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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Physical fitness in children in Cabo Verde: differences between gender, eutrophic vs overweight subjects, and practitioners vs nonpractitioners of sports

Liliana MANIQUE, Rui PAULO *, André RAMALHO, Pedro DUARTE-MENDES, João PETRICA, João SERRANO

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

The effect on pain and anxiety levels of using DistrACTION® Cards to distract children during a skin-prick test: a randomized controlled experimental study

Leyla ERDIM *

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Can non-stick cookware lead to celiac disease in children?

Nazuk E. QURESHI *, Sara A. FAZAL, Bahar REHAN

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Remember friedreich ataxia even in a toddler with apparently isolated dilated (not hypertrophic!) cardiomyopathy: revisited

Anwar BABAN, Marianna CICENIA, Lorena TRAVAGLINI, Federica CALÍ, Gessica VASCO, Paola FRANCALANCI, Antonio NOVELLI, Rachele ADORISIO, Antonio AMODEO, Bruno DALLAPICCOLA, Enrico BERTINI, Fabrizio DRAGO *

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

The performance of diffusion tensor imaging parameters for the distinction between medulloblastoma and pilocytic astrocytoma

Nguyen MINH DUC *

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Brain auditory evoked potentials in pediatric intensive care unit: diagnostic role on encephalopathy and central respiratory failure on infants.

Emanuele ROSSETTI *, Stefano PRO, Sergio PICARDO, Daniela LONGO, Matteo DI CAPUA

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Novel insight into GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome: screening for emotional and behavioral problems in youths following ketogenic diet

Costanza VARESIO *, Martina P. ZANABONI, Ludovica PASCA, Livio PROVENZI, Cinzia FERRARIS, Anna TAGLIABUE, Elena PEZZOTTI, Adriana CARPANI, Pierangelo VEGGIOTTI, Valentina DE GIORGIS

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Thyroid function test levels in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1

Hilal AYDIN *, Ibrahim H. BUCAK

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Family meals, diet quality and obesity among adolescents: findings from a schoolbased study in a capital city of southern Brazil

Clara T. dos SANTOS, Christiane O. MACHADO, Doroteia A. HOFELMANN *

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

COVID-19: why did Italy decide to keep schools closed?

Erika IERVASI, Daniela ZARCONE, Daniele SAVERINO *

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Why do patients leave the Pediatric Emergency Department and what happens to them?

Raquel L. BRAGANÇA *, Mayara NOGUEIRA, Marta PINHEIRO, Rita M. MOITA, Afonso PEDROSA, João VIANA, Luis A. SANTOS

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Does levetiracetam use affect Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP) in the treatment of childhood epilepsy?

Hilal AYDIN *, Ibrahim H. BUCAK, Erman ALTUNISIK

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Gender specific data in patients with acute appendicitis: a single center perspective

Nicola ZAMPIERI *, Giulia MOTTADELLI, Francesco S. CAMOGLIO

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Minimal invasive surfactant therapy in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a single center experience

Dimitrios RALLIS *, Eftychia DROGOUTI, Paraskevi KARAGIANNI, Vasiliki SOUBASI-GRIVA, Christos TSAKALIDIS

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

Severe hyponatremia in children: a review of the literature through instructive cases

Michele MAZZOLAI *, Andrea APICELLA, Pierluigi MARZUILLO, Ingrid RABACH, Andrea TADDIO, Egidio BARBI, Giorgio COZZI

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Minerva Pediatrics 2021 Apr 02

A complicated association between two different genetic rare disorders: Cystic Fibrosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Marta PALMA *, Simona SPADARELLA, Bernadette DONNARUMMA, Giada ZOLLO, Francesco NUNZIATA, Chiara CIMBALO, Alice CASTALDO, Paolo BUONPENSIERO, Gaetano TERRONE, Antonio VARONE, Antonella TOSCO, Angela SEPE, Valeria RAIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Early diagnosis and post-operative follow-up of 50 Chinese children with craniopharyngioma

Xue MA, Fengxue WANG, Shule ZHANG, Guimei LI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

A qualitative study of pediatric nurses’ perception of factors affecting negotiation of care in a pediatric stem cell transplant unit

Simona CALZA, Roberta DA RIN DELLA MORA *, Alice TODESCHINI, Paolo PETRALIA, Silvia SCELSI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Urinary metabolome of infants with colic treated with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938: a pilot randomized trial

Francesco SAVINO, Vassilios FANOS, Antonio NOTO, Deborah BIGGIO, Claudia FATTUONI *, Luigi BARBERINI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

A rare case of pediatric linear syringocystadenoma papilliferum of the chest

Mattia GIOVANNINI *, Teresa ORANGES, Francesca PORTELLI, Andrea BASSI, Fausto A. PEDACI, Lorenzo LODI, Chiara AZZARI, Cesare FILIPPESCHI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia

Emma PETRONE *, Gennaro SANTINI, Antonio CORRERA, Rita LISTA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Risk factors associated with wheezing in severe pediatric community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study

Lumin CHEN, Chong MIAO, Yanling CHEN, Xian HAN, Ziying LIN, Hong YE, Chengyi WANG, Huijie ZHANG, Jingjing LI, Xi LIU, Libo XU, Guanghua LIU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Pegylated interferon and ribavirin gone but not forgotten in the era of direct-acting antivirals

Magdalena PLUTA *, Maria POKORSKA-ŚPIEWAK, Małgorzata ANISZEWSKA, Zbigniew LEWANDOWSKI, Barbara KOWALIK-MIKOŁAJEWSKA, Magdalena MARCZYŃSKA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2021 Jan 13

Identification of obesity in children and teenagers

Adriano ALBERTI *, Myrna A. RUIZ REYES, Josiane A. DE JESUS, Carina ROSSONI, Leoberto GRIGOLLO, Bruna B. DA SILVA, Gracielle FIN, Elisabeth BARETTA, Clarissa M. COMIM, Rudy J. NODARI Jr

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 18

Novel approach to portal vein thrombosis following paediatric liver blunt trauma: the “pullout” technique

Paolo MUIESAN *, Alessandro PARENTE, Andrea SCHLEGEL, Simon P. McGuirk, Khalid SHARIF, Mureo KASAHARA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 11

Rediscovering full blood count in overweight/obese children

Gianluca TORNESE *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 11

Insights on Kawasaki disease and multisystem inflammatory syndrome; relationship with COVID-19 infection

Giuseppe CALCATERRA, Jawahar L. MEHTA, Vassilios FANOS, Pier Paolo BASSAREO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 11

Evaluation of factors affecting total nucleated cells in umbilical cord blood collected for the Calabria cord blood bank

Giulia PUCCI, Giovanni FOTI, Rosangela SURACE, Renza MONTELEONE, Domenica PRINCI, Enrico FABRIZI, Giuseppe QUATTRONE, Roberto MINIERO, Antonio LIVERANI, Valentina TALARICO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 11

Respiratory polygraphy in subjects with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective study

Carlo DE PIERI, Brigitte FAUROUX, Sonia KHIRANI, Briac THIERRY, Christophe DELACOURT, Paola COGO, Alessandro AMADDEO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 11

Video-surveillance in kindergartens: a controversial issue

Pietro FERRARA *, Chiara DE LUCA, Martina VECCHIO, Giulia FRANCESCHINI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Dec 04

Inflammatory bowel disease associates growth retardation even before presenting digestive symptoms

Rafael MARTÍN-MASOT, Víctor M. NAVAS-LÓPEZ *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 17

Unilateral Lisch nodules in a pediatric patient: a sign for genetic mosaicism?

Alessandro ORSINI, Andrea SANTANGELO *, Alice BONUCCELLI, Maria Cristina RAGONE, Thomas FOIADELLI, Salvatore SAVASTA, Francesca MADIA, Diego PERONI, Pasquale STRIANO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 17

HMGB1 modulation in children with allergic rhinitis

Giorgio CIPRANDI *, Laura COLAVITA, Caterina CUPPARI, Maria Angela TOSCA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 17

To helmet or not to helmet: a global perspective on the bicycle compulsory protective helmet law

Baruch KLIN *, Yigal EFRATI, Ibrahim ABU-KISHK

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 13

Evaluation of pancreatic functions in cases of primary and secondary malnutrition

Mahmut E. TULUCE, Adnan BARUTCU *, Sibel YAVUZ, Mehmet AGIN, Salih CETINER, Gokhan TUMGOR

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 13

The characteristics of self-care in children with spinal muscular atrophy: an integrative review

Federico RUTA *, Barbara BASSOLA, Maura LUSIGNANI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 13

Application value of cranial ultrasonography in quantitative evaluation of neonatal intracranial hemorrhage

Xiujing LI, Fangping ZHAO, Xiang BAI *, Xiang WANG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 11

Parental stress in the relationship with children affected by chronic hematological disease

Alessia RIBILOTTA, Marina SERGIO, Dorella SCARPONI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Nov 11

Burkholderia gladioli infection in a pediatric patient with cystic fibrosis: the clinical challenges of an emergent pathogen

Gilda BELLI *, Mattia GIOVANNINI, Daniela DOLCE, Vito TERLIZZI, Tommaso ORIOLI, Giovanni TACCETTI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Can we rely on digital thermometer at home for kids going to school during COVID-19 outbreak?

Gianluca TORNESE *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Clinical features and physiotherapy management for Covid-19 in children

Paulo F. MAGALHÃES *, Fernanda C. LANZA, Bárbara BERNARDO FIGUEIREDO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

The use of analgesics in pediatric patients with body injuries in pre-hospital conditions

Piotr K. LESZCZYŃSKI *, Daryna SHOLOKHOVA, Arkadiusz WEJNARSKI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Effects of vitamin D prophylaxis on oral iron treatments of iron deficiency anemia

Ahmet KAN *, Tulin R. SAYLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

An unusual inflammatory disease linked to SARS coronavirus-2 in children: are we prepared enough?

Farah YASMIN, Syed A. FARHAN, Rohan K. OCHANI *, Ali R. MANGI, Muhammad M. AMANULLAH

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome complicating the clinical presentation and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in a pediatric patient

Mia ŠALAMON JANEČIĆ, Tonći GRMOJA, Ana TRIPALO BATOŠ, Iva HOJSAK *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

What’s new about etiopathogenesis of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent athletes?

Marco TURATI *, Linda BOERCI, Massimiliano PIATTI, Nicolò ZANCHI, Giovanni ZATTI, Franck ACCADBLED, Marco BIGONI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

The dark matter of microbiome: the mother-infant pair virome

Federica COMITINI *, Vassilios FANOS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Covid-19 and kawasaki disease: is there a need for revising treatment guidelines?

Raffaella MORMILE *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Kissing an infant: a reflection of affection or a potential for death?

Rohan K. OCHANI *, Ameema ASAD, Simran BATRA, Asim SHAIKH

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 27

Severity parameters for asphyxia or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy do not explain interindividual variability in the pharmacokinetics of phenobarbital in newborns treated with therapeutic hypothermia

Pavla POKORNÁ, Danica MICHALIČKOVÁ *, Swantje VÖLLER, Karolina HRONOVÁ, Dick TIBBOEL, Ondřej SLANAŘ, Elke H. KREKELS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 05

How the pandemic spread of COVID-19 affected children’s traumatology in Italy: changes of numbers, anatomical locations, and severity

Antonio MEMEO, Daniele PRIANO *, Camilla CALDARINI, Paolo TREZZA, Melania LAQUIDARA, Lucrezia MONTANARI, Pietro RANDELLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Oct 05

Incidence of appendicitis during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic quarantine: report of a single area experience

Nicola ZAMPIERI *, Mauro CINQUETTI, Virginia MURRI, Francesco S. CAMOGLIO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Salbutamol combined with budesonide in treatment of pediatric bronchial asthma and its effect on eosinophils

Suihua LI, Qinghua MEI *, Dan QIAN, Xianghong HUANG, Cuimiao FAN, Jia QUAN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Nutritional characteristics of patients with functional constipation aged 4 years and older

Gulnar AGAKISIYEVA, Damla YILDIRIM, Hayriye HIZARCIOGLU-GULSEN *, Ersin GUMUS, Asuman N. KARHAN, Erdem KARABULUT, Hasan OZEN, Hulya DEMIR, Inci N. SALTIK-TEMIZEL

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in Saudi Arabia the characteristics and rare vital organ involvement: a literature review

Ashwaq AL E'ED *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Comorbidity of chronic urticarial and Graves’ disease: brief literature review prompted by a case report

Lamprini STAMATI, Evangelia BOUNTOUVI, Konstantinos DOUROS, Nikitas SKARAKIS, Anastasios PAPADIMITRIOU, Vasiliki PAPAEVANGELOU, Fotini-Eleni KARACHALIOU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Associations between sleep difficulty and school, sports and traffic injuries in early adolescents: a population-based study in north-eastern France

Kénora CHAU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 22

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for immunocompromised children with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a French referral center cohort

Blandine ROBERT, Isabelle GUELLEC, Julien JEGARD, Sandrine JEAN, Julia GUILBERT, Yohan SOREZE, Julie STARCK, Jean-Eudes PILOQUET, Pierre-Louis LEGER, Jerome RAMBAUD *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 11

The relevance of an integrated neuro-evolutive approach in the plagiocephaly infant treatment

Paola E. FERRARA *, Arianna DEL VECCHIO, Alessia DI POLITO, Ilaria BASTONI, Flavia FRASCHETTI, Maria Sofia CORI, Luca MASSIMI, Gianpaolo RONCONI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 03

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: how to begin?

Li MA, Pengjian ZOU, Junjian LV, Zhe WANG, Bo XIA, Tulian LIN, Jiakang YU, Yanqin CUI, Wei ZHONG, Qiuming HE *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Sep 03

Oxidant and antioxidant balance in children with bacteremia

Kubra AYKAC, Yasemin OZSUREKCI *, Sevgen TANIR BASARANOGLU, Osman O. DEMIR, Gamze AVCIOGLU, Ozcan EREL, Mehmet CEYHAN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Aug 04

Risk of scarring in Gianotti Crosti syndrome

Anca CHIRIAC, Cristian PODOLEANU, Simona STOLNICU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Aug 04

Early kidney damage in diabetic adolescents with increased blood pressure and glomerular hyperfiltration

Jolanta SOLTYSIAK *, Danuta OSTALSKA-NOWICKA, Katarzyna MAĆKOWIAK-LEWANDOWICZ, Bogda SKOWRONSKA, Piotr FICHNA, Witold STANKIEWICZ, Katarzyna ZAORSKA, Jacek ZACHWIEJA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Aug 04

Very high IgE levels in children: when from pediatrician to immunologist?

Funda EROL CIPE *, Gonca KESKINDEMIRCI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Aug 04

The articular and the craniocervical abnormalities are of confusing age of onset in patients with Maroteaux-Lamy disease (MPS VI)

Ali AL KAISSI *, Sergey RYABYKH, Polina OCHIROVA, Adel A. KAREEM, Vladimir KENIS, Rudolf GANGER, Franz GRILL, Susanne GERIT KIRCHER

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 29

Synergistic effect of pacifiers with sucrose solution: a novel non-pharmacologic approach for minor pain procedures

Shajeea ARSHAD ALI *, Mariam BALOCH, Hira MAAB

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 29

Nasal microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis

Michele MIRAGLIA DEL GIUDICE, Giuseppe F. PARISI, Cristiana INDOLFI, Sara MANTI, Salvatore LEONARDI, Fabio DECIMO, Giorgio CIPRANDI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 29

Pediatric unilobar resection in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Carlos S. SENDON, Robert A. COWLES, David J. WORHUNSKY, Daniel HODSON, Raffaella MOROTTI, Alia BAZZY-ASAAD, Americo E. ESQUIBIES *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 29

Causes of possible excessive weight gain in exclusively breastfed infants in the first six months of life

Eugenia ULLOA, Carola SAURE *, Vanesa GIUDICI, Marisa ARMENO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 20

New insights into food protein-induced enterocolitis in children

Carla MASTRORILLI *, Angelica SANTORO, Michela PROCACCIANTI, Giuseppe PAGLIARO, Carlo CAFFARELLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 20

Analysis of difficulties and influencing factors in treatment of appendiceal abscess in children with laparoscopic surgery

Yiyu YIN, Zhenfang QIN, Xiaobing XU, Peng LU, Xu LIU, Huaxin ZOU, Junhua CAO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 07

Positive pressure ventilation in the weaning of preterm newborns

Paulo MAGALHÃES *, Pedro L. SILVA, Larissa ALMEIDA, Maria do Carmo LIMA, Ivana F. SANTOS, Carlos A. CAMILLO, Aline SENA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jul 07

Scurvy in childhood: don’t forget it

Maria Simona SABBATINO *, Federica DE SETA, Daniele DE BRASI, Claudio SANTORO, Francesco ESPOSITO, Paolo SIANI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 16

In situ simulations in Pediatric Emergency Room (PER): resiliency and team work analysis. One year experience

Anna PUSIOL *, Federico MARZONA, Davide CUCCHIARO, Luigi CASTRIOTTA, Stefano USAI, Marta NARDUZZI, Chiara PILOTTO, Ilaria LIGUORO, Raffaello TOSOLINI, Eva PASSONE, Anna ZANIN, Paola COGO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 16

Adenomyosis and endometriosis in adolescents and young women with pelvic pain: prevalence and risk factors

Letizia ZANNONI, Simona DEL FORNO *, Diego RAIMONDO, Alessandro ARENA, Ilaria GIAQUINTO, Roberto PARADISI, Paolo CASADIO, Maria Cristina MERIGGIOLA, Renato SERACCHIOLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 16

Primitive reflexes in very low birth weight infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Yukiyo NAGAI *, Kayo NOMURA, Osamu UEMURA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 12

Arthrogryposis is a descriptive term, not a specific disease entity: escobar syndrome is an Example

Ali AL KAISSI *, Sergey RYABYKH, Polina OCHIROVA, Sami BOUCHOUCHA, Vladimir KENIS, Mohammad SHBOUL, Rudolf GANGER, Franz GRILL, Susanne G. KIRCHER

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 09

Hair swirl on the midline of back: a novel skin marker of closed neural tube defects?

Jie ZHENG, Chunquan CAI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Newborn screening-detected 21-hydroxylase deficiency: growth pattern is not associated with the genotype

Jan DAVID *, Zuzana HRUBA, Stanislava KOLOUSKOVA, Felix VOTAVA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Establishing body mass index growth charts for Pakistani children and adolescents using the Lambda-Mu-Sigma (LMS) and quantile regression method

Muhammad ASIF *, Muhammad ASLAM, Justyna WYSZYŃSKA, Saima ALTAF

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Lack of detection of HPyV12 DNA using real-time PCR in Italian infants with diarrhea

Valentina DAPRÀ, Ilaria GALLIANO, Marco RASSU, Cristina CALVI, Paola MONTANARI, Chiara MERLINO *, Massimiliano BERGALLO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Morbidities and rehospitalizations during the first year of life in moderate and late preterm infants: more similarities than differences?

Anna SCHEUCHENEGGER *, Bernadette WINDISCH, Jasmin PANSY, Bernhard RESCH

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Aberrant behavior and psychiatric disorders in Mӧbius sequence: focus on a polymorphic syndrome

Vincenzo PRISCO *, Lorenzo PRISCO, Bernadette DONNARUMMA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 05

Reading and writing difficultiesin third and sixth-grade students: a cross-sectional survey

Francesca F. OPERTO *, Dario ESPOSITO, Claudia NICOLETTI, Mario LA CORTE, Roberta DEL DUCA, Andrea VIGGIANO, Grazia M. PASTORINO, Salvatore AIELLO, Maddalena MALIANNI, Giangennaro COPPOLA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 04

Use of a probiotic mixture containing Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and Enterococcus faecium L3 as prophylaxis to reduce the incidence of acute gastroenteritis and upper respiratory tract infections in children

Francesco DI PIERRO *, Patrizia LO RUSSO, Maria Luisa DANZA, Isabella BASILE, Stefania SOARDO, Giovanni CAPOCASALE, Sandro B. PAPARONE, Vittoria PALETTA, Cosimo LANZA, Elvira SCHIAVONE, Paolo RISSO, Maria COLOMBO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 02

Acute kidney injury and peritoneal dialysis in extremely low birth weight newborns

Huseyin KAYA *, İsmail K. GOKCE, Hatice TURGUT, Ramazan ÖZDEMIR, Yılmaz TABEL,

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Jun 02

Risk factors for intubation in severe bronchiolitis: a useful tool to decide on an early intensive respiratory support

Jacopo COLOMBO *, Chiara GATTONI, Alessandra CAROBBIO, Mirco NACOTI, Isabella PELLICIOLI, Sergio VEDOVATI, Ezio BONANOMI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Cephalometric evaluation of patients with unilateral and bilateral complete cleft lip and palate

Valentina MONTANARI, Giovanni BRUNO, Francesco CAVALLIN, Ugo BACILIERO, Alberto DE STEFANI *, Antonio GRACCO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Decision-making at the limit of viability: an overview

Ana LEMOS *, Henrique SOARES, Hercília GUIMARÃES

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Anti-inflammatory activity of a fixed combination of probiotics and herbal extract in an in vitro model of intestinal inflammation by stimulating Caco-2 cells with LPS- conditioned THP-1 cells medium

Vittoria BORGONETTI, Veronica COCETTA, Marco BIAGI, Ilaria CARNEVALI, Paolo GOVERNA *, Monica MONTOPOLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Assessment of preferable site for temperature measurement using non contact infra-red temperature among pediatric patients

Saiprasad O. KAVTHEKAR, Ashok A. CHOUGULE *, Swati S. KAVTHEKAR, Anil B. KURANE, Sachin VERMA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Colectomy and health-related quality of life in children with ulcerative colitis

Valeria DIPASQUALE, Maria A. CATENA, Lucia PAIANO, Giuseppe TRIMARCHI, Carmelo ROMEO, Giuseppe NAVARRA, Girolamo MATTIOLI, Claudio ROMANO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Early electroencephalogram and somatosensory evoked potentials as prognostic bedside tools in the paediatric cardiac intensive care. A pilot study

Francesca G. IODICE *, Stefano PRO, Claudia IACOELLA, Luca DI CHIARA, Matteo DI CAPUA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Anthropometric indicators as discriminators of high body fat in children and adolescents with HIV: comparison with reference methods

Carlos A. ALVES JUNIOR *, Luiz R. DE LIMA, Yara M. MORENO, Diego A. SILVA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Direct drug provocation test for the diagnosis of self-reported, mild and immediate drug hypersensitivity reaction in children and adolescents: our real-life experience

Daniela NISTICÒ, Stefano PASSANISI *, Erminia M. OPPEDISANO, Lucia CAMINITI, Alessandra MARINO, Paolo RUGGERI, Giuseppe CRISAFULLI, Giovanni B. PAJNO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Factors affecting the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children with Down syndrome

Anna STEFANOWICZ-BIELSKA *, Jolanta WIERZBA, Joanna STEFANOWICZ, Andrzej CHAMIENIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

The online sexual offender: what we know to date

Gabriele DEL CASTILLO, Cecilia E. GANDOLFI, Marco MOSILLO, Giovanni FORNI, Anna PIETRONIGRO, Navpreet TIWANA, Alberto PELLAI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May 15

Supracondylar humeral fractures and lateral elbow condyle fractures in children: association between body weight, clinical signs, and fracture severity

Victor PEÑA-MARTÍNEZ, Yadira TAMEZ-MATA, Mariel GARCÍA-LIMÓN, Mario SIMENTAL-MENDÍA, J. Fernando DE LA GARZA-SALAZAR, Alberto MORENO-GONZÁLEZ, Carlos ACOSTA-OLIVO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 09

Technique for replacement of Groshong® Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICCs) in children

Stefano BENVENUTI *, Filippo PAROLINI, Rosanna CERESOLI, Paolo ORIZIO, Daniele ALBERTI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 09

Analysis on the Th1/Th2 level in serum and risk factors affecting the control level in childhood asthma

Limei KONG, Qing WANG, Qiongqiong ZHAO, Qingli WANG, Chonghua WANG, Naiqin HAN *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 09

Treatment of children with Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBOT): an Europe-wide survey

Thorsten JANISCH *, Andrè STOLLENWERK, Ullrich P. SIEKMANN, Rüdger KOPP

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 09

How parental levels of empathy and alexithymia influence their perception of child’s behavior

Martina M. MENSI, Linda GASPARINI, Matteo CHIAPPEDI *, Franca R. GUERINI, Marika ORLANDI, Chiara ROGANTINI, Umberto BALOTTIN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Handheld metal-detector versus conventional chest and abdominal plain radiography in children with suspected metallic foreign body ingestion: can we safely abandon X-rays?

Riccardo GUANÀ *, Elisa BIANCO, Salvatore GAROFALO, Emanuele CASTAGNO, Fabio CISARÒ, Riccardo LEMINI, Valentina MARCHESE, Fabrizio GENNARI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Influence of fetal gender on overall perinatal outcome: a prospective observational study

Naina KUMAR *, Ashu YADAV

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Asymptomatic bladder neurofibroma in neurofibromatosis type I

Kleanthis KLEANTHOUS *, Efthymia ALEXOPOULOU, Iordanis PAPADOPOULOS, Argyro MAZIOTI, Maria TSIPI, Achilleas ATTILAKOS, Argirios DINOPOULOS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Online grooming: an analysis of the phenomenon

Cecilia E. GANDOLFI, Marco MOSILLO, Gabriele DEL CASTILLO, Giovanni FORNI, Anna PIETRONIGRO, Navpreet TIWANA, Alberto PELLAI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Multidisciplinary study of sudden unexpected infant death in Liguria (Italy): an nine-year report

Francesco VENTURA *, Rosario BARRANCO, Anna SMITH, Isabella CECCHERINI, Roberto BANDETTINI, Domenico COVIELLO, Anna MORANDO, Paolo NOZZA, Francesca BUFFELLI, Ezio FULCHERI, Antonella PALMIERI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

21-Hydroxylase-Deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia classic form therapy knowledge and management: targeted educational intervention for paediatricians

Rossella GAUDINO, Luca PECORARO *, Lucia MARTINI, Chiara SALVOTTINI, Franco ANTONIAZZI, Giorgio PIACENTINI, Paolo CAVARZERE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Effects of bronchoalveolar lavage on pediatric refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated with atelectasis: a prospective case-control study

Fang LI, Baihui ZHU *, Guihui XIE, Yan WANG, Jianmei GENG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Apr 02

Sleep disturbances in specific learning disorders: a qualitative and quantitative investigation

Chiara PECINI, Ilaria GIUNTOLI, Silvia SPOGLIANTI, Mariachiara DI LIETO, Emanuela IINGUAGGIATO, Filippo GASPERINI, Paola CRISTOFANI, Daniela BRIZZOLARA, Anna CHILOSI *, Ugo FARAGUNA, Tommaso BANFI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Feb 27

MiR-9 inhibits childhood leukemia cell apoptosis via regulating notch signaling pathway

Xiyan CHEN, Shuli ZHANG, Jinkai SUN *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2020 Feb 27

A study on HSP 70 gene polymorphism in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Jinkai SUN, Shuli ZHANG, Xiyan CHEN *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Dec 11

School, behaviour and health-related difficulties in early adolescents with contraceptive consultation: a population-based study in eastern France

Kénora CHAU *, Philippe BINDER, Jean-Marc BOIVIN, Paolo DI PATRIZIO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Dec 11

Combination of prednisolone and cyclosporin A as third-line therapy for refractory Kawasaki disease: a case study

Masamune HIGASHIGAWA *, Tomomi NAKAMURA, Tomoki HATTORI, Ayako YOSHINO, Mitsue ITO, Ryoji ICHIMI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Dec 11

Risky behaviors of adolescents in the Silesian voivodeship, with regard to their resistance to stress and physical activity

Ewelina ŁEBEK *, Józefa DĄBEK, Magdalena SZYNAL, Andrzej KNAPIK, Weronika GALLERT-KOPYTO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Dec 11

Mir-155 expression is downregulated in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with Epstein-Barr virus infection

Valentina DAPRÀ, Ilaria GALLIANO, Marco RASSU, Cristina CALVI, Paola MONTANARI, Massimiliano BERGALLO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 11

How diabetes type 1 affects immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine in pediatric population? Evaluation of a booster dose in unresponsive subjects with type 1 diabetes

Francesca SILVESTRI *, Valeria TROMBA, Ines MAZZOTTA, Francesco COSTANTINO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 11

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during remission induction chemotherapy: a single-center retrospective study

Wei LIN, Jing XIE, Jishui ZHANG, Hua CHENG, Haijing CUI, Yuanyuan ZHANG, Ying WU, Jiaole YU, Peijing QI, Jia FAN, Huifang GAO, Fang WANG, Ruidong ZHANG, Huyong ZHENG *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 11

Median raphe cysts in children. An image diagnosis but a therapeutic challenge

Anca CHIRIAC, Cristian PODOLEANU, Bogdan DOBROVAT, Adrian NAZNEAN *, Simona STOLNICU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 11

Rituximab as front-line treatment in refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Dafni MORIKI, Maria A. KARALEXI *, Kassiani KEKKOU, Michalis KALOGIANNIS, Vassiliki PAPAEVANGELOU, Ioannis PETROCHEILOS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 11

Early initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotics in premature infants

Suzan ASFOUR, Mountasser AL-MOUQDAD *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 05

Association between interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a meta-analysis

Jae H. JUNG, Hongdeok SEOK, Cho H. BANG, Cholhee KIM, Gwan G. SONG, Sung J. CHOI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 05

Camel milk: a possible alternative for children with cow’s milk allergy ?

Valentina TALARICO *, Giuseppe MAZZA, Mario RUBINO, Giovanna MONTI, Laura GIANCOTTI, Adriana BUA, Ali M. MAHDI, Roberto MINIERO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 05

Michela C. WONG *, Stefano AVANZINI, Manuela MOSCONI, Cinzia MAZZOLA, Serena ARRIGO, Angela PISTORIO, Girolamo MATTIOLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Nov 05

Neonatal outcomes of multiple versus single very preterm infants

Gustavo ROCHA *, Filipa FLOR-DE-LIMA, Ana P. MACHADO, Hercília GUIMARAES, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Study Group

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

Renal involvement in cystic fibrosis: is it a contraindication to transplant?

Deianira PEDOTO *, Fabiola DE GREGORIO, Antonella TOSCO, Carmine PECORARO, Maria D’ARMIENTO, Valeria RAIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

The effectiveness of indoor children’s play center in relieving preoperative anxiety in paediatric surgical patients

Shaoqiong SUN *, Xueqin LIAO, Qiujie WANG, Chaofang XIE, Bin YANG, Dan WU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

From meningococcus one can only survive, but how?

Gabriella D’ANGELO *, Lucia MARSEGLIA, Eloisa GITTO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

Unusual combination of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome and porphyria

Anita SPIRITO, Enrica MANCA *, Claudio C. GUIDA, Angela MAGGIO, Maria SAVINO, Filippo AUCELLA, Massimo PETTOELLO-MANTOVANI, Saverio LADOGANA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

A maternal age of 35 years and over may increase the risk for cystic periventricular leukomalacia in very preterm infants

Gustavo ROCHA *, Filipa FLOR-de-LIMA, Ana P. MACHADO, Hercília GUIMARAES, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Study Group

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

Quantification of fecal Adenovirus viral load and correlation with Vesikari score in children with acute gastroenteritis

Massimiliano BERGALLO *, Katia MARESCHI, Cristina CALVI, Carla ALLIAUDI, Paola MONTANARI, Ilaria GALLIANO, Valentina DAPRÀ

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

Pneumonia in paediatric critical care medicine and the adherence to guidelines

Sascha TAFELSKI, Martin LANGE, Felix WEGENER, Alexander GRATOPP, Claudia SPIES, Klaus D. WERNECKE, Irit NACHTIGALL *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Oct 11

Drug-drug interactions in neonatal intensive care units (NICU): how to overcome a challenge

Kai ROSEN, Martin H. WIESEN, André OBERTHUER, Guido MICHELS, Bernd ROTH, Cornelia FIETZ, Carsten MÜLLER *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 25

Relationship between sleep quality and rhinitis in children: role of medical treatment with isotonic and hypertonic salines

Giuseppina MARCUCCIO *, Matteo DI BARI, Francesco PRECENZANO, Francesca F. OPERTO, Ilaria BITETTI, Gaetano MOTTA, Domenico TESTA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 25

Hypospadias surgery on YouTube: is it valid?

Emre KARABAY, Nejdet KARSIYAKALI *, Kemal KAYAR, Hikmet KOSEOGLU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 25

Prevalence, risk factors and predictors of severity of neonatal thrombocytopenia in neonatal intensive care units: a single center study

Rui P. RIBEIRO *, Filipa FLOR-DE-LIMA, Henrique SOARES, Gustavo ROCHA, Hercília GUIMARÃES

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 02

Afebrile Kawasaki disease in infants

Dimitra DIMOPOULOU *, Vasileios TSAGRIS, Ioanna GEORGAKI, Maria KARALEXI, Anastasia DIMOPOULOU, Vassiliki PAPAEVANGELOU, Achilleas ATTILAKOS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 02

Sleep paralysis in two children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Renato DONFRANCESCO *, Maria Grazia MELEGARI, Michela DI TRANI, Edoardo BORRELLI, Raffaele FERRI, Oliviero BRUNI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jul 02

More than words: methodological potentials of graphical-elicitation with parents of preterm infants

Serena BARELLO, Mariarosaria SAVARESE, Lorenzo GIUSTI, Maddalena BRAMBILLA, Giunia SCOTTO DI MINICO, Livio PROVENZI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

The relation between activator and inhibitor killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and hepatotoxicity in oncological treatment

Emilia URRUTIA-MALDONADO, María ALÉS-PALMER, Paloma MUÑOZ DE RUEDA, Irene PELÁEZ-PLEGUEZUELOS, Esther OCETE-HITA *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

Clinical use of polyvalent intravenous immunoglobulins during intensive polichemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Retrospective single-centre study

Katarzyna JOWIK *, Patrycja MARCINIAK-STĘPAK, Katarzyna DERWICH

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

Surgical treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis; a new score to extreme surveillance

Miriam GARCÍA *, Sonia PÉRTEGA, Cristina GONZÁLEZ, Isabel CASAL

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

Impact of noonan syndrome on admissions for pediatric cardiac surgery

Connor KRIZ, Saul FLORES *, Enrique G. VILLARREAL, Ronald A. BRONICKI, Rohit S. LOOMBA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

Maternal lipid profiles vs. fetal growth and cord blood hematopoietic cells: weak associations in healthy Korean newborn-mother pairs

Eun Y. SONG, Jong H. YOON, Sue SHIN, Ju Y. CHANG, Ki-Tae HWANG, Eun Y. ROH *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jun 28

Sepsis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia as potential risk factors for parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in neonates: a meta-analysis of retrospective studies

Shunli CAO *, Shiping NIU, Xiaohu WANG, Hongli GENG, Changkun YANG, Shan DU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 May 27

Left atrial subclinical dysfunction in children with Kawasaki disease: a two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiograpy study

Haiyong WANG, Litao RUAN *, Jing SHANG, Yan SONG, Minghui TONG, Tingting WU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 May 23

Factors associated with thyroid dysfunction in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus

Weixia YANG *, Feifei SHENG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 May 23

Vitamin content in the diet among 14-15-year-old teenagers depending on the BMI value

Wioletta WAKSMAŃSKA *, Rafał BOBIŃSKI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 May 23

Effects of antiepileptic therapy on bone mineral status evaluated by phalangeal quantitative ultrasound in pediatric patients with epilepsy and motor impairment

Gaetano TERRONE *, Vincenza GRAGNANIELLO, Antonella ESPOSITO, Antonio DEL PUENTE, Ennio DEL GIUDICE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Apr 05

Absence of lingual frenulum in children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a retrospective study of forty cases and literature review of a twenty years long debate

Salvatore SAVASTA *, Francesco BASSANESE, Chiara HRUBY, Thomas FOIADELLI, Barbara SIRI, Viviana GORI, Martina VOTTO, Carmine TINELLI, Gian Luigi MARSEGLIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Apr 05

Weaning in Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA): a prospective interventional study in neonates

Gianluca COSI, Alice MONZANI, Giulia GENONI *, Simona DE FRANCO, Silvia PARLAMENTO, Gianni BONA, Federica FERRERO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Mar 21

Non-standard approach to infants and children with megacolon: laparotomy and endorectal pull-through (ERPT) for diagnosis and treatment in difficult countries with low resources in a non-profit setting: return to the past Soave's ERPT

Girolamo MATTIOLI, Louisma OSNEL, Michela C. WONG *, Federico PALO, Maria G. FATICATO, Paolo PETRALIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Mar 21

The influence of air pollution on respiratory allergies, asthma and wheeze in childhood in Hungary

Krisztina VÖRÖS *, Tamás KÓI, Donát MAGYAR, Péter RUDNAI, Anna PÁLDY

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Mar 21

Ultrasonography as first line imaging for the diagnosis of positional plagiocephaly: our experience and literature review

Fiammetta SERTORIO *, Mattia PACETTI, Simone SCHIAFFINO, Francesca SECCI, Armando CAMA, Alessandro CONSALES, Gian Michele MAGNANO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Mar 21

Influence of gender and malnutrition on QT dispersion in a north-Malagasy children population

Fabio QUINTARELLI *, Giuseppe DI GIOIA, Antonio CRETA, Giuseppe MANGIAMELI, Giovanni MOTTINI, Pietro FERRARA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Mar 21

Final adult height in childhood-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Andrea TADDIO *, Gabriele CONT, Eva DA DALT, Patrizia SALIERNO, Egidio BARBI, Marcella MONTICO, Luca RONFANI, Matteo BRAMUZZO, Alessandro VENTURA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Feb 13

Association between feeding/mealtime behavior problems and internalizing/externalizing problems in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and typically developing children

Francesco CRAIG, Andrea DE GIACOMO, Francesca F. OPERTO, Mariella MARGARI, Antonio TRABACCA *, Lucia MARGARI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Feb 13

Consumption of sexually explicit internet material and its effects on minors’ health: latest evidence from the literature

Niccolò PRINCIPI, Pietro MAGNONI, Ludovico GRIMOLDI, Davide CARNEVALI, Laura CAVAZZANA, Alberto PELLAI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jan 02

Evaluation of Ki-67 as prognostic factor for pediatric neuroblastoma and the possibility of molecular-targeted drugs with vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor receptor

Shunsuke WATANABE *, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Yasuhiro KONDO, Atsuki NAOE, Naoko UGA, Toshihiro YASUI, Fujio HARA, Tomonori TSUCHIYA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2019 Jan 02

Human bocavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Piedmont, Italy

Massimiliano BERGALLO *, Valentina DAPRÀ, Marco RASSU, Cristina CALVI, Paola MONTANARI, Ilaria GALLIANO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Dec 03

Prognostic significance of expression of Myogenin and OCT4 in glioma

Nuo ZHENG, Dongli ZHANG, Xiaoming LIU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Dec 03

Association between interleukin-10 polymorphisms and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a meta-analysis

Jae H. JUNG, Jae-Hoon KIM, Gwan G. SONG, Sung J. CHOI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Dec 03

Pediatric total fractionated metanephrine. Age-related reference intervals in spot urine

Laura ROLI *, Agnese VERONESI, Maria C. DE SANTIS, Enrica BARALDI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Nov 07

Comparison of the Fitbit® Charge and polysomnography for measuring sleep quality in children with sleep disordered breathing

Mohammed HAKIM *, Rebecca MILLER, Mumin HAKIM, Dmitry TUMIN, Joseph D. TOBIAS, Kris R. JATANA, Vidya T. RAMAN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Nov 07

Steroid- and immunosuppressant-based protocol of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis without angiotensin inhibitors in the acute phase: case series with correlation to histology

Katsuaki KASAHARA, Yoshimitsu GOTOH, Yoshiyuki KUROYANAGI, China NAGANO, Satoshi YAMAKAWA, Kazuki TANAKA, Asami TAKEDA, Osamu UEMURA *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Nov 07

Intrasphincteric BoTox injections in Hirschsprung’s disease: indications and outcome in 64 procedures over a ten-year period

Alessio PINI PRATO *, Maria Grazia FATICATO, Cinzia MAZZOLA, Serena ARRIGO, Girolamo MATTIOLI, Rossella ARNOLDI, Manuela MOSCONI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

New medical device coating mouth gel for temporary relief of teething symptoms: a pilot randomised, open-label, controlled study

Serban ROSU *, Dionisio F. BARATTINI, Filippo MURINA, Mihai GAFENCU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

A study on the effect of joint detection of biochemical markers and electrophysiological examination in the early diagnosis of children with Green-Barre syndrome

Kaili XU, Guohong CHEN, Yanli MA, Yuan WANG *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

The numerical value of fluid balance to predict survival in neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Xiaoyang HONG, Rong WU *, Jing XU, Zhichun FENG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

Increased parental perception of sleep disordered breathing in a cohort of infants with ALTE/BRUE events

Luana NOSETTI, Marco ANGRIMAN, Marco ZAFFANELLO *, Silvia SALVATORE, Letizia RIGGI, Alessandra C. NIESPOLO, Alessandro SALVATONI, Massimo AGOSTI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

Impact of dance therapy on children with specific learning disability: a two arm cluster randomized control study on Italian sample

Vincenza COFINI *, Azzurra CIANFARANI, Maria Rosita CECILIA, Anna CARBONELLI, Dina DI GIACOMO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Oct 04

Meeting nutritional needs of infants under 3 months of life within the first week after cardiovascular surgery

Carola SAURE *, Belisario ALMEYRA IBARRA, Carolina CAMINITI, Mariela KRYNSKI, Mercedes MONTONATI, Ricardo RODRIGUEZ, María ALTHABE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 24

The comparison of skin prick test, serological specific IgE test and solid phase immunoassay in the diagnosis of infantile allergic diseases

Junmei YAN, Jing CHEN, Haiqi LI, Yan HU *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 24

Serum levels of LH, IGF-1 and leptin in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) and the correlations with the development of ICPP

Jinshui HE *, Yueya KANG, Lixia ZHENG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 23

Extrauterine growth restriction at discharge in very low birth weight infants: a retrospective study in a level III neonatal intensive care unit

Pedro C. MARQUES *, Gustavo ROCHA, Filipa FLOR-DE-LIMA, Hercília GUIMARÃES

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 23

Nuck cyst: a rare cause of inguinal swelling in infancy

Alfonso PAPPARELLA *, Simone VACCARO, Marina ACCARDO, Laura DE ROSA, Andrea RONCHI, Carmine NOVIELLO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 18

Prevalence of human cosavirus and saffold virus in young children with gastroenteritis, Northern Italy

Valentina DAPRÀ, Paola MONTANARI, Marco RASSU, Cristina CALVI, Ilaria GALLIANO, Massimiliano BERGALLO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 18

What information does YouTube offer on laparoscopic pyloromyotomy?

Maja RAICEVIC *, Amulya K. SAXENA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 18

Complicated appendicitis wrongly diagnosed as nonspecific diarrhea: ways to decrease this continuous threat

Baruch KLIN *, Leonid ZLOTCAVITCH, Oleg LYSYY, Yigal EFRATI, Ibrahim ABU-KISHK

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Early childhood eye diseases and perinatal risk factors. Potential of record linkage between current information flows

Riccardo PERTILE *, Cristina TRETTEL, Lucia BOMBARDA, Elisabetta RACANO, Silvano PIFFER

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Empathy and behavior in children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders

Martina M. MENSI, Linda GASPARINI, Matteo CHIAPPEDI *, Franca R. GUERINI, Marika ORLANDI, Chiara ROGANTINI, Umberto BALOTTIN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Brain cooling reduces the risk of post-neonatal epilepsy in newborns affected by moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Licia LUGLI *, Eleonora BALESTRI, Alberto BERARDI, Isotta GUIDOTTI, Francesca CAVALLERI, Alessandra TODESCHINI, Marisa PUGLIESE, Elisa MUTTINI DELLA CASA, Laura LUCACCIONI, Fabrizio FERRARI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Measles vaccine in the school settings: a cross-sectional study about knowledge, personal beliefs, attitudes and practices of school teachers in northern Italy

Matteo RICCÓ *, Luigi VEZZOSI, Giovanni GUALERZI, Federica BALZARINI, Angelo G. MEZZOIUSO, Anna ODONE, Carlo SIGNORELLI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Duration of topical therapy in the maintenance of atopic dermatitis remission in paediatric age

Luca PECORARO *, Marta FLORILE, Michele PIAZZA, Pasquale COMBERIATI, Maria CLEMENTE, Elisa TADIOTTO, Angelo PIETROBELLI, Giorgio PIACENTINI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Irisin concentration in infant formulas and breast milk

Nina MÓL *, Przemysław TOMASIK, Katarzyna KLIMASZ, Magdalena ZASADA, Przemko KWINTA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jul 02

Evaluation of two RNA extraction methods for human parechovirus detection on pediatric stool specimens

Massimiliano BERGALLO *, Paola MONTANARI, Valentina DAPRÀ, Roberto CUCCU, Stefano BONAMIN, Clara GABIANO, Ilaria GALLIANO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 May 14

Consents or waivers of responsibility? Parents’ information in NICU

Carlo V. BELLIENI *, Caterina CORADESCHI, Maria R. CURCIO, Elisa Grande, Giuseppe BUONOCORE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Apr 12

Growth recovery in newly arrived international adoptees in Italy: relation to parenting stress

Elena CANZI *, Rosa ROSNATI, Laurie C. MILLER

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Apr 12

Psychological wellbeing in parents of children with phenylketonuria and association with treatment adherence

Lidia BORGHI *, Elisabetta SALVATICI, Giuseppe BANDERALI, Enrica RIVA, Marcello GIOVANNINI, Elena VEGNI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Apr 12

Does age affect outcome in children with clavicle fracture treated conservatively? QuickDash and MRC evaluation of 131 consecutive cases

Vito PAVONE, Claudia DE CRISTO, Gianluca TESTA *, Federico CANAVESE, Ludovico LUCENTI, Giuseppe SESSA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Apr 12

Qualitative and quantitative revaluation of specific learning disabilities: a multicentric study

Francesca F. OPERTO *, Roberta MAZZA, Maura BUTTIGLIONE, Francesco CRAIG, Alessandro FROLLI, Simone PISANO, Lucia MARGARI, Giangennaro COPPOLA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Apr 12

Influence of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic ratio on vancomycin treatment response in paediatric patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Jesus RUIZ *, Ana GARCÍA-ROBLES, María R. MARQUÉS, Maria J. COMPANY, Antonio SOLANA, Jose L. POVEDA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Feb 23

Recent perspectives of pediatric β-thalassaemias

Qi AN, Conghai FAN *, Shumei XU

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Feb 19

Can early physical therapy positively affect the onset of independent walking in infants with Down syndrome? A retrospective cohort study

Bruno CORRADO *, Nadia SOMMELLA, Gianluca CIARDI, Enza RAIANO, Iris SCALA, Pietro STRISCIUGLIO, Clemente SERVODIO IAMMARRONE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Feb 19

Psychopathological risk in a sample of immigrant preadolescents in Italy

Anna RIVA, Renata NACINOVICH *, Elisa BRIVIO, Francesca MAPELLI, Sara M. ROSSI, Francesca NERI, Monica BOMBA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jan 29

Inflammasome function in monocyte subsets and a risk of late-onset sepsis in preterm very low birth weight neonates

Magdalena ZASADA *, Marzena LENART, Magdalena RUTKOWSKA-ZAPAŁA, Małgorzata STEC, Ola CZYZ, Nina MÓL, Maciej SIEDLAR, Przemko KWINTA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jan 29

Identification of crucial genes of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in remission by protein‒protein interaction network and module analyses

Di LIU, Hui SUN, Wenhua LI, Yingwei ZHU, Jingying LI, Shimao JIN *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jan 29

MW polyomavirus in diarrheal Italian infants

Massimiliano BERGALLO *, Ilaria GALLIANO, Paola MONTANARI, Marco RASSU, Valentina DAPRÀ, Chiara MERLINO, Pier-Angelo TOVO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jan 29

Run versus cardiorespiratory endurance- not the same issue?

Gajewska EWA *, Katarzyna KALIŃSKA, Karolina SZCZEPAŃSKA, Magdalena SOBIESKA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2018 Jan 29

International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (IPAQ A): reliability of an Italian version

Alice MANNOCCI *, Daniele MASALA, Daniela MEI, Anna M. TRIBUZIO, Paolo VILLARI, Giuseppe LA TORRE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Dec 21

The influence of dexmedetomidine on the emergence agitation of pediatric patients after the operations of sense organs under general anesthesia using sevoflurane

Xiao-Le WU, Bei PENG, Cheng-Jing SHAN, Jing-Jing LIU, Feng-Chao ZHANG *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Dec 04

Current views of pediatric amblyopia

Wenqian CAI, Conghai FAN *, Bao GUO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Oct 25

Epidemiology of Serratia marcescens infections in NICU of a teaching and research hospital in northern Italy

Elisa BUTTINELLI *, Ilaria ARDOINO, Giulia DOMENICONI, Monica LANZONI, Lorenza PUGNI, Andrea RONCHI, Fabio MOSCA, Elia BIGANZOLI, Silvana CASTALDI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Oct 25

The functional manual therapy intervention in infants with nonsynostotic plagiocephaly: a pilot study

Mariangela BILLI, Angelo GRECO, Paola COLONNELI, Giordana VOLPI, Donatella VALENTE, Giovanni GALEOTO *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Sep 15

Vitamin D status in internationally adopted children: the experience in Northwest Italy

Irene RAFFALDI *, Silvia GARAZZINO, Giuseppina BALLARDINI, Mauro ZAFFARONI, Nicolino GRASSO, Gianni BONA, Pier-Angelo TOVO, Andrea GUALA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Sep 07

Promoting physical activity for children: an audit among Italian family paediatricians

Alberto DI GIOIA, Antonio DI MAURO, Leopoldo ASTUTO, Giovanni CAPUTI, Maria S. GALLONE, Angela NOTARNICOLA, Silvio TAFURI *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Jul 27

Elevated baseline adiponectin level predicting an increased risk of disease activity in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in children

Wafaa M. ABO EL FOTOH *, Ghada M. EL MASHAD

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Jun 22

The impact of valproic acid treatment on weight gain in pediatric patients with epilepsy

Pietro FERRARA *, Antonio GATTO, Valeria BLASI, Federica DI RUSCIO, Domenica BATTAGLIA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Jun 22

The impact of vitamin D supplementation on serum cathelicidin levels and the clinical course of atopic dermatitis in children

Kyriaki TSOTRA *, Anastasia GAROUFI, Lydia KOSSIVA, Dimitrios GOURGIOTIS, Theano TSOUKATOU, Eleni KATSANTONI, Panagiotis STAVROPOULOS

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Jun 22

Bcl-2 and Caspase-9 serum levels in children and adolescents with idiopathic epilepsy and active seizures

Angeliki SKARDOUTSOU, Panagiotis PRIMIKIRIS, Charalampos TSENTIDIS, Antonios MARMARINOS, Dimitrios GOURGIOTIS *

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 May 31

The influence of extra-curricular physical activities in the development of coordination in pre-school children

Marco A., SILVA BATISTA, Samuel A. ALMEIDA HONÓRIO *, Gareth W. JONES, João J. MATOS SERRANO, João M. DUARTE PETRICA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 May 31

The impact of intrauterine growth restriction on respiratory outcomes

Bárbara OLIVEIRA *, Filipa FLÔR-DE-LIMA, Gustavo ROCHA, Manuela RODRIGUES, Rita LADEIRAS, Hercília GUIMARÃES

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 May 04

Comparison between actigraphy and parental reporting for sleep assessment in hospitalized infants

Simone CERATTO, Paola DALMASSO, Roberto MINIERO, Luca, CORDERO di MONTEZEMOLO, Francesco SAVINO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 May 04

HERV-K and W expression in peripheral mononuclear cells of children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura and relation with TLRs activation

Massimiliano BERGALLO, Elisa LOIACONO, Ilaria GALLIANO, Paola MONTANARI, Licia PERUZZI, Pier-Angelo TOVO, Rosanna COPPO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Apr 20

Normal values of creatine kinase and of MB-creatine kinase at birth in healthy babies

Carlo V., BELLIENI, Barbara TOMASINI, Carlotta BRACCIALI, Giuseppe BUONOCORE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Mar 03

Somatic structural variations in pediatric brain tumors- an update

Zhengwei LI, Qingzeng SUN, Yingchun SHI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Feb 17

Disability and inclusive education in an Italian Region: analysis of the data for the school year 2012-2013

Evamaria LANZARINI, Antonia PARMEGGIANI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Feb 17

Healthcare professionals and pharmacovigilance of pediatric adverse drug reactions: a 5-year analysis of Adverse Events Reporting System database of the Food and Drug Administration

Caterina BIGI, Marco TUCCORI, Guido BOCCI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Feb 07

Serum BNP level expression of child patients suffering from ventricular septal defects of CHD and its relation with cardiac function and heart failure

Weidong XU, Huixian TAO, Dan HU, Guojian WANG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2017 Feb 07

A structured therapeutic education program for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: an analysis of the efficacy of the “Pediatric Education for Diabetes” project

Alessandra MAURI, Susanna SCHMIDT, Valentina SOSERO, Maria SAMBATARO, Laura NOLLINO, Francesco FABRIS, Anna CORÒ, Antonella SCANTAMBURLO, Maria L. MARCON, Michela CAZZIOLA-MERLOTTO, Tania CIANI, Michele TESSARIN, Agostino PACCAGNELLA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Dec 22

Overweight/obesity and lifestyle factors among Italian adolescents: the ALIADO study

Myriam GALFO, Laura CENSI, Laura D’ADDEZIO, Francesca MELINI, Deborah MARTONE

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Dec 22

Lifestyle and resulting body composition in young athletes

Gabriele MASCHERINI, Cristian PETRI, Piergiuseppe CALÀ, Vittorio BINI, Giorgio GALANTI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Dec 22

A novel TaqMAMA assay for allelic discrimination of immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 in pediatric patients

Massimiliano BERGALLO, Paola MONTANARI, Elisa LOIACONO, Ilaria GALLIANO

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Dec 22

The efficacy of nasal tip hold-press on venous cannulation pain in children: a prospective randomize controlled study

Behzad MAGHSOUDI, Mehrdad JOOKAR, Hosein HADDAD, Zahra ZOONOBI, Mahnaz RAKHSHAN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Dec 22

Serum cytokines in paediatric neuropsychiatric syndromes: focus on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Renato DONFRANCESCO, Paola NATIVIO, Edoardo BORRELLI, Eleonora GIUA, Elda ANDRIOLA, Maria P. VILLA, Michela DI TRANI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Nov 17

Treatment of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome by proportional assist ventilation plus synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation: a comparison study

Rong WU, Zhao F. TIAN, Xiang Y. KONG, Shao D. HUA, Jin H. HU, Guo F. ZHEN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Nov 09

The efficacy of pediatric ultrasound guided brachial plexus block anesthesia and determination of optimal anesthetic drug dosage

Chuanguo XU, Bing WANG, Aijun YANG, Zhiquan XIE, Chunxue LIU, Xiuwei LANG, Guanglei WANG

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Oct 28

The effects of combined application of transcranial magnetic stimulation and language training on children with language retardation

Aizhen QIU, Xinjian LI, Zhongxiu YANG, Zhilin LI, Jiping WANG, Huanxia YUAN, Xin JIN

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Oct 05

Reaction to the sensory integration therapy in children with postural stability deficits

Janusz MACIASZEK, Natalia KILAN, Michał BRONIKOWSKI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Oct 05

Serum motilin levels and motilin gene polymorphisms in children with functional constipation

Emel ULUSOY, Nur ARSLAN, Tuncay KÜME, Ayfer ÜLGENALP, Ceren ÇIRAH, Özlem BOZKAYA, Derya ERCAL

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Jul 14

How is the relation between endocrine changes and bone markers in pediatric thalassemic patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Amir A. HAMIDIEH, Zohreh HAMIDI, Maryam BEHFAR, Zeinab PAJOUHI, Kamran ALIMOGHADDAM, Fariba MOHSENI, Ardeshir GHAVAMZADEH, Maryam SOBHANI, Bagher LARIJANI, Mohammad R. MOHAJERI TEHRANI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Jul 08

Association between meal frequency with anthropometric measures and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents

Zeinab AHADI, Roya KELISHADI, Mostafa QORBANI, Hoda ZAHEDI, Mohammad E. MOTLAGH, Gelayol ARDALAN, Gita SHAFIEE, Hamid ASAYESH, Bagher LARIJANI, Ramin HESHMAT

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Jul 08

Is it confirmed the presence of neurological soft signs in children with Neurofibromatosis type 1?

Cinzia GALASSO, Livia CASARELLI, Nadia EL MALHANY, Maria B. PITZIANTI, Simonetta SPIRIDIGLIOZZI, Paolo CURATOLO, Augusto PASINI

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Jun 29

Growth hormone receptor polymorphisms and growth hormone response to stimulation test: a pilot study

Sara PAGANI, Gianpaolo DE FILIPPO, Giulia GENONI, Domenico RENDINA, Cristina MEAZZA, Elena BOZZOLA, Gianni BONA, Mauro BOZZOLA

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Minerva Pediatrica 2016 Jun 08

The association of SHANK3 gene polymorphism and Autism

Farhad MASHAYEKHI, Nahid MIZBAN, Elham BIDABADI, Zivar SALEHI