Raffaele Albano's research while affiliated with San Giovanni Di Dio Hospital and other places

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Background and aims Several neuromotor disorders share exclusive, although often overlooked, nutritional problems. The objective of this study is therefore to delineate the frequency of malnutrition, evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional care, and identify issues needing to be possibly strengthened when caring for these patients into a general...
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We report a case with the association of well self-compensated hereditary fructose intolerance and still poorly symptomatic Duchenne type muscular dystrophy. This case illustrates the problems of a correct diagnosis in sub-clinical patients presenting with "cryptogenic" hypertransaminasemia.

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... (3) Providing adequate nutrition to these populations is important to ensure maximal physical and cognitive development; this is also true for children with disabilities. (4)(5)(6)(7) One study mentioned that self-feeding skills were highly related to life expectancy, suggesting that the feeding function may be as important as mental and motor capacity as an indicator of the health outcomes of children with disabilities. (8) Particularly for children with disabilities, nutritional assessment and support are essential aspects of routine and medical care. ...
... NAFLD is currently considered the most common cause of chronic liver disease in developed countries. Traditionally, obesity and other diseases have been considered as possible etiological factors, among which are some hereditary defects of metabolism such as galactosemia, glycogenosis, abetalipoproteinemia, and fructosemia [19,43,44] in addition to other causes of liver damage such as celiac disease, Wilson's disease, autoimmune hepatitis, or even muscle diseases [45]. ...