DOMIZIO S.

In order to evaluate the effects on behaviour of some anti-epileptic drugs, we studied 300 children treated with phenobarbital and other drugs; their age ranged from 3.1 months to 15.9 years. The children were divided into two groups; group, A: 197 (116 male and 81 female) children, mean age±SD 5.3±2.8 years, treated with phenobarbital; group...

The authors report a case of a newborn with severe encephalopathy and cerebral calcifications. The newborn was admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Chieti at 2 days of age suffering from continuous generalized seizures. He was the child of healthy first-degree cousins. Cerebral ultrasonography showed bilateral ventricular dilatation and...

Intracranial tumors are rare in the neonatal period, and generally the most common histological types are astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, choroid plexus papilloma and neuroectodermal tumors. The early diagnosis of these tumors is often very difficult. The authors report a case of a full-term newborn who presented with opisthotonus. A subependymal...

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We describe brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) obtained in 48 full-term newborns (20 boys, 28 girls) presenting with high serum total bilirubin concentration (from 238 to 442 mM) without Rhesus or group A, B, O factors incompatibility. Recordings were performed on the 3rd day of life and repeated 5-7 days post-appropriate therapy with...