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VISUOMOTOR INTEGRATION SKILLS IN CHILDREN AFFECTED BY OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

MARIA RUBERTO*1, FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*2, LUCIA PARISI3, MARGHERITA SALERNO4, AGATA MALTESE3, GIOVANNI MESSINA5,6, MICHELE ROCCELLA3 1Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents; Department of Mental Health and Physical Medicine and prevented; Second University of Naples 2Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples 3Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy 4Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy 5Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy 6Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples , Italy

Internalizing symptoms in children affected by childhood absence epilepsy: A preliminary study

FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*, PAOLA LOMBARDI*, MARIA RUBERTO**, LUCIA PARISI***, MARGHERITA SALERNO****, AGATA MALTESE***, ILARIA D’ALESSANDRO*, IMMACOLATA DELLA VALLE*, ROSARIA MARTINA MAGLIULO*, GIOVANNI MESSINA*****, MICHELE ROCCELLA*** *Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents; Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples **Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples ***Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy ***Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy ****Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy Francesco Precenzano, Paola Lombardi and Maria Ruberto equally contributed to the manuscript

Borderline intellectual functioning and parental stress: An italian case-control study

FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*, MARIA RUBERTO**, LUCIA PARISI***, MARGHERITA SALERNO****, AGATA MALTESE***, ILARIA D’ALESSANDRO*,MARIA FRANCESCA GRAPPA*, ROSARIA MARTINA MAGLIULO*, GIOVANNI MESSINA*****, MICHELE ROCCELLA*** *Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents; Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples **Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples ***Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy ****Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy *****Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy #Francesco Precenzano and Maria Ruberto equally contributed to the manuscript

Adhd-like symptoms in children affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A case-control study

FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*, MARIA RUBERTO**, LUCIA PARISI***, MARGHERITA SALERNO****, AGATA MALTESE***, ILARIA D’ALESSANDRO*, IMMACOLATA DELLA VALLE*, GENNARO VISCO*, ROSARIA MARTINA MAGLIULO*, GIOVANNI MESSINA*****, MICHELE ROCCELLA*** *Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents; Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples **Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples ***Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy ****Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy *****Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy #Francesco Precenzano and Maria Ruberto equally contributed to the manuscript

Visual–spatial training efficacy in children affected by migraine without aura: A multicenter study

Routinely in the clinical practice, children affected by migraine without aura (MwA) tend to exhibit severe and persistent difficulties within cognitive processes such as attention, memory, and visual–motor integration (VMI) skills. The aim of this study was to assess the visual–spatial and visual–motor abilities among a sample of children with MwA and the effects of a specific computerized training. The study population was composed of 84 patients affected by MwA (39 girls and 45 boys; mean age: 8.91±2.46 years), and they were randomly divided into two groups (group A and group B) comparable for age (P=0.581), gender (P=0.826), socioeconomic status (SES), migraine frequency (P=0.415), and intensity (P=0.323). At baseline (T0), the two groups were comparable for movement assessment battery for children (M-ABC) and VMI performances. After 6 months of treatment (T1), group A showed lower scores in the dexterity item of M-ABC test (P<0.001) and higher scores in M-ABC global performance centile (P<0.001) and total (P<0.001), visual (P=0.017), and motor (P<0.001) tasks of VMI test than group B. Moreover, at T1, group A showed higher scores in total (P<0.001) and motor (P<0.001) tasks of VMI test and in M-ABC global performance centile (P<0.001) and lower scores in the dexterity item of M-ABC test (P<0.001) than at T0. Group B showed, at T1, performances comparable to T0 for all evaluations. As reported by recent studies about alteration MwA among children in motor abilities, our study confirmed these difficulties and the efficacy of a specific software training, suggesting a new rehabilitative proposal in childhood.

AUtonomic Regulation In Autism Spectrum Disorders

LUCIA PARISI1, MARGHERITA SALERNO2, AGATA MALTESE1, GABRIELE TRIPI3,4, PALMIRA ROMANO5, ANNABELLA DI FOLCO1, TERESA DI FILIPPO1, MICHELE ROCCELLA1 1Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy 2Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy 3Department PROSAMI, University of Palermo, Italy 4Childhood Psychiatric Service for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, CH Chinon, France 5Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Università degli Studi della Campania-Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Sensory perception in preschool children affected by autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study

LUCIA PARISI*, MARIA ROSARIA FORTUNATO**, MARGHERITA SALERNO***, AGATA MALTESE*, ANNABELLA DI FOLCO*, TERESA DI FILIPPO*, MICHELE ROCCELLA* *Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy **Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples, Italy ***Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy

Sleep habits in children affected by autism spectrum disorders: A preliminary case-control study

FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*1, MARIA RUBERTO*2, LUCIA PARISI3, MARGHERITA SALERNO4, AGATA MALTESE3, DOMENICO VERDE1, GABRIELE TRIPI5,6, PALMIRA ROMANO1, ANNABELLA DI FOLCO3, TERESA DI FILIPPO3, GIOVANNI MESSINA7, MICHELE ROCCELLA3 1Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy 2Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Italy 3Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy 4Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy 5Department PROSAMI, University of Palermo, Italy6Childhood Psychiatric Service for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, CH Chinon, France7Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

LUCIA PARISI*1, MARIA RUBERTO*2, FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*3, TERESA DI FILIPPO1, CARMEN RUSSOTTO1, AGATA MALTESE1, MARGHERITA SALERNO4, MICHELE ROCCELLA1 1Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy 2Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples 3Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples 4Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy

Life events and primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis: A pediatric pilot study

LUCIA PARISI*, MARIA ANTONIETTA FARALDO**, MARIA RUBERTO***, MARGHERITA SALERNO****, AGATA MALTESE*, ANNABELLA DI FOLCO*, GIOVANNI MESSINA*****, TERESA DI FILIPPO*, MICHELE ROCCELLA* *Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy **Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples, Italy ***Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Italy ****Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy *****Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy