Importance Infantile colic, gastroesophageal reflux, and constipation are the most common
functional gastrointestinal disorders that lead to referral to a pediatrician during the first 6 …

Positional plagiocephaly (PP) denotes flattening of the skull that occurs frequently in healthy
infants. Aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of positional plagiocephaly and to …

Constitutional heterozygous mutations of ATP1A2 and ATP1A3, encoding for two distinct
isoforms of the Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) alpha-subunit, have been associated with familial …

Objective: Thirty years ago it was demonstrated that folic acid taken before pregnancy and in
early pregnancy reduced the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD). Despite Public Health …

Optimal nutrition is one of the most important aspects in the care of pre-term infants,
especially for the gestationally youngest ones. These infants should receive a supply of …

Background and Objectives Purine-rich element-binding protein A (PURA) gene encodes
Pur-α, a conserved protein essential for normal postnatal brain development. Recently, a …

Background Cranial ultrasonography is a useful tool to detect intracranial lesions in
premature neonates at risk. Our primary aim was to determine the number of patients with …

Background Congenital anomalies are the leading cause of perinatal, neonatal and infant
mortality in developed countries. Large long-term follow-up studies investigating survival …

Abstract Background Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a rare congenital anomaly.
Respiratory disorders and feeding difficulties represent the main burden. Objective The aim …

Agenesis and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum (ACC and HCC) are heterogeneous group
with a large variation in published prevalence based on few population based studies. The …