B. Basile, A. Bassi, G. Calcagnini, P. Cortelli, C. Caltagirone, and M. Bozzali Neuroimaging Laboratory, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Department of Technology and Health, Italian Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, Department of Neurological Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Department of ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), diagnosed by symptom-based criteria due to lack of biomarkers, need translatedvalidated questionnaires in different languages. As Bengali, the mother tongue of Bangladesh and eastern India, is the seventh most spoken language in the world, we translated and validated the Enhanced Asian Rome III questionnaire (EAR3Q) in this language...

Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, St. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 87, 00152 Rome, Italy Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Rome ‘Sapienza’ — St. Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 87, 00152 Rome, Italy Department of Cardiac...

a Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome, ‘‘La Sapienza’’, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy b Special Service for Diagnosis, Prevention and Care of Cancer, ‘‘Palazzo Baleani’’, ‘‘La Sapienza’’ University of Rome, Italy c O.U. Orthognathic Surgery, ‘‘G. Eastman’’ Hospital, Rome, Italy d O.U. AnatomoPathology and Histology, ‘‘S. Giovanni-Addolorata’’ Hospit...

Zulema A. Percario1, Giorgio Mangino1,4, Valentina Gallo1 , Maria Vincenza Chiantore2, Gianna Fiorucci2,3, Giovanna Romeo2,4 and Elisabetta Affabris1 1Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, Rome 2Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 3Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, 4Depar...

1 Fondazione Ugo Bordoni (FUB), Rome, Italy [email protected] 2 Italian National Centre for ICT in the Public Administrations (CNIPA), Rome, Italy [email protected], [email protected] 3 Computer Science Department at University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy [email protected] 4 Matematics Department at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy [email protected] 5 NESTOR Laborator...

Valentina Sini1, Francesca De Iuliis2, Lorena Rossi3, Gianluigi Lunardi4, Antonello Menghi5, Irene Pecorella6, Rosina Lanza5, Susanna Scarpa2 1Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Via di Grottarossa, Rome 2Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Viale Regina Elena, Rome 3Department of Oncology, San Giovanni Calibita Hospital, Rome 4Department of Onc...

BACKGROUND - Medical literature has shown dyspepsia and heartburn-related symptoms occur among 15% to 40% of the population. These symptoms can occur at any age and are more prevalent in women. OBJECTIVE - Investigate the prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms and heartburn among individuals over 18. METHODS - Individuals over 18 were randomly selected in public venues in Belo Horizonte/MG to par...

In this Clinical Practice Guideline we discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of adult patients with constipation and abdominal complaints at the confluence of the irritable bowel syndrome spectrum and functional constipation. Both conditions are included among the functional bowel disorders, and have a significant personal, healthcare, and social impact, affecting the quality of life ...

Based on Rome III criteria, functional disorders of GI are listed below:   Infant regurgitation: -regurgitation two or more times per day for 3 or more weeks -no retching, hematemesis, aspiration, apnea, FTT, abnormal posturing Infant rumination syndrome: -repetitive contraction of abdominal muscle -regurgitation of gastric content in to the mouth and reswallowed Cyclic vomiting syndrome: -Two ...