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A Meozzi

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Ventriculo-atrial shunt (delayed unilateral hydrocephalus).

The case of a child presenting delayed unilateral hydrocephalus secondary to ventriculo-atrial shunt is herein reported. Clinical and radiological features of this rare complication are discussed. Unilateral hydrocephalus as a consequence of CSF shunt is a rapidly evolving process with minor general or focal symptoms which can rapidly lead to death.

Cerebral Angiography↗
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[Gardner syndrome].

The observation of Gardner's syndrome case, in a six year old girl, referred to the hospital for seizures, provides the Authors with the opportunity of reviewing that important subject of the medical and surgical clinical pathology. The diagnostic features and differential diagnosis are described. The current criteria for diagnosis and surveillance of the affected or at risk subjects are outlined. Today the molecular, and, thereafter, the prenatal, neonatal and preclinical diagnosis of the disease, is possible.

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[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].

An observation of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, in a 13 year old girl, provides the Authors with the opportunity of reviewing the clinical features, the natural history and the complications of the disease, mainly the malignancies. In recent reviews the occurrence of cancer was further on investigated: gastrointestinal and non gastrointestinal tumors occurred in 22-48% of the patients examined. The surveillance protocols of the subjects at risk and genetic counseling are discussed.

Child↗