Rivista di formazione e aggiornamento professionale del pediatra e del medico di base, fondata nel 1982. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Culturale Pediatri.
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15 articoli — 2006-2023

RI Problemi speciali
Timo ectopico: quando pensarci, la diagnosi per immagini, la gestione

Bisi R, Troisi A, Wrona D, Marchetti F, Parenti G

2023/10 — pag. 631-636 — DOI

Ectopic thymic tissue is a rare occurrence in clinical practice. However, it could cause diagnostic difficulties, especially in the paediatric age group, as it can mimic a cervical mass. In most cases, thymic ectopia is asymptomatic and the ectopic t...

RI Aggiornamento
Vasculiti facili e difficili: cosa deve sapere e saper fare un pediatra

De Nardi L, Petrone MI, Benvenuto S, Natoli V, Abu-Rumeileh S, Castaldo B, De Benedetti F.

2023/5 — pag. 286-298 — DOI

Vasculitis is defined by a state of inflammation of the blood vessel walls. It can result in formation of either aneurysms or stenosis with ischemia and necrosis. The heterogeneity of clinical presentation depends on the type and size of the vessels ...

RI Focus
LE MALATTIE DEMIELINIZZANTI IN ETÀ PEDIATRICA La sclerosi multipla in età pediatrica e adolescenziale

Carrozzi M, Iacono A, Gortani G, Piscaglia MG, Marchetti F, Barbi E.

2023/4 — pag. 220-230 — DOI

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the myelin of the brain and spinal cord; it is characterized by recurrent episodes of demyelination in the central nervous system. Paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) is a ra...

RI Neonatologia
Stroke arterioso neonatale: quello che ogni pediatra deve sapere

C. Di Lucca, G.C. Fabrizio, N.F. Cicchetti, A. Derosa, T. Faillace, F. Forte, V. Targiani, P. Appio, C. Figliuolo, M. Nardella, R. Davanzo

2020/6 — pag. 371-376

Neonatal arterial stroke is a common cause of established neurological sequelae. Although several risk factors have been identified, many questions regarding in particular its causes remain unanswered. This study reports 3 cases observed in the Mater...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Uso degli alfa-antagonisti nella calcolosi renale in età pediatrica: quali evidenze?

L. Facchini, S. Pusceddu, L. Casadio, F. Marchetti

2019/7 — pag. 445-448

Alpha-antagonists as an expulsive therapy for ureteral stones are widely recognized in adults. On the basis of the evidence in the literature, in children/adolescents with a kidney stone < 12 mm after the failure of the conventional therapy (hydrat...

RI Aggiornamento
Intossicazione da monossido di carbonio

F. Quarantiello, F. Gallicola, L. Timpone

2019/2 — pag. 83-90

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is one of the main causes of poisoning and death due to intoxication in nowadays society because of the characteristics of this gas, which make it unidentifiable in the environment, and of the many possible sources of...

RI Aggiornamento
La leucemia ridotta all’osso: fatti e misfatti

A.G. Grasso, C. Radice, F. Corrias, F. Verzegnassi, F. Marchetti

2017/7 — pag. 428-434

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer disease in paediatric age. Even though in the last decade there has been a steady improve of the chances of survival from this disease, it is relatively uncommon in the life of a general...

RI Problemi speciali
L’ascesso retrofaringeo

A. Favret, C. Germani, G. Pelos, E. Benelli, M. Gregori, E. Barbi

2013/3 — pag. 159-166

Retropharyngeal abscess in children is a rare suppurative complication of upper respiratory infections. Clinical manifestations can be variable but the most common features are fever, neck pain, neck lymphoadenopathy, neck mass, torticollis, neck sti...

RI Problemi correnti
Stipsi 2013

S. Amarri

2013/1 — pag. 23-28

Constipation in children can be a long-lasting paediatric functional gastrointestinal disorder with a high prevalence in the western world. A complete medical history and physical examination, in combination with a bowel movements description, can ...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
I corticosteroidi nelle malattie respiratorie: certezze e dubbi 60 anni dopo (Seconda parte)

F.M. de Benedictis, F. Franceschini, R. Budassi, A. Capolongo, C. Gobbi, A. Guerrieri, C. Migliori, A. Nobilini, C. Pasqualini

2012/10 — pag. 652-659

Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory drugs which are used in many pulmonary conditions, either systemically or by inhalation. Corticosteroids have a proven beneficial role in asthma, croup, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and subglottic he...

RI Problemi correnti
Il trauma cranico minore in Pronto Soccorso

G. La Fauci, G. Pagano, A. Biasini, E. Valletta

2012/7 — pag. 436-441

Head trauma is one of the most common causes of access to paediatric emergency services and it is the leading cause of death and disability after the first year of life. However, the approach to minor head injury (MHI), which by definition should b...

RI Problemi speciali
Neuroni specchio e relazioni umane

M. Merlo

2011/9 — pag. 584-589

When individuals look at somebody who is performing an action, some neurons of the premotor area of their brain (defined mirror neurons) activate as if they themselves were performing it. The mechanism of internal simulation enables to understand o...

RI Farmacoriflessioni
Antiepilettici e allattamento al seno

S. Dal Bo, L. Matarazzo, R. Davanzo

2011/6 — pag. 384-386

Breastfeeding mothers treated for epilepsia face the conflict of interest between their health and the lactational risk for the nursing infant. According to our review, only ethosuximide and zonisamide are contraindicated. Indeed, the great majority ...

RI Aggiornamento
La sindrome metabolica in età pediatrica

E. D’Adamo, A. Mohn, F. Chiarelli

2010/2 — pag. 92-97

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, central obesity and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT); it represents an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases and t...

RI Articolo speciale
Il danno cerebrale minimo, ovvero il disturbo maturativo dell'encefalo

F. Panizon

2006/10 — pag. 647-655

The fetal period is a very sensitive epoch in human brain development, as any traumatic event may result in a permanent damage. A preterm birth is usually followed by a slowing down in growth, defined as post-natal malnutrition. This may lead to a re...