469 research outputs found
Marsico, G. (2020). Psychology as an Historical Cultural Product. In M. Massimi, Psychological Knowledge and Practices in Brazilian Culture. Latin American Voices, 4 (pp.vii-ix), São Paulo, Brazil
No full textThe academic life is sometimes filled by a curious sequel of events and coincidences. I have never meet in person Marina Massimi, the author of this volume titled Psychological Knowledge and Practices in Brazilian Culture. Yet, our lives crossed already several times and all the times it was because her publications. Marina Massimi is, indeed, one of the most prominent scholar in the History of Psychology in South America and I had already a taste of her vaste knowledge about the historical roots of psychological and education sciences in the Brazilian context, in a volume I co-edited some years ago (Massimi 2015) to which Dr. Massimi contributed. I am very glad to host again her work within Latin America Voices Book Series that will serve as an international “sounding board” for her investigation
Recurrent tethered cord: Radiological investigation and management
No full textIntroduction: Recurrent tethered cord (RTC) is almost the rule after the repair of myelomeningocele and quite frequent after the repair of lipomyelomeningocele, resulting from the adhesions of the placode within a too narrow spinal canal. About one-third of patients with myelomeningocele and 10 % of those with spinal lipoma develop symptomatic RTC, mainly caused by the ischemic-metabolic injuries due to the cord stretching. The goal of this review is to provide information about the pathophysiology, the radiological picture, and the management of RTV according to the pertinent literature and the authors' experience. Radiological investigation: The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) picture is characterized by a low position of the conus and by tethering of the spinal cord to the subcutaneous scar or to the inner surface of the spinal canal. The radiological work-up always includes brain MRI, to rule out other possible causes of late neurological deterioration (as shunt malfunction), and MRI of the whole spinal cord, to detect possible associated lesions (syringomyelia, dermoids, etc.). X-rays and/or computed tomography scan of the spine is required for the assessment of scoliosis or other bony malformations. Management: The surgical treatment is planned after a multidisciplinary neurological, urological, orthopedic, physiatric, and radiological evaluation. The surgical detethering is carried out cautiously, possibly with electrophysiological intraoperative monitoring. Surgery ensures improvement or stability of the clinical picture in 70-80 % of cases, the remaining 20-30 % of patients needing multiple operations for their recovery. Complications may affect up to one-third of operated patients, being mainly represented by CSF leak, pseudomeningocele, and shunt malfunction. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pineal cysts in children: Case-based update
No full textPurpose: Pineal cysts (PC) are found in children as often asymptomatic and without change in their size over the time. However, there are some debatable issues about their evolution and management in the pediatric population. The aim of the present paper is to update the information regarding pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of these lesions. Methods: All the pertinent literature was reviewed, and a meta-analysis of operated on cases was carried out. An illustrative case regarding the clinical evolution of a 13-year-old girl is also presented. Results and conclusions: PC are often asymptomatic and do not evolve over the time. However, since there is a certain risk of clinical and/or radiological progression, or even sudden and severe clinical onset (apoplexy), both a clinical and radiological follow-up is recommended in the pediatric age. The surgical excision is usually limited to symptomatic patients or to cases with clear radiological evolution. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Iatrogenic intracranial aneurysms in childhood: Case-based update
No full textPurpose Iatrogenic aneurysms are very rare in children. Characteristic clinical manifestations are variable and asymptomatic course is possible especially for fusiform dilatation of internal carotid artery. Even though radiological diagnosis is easy, the management of iatrogenic intracranial aneurysm is still a subject for discussion. Methods Fusiform dilatations of internal carotid artery were diagnosed on three pediatric patients during follow-up imaging after primary surgery for suprasellar-parasellar tumor. All patients were asymptomatic. Conservative treatment was proposed because the lesion did not show any progression in subsequent examinations. Patients are stable under conservative treatment. Conclusions Iatrogenic aneurysm may have an unusual presentation and their therapy still remains unclear. Fusiform dilatation of internal carotid artery rarely causes symptoms and there is no published paper of subarachnoid bleeding. Treatment would be difficult, since the main arterial branches arise from the dilated carotid segment. Conservative treatment is a choice only if aneurysm has no progression or in case of spontaneous healing. Intervention should be performed only in case of progression or if the aneurysm becomes symptomatic. © Springer-Verlag 2012
Correction to: Sphenoid dysplasia in neurofibromatosis type 1: a new technique for repair (Childs Nerv Syst, (2017), 33, (983–986), 10.1007/s00381-017-3408-z)
No full textThe published version of this article unfortunately contained an error. All names of the authors have been published incorrectly. Given in this article are the corrected author names
Introduzione
No full textLa relazione negoziale, per sua natura, tende a una infinitezza per le conseguenze che ha sul contesto in cui si sviluppa. Proprio per questo il negoziatore è "colui che cerca la pace, venendo inserito, nonostante i pregiudizi, tra gli ultimi idealisti rimasti". Ciò perché non potrebbe svolgere il proprio lavoro senza credere fermamente nella concordia. Partendo da questo approccio il volume offre una visione originale delle strategie negoziali grazie a un dialogo tra Luca Brambilla, tra i massimi esperti italiani di comunicazione strategica, e Carlo Galimberti, Ordinario di Psicologia sociale della comunicazione presso l'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano
Chiari type I malformation in children
No full textThe diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation (CIM) is more and more frequent in clinical practice due to the wide diffusion of magnetic resonance imaging. In many cases, such a diagnosis is made incidentally in asymptomatic patients, as including children investigated for different reasons such as mental development delay or sequelae of brain injury. The large number of affected patients, the presence of asymptomatic subjects, the uncertainties surrounding the pathogenesis of the malformation, and the different options for its surgical treatment make the management of CIM particularly controversial.This paper reports on the state of the art and the recent achievements about CIM aiming at providing further information especially on the pathogenesis, the natural history, and the management of the malformation, which are the most controversial aspects. A historial review introduces and explains the current classification. Furthermore, the main clinical, radiological, and neurophysiological findings of CIM are described to complete the picture of this heterogeneous and complex disease
History of Chiari type I malformation
No full textChiari type I malformation (CIM) was first described in the late 19th Century. However, it still raises a great interest among the scientific Community because of the increasing number of diagnosed cases, the still unclear pathogenesis and natural history and the different options in the surgical management. The present review aims at analyzing the centenary history of CIM, starting from the first description done by Hans Chiari to the more recent classification, in order to introduce such a complex disease and to show the way followed for its assessment over the time
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