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The role of anxiety symptoms in school performance in a community sample of children and adolescentsLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
BMC Public Health 7:347. 2007..The prevalence of anxiety and the relationship between anxiety and school performance were examined among elementary, middle, and high school students...
Conceptual and methodological challenges for neuroimaging studies of autistic spectrum disordersLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Behav Brain Funct 6:17. 2010..We believe that this would allow for a better understanding of both the central pathogenic processes and the compensatory responses in the brain of persons suffering from ASDs...
Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distressLuigi Mazzone
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
BMC Pediatr 11:46. 2011..In the present study, children and adolescent suffering from celiac disease (CD) were compared with healthy controls to assess differences in the psychological profile...
Clinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case reportLuigi Mazzone
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I, R, C, C, S, Children s Hospital Bambino Gesu, Rome, Italy
J Med Case Rep 6:406. 2012..abstract:..
Brief report: peculiar evolution of autistic behaviors in two unrelated children with brachidactyly-mental retardation syndromeLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Via S Sofia 78, Catania, Italy
J Autism Dev Disord 42:2202-7. 2012..This report supports the hypothesis that genes in the 2q37 region may contribute to the etiology of autism, leading, however, to a peculiar evolution of the disease, with symptoms severity decreasing over time...
Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challengesLuigi Mazzone
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I, R, C, C, S, Children s Hospital, Bambino Gesu, Rome, Italy
Ann Gen Psychiatry 11:16. 2012..We will also consider the role played by the environment in the manifestation and interpretation of these symptoms. Finally, we will propose some strategies to try to address these issues, and we will discuss therapeutic implications...
Lower IQ is associated with decreased clinical response to atomoxetine in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
CNS Drugs 25:503-9. 2011..We examined the association between level of cognitive functioning as determined by IQ and clinical response during treatment with atomoxetine...
Emotional impact in beta-thalassaemia major children following cognitive-behavioural family therapy and quality of life of caregiving mothersLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 5:5. 2009....
Obsessive-compulsive traits in children and adolescents with Asperger syndromeLiliana Ruta
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:17-24. 2010..Further research should be conducted to better understand the characteristics of repetitive thoughts and behaviours in autism spectrum disorders, and to clarify the underlying neurobiological basis of these symptoms...
Psychological assessment in children and adolescents with Benign Paroxysmal VertigoLaura Reale
Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy
Brain Dev 33:125-30. 2011..In conclusion, clinically referred children and adolescents with BPVC and migraine showed higher indices of behavioural and emotional symptoms, both internalizing and externalizing, as compared to normal peers...
Impairment of quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorderDiego Mugno
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:22. 2007....
Adolescents at ultra-high risk for psychosis with and without 22q11 deletion syndrome: a comparison of prodromal psychotic symptoms and general functioningMarco Armando
Child and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Children Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza Sant Onofrio 4, 00100 Rome, Italy
Schizophr Res 139:151-6. 2012....
Neuromotor development in infants with cerebral palsy investigated by the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination during the first year of ageDomenico M M Romeo
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 12:24-31. 2008..The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) is a simple and scorable method for assessing infants between 2 and 24 months of age...
The General Movements in children with Down syndromeLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78, 95100 Catania, Italy
Early Hum Dev 79:119-30. 2004..The evaluation of GMs in children with DS could be an early marker of motor impairment and help in early management decisions making...
Hypomanic mood in a child patient treated with interferon-alpha 2a: case reportLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Via S Sofia, 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
Brain Dev 29:666-9. 2007..Since affective symptoms may occur in children treated with IFN, a careful evaluation of psychiatric disturbances and adequate intervention are needed...
Emotional memory in early steroid abnormalities: an FMRI study of adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasiaLuigi Mazzone
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Dev Neuropsychol 36:473-92. 2011..Findings indicate that steroid abnormalities during development can have important effects on neural correlates of emotional memory...
Neonatal onset of hot water reflex seizures in monozygotic twins subsequently manifesting episodes of alternating hemiplegiaGemma Incorpora
Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy
Epilepsy Res 78:225-31. 2008..These two patients are the youngest reported cases of reflex hot water seizures, and the only reported cases in which reflex hot water seizures subsequently manifested episodes of alternating hemiplegia...
