A5075478742- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Congenital heart defects research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Infant Health and Development
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
2011-2025
University of Brescia
2012-2023
Google (United States)
2021
University of Pavia
2012
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of early visual training and environmental adaptation on function neurological development in infants with impairment. Method This was a pilot intervention clinical trial study. Thirty (mean age 5.9mo, SD 2.1mo, range 4–11mo; 16 males, 14 females) peripheral impairment (PVI, n =15) or cerebral (CVI, participated 6‐month programme. matched 6mo, 1.4mo, 4–9mo; 18 12 served as comparison group. Primary outcome measures were acuity, contrast sensitivity,...
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neurodevelopment disorder resulting from deficient expression or function of the maternally inherited allele UBE3A gene. The aim study to attempt at providing detailed definition neurodevelopmental profile in AS, with particular regard motor, cognitive, communicative, behavioural and neurovisual, features by using standardized instruments.A total ten subjects aged 5 11 years (4 males 6 females) molecular confirmed diagnosis AS (7 15q11.2-q13 deletion 3...
Action Observation Treatment is a novel rehabilitation approach exploiting neurophysiological mechanism that allows one to recruit the neural structures sub-serving action execution during mere observation of those same actions. effective in several neurological diseases. In this pilot study, we used telerehabilitation setting children with Cerebral Palsy.Ten Palsy, aged 5-12 years, entered study. They followed program at home remote supervision by child neurologist located hospital. Outcome...
Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is a very common finding in children affected by Palsy (CP). In this paper we studied the characteristics of CVI large group with CP and CVI, describing their neurovisual profiles according to three different age subgroups (subgroup 1: infants 6 months-2 years; subgroup 2: pre-school 3-5 3: school ≥ years).We enrolled 180 subjects (104 males, mean 66 ± 42.6 months; range 6-192 months) for study. We carried out demographic clinical data collection,...
Abstract Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia (PTCD) is a recently described, rare disorder characterized by peculiar cerebellar and brainstem malformation. Nineteen patients have been reported to date, of which only one in the adolescent age, data on clinical, cognitive behavioural outcome this syndrome are scarce. Here we describe three with PTCD. All presented bilateral deafness multiple cranial neuropathies, variably associated skeletal, cardiac gastro-intestinal malformations. Feeding...
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDs) display several developmental impairments across various domains that impact parent-child interactions, emphasizing the need for effective early interventions. This multi-centric study aimed to evaluate of video-feedback intervention (VFI) on enhancing maternal behavior (i.e., sensitivity) and socio-emotional skills engagement emotionality) in children NDs during normal or stressful interactions Face-to-Face Still-Face, [FFSF]) paradigm. A...
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience impairments beyond motor planning, affecting visual perceptual and visual-motor integration abilities, similar to children Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), making it challenging distinguish between the two conditions. This study aimed identify convergences divergences in clinical, neuropsychological, functional vision-related skills of DCD CVI. An assessment neuropsychological profile (cognitive, cognitive, coordination...
Nomograms are commonly used in oncology to assist clinicians individualized decision-making processes, such as considering sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for melanoma patients. Concurrently, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being utilized medical predictions. This study aims compare the predictive accuracy of nomograms and AI platforms SNB positivity a real-world cohort A retrospective analysis patients who underwent from 2020 2024 single institution was performed. Three open-access...
Children with cerebral palsy often present cognitive-visual dysfunctions characterized by visuo-perceptual and/or visuo-spatial deficits associated a malfunctioning of visual-associative areas. The neurofunctional model this condition remains poorly understood due to the lack clear correlation between deficit and morphological brain anomalies. aim our study was quantify pattern white matter abnormalities within whole in children palsy, identify tracts sub-serving functions, order better...
This study aimed to describe the intellectual profile based on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 4th edition (WISC-IV) in children with self-limited epilepsy centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS), an attempt define possible predictive epilepsy-related variables of cognitive performance.The WISC-IV was assessed 161 SeLECTS and their profiles were compared a matched sample healthy control children.Children performed within normal range across all indices, demonstrating particular strength...
Abstract Aim To longitudinally evaluate the natural history of cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in children with palsy (CP) and identify which early signs or symptoms are associated cognitive disorders (CVDs) at school age. Method Fifty‐one individuals CP CVI underwent an ophthalmological, oculomotor, basic function evaluation three time points: T0 (6–35 months old); T1 (3–5 years T2 (≥6 old). We also performed a T2. Logistic regression fitted using generalized estimation equation (binary)...
Improvements in survival rates of premature infants over the past several years have resulted an increasing number children with brain injury. Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is among most common sequelae a preterm birth and usually arises from hypoxic ischemic injury to watershed areas brain. The term was introduced by Whiting more than 20 ago replace inappropriate “cortical blindness” used describe permanent impairments adult patients. CVI includes all dysfunctions “caused damage to, or...
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are widely believed to possess considerable socialization strengths. However, the findings on social cognition capabilities controversial. In present study, we investigated whether individuals DS exhibit shortage in face tuning, one of indispensable components cognition. For this purpose, implemented a recently developed Face-n-Food paradigm food-plate images composed food ingredients such as fruits and vegetables. The key benefit 'face like non-face' is...
Faces hold a substantial value for effective social interactions and sharing. Covering faces with masks, due to COVID-19 regulations, may lead difficulties in using signals, particular, individuals neurodevelopmental conditions. Daily-life participation of who were born preterm is immense importance their quality life. Here we examined face tuning (aged 12.79 ± 1.89 years) exhibited signs periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), dominant form brain injury birth survivors. For assessing the...
Dorsal stream cortical networks underpin a cluster of visuomotor, visuospatial, and visual attention functions. Sensitivity to global coherence motion static form is considered signature processing in the dorsal (motion) relative ventral (form). Poorer sensitivity compared has been found across diverse range neurodevelopmental disorders, suggesting "dorsal vulnerability." However, previous studies Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have shown conflicting findings. We examined two...