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Aim. This prospective study was performed to evaluate perinatal outcome and maternal risk factors in pregnancies complicated by fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Methods. A total of 3 537 women pregnant with a singleton gestation were enrolled in the study: 219 of these pregnancies were complicated by fetal growth restriction...

CONTEXT: Discordant growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) values are frequent in acromegaly.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of different GH cutoffs on discordance rate. To investigate whether the mean of consecutive GH measurements impacts discordance rate when matched to the last available IGF-1 value.DESIGN:...

The research here presented aims to the investigation of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and of the sympatho-vagal balance during sleep-related seizures in patients affected by Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) type II. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) signal was recorded during sleep together with S-EEG (stereo EEG) acquisitions performed for...

Background: First-generation somatostatin receptor ligands (fg-SRLs) represent the first-line medical treatment for acromegaly, recommended in patients with persistent disease after neurosurgery, or when surgical approach is not feasible. Despite the lack of strong recommendations from guidelines and consensus statements, data from national...