MRI-based analysis of the microstructure of the thalamus and hypothalamus and functional connectivity between cortical networks in episodic cluster headache.

Background: Neuroimaging studies have shown that hypothalamic/thalamic nuclei and other distant brain regions belonging to complex cerebral networks are involved in cluster headache (CH). However, the exact relationship between these areas, which may be dependent or independent, remains to be understood. We investigated differences in resting-state functional connectivity (FC) between brain networks and its relationship with the microstructure of the hypothalamus and thalamus in patients with episodic CH outside attacks and healthy controls (HCs).

Impact of diagnostic testing on outcomes of children with rumination syndrome.

Objectives: Rumination syndrome (RS) is diagnosed based on clinical criteria with or without diagnostic testing showing characteristic findings on antroduodenal manometry (ADM), high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM), and multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH testing (MII-pH). The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between diagnostic testing and clinical outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of children with RS evaluated at our institution.

Delayed Gastric Emptying Correlates With Decreased Post-prandial Motility in Children: A Single-center Retrospective Review.

Background/aims: Pediatric patients with suspected gastroparesis often undergo antroduodenal manometry (ADM) and gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) for diagnostic purposes. However, it is unknown if delayed gastric emptying (DGE) correlates with manometric findings. This study evaluates whether ADM parameters differ between normal and abnormal GES in pediatric patients.

Italian version of the Headache Disability Inventory: Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability.

Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) into Italian and study its reliability and validity.

Methods: A total of 132 participants with primary and secondary headaches were included. The translation was performed following international guidelines with forward and back translation procedures.

Local Dynamic Stability of Trunk During Gait Can Detect Dynamic Imbalance in Subjects with Episodic Migraine.

Background/hypothesis: Motion sensitivity symptoms, such as dizziness or unsteadiness, are frequently reported as non-headache symptoms of migraine. Postural imbalance has been observed in subjects with vestibular migraine, chronic migraine, and aura. We aimed to assess the ability of largest Lyapunov's exponent for a short time series (sLLE), which reflects the ability to cope with internal perturbations during gait, to detect differences in local dynamic stability between individuals with migraine without aura (MO) with an episodic pattern between attacks and healthy subjects (HS).