pediatrics

Speech therapy deals with all activities geared toward the reeducation of children with speech and language disorders

Tricuspid atresia is a congenital heart defect that is manifested by the bluish color of the baby's skin. It can be diagnosed during pregnancy or soon after birth

For some time now, the pages of major newspapers and popular magazines have been talking about sleep apnea, OSAS, hypersomnia

We speak of primary stuttering when it manifests itself in an apparent and transitory manner, typical of childhood, consisting of physiological and normal disfluencies and intermittent hesitations and initial syllabic repetitions

The Sip (Italian Society of Paediatrics) presents the results of a study on children and social networks based on 68 scientific papers conducted over 18 years

Down Syndrome is a genetic condition characterised by the presence of an extra chromosome in the cells: instead of 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell there are 47, i.e. there is an extra Chromosome No. 21; hence also the term…

Biliary atresia is a severe disease affecting infants that causes inflammation and obstruction of the bile ducts (the channels responsible for transporting bile from the liver to the intestine)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies stuttering as a specific developmental disorder, 'a disorder of speech rhythm in which the patient knows exactly what he or she wants to say, but at the same time is unable to say it' (1977)

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is included in the DSM-5 under the category of Nutrition and Eating Disorders

At the table with telephone and tablet: these are the data that emerge from a survey on the relationship with digital technology within families conducted by a pool of paediatricians