De novo Absence Status Epilepticus in a pediatric cohort: Electroclinical pattern in a multicenter Italian patients cohort.

Purpose: Absence Status epilepticus (AS) is a form of Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus defined as a prolonged, generalized and non-convulsive seizure, with an altered content of consciousness. We aim to describe a group of healthy children, who presented recurrent and unprovoked de novo AS as the only manifestation of their epilepsy, with an excellent response to antiepileptic drugs.

Method: We retrospectively reviewed the electroclinical and genetic features of 13 pediatric patients, referring to our epilepsy centers from 2005 to 2019, on the following criteria: (1) regular psychomotor development, (2) one or more unprovoked AS as the only epileptic manifestation, (3) normal blood testing, (4) normal neuroimaging, (5) EEG recording, (6) available follow-up (1-14 years).

Features of aura in paediatric migraine diagnosed using the ICHD 3 beta criteria.

Background In children and adolescents, the prevalence rate of migraine with aura is 1.6%. Few studies concerning migraine with aura features in paediatric population have been reported.

Pediatric Epidemic of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in the Area of L'Aquila, Italy, Four Years after a Catastrophic Earthquake.

Background: A Salmonella enterica epidemic occurred in children of the area of L'Aquila (Central Italy, Abruzzo region) between June 2013 and October 2014, four years after the catastrophic earthquake of 6 April 2009.

Methods: Clinical and laboratory data were collected from hospitalized and ambulatory children. Routine investigations for Salmonella infection were carried out on numerous alimentary matrices of animal origin and sampling sources for drinking water of the L'Aquila district, including pickup points of the two main aqueducts.

Neurological features of 14q24-q32 interstitial deletion: report of a new case.

Background: Interstitial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 14 involving the 14q24-q32 region have been reported in less than 20 patients. Previous studies mainly attempted to delineate recognizable facial dysmorphisms; conversely, descriptions on neurological features are limited to the presence of cognitive and motor delay, but no better characterization exists.

Case Presentation: In this paper we report on a patient with a de novo interstitial deletion of 5.