Glucocorticoid treatment and adrenal suppression in children: current view and open issues.

Authors: Improda, Nicola, Chioma, Laura, Capalbo, Donatella, Bizzarri, Carla, Salerno, Mariacarolina

Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation; Jan2025, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p37-52, 16p

Clinical benefits of sex steroids given as a priming prior to GH provocative test or as a growth‐promoting therapy in peripubertal growth delays: Results of a retrospective study among ENDO‐ERN centres

Authors: Galazzi, Elena, Improda, Nicola, Cerbone, Manuela, Soranna, Davide, Moro, Mirella, Fatti, Letizia Maria, Zambon, Antonella, Bonomi, Marco, Salerno, Mariacarolina, Dattani, Mehul, Persani, Luca

Source: Clinical endocrinology. 94(2):219-228

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Precocious Pseudo-Puberty in a 7-Year-Old Girl Due to Malignant Mixed Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor.

Authors: Improda, Nicola^1,2 nicolaimproda@gmail.com, Rosanio, Francesco¹, De Martino, Lucia³, Picariello, Stefania³, Mozzillo, Enza¹, Franzese, Adriana¹, Quaglietta, Lucia³

Source: Turkish Archives of Pediatrics. Jan2023, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p115-118. 4p.

Subject Terms: *PRECOCIOUS puberty, *GERMINOMA, *OVARIAN tumors, *EARLY detection of cancer, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *COMPUTED tomography

Cognitive Function in Children With Idiopathic Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Effects of 2 Years of Levothyroxine Therapy

Authors: Capalbo, Donatella, Alfano, Sara, Polizzi, Miriam, Di Mase, Raffaella, Improda, Nicola, Esposito, Andrea, Bravaccio, Carmela, Salerno, Mariacarolina

Source: Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism. 105(3):e774-e781

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Hydrocortisone Therapy and Growth Trajectory in Children with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Authors: Bizzarri, Carla ^*, Improda, Nicola, Maggioli, Chiara, Capalbo, Donatella, Roma, Silvia, Porzio, Ottavia, Salerno, Mariacarolina, Cappa, Marco

Source: In Endocrine Practice May 2017 23(5):546-556

Comparison between Friedewald's and Sampson's formulas in the estimation of high levels of measured LDL-cholesterol in youth with obesity

Authors: Di Bonito, Procolo, Corica, Domenico, Wasniewska, Malgorzata Gabriela, Di Sessa, Anna, Miraglia del Giudice, Emanuele, Licenziati, Maria Rosaria, Improda, Nicola, Valerio, Giuliana

Source: In Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases September 2024

Muscle and skeletal health in children and adolescents with GH deficiency

Authors: Improda, Nicola, Capalbo, Donatella, Esposito, Andrea, Salerno, Mariacarolina

Source: In Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism December 2016 30(6):771-783

Vascular Function and Intima-Media Thickness in Children and Adolescents with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Results from a Prospective Case-Control Study.

Authors: Improda, Nicola^1,2 (AUTHOR), Moracas, Cristina³ (AUTHOR), Mattace Raso, Giuseppina⁴ (AUTHOR), Valente, Valeria⁵ (AUTHOR), Crisci, Giulia⁵ (AUTHOR), Lorello, Paola¹ (AUTHOR), Di Mase, Raffaella³ (AUTHOR), Salerno, Mariacarolina¹ (AUTHOR), Capalbo, Donatella³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2024, Vol. 97 Issue 2, p140-147. 8p.

Subject Terms: *PITUITARY dwarfism, *CAROTID intima-media thickness, *GROWTH of children, *LDL cholesterol, *ASYMMETRIC dimethylarginine, *TEENAGE girls

Severe hypercalcemia associated with hypophosphatemia in very premature infants: a case report.

Authors: Improda, Nicola^1,2 (AUTHOR) nicolaimproda@gmail.com, Mazzeo, Francesca³ (AUTHOR), Rossi, Alessandro¹ (AUTHOR), Rossi, Claudia⁴ (AUTHOR), Improda, Francesco Paolo⁵ (AUTHOR), Izzo, Angelo⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 7/7/2021, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p1-5. 5p.

Subject Terms: *HYPERCALCEMIA, *ALBUMINS, *ALKALINE phosphatase, *NEONATAL diseases, *VERY low birth weight, *FETAL growth retardation, *PARENTERAL infusions, *PARATHYROID hormone, *HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA, *PARENTERAL feeding, *CALCIUM, *PHOSPHATES, *DISEASE complications, *CHILDREN

Infection control strategy and primary care assistance in Campania region during the national lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak: the experience of two tertiary emergency centers

Authors: Mauro, Angela, Improda, Nicola, Zenzeri, Letizia, Valitutti, Francesco, Vecchione, Erica, Esposito, Sara, Tipo, Vincenzo

Source: Italian journal of pediatrics. 47(1)

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Intrafamilial Phenotypic Variability and Consequences of Non-Compliance with Treatment in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Congenital Hypothyroidism within a Single Family

Authors: Improda, Nicola, Ponmani, Caroline, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Senniappan, Senthil, Atterbury, Abigail, Barnicoat, Angela, Chatterjee, Krishna, Dattani, Mehul T.

Source: Hormone research in pædiatrics. 88(2):172-178

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Glucose homeostasis in GHD children during long-term replacement therapy: a case−control study

Authors: Capalbo, Donatella, Esposito, Andrea, Improda, Nicola, Wasniewska, Malgorzata Gabriela, Di Mase, Raffaella, De Luca, Filippo, Bruzzese, Dario, Salerno, Mariacarolina

Source: Endocrine. 59(3):643-650

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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4 Alfa Mutation Associated with Hyperinsulinaemic Hypoglycaemia and Atypical Renal Fanconi Syndrome: Expanding the Clinical Phenotype

Authors: Improda, Nicola, Shah, Pratik, Güemes, Maria, Gilbert, Clare, Morgan, Kate, Sebire, Neil, Bockenhauer, Detlef, Hussain, Khalid

Source: Hormone research in pædiatrics. 86(5):337-341

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Perinatal asphyxia and hypothermic treatment from the endocrine perspective.

Authors: Improda, Nicola, Capalbo, Donatella, Poloniato, Antonella, Garbetta, Gisella, Dituri, Francesco, Penta, Laura, Aversa, Tommaso, Sessa, Linda, Vierucci, Francesco, Cozzolino, Mariarosaria, Vigone, Maria Cristina, Tronconi, Giulia Maria, del Pistoia, Marta, Lucaccioni, Laura, Tuli, Gerdi, Munarin, Jessica, Tessaris, Daniele, de Sanctis, Luisa, Salerno, Mariacarolina

Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology; 2023, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: ASPHYXIA neonatorum, THERAPEUTIC hypothermia, NEONATAL mortality, ENDOCRINE system, MEDICAL personnel, THERAPEUTICS

Skeptical Look at the Clinical Implication of Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Obesity.

Authors: Wasniewska, Malgorzata, Pepe, Giorgia, Aversa, Tommaso, Bellone, Simonetta, de Sanctis, Luisa, Di Bonito, Procolo, Faienza, Maria Felicia, Improda, Nicola, Licenziati, Maria Rosaria, Maffeis, Claudio, Maguolo, Alice, Patti, Giuseppina, Predieri, Barbara, Salerno, Mariacarolina, Stagi, Stefano, Street, Maria Elisabeth, Valerio, Giuliana, Corica, Domenico, Calcaterra, Valeria

Source: Children; Apr2023, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p735, 31p

Subject Terms: METABOLIC syndrome risk factors, CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, HYPERTENSION, CHILDHOOD obesity, HYPERINSULINISM, RISK assessment, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, METABOLIC syndrome, PHENOTYPES, DISEASE complications

Diencephalic Syndrome Due to Optic Pathway Gliomas in Pediatric Patients: An Italian Multicenter Study.

Authors: De Martino, Lucia, Picariello, Stefania, Triarico, Silvia, Improda, Nicola, Spennato, Pietro, Capozza, Michele Antonio, Grandone, Anna, Santoro, Claudia, Cioffi, Daniela, Attinà, Giorgio, Cinalli, Giuseppe, Ruggiero, Antonio, Quaglietta, Lucia

Source: Diagnostics (2075-4418); Mar2022, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p664-664, 11p

Subject Terms: CHILD patients, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1, GLIOMAS, CANCER invasiveness, SYNDROMES, ASTROCYTOMAS

Non-autoimmune subclinical hypothyroidism due to a mutation in TSH receptor: report on two brothers

Authors: Cerbone Manuela, Agretti Patrizia, De Marco Giuseppina, Improda Nicola, Pignata Claudio, Santamaria Francesca, Tonacchera Massimo, Salerno Mariacarolina

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 39, Iss 1, p 5 (2013)

Subject Terms: Subclinical hypothyroidism, Congenital hypothyroidism, TSH receptor mutation, Growth, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Bone health in children with long–term idiopathic subclinical hypothyroidism

Authors: Di Mase Raffaella, Cerbone Manuela, Improda Nicola, Esposito Andrea, Capalbo Donatella, Mainolfi Ciro, Santamaria Francesca, Pignata Claudio, Salerno Mariacarolina

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 38, Iss 1, p 56 (2012)

Subject Terms: Bone, Bone Mineral density, DXA, QUS, Subclinical hypothyroidism, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Precocious puberty in Turner Syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature

Authors: Improda Nicola, Rezzuto Martina, Alfano Sara, Parenti Giancarlo, Vajro Pietro, Pignata Claudio, Salerno Mariacarolina

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 38, Iss 1, p 54 (2012)

Subject Terms: Turner syndrome, Precocious puberty, GnRH analog therapy, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Acute adrenal failure as the presenting feature of primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a child

Authors: Improda Nicola, Alessio Maria, Capalbo Donatella, Russo Giustina, D’Acunzo Ida, Palamaro Loredana, Pignata Claudio, Salerno Mariacarolina

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 38, Iss 1, p 49 (2012)

Subject Terms: Adrenal insufficiency, Adrenal hemorrhage, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Thrombotic events, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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