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Updates from the third residential course on child and adolescent psychiatry endorsed by the European Society for Child and Adolescent mental health—ESCAP
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Open AccessUnsatisfactory response to acute medications does not affect the medication overuse headache development in pediatric chronic migraine
Chronic migraine (CM) negatively impacts the quality of life of 2 to 4% of pediatric patients. In adults, CM is frequently linked to medication overuse headache (MOH), but there is a much lower prevalence of M...
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Learning with fun: the 2nd residential course on child and adolescent psychiatry in Catania, Sicily, endorsed by the ESCAP Research Academy
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Open AccessCRISIS AFAR: an international collaborative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service access in youth with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions
Heterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...
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Open AccessModulation of human endogenous retroviruses and cytokines expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from autistic children and their parents
Putative pathogenic effects mediated by human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) in neurological and psychiatric disorders in humans have been extensively described. HERVs may alter the development of the brain b...
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Sleep Disorders and Autism: Behavioural Correlates, Diagnostic Tools and Treatment Strategies
Disrupted sleep is a common complaint among children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Disturbed sleep can be explained in three ways in this population—shared neurocircuitry and pathophysiological mechan...
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Open AccessAutistic symptoms in Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome: a family case report
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome is a rare multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterized by the triad of polysyndactyly (preaxial or mixed preaxial and postaxial), macrocephaly, and ocular hypertelori...
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Aspects of Sexuality During Development in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sexuality is a central dimension of a person’s physical and psychological development, and it plays a fundamental role in sha** the individual’s self-identity. Although individuals with autism spectrum disor...
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Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This review aims to synthesize the most recent research on anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and discuss the relationship between thes...
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Investigation of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic Traits in an Adolescent Sample with Anorexia Nervosa
This study aimed to examine the presence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a sample of female adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) during the acute phase of illness. We also compare the level of autistic ...
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Feeding and Eating Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder
It is well known that feeding and eating problems, such as atypical eating behaviors at mealtime, are common in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Moreover, it is widely described that girls with...
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Mood Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Studies published so far have highlighted high rates of association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and mood disorders. Data have shown that prevalence rates of co-occurring ASD and mood disorders range...
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Longitudinal comparison between male and female preschool children with autism spectrum disorder
Epidemiological studies have highlighted a strong male bias in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however few studies have examined gender differences in autism symptoms, and available findings are inconsistent. ...
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The use of actigraphy in the monitoring of methylphenidate versus placebo in ADHD: a meta-analysis
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. There is an increasing need to find objective measures and markers of the disorder in order to assess t...
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Catatonia in Patients with Autism: Prevalence and Management
Although recent studies have shown that catatonia can occur in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the overlap of the behavioral features between these disorders raises many diagnostic challenges. ...
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Open AccessClinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case report
Capgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors.
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Brief Report: Peculiar Evolution of Autistic Behaviors in Two Unrelated Children with Brachidactyly-Mental Retardation Syndrome
Brachidactyly-Mental Retardation (BDMR) Syndrome (MIM 600430) is associated with terminal deletions at chromosome 2q37 and a limited number of studies also reported an association between 2q37 → qter deletion ...
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Open AccessPsychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges
Several psychiatric conditions, both internalizing and externalizing, have been documented in comorbidity with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA). In this review we examine the interplay ...
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The Autism-Spectrum Quotient—Italian Version: A Cross-Cultural Confirmation of the Broader Autism Phenotype
The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) has been used to define the ‘broader’ (BAP), ‘medium’ (MAP) and ‘narrow’ autism phenotypes (NAP). We used a new Italian version of the AQ to test if difference on AQ scores an...
