Intrauterine growth retardation

Neonato piccolo, ipotonico, con difficoltà di alimentazione: pensiamo anche alla sindrome di Temple

Dal Bo S, Muratori C, Nardini C, Donati I, Magistà AM, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 138-140 — DOI

Temple syndrome is a rare imprinting disorder mainly due to maternal uniparental disomy of the chromosome 14. It represents the main differential diagnosis of Silver-Russell and Prader-Willi syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by growth retardat...

Ma che fine fanno gli SGA?

G. Tornese

2019/6 — pag. 355-364

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) is an approved and effective treatment for short children born small for gestational age (SGA). Prevalence of children eligible for treatment as SGA is reported to be 1:1,800. The latest data from the Italian...

Il punto sulla sindrome di Silver-Russell dopo il primo Consensus internazionale

G. Patti, N. Di Iorgi, F. Napoli, M. Maghnie

2018/2 — pag. 85-91

Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a heterogeneous syndrome characterised by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation with typical dysmorphic features. SRS is primarily a clinical diagnosis; however molecular testing enables confirmation ...

Il bambino nato piccolo per l’età gestazionale

R. Salomone, F. Chiarelli

2007/6 — pag. 363-369

Being small for gestational (SGA) leads to consequences not only in the neonatal period but also in adulthood. During the last 15 years, a number of long term risks of being SGA have been clearly identified, including hypertension, ischaemic heart ...

Fenilchetonuria materna

G. Nassimbeni

1997/4 — pag. 251-253

Il ritardo di crescita intrauterina: una condizione multifattoriale

R. Bortolus, F. Parazzini, D. Trevisanuto

1997/3 — pag. 159-163

This review describes the main risk factors for small for gestational age (SGA). Fifteen percent of infants born each year in the world are low birth weight (less than 2500 g), and 90% of these infants are born in developing countries. Most of L...