Challenges in transitioning from adolescent to Adult Mental Health Services for young adults with ADHD in Italy: an observational study.

Aims: Ensuring a successful transition to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) is fundamental for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients to prevent adverse scenarios in adults (e.g., psychiatric disorders, substance or alcohol abuse).

Autologous Cryopreserved Adipose Tissue Using an Innovative Technique: An In Vitro Biological Characterization.

Background: Utilization of autologous adipose tissue transplantation in plastic and orthopedic surgery such as breast reconstruction and intra-articular injection has become an attractive surgical treatment with satisfactory clinical outcomes. Nevertheless, repeated liposuctions necessary to harvest fatty tissue, normally performed with sedation or general anesthesia, may represent a noteworthy concern.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to demonstrate through an in vitro characterization the validity of the surgical option of cryopreserved autologous adipose tissue harvested in a single shot for repeated graft transfer in breast reconstruction without impairment of cell viability and sterility.

Protocols for transitioning to adult mental health services for adolescents with ADHD.

Background: For Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) youth transitioning from child to adult services, protocols that guide the transition process are essential. While some guidelines are available, they do not always consider the effective workload and scarce resources. In Italy, very few guidelines are currently available, and they do not adhere to common standards, possibly leading to non-uniform use.

Pediatrician and parental evaluation of child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age.

Background: The early identification of infants with a risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in the first few years of life is essential for better developmental outcomes. Screenings should be carried out by combining the family pediatricians' and parents' perspectives, the two fundamental sources of information on children's health. The present study has three aims: (a) to test the feasibility of parent-report instruments to detect warning signs in their children's development; (b) to ascertain whether there is an agreement between the family pediatricians' (FP) clinical judgments of warning signs and the parental perceptions; (c) to determine whether there is a link between parents' distress and child development.

Transitioning to adult mental health services for young people with ADHD: an Italian-based survey on practices for pediatric and adult services.

Background: Supporting young ADHD patients in transition to adult services is essential. Yet, the low percentages of successful referrals and the issues reported by patients and clinicians stress the need for further attention to transitioning practices. The present study assessed the transitioning process of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patients in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) in the Italian territory.

Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartoma with Atypical Localization Treated by Mohs Micrographic Surgery.

Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma (EAH) is a rare hamartoma characterized by a benign proliferation of eccrine glands and vascular structures in the dermis. These tumors rarely regress spontaneously, so surgical excision of the involved tissue is required when pain or enlargement occurs. Here, the authors report the clinical case of a patient affected by an extremely painful EAH with the atypical localization at the last phalanx of the thumb of the right hand with involvement of nail matrix and nail bed.

Transition care for adolescents and young adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A descriptive summary of qualitative evidence.

The review presents a summary of available evidence about transition care of ADHD patients from all service users' perspectives. Common barriers, and suggestions for improvement ADHD of transition care, were extrapolated from qualitative research, including case notes studies, and were exposed. A comprehensive search of the PubMed, Embase, PsychInfo and Web of Science databases for articles published up to October 2021 was conducted to summarize recent evidence on the experiences of all stakeholders involved in the transition process.

The Use of Quercetin to Improve the Antioxidant and Regenerative Properties of Frozen or Cryopreserved Human Amniotic Membrane.

The biological properties of the human amniotic membrane (HAM) and its characteristic ability to be a reservoir of growth factors promoting wound healing make it an ideal biological dressing for the treatment of different clinical conditions, such as burns and non-healing wounds. However, the application of a preservation method on the HAM is required during banking to maintain biological tissue properties and to ensure the release overtime of protein content for its final clinical effectiveness after application on the wound bed. Although cryopreservation and freezing are methods widely used to maintain tissue properties, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced within tissue cellular components during their switching from frozen to thawed state.

Distance Learning in Children with and without ADHD: A Case-control Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: This research involved the parents of ADHD students to explore how their children coped with online distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic and what implications this schooling method had on their emotional and behavioral well-being.

Method: Data were collected during lockdown using an online questionnaire addressed to 100 mothers and were compared with 184 matched controls from a national survey launched in the same period.

Results: Attention span, spontaneous commitment, and autonomy in distance learning was found to be more limited in ADHD group.

Ten Years (2011-2021) of the Italian Lombardy ADHD Register for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with ADHD.

Background: The purpose of this article is to update the diagnostic assessment, therapeutic approach, and 12-18 month follow-up of patients added to the Italian Lombardy Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Register.

Methods: Medical records of patients added to the Registry from 2011 to 2021 were analysed.

Results: 4091 of 5934 patients met the criteria for a diagnosis of ADHD, and 20.

Burnout in Intensive Care Unit Workers during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Cross-Sectional Italian Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive impact on the Italian healthcare systems, which became overwhelmed, leading to an increased risk of psychological pressure on ICU workers. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of distress (anxiety, depression and insomnia symptoms), burnout syndrome and resilience in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to detect potential factors associated with their psychological response. This cross-sectional, survey-based study enrolled 136 healthcare workers assisting COVID-19 patients in the new COVID-19 ward (Intensive Care Unit), at Milano Fiera, Lombardy.

Distance learning in Italian primary and middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey.

Background: School closure created difficulties for parents, who were asked to care for their children and help them with schooling, while working at home. We aimed to explore the experiences in organising school for children at home and its implications on children's psychological well-being and educational progress during the quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A nationwide online survey of mothers of primary and middle school students was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Psychological distress among Italians during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine.

Background: Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people's exposure to a contagious disease has substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on psychologically distressing experiences of Italians living in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: From 6 to 20 April 2020 participants filled out an online questionnaire.

One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA): A fast molecular test based on CK19 mRNA concentration for assessment of lymph-nodes metastases in early stage endometrial cancer.

Introduction: The aim of the current study is to evaluate the detection rate of micro- and macro-metastases of the One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) compared to frozen section examination and subsequent ultra-staging examination in early stage endometrial cancer (EC).

Material And Methods: From March 2016 to June 2016, data of 40 consecutive FIGO stage I EC patients were prospectively collected in an electronic database. The sentinel lymph node mapping was performed in all patients.

Differential Expression of Myoepithelial Markers in Salivary, Sweat and Mammary Glands.

Myoepithelial cells (MECs) are contractile elements showing a combined epithelial and smooth muscle phenotype. Among the numerous immunohistochemical markers employed to detect MECs, smooth muscle actin (SMA) is the most widely used. Recently, other markers of smooth muscle differentiation have been demonstrated in MECs, such as calponin, heavy caldesmon (h-caldesmon), and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMM-HC).