Abstract Introduction and Objectives: Oral food challenges (OFC) are the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergy. The aim of this study was to characterize and analyze the OFCs performed in the Pediatric Department of the study hospital. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent OFCs in the pediatric department of the study hospital from October 2016 to December 2021. Al...
Introdução: A Síndrome de transfusão feto-fetal (STFF) é uma doença cardiovascular complexa que afeta gestações gemelares monocoriónicas. As gestações complicadas pela STFF antes das 28 semanas estão associadas a um risco elevado de perda fetal, morte perinatal e sequelas nos sobreviventes. Caso Clínico: Primigesta, gestação gemelar, monocoriónica, biamniótica. Sinais ecográficos de STFF, pelo que realizou abla...
Introduction: The suppression-burst (SB) electroencephalographic pattern is rather common during the neonatal period and suggests severe encephalopathy. When significant hypoxic-ischemic insult is excluded, brain malformations and metabolic disorders have to be ruled out. Two distinctive epileptic syndromes are described: early epileptic encephalopathy with SB (Ohtahara syndrome) and early myoclonic epilepsy (...