Publications by authors named "L Reggiani"
Sore throat represents one of the main causes of antibiotic overprescription in children. Its management is still a matter of debate, with countries considering streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis a benign and self-limiting condition and others advocating for its antibiotic treatment to prevent suppurative complications and acute rheumatic fever. Italian paediatricians frequently prescribe antibiotics on a clinical basis regardless of microbiological results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsthma is the most frequent chronic disease of childhood, affecting up to 20% of children worldwide. The main guidelines on asthma maintenance therapy in pediatrics suggest different approaches and describe different stages of asthma to determine the most appropriate treatment. This project aims to summarize the most recent evidence regarding maintenance therapy for asthma in children and adolescents.
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- Wheezing is common in preschoolers, affecting about 30% of children under three, and these children face significantly higher rates of emergency visits and hospitalizations compared to older kids with asthma.
- A consensus document from experts in Italy outlines mechanisms behind preschool wheezing, identifying both risk factors (like allergies, pollution, and tobacco exposure) and protective factors (such as breastfeeding and vitamin D).
- The expert panel used systematic reviews and the GRADE approach to develop recommendations, emphasizing the need for more research and preventive strategies to reduce children's exposure to risks that harm respiratory health.
Preschool wheezing should be considered an umbrella term for distinctive diseases with different observable and measurable phenotypes. Despite many efforts, there is a large gap in knowledge regarding management of preschool wheezing. In order to fill this lack of knowledge, the aim of these guidelines was to define management of wheezing disorders in preschool children (aged up to 5 years).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Dementia Associated with Increased Psychological Distress in Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Alzheimers Dis
May 2021
Background: The social isolation imposed by COVID-19 pandemic can have a major impact on the mental health of dementia patients and their caregivers.
Objective: We aim to evaluate the neurological decline of patients with dementia and the caregivers' burden during the pandemic.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study.