Publications by authors named "Paola Cicioni"

Background: Neonatal encephalopathy is a clinical condition of altered neurological function in the first days of life. Targeted temperature management (TTM) is a validated approach to mitigate neurologic sequelae. Current literature suggests using rectal or esophageal site to assess temperature during TTM, but few studies focused on the best and the less invasive site to evaluate the temperature.

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Bronchiolitis is a clinical syndrome involving the lower respiratory tract of infants and young children. The majority of patients recover using adequate hydration and oxygen (O) therapy, while a small number of patients require ventilatory assistance. Beyond these therapeutical approaches, there are no available strategies for patients that do not improve.

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Infant-directed speech (IDS), the particular form of spontaneous language observed in interactions between parents and their infants, is a crucial aspect of the mother-infant interaction and an index of the attunement of maternal linguistic input to her infant communicative abilities and needs during dyadic interactions. The present study aimed to explore linguistic and pragmatic features of IDS during mother-infant interactions at 3-month of infant age. The effects of infant (birth status: preterm vs.

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Article Synopsis
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a rare birth condition that can cause problems with lung development because organs from the belly push into the chest.
  • In this case, a baby boy was found to have a specific type of hernia before he was born and had surgery to fix it when he was just 3 days old.
  • The baby showed good results after surgery, highlighting that some babies can have better lung health even if they start with serious issues; finding this problem before birth helps doctors plan the best care.
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