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A Mautone

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Mild ventriculomegaly as a counselling challenge.

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the outcome of a group of fetuses with mild ventriculomegaly. METHODS: We retrospectively collected all cases of antenatally diagnosed mild enlargement of the lateral cerebral ventricles (transverse diameter of the atrium between 10 and 15 mm) between 1992 and 1997. Cases were included in the study if no other ultrasonic anomalies (including soft markers) were found. TORCH screening, karyotyping, search for associated anomalies and neurological examination (including imaging) were performed. Outcome information was available for all cases up to 30 months. RESULTS: Fourteen cases were examined. TORCH was always negative, 1 case with a microdeletion of chromosome 1 was identified. During the course of pregnancy, 2 fetuses showed progression to frank hydrocephalus. Five cases of agenesis of the corpus callosum, 1 of lissencephaly and 1 of heterotopia were eventually diagnosed. After birth 2 syndromes were identified. Three babies died during the follow-up period, among the survivors 4 had severe neurological damage, 2 of them had no associated dysmorphic findings. DISCUSSION: A heterogeneous group of central nervous system disorders may manifest antenatally as mild ventriculomegaly. The current management may not be able to identify dangerous conditions that present subtle dysmorphic features, or be able to predict abnormal outcome in most of the cases.

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[Fetal hydrops caused by cardiac failure in utero: description of 2 cases and pathogenetic considerations].

Two cases of congestive heart failure in utero with fetal hydrops are reported. The diagnosis was made during pregnancy by means of echography. Cardiac failure, derived from supraventricular tachycardia not associated with structural anomalies of the heart, was observed in one of the patients. By digoxin administration and vagal stimulation the rhythm reverted to sinus, one hour after birth. In the second case fetal echography showed a fetus with serious bradycardia (45/min.) and ascites. On the bases of a median located and symmetric liver and of a complex heart malformation a diagnosis of "isomeric syndrome" was supposed. One hour after vaginal delivery, the newborn dead and autopsy confirmed a left isomeric syndrome with polisplenia and complex congenital cardiopathy (left ventricle and mitral hypoplasy, double outlet right ventricle, pulmonary stenosis, anomalous systemic and pulmonary venous return).

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[Atopic manifestations, growth and nutritional data in newborns at high risk for allergy fed serum protein hydrolysate: 2-year follow-up].

Authors have studied, in high risk for atopy newborns, with a follow-up of two years, the effect of feeding whey hydrolysate, evaluating the incidence of atopic manifestations, the growth pattern and different biochemical nutritional parameters, comparing the results to those observed in breast fed newborns. No significative differences have been shown suggesting that whey protein hydrolysate could be a good alternative to breast milk, when this is not available.

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