Drowning in Children and Predictive Parameters: A 15-Year Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Drowning is a serious and underestimated public health problem, with the highest morbidity and mortality reported among children. Data regarding pediatric outcomes of drowning are often inadequate, and data collection is poorly standardized among centers. This study aims to provide an overview of a drowning pediatric population in pediatric emergency department, focusing on its main characteristics and management and evaluating prognostic factors.

[Intramedullary neuroenteric cyst simulating Sandifer's syndrome].

We report the case of a child with frequent episodes of arms and neck hypertonia and regurgitation. These characteristics, associated with an esophagitis, suggested the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (Sandifer syndrome?). Because after an appropriate therapy the symptoms didn't disappear, a neurological disorder was suspected: MRI showed two bulky intramedullary cysts.