Sleep and behavioral problems in Down syndrome: differences between school age and adolescence by Elisa Fucà, Floriana Costanzo, Laura Celestini, Paolo Galassi, Alberto Villani, Diletta Valentini, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…However, sleep-wake transition disorders and excessive daily somnolence appear to be related to emotional and behavioral problems (both internalizing and externalizing), in general, across school age and adolescence.DiscussionThese results remark the importance of appropriate neuropsychiatric and psychological evaluation taking into account the age-specific needs and features of individuals with DS.…”
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Age-related clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with ADHD by Pietro De Rossi, Barbara D’Aiello, Barbara D’Aiello, Italo Pretelli, Deny Menghini, Silvia Di Vara, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

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Parenting Stress in Mothers of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome by Elisa Fucà, Floriana Costanzo, Luciana Ursumando, Stefano Vicari

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Gender-Related Clinical Characteristics in Children and Adolescents with ADHD by Pietro De Rossi, Italo Pretelli, Deny Menghini, Barbara D’Aiello, Silvia Di Vara, Stefano Vicari

“…In this context, we carried out a retrospective observational study on 715 children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD from 2018 to 2020 at our center, in order to describe their gender-related clinical characteristics. …”
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Defining language disorders in children and adolescents with Noonan Syndrome by Giulia Lazzaro, Cristina Caciolo, Deny Menghini, Francesca Cumbo, Maria C. Digilio, Rossella Capolino, Giuseppe Zampino, Marco Tartaglia, Stefano Vicari, Paolo Alfieri

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Transcranial electrical stimulation in children and adolescents with specific learning disorder by Deny Menghini, Giulia Lazzaro, Floriana Costanzo, Andrea Battisti, Cristiana Varuzza, Stefano Vicari

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Risk Factors for Revolving Door in Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders by Barbara D’Aiello, Deny Menghini, Roberto Averna, Milena Labonia, Stefano Vicari

“…Revolving Door (RD) is a frequent phenomenon afflicting children and adolescents with psychiatric diagnoses. Nevertheless, risk factors for RD are still a matter of debate. …”
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Sleep-Related Declarative Memory Consolidation in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Dyslexia by Flaminia Reda, Maurizio Gorgoni, Aurora D'Atri, Serena Scarpelli, Matteo Carpi, Erica Di Cola, Deny Menghini, Stefano Vicari, Giacomo Stella, Luigi De Gennaro

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Food Addiction in a Group of Italian Adolescents Diagnosed for Eating Disorder by Giulia Cinelli, Michela Criscuolo, Costanza Bifone, Ilenia Chianello, Maria Chiara Castiglioni, Antonino De Lorenzo, Laura Di Renzo, Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, Stefano Vicari, Valeria Zanna

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Cognitive and Adaptive Characterization of Children and Adolescents with KBG Syndrome: An Explorative Study by Paolo Alfieri, Cristina Caciolo, Giulia Lazzaro, Deny Menghini, Francesca Cumbo, Maria Lisa Dentici, Maria Cristina Digilio, Maria Gnazzo, Francesco Demaria, Virginia Pironi, Giuseppe Zampino, Antonio Novelli, Marco Tartaglia, Stefano Vicari

“…Among children and adolescents, 17 showed intellectual disability, six presented borderline intellectual functioning and only one child did not show cognitive defects. …”
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Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychopathological Profile in Children and Adolescents with KBG syndrome by Paolo Alfieri, Francesco Demaria, Serena Licchelli, Ornella Santonastaso, Cristina Caciolo, Maria Cristina Digilio, Lorenzo Sinibaldi, Chiara Leoni, Maria Gnazzo, Marco Tartaglia, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Stefano Vicari

“…The aim of the present work is to investigate the psychopathological profile in children, adolescents, and young adults with KBG syndrome. Seventeen subjects with molecularly confirmed diagnoses were evaluated to investigate cognitive abilities and psychopathological features. …”
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Characterization of Cognitive, Language and Adaptive Profiles of Children and Adolescents with Malan Syndrome by Paolo Alfieri, Marina Macchiaiolo, Martina Collotta, Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Cristina Caciolo, Francesca Cumbo, Paolo Galassi, Filippo Maria Panfili, Fabiana Cortellessa, Marcella Zollino, Maria Accadia, Marco Seri, Marco Tartaglia, Andrea Bartuli, Corrado Mammì, Stefano Vicari, Manuela Priolo

“…Here, we aim to define the cognitive and adaptive behavior profile of MS children and adolescents, providing quantitative data from standardized evaluations. …”
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Emotional and behavioral features associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in children and adolescents with Down syndrome by Elisa Fucà, Floriana Costanzo, Paolo Galassi, Laura Celestini, Alberto Villani, Diletta Valentini, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…However, they did not exhibit more sleep problems than control group.ConclusionThese results provide specific indications for psychological and neuropsychiatric evaluation of children with DS with suspected or diagnosed SH, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in clinical care for children and adolescents with DS.…”
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Dysfunctional Beliefs and Cognitive Performance across Symptom Dimensions in Childhood and Adolescent OCD by Federica Piras, Nerisa Banaj, Valentina Ciullo, Fabrizio Piras, Giuseppe Ducci, Francesco Demaria, Stefano Vicari, Gianfranco Spalletta

“…In a cohort of children and adolescents with OCD (N = 41; mean age = 14; age range = 10–18 yrs.), we investigated whether certain dysfunctional beliefs and cognitive traits could predict symptom severity, and whether they were differentially associated with specific symptom dimensions. …”
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Assessment of oppositional defiant disorder and oppositional behavior in children and adolescents with Down syndrome by Elisa Fucà, Flavia Cirillo, Laura Celestini, Paolo Alfieri, Diletta Valentini, Floriana Costanzo, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…IntroductionChildren and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) exhibit higher rates of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) than typically developing (TD) peers. …”
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PREVALENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER by Silvia Guerrera, Elisa Fuca', Giovanni Valeri, Laura Casula, Vittoria Celentano, Deny Menghini, Stefano Vicari

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Sensory Processing Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Taking Stock of Assessment and Novel Therapeutic Tools by Noemi Passarello, Vincenza Tarantino, Andrea Chirico, Deny Menghini, Floriana Costanzo, Pierpaolo Sorrentino, Elisa Fucà, Onofrio Gigliotta, Fabio Alivernini, Massimiliano Oliveri, Fabio Lucidi, Stefano Vicari, Laura Mandolesi, Patrizia Turriziani

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Distance learning during COVID-19 lockdown: Impact on adolescents with specific learning disorders and their parents by Andrea Battisti, Andrea Battisti, Giulia Lazzaro, Cristiana Varuzza, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari, Deny Menghini

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Obsessive Compulsive “Paper Handling”: A Potential Distinctive Behavior in Children and Adolescents with KBG Syndrome by Francesco Demaria, Paolo Alfieri, Maria Cristina Digilio, Maria Pontillo, Cristina Di Vincenzo, Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Valentina Ciullo, Giuseppe Zampino, Stefano Vicari

“…These children and adolescents performed repetitive activities with paper, reminiscent of the hoarding and ordering behaviors characteristic of obsessive compulsive disorder. …”
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Psychiatric Hospitalization for Psychopathological Disorders and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Italian Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 by Maria Pontillo, Deny Menghini, Roberto Averna, Milena Labonia, Giulia Lazzaro, Maria Cristina Tata, Stefano Vicari

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