@article {3535, title = {A neonate with a {\textquoteright}milky{\textquoteright} blood. What can it be?}, journal = {Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed}, volume = {99}, year = {2014}, month = {2014 Nov}, pages = {F514}, keywords = {Female, Humans, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV, Infant, Newborn, Lipoprotein Lipase, Milk Proteins, Mutation}, issn = {1468-2052}, doi = {10.1136/archdischild-2014-305940}, author = {Bordugo, Andrea and Carlin, Eva and Demarini, Sergio and Faletra, Flavio and Colonna, Franco} } @article {1782, title = {Neonatal necrotizing tracheobronchitis.}, journal = {J Pediatr}, volume = {159}, year = {2011}, month = {2011 Oct}, pages = {699-699.e1}, keywords = {Bronchitis, Bronchoscopy, High-Frequency Ventilation, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Necrosis, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Mucosa, Tracheitis}, issn = {1097-6833}, doi = {10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.04.043}, author = {Bua, Jenny and Trappan, Antonella and Demarini, Sergio and Grasso, Domenico and Schleef, Jurgen and Zennaro, Floriana} } @article {1783, title = {Non-invasive assessment of hemispheric language dominance by optical topography during a brief passive listening test: a pilot study.}, journal = {Med Sci Monit}, volume = {17}, year = {2011}, month = {2011 Dec}, pages = {CR692-7}, abstract = {

BACKGROUND: The Wada test is usually used for pre-surgical assessment of language lateralization. Considering its invasiveness and risk of complications, alternative methods have been proposed but they are not always applicable to non-cooperative patients. In this study we explored the possibility of using optical topography (OT)--a multichannel near-infrared system--for non-invasive assessment of hemispheric language dominance during passive listening.

MATERIAL/METHODS: Cortical activity was monitored in a sample of healthy, adult Italian native speakers, all right-handed. We assessed changes in oxy-haemoglobin concentration in temporal, parietal and posterior frontal lobes during a passive listening of bi-syllabic words and vowel-consonant-vowel syllables lasting less then 3 minutes. Activated channels were identified by t tests.

RESULTS: Left hemisphere showed significant activity only during the passive listening of bi-syllabic words. Specifically, the superior temporal gyrus, the supramarginal gyrus and the posterior inferior parietal lobe were activated.

CONCLUSIONS: During passive listening of bi-syllabic words, right handed healthy adults showed a significant activation in areas already known to be involved in speech comprehension. Although more research is needed, OT proved to be a promising alternative to the Wada test for non-invasive assessment of hemispheric language lateralization, even if using a particularly brief trial, which has been designed for future applications with non-cooperative subjects.

}, keywords = {Acoustic Stimulation, Adult, Cerebrum, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Dominance, Cerebral, Female, Humans, Language, Male, Middle Aged, Oxyhemoglobins, Pilot Projects, Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared}, issn = {1643-3750}, author = {Bembich, Stefano and Demarini, Sergio and Clarici, Andrea and Massaccesi, Stefano and Grasso, Domenico Loenardo} }