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Preterm birth is a health and social problem, considered the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide. It is associated with higher rates of neurodevelopmental morbidity, sensorineural impairments and oth...
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Open AccessWhy is “early childhood intensive care” an Italian association of neonatology study group?
To date, a large number of children are hospitalized inappropriately in adult intensive care units, where the minimum standards of care are not applied to young patients. It is well-known that the child is not...
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Open AccessCurrent status of laboratory and imaging diagnosis of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis continues to be a devastating disease process for very low birth weight infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The aetiology and pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis are not d...
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Premedication with melatonin vs midazolam: efficacy on anxiety and compliance in paediatric surgical patients
Preoperative anxiety is a major problem in paediatric surgical patients. Melatonin has been used as a premedicant agent and data regarding effectiveness are controversial. The primary outcome of this randomize...
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Open AccessAtopy and autoimmune thyroid diseases: melatonin can be useful?
Recently, there has been growing interest in the relationship between allergic and autoimmune diseases. Allergy and autoimmunity can be considered two potential outcomes of dysregulated immunity and analysis o...
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Open AccessAn unusual and malignant intussusception in a child
Intussusception is a common cause of bowel obstruction in the pediatric population. Malignant lesions account for up to 30 % of all cases of intussusception in the small intestine. We herein report an interest...
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Open AccessSudden cardiac arrest in a child with nemaline myopathy
Nemaline myopathy is a rare, non progressive congenital skeletal muscle disorder defined by the presence of inclusions known as nemaline rods in muscle fibers. Several clinical subtypes have been described, ac...
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Milky urine in a premature infant: Questions
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Milky urine in a premature infant: Answers
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Newborns, and especially those delivered preterm, are probably more prone to oxidative stress than individuals later in life. Even during pregnancy, the greater demand for oxygen increases the rate of producti...
