abstract：:QT prolongation is rarely seen after acute stress reactions such as burn injury and severe head trauma. Although pathophysiologic mechanism is not entirely clear, acute stress is thought to contribute to the inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarization and it is hypothesized that QTc dispersion increases with severity ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Koturoglu G,Kurugol Z,Levent E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the impact of a public health model to implement HIV pediatric care in Limited Resource Settings. METHODS:A retrospective study on the clinical files of 679 Mozambican children (mean age 4.4 years; SD 3.2), has been carried out. The pediatric patients received HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy) ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Marazzi MC,Germano P,Liotta G,Buonomo E,Guidotti G,Palombi L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During patient triggered ventilation, the infant's inspiratory efforts should occur synchronously with ventilator inflations. Such an optimal interaction, however, is dependent on the performance of the triggering device and the ventilator and the infant's lung function. Triggered ventilation (assist control, A/C), sy...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Kassim Z,Greenough A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports a case of pyloric duplication, an extremely rare abnormality usually discovered during infancy. Clinical findings involved mainly symptoms of obstruction and radiological evaluation included abdominal US, plain radiography and CT imaging. Pyloric duplication was diagnosed by US and confirmed by CT s...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Deftereos S,Tsalkidis A,Soultanidis H,Limas C,Manavis J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) for schoolchildren was 90 microg/L in Biella and 136 microg/L in Novara in survey carried out in 1995-1996. Biella resulted as iodine deficiency area and Novara as iodine sufficient area. Aim of our study was to assess goiter prevalence by ultrasonography in Biella and ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Lonati S,Rapa A,Di Dio G,Bellone S,Bona G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the impact and the peculiarities of cerebral palsy (CP) in children discharged from our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from January 1998 to April 2004. METHODS:A total of 2 303 children were discharged from our NICU during this period and 1 912 were followed up for 1 year t...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Romeo DM,Scoto M,Conversano M,Romeo MG

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella infections can manifest themselves as acute abdominal problems and lead to emergency surgery. Some examples are: salmonella-related intestinal perforations, gallbladder involments, salpingitis, and peritonitis. Mesenteric lymphadenitis associated with salmonella mimics acute appendicitis and it is often dif...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Manganaro A,Impellizzeri P,Manganaro A,Cutrupi A,Formica I,Zuccarello B

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:The majority of childhood cancer patients can expect nowadays to be cured and the percentage is now between 70% and 80%. The number of long-term survivors, off- threatment for at least 5 years, is rising rapidly and is becoming a new population, which needs a special care. It is becoming increasingly important to know...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Massimo L,Zarri D,Caprino D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of different techniques in the diagnostic workup of children with negative prenatal ultrasonogram, referred for urinary tract infection (UTI) within the first 24 months. METHODS:One-hundred and forty-seven patients, 71 males/76 females were studied. All patients were ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Calisti A,Perrotta ML,Oriolo L,Ingianna D,Sciortino R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tuberculoma is a possible complication of meningeal, miliary or pulmonary tuberculosis. In developing countries it represents 30% of space-occupying intracranial lesions, in industrialised countries only 0.1-0.2%. One recently recognised phenomenon is the development ex novo or the enlargement of the tube...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ruggeri C,Valenzise M,Alosi MM,Scibilia G,Wasniewska M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of congenital anal stenosis, or other anal and rectal malformation, sacral defect and a presacral mass is known as the Currarino syndrome described for the first time in 1981. Currarino et al. proposed that abnormal endoectodermal adhesions and notochordal defects in early fetal life may result in a fi...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Di Meglio D,Capobianco A,Tramontano A,Gaglione G,Saggiomo G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The estimation of peak expiratory flow (PEF) in children is a very easy and practical way to check lung function and helps in the diagnosis, treatment follow-up and evaluation of the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. METHODS:Using a Mini-Wright flowmeter (Clement Clarke International Ltd, Engla...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Aivazis V,Hatzimichail A,Stavridis J,Bourli E,Konstantinidis TH,Katsougiannopoulos V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To verify the efficacy of botulinus toxin A (TB-A) in treating children with neuropathic bladder secondary to myelomeningocele (MMC) with detrusor hyperactivity/low compliance, resistance to pharmacological therapy, and candidates for enterocystoplasty. METHODS:From January 2002 to June 2003, a group of 7 patients...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Marte A,Vessella A,Cautiero P,Romano M,Borrelli M,Noviello C,Del Gado R,Parmeggiani P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder characterized by persistent hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention that impairs educational achievement and/or social development. Families seek an evaluation for children with these behaviors due to the high prevalence of ADHD and potential personal, s...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Liu YH,Stein MT

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report 3 cases of cytochrome-c-oxidase deficiency (2 cases of Kearns-Sayre syndrome and 1 case of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia) with Central Nervous System alterations and facial anomalies. The facial anomalies are high forehead, wide nasal bridge, upturned nose, long and flat philtrum (alt...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Piazzi A,Berio A

更新日期：2004-10-01 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:Promoting physical activity is one of the main goals of health-promotion policies. The period of adolescence is characterised by a high rate of abandonment of any physical activity. In this age range, moreover, the risk of assuming substances in order to improve muscular-mass or athletic results is concrete. This s...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Bassoli L,Boncinelli S,Brizzi L,Curci R,Signorelli D,Pazardjiklian I,Pellai A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by radiographically evident interstitial infiltrates and progressive dyspnea with rapid decline of overall lung functions. The clinical course of this disease is highly variable; however, its prognosis remains poor without adequate and prompt therapeutical support. Due to...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Rigante D,Stabile A

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：AIM:Aim of this study is to evaluate anxiety and temperament characteristics in developmental age subjects who practised agonistic sport (individual or team sports) in comparison with a sample group of subjects who practice no agonistic sports. METHODS:Sixty subjects aged from 10 to 16 years were enrolled in the study...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Mazzone L,Mugno D,Morales G,Genitori D'Arrigo V,Ruta L,Bianchini R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the possible effects of recombinant growth hormone (rhGH) therapy on mineral homeostasis and bone turnover, the authors studied calcium-phosphate metabolism parameters, including some bone markers, in 2 prepubertal subjects with Noonan's syndrome (NS). METHODS:Two prepubertal males suffering from NS, s...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Praticò G,Palano GM,Lo Presti D,Parisi G,Caruso-Nicoletti M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides current guidelines on the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity. Since factors involved in obesity change with age, the therapeutic approach in pre-school children will be different from pupils and adolescents. The treatment will also be modulated on the basis of weight excess, weight gai...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Trifirò G,Salvatoni A,Tanas R,Brambilla P,Maffeis C,Gruppo di Studio sull'Obesità della SIEDP.

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：AIM:The objective of this paper is an empirical analysis of mother-infant feeding interactions through an observational instrument (Feeding Scale), which is applied to the videotape of a feeding session. METHODS:Three samples of mothers and their children have been examined (104 couples with children ranging in age fr...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Lucarelli L,Ambruzzi AM,Cimino S,D'Olimpio F,Finistrella V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study is to investigate the suicide and attempted suicide phenomenon among young people (<25 years old) in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province from January 1988 to December 2000. METHODS:This epidemiological-descriptive survey is based on the acquisition of data through the examination ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Torre E,Zeppegno P,Usai C,Rudoni M,Ammirata G,de Donatis O,Manzetti E,Marangon D,Migliaretti G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperinsulinism is an important cause of hypoglycemia in early infancy. Many forms of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia are described: transient, prolonged, persistent. Transient forms are well recognized in infants of diabetic mother; prolonged forms are responsible for the hypoglycemia in small-for-date (SGA) infants an...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pezzati M,Barni S,Chiti G,Danesi G,Rubaltelli FF

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gynaecological approach with the adolescent is always complex, arduous and also stimulating. It is necessary to acquire specific knowledge, to understand that the adolescent is always searching for his identity and that the most important request is that the normality. The first impact is fundamental, understandin...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Cardamone A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this paper was to examine the present situation of adolescents admission for respiratory emergency, management of these patients, identify strategies for the best therapeutic options and better collaboration. METHODS:We have gathered data of adolescent patients who were referred to the Emergency ...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Pirlo D,Gastaldi R,Di Pietro P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increase in childhood obesity has, among other things, focused attention on the role that television may play. This paper summarizes results of studies published in peer review journals since 1970 with data pertaining to the relationship between television use and children's food intake. Studies fall into f...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Coon KA,Tucker KL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate if high dose inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate started early after upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) could reduce recurrent wheezing in infants. METHODS:Twenty-six ambulatory infants, 7-12 months of age, with recurrent wheezing during upper respiratory tract infection participated. A...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ghirga G,Ghirga P,Fagioli S,Colaiacomo M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1998 and 2000, four newborns have been observed for laryngeal stridor occurred some hours after birth. Otorhinolaryngologic examinations, as well as cardiac, neuroradiologic and serologic investigations have been performed to formulate the diagnosis and verify the etiology. The fiberoptic laryngoscopy showed a...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Smilari P,La Spina M,Lentini L,La Mantia I,Salvo V,Pappalardo MG,Romeo MG,Serra A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic infarction has been associated with haematologic and tromboembolic disorders and, more rarely, with infectious diseases. A case of splenic infartion during an attack of brucellosis is reported. Symptoms included persistent left upper quadrant pain and fever. An abdomen scan confirmed the presence of a triangul...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Ruggeri C,Tulino V,Foti T,Carcione L,Vita D,Visalli C,Zimbaro G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary atresia is a severe neonatal malformation in which the entire extrahepatic biliary tract or part of it is absent and replaced by fibrosclerotic tissue. Having been described for the first time by Thomson in 1891, biliary atresia has an incidence of 1:10,000-15,000 live neonates with a slight predominance in th...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Saggiomo G,Tramontano A,Capobianco A,Gaglione G,Di Meglio D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate if vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) contralateral to the multicystic dysplastic kidney can interfere with the compensatory renal hypertrophy. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients (17 males, 10 females) with multicystic dysplastic kidney (MDK) (14 on the right, 13 on the left) have been treated at the Nephro...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Fanos V,Sinaguglia G,Vino L,Pizzini C,Portuese A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytosis in newborns and infants has been regarded as very unusual; a case recently observed of a 2-month-old child affected by tinea faciei is described. Twenty days before, localized erythematous infiltrated patches at the upper left eyelid and eyebrows with papules and pustules, were observed. Rarefaction of...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Angelo C,De Leo C,Conti G,Palermi G,Paradisi M

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:Asthma is a condition characterised by airways inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to specific and aspecific spasmogens associated with reversible airways obstruction. The bronchomotor tone is the result of an interaction between neurotransmitter release and local mediators. The efferent neurohumoral pathwa...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Rossi F,Gallelli L,Marrocco G,Capristo C,Miraglia Del Giudice M,Maisto A,Brunese FP,D'Agostino B,Capristo AF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the trend of infantile obesity in the school-aged population of Cremona over time. METHODS:The weight and height of all children aged 6, 9 and 11 attending schools within the health district of Cremona were measured for 9 consecutive years (January 1990-March 1998), giving a total of 17,730 measurement...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Boldori L,Marelli A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1967 a baby was observed who presented post-natal progressive growth deficit, mental retardation, craniofacial dysmorphias and other malformations which didn't form part of the syndromes till then known. However the first description of patients with this combination of anomalies dates back to 1981, when Niikawa an...

journal_title：Minerva pediatrica

authors： Roccella M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00