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Intervención psicológica en la adhesion al tratamiento de enfermedades crónicas pediátricas
2001
El presente trabajo analiza desde el punto de vista psicológico los problemas de cumplimiento del tratamiento en las enfermedades crónicas pediátricas. Se describe la repercusión del tema sobre la enfermedad, el médico responsable, el paciente y sus familiares, haciendo una mención especial a la complejidad del problema cuando se presenta en la población adolescente. Se revisan los factores que dificultan la adherencia a las prescripciones médicas, identificando aspectos relacionados con la enferm edad y el tratamiento, y variables cognitivas, emocionales, conductuales, familiares, sociales, culturales, organizacionales y económicas. Se realiza una propuesta de intervención psicológica que …
Molecular Progression in Unusual Recurrent Non-Pediatric Intracranial Clear Cell Meningioma
2017
We report a case of a recurrent clear cell meningioma (CCM) in the frontal lobe of the brain of a 67-year-old man. The patient developed three recurrences: at 3, 10, and 12 years after his initial surgery. Histopathology observations revealed a grade 2 CCM with positivity for vimentin and epithelial membrane antigen. Expression of E-cadherin was positive only in the primary tumour and in the first available recurrence. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses demonstrated 1p and 14q deletions within the last recurrence. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification studies revealed a heterozygous partial NF2 gene deletion, which progressed to total loss in the last recurrence. The las…
PEDIATRIC OSAS TREATED WITH ADENOIDECTOMY: A COHORT STUDY CONDUCTED AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PALERMO, ITALY
2021
The incidence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in the pediatric population is about 2%. The diagnosis is based on the employment of questionnaires, and polysomnography (PSG) that is the gold standard also among children. The PSG allows to classify OSAS as mild in case of 110. If polysomnography is not available, we need alternative diagnostic tests such as nocturnal oximetry studies and respiratory polygraphy. The risk factors identified are different from adults, first tonsillar hypertrophy wins over others. The symptoms and signs described are similar to adult population, but sleep enuresis, neurocognitive impairment and behavioral problems (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disor…