Desmopressin 120 mcg, 180 mcg, 240 mcg: The right treatment for the right patient.

Background: The first-line drug therapy for patients with nocturnal enuresis (NE) associated with nocturnal polyuria and normal bladder function is desmopressin (dDAVP).

Objective: To evaluate if increasing dose of oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) can improve response rates to dDAVP and is useful in enuretic children.

Materials And Methods: We enrolled a total of 260 children all diagnosed with NE.

The impact of motivational therapy in the management of enuretic children.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of a motivational therapy (MT) on the outcomes for individuals diagnosed with nocturnal enuresis (NE).

Material And Methods: We enrolled 158 patients with NE referred to the Service of Pediatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome, from January 2013 to September 2017. Of these, 21 were excluded because they didn't meet the inclusion criteria.

The adverse effects of oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT): personal experience on enuretic children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate adverse effects of oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) in enuretic children.

Material And Methods: We enrolled 260 children with nocturnal enuresis (NE) referred to the Pediatric Service, 'Campus Bio-Medico' University of Rome, from April 2014 to April 2017 in the study, of these 23 were excluded. The study was characterized by 2 phases.

Cyberbullying a modern form of bullying: let's talk about this health and social problem.

Cyberbullying or electronic aggression has already been designated as a serious public health threat. Cyberbullying should also be considered as a cause for new onset psychological symptoms, somatic symptoms of unclear etiology or a drop in academic performance. Pediatricians should be trained to play a major role in caring for and supporting the social and developmental well-being of children.

Changes in trajectories of physical growth in a domestic adoptees sample: A preliminary study.

Ferrara P, Cutrona C, Guadagno C, Amodeo ME, Del-Vescovo E, Ianniello F, Petitti T. Changes in trajectories of physical growth in a domestic adoptees sample: A preliminary study. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 464-466.

The impact of an educational program on recognition, treatment and report of child abuse.

Background: Pediatricians play a crucial role in the identification and management of child abuse and neglect (CAN) but they often don't have a formal specialized training.

Methods: We analysed retrospectively data about patients, 0 - 18 years of age, victims of CAN between 1 April 2005 and 30 April 2015. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a multidisciplinary educational program, "CAN: prevention strategies, individuation and treatment", on the knowledge, case recognition, treatment and follow-up of physicians of Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, regarding physical, sexual abuse and neglect.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and enuresis: a study about effectiveness of treatment with methylphenidate or desmopressin in a pediatric population.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with methylphenidate or desmopressin (dDAVP) in patients with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and enuresis.

Methods: We enrolled 103 patients affected by ADHD and 125 patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (NE). Data were collected between January 2014 and December 2015.

Beneficial therapeutic effects of vitamin C on recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: preliminary data.

Background: The aim of this study was to demonstrate whether supplementation of vitamin C has a beneficial effect in the prevention of recurrent respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in children. Moreover, we evaluate the main risk factors that predispose to the development of this disease.

Methods: Sixty children have been enrolled in the study and randomized into two groups: the control group (G1 N.

Melatonin's Effect on the Efficacy of Desmopressin in the Treatment of Enuresis.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate and compare the efficacy of exogenous melatonin associated with desmopressin (dDAVP) and dietary recommendations.

Methods: A total of 189 patients were enrolled from the Service of Pediatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome, from January 2013 to June 2015. Of the 189 original patients, 153 children, aged between 5 and 14 years (mean age, 8.

Association among nocturnal enuresis, body weight and obstructive sleep apnea in children of south Italy: an observational study.

Background: To evaluate the rate of nocturnal enuresis (NE), body weight and obstructive sleep apnea in children 5 to 10 years of age in South Italy and the possible association among these disorders.

Methods: We have administered 1100 validated questionnaires, in Italian language, to parents and we have analyzed data with a logistic regression.

Results: Forty-two percent of children had a BMI≥85th (group 1) vs 58.

Second-generation immigrant children: health prevention for a new population in terms of vaccination coverage and health assessment.

Background: In recent years the total number of foreigners taking up residence in Italy is increasing: the number of children born in Italy to foreign parents currently account for 15% of all babies born in the country. This population is generally referred to as "second-generation immigrants". We evaluated the health conditions of this particular population by investigating the vaccination coverage and auxological data in a group of foreign children living in a foster care setting and by comparing them to those regarding a group of foreign children living with their own parents.

Immunization status of children in foster homes: the first Italian data.

Background: The aim of this paper was to evaluate vaccination coverage among children living in forest homes.

Methods: Data come from pediatric evaluation of a sample of children in group-homes in Rome, between September 2011 and April 2012, and compared vs. general population group.

Focus on desmopressin and enuresis: a review of literature.

Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is a common disorder in children. Choice of treatment depends on the frequency and severity of symptoms, the child's age and motivation. Treatment options for NE are alarm, desmopressin and imipramine.

Efficacy and Safety of Dimeticone in the Treatment of Lice Infestation through Prophylaxis of Classmates.

Background: We conducted a study to evaluate efficacy and safety of dimeticone 4%, a lotion with no conventional insecticide activity, to cure lice infection and to prevent spread of infestation/reinfestation by prophylaxis of classmates.

Methods: The study is carried out between April 2008 and June 2008 in Petranova International Institute in Rome. A total of 131 children, aged 3 to 13 years (median age: 7 years) were included in the study.

Children left unattended in parked vehicles: a focus on recent italian cases and a review of literature.

Every year a lot of children die from heat stroke and hyperthermia because they have been left unattended in closed automobiles. These fatalities have augmented slightly in the past decade, but they are a poor recognized type of vehicle injury and little research has been done to discover the circumstances surrounding the fatal event. Two factors make children more prone to hyperthermia than adults: children have a greater surface area body mass ratio than adults and their thermoregulation is less efficient than adults.

Oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) for monosymptomatic enuresis: structured versus abrupt withdrawal.

Objective: To investigate whether a structured withdrawal program from a sublingual formulation of fast-melting oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) is superior to a sudden withdrawal from this formulation in the treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and three children presented to our pediatric nephrology outpatient clinic for bedwetting. Eighty-one children, aged between 5½ and 14 years (mean age 8.

The physical and mental health of children in foster care.

Background: To evaluate physical and mental health in children in foster care and comparison with general population.

Methods: The study is carried out between September 2011 and April 2012 into nine group homes in Rome. It involved 112 children ranging in age 2-17 years, living in temporary care facilities or institutes.

Does anticonvulsant treatment influence pain perception in epileptic children?

Background: The aims of our study were to evaluate pain perception in epileptic children and to establish the influence of anticonvulsant drugs on pain perception.

Methods: The study involved 40 children, 30 with epilepsy and 10 healthy control subjects. In the group of epileptic children, 10 were not treated and 20 assumed a single drug.

ABH secretor status and reproductive success in couples with primary recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Aim: FUT2 is an autosomal gene that controls the secretion of the ABH blood group antigens in organic fluids. The secretor gene plays an important role during intrauterine life. The aim of this study is to investigate a possible association between the ABH system and reproductive success in couples with primary repeated spontaneous abortion (RSA).

Longitudinal changes of adiponectin, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in pregnant women at high risk for gestational diabetes.

To evaluate, in pregnant women at high risk for gestational diabetes (GDM), the longitudinal changes of adiponectin, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and to assess their independent value as risk factors for the development of GDM. Fifty women at beginning of pregnancy were studied. Adiponectin, insulin sensitivity (homeostasis model assessment, HOMA) and lipid panel were measured at 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.

Vaginal microbial flora and outcome of pregnancy.

Background: The vaginal microflora of a healthy asymptomatic woman consists of a wide variety of anaerobic and aerobic bacterial genera and species dominated by the facultative, microaerophilic, anaerobic genus Lactobacillus. The activity of Lactobacillus is essential to protect women from genital infections and to maintain the natural healthy balance of the vaginal flora. Increasing evidence associates abnormalities in vaginal flora during pregnancy with preterm labor and delivery with potential neonatal sequelae due to prematurity and poor perinatal outcome.