Prevalence and types of video gaming and gambling activities among adolescent public school students: findings from a cross-sectional study in Italy.

Adolescence is characterized by emotional instability and risk-taking behaviours that can lead to, among other things, an increased risk of developing pathological video-gaming and gambling habits. The aim of this Study is to assess the prevalence and type of video gaming and gambling habits in adolescent students attending Italian upper-secondary schools. The cross-sectional study was conducted via an online survey using validated questionnaires.

Investigating Adolescents' Video Gaming and Gambling Activities, and Their Relationship With Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Difficulties: Protocol for a Multi-Informant Study.

Background: Growing empirical evidence suggests that adolescents have a relatively greater propensity to develop problematic video gaming or gambling habits.

Objective: The main objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of potential pathological gambling and video game use among adolescent students and to evaluate their risk factors.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional multi-informant study based on an online survey.

Maxillofacial features and systemic malformations in expanded spectrum Hemifacial Microsomia.

Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a rare, multisystemic congenital disease with estimated frequency of 1/26370 births in Europe. Most cases are sporadic and caused by unilateral abnormal morphogenesis of the first and second pharyngeal arches. The aim of this study is to define the types and frequency of maxillofacial and systemic malformations in HFM patients.

Peculiar type 1 congenital pyloric atresia: a case report.

Pyloric atresia (PA) is a very rare condition. Its incidence is approximately 1 in 100,000 newborns and constitutes about 1% of all intestinal atresias. We describe the neonatal course of a peculiar case of type 1 pyloric atresia, in which the pyloric membrane was connected to a second duodenal membrane through a virtual duodenal lumen in a premature newborn.

Endocrinological late complications after hematopoietic SCT in children.

The main challenge for a pediatric hemato-oncologist today is to obtain a cure for the sick child with the minimum of treatment-related complications. Children on their way to achieving adulthood face many risks after hematopoietic SCT (HSCT). Continuous follow-up includes assessment of organ function, focus on vaccinations and screening for secondary malignancies.

Distinctive characteristics of diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic cell transplantation during childhood.

We report on six patients who developed diabetes mellitus after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The prevalence in our cohort of long-term survivors after HCT performed below 18 yr of age was 3%. The median age at onset of diabetes was 22.

Unusual presentation of Addison's disease in Schmidt's syndrome.

A patient with Schmidt's syndrome and atypical symptoms of Addison's disease is presented. Autoimmune thyroiditis was diagnosed at the age of 12 years and then at 15 years; a diagnosis of migraine was made following 10 days of headache, visual field defects and dysarthria. One week later the patient was admitted to hospital in critical condition.

Central diabetes insipidus in children and young adults.

Background: Central diabetes insipidus is rare in children and young adults, and up to 50 percent of cases are idiopathic. The clinical presentation and the long-term course of this disorder are largely undefined.

Methods: We studied all 79 patients with central diabetes insipidus who were seen at four pediatric endocrinology units between 1970 and 1996.

Endocrine late effects in children who underwent bone marrow transplantation: review.

With the increasing use and success of BMT, larger numbers of children survive transplantation. Still, cancer treatment in children causes damage to the endocrine glands, often inducing growth deficiency, pubertal delay and thyroid dysfunction. This paper will deal with some of the most common endocrine disorders related to BMT in the pediatric population.

Poland sequence in two siblings suggesting an autosomal inheritance transmission.

We report on Poland sequence observed in two siblings (a girl and a boy) in the same family. This suggests an inheritance pattern consistent with an autosomal recessive or dominant trait transmission with reduced penetrance.

Leukemoid reaction induced by prenatal administration of betamethasone.

A case of leukemoid reaction in a premature baby whose mother was antenatally treated by betamethasone is reported. The neonatal and maternal factors which might lead to leukocytosis or leukemoid reaction were excluded. The presented case is the last in a series of eight previously reported cases of leukemoid reaction, in which the common denominator was the antenatal administration of betamethasone.