Intracranial Hypertension

Dietro le quinte dell’otite media acuta

Piccinin G, Cattarossi A, Marzari L, Servidio AG, Andrare S

2026/2 — pag. 47-48 — DOI

This report details two paediatric cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) as a complication of acute otitis media. Patients presented with subtle symptoms including strabismus, vomiting and behavioural changes. Angio-MRI confirmed extensive...

Una macrocrania subacuta

Incandela V, Mazza S

2025/4 — pag. 97-98 — DOI

A six-month-old infant was admitted to the Emergency Room for loss of consciousness, vomiting and eye deviation. Clinical findings included macrocephaly, bulging fontanelle and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness and vomiting. Brain CT and MRI...

Sintomi atipici dei tumori del sistema nervoso centrale in età pediatrica

Pignataro F, Scisci E, Perillo T, Santoro N

2025/2 — pag. 37-42 — DOI

Paediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumours are the second most common cancer in the 0 to 14 age group; additionally, they constitute the main cause of morbidity and death associated to cancer. Although intracranial hypertension-related and local...

Trombosi venosa cerebrale associata a otomastoidite con segni di ipertensione endocranica

Troisi A, Pasquali E, Iacono A, Farneti C, Cocchi E, Fernandez IJ, Romeo C, Marchetti F.

2025/1 — pag. 25-31 — DOI

Venous thrombosis of the cerebral sinuses can complicate acute otitis media (AOM) due to the close anatomical relationship between these structures. This condition presents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, as it often manifests with nonspecific...

La malattia di Lyme in una delle sue forme

Cavaglià E, Melzi ML.

2024/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

Lyme disease is endemic in northern Europe and the USA and affects approximately 500,000 people per year. The etiological agent of this zoonosis is a gram-negative spirochete of which approximately 20 different genotypes have been identified to date....

La malattia di Lyme in una delle sue forme

Cavaglià E, Melzi ML

2024/10 — pag. 197-200 — DOI

Lyme disease is endemic in northern Europe and the USA and affects approximately 500,000 people per year. The etiological agent of this zoonosis is a gram-negative spirochete of which approximately 20 different genotypes have been identified to date....

Nistagmo e diplopia: occhio alla diagnosi

Savino V, Bellini T, Siri L, De Grandis E, Tortora D, Piccotti E.

2024/8 — pag. 532-534 — DOI

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumour in children, primarily located in the cerebellum. This clinical case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion and conducting timely evaluations, even when symptoms ar...

Sinusite con sorpresa

Malni I

2023/6 — pag. 107-108 — DOI

The diagnosis of cerebral abscess was eventually made in a 9-year-old boy presenting with headache and fever, who was initially diagnosed with sinusitis. Some typical signs of intracranial hypertension were present....

L’ascesso cerebrale: due casi a confronto

Pogliaghi M, Franchi F, Gaffuri M, Silvagni D, La Fauci G

2022/7 — pag. 461-463 — DOI

Brain abscess is a very rare and aggressive infection of the brain tissue; if this condition is not promptly recognized and adequately treated, it has a high mortality and a high frequency of long-term neurological outcomes. The paper describes two c...

L’ascesso cerebrale: due casi a confronto

Pogliaghi M, Franchi F, Gaffuri M, Silvagni D, La Fauci G

2022/7 — pag. 139-143 — DOI

Brain abscess is a very rare and aggressive infection of the brain tissue; if this condition is not promptly recognized and adequately treated, it has a high mortality and a high frequency of long-term neurological outcomes. The paper describes two c...

Donne e coltelli

Tonin G, Ganis R, Colonna F

2021/7 — pag. 465-466 — DOI

The authors discuss the case of a 31-month-old girl coming from Burkina Faso who presented with a severe genital mutilation....

Rachitismo ipofosfatemico X-linked e craniostenosi

V. Migliarino, A. Magnolato

2020/7 — pag. 461-463 — DOI

Una cefalea insidiosa

M. Ficara, V. Cenciarelli, P. Bergonzini, L. Iughetti

2020/7 — pag. 194-194 — DOI

Un caso di papilledema con le drusen del nervo ottico

V. Carrato

2020/1 — pag. 19-19

Drusen: chi era costui? Anzi, chi sono codeste?

A. Velkoski, F. Parentin, A. Ventura

2018/4

L'emorragia cerebrale che non ti aspetti

M.C. Lia, P.G. Flora

2015/4

Esotropia e diplopia a esordio tardivo nel bambinoDiagnosi differenziali e consigli per il pediatra

G. Pellino, S. Bellonzi, C. Lama, E. Fiumana

2015/3 — pag. 171-176

The acute acquired concomitant esotropia is for the paediatricians a clinical manifestation of difficult interpretation and management, as generally underlies benign conditions, but it may be the manifestation of a CNS diseases. “Acute acquired con...

Trauma cranico minore. Ma quanto minore?

G. La Fauci, M. Fornaro, A. Paladini, E. Valletta

2014/1

Complicanze addominali dello shunt ventricolo-peritoneale

E. Zanelli, R. Giorgi

2012/6

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunting remains the most widely used neurosurgical procedure for the management of hydrocephalus. Intraabdominal complications after its insertion are frequently located near the peritoneal end of the shunt catheter, causin...

Diplopia ed esoftalmo in pregressa tireopatia: un caso di pseudotumor cerebri

P. Cerutti, R. Esposito

2007/7 — pag. 459-461

The peculiarity of the present clinical case regarded a relatively benign pathology diagnosed by exclusion. It presented itself by an isolated symptom (diplopia) accompanied by a morphological characteristic (exophthalmus due to previous thyroid path...

Diplopia ed esoftalmo in pregressa tireopatia: un caso di pseudotumor cerebri

P. Cerutti, R. Esposito

2007/7

Trombosi delle vene e dei seni cerebrali (Parte seconda)

G. Bartolozzi

2006/4

Trombosi delle vene e dei seni cerebrali (Parte prima)

G. Bartolozzi

2006/3

La storia di martina: un mal di testa ingravescente

S. Castelli

2002/8 — pag. 530-531

Una forte cefalea: l’importanza dell’anamnesi

G. Bonora, P. Adamoli

1997/7 — pag. 445-447