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Accomando S.
POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMORS: A CASE REPORT OF ACQUIRED TORTICOLLIS IN CHILDREN
Torticollis is a pathological condition characterized by involuntary flexion of the neck to the affected side and contextually a rotation of the chin in the opposite direction. We present the case of a 7-year-old girl, admitted to the paediatric emergency department complaining of headache, laterocollis rotation, left torticollis and deviation of the head to the right, without history of trauma or systemic illness. Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scans were performed, showing a subtentorial lesion, expanded into the left median and paravermian region, associated with hypertensive hydrocephalus. Histopathological analysis revealed a first-degree astrocytom…
The sicilian network of biological therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: preliminary data from a prospective study on efficacy and safety
Background and aim: The monitoring of appropriateness and costs of biological therapy in Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relevant need. We aimed to evaluate appropriateness, efficacy and safety of biological therapy in IBD in Sicily through a web based network of prescribing centers. Material and methods: The Sicilian network for the monitoring of biological therapy in IBD is composed by a super Hub coordinator center and five Hub plus ten Spoke centers. From January 2013 all IBD patients starting a biological agent (incident cases) or already on treatment (prevalent cases) were entered in a web based software. Herein we report data on remission and response after twelve weeks of biol…
The Sicilian network of biological therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: preliminary data on efficacy .
Background: The monitoring of appropriateness, costs, and clinical outcomes of biological therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relevant need. We aimed to evaluate all these issues in Sicily through a web based network of all prescribing centers. Methods: From January 2013, all IBD patients starting a biological agent (incident cases) or already on treatment (prevalent cases) were entered in a web based software. Herein we report data of incident cases about the efficacy of biological therapy after twelve weeks and one year of treatment. Results: From January 2013 to October 2016, 1475 patients were included. Incident cases were 1090. Considering that 16% of patients experienced …