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2. Corrigendum: The silent epidemic of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in italy during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020(Front. Endocrinol., (2022), 13, (878634), 10.3389/fendo.2022.878634)
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Cherubini, V., Marino, M., Scaramuzza, A. E., Tiberi, V., Bobbio, A., Delvecchio, M., Piccinno, E., Ortolani, F., Innaurato, S., Felappi, B., Gallo, F., Ripoli, C., Ricciardi, M. R., Pascarella, F., Stamati, F. A., Citriniti, F., Arnaldi, C., Monti, S., Graziani, V., De Berardinis, F., Giannini, C., Chiarelli, F., Zampolli, M., De Marco, R., Bracciolini, G. P., Grosso, C., De Donno, V., Piccini, B., Toni, S., Coccioli, S., Cardinale, G., Bassi, M., Minuto, N., D?annunzio, G., Maffeis, C., Marigliano, M., Zanfardino, A., Iafusco, D., Rollato, A. S., Piscopo, A., Curto, S., Lombardo, F., Bombaci, B., Sordelli, S., Mameli, C., Macedoni, M., Rigamonti, A., Bonfanti, R., Frontino, G., Predieri, B., Bruzzi, P., Mozzillo, E., Rosanio, F., Franzese, A., Piredda, G., Cardella, F., Iovane, B., Calcaterra, V., Berioli, M. G., Lasagni, A., Pampanini, V., Patera, P. I., Schiaffini, R., Rutigliano, I., Meloni, G., De Sanctis, L., Tinti, D., Trada, M., Guerraggio, L. P., Franceschi, R., Cauvin, V., Tornese, G., Franco, F., Musolino, G., Maltoni, G., Talarico, V., Iannilli, A., Lenzi, L., Matteoli, M. C., Pozzi, E., Moretti, C., Zucchini, S., Rabbone, I., Gesuita, R., Cherubini, V., Marino, M., Scaramuzza, A. E., Tiberi, V., Bobbio, A., Delvecchio, M., Piccinno, E., Ortolani, F., Innaurato, S., Felappi, B., Gallo, F., Ripoli, C., Ricciardi, M. R., Pascarella, F., Stamati, F. A., Citriniti, F., Arnaldi, C., Monti, S., Graziani, V., De Berardinis, F., Giannini, C., Chiarelli, F., Zampolli, M., De Marco, R., Bracciolini, G. P., Grosso, C., De Donno, V., Piccini, B., Toni, S., Coccioli, S., Cardinale, G., Bassi, M., Minuto, N., D'Annunzio, G., Maffeis, C., Marigliano, M., Zanfardino, A., Iafusco, D., Rollato, A. S., Piscopo, A., Curto, S., Lombardo, F., Bombaci, B., Sordelli, S., Mameli, C., Macedoni, M., Rigamonti, A., Bonfanti, R., Frontino, G., Predieri, B., Bruzzi, P., Mozzillo, E., Rosanio, F., Franzese, A., Piredda, G., Cardella, F., Iovane, B., Calcaterra, V., Berioli, M. G., Lasagni, A., Pampanini, V., Patera, P. I., Schiaffini, R., Rutigliano, I., Meloni, G., De Sanctis, L., Tinti, D., Trada, M., Guerraggio, L. P., Franceschi, R., Cauvin, V., Tornese, G., Franco, F., Musolino, G., Maltoni, G., Talarico, V., Iannilli, A., Lenzi, L., Matteoli, M. C., Pozzi, E., Moretti, C., Zucchini, S., Rabbone, I., and Gesuita, R.
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socioeconomic status ,COVID - 19 ,type 1 diabetes ,DKA ,socioeconomic statu ,diabetes onset - Abstract
In the published article, there was an error in affiliation(s) 29. Instead of “Departement of Pediatrics, Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele, Milano, Italy”, it should be “Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy”. The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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3. Conservative treatment of traumatic shoulder instability: a case series study
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Riccio, I., de Sire, A., Latte, C., Pascarella, F., and Gimigliano, F.
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- 2015
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4. Recommendations for recognizing, risk stratifying, treating, and managing children and adolescents with hypoglycemia
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Stefano Zucchini, Stefano Tumini, Andrea Enzo Scaramuzza, Riccardo Bonfanti, Maurizio Delvecchio, Roberto Franceschi, Dario Iafusco, Lorenzo Lenzi, Enza Mozzillo, Stefano Passanisi, Claudia Piona, Ivana Rabbone, Novella Rapini, Andrea Rigamonti, Carlo Ripoli, Giuseppina Salzano, Silvia Savastio, Riccardo Schiaffini, Angela Zanfardino, Valentino Cherubini, Diabetes Study Group of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes, Albino Claudia Accursia, Aloe Monica, Anzelotti Maria Teresa, Arnaldi Claudia, Barbetti Fabrizio, Bassi Marta, Berioli Maria Giulia, Bernardini Luca, Bertelli Enrica, Biagioni Martina, Bobbio Adriana, Bombaci Bruno, Bonfanti Riccardo, Bonura Clara, Bracciolini Giulia Patrizia, Bruzzese Mariella, Bruzzi Patrizia, Buono Pietro, Buscarino Piera, Cadario Francesco, Calcaterra Valeria, Calzi Elena, Cappa Marco, Cardani Roberta, Cardella Francesca, Cardinale Giuliana Marcella, Casertano Alberto, Castorani Valeria, Cauvin Vittoria, Cenciarelli Valentina, Ceruti Franco, Cherubini Valentino, Chiarelli Francesco, Chiari Giovanni, Cianfarani Stefano, Cicchetti Mario, Cipriano Paola, Cirillo Dante, Citriniti Felice, Coccioli Maria Susanna, Confetto Santino, Contreas Giovanna, Coro Anna, Correddu Antonella, Corsini Elisa, Crino’ Antonino, d’Annunzio Giuseppe, De Berardinis Fiorella, De Donno Valeria, De Filippo Gianpaolo, De Marco Rosaria, De Sanctis Luisa, Del Duca Elisabetta, Delvecchio Maurizio, Deodati Annalisa, Di Bonito Procolo, Di Candia Francesca, Faleschini Elena, Fattorusso Valentina, Favia Anna, Federico Giovanni, Felappi Barbara, Ferrari Mara, Ferrito Lucia, Fichera Graziella, Fontana Franco, Fornari Elena, Franceschi Roberto, Franco Francesca, Franzese Adriana, Frongia Anna Paola, Frontino Giulio, Gaiero Alberto, Galassi Sabrina Maria, Gallo Francesco, Gargantini Luigi, Giani Elisa, Gortan Anna Jolanda, Graziani Vanna, Grosso Caterina, Gualtieri Antonella, Guasti Monica, Guerraggio Lucia Paola, Guzzetti Chiara, Iafusco Dario, Iannicelli Gennaro, Iezzi Maria Laura, Ignaccolo Maria Giovanna, Innaurato Stefania, Inzaghi Elena, Iovane Brunella, Iughetti Lorenzo, Kaufmann Peter, La Loggia Alfonso, Lambertini Anna Giulia, Lapolla Rosa, Lasagni Anna, Lazzaro Nicola, Lazzeroni Pietro, Lenzi Lorenzo, Lera Riccardo, Levantini Gabriella, Lezzi Marilea, Lia Rosanna, Liguori Alice, Lo Presti Donatella, Lombardo Fortunato, Lonero Antonella, Longhi Silvia, Lorubbio Antonella, Lucchesi Sonia, Maccioni Rosella, Macedoni Maddalena, Macellaro Patrizia Cristiana, Madeo Simona Filomena, Maffeis Claudio, Mainetti Benedetta, Maltoni Giulio, Mameli Chiara, Mammì Francesco, Manca Bitti Maria Luisa, Mancioppi Valentina, Manco Melania, Marigliano Marco, Marino Monica, Marsciani Alberto, Matteoli Maria Cristina, Mazzali Elena, Minute Marta, Minuto Nicola, Monti Sara, Morandi Anita,, Morganti Gianfranco, Morotti Elisa, Mozzillo Enza, Musolino Gianluca, Olivieri Francesca, Ortolani Federica, Pampanini Valentina, Pardi Daniela, Pascarella Filomena, Pasquino Bruno, Passanisi Stefano, Patera Ippolita Patrizia, Pedini Annalisa, Pennati Maria Cristina, Peruzzi Sonia, Peverelli Paola, Pezzino Giulia, Piccini Barbara, Piccinno Elvira Eugenia Rosaria, Piona Claudia, Piredda Gavina, Piscopo Alessia, Pistone Carmelo, Pozzi Erica, Prandi Elena, Predieri Barbara, Prudente Sabrina, Pulcina Anna, Rabbone Ivana, Randazzo Emioli, Rapini Novella, Reinstadler Petra, Riboni Sara, Ricciardi Maria Rossella, Rigamonti Andrea, Ripoli Carlo, Rossi Virginia, Rossi Paolo, Rutigliano Irene, Sabbion Alberto, Salvatoni Alessandro, Salvo Caterina, Salzano Giuseppina, Sanseviero Mariateresa, Savastio Silvia, Savini Rosanna, Scanu Mariapiera, Scaramuzza Andrea Enzo, Schiaffini Riccardo, Schiavone Maurizio, Schieven Eleonardo, Scipione Mirella, Secco Andrea, Silvestri Francesca, Siri Giulia, Sogno Valin Paola, Sordelli Silvia, Spiri Daniele, Stagi Stefano, Stamati Filomena Andreina, Suprani Tosca, Talarico Valentina, Tiberi Valentina, Timpanaro Tiziana Antonia Lucia, Tinti Davide, Tirendi Antonina, Tomaselli Letizia Grazia, Toni Sonia, Torelli Cataldo, Tornese Gianluca, Trada Michela,, Trettene Adolfo Andrea, Tumini Stefano, Tumminelli Marilena, Valerio Giuliana, Vandelli Sara, Ventrici Claudia, Zampolli Maria, Zanatta Manuela, Zanfardino Angela, Zecchino Clara, Zonca Silvia, and Zucchini Stefano
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adolescents ,automated insulin delivery ,children ,hypoglycemia ,glucagon ,oral glucose ,Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology ,RC648-665 - Abstract
There has been continuous progress in diabetes management over the last few decades, not least due to the widespread dissemination of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and automated insulin delivery systems. These technological advances have radically changed the daily lives of people living with diabetes, improving the quality of life of both children and their families. Despite this, hypoglycemia remains the primary side-effect of insulin therapy. Based on a systematic review of the available scientific evidence, this paper aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for recognizing, risk stratifying, treating, and managing patients with hypoglycemia. The objective of these recommendations is to unify the behavior of pediatric diabetologists with respect to the timely recognition and prevention of hypoglycemic episodes and the correct treatment of hypoglycemia, especially in patients using CGM or advanced hybrid closed-loop systems. All authors have long experience in the specialty and are members of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology. The goal of treating hypoglycemia is to raise blood glucose above 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) and to prevent further decreases. Oral glucose at a dose of 0.3 g/kg (0.1 g/kg for children using “smart pumps” or hybrid closed loop systems in automated mode) is the preferred treatment for the conscious individual with blood glucose
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- 2024
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5. Eosinophilic oesophagitis and coeliac disease: is there an association?
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QUAGLIETTA, L., COCCORULLO, P., MIELE, E., PASCARELLA, F., TRONCONE, R., and STAIANO, A.
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- 2007
6. Altered intestinal permeability is predictive of early relapse in children with steroid-responsive ulcerative colitis
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MIELE, E., PASCARELLA, F., QUAGLIETTA, L., GIANNETTI, E., GRECO, L., TRONCONE, R., and STAIANO, A.
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- 2007
7. Performance Analysis of Ecosole HCPV System
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Cancro, C., Graditi, G., Ciniglio, G., Leanza, G., Borriello, A., Ferlito, S., Pascarella, F., Carpanelli, M., Borelli, G., Verdilio, D., De Nardis, D., Gilioli, V., and Migali, F.
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Concentrator and Space Systems ,Concentrator and Space Applications - Abstract
32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1385-1389, The aim of this work is to report the results of the main characterization activities carried out on the ECOSOLE HCPV prototypal plant realized by BECAR s.r.l. and installed at ENEA Research Center located at Portici in the south of Italy. After a detailed description of the system main components, the experimental results regarding the module characterizations, the tracker accuracy, the system optical acceptance, and the module temperature survey are detailed. The second part of the paper is focused on the explanation of the performance analysis carried out on the basis of the data collected during the first three months of operation. Particular attention has been paid to the performance comparison of the two sub-arrays of the plant: the first one is realized with module using each one its-own inverter, and the second one is realized with a classic centralized inverter solution. At the end, a procedure for a detailed losses analysis is reported and the results obtained for a whole sunny day are explained.
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- 2016
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8. Macro-creatine kinase and macro-lactate dehydrogenase in a girl with ulcerative colitis
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Pascarella, F., Caropreso, M., Miele, E., Fortunato, G., Vajro, P., and Staiano, A.
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- 2007
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9. Hemostatic antibiotic collagen devices in orthopaedic oncologic surgery
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Maccauro, G, Muratori, F, M S, Spinelli, Graci, C, M L, Ricciardella, Pascarella, F, and Logroscino, G
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collagen sponge ,Orthopaedic oncologic surgery ,Collatamp ,Orthopaedic oncologic surgery, infection, collagen sponge, Collatamp ,infection ,Settore MED/33 - MALATTIE APPARATO LOCOMOTORE - Published
- 2011
10. LED/PV lighting systems for commercial buildings design of a sustainable LED/PV symbiotic system
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Gorter, Tim, Reinders, Angelina H.M.E., Pascarella, F., Merola, A., Scognamiglio, A., Ossenbrink Sinke, W., and Helm, P.
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- 2009
11. PV-Intrascan® - An Innovative Integrable System to Scan the Outdoor Performance of PV-Flat and PV Concentration Modules
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Graditi, G., Merola, A., Pascarella, F., Romano, A., and Roca, F.
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Engineering and System Integration ,Components for PV Systems - Abstract
24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 3786-3789, The performance analysis of a PV module or PV system is based on the I-V characterization of these components in dependence of several parameters like solar irradiance, module operating temperature, solar spectrum, solar angle-ofincidence, ambient temperature, wind speed, humidity. Several I-V curve tracers for single module or multi-tracers controller are available on the market for both spot I-V characterization or long term operative performance acquisition, but new and innovative test methods and analytical procedures are needed in order to assure high quality and reliability of measurements, mainly when the synchronism of the measurement of the I-V characteristic with other measured parameters (global and direct incident light, module temperature, sun spectrum, etc) is very relevant. In fact for PV-Concentrator modules the I-V curve needs to be acquired in very short time to avoid hot spot on the solar receivers , while the synchronism of measurement is very relevant to mitigate undesirable effects due to optical misalignments, thermal expansions and mechanical stresses usually change planarity of module surface and tracking reference plane. The proposed characterization tool PV-INTRASCAN® [3] allows at low cost, in very easy way by modular approach, to perform, in short time, complete campaigns of measurements for the acquisition of performance analysis of PV modules, PV-String and PV-Systems ranging from few Wp up to MWp for both PV flat or PV concentration systems.
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- 2009
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12. LED/PV Lighting Systems for Commercial Buildings Design of a Sustainable LED/PV Symbiotic System
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Gorter, T., Reinders, A.H.M.E, Pascarella, F., Merola, A., and Scognamiglio, A.
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PV and Architecture ,PV Systems - Abstract
24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 4250-4255, The advantage of LED lighting is its low energy requirement: consumption of indoor lighting by LED on an annual basis can easily meet the energy produced by PV. Our aim is to develop a “sustainable symbiotic organism” which can produce its energy need for lighting and is balanced with the user’s lighting wishes. We will apply an innovative approach by IDE (industrial design engineering), by considering the synergy of LED/PV for a lighting system. The LED/PV lamp is a standalone system, thought of as a spin-off product for present or future offgrid markets in Europe: particularly referring to the idea of energetic micro-grids at the urban scale, every building being a self-sustaining organism. This scenario can be defined as an “urban ecosystem”. In this likely future urban ecosystem, self-sustaining socket-products (such as an LED/PV lamp) are part and parcel of the micro-grid. The results of our project are a quantified energy balance calculation and an autonomous lighting product that combines LED and PV technology.
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- 2009
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13. Development and Performance Analysis of the Phocus C-Module
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Apicella, F., Cancro, C., Ciani, P., Flaminio, G., Graditi, G., Leanza, G., Merola, A., Pascarella, F., Romano, A., and Roca, F.
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Advanced Photovoltaics ,Terrestrial Concentrator Systems - Abstract
23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 914-919, The Photovoltaic Concentrator technology is considered a promising alternative option to PV-flat to overcome the present day barriers in terms of material shortage and costs. Relevance was given by ENEA through the PhoCUS project having the aim to develop a new technology able to realize a monolytic low-cost photovoltaic module suitable to work under medium concentration (200X). Several technical problems were faced and overcome about the development of the solar cells, the system housing integrating optics and receivers, the realization of the lenses and heat spreaders and the mechanical-thermal and electrical performance modelling. In order to meet the low cost requirement a large use of conventional materials and components together with manufacturing and assembling techniques addressed to a cheap full automation have been adopted in cooperation with national industrial operators. The effort made has brought to file many patents relating novel solutions used in Phocus C-module. The final product meeting the design specification was obtained.
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- 2008
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14. II colchico in terapia, ieri ed oggi
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Pascarella, F., primary
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15. PA6 PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT IN ADOLESCENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD): OBSESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN CONTROLLING DRUG THERAPY AND FOOD ASSUMPTION
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Giusti, Z., primary, Miele, E., additional, Masi, P., additional, Pascarella, F., additional, and Staiano, A., additional
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- 2010
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16. Eosinophilic oesophagitis and coeliac disease: Is there an association?
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Quaglietta, L., primary, Coccorullo, P., additional, Miele, E., additional, Pascarella, F., additional, Troncone, R., additional, and Staiano, A., additional
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- 2007
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17. Process development of amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon solar cells
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Roca, F., primary, Sinno, G., additional, Di Francia, G., additional, Prosini, P., additional, Fameli, G., additional, Grillo, P., additional, Citarella, A., additional, Pascarella, F., additional, and della Sala, D., additional
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- 1997
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18. Impact of Clostridium difficile infection on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
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Erasmo Miele, Massimo Martinelli, Filomena Pascarella, Mariassunta Del Pezzo, Emanuela Roscetto, Annamaria Staiano, Pascarella, F., Martinelli, M., Miele, Erasmo, DEL PEZZO, Mariassunta, Roscetto, Emanuela, Staiano, Annamaria, Pascarella, F, Martinelli, M, Del Pezzo, M, and Roscetto, E
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Bacterial Toxins ,Prevalence ,DIAGNOSIS ,RELAPSE ,digestive system ,Gastroenterology ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS ,Feces ,PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous ,RISK ,Enterocolitis ,Crohn's disease ,business.industry ,Clostridioides difficile ,STOOL ,Infant ,Odds ratio ,Clostridium difficile ,medicine.disease ,Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ,DIARRHEA ,Ulcerative colitis ,digestive system diseases ,Diarrhea ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,COLITIS - Abstract
To determine the prevalence of and explore possible differences in the risk for and symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection between patients with and without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). STUDY DESIGN: Stool specimens from subjects with and without IBD were evaluated for the presence of C difficile toxins. Demographic information, diagnosis, anatomic location, disease activity, IBD therapy, hospitalizations, and antibiotic and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) exposures were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 193 specimens were collected from 81 patients with IBD and 112 patients without IBD. The prevalence of C difficile infection was significantly greater in the patients with IBD than in those without IBD (P = .004; chi2 = 0.003; odds ratio = 3.3; 95% confidence interval = 1.5 to 7.6). In the patients with IBD, the prevalence of active disease was significantly greater in the C difficile-infected patients than in the uninfected patients (P < .0001). Colonic involvement was found in all patients with IBD. The specific type of IBD, IBD therapy, and antibiotic and PPI exposures that predisposed patients with IBD to C difficile infection were not identified, whereas hospitalization was significantly more frequent in the patients without IBD (P = .025). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that in children, IBD is associated with an increased prevalence of C difficile infection. The specific risk factors reported in adults were not identified in these children, suggesting the possible involvement of other mechanisms for acquiring the pathogen.
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- 2008
19. A nationwide survey of Italian pediatric diabetologists about COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
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E Scaramuzza Andrea, Cherubini, Valentino, Schiaffini, Riccardo, Rabbone, Ivana, The Diabetes Study Group of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Francesco, Gallo, Graziella, Fichera, Claudia, Arnaldi, Riccardo, Bonfanti, Fortunato, Lombardo, Rosaria De Marco, Filomena, Pascarella, Gianluca, Tornese, Adriana, Bobbio, Tosca, Suprani, Nicola, Minuto, Roberto, Franceschi, Elvira, Piccinno, Enza, Mozzillo, Silvia, Savastio, Barbara, Piccini, Anna Paola Frongia, Chiara, Mameli, Gianluca, Musolino, Sonia, Toni, Emioli, Randazzo, Giulio, Frontino, Maurizio, Delvecchio, Paola Sogno Valin, Petra, Reinstadler, Valeria, Calcaterra, Luisa De Sanctis, Michela, Trada, Maria Susanna Coccioli, Lucia Paola Guerraggio, Felice, Citriniti, Anna, Lasagni, Irene, Rutigliano, Filomena Andreina Stamati, Fiorella De Berardinis, Maria, Zampolli, Giulio, Maltoni, Elena, Fornari, Carlo, Ripoli, Alberto, Gaiero, Silvia, Sordelli, Giuseppe, D’Annunzio, Predieri, Barbara, Giuliana, Cardinale, Francesca, Cardella, Dario, Iafusco, Anna, Corò, Stefano, Zucchini, Claudio, Maffeis, Elisa, Giani, Davide, Tinti, Claudio, Cavalli, Scaramuzza, Ae, Cherubini, V, Schiaffini, R, Rabbone, I, Iafusco, D, E Scaramuzza, Andrea, Cherubini, Valentino, Schiaffini, Riccardo, Rabbone, Ivana, Tornese, Gianluca, Scaramuzza, A. E., Cherubini, V., Schiaffini, R., Rabbone, I., Gallo, F., Fichera, G., Arnaldi, C., Bonfanti, R., Lombardo, F., De Marco, R., Pascarella, F., Tornese, G., Bobbio, A., Suprani, T., Minuto, N., Franceschi, R., Piccinno, E., Mozzillo, E., Savastio, S., Piccini, B., Frongia, A. P., Mameli, C., Musolino, G., Toni, S., Randazzo, E., Frontino, G., Delvecchio, M., Sogno Valin, P., Reinstadler, P., Calcaterra, V., De Sanctis, L., Trada, M., Coccioli, M. S., Guerraggio, L. P., Citriniti, F., Lasagni, A., Rutigliano, I., Stamati, F. A., De Berardinis, F., Zampolli, M., Maltoni, G., Fornari, E., Ripoli, C., Gaiero, A., Sordelli, S., D'Annunzio, G., Predieri, B., Cardinale, G., Cardella, F., Iafusco, D., Coro, A., Zucchini, S., Maffeis, C., Giani, E., Tinti, D., and Cavalli, C.
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COVID-19 Vaccines ,Adolescent ,Type 1 diabete ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Vaccination ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Adolescents ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ,Endocrinology ,Type 1 diabetes ,Italy ,Children ,Vaccine ,Internal Medicine ,Humans ,Child - Abstract
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20. Analysis of Ecosole HCPV system performances during two operation years
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C. Cancro, Aniello Borriello, Sergio Ferlito, R. Fucci, Gianni Leanza, Gabriele Ciniglio, Angelo Merola, Giorgio Graditi, Francesco Pascarella, Pascarella, F., Merola, A., Leanza, G., Graditi, G., Fucci, R., Ferlito, S., Ciniglio, G., Borriello, A., and Cancro, C.
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Computer science ,Weather data ,Inverter ,Automotive engineering ,Research center - Abstract
This paper reports the results of a performance analysis carried out by ENEA on a CPV system, produced by BECAR srl within a European collaborative Project named ECOSOLE, and installed at ENEA Research Center of Portici. Modules degradation after two operation years has been evaluated by means of detailed characterizations; tracker system accuracy has been monitored using a specific opto-electronic device. System performances during the period has been analysed based on the production and weather data: a deep performance analysis has been carried out in order to quantify the main losses causes in DC side. The behaviours of the two sub-fields of the system, the first one realized with one centralized inverter for 16 modules and the second one with 16 modules having each one its own inverter, have been compared from technical and economical point of view.This paper reports the results of a performance analysis carried out by ENEA on a CPV system, produced by BECAR srl within a European collaborative Project named ECOSOLE, and installed at ENEA Research Center of Portici. Modules degradation after two operation years has been evaluated by means of detailed characterizations; tracker system accuracy has been monitored using a specific opto-electronic device. System performances during the period has been analysed based on the production and weather data: a deep performance analysis has been carried out in order to quantify the main losses causes in DC side. The behaviours of the two sub-fields of the system, the first one realized with one centralized inverter for 16 modules and the second one with 16 modules having each one its own inverter, have been compared from technical and economical point of view.
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- 2018
21. Conservative treatment of traumatic shoulder instability: a case series study
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C. Latte, A. de Sire, F. Pascarella, Francesca Gimigliano, I. Riccio, Riccio, Ilaria, de Sire, A, Latte, C, Pascarella, F, and Gimigliano, Francesca
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Adult ,Joint Instability ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Conservative Treatment ,Immobilization ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Adults ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Young adult ,Range of Motion, Articular ,Shoulder instability ,First episode ,Rehabilitation ,TUBS ,business.industry ,Shoulder Joint ,Shoulder Dislocation ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Orthopedic surgery ,Physical therapy ,Shoulder joint ,Female ,business ,Range of motion ,Case series - Abstract
The aim of this case series study was to evaluate the efficacy of a rehabilitative approach to restoring stability, range of motion, and function of shoulder joint in non-operated adults presenting a first episode of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation. In this case series study, we evaluated patients aged from 20 to 44 years, with diagnosis of first episode of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation. All participants underwent a conservative treatment protocol, lasting 3 months. The primary outcome measure was the Rowe score for instability. Follow-up evaluations were done at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. We evaluated 32 participants mean aged 27.94 ± 2.23 years. At the baseline (T 0), the participants had a mean Rowe score of instability of 44.53 ± 7.00 SD, where 81.25 % had a poor score and 18.75 % had a fair score. At 24 months (T 4), the Rowe score for instability was 79.84 ± 6.66 SD. 21.88 % of patients had a fair score, 71.87 % had a good score, and 6.25 % had an excellent score. We showed that our rehabilitative approach seems to be effective in the conservative management of shoulder instability in adults with first episode of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation, not involved in sport activity, and not overhead workers.
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- 2014
22. Effect of a probiotic preparation (VSL#3) on induction and maintenance of remission in children with ulcerative colitis
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Eleonora Giannetti, Erasmo Miele, Filomena Pascarella, Lucia Quaglietta, Robert N. Baldassano, Annamaria Staiano, Miele, Erasmo, Pascarella, F., Giannetti, E., Quaglietta, L., Baldassano, R. N., and Staiano, Annamaria
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Treatment outcome ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents ,Colonoscopy ,Gastroenterology ,law.invention ,Probiotic ,Remission induction ,Double-Blind Method ,law ,Recurrence ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Colitis ,Child ,Hepatology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Probiotics ,Remission Induction ,Follow up studies ,Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,Ulcerative colitis ,digestive system diseases ,Treatment Outcome ,Child, Preschool ,Colitis, Ulcerative ,Female ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Several probiotic compounds have shown promise in the therapy of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, a strong sustained benefit remains to be seen. Uncontrolled pilot studies suggest that a probiotic preparation (VSL#3) maintains remission in mild to moderate UC and reduces active inflammation in adult patients. Aims of our prospective, 1-year, placebo-controlled, double-blind study were to assess the efficacy of VSL#3 on induction and maintenance of remission and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the probiotic preparation therapy in children with active UC.A total of 29 consecutive patients (mean age: 9.8 years; range: 1.7-16.1 years; female/male: 13/16) with newly diagnosed UC were randomized to receive either VSL#3 (weight-based dose, range: 450-1,800 billion bacteria/day; n=14) or an identical placebo (n=15) in conjunction with concomitant steroid induction and mesalamine maintenance treatment. Children were prospectively evaluated at four time points: within 1 month, 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year after diagnosis or at the time of relapse. Lichtiger colitis activity index and a physician's global assessment were used to measure disease activity. At baseline, within 6 months and 12 months or at the time of relapse, all patients were assessed endoscopically and histologically.All 29 patients responded to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) induction therapy. Remission was achieved in 13 patients (92.8%) treated with VSL#3 and IBD therapy and in 4 patients (36.4%) treated with placebo and IBD therapy (P0.001). Overall, 3 of 14 (21.4%) patients treated with VSL#3 and IBD therapy and 11 of 15 (73.3%) patients treated with placebo and IBD therapy relapsed within 1 year of follow-up (P=0.014; RR=0.32; CI=0.025-0.773; NNT=2). All 3 patients treated with VSL#3 and 6 of 11 (54.5%) patients treated with placebo relapsed within 6 months of diagnosis. At 6 months, 12 months, or at time of relapse, endoscopic and histological scores were significantly lower in the VSL#3 group than in the placebo group (P0.05). There were no biochemical or clinical adverse events related to VSL#3.This is the first pediatric, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that suggests the efficacy and safety of a highly concentrated mixture of probiotic bacterial strains (VSL#3) in active UC and demonstrates its role in maintenance of remission.
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23. Macro-creatine kinase and macro-lactate dehydrogenase in a girl with ulcerative colitis
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Pietro Vajro, Annamaria Staiano, Erasmo Miele, Filomena Pascarella, Giuliana Fortunato, M. Caropreso, Pascarella, F, Caropreso, M, Miele, E, Fortunato, G, Vajro, P, and Staiano, A
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medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Serum enzymes ,Severity of Illness Index ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Lactate dehydrogenase ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,Girl ,Colitis ,Child ,Creatine Kinase ,media_common ,Hepatology ,biology ,L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ,business.industry ,High serum ,Gastroenterology ,Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate ,medicine.disease ,Ulcerative colitis ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Macro-Creatine Kinase ,Disease Progression ,Creatine kinase ,Colitis, Ulcerative ,Female ,business ,Biomarkers ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
We report the case of a girl affected by ulcerative colitis with high serum levels of creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase due to the presence of macroenzymes. Our observation suggests that the knowledge of this association may be helpful when evaluating ulcerative colitis patients with unexplained isolated elevation of one or more serum enzyme activities.
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24. Glucometrics and device satisfaction in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes using different treatment modalities: A multicenter real-world observational study.
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Cherubini V, Fargalli A, Arnaldi C, Bassi M, Bonfanti R, Patrizia Bracciolini G, Cardella F, Dal Bo S, Delvecchio M, Di Candia F, Franceschi R, Maria Galassi S, Gallo F, Graziani V, Iannilli A, Mameli C, Marigliano M, Minuto N, Monti S, Mozzillo E, Pascarella F, Predieri B, Rabbone I, Roppolo R, Schiaffini R, Tiberi V, Tinti D, Toni S, Scaramuzza A, Vestrucci B, and Gesuita R
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- Child, Humans, Adolescent, Hypoglycemic Agents, Quality of Life, Cross-Sectional Studies, Insulin, Blood Glucose metabolism, Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring methods, Insulin Infusion Systems, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 drug therapy
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Aims: To analyze metabolic outcomes, diabetes impact and device satisfaction in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Italy who used different treatment modalities for diabetes care in a real-life context., Methods: In this multicenter, nationwide, cross-sectional study, 1464 participants were enrolled at a routine visit. The following treatment modalities were considered MDI + SMBG; MDI + CGM; Sensor Augmented Pump Therapy; predictive management of low glucose; Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL); Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop (AHCL). Health related quality of life was evaluated by the Italian version of the Diabetes Impact and Device Satisfaction Scale (DIDS) questionnaire., Results: Patients treated with AID systems were more likely to have HbA1c ≤ 6.5 %, higher percentage of time with glucose levels between 70 and 180 mg/dL, lower percentage of time with glucose levels above 180 mg/dL, higher device satisfaction, and reduced impact of diabetes. All the therapeutic modalities with respect to MDI + CGM, except for MDI + SMBG, contributed to increase the device satisfaction. HCL and AHCL respect to MDI + CGM were associated with lower diabetes impact., Conclusion: Real-life use of automated insulin delivery systems is associated with reduced type 1 diabetes impact, increased device satisfaction, and achievement of glycemic goals., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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25. Nasal glucagon is safe and effective in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A real-world prospective cohort study.
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Zucchini S, Ripoli C, Cherubini V, Coccioli MS, Delvecchio M, De Marco R, Franceschi R, Gallo F, Graziani V, Iafusco D, Innaurato S, Lasagni A, Lombardo F, Marigliano M, Monti S, Pascarella F, Pezzino G, Predieri B, Rabbone I, Schiaffini R, Trada M, Tumini S, and Scaramuzza A
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- Child, Adolescent, Humans, Glucagon, Prospective Studies, Insulin, Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 drug therapy, Hypoglycemia
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26. Propranolol: a new pharmacologic approach to counter retinopathy of prematurity progression.
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Pascarella F, Scaramuzzo RT, Pini A, Cammalleri M, Bagnoli P, Ciantelli M, and Filippi L
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Despite the evident progress in neonatal medicine, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains a serious threat to the vision of premature infants, due to a still partial understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of this disease and the lack of drugs capable of arresting its progression. Although ROP is a multifactorial disease, retinal vascularization is strictly dependent on oxygen concentration. The exposition of the retina of a preterm newborn, still incompletely vascularized, to an atmosphere relatively hyperoxic, as the extrauterine environment, induces the downregulation of proangiogenic factors and therefore the interruption of vascularization (first ischemic phase of ROP). However, over the following weeks, the growing metabolic requirement of this ischemic retina produces a progressive hypoxia that specularly promotes the surge of proangiogenic factors, finally leading to proliferative retinopathy (second proliferative phase of ROP). The demonstration that the noradrenergic system is actively involved in the coupling between hypoxia and the induction of vasculogenesis paved the way for a pharmacologic intervention aimed at counteracting the interaction of noradrenaline with specific receptors and consequently the progression of ROP. A similar trend has been observed in infantile hemangiomas, the most common vascular lesion of childhood induced by pre-existing hypoxia, which shares similar characteristics with ROP. The fact that propranolol, an unselective antagonist of β1/2 adrenoceptors, counteracts the growth of infantile hemangiomas, suggested the idea of testing the efficacy of propranolol in infants with ROP. From preclinical studies, ongoing clinical trials demonstrated that topical administration of propranolol likely represents the optimal approach to reconcile its efficacy and maximum safety. Given the strict relationship between vessels and neurons, recovering retinal vascularization with propranolol may add further efficacy to prevent retinal dysfunction. In conclusion, the strategy of contrasting precociously the progression of the disease appears to be more advantageous than the current wait-and-see therapeutic approach, which instead is mainly focused on avoiding retinal detachment., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision., (© 2024 Pascarella, Scaramuzzo, Pini, Cammalleri, Bagnoli, Ciantelli and Filippi.)
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27. Fetal Oxygenation from the 23rd to the 36th Week of Gestation Evaluated through the Umbilical Cord Blood Gas Analysis.
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Filippi L, Pascarella F, Pini A, Cammalleri M, Bagnoli P, Morganti R, Innocenti F, Castagnini N, Melosi A, and Scaramuzzo RT
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- Pregnancy, Female, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Infant, Retrospective Studies, Hypoxia, Oxygen, Lactic Acid, Fetal Blood, Fetus
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The embryo and fetus grow in a hypoxic environment. Intrauterine oxygen levels fluctuate throughout the pregnancy, allowing the oxygen to modulate apparently contradictory functions, such as the expansion of stemness but also differentiation. We have recently demonstrated that in the last weeks of pregnancy, oxygenation progressively increases, but the trend of oxygen levels during the previous weeks remains to be clarified. In the present retrospective study, umbilical venous and arterial oxygen levels, fetal oxygen extraction, oxygen content, CO
2 , and lactate were evaluated in a cohort of healthy newborns with gestational age < 37 weeks. A progressive decrease in pO2 levels associated with a concomitant increase in pCO2 and reduction in pH has been observed starting from the 23rd week until approximately the 33-34th week of gestation. Over this period, despite the increased hypoxemia, oxygen content remains stable thanks to increasing hemoglobin concentration, which allows the fetus to become more hypoxemic but not more hypoxic. Starting from the 33-34th week, fetal oxygenation increases and ideally continues following the trend recently described in term fetuses. The present study confirms that oxygenation during intrauterine life continues to vary even after placenta development, showing a clear biphasic trend. Fetuses, in fact, from mid-gestation to near-term, become progressively more hypoxemic. However, starting from the 33-34th week, oxygenation progressively increases until birth. In this regard, our data suggest that the placenta is the hub that ensures this variable oxygen availability to the fetus, and we speculate that this biphasic trend is functional for the promotion, in specific tissues and at specific times, of stemness and intrauterine differentiation.- Published
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28. Fetal oxygenation in the last weeks of pregnancy evaluated through the umbilical cord blood gas analysis.
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Filippi L, Scaramuzzo RT, Pascarella F, Pini A, Morganti R, Cammalleri M, Bagnoli P, and Ciantelli M
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Introduction: Embryo and fetus grow and mature over the first trimester of pregnancy in a dynamic hypoxic environment, where placenta development assures an increased oxygen availability. However, it is unclear whether and how oxygenation changes in the later trimesters and, more specifically, in the last weeks of pregnancy., Methods: Observational study that evaluated the gas analysis of the umbilical cord blood collected from a cohort of healthy newborns with gestational age ≥37 weeks. Umbilical venous and arterial oxygen levels as well as fetal oxygen extraction were calculated to establish whether oxygenation level changes over the last weeks of pregnancy. In addition, fetal lactate, and carbon dioxide production were analyzed to establish whether oxygen oscillations may induce metabolic effects in utero ., Results: This study demonstrates a progressive increase in fetal oxygenation levels from the 37th to the 41st weeks of gestation (mean venous PaO
2 approximately from 20 to 25 mmHg; p < 0.001). This increase is largely attributable to growing umbilical venous PaO2 , regardless of delivery modalities. In neonates born by vaginal delivery, the increased oxygen availability is associated with a modest increase in oxygen extraction, while in neonates born by cesarean section, it is associated with reduced lactate production. Independently from the type of delivery, carbon dioxide production moderately increased. These findings suggest a progressive shift from a prevalent anaerobic metabolism (Warburg effect) towards a growing aerobic metabolism., Conclusion: This study confirms that fetuses grow in a hypoxic environment that becomes progressively less hypoxic in the last weeks of gestation. The increased oxygen availability seems to favor aerobic metabolic shift during the last weeks of intrauterine life; we hypothesize that this environmental change may have implications for fetal maturation during intrauterine life., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (© 2023 Filippi, Scaramuzzo, Pascarella, Pini, Morganti, Cammalleri, Bagnoli and Ciantelli.)- Published
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29. Corrigendum: The silent epidemic of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in italy during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Cherubini V, Marino M, Scaramuzza AE, Tiberi V, Bobbio A, Delvecchio M, Piccinno E, Ortolani F, Innaurato S, Felappi B, Gallo F, Ripoli C, Ricciardi MR, Pascarella F, Stamati FA, Citriniti F, Arnaldi C, Monti S, Graziani V, De Berardinis F, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Zampolli M, De Marco R, Bracciolini GP, Grosso C, De Donno V, Piccini B, Toni S, Coccioli S, Cardinale G, Bassi M, Minuto N, D'Annunzio G, Maffeis C, Marigliano M, Zanfardino A, Iafusco D, Rollato AS, Piscopo A, Curto S, Lombardo F, Bombaci B, Sordelli S, Mameli C, Macedoni M, Rigamonti A, Bonfanti R, Frontino G, Predieri B, Bruzzi P, Mozzillo E, Rosanio F, Franzese A, Piredda G, Cardella F, Iovane B, Calcaterra V, Berioli MG, Lasagni A, Pampanini V, Patera PI, Schiaffini R, Rutigliano I, Meloni G, De Sanctis L, Tinti D, Trada M, Guerraggio LP, Franceschi R, Cauvin V, Tornese G, Franco F, Musolino G, Maltoni G, Talarico V, Iannilli A, Lenzi L, Matteoli MC, Pozzi E, Moretti C, Zucchini S, Rabbone I, and Gesuita R
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[This corrects the article .]., (Copyright © 2022 Cherubini, Marino, Scaramuzza, Tiberi, Bobbio, Delvecchio, Piccinno, Ortolani, Innaurato, Felappi, Gallo, Ripoli, Ricciardi, Pascarella, Stamati, Citriniti, Arnaldi, Monti, Graziani, De Berardinis, Giannini, Chiarelli, Zampolli, De Marco, Bracciolini, Grosso, De Donno, Piccini, Toni, Coccioli, Cardinale, Bassi, Minuto, D’Annunzio, Maffeis, Marigliano, Zanfardino, Iafusco, Rollato, Piscopo, Curto, Lombardo, Bombaci, Sordelli, Mameli, Macedoni, Rigamonti, Bonfanti, Frontino, Predieri, Bruzzi, Mozzillo, Rosanio, Franzese, Piredda, Cardella, Iovane, Calcaterra, Berioli, Lasagni, Pampanini, Patera, Schiaffini, Rutigliano, Meloni, De Sanctis, Tinti, Trada, Guerraggio, Franceschi, Cauvin, Tornese, Franco, Musolino, Maltoni, Talarico, Iannilli, Lenzi, Matteoli, Pozzi, Moretti, Zucchini, Rabbone and Gesuita.)
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30. The Silent Epidemic of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020.
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Cherubini V, Marino M, Scaramuzza AE, Tiberi V, Bobbio A, Delvecchio M, Piccinno E, Ortolani F, Innaurato S, Felappi B, Gallo F, Ripoli C, Ricciardi MR, Pascarella F, Stamati FA, Citriniti F, Arnaldi C, Monti S, Graziani V, De Berardinis F, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Zampolli M, De Marco R, Bracciolini GP, Grosso C, De Donno V, Piccini B, Toni S, Coccioli S, Cardinale G, Bassi M, Minuto N, D'Annunzio G, Maffeis C, Marigliano M, Zanfardino A, Iafusco D, Rollato AS, Piscopo A, Curto S, Lombardo F, Bombaci B, Sordelli S, Mameli C, Macedoni M, Rigamonti A, Bonfanti R, Frontino G, Predieri B, Bruzzi P, Mozzillo E, Rosanio F, Franzese A, Piredda G, Cardella F, Iovane B, Calcaterra V, Berioli MG, Lasagni A, Pampanini V, Patera PI, Schiaffini R, Rutigliano I, Meloni G, De Sanctis L, Tinti D, Trada M, Guerraggio LP, Franceschi R, Cauvin V, Tornese G, Franco F, Musolino G, Maltoni G, Talarico V, Iannilli A, Lenzi L, Matteoli MC, Pozzi E, Moretti C, Zucchini S, Rabbone I, and Gesuita R
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- Adolescent, Child, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Incidence, Italy epidemiology, Longitudinal Studies, Pandemics, COVID-19 diagnosis, COVID-19 epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 epidemiology, Diabetic Ketoacidosis diagnosis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis epidemiology
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Aim/hypothesis: To compare the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with the frequency of DKA during 2017-2019., Methods: Forty-seven pediatric diabetes centers caring for >90% of young people with diabetes in Italy recruited 4,237 newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes between 2017 and 2020 in a longitudinal study. Four subperiods in 2020 were defined based on government-imposed containment measures for COVID-19, and the frequencies of DKA and severe DKA compared with the same periods in 2017-2019., Results: Overall, the frequency of DKA increased from 35.7% (95%CI, 33.5-36.9) in 2017-2019 to 39.6% (95%CI, 36.7-42.4) in 2020 (p=0.008), while the frequency of severe DKA increased from 10.4% in 2017-2019 (95%CI, 9.4-11.5) to 14.2% in 2020 (95%CI, 12.3-16.4, p<0.001). DKA and severe DKA increased during the early pandemic period by 10.4% (p=0.004) and 8% (p=0.002), respectively, and the increase continued throughout 2020. Immigrant background increased and high household income decreased the probability of presenting with DKA (OR: 1.55; 95%CI, 1.24-1.94; p<0.001 and OR: 0.60; 95 CI, 0.41-0.88; p=0.010, respectively)., Conclusions/interpretation: There was an increase in the frequency of DKA and severe DKA in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with no apparent association with the severity of COVID-19 infection severity or containment measures. There has been a silent outbreak of DKA in children during the pandemic, and preventive action is required to prevent this phenomenon in the event of further generalized lockdowns or future outbreaks., Competing Interests: No author reported any conflict of interest as regards this study. The following conflicts of interest pointed out are referred to a period from January 2020 to the submission of this manuscript. VCh’s institution has received research grants from AstraZeneca, Novonordisk, Eli Lilly, Movi, Dompè, and Menarini, and VCh received honoraria from Eli Lilly, Tandem, and Insulet for participating on speakers’ bureaus and scientific advisory boards. CR, DT, IRa, BPr, BPi, SZ, ST, and AR has received support Eli Lilly. In addition, SZ’s institution has received support from Pfeizer, ST, BPi, and DT have received support from Abbott and Theras. MM and AR have received support from Menarini. BPr and PB received honoraria for participating on speakers’ bureaus and scientific advisory boards for Sandoz. Lastly, RS has received research grants by Sanofi and received honoraria for participating on speakers’ bureaus and scientific advisory boards for Movi. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Cherubini, Marino, Scaramuzza, Tiberi, Bobbio, Delvecchio, Piccinno, Ortolani, Innaurato, Felappi, Gallo, Ripoli, Ricciardi, Pascarella, Stamati, Citriniti, Arnaldi, Monti, Graziani, De Berardinis, Giannini, Chiarelli, Zampolli, De Marco, Bracciolini, Grosso, De Donno, Piccini, Toni, Coccioli, Cardinale, Bassi, Minuto, D’Annunzio, Maffeis, Marigliano, Zanfardino, Iafusco, Rollato, Piscopo, Curto, Lombardo, Bombaci, Sordelli, Mameli, Macedoni, Rigamonti, Bonfanti, Frontino, Predieri, Bruzzi, Mozzillo, Rosanio, Franzese, Piredda, Cardella, Iovane, Calcaterra, Berioli, Lasagni, Pampanini, Patera, Schiaffini, Rutigliano, Meloni, De Sanctis, Tinti, Trada, Guerraggio, Franceschi, Cauvin, Tornese, Franco, Musolino, Maltoni, Talarico, Iannilli, Lenzi, Matteoli, Pozzi, Moretti, Zucchini, Rabbone and Gesuita.)
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31. Incidence and distribution of coeliac disease in Campania (Italy): 2011-2013.
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Zingone F, West J, Auricchio R, Maria Bevilacqua R, Bile G, Borgheresi P, Erminia Bottiglieri M, Caldore M, Capece G, Cristina Caria M, Crudele A, Cuomo R, Lucia Garofano M, Giardullo N, Gerarda Gravina A, Greco L, Iannotta P, Kosova P, Lamanda R, Malamisura B, Marmo R, Napoli G, Nardone G, Pacelli M, Pascarella F, Riccio E, Riegler G, Rispo A, Rocco A, Romano M, Saffiotti O, Saviano P, Sorrentini I, Speranza P, Tolone C, Tortora R, Troncone R, and Ciacci C
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Background: There exists a wide variation in the reported incidence of coeliac disease in recent decades. We aimed to evaluate the incidence rate of coeliac diagnoses performed in an Italian region, Campania, between 2011 and 2013 and its variation therein., Methods: All coeliac diagnoses made from 2011 to 2013 and registered within the Campania coeliac disease register (CeliacDB) were identified. Incidence rates were analysed by sex, age and province of residence, with a Poisson model fitted to determine incidence rate ratios., Results: We found 2049 coeliac disease diagnoses registered in the CeliacDB between 2011 and 2013; 1441 of these patients were female (70.4%) and 1059 were aged less than 19 years (51.7%). The overall incidence of coeliac disease in Campania was 11.8 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 11.3-12.3) during the study period, with marked variation by age [27.4 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 25.8-29.1) in children under 19 years of age and 7.3 per 100,000 (95% CI 6.8-7.8) in adults] and sex [16.1 per 100,000 person-years in females (95% CI 15.3-16.9) and 7.2 per 100,000 person-years in males (95% CI 6.6-7.8)]. Coeliac disease incidence was roughly similar in Naples, Salerno, Caserta and Avellino, but about half in Benevento. More than 80% of our study population was diagnosed by the combination of positive antitransglutaminase IgA and Marsh 3. More than half of the patients were symptomatic at the time of coeliac disease diagnosis (39.7% had a classical presentation and 21.1% a non-classical one according to the Oslo definition)., Conclusions: Coeliac disease incidence was roughly similar among Campania provinces, except in Benevento where it was about half, probably due to less awareness of coeliac disease in this area. The incidence of coeliac disease in Campania appears to be lower than that reported by most of the previous literature, suggesting the necessity of new coeliac awareness programmes.
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32. Tibial tubercle fracture in a 14-year-old athlete with bilateral lower pole bipartite patella and osgood-schlatter disease.
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Pascarella F, Ziranu A, and Maccauro G
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We present a case of tibial tubercle fracture in a young male athlete with both bilateral bipartite patella at the lower pole (Saupe type I) and Osgood-Schlatter disease. Open reduction and internal fixation were performed to restore the extensor mechanism of the knee.
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33. Arthroscopic management of chronic patellar tendinopathy.
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Pascarella A, Alam M, Pascarella F, Latte C, Di Salvatore MG, and Maffulli N
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- Adolescent, Adult, Arthroscopy rehabilitation, Athletes, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Knee Injuries surgery, Male, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Arthroscopy methods, Debridement methods, Patella injuries, Patella surgery, Tendinopathy surgery
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Background: In patients with patellar tendinopathy in whom nonoperative management is unsuccessful, surgery is an option to return to high levels of physical activity. Although open surgery is traditionally advocated, an arthroscopic approach may be safe and effective., Purpose: This study was undertaken to analyze medium- and long-term outcome of 64 patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for the management of patellar tendinopathy after failing nonoperative treatment., Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4., Methods: A total of 64 patients (73 knees), 27 of whom were professional athletes, with patellar tendinopathy refractory to nonoperative management underwent arthroscopic debridement of the adipose tissue of the Hoffa's body posterior to the patellar tendon, debridement of abnormal patellar tendon, and excision of the lower pole of the patella. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation was undertaken using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), Lysholm knee scale, and Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella (VISA-P) scores for all patients at 1 and 3 years. No patients were lost to follow-up. Forty-three and 29 patients were similarly assessed at 5 and 10 years, respectively, after surgery. Return to sports and rehabilitation was also assessed., Results: The IKDC, Lysholm, and VISA-P scores all significantly improved at 1 and 3 years' follow-up. The average preoperative IKDC score of 51.6 improved to 86.4 at both the 1- and 3-year stage. The average preoperative Lysholm score of 52.3 improved to 94.7 at 1-year follow-up and was 95.5 at 3-year follow-up. The average preoperative VISA-P score of 35.3 improved to 69.8 at the 1-year stage and was 70.7 at the 3-year follow-up. These scores remained significantly better for the patients assessed at 5 and 10 years' follow-up. There were no postoperative complications. Nineteen of the 27 professional athletes returned to sports at the same level. Seven patients developed pain after sports within 3 years after the operation, a failure rate of 7 of 73 knees (9.6%). All patients were able to return to sports by 3 months., Conclusion: Arthroscopic surgery for patients with patellar tendinopathy, refractory to nonoperative management, appears to provide significant improvements in symptoms and function, with improvements maintained for at least 3 years. These results suggest that some patients may not be able to achieve their presymptom sporting level; or if they do, they may participate in sports with some degree of residual symptoms. Limited data show that these improvements are maintained for up to 10 years. Early return to sports may also be achieved.
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34. Treatment of articular cartilage lesions of the knee joint using a modified AMIC technique.
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Pascarella A, Ciatti R, Pascarella F, Latte C, Di Salvatore MG, Liguori L, and Iannella G
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- Adolescent, Adult, Bone Marrow Transplantation methods, Cartilage physiology, Cartilage surgery, Collagen therapeutic use, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Knee Joint, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Regeneration, Young Adult, Cartilage injuries, Chondrocytes transplantation, Knee Injuries surgery, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation methods
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This study describes a modified AMIC technique consisting of perforations according to Pridie, rather than microfractures, and the covering of the focus of the lesion with a biological collagen patch enriched with bone marrow blood drawn through the knee itself. This technique allows advantages of both the Pridie technique and the in situ proliferation of mesenchymal cells beneath a biological collagen membrane, 'augmented', with bone marrow blood. The collagen membrane forms the roof of a 'biological chamber', and serves to protect and contains the stem cells as they differentiate into chondrocytes, which will form a healthy regenerative cartilage.
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35. Impact of Clostridium difficile infection on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
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Pascarella F, Martinelli M, Miele E, Del Pezzo M, Roscetto E, and Staiano A
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- Adolescent, Bacterial Toxins analysis, Child, Child, Preschool, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous diagnosis, Feces microbiology, Female, Humans, Infant, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases diagnosis, Male, Risk Factors, Clostridioides difficile, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous complications, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases microbiology
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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of and explore possible differences in the risk for and symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection between patients with and without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)., Study Design: Stool specimens from subjects with and without IBD were evaluated for the presence of C difficile toxins. Demographic information, diagnosis, anatomic location, disease activity, IBD therapy, hospitalizations, and antibiotic and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) exposures were recorded., Results: A total of 193 specimens were collected from 81 patients with IBD and 112 patients without IBD. The prevalence of C difficile infection was significantly greater in the patients with IBD than in those without IBD (P = .004; chi2 = 0.003; odds ratio = 3.3; 95% confidence interval = 1.5 to 7.6). In the patients with IBD, the prevalence of active disease was significantly greater in the C difficile-infected patients than in the uninfected patients (P < .0001). Colonic involvement was found in all patients with IBD. The specific type of IBD, IBD therapy, and antibiotic and PPI exposures that predisposed patients with IBD to C difficile infection were not identified, whereas hospitalization was significantly more frequent in the patients without IBD (P = .025)., Conclusions: Our findings indicate that in children, IBD is associated with an increased prevalence of C difficile infection. The specific risk factors reported in adults were not identified in these children, suggesting the possible involvement of other mechanisms for acquiring the pathogen.
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- 2009
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36. Effect of a probiotic preparation (VSL#3) on induction and maintenance of remission in children with ulcerative colitis.
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Miele E, Pascarella F, Giannetti E, Quaglietta L, Baldassano RN, and Staiano A
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- Adolescent, Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use, Child, Child, Preschool, Colitis, Ulcerative complications, Colitis, Ulcerative pathology, Colonoscopy, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Remission Induction, Treatment Outcome, Colitis, Ulcerative therapy, Probiotics therapeutic use
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Objectives: Several probiotic compounds have shown promise in the therapy of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, a strong sustained benefit remains to be seen. Uncontrolled pilot studies suggest that a probiotic preparation (VSL#3) maintains remission in mild to moderate UC and reduces active inflammation in adult patients. Aims of our prospective, 1-year, placebo-controlled, double-blind study were to assess the efficacy of VSL#3 on induction and maintenance of remission and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the probiotic preparation therapy in children with active UC., Methods: A total of 29 consecutive patients (mean age: 9.8 years; range: 1.7-16.1 years; female/male: 13/16) with newly diagnosed UC were randomized to receive either VSL#3 (weight-based dose, range: 450-1,800 billion bacteria/day; n=14) or an identical placebo (n=15) in conjunction with concomitant steroid induction and mesalamine maintenance treatment. Children were prospectively evaluated at four time points: within 1 month, 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year after diagnosis or at the time of relapse. Lichtiger colitis activity index and a physician's global assessment were used to measure disease activity. At baseline, within 6 months and 12 months or at the time of relapse, all patients were assessed endoscopically and histologically., Results: All 29 patients responded to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) induction therapy. Remission was achieved in 13 patients (92.8%) treated with VSL#3 and IBD therapy and in 4 patients (36.4%) treated with placebo and IBD therapy (P<0.001). Overall, 3 of 14 (21.4%) patients treated with VSL#3 and IBD therapy and 11 of 15 (73.3%) patients treated with placebo and IBD therapy relapsed within 1 year of follow-up (P=0.014; RR=0.32; CI=0.025-0.773; NNT=2). All 3 patients treated with VSL#3 and 6 of 11 (54.5%) patients treated with placebo relapsed within 6 months of diagnosis. At 6 months, 12 months, or at time of relapse, endoscopic and histological scores were significantly lower in the VSL#3 group than in the placebo group (P<0.05). There were no biochemical or clinical adverse events related to VSL#3., Conclusions: This is the first pediatric, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that suggests the efficacy and safety of a highly concentrated mixture of probiotic bacterial strains (VSL#3) in active UC and demonstrates its role in maintenance of remission.
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- 2009
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37. Melnick-Needles syndrome and GH-deficiency: a possible new association feature.
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Femiano P, Castaldo V, Iossa C, and Pascarella F
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- Adult, Child, Chromosomes, Human, X genetics, Female, Genotype, Humans, Phenotype, Growth Hormone deficiency, Osteochondrodysplasias genetics, Osteochondrodysplasias metabolism
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We report a rare genetic disorder, the Melnick-Needles syndrome (MNS) in 3 members of the same family, the mother and 2 daughters. This syndrome is a rare X-linked genetic disorder characterized by abnormal bone development, showing a particular facial appearance; moreover, these patients may also have a relatively small chest cavity with irregular ribbon-like ribs, a short clavicle and narrow shoulders. Stature is mildly reduced. The 3 members of this family shared the same common clinical and radiographic features designating MNS. The mother and the younger daughter were of short stature, while the other daughter was of normal stature within her parental target height. The evaluation of the GH/IGF-I axis evidenced a GH deficiency in 1 out of 3 members of the family, specifically in the younger daughter. The auxological evaluation also showed her stature was nearly below a 3 standard deviation score. This case report describes for the first time a family affected by MNS, in which one of the members shows a truly severe idiopathic, isolated GH deficiency, the likely cause of the severe short stature.
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38. [Not Available].
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Pascarella F
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- History, Modern 1601-, Netherlands, Pediatrics history
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- 1974
39. [The color of the eyes: past "theories" and current "knowledge"].
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Pascarella F
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- History, 17th Century, History, 18th Century, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, Ancient, Eye Color
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- 1979
40. [Medical organization of the papal army in the 17th century].
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PASCARELLA F
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- Humans, Medicine, Military Medicine history, Military Personnel, Naval Medicine history, Organizations
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- 1957
41. [FRANCESCO SERAO (1702-1783) AND THE REVIVAL OF MEDICAL STUDIES IN THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES].
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PASCARELLA F
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- Italy, Education, Medical, History, 18th Century, History, 19th Century, Medicine, Soybean Proteins
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- 1965
42. [On revivescence of the isolated heart: the preceding work of Antonio Cesaris Demel].
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Pascarella F
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- Heart Transplantation, Hibernation, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Shock therapy, Tissue Preservation, Heart Arrest therapy, Resuscitation history
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- 1971
43. [Blood coagulation changes studied by means of thrombelastography in various neoplastic manifestations during medical, surgical, and radiotherapy].
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Barlattani M, Teofili MT, Vecchi L, Calamaro S, Pascarella F, Barduagni A, Marolla A, and Longo P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Female, Fibrinolytic Agents therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms drug therapy, Thrombelastography, Blood Coagulation, Neoplasms blood, Neoplasms radiotherapy
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- 1969
44. [Not Available].
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Pascarella F
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- History, Modern 1601-, Italy, United Kingdom, Expeditions history, Travel history
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- 1973
45. [Life & thought of a little known hygienist of the 17th century: Ippolito Gurainoni].
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PASCARELLA F
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- History, 16th Century, History, 17th Century, Dental Hygienists, Life, Thinking
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- 1959
46. [Gwillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), his life and work: light and shade].
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Pascarella F
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- France, History, 18th Century, History, 19th Century, General Surgery history
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- 1968
47. [Blood coagulation in patients with malignant neoplasms. Thrombelastographic study. (Preliminary note)].
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Barlattani M and Pascarella F
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- Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Thrombelastography, Blood Coagulation, Neoplasms physiopathology
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- 1966
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