A 30-question Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) was validated, in Italian and English,
among 230 subjects. Test—retest reliability was 0.82 for the General (past year or two) PSQ, …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether psychosocial factors influence the course of
ulcerative colitis, hypothesizing that high perceived stress among patients with inactive …

Purpose To explore the prevalence of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) among patients with
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and to examine OSAS as a risk factor of NTG. …

Objectives: It is not known whether any link exists between life stress and disease activity in
ulcerative colitis; attempts to demonstrate one have been complicated by recall bias, …

OBJECTIVE: In the dynamic organization of sleep, cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) expresses
a condition of instability of the level of vigilance that manifests the brain's fatigue in …

Background We evaluated efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir ± ribavirin in
liver transplant recipients with severe recurrent hepatitis C. Methods Patients included in an …

Background: A validated endoscopic classification of diverticular disease (DD) of the colon
is lacking at present. Our aim was to develop a simple endoscopic score of DD: the …

Objective: Ultrasonography is a valid tool in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease, but its sensitivity,
specificity, and overall accuracy in the diagnosis of postoperative recurrence are still not …

Portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) is a rare complication in patients with portal
hypertension. A role of endothelin 1 (ET-1) and other cytokines was demonstrated in primary …

Study objective Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) adversely
affects dynamic spirometric indexes as a result of combined early life (including in utero) and …