Publications by authors named "Anna Jolanda Gortan"
Background: Bronchiolitis is the main acute lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Data regarding SARS-CoV-2-related bronchiolitis are limited.
Objective: To describe the main clinical characteristics of infants with SARS-CoV-2-related bronchiolitis in comparison with infants with bronchiolitis associated with other viruses.
Article Synopsis
- Bronchiolitis is a common respiratory infection in infants, but diagnoses significantly decreased during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
- The study examined bronchiolitis cases in infants across Europe and Israel during the 2020-2021 winter, focusing on the role of SARS-CoV-2, with data collected from multiple pediatric emergency departments.
- Out of 314 bronchiolitis cases, only 16 (3%) were SARS-CoV-2 positive, with the overall clinical presentation being mild, highlighting a decline in typical RSV infections during this period.
Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of neuropsychological impairments, but few studies are available on the nonlinguistic neuropsychological abilities of children with CHD. We conducted neuropsychological evaluations using the NEPSY II on a cohort of 17 school-age Italian children with diagnoses of Class 1 CHD, no genetic or chromosomal abnormalities, and normal intelligence scores, and we compared them with 34 matched controls. Children with CHD in this study had undergone at least one cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass support.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital heart diseases (CHDs) represent one of the most common types of congenital abnormalities. More than 90% of children with critical heart defects achieve adulthood due to improvements in medical and surgical treatments. Nonetheless, survivors are at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders that may lead also to language impairments.
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