A5057704673- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Blood disorders and treatments
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Renal and related cancers
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Tumors and Oncological Cases
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Immune cells in cancer
University of Cagliari
2009-2023
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Cagliari
2009-2018
Regione Puglia
2008
Despite the advancements in medical knowledge and technology, etiopathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is not yet fully understood although oxidative stress seems to play a role, leading very demanding management these patients by neonatologist. In this context, metabolomics can be useful understanding, diagnosing, treating illness since it one newest omics science that analyzes metabolome an individual through investigation biological fluids such as urine blood. study, 18...
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a non-psychotic depressive disease with varying severity, from moderate to severe, which according the DSM IV originates after 4th 6th week giving birt...
Summary Purpose: With the development of intensive care, survival extremely low‐birthweight (ELBW) infants (<1,000 g) has greatly improved. The aim our study was to report incidence epilepsy after a follow‐up >7 years in population ELBW children, born central and southern Sardinia between 1991 2000. Methods: We analyzed data 104 children. All had serial cranial ultrasound echography (CUE) neonatal period some also magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). At last we evaluated occurrence...
Background: A variety of renal and urological abnormalities have been reported in subjects with Down syndrome (DS). With increased longevity, it appears that a growing number these presents chronic failure. Definition underlying cause failure could lead to the prevention progressive dysfunction patients. The aim this study was improve understanding morphological changes occur kidney fetuses DS. Methods: To end, 25 were examined. Kidney sections stained HE DS-fetuses showed greater width zone...
The relationship between placental calcifications and pregnancy outcome is still controversial. In this study, we examined the occurrence of calcifications, proposed a histopathological score system, Placental Calcification Score (PCS). We assigned (from 1 to 3) according their pattern (dusty = 1; single 2; cluster grading (low moderate high 3). Multiplying with that grading, obtained score. After that, summing each one three calcification patterns, achieved PCS. 47 consecutive monochorionic...
The basic structures involved in the development of auditory function and consequently language acquisition are directed by genetic code, but expression individual genes may be altered exposure to environmental factors, which if favorable, orient it proper direction, leading its towards normality, unfavorable, they deviate from physiological course. Early sensorial experience during foetal period (i.e. intrauterine noise floor, sounds coming outside attenuated uterine filter, particularly...
A female preterm infant, weighing 2,480 g, was born in a first level Hospital, with caesarean section performed for acute fetal distress. The mother, 34 years old woman, had previous healthy child. At birth the general conditions were good. cardiological examination patent ductus arteriosus diagnosed. Laboratory values within normal range. newborn discharged after 11 days, good and spontaneous feeding. During planned cardiologic follow-up control at day 50, cardiac ultrasounds revealed an...
Neonatal respiratory distress is a potentially life-threatening condition, representing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for physicians, especially when it caused by rare pathologies. Head neck remnants are benign congenital neoplasms rarely observed in newborns. Teratoma the most common tumor childhood, while head epithelial mesenchymal hamartomas uncommon. We report three cases of pharyngeal presenting with neonatal airway obstruction. 9-month-old, 35-day-old, 15-hour-old patients, who...
Accidental discovery of a fluid collection within the posterior cranial fossa in fetus or newborn can be tricky incidental finding during routine scan, alarming for Dandy-Walker Malformation (DWM). The main cystic lesions are DWM, Blake’s Pouch Cyst (BPC), Arachnoid (AC) and Mega Cisterna Magna (MCM), although latter is not proper cyst. key event development DWM cerebellar vermis hypoplasia that causes persistence superior membranous area, which expands into forming large 4th ventricle. BPC...
Childhood polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing vasculitis, affecting small and medium size blood vessels. This condition was first described by Kussmaul Maier in 1866. Although comparatively rare childhood, it the most common form of systemic vasculitis children. PAN includes two different subtypes, classical presenting with wide range clinical manifestations including dermatologic, musculoskeletal, nervous, renal, gastrointestinal systems more frequent cutaneous (CPAN) that involves...