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Intratympanic treatment with dexamethasone as first-line or salvage therapy in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Results of a retrospective study
2014
Aim: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a condition of emergency in Otolaryngology. Although there is no universally accepted treatment protocol, corticosteroids, intravenous and oral, are the most common treatment The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intratympanic administration of dexamethasone as first line therapy, or as a rescue therapy after treatment with systemic steroids in patients not responders. Methods: The population, consisting of 85 patients referred to our unit from January 2010 to December 2013, was divided into two groups according to the treatment protocol performed. We also analyzed possible variables that may affect the response to treatment such …
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
2019
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), is an important otological disorder that affects up to 5-20 in 100,000 people. It is characterized by a rapid loss of the hearing, usually unilateral, with a sensorineural hearing loss greater than 30 dB over three consecutive frequencies, in less than 72 hours and can be associated with tinnitus and vertigo. It is a real sensorineural emergency that can become a permanent handicap if not adequately treated. Because of patients recovering rapidly or seeking no medical attention, the true figure might be higher, even if delaying SHL diagnosis and treatment may decrease the effectiveness of treatment. Sudden Hearing Loss can occur at any age but usua…
Retrospective study on the comparison of out-of-hospital and in-hospital sudden cardiovascular death: An italian experience
2015
A retrospective study of forensic autopsies was carried out in the time interval January 2007 to December 2012 at the Forensic Pathology Service, Catania, south Italy, with a reference population of 3 000 000 inhabitants. During the study period, 1346 forensic autopsies were performed, including 223 (16.57%) sudden/unexpected deaths. Among the latter, 116 fulfilled the criteria of out-of-hospital (Group A) and 107 were in-hospital (Group B) sudden/unexpected deaths with suspected medical malpractice and/or a professional liability claim. In Group A, coronary artery disease was the most common cause of death (N=67; 57.65 %), followed by cardiomyopathies (N=19, 16.38%) and myocarditis (N= 6; …
SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED JUVENILE DEATH AND THE ROLE OF MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATION: UPDATE ON MOLECULAR AUTOPSY
2012
In the past few years, contributions of molecular biology assays to the investigation of sudden juvenile death have permitted to clarify some of the pathogenetic aspects of sud-den arrhythmic death, opening the way to preventive action on victims’ relatives. We reviewed literature on the genetics of sudden juvenile death, and on molecular biol-ogy assays performed on autoptic samples. Biological investigation permits the detection of genetic mutations underlying the suscep-tibility to sudden cardiac death of individuals with rare inherited forms of arrhythmia (Long QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, Lev’s disease etc.) through the analysis of criti-cal sequences codifying for ion channel subuni…
In giro per il mondo, il sud nel cuore
2009
Studenti in calo e in fuga: quale è il destino degli atenei siciliani?
2015
Negli ultimi anni si è assistito a un notevole decremento delle immatricolazioni in generale, e in Sicilia in particolare, a cui sono anche corrisposte maggiori immatricolazioni di siciliani nelle università del Centro-Nord. Dalle analisi dei dati ufficiali del MIUR è emerso che le variabili con maggiore influenza nei confronti del calo delle immatricolazioni in totale sono i diplomati che non provengono dal liceo e le aree disciplinare sociali e umanistiche. Questi elementi sembrano delineare un panorama universitario in cui non c’è più posto per le lauree “deboli” e gli studenti “deboli”. In questo quadro sconfortante si inserisce la riduzione dei trasferimenti ministeriali che hanno subi…
A new bipartite matching approach for record linkage: the case of two big Italian databases
2022
In recent years, university student mobility in Italy has worsened the north-south economic divide. Therefore, studying this phenomenon and its determinants is necessary to provide helpful information to support socio-economic policies. Thus, this paper aims at integrating two big databases about university students in Italy: the first one is provided by the Ministry of University and Research, concerning the university careers of student cohorts; the second one is provided by the AlmaLaurea consortium, concerning the university experiences of graduates and their success in the labour market. Both databases contain socio-demographic information that complements each other. The proposed meth…
IL FUTURO DI GAIA
2008
La monografia è stata promossa dall'UNESCO per sostenere le attività a sostegno del Decennio per l'Educazione allo Sviluppo Sostenibile. Nel dicembre del 2002, l’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite ha proclamato il Decennio dell’Educazione allo Sviluppo Sostenibile (DESS) per il periodo 2005-2014 e ne ha affidato la guida all’UNESCO. Finalità del Decennio è sensibilizzare governi e società civili di tutto il mondo verso la necessità di un futuro più equo e armonioso, rispettoso del prossimo e delle risorse del Pianeta, valorizzando il ruolo che in tale percorso è rivestito dall’educazione. L’obiettivo è mettere in grado ogni individuo, mediante l’educazione, di fornire un contributo allo…
Introduzione a "Tana, liberi tutti"
2008
Shi tansuo: una rivista di poesia contemporanea
2010
L'articolo descrive gli argomenti trattati nella rivista letteraria di poesia 'Shi tansuo' a partire dall'anno di ripresa della pubblicazione nel 1994. La rivista, infatti, era uscita tra il 1980 e il 1984 e aveva subito un'interruzione. Gli argomenti trattati offrono uno spaccato molto denso del dibattito culturale cinese contemporaneo. The article describes the topics covered in the literary poetry magazine 'Shi tansuo' from the year of resumption of publication in 1994. The magazine, in fact, was published between 1980 and 1984 and had suffered an interruption. The topics covered offer a very dense insight into the contemporary Chinese cultural debate.