Lipid profile pattern in pediatric overweight population with or without NAFLD in relation to IDF criteria for metabolic syndrome: a preliminary study.

Background And Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the lipid profile pattern of pediatric overweight and/or obese patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in relation to IDF Consensus Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome (MetS).

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional preliminary study on 45 consecutive pediatric patients. Overweight or obese children aged from 3 to 18 years were included.

Ultrasound diagnosis in two cases of severe craniofacial anomalies.

Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a rare anomaly of the brain consisting of an absent or incomplete separation of the forebrain in early gestation. We present 2 variants of HPE, diagnosed by ultrasound, which combined with the clinical features led to HPE subtypes differentiation.

Preterm screening by transfontanelar ultrasound - results of a 5 years cohort study.

Objectives: Intracranial hemorrhages (ICH) might be the cause of significant psycho-motor or cognitive impairment in preterm babies. A 5 year cohort study performed in the IOMC was aimed at determining the prevalence and proportion of the main types of ICH diagnosed by transfontanelar (TF) ultrasound among admitted preterms, along with the neuro-developmental effects on a 12 month follow-up period.

Material And Methods: In the above mentioned period all enrolled newborns were examined by TF ultrasound according to a common standardized protocol.