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Romoli M, Jelcic I, Bernard-Valnet R, García Azorín D, Mancinelli L, Akhvlediani T, Monaco S, Taba P, Sellner J. A systematic review of neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection: the devil is hidden in the details. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1712-1726. [PMID: 32503088 PMCID: PMC7300895 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background and purpose We systematically reviewed available evidence for reports of neurological signs and symptoms in patients with COVID‐19 to identify cases with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV)‐2 infection or immune‐mediated reaction in the nervous system. Methods We followed PRISMA guidelines and used the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, MedRxiv and ChinaXiv databases to search for articles on COVID‐19 and nervous system involvement that were published from 1 January to 24 April 2020. Data on design, sample size, neurological assessment and related work‐up were extracted. Biases were assessed with the Newcastle–Ottawa scale. Results We analysed 27 publications on potential neuroinvasive or parainfectious neurological complications of COVID‐19. The reports focused on smell and taste (n = 5) and evaluation of neurological symptoms and signs in cohorts (n = 5). There were cases of Guillain‐Barré syndrome/Miller‐Fisher syndrome/cranial neuropathy (seven cases), meningitis/encephalitis (nine cases) and various other conditions (five cases). The number of patients with examination of cerebrospinal fluid and, in particular, SARS‐CoV‐2 polymerase chain reaction was negligible. Two had a positive SARS‐CoV‐2 polymerase chain reaction examination of cerebrospinal fluid specimen. Study of potential parenchymal involvement with magnetic resonance imaging was rare. Only four reports received a rating of the highest quality standards. Conclusions This systematic review failed to establish comprehensive insights into nervous system manifestations of COVID‐19 beyond immune‐mediated complications in the aftermath of respiratory symptoms. The authors therefore provide guidance for more careful clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological studies to characterize the manifestations and burden of neurological disease caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 on behalf of the Infectious Disease Panel of the European Academy of Neurology.
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- M Romoli
- Neurology Unit, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.,Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research Section, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinico de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Neurology Unit, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- American MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tblisi, Georgia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,Neurology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, Mistelbach, Austria.,Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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Romoli M, Tuna MA, Li L, Paciaroni M, Giannandrea D, Tordo Caprioli F, Lotti A, Eusebi P, Mosconi MG, Pellizzaro Venti M, Salvadori N, Gili A, Ricci S, Stracci F, Sarchielli P, Parnetti L, Rothwell PM, Calabresi P. Time trends, frequency, characteristics and prognosis of short-duration transient global amnesia. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:887-893. [PMID: 32012408 PMCID: PMC7115816 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background and purpose Transient global amnesia (TGA) is characterized by a sudden onset of anterograde amnesia lasting up to 24 h. One major differential for TGA is transient epileptic amnesia, which typically lasts < 1 h. However, TGA can also be short in duration and little is known about the time trends, characteristics and prognosis of TGA cases lasting < 1 h. Methods We compared the clinical features of TGA ascertained in two independent cohort studies in Oxfordshire, UK [Oxford cohort 1977–1987 versus Oxford Vascular Study (OXVASC) 2002–2018] to determine the time trends of clinical features of TGA. Results were validated in another independent contemporary TGA cohort in Italy [Northern Umbria TGA registry (NU) 2002–2018]. We compared the risk factors, clinical features and long‐term prognosis (major cardiovascular events, recurrent TGA and seizure/epilepsy) of patients presenting with episodes lasting < 1 h versus those lasting ≥ 1 h. Results Overall, 639 patients with TGA were included (114 Oxford cohort, 100 OXVASC, 425 NU). Compared with the original Oxford cohort, there were more cases with TGA lasting < 1 h in OXVASC [32 (32.0%) vs. 9 (8.8%)] and NU (11.8% vs. 8.8% in Oxford cohort). In both OXVASC and NU, patient age, vascular risk factors and clinical features were largely similar between those with TGA lasting < 1 h versus those lasting ≥ 1 h. Moreover, there was no difference in the long‐term risk of seizure/epilepsy or major cardiovascular events between TGA lasting < 1 h versus TGA lasting ≥ 1 h. Conclusions Short‐duration TGA episodes (<1 h) were not uncommon and were more frequent than in earlier studies. The clinical features and long‐term prognosis of short‐duration TGA did not differ from more typical episodes lasting ≥ 1 h.
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- M Romoli
- Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia.,Neurology Unit, Rimini 'Infermi' Hospital - AUSL Romagna, Rimini
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- Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Stroke Unit, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital of Perugia, Perugia
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, USL Umbria 1, Gubbio and Città di Castello Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Stroke Unit, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital of Perugia, Perugia
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- Stroke Unit, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital of Perugia, Perugia.,Stroke Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital - Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Public Health Department, University of Perugia, Perugia
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, USL Umbria 1, Gubbio and Città di Castello Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Public Health Department, University of Perugia, Perugia
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia - S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia.,IRCCS 'Santa Lucia', Rome, Italy
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Gastaldi M, Mariotto S, Giannoccaro MP, Iorio R, Zoccarato M, Nosadini M, Benedetti L, Casagrande S, Di Filippo M, Valeriani M, Ricci S, Bova S, Arbasino C, Mauri M, Versino M, Vigevano F, Papetti L, Romoli M, Lapucci C, Massa F, Sartori S, Zuliani L, Barilaro A, De Gaspari P, Spagni G, Evoli A, Liguori R, Ferrari S, Marchioni E, Giometto B, Massacesi L, Franciotta D. Subgroup comparison according to clinical phenotype and serostatus in autoimmune encephalitis: a multicenter retrospective study. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:633-643. [PMID: 31814224 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Autoimmune encephalitides (AE) include a spectrum of neurological disorders whose diagnosis revolves around the detection of neuronal antibodies (Abs). Consensus-based diagnostic criteria (AE-DC) allow clinic-serological subgrouping of AE, with unclear prognostic implications. The impact of AE-DC on patients' management was studied, focusing on the subgroup of Ab-negative-AE. METHODS This was a retrospective multicenter study on patients fulfilling AE-DC. All patients underwent Ab testing with commercial cell-based assays (CBAs) and, when available, in-house assays (immunohistochemistry, live/fixed CBAs, neuronal cultures) that contributed to defining final categories. Patients were classified as Ab-positive-AE [N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor encephalitis (NMDAR-E), Ab-positive limbic encephalitis (LE), definite-AE] or Ab-negative-AE (Ab-negative-LE, probable-AE, possible-AE). RESULTS Commercial CBAs detected neuronal Abs in 70/118 (59.3%) patients. Testing 37/48 Ab-negative cases, in-house assays identified Abs in 11 patients (29.7%). A hundred and eighteen patients fulfilled the AE-DC, 81 (68.6%) with Ab-positive-AE (Ab-positive-LE, 40; NMDAR-E, 32; definite-AE, nine) and 37 (31.4%) with Ab-negative-AE (Ab-negative-LE, 17; probable/possible-AE, 20). Clinical phenotypes were similar in Ab-positive-LE versus Ab-negative-LE. Twenty-four/118 (20.3%) patients had tumors, and 19/118 (16.1%) relapsed, regardless of being Ab-positive or Ab-negative. Ab-positive-AE patients were treated earlier than Ab-negative-AE patients (P = 0.045), responded more frequently to treatments (92.3% vs. 65.6%, P < 0.001) and received second-line therapies more often (33.3% vs. 10.8%, P = 0.01). Delays in first-line therapy initiation were associated with poor response (P = 0.022; odds ratio 1.02; confidence interval 1.00-1.04). CONCLUSIONS In-house diagnostics improved Ab detection allowing better patient management but was available in a patient subgroup only, implying possible Ab-positive-AE underestimation. Notwithstanding this limitation, our findings suggest that Ab-negative-AE and Ab-positive-AE patients share similar oncological profiles, warranting appropriate tumor screening. Ab-negative-AE patients risk worse responses due to delayed and less aggressive treatments.
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- M Gastaldi
- Neuroimmunology Laboratory, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,UOC Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto di Neurologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Antonio, AULSS Euganea, Padua, Italy.,Neuroimmunology Group, Paediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Paediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy.,Paediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico S. Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Neurosciences Department, Florence University, Italy.,Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia University, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Ospedale 'Città-di-Castello-e-Branca', Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Children Hospital Vittore Buzzi, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Insubria University, Varese, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Insubria University, Varese, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia University, Perugia, Italy.,Neurology Unit, Rimini "Infermi" Hospital - AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico S. Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico S. Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Paediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy.,Paediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Paediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy.,Neurology Department, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy
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- Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Group, Paediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy
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- Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Neurologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,UOC Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Neuroncology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurosciences Department, Florence University, Italy.,Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Laboratory, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Cardaioli G, Ripandelli F, Paolini Paoletti F, Nigro P, Simoni S, Brahimi E, Romoli M, Filidei M, Eusebi P, Calabresi P, Tambasco N. Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity in essential tremor and Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal study. Eur J Neurol 2019; 26:1370-1376. [PMID: 31094036 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) sometimes overlap in their clinical expression with ET preceding PD onset, often leading to misdiagnosis. Transcranial sonography (TCS) has been shown to be a valid and non-invasive diagnostic tool to identify early idiopathic PD and to differentiate it from ET. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relevance of substantia nigra hyperechogenicity in patients with ET. METHODS A total of 138 patients (79 with PD, 59 with ET) and 50 matched controls underwent TCS examination at baseline. All patients were followed in a 3-year longitudinal assessment. RESULTS A total of 10 subjects were excluded from the analysis due to the bilateral absence of a temporal acoustic window. During the follow-up period, 11 of the patients with ET developed new-onset parkinsonian features, without fulfilling criteria for PD diagnosis (ET+). Nine patients developed clinical features meeting diagnostic criteria for probable PD (ET-PD). Patients with ET- did not develop parkinsonian features. For each group, the maximum size of the substantia nigra hyperechogenicity was as follows: 5.62 ± 5.40 mm2 in the control group, 19.02 ± 14.27 mm2 in patients with PD, 9.15 ± 11.26 mm2 in patients with ET-, 20.05 ± 13.78 mm2 in patients with ET+ and 20.13 ± 13.51 mm2 in patients with ET-PD. ET-PD maximum values were significantly different from controls. Maximum values in patients with ET+ were different from both controls and patients with ET-. CONCLUSION Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity in ET seems to represent a risk marker for developing early parkinsonian symptoms or signs in the 3 years following TCS assessment.
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- G Cardaioli
- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Bedetti C, Romoli M, Maschio M, Di Bonaventura C, Nardi Cesarini E, Eusebi P, Siliquini S, Dispenza S, Calabresi P, Costa C. Neuropsychiatric adverse events of antiepileptic drugs in brain tumour-related epilepsy: an Italian multicentre prospective observational study. Eur J Neurol 2017; 24:1283-1289. [PMID: 28796376 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We assessed the prevalence and magnitude of neuropsychiatric adverse events (NPAEs) associated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among patients with brain tumour-related epilepsy (BTRE). METHODS This observational, prospective, multicentre study enrolled 259 patients with BTRE after neurosurgery. All patients received AED monotherapy. Efficacy was assessed through clinical diaries, whereas NPAEs were collected using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Test-12 questionnaire at baseline and after 5 months. RESULTS Tumour localization in the frontal lobe was associated with a higher prevalence of NPAEs (odds ratio, 7.73; P < 0.001). Independent of tumour localization, levetiracetam (LVT) treatment was associated with higher prevalence and magnitude of NPAEs (odds ratio, 7.94; P < 0.01) compared with other AEDs. Patients with oligodendroglioma reported more NPAEs than patients with other tumour types. NPAEs were not influenced by chemotherapy, radiotherapy or steroid treatment. Evaluating non-neurobehavioural adverse events of AEDs, no significant differences were found among AEDs, although patients treated with old AEDs had a higher prevalence of adverse events than those treated with new AEDs. CONCLUSIONS Both tumour localization in the frontal lobe and LVT treatment are associated with a higher risk of NPAEs in patients with BTRE. LVT is regarded as a first-line option in patients with BTRE because of easy titration and few significant drug-to-drug interactions. Thus, as NPAEs lead to poor compliance and a high dropout rate, clinicians need to accurately monitor NPAEs after AED prescription, especially in patients with frontal lobe tumours receiving LVT.
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- C Bedetti
- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Center for Tumor-Related Epilepsy, UOSD Neurology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Polytechnic University of the Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Center for Tumor-Related Epilepsy, UOSD Neurology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico - IRCCS Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Parascandolo C, Pierroutsakou D, Alba R, Del Zoppo A, Maiolino C, Santonocito D, Agodi C, Baran V, Boiano A, Colonna M, Coniglione R, De Filippo E, Di Toro M, Emanuele U, Farinon F, Guglielmetti A, La Commara M, Martin B, Mazzocchi C, Mazzocco M, Rizzo C, Romoli M, Signorini C, Silvestri R, Soramel F, Strano E, Torresi D, Trifirò A, Trimarchi M. Dynamical Dipole mode in heavy-ion fusion reactions. EPJ Web Conf 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201716300043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mennuni G, Petraccia L, Fontana M, Nocchi S, Stortini E, Romoli M, Esposito E, Priori F, Grassi M, Geraci A, Serio A, Fraioli A. The therapeutic activity of sulphate-bicarbonate-calcium-magnesiac mineral water in the functional disorders of the biliary tract. Clin Ter 2016; 165:e346-52. [PMID: 25366951 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2014.1761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Functional disorders of the biliary tract involve gallbladder and sphincter of Oddi and cause pain and/or digestive troubles. In this context, in addition to pharmacological treatments, an important role is played by the use of sodium-sulphate and sulphate-bicarbonate mineral waters that, because of their composition into ions macro and trace elements, can stimulate the release or modulate the activity of some neurohumoral regulators of the digestive process. We want to do a study on the effects of hydropinotherapy with a sulphate-bicarbonate-calcium-magnesium mineral water in patients suffering from pain and other symptoms caused by biliary dyskinesias, biliary sand (without gallstones), or following a cholecystectomy (post-cholecystectomy syndromes). MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 43 patients suffering from those affections; all the patients did two cycles in one year of hydropinotherapy with Acqua Santa at Italy's Chianciano Spa; 20 of these patients did a third cycle of hydropinotherapy in the second year of the study. At the end of the second and of the third cycle we compared the frequency of eleven main symptoms in both groups and we also performed an longitudinal-observational study on the frequency of those symptoms before the beginning of the first cycle of the therapy and at the end of the second and of the third cycle. Statistical analyses were based on the use of Pearson's χ2 test. RESULTS The frequency of the symptoms observed at the end of second and third cicle of hydropinotherapy was significantly lower than that considered before starting therapy. The differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The results of our research regarding the hydropinotherapy by sulphate-bicarbonate-calcium-magnesium mineral water show a significant improvement of symptoms in patients suffering from disturbances of biliary tract.
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- G Mennuni
- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Departement of Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation, National Institute of Health
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- University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Operative Unit of Internal Medicine E, Medical Therapy and Thermal Medicine - Postgraduate School in Thermal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome
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Tambasco N, Mastrodicasa E, Salvatori C, Mancini G, Romoli M, Caniglia M, Calabresi P, Verrotti A. Prognostic factors in children with PRES and hematologic diseases. Acta Neurol Scand 2016; 134:474-483. [PMID: 26876986 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical and radiological entity characterized by focal neurological signs, headache, confusion, and seizure, associated with transitory lesions in the posterior areas of the brain detectable with neuroimaging. Among children, one of the most common causes of PRES is cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this review, we present the cases of 5 children developing PRES after stem cell transplantation for hematological disease and review all the cases reported in English literature to investigate outcomes and associated risk factors. RESULTS One hundred and eleven cases were reported. Hypertension was very frequent (80%). Clinical features included seizures (80.1%), headache (44.1%), visual disturbance (26.1%), and mental change (48.6%). EEG was abnormal in 27 of 32 patients. MRI revealed characteristic lesions in all patients even in early stages. Abnormal MRI findings in late stages were associated with neurological sequelae. Nineteen patients died (17.1%) of which 2 of PRES. Among alive patients, 17 had neurological sequelae. Four cases of PRES relapse were described. CONCLUSIONS Thus, all transplant recipients with symptoms consistent with PRES should be promptly recognized to avoid long-term complications or even death.
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- N. Tambasco
- Department of Neurology; Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Hematology Unit; Perugia General Hospital; Perugia Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics; Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics; Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Department of Neurology; Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Hematology Unit; Perugia General Hospital; Perugia Italy
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- Department of Neurology; Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia; Perugia Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia; Roma Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of L'Aquila; Italy
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- Department Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry — Univ. of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) Interuniv. Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotransmitters Disorders. Section of Rome
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- Department Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry — Univ. of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) Interuniv. Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotransmitters Disorders. Section of Rome
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- Department Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry — Univ. of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) Interuniv. Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotransmitters Disorders. Section of Rome
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- Department Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry — Univ. of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) Interuniv. Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotransmitters Disorders. Section of Rome
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- Department Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry — Univ. of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) Interuniv. Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotransmitters Disorders. Section of Rome
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Parascandolo C, Pierroutsakou D, Alba R, Del Zoppo A, Maiolino C, Santonocito D, Agodi C, Baran V, Boiano A, Colonna M, Coniglione R, De Filippo E, Di Toro M, Emanuele U, Farinon F, Guglielmetti A, La Commara M, Martin B, Mazzocchi C, Mazzocco M, Rizzo C, Romoli M, Signorini C, Silvestri R, Soramel F, Strano E, Torresi D, Trifirò A, Trimarchi M. Dynamical Dipole mode in the 40,48Ca + 152,144Sm fusion reactions at 11 MeV/nucleon. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611708016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mazzocco M, Torresi D, Acosta L, Boiano A, Boiano C, Fierro N, Glodariu T, Guglielmetti A, Keeley N, La Commara M, Martel I, Mazzocchi C, Molini P, Pakou A, Parascandolo C, Parkar V, Patronis N, Pierroutsakou D, Romoli M, Rusek K, Sanchez-Benitez A, Sandoli M, Signorini C, Silvestri R, Soramel F, Stiliaris E, Strano E, Stroe L, Zerva K. Transfer vs. Breakup in the interaction of the 7Be Radioactive Ion Beam with a 58Ni target at Coulomb barrier energies. EPJ Web of Conferences 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146603060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Parascandolo C, Pierroutsakou D, Agodi C, Alba R, Baran V, Boiano A, Colonna M, Coniglione R, De Filippo E, Del Zoppo A, Di Toro M, Emanuele U, Farinon F, Guglielmetti A, La Commara M, Maiolino C, Martin B, Mazzocco M, Mazzocchi C, Rizzo C, Romoli M, Santonocito D, Signorini C, Silvestri R, Soramel F, Strano E, Torresi D, Trifirò A, Trimarchi M. Investigation of the Dynamical Dipole mode in the 192Pb mass region. EPJ Web of Conferences 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146603069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Wieleczko J, Ademard G, Mazurek K, Schmitt C, Bonnet E, Chbihi A, Frankland J, del Campo JG, Commara ML, Vigilante M, Rosato E, Spadaccini G, Beck C, Barlini S, Borderie B, Bougault R, Dayras R, De Angelis G, Sanctis JD, Kravchuk V, Lautesse P, Neindre NL, D’Onofrio A, Parlog M, Pierroutsakou D, Romoli M, Roy R. Asymmetric Fission in the 78Kr+ 40Ca reactions at 5.5 MeV/nucleon. EPJ Web of Conferences 2012. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20122102001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ademard G, Wieleczko J, del Campo JG, LaCommara M, Bonnet E, Vigilante M, Chbihi A, Frankland J, Rosato E, Spadaccini G, Kalandarov S, Beck C, Barlini S, Borderie B, Bougault R, Dayras R, De Angelis G, De Sanctis J, Kravchuk V, Lautesse P, Le Neindre N, Moisan J, D’Onofrio A, Parlog M, Pierroutsakou D, Romoli M, Roy R, Adamian G, Antonenko N. Decay of excited nuclei produced in the78,82Kr+40Ca reactions at 5.5 MeV/nucleon. EPJ Web of Conferences 2011. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20111710005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mazzocco M, Signorini C, Pierroutsakou D, Glodariu T, Boiano A, Boiano C, Castellani L, Corti D, De Rosa A, Di Meo P, Farinon F, Figuera P, Filipescu D, Fortunato L, Galet G, Grebosz J, Guglielmetti A, Inglima G, La Commara M, Lattuada M, Lotti P, Manea C, Mazzocchi C, Molini P, Musumarra A, Nicoletto M, Pakou A, Parascandolo C, Patronis N, Romoli M, Sandoli M, Scuderi V, Silvestri R, Soramel F, Stroe L, Toniolo N, Torresi D, Vardaci E, Vitturi A. Does the breakup process affect the reaction dynamics for the systems17O,17F +58Ni at Coulomb barrier energies? EPJ Web of Conferences 2011. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20111713005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Romoli M, Bernini O, Cosci F, Berrocal C. The effect of alexithymia on anxiety, depression, coping, and difficulties in daily living in oncologic patients. Eur Psychiatry 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72688-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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IntroductionAlexithymia is a personality trait that may influence the resilience in oncologic patients.ObjectivesData on the effect of alexithymia on anxiety, depression, coping, and difficulties in daily living in oncologic patients are lacking.AimsTo test how alexithymia may influence the development of anxiety, depression, difficulties in daily living, and coping in oncologic patients if compared to healthy volunteers.MethodsHealthy subjects with high level of alexithymia, healthy subjects with low level of alexithymia, oncologic patients with high level of alexithymia, and oncologic patients with low level of alexithymia were compared. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used to assess alexithymia, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) allowed to assess anxiety and depression, the Brief COPE was used to assess the coping, and the dimension of daily living of the Behaviour And Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32) was used to assess the difficulties in daily living. The differences among the groups were analysed by means of the analyses of covariance controlling for age, education, marital status, and working activity.ResultsA total of 124 subjects participated to the study (57 oncologic patients and 67 healthy subjects). Results showed a between-subjects effect of alexithymia. Subjects with higher level of alexithymia had higher scores in anxiety and depression, higher difficulties in daily living, and lower problem-focused and dysfunctional coping strategies, regardless of having cancer or not.ConclusionsAlexithymia seems to influence the development of anxiety/depression, the functional daily living, and some strategies of coping more than having cancer.
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Pierroutsakou D, Parascandolo C, Silvestri R, Agodi C, Alba R, Baran V, Boiano A, Colonna M, Coniglione R, De Filippo E, De Rosa A, Del Zoppo A, Di Toro M, Emanuele U, Farinon F, Guglielmetti A, Inglima G, La Commara M, Maiolino C, Martin B, Mazzocco M, Mazzocchi C, Molini P, Rizzo C, Romoli M, Sandoli M, Santonocito D, Signorini C, Soramel F, Trifirò A, Trimarchi M. Dynamical Dipole mode in heavy-ion fusion reactions by using stable and radioactive beams. EPJ Web of Conferences 2011. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20111710006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lucenteforte E, Zagli G, Romoli M, Vannacci A. The diagonal ear lobe crease (Frank's sign) as a marker of cardiovascular disease. A systematic review. Eur J Integr Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2010.09.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pancrazzi M, Focardi M, Landini F, Romoli M, Fineschi S, Gherardi A, Pace E, Massone G, Antonucci E, Moses D, Newmark J, Wang D, Rossi G. HERSCHEL/SCORE, imaging the solar corona in visible and EUV light: CCD camera characterization. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:2033-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3697-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ademard G, Wieleczko J, Bonnet E, Chbihi A, Frankland J, La Commara M, Vigilante M, Rosato E, D’Onofrio A, Spadaccini G, Gomez del Campo J, Beck C, Borderie B, Bougault R, Dayras R, De Angelis G, Galindo-Uribarri A, Lautesse P, Le Neindre N, Parlog M, Pierroutsakou D, Rejmund F, Rivet M, Romoli M, Roy R, Shapira D. Influence Of The Neutron Richness On Binary Decays. EPJ Web of Conferences 2010. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100214002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Romoli M. Ear Acupuncture: Historical Abstract – Differences of Ear Cartography between the East and the West. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dza.2010.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Romoli M, Allais G, Airola G, Benedetto C. Ear acupuncture in the control of migraine pain: selecting the right acupoints by the "needle-contact test". Neurol Sci 2005; 26 Suppl 2:s158-61. [PMID: 15926019 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0434-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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There is increasing evidence that somatic acupuncture can be helpful in migraine treatment, but substantial data on ear acupuncture (EAP) are still lacking. EAP can be useful both in the diagnosis and in the treatment of many medical conditions. As regards the control of migrainous pain, we present a case report in which a procedure called the "needle-contact test" is described in detail. During a migraine attack, the patient undergoes an accurate search for tender points of the outer ear by means of a specific pressure algometer. Once the most sensitive point has been identified, an acupuncture needle is placed in contact with it for about 10 s, without skin penetration. The expected effect is a quick and evident reduction of acute pain. If no appreciable variation in pain intensity occurs within the following 60 s, a second or third attempt is made on other previously identified tender points, until the point at which the patient notices a clear remission of pain is found. In this positive case, the same testing needle can be immediately used for therapy, completely penetrating the skin, and then extracted after about 30 min. Alternatively, a temporary needle can be implanted and left in situ for a variable period of time (1-15 days). This innovative technique allows the identification, with maximum accuracy, of the most effective ear acupoints on migraine pain during acute attacks.
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- M Romoli
- F.I.S.A.-Italian Federation of Acupuncture Societies, Prato, Italy
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Raabe R, Sida JL, Charvet JL, Alamanos N, Angulo C, Casandjian JM, Courtin S, Drouart A, Durand DJC, Figuera P, Gillibert A, Heinrich S, Jouanne C, Lapoux V, Lepine-Szily A, Musumarra A, Nalpas L, Pierroutsakou D, Romoli M, Rusek K, Trotta M. No enhancement of fusion probability by the neutron halo of 6He. Nature 2004; 431:823-6. [PMID: 15483606 DOI: 10.1038/nature02984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2004] [Accepted: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Quantum tunnelling through a potential barrier (such as occurs in nuclear fusion) is very sensitive to the detailed structure of the system and its intrinsic degrees of freedom. A strong increase of the fusion probability has been observed for heavy deformed nuclei. In light exotic nuclei such as 6He, 11Li and 11Be (termed 'halo' nuclei), the neutron matter extends much further than the usual nuclear interaction scale. However, understanding the effect of the neutron halo on fusion has been controversial--it could induce a large enhancement of fusion, but alternatively the weak binding energy of the nuclei could inhibit the process. Other reaction channels known as direct processes (usually negligible for ordinary nuclei) are also important: for example, a fragment of the halo nucleus could transfer to the target nucleus through a diminished potential barrier. Here we study the reactions of the halo nucleus 6He with a 238U target, at energies near the fusion barrier. Most of these reactions lead to fission of the system, which we use as an experimental signature to identify the contribution of the fusion and transfer channels to the total cross-section. At energies below the fusion barrier, we find no evidence for a substantial enhancement of fusion. Rather, the (large) fission yield is due to a two-neutron transfer reaction, with other direct processes possibly also involved.
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- R Raabe
- DSM/DAPNIA, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France.
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Romoli M, Allais G, Giovanardi C, Menniti Ippolito F. What are the most important factors in the evaluation of an adequate acupuncture treatment: developing a possible scale to be used for systematic reviews on acupuncture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1461-1449(03)00063-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Romoli M, Ridi R, Giommi A. [Electromyographic changes in bruxism after auricular stimulation. A randomized controlled clinical trial]. Minerva Med 2003; 94:9-15. [PMID: 15108607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to verify in bruxism patients the possible efficacy of auricular stimulation in reducing the hypertonicity of some masticatory muscles. METHODS Forty-three bruxism patients were randomly allocated to 3 groups: acupuncture, needle contact for 10 seconds, no treatment (control). Helkimo's clinical dysfunction index (CDI) and anamnestic dysfunction index (ADI) were used to assess the functional state of the masticatory system. The resting electrical activity of the anterior temporalis (AT), masseter (MM), digastric (DA) and sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles was measured, according to Jankelson, with surface electrodes at baseline, after stimulation and continually for 30 minutes (120 measurements in total). The electromyographical variations in the 3 groups were studied with t test for independent samples. RESULTS Acupuncture and needle contact were superior to control in reducing the muscle hypertonicity of all muscles except SCM. In the comparison between acupuncture and needle contact the former showed better results only for the right TA and left DA (p = 0.000). CONCLUSION In this study it was possible to measure the efficacy of the stimulation of only one point or area, which is an ideal model for research in acupuncture. The auricular area we chose for stimulation was never used before for the purpose of relaxing masticatory muscles. Acupuncture and needle contact for 10 seconds showed similar effects.
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- M Romoli
- Federazione Italiana Società di Agopuntura (F.I.S.A.), Prato.
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Romoli M, van der Windt D, Giovanzana P, Masserano G, Vignali F, Quirico E, Giommi A. International research project to devise a protocol to test the effectiveness of acupuncture on painful shoulder. J Altern Complement Med 2000; 6:281-7. [PMID: 10890339 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2000.6.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To describe in detail the questions and deliberations leading to the development of a methodologically rigorous protocol to test the effectiveness of acupuncture on painful shoulder. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial using three groups, including one control group. SETTINGS/LOCATION A hospital in the north of Italy treating at least 8-10 painful shoulders a day, with physician/acupuncturists, physiotherapists, and assessors available to participate in the study. SUBJECTS Sixty patients with monolateral painful shoulder. A list of exclusion criteria is given. INTERVENTIONS Acupuncture + mobilization; mobilization alone (control); ear acupuncture + mobilization. OUTCOME MEASURES Severity of pain, scored on a visual analogue scale (VAS) and on the McGill Pain Questionnaire and restriction of range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder joint. Voluntary use of pain medication, Tenoxicam 20 mg, was added to the protocol. RESULTS The research team developed a protocol and methodology that avoids the common flaws and difficulties of previous clinical trials on acupuncture. CONCLUSIONS Physicians and acupuncture specialists will benefit from the advice and support of a project group consisting of experienced clinicians, researchers, and statisticians when designing and preparing clinical trials on acupuncture and other complementary and alternative therapies.
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- M Romoli
- Cochrane Collaboration for Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
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Giordano S, Antonucci E, Noci G, Romoli M, Kohl JL. Identification of the Coronal Sources of the Fast Solar Wind. Astrophys J 2000; 531:L79-L82. [PMID: 10673419 DOI: 10.1086/312525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The present spectroscopic study of the ultraviolet coronal emission in a polar hole, detected on 1996 April 6-9 with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft, identifies the interplume lanes and background coronal hole regions as the channels in which the fast solar wind is preferentially accelerated. In interplume lanes, at heliocentric distance 1.7 R middle dot in circle, the corona expands at a rate between 105 and 150 km s-1, that is, much faster than in plumes in which the outflow velocity is between 0 and 65 km s-1. The wind velocity is inferred from the Doppler dimming of the O vi lambdalambda1032, 1037 lines, within a range of values, whose lower and upper limit corresponds to anisotropic and isotropic velocity distribution of the oxygen coronal ions, respectively.
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Lewith G, Romoli M. [Antiemesis with P6 laser acupuncture in children]. Forsch Komplementarmed 1999; 6:276-8. [PMID: 10627159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- G Lewith
- Level D (810), Centre Block, Southampton General Hospital, UK
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Pernechele C, Naletto G, Nicolosi P, Tondello G, Fineschi S, Romoli M, Noci G, Spadaro D, Kohl JL. Optical performances of the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer of the Solar Heliospheric Observatory. Appl Opt 1997; 36:813-826. [PMID: 18250744 DOI: 10.1364/ao.36.000813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The optical performances of the spectrometer assembly for the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission have been tested. The flight unit of the spectrometer assembly, consisting of the structure equipped with the entrance slits assembly, the grating drive mechanisms mounting two toroidal gratings, and the photon-counting detectors, has been integrated and aligned; also the flight unit of the White Light Channel has been integrated and aligned in the spectrometer assembly. Tests with both visible and UV radiation have been performed. Aberration and stray-light measurements have shown that the instrument performs satisfactorily, almost in compliance with the scientific requirements; also some measurements of the polarimeter modulation curve and the relative error have shown performances within the specified requirements.
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- Department of Electronics and Informatics, Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, University of Padua, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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Bruni O, Ottaviano S, Guidetti V, Romoli M, Innocenzi M, Cortesi F, Giannotti F. The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Construction and validation of an instrument to evaluate sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence. J Sleep Res 1996; 5:251-61. [PMID: 9065877 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.1996.00251.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 722] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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To attempt a categorization of sleep disorders in children, we developed a 27 item Likert-type rating scale (Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: SDSC) and assessed the psychometric properties was developed. The scale was distributed to the mothers of 1304 children (1157 controls, mean age 9.8 y; 147 sleep disorder subjects, mean age 9.2y, composed of four clinical groups: Insomnia 39 subjects, Hypersomnia 12 subjects, Respiratory disturbances during sleep 25 subjects and Parasomnias 71 subjects). The internal consistency was high in controls (0.79) and remained at a satisfactory level in sleep disorder subjects (0.71); the test/retest reliability was adequate for the total (r = 0.71) and single item scores. The factor analysis (variance explained 44.21%) yielded six factors which represented the most common areas of sleep disorders in childhood and adolescence. Enuresis was the only item with a factor loading lower than 0.40 and with a low inter-item correlation and was therefore eliminated, resulting in a final scale of 26 items. The re-evaluation of the sample, using the factor scores, supported the validity and the discriminating capacity of the scales between controls and the four clinical groups. The correlation between factor scores corroborated the hypothesis that childhood sleep disturbances are not independent entities nor do they cluster into different groupings related to each other. The SDSC appears to be a useful tool in evaluating the sleep disturbances of school-age children in clinical and non-clinical populations.
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- O Bruni
- Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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A group of 50 patients with possible psychosomatic disorders was examined with five right-left preference tests: Oldfield's Handedness Inventory, and Coren and Porac's preference tests for hand, foot, eye and ear. The patients were sorted into "complete right" (consistent answers) and "incomplete right" (having answered "left" to at least one question) groups for each of these different tests. The sensitization of the left ear, particularly of the Sanjiao or Triple Heater area, is higher in the complete right than in the incomplete right group. The side to treat with Acupuncture is important for diagnosis and therapy.
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- M Romoli
- S.I.R.A.A.--Società Italiana di Riflessoterapia, Agopunctura, Auricoloterapia, Prato, Italy
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A group of 50 patients with possible psychosomatic disorders of the cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive systems were treated with Ear acupuncture. Together with a control group of 20 symptomless volunteers they received 4 weekly treatments and a final check of the therapy after 6 weeks. All subjects were examined with the MMPI test, Paykel's scale for stressful life events, and with the SRT scale (Symptom Rating Test) for measuring at each treatment the variations of anxiety, depression and somatisation levels. The results show a similar trend of response to Acupuncture in both groups, which was significantly more pronounced in the stress group for the reduction of the SRT score and the number of Ear acupuncture points. The outer ear was sensitized by stress response in certain recurrent areas, especially of the cavum conchae. The area with the highest relative density of Ear acupoints was the Sanjiao or Triple Heater area.
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- M Romoli
- S.I.R.A.A.-Società Italiana di Riflessoterapia, Agopuntura, Auricoloterapia, Prato, Italy
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An analysis of stray-light suppression in the white-light channel of the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer experiment for the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is reported. The white-light channel consists of a reflecting telescope with external and internal occultation and a polarimeter section. Laboratory tests and analytical methods are used to perform the analysis. The various stray-light contributions are classified in two main categories: the contribution from sunlight that passes directly through the entrance aperture and the contribution of sunlight that is diffracted by the edges of the entrance aperture. Values of the stray-light contributions from various sources and the total stray-light level for observations at heliocentric heights from 1.4 to 5 solar radii are derived. Anticipated signal-to-stray-light ratios are presented together with the effective stray-light rejection by the polarimeter, demonstrating the efficacy of the stray-light suppression design.
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Fioretto E, Inglima G, Romoli M, Sandoli M, Cardella G, Papa M, Rizzo F, Napoli DR, Stefanini AM, Signorini C. Reaction mechanisms in the 32S+64Ni collision. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1991; 44:747-752. [PMID: 9967459 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.44.747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fioretto E, Inglima G, Romoli M, Sandoli M, Setola R, Cardella G, Papa M, Pappalardo G, Rizzo F, Wang Q, Napoli DR, Scarlassara F, Segato GF, Signorini C, Stefanini AM. Reaction mechanisms and their interaction time in dissipative heavy-ion collisions. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1990; 41:2062-2068. [PMID: 9966571 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.41.2062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Romoli M, Tordini G, Giommi A. Diagonal ear-lobe crease: possible significance as cardio-vascular risk factor and its relationship to ear-acupuncture. ACUPUNCTURE ELECTRO 1989; 14:149-54. [PMID: 2575346 DOI: 10.3727/036012989816358443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The diagonal ear-lobe crease, detectable especially after the age of 40, is still accepted as a sign of coronary heart disease risk. In the literature some authors report an association between anxiety and coronary heart disease. In our work a group of 143 patients with ear-lobe crease showed - in both sexes and in all examined decades (5th, 6th, 7th) - higher levels of anxiety than in the control group. The possible significance of the crease has been considered on the grounds of present knowledge of ear-acupuncture and the somatotopic mapping of CNS on the ear-lobe.
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- M Romoli
- S.I.R.A.A. - Societa Italiana di Riflessoterapia, Agopuntura, Auricoloterapia, Prato, Italy
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A case of alopecia areata and homolateral headache due to an impacted superior wisdom tooth is reported. After the extraction, the headache disappeared, hair regrew in the alopecic area and in 4 months completely covered the whole area.
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- M Romoli
- Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
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Romoli M, Vettori F. [Preliminary considerations on changes in pigmentation, structure and vascularization of the outer ear in relation to chronic organic or functional disease]. Minerva Med 1982; 73:725-30. [PMID: 7070682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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With this preliminary note the Authors propose a study of morphological changes and discolorations of the skin of the auricle in correlation with a chronic pathology. They present an extensive report of 13 patients with a long-standing symptomatology between 3 and 20 years. Time factor and the laterality problems are discussed.
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Sassi R, Burzagli L, Regoli G, Trucco F, Romoli M, Melchior M, Pagni P, Gatto A, Antonielli A, Mugnai L, Farchi G, Giampaoli S, Grisanti S, Menotti A. [A pilot program on community control of arterial hypertension]. Clin Ter 1982; 100:445-61. [PMID: 7140164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cesarini V, Grazzini M, Consoli N, Antonielli A, Romoli M, Bindi M. [Recording of the digital sphygmic activity in the lower extremities with the photoplethysmographic and strain-gauge methods. Morphology of the sphygmic wave and determination of systolic pressure in normal and arteriopathic subjects]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1980; 28:437-44. [PMID: 7242929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Romoli M, Mugnaioni M, Camurri F, Ciampolini M. [Transfusion during anesthesia. Methods and indications]. Minerva Anestesiol 1978; 44:489-94. [PMID: 683522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Rossano C, Brunozzi LT, Romoli M, Buonpadre A, Monti GB, Pavoni P. [Electrocardiographic findings in arrhythmias induced by fluothane and N-adrenaline (experimental studies)]. Acta Anaesthesiol 1969; 20:741-60. [PMID: 5409041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Rossano C, Romoli M, Tini-Brunozzi L, Monti GB, Pavoni PA, Collinvitti G. [Antiarrhythmic effect of butydrin (Recetan) in arrhythmias induced by N-adrenaline in course of methoxyfluorane anesthesia. Experimental research]. Acta Anaesthesiol 1969; 20:143-85. [PMID: 4105097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Romoli M, Monti GB. [Haloperiodol and post-anesthetic awakening]. Acta Anaesthesiol 1968; 19:619-23. [PMID: 5755447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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