; the duration of diabetes ranged from 1.4 to 6.0 years. A group of 13 diabetic sex, age and duration of disease-matched children served as control. Patients in ketoacidosis showed important abnormalities of T subset percentages (OKT3: 63.4 +/- 1.87% v...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Blasetti A,Verrotti A,Chiarelli F,Morgese G

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to critically compare 9 different questionnaires for the evaluation of the Quality of Life in children affected by asthma. METHODS:The questionnaires were analyzed by considering their psychometric characteristics (reliability, validity, responsiveness, least clinically relevant differenc...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Rocchi MB,Bellagamba S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In epileptic patients with motor disability, it's difficult to disentangle the effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on bone health from those provoked by impaired mobility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of AEDs on bone mineral status by phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (QUS), a no-radi...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Terrone G,Gragnaniello V,Esposito A,Del Puente A,Del Giudice E

更新日期：2019-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the association of consuming healthy foods with anthropometric measures and blood pressure (BP) in a national sample of Iranian children and adolescents. METHODS:This nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 13,486 students, aged 6-18 years, selected by multistage cluste...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Payab M,Kelishadi R,Qorbani M,Motlagh ME,Hasani-Ranjbar S,Ejtahed HS,Ardalan G,Arefirad T,Asayesh H,Heshmat R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of colostomy type on morbidity during the treatment of anorectal malformations. METHODS:Sixty-eight infants (male: female ratio 1.3:1) with anorectal malformations that required colostomy were treated in our clinics during the period 1991-2001. Of these patients,...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Gardikis S,Antypas S,Mamoulakis C,Demetriades D,Dolatzas T,Tsalkidis A,Chatzimicael A,Polychronidis A,Simopoulos C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) levels of children with normal and high Body Mass Index (BMI) and to find out the potential correlation between glaucoma and obesity. METHODS:Thirty obese and thirty healty children were enrolled in this study. Physical examinations and anthropom...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Koçak N,Arslan N,Karti O,Tokgoz Y,Ozturk T,Gunenç U,Kaynak S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:At present, morphine is the most commonly used first-line therapy to treat Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Unfortunately, there is still lack of evidence and consensus to guide pharmacologic therapy for NAS. In this review, we provide an overview on dosing regimens of morphine currently reported to tre...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Mian P,Tibboel D,Wildschut ED,van den Anker JN,Allegaert K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to investigate the use of methylene blue in perioperative identification of the patent processus vaginalis in a group of boys presenting with congenital or recurrent hydrocele where surgery was performed by junior surgeons in training. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the notes o...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Arena S,Russo T,Impellizzeri P,Antonuccio P,Perrone P,Romeo C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-abdominal lymphangiomas are rare benign tumours that can cause various symptoms, mainly during childhood. They are diagnosed by ultrasonography, CT scanning or at laparotomy; ultrasonographic examination often shows a voluminous tumoral cystic formation with septa. The location of the cyst may be determined eith...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pascotto R,Saggiomo G,Di Meglio D,Mennella G,Lirato C,Picciotti ER,Pascotto C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preliminary undiagnosed case of partial carbamyl-phosphate-synthetase deficiency in a 14 year old patient is described. This extremely rare metabolic disorder is unlikely to produce clinical symptoms at such an advanced age. Details are given of the clinical picture, the diagnosis (by liver biopsy and post mortem li...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Gomirato G,Giaretto G,Bonomi A,Rossi E,Rovere A,Radeschi G,Crosato M

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Qu C,Guo F,Zhang C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a continuum of progressive reduction in kidney function lasting for more than three months, due to either structural and/or functional renal abnormalities that may lead to irreversible kidney damage. The term "renal supportive therapy" (RST) generally characterizes the spectrum of dialy...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Harshman LA,Neuberger ML,Brophy PD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe atopic dermatitis causes major impairment in the life of both children and their parents. Generally, symptoms can be controlled with emollients, topical steroids, antibiotics, antihistaminic but some patients remain intensely ill and may require treatment with systemic steroids and so on. Cyclosporin has been f...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Leonardi S,Marchese G,Rotolo N,Miraglia Del Giudice M,La Rosa M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COVID-19 has quickly become a worldwide threat to health, travel, and commerce. Studies adressing the clinical-functional presentation of viral infection and physiotherapy management in children are scarce. The purpose statement was to provide current perspectives on the physiotherapy interventions for manag...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Magalhães PF,Lanza FC,Bernardo Figueiredo B

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study concerns with anthropometric and nutritional data collected in the school population of a small rural town in Lazio. We studied 368 school-children of both sexes, belonging to the following age groups: from 7 to 8 years, 9 to 10 years, 11 to 12 years, 13 to 14 years. The technique of evaluation of ob...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pantano LC,De Felice MA,Bevilacqua L,Morandini SR,Raponi A,Morandini L

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of etiology, pathogenesis and clinical symptoms in children with Atopic Dermatitis is evaluated. Eighteen patients with elimination diet were treated, without cow milk and egg, and with pharmacologic treatment (ketotiphene and cro molyn sodium) for two months. Dietary therapy and treatment however result in a...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Mancini S,Fierimonte V,Viviano MT,Parisi G,Zanali S,Parisi MC

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of measuring xylosaemia, carotenaemia and the antigliadin antibodies in the diagnosis and monitoring of coeliac diseases has been examined, 89 children, 57 with aspecific chronic diarrhoea and 32 with coeliachia were examined. The xylose proved less sensitive (80%) and less specific (84.2%) than caroten...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Caiulo VA,Lupetti L,Ughi C,Cortigiani L,Ceccarelli M

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hirschsprung's disease is an important cause of pediatric constipation with high risk of bacterial enterocolitis. Its diagnosis is histological and the suction biopsy is the gold standard. In resource-limited countries, the main diagnostic exam is the contrast enema and mini-invasive surgery lacks. We presen...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Mattioli G,Osnel L,Wong MC,Palo F,Faticato MG,Petralia P

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:More than one million neonatal deaths every year in the world are attributable to infection. In nurseries, infections occur with a reported incidence of 0.3-3%; in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) the reported incidence is 7-24.5%, and up to 40% in newborns with birth weight less than 1000 g or gestational age at...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Stronati M,Bollani L,Maragliano R,Ruffinazzi G,Manzoni P,Borghesi A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological profile of broxaterol, a new beta adrenergic compound, was investigated in 12 asthmatic children (6 male and 6 female with age 8-13 years). This study was performed from November to May, and venous blood was collected after 30, 45, 120, 180, 240 minutes from administration of 0.5 mg broxaterol; the uri...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Flores D'Arcais A,Crippa L,De Biase D,Romagnoni G

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalus associated with aqueductal stenosis is not uncommon after the 2nd year of life. In some patients, stenosis is due to slow-growing periaqueductal tumors that can only be revealed by magnetic resonance examination. We reviewed 31 cases of children with aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus diagnosed after ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Di Rocco C,Iannelli A,Tamburrini G

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00