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Mauro Bozzola
Pediatrics
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Open AccessCurrent clinical management of constitutional delay of growth and puberty
Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is classified as the most frequent cause of delayed puberty (DP). Finding out the etiology of DP during first evaluation may be a challenge. In details, pediat...
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Open AccessIncidental pineal gland cyst in girls with early onset of puberty
The causes of an early onset of puberty are still not clearly defined and may vary from subject to subject. In girls, even if 90% of early puberty is idiopathic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain i...
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Open AccessHospitalization for acute cerebellitis in children affected by varicella: how much does it cost?
Chickenpox is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is generally benign and self-limiting, but it may be responsible of life-threatening complications. Acute cerebelliti...
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Open AccessMKRN3 and KISS1R mutations in precocious and early puberty
Pubertal timing is known to be influenced by interactions among various genetic, nutritional, environmental and socio-economic factors, although the ultimate mechanisms underlying the increase in pulsatile GnR...
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Open AccessAnxiety disorders in acute central nervous system infections
Patients affected by acute central nervous system (ACNS) infectionsmay present different complications, including neuropsychological disorders. Nevertheless, psychopathological impairment has been rarely measu...
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Open AccessMedia use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society
The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Faceb...
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Open AccessPediatric meningococcocal meningitis in the acute phase: how much does it cost?
Meningococcal meningitis (MM) is known to be responsible of high cost for the Public Health Administration. Aim of the work is to calculate the costs for the hospitalization of pediatric patients affected by MM.
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Age at Menarche and Menstrual Abnormalities in Adolescence: Does it Matter? The Evidence from a Large Survey among Italian Secondary Schoolgirls
To explore the independent role of age at menarche on menstrual abnormalities among adolescents.
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Menstrual Cycle and Headache in Teenagers
This population-based study on school-aged girls aimed to estimate the rate of peri-menstrual headache, evaluate headache pain pattern during the menstrual cycle, and verify its relationships with physical, ps...
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Open AccessMedia devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society
Young children are too often exposed to mobile devices (MD) and most of them had their own device. The adverse effects of a early and prolonged exposure to digital technology on pre-school children has been de...
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Open AccessMandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society
High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccinati...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Neuropsychological and internalizing problems in acute central nervous system infections: a 1 year follow-up
The original article [1] contained an error mistakenly carried forward by the Production department handling this article whereby all authors’ names were incorrectly inverted.
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Open AccessNeuropsychological and internalizing problems in acute central nervous system infections: a 1 year follow-up
Acute central nervous system (ACNS) infections such as meningitis, encephalitis and cerebellitis still cause morbidity and mortality among children. The aim of this study was to verify whether neuropsychologic...
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Open AccessTall stature: a difficult diagnosis?
Referral for an assessment of tall stature is less common than for short stature. Tall stature is defined as a height more than two standard deviations above the mean for age. The majority of subjects with tal...
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Open AccessOmitting duodenal biopsy in children with suspected celiac disease and extra-intestinal symptoms
The aim of our study is to evaluate if in children with highly positive serology and HLA-DQ2/DQ8 (triple test, TT) and only extra-intestinal symptoms, it is possible to omit performing an intestinal biopsy for...
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Open AccessVaricella associated pneumoniae in a pediatric population
Varicella pneumonia has been studied extensively in adults; it may also affect children and may require hospitalization.
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Open AccessFailure to thrive as presentation in a patient with 22q11.2 microdeletion
Abnormalities of chromosome 22q11, including deletions and translocations, have been described in association with different birth defects and malformations occurring in many combinations and degrees of severity.
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Open AccessThe effect of two different GH dosages on final height and bone geometry
Growth hormone (GH) has a strong positive influence on bone, stimulating both bone elongation and increase in size. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of two different GH dosages on final height an...
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Open AccessFive-year response to growth hormone in children with Noonan syndrome and growth hormone deficiency
Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by specific features including short stature, distinctive facial dysmorphic features, congenital heart defects, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,...
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Open AccessHereditary multiple exostoses and solitary osteochondroma associated with growth hormone deficiency: to treat or not to treat?
Osteochondroma generally occurs as a single lesion and it is not a heritable disease. When two or more osteochondroma are present, this condition represents a genetic disorder named hereditary multiple exostos...
