OBJECTIVE: To determine whether demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables at onset
of arthritis can predict the development and the severity of anterior uveitis (AU) in …

Child abuse has recently been recognized by the World Health Organization as a major
worldwide health problem impairing the health and welfare of children and adolescents. This …

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze dentists' perceptions, attitudes, knowledge
and experience about child abuse and neglect (CAN) in an area of northeast Italy and the …

Results: Three hundred twelve patients were analysed. At disease onset, the manifestations
which were more frequent among the 133 paediatric patients (50.4% with diagnosis of …

The results of a controlled trial to ascertain the usefulness of plasma infusion for the
treatment of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) are reported. Criteria for admission were (1) …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of modified constraint-induced
movement therapy (mCIMT; restraint of unaffected limb combined with unimanual intensive …

Background Although rare diseases have become a major public health issue, there is a
paucity of population-based data on rare diseases. The aim of this epidemiological study was to …

This study aims to compare in hemiplegic children the effectiveness of intensive training (unimanual
and bimanual) versus standard treatment in improving hand function, assessing the …

Background: Despite the fact that a considerable number of patients diagnosed with
childhood-onset rare diseases (RD) survive into adulthood, limited information is available on the …

A prospective study was carried out to identify predictors of independent walking in 31
children with either spastic diplegia or triplegia, observed from the age of 9 to 18 months (mean, …