Publications by authors named "Lorenzo Fiorica"

Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage (NAH) in newborn infants is a rare event that is associated with specific anatomical and vascular characteristics. It is more common in term infants and occurs more often in neonates who feature perinatal asphyxia. Symptoms that more frequently prompt to diagnosis are prolonged jaundice, detection of an abdominal mass, anemia, scrotal discoloration and/or swelling, hypotonia, lethargy, and hypertension.

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Introduction: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with status epilepticus may occur after liver transplant. This may rarely lead to refractory epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis (HS).

Case Description: We report the first case of epilepsy surgery in a liver-transplanted patient with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy.

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Background: Most studies that assess the effects of breakfast on subsequent mental abilities compared performance in subjects who had or had not consumed this meal. However, characteristics of breakfast itself may induce metabolic and hormonal alterations of the gastrointestinal tract and potentially modify cognitive performance. Moreover, as far as the evidence on the positive effects of having breakfast is becoming more robust, interest may shift to the specific characteristics of an adequate breakfast.

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