Novembre 2024 - Volume XLIII - numero 9
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Pediatra di famiglia, Valdagno (Vicenza)
Key words: Non-epileptic manifestations, Shuddering attacks
The paper describes a case of shuddering attacks in an 8-month-old girl. These are benign, definitely non-epileptic manifestations characterized by rapid tremors of the head and subsequently of the shoulders and trunk. They are non-pathological movements and no treatment is necessary.
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1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, AOU Meyer, Università di Firenze 2SOC di Neonatologia e Pediatria Firenze II, AUSL Toscana Centro, Firenze
Key words: Non-epileptic manifestations, Tonic upgaze
A 2-year-old girl was hospitalized for suspected febrile seizures, but after a neurological reassessment, the episodes were classified as non-epileptic paroxysmal manifestations of the tonic upgaze type and required no treatment.
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Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Key words: Caffey-Silverman Syndrome, Bone proliferation, Cortical thickening
It is a rare genetic condition characterized by bone proliferation and cortical thickening due to a genetic mutation. The infantile form appears in the first months of life, with subperiosteal bone deposits, and generally resolves by the age of two without sequelae.
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