Luigi Mazzone

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi The role of anxiety symptoms in school performance in a community sample of children and adolescents
    Luigi Mazzone
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    BMC Public Health 7:347. 2007
  2. ncbi Conceptual and methodological challenges for neuroimaging studies of autistic spectrum disorders
    Luigi Mazzone
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Behav Brain Funct 6:17. 2010
  3. ncbi Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distress
    Luigi Mazzone
    Department of Paediatrics, Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    BMC Pediatr 11:46. 2011
  4. ncbi Clinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case report
    Luigi 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
  5. ncbi Brief report: peculiar evolution of autistic behaviors in two unrelated children with brachidactyly-mental retardation syndrome
    Luigi 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
  6. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges
    Luigi 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
  7. ncbi Lower IQ is associated with decreased clinical response to atomoxetine in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Luigi Mazzone
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    CNS Drugs 25:503-9. 2011
  8. ncbi Emotional impact in beta-thalassaemia major children following cognitive-behavioural family therapy and quality of life of caregiving mothers
    Luigi Mazzone
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 5:5. 2009
  9. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive traits in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome
    Liliana Ruta
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:17-24. 2010
  10. ncbi Psychological assessment in children and adolescents with Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
    Laura Reale
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy
    Brain Dev 33:125-30. 2011

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Publications17

  1. ncbi The role of anxiety symptoms in school performance in a community sample of children and adolescents
    Luigi 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...
  2. ncbi Conceptual and methodological challenges for neuroimaging studies of autistic spectrum disorders
    Luigi 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...
  3. ncbi Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distress
    Luigi 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...
  4. ncbi Clinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case report
    Luigi 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:..
  5. ncbi Brief report: peculiar evolution of autistic behaviors in two unrelated children with brachidactyly-mental retardation syndrome
    Luigi 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...
  6. ncbi Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges
    Luigi 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...
  7. ncbi Lower IQ is associated with decreased clinical response to atomoxetine in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Luigi 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...
  8. ncbi Emotional impact in beta-thalassaemia major children following cognitive-behavioural family therapy and quality of life of caregiving mothers
    Luigi Mazzone
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 5:5. 2009
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  9. ncbi Obsessive-compulsive traits in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome
    Liliana 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...
  10. ncbi Psychological assessment in children and adolescents with Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
    Laura 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...
  11. ncbi Impairment of quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorder
    Diego Mugno
    Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:22. 2007
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  12. ncbi Adolescents at ultra-high risk for psychosis with and without 22q11 deletion syndrome: a comparison of prodromal psychotic symptoms and general functioning
    Marco 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
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  13. ncbi Neuromotor development in infants with cerebral palsy investigated by the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination during the first year of age
    Domenico 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...
  14. ncbi The General Movements in children with Down syndrome
    Luigi 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...
  15. ncbi Hypomanic mood in a child patient treated with interferon-alpha 2a: case report
    Luigi 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...
  16. ncbi Emotional memory in early steroid abnormalities: an FMRI study of adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
    Luigi 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...
  17. ncbi Neonatal onset of hot water reflex seizures in monozygotic twins subsequently manifesting episodes of alternating hemiplegia
    Gemma 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...