Encephalitis

Due casi di encefalite da varicella zoster virus

Marchesini A, Tartagni L, Rizzi D, Brusa G

2025/8 — pag. 200-202 — DOI

The paper reports two cases of varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis in 11-year-old girls, one previously vaccinated and the other with a history of varicella. Both presented with headache, neck stiffness, vomiting, and vesicular rash; fever was ...

Il ritorno della varicella che "destabilizza"

Bloise S, Buffon S, Iacono A, Nano G, Marchetti F

2025/8 — pag. 196-199 — DOI

Chickenpox is generally considered a benign childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). However, in some cases, the infection may be associated with potentially serious complications, such as neurologic manifestations. The main forms of...

Catastrofe sanitaria

Lepore L.

2025/5 — pag. 284-288 — DOI

Parvovirus: un solo virus per tante malattie

Burlo F, Colussi L, Zanchi C, Bloise S, Marchetti F, Cozzi G.

2025/4 — pag. 229-234 — DOI

Parvovirus B19 causes a wide range of clinical manifestations, with a peak incidence between 5 and 15 years of age. The spectrum of clinical manifestations associated with Parvovirus infection varies depending on the host's age, haematological status...

C'è mal di testa... e mal di testa

Barachino A.

2025/3 — pag. 186-190 — DOI

The paper reports two paediatric headache cases with initially negative clinical findings but vastly different outcomes. The first regarded a girl subjected to excessive medical evaluations, reflecting parental anxiety and overmedicalization. The sec...

Intossicazione severa da tetraidrocannabinolo

Orsi SM, Mallamaci MF, Carrato V, Moscatelli A.

2025/1 — pag. 52-55 — DOI

A 1-year-old girl was hospitalised with coma and seizures caused by acute THC intoxication (45 µg/l) due to hashish resin ingestion. Supportive therapy, including IV hydration and bromazepam, led to complete symptom resolution within 72 hours. This c...

Le possibili complicanze neurologiche dell’infezione da rotavirus

Brienza C, Imperatore A, Capasso M, Gallicola F, Letizia MR, Nunziata F.

2024/4 — pag. 258 — DOI

The Authors describe the case of a 3-year-old child presenting with clinical symptoms of encephalitis during a Rotavirus infection....

Morbillo: una battaglia da fare in tempo di pace

Russo R.

2024/1 — pag. 15-16 — DOI

Un bambino che ha messo la sesta

Bagni M

2023/7 — pag. 130-131 — DOI

The case of a 3-month-old infant presenting with fever, rash and hyporeactivity is described. A diagnosis of left parapharyngeal abscess as one of the complications of HHV-6 infection was finally made....

Due giraffe in corsia: una encefalite da Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Amendolea A, Fierabracci M, Gucci A, Malandra L, Suriano G

2021/10 — pag. 657 — DOI

The article describes the case of an encephalitic involvement during Mycoplasma infection with pneumonia. As it often happens in paediatrics, the peculiarity lies in a nuanced symptomatology that may be underestimated. A repeated anamnesis was import...

La natura delle cose Naturali forza K Encefalite: avete visto mai? Delle montagne e dei topolini Pediatria che avanza Polmonite di comunità ed esami del sangue

2020/6 — pag. 349-350

MER… avigliosamente Scompare: Mild Encephalitis/encephalopathy with Reversible Splenial lesion

S. Ventresca, C. Guiducci, S. Tagliani, S. Dal Bo, P. Ricciardelli, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2020/4 — pag. 77-78 — DOI

Una sindrome miastenica congenita

G. Ferrara

2020/2 — pag. 36-36

Le complicanze neurologiche dell’influenza: la neuroinfluenza

A. Fumarola, P. Ricciardelli, C. Guiducci, P. Cenni, G. Turlà, F. Marchetti

2019/8 — pag. 533-536

Le complicanze neurologiche dell’influenza: la neuroinfluenza

A. Fumarola, P. Ricciardelli, C. Guiducci, P. Cenni, G. Turlà, F. Marchetti

2019/8 — pag. 203-205

Encefalite da Herpes virus in una lattante

A. Fumarola, P. Ricciardelli, S. Dal Bo, I. Moneta, V. Rizzo, M. Stella, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2018/8

The paper presents the case of an infant with HSV-1 herpetic encephalitis. The clinical symptomatology, after contact with the virus and the development of typical vesicular lesions, is characterized by involvement of the central nervous system, with...

Un’encefalite dall’aspetto sospetto

C. Petrolini, M. Luzzati

2017/10

Lo stato di male epilettico

G. Cozzi, E. Barbi, P. Costa

2016/3

Un lattante rosso con il batticuore

C. Lobello

2016/1 — pag. 53-54

Malformazioni linfatiche e venose complesse: prova il sirolimus Encefaliti: più autoimmuni che infettive Sesso prima della nascita ADHD e incidenti: un motivo in più per curare con il farmaco Bambini selettivi (nell’alimentazione) Kingella kingae: la regina delle artriti

2015/7 — pag. 421-422

La bella addormentata

I. Giuseppin

2013/4

Vaccinazione antivaricella nella Regione Sicilia: Impatto sui ricoveri e sulle notifiche

M. Cuccia, S. Pollina Addario, A. Cernigliaro, V. Palmigiano

2010/4

Encefalite acuta dovuta al virus di Epstein-Barr

G. Bonora, C. Malorgio, E. Palumbo, M. Branchi

2006/8 — pag. 533-534

The neurological complications of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) primary infection are frequently overlooked. Yet EBV is responsible for some cases of acute encephalitis. We report a case of an infant with acute encephalitis during EBV primary infection. O...

Encefalite acuta dovuta al virus di Epstein-Barr

G. Bonora, C. Malorgio, E. Palumbo, M. Branchi

2006/8

La varicella

P. Petaros, F. Marchetti

2005/2 — pag. 89-98

This is a review of varicella, its complications and management. Varicella is very contagious and more then 90% of cases occur in individuals younger than 15 years of age. The average incubation period is 14 days, transmission occurs via contact wi...

Diarrea e sonnolenza: un'associazione preoccupante?

L. Cafarelli, S. Borgonovo, S. Paccagnini, C. Stringhi

2004/11

Il morbillo in Calabria

M. Candusso

2003/5 — pag. 315-317

In spite of early warnings from epidemics in nearby geographical areas (Campania and Puglia), the coverage for measles vaccination in Calabria remained unacceptably low (25.5% although coverage rates are quite variable across the region). An epidem...

Esistono complicazioni neurologiche dopo la vaccinazionecontro morbillo, parotite e rosolia ?

G. Bartolozzi

2002/8

L'infezione da citomegalovirus (Parte seconda)

G. Bartolozzi

2002/8

L’epidemia di morbillo in Campania: che cosa possiamo imparare

M. Ciofi degli Atti, E.S. Salmaso, Et Al.

2002/6 — pag. 365-368

The Authors analyse the current measles epidemic in the Region of Campania, Italy, where the immunisation coverage for measles is 60%. The epidemic shows the typical pattern of intermediate immunisation coverage, with a shift of cases towards older...

Sei morti dopo la vaccinazione contro la febbre gialla

G. Bartolozzi

2001/8

Herpes simplex virus

2001/7

L’infezione da Bartonella henselae nel bambino: una malattia frequente e proteiforme

F. Massei e coll.

1999/7 — pag. 410-416

The spectrum of clinical manifestations of Bartonella henselae infection in children is changed in recent years. The clinical features of 20 children with serologically proved B. henselae infection observed in the last 12 months in the Paediatric D...