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Left thalamomegaly in a patient with partial epilepsyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 110:298-301. 2008..18-FDG PET showed reduced metabolic activity in the upper right temporal gyrus and in the ipsilateral thalamus. Thalamic asymmetry in our patient could be an occasional finding...- Pycnodysostosis with extreme sleep apnea: a possible alternative to tracheotomyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Rome, Italy
Sleep Breath 16:5-10. 2012.... - Increased sleep spindle activity in patients with Costello syndrome (HRAS gene mutation)Giacomo Della Marca
Unit of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
J Clin Neurophysiol 28:314-8. 2011..These "giant" spindles were not associated with any evidence of structural damage of the cortex or the thalami and should be considered as phenotypic feature of sleep EEG activity in Costello syndrome because of HRAS mutation... - A sleep study in cluster headacheG Della Marca
Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Cephalalgia 26:290-4. 2006..We conclude that CH was associated, in this patient, with sleep dysregulation involving the biological clock and the arousal mechanisms, particularly in REM. All these abnormalities are consistent with posterior hypothalamic dysfunction... - Rhythmic tongue movements during sleep: a peculiar parasomnia in Costello syndromeGiacomo Della Marca
Unit of Sleep Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Mov Disord 21:473-8. 2006..Tongue movements during sleep probably originate from brainstem structures and could be facilitated by an impaired control of the oropharyngeal and tongue muscles... - Dysfunction of arousal systems in sleep-related migraine without auraG Della Marca
Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University Rome, Italy
Cephalalgia 26:857-64. 2006..The reduced arousal index in REM suggests a dysfunction in neural structures involved in both the control of REM sleep and the pathophysiology of migraine, such as the hypothalamus and the brainstem... - High-frequency ECoG oscillations in the site of onset of epileptic seizures during sleepGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Sleep Medicine, Catholic University, L.go Gemelli, 8-00168 Rome, Italy
Sleep Med 8:96-7. 2007 - Pathologic startle following brainstem lesionG Della Marca
Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, L.go Gemelli, 8-00168, Rome, Italy
Neurology 68:437. 2007 - Sleep quality in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
J Neurol Sci 263:49-53. 2007..FSHD is an autosomal dominant myopathy, characterized by an early involvement of facial and scapular muscles with eventual spreading to pelvic and lower limb muscles... - Epileptic asystoleGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, L.go Gemelli, 8 - 00168 Rome, Italy
Arch Neurol 65:830-1. 2008 - Influence of modafinil on somatosensory input processing in the human brain-stemGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Cathodic University, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 115:919-26. 2004.... - Sleep disordered breathing in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli L go A Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
J Neurol Sci 285:54-8. 2009..SDB is often asymptomatic, and no clinical or physical measure can reliably predict its occurrence. A screening of SDB should be included in the clinical assessment of FSHD... - Abnormal sexual behavior during sleepGiacomo Della Marca
Catholic University Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy
J Sex Med 6:3490-5. 2009..Recently, abnormal sexual behaviors during sleep have been evaluated in the forensic medical context because violent behaviors can be associated with this parasomnia... - Cephalometric findings in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy patients with obstructive sleep apneasGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Sleep Breath 15:99-106. 2011.... - Decreased nocturnal movements in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University Rome, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Italy
J Clin Sleep Med 6:276-80. 2010..The aims of the present study were to evaluate nocturnal motor activity in patients with FSHD by means of videopolysomnography and to verify whether activity was associated with modifications in sleep structure... - Heart rate variability in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Funct Neurol 25:211-6. 2010..These modifications become more evident with the progression of the disease and could increase the risk of arrhythmias and other cardiovascular events... - Obstructive sleep apnea in Costello syndromeGiacomo Della Marca
Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Am J Med Genet A 140:257-62. 2006..Our results suggest that Costello patients have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep-related respiratory disorders, which need to be assessed by means of polysomnography... - An integrated video-analysis software system designed for movement detection and sleep analysis. Validation of a tool for the behavioural study of sleepMichele Scatena
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 123:318-23. 2012..This software is aimed to detect and quantify movements and to evaluate periods of sleep and wake... - Hypoventilation in REM sleep in a case of 17p11.2 deletion (Smith-Magenis syndrome)Chiara Leoni
Department of Paediatrics, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Am J Med Genet A 152:708-12. 2010..We therefore suggest that some sleep abnormalities described in SMS could be consequent to Sleep Disordered Breathing, and in particular to REM hypoventilation. Sleep studies in SMS should include the recording of respiratory parameters... - Improvement of obstructive sleep apneas caused by hydrocephalus associated with Chiari malformation Type II following surgeryMarco Luigetti
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
J Neurosurg Pediatr 6:336-9. 2010..However, the striking improvement of symptoms after ventriculoatrial shunt placement suggested that hydrocephalus plays a major role in this condition. Assessment and effective treatment of SDB is crucial in the care of patients with CM... - Bilateral thalamic stroke transiently reduces arousals and NREM sleep instabilityMarco Luigetti
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
J Neurol Sci 300:151-4. 2011..A diagnosis of paramedian thalamic infarction should be considered in patients who present with recurrent episodes of unresponsiveness... - Visual hallucinations and pontine demyelination in a child: possible REM dissociation?Maria Gabriella Vita
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
J Clin Sleep Med 4:588-90. 2008.... - Microstructure of sleep in depressed patients according to the cyclic alternating patternBenedetto Farina
Institute of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, via Alexander Fleming 110, 00191, Rome, Italy
J Affect Disord 77:227-35. 2003..The aim of this study was to evaluate the microstructure of the EEG sleep of depressed subjects by cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) analysis... - Increase of brain-stem high-frequency SEP subcomponents during light sleep in seizure-free epileptic patientsDomenico Restuccia
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Policlinico A Gemelli, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 116:1774-8. 2005.... - Brain-stem components of high-frequency somatosensory evoked potentials are modulated by arousal changes: nasopharyngeal recordings in healthy humansDomenico Restuccia
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Policlinico A Gemellki, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 115:1392-8. 2004..Moreover, since HFOs are highly susceptible to arousal fluctuations, we investigated whether eyes opening can influence HFOs at this level... - Migraine-like headache and status migrainosus as attacks of multiple sclerosis in a childPaolo Mariotti
Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Pediatrics 126:e459-64. 2010.... - The tongue-base suspension using Repose bone screw system in a child with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome. Case reportGaetano Paludetti
Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 67:1143-7. 2003..Besides it does not interfere with the patient's cranio-facial growth and future occlusion... - Functional involvement of cerebral cortex in human narcolepsyA Oliviero
Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
J Neurol 252:56-61. 2005.... - A human anti-neuronal autoantibody against GABA B receptor induces experimental autoimmune agrypniaGiovanni Frisullo
Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Exp Neurol 204:808-18. 2007.... - Mycosis fungoides as a cause of severe obstructive sleep apneaMarco Luigetti
Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Italy
Intern Med 50:1753-5. 2011..This is the first case in the literature of a patient with nocturnal polysomnogram documented OSAS caused by a mucosal involvement of MF... - Functional involvement of cerebral cortex in adult sleepwalkingA Oliviero
Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
J Neurol 254:1066-72. 2007..This inhibitory impairment could represent the neurophysiological correlate of brain "abnormalities" of sleepwalkers like "immaturity" of some neural circuits, synapses, or receptors... - Attentional load of the primary task influences the frontal but not the temporal generators of mismatch negativityDomenico Restuccia
Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Policlinico A Gemelli, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 25:891-9. 2005.... - Oxcarbazepine improves mood in patients with epilepsyMarianna Mazza
Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Via Ugo De Carolis 48, 00136 Rome, Italy
Epilepsy Behav 10:397-401. 2007.... - Relapsing-remitting autoimmune agrypniaA P Batocchi
Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Ann Neurol 50:668-71. 2001..Immunosuppressive treatment and plasma exchange were followed by clinical improvement, with restoration of sleep architecture and disappearance of respiratory crises, suggesting autoimmune pathogenesis of the syndrome... - Tensor veli palatini electromyography with surface electrode applied transnasallyP M Picciotti
Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 25:120-4. 2005..Introduction of the non-invasive surface electrode is simple and not painful... - Reduced cerebral cortex inhibition in dystonia: direct evidence in humansV Di Lazzaro
Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 120:834-9. 2009..We had the almost unique opportunity to record directly motor cortex output after brain stimulation, in a dystonic patient who had epidural electrodes implanted in the upper cervical cord... - Sleep disorders in childhood: a reviewM Mazza
Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Clin Ter 153:189-93. 2002.... - Influence of cholinergic circuitries in generation of high-frequency somatosensory evoked potentialsD Restuccia
Department of Neurology, Catholic University, Policlinico A Gemelli, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 114:1538-48. 2003..Since acetylcholine produces differential modulation in subgroups of neurons, we would determine whether cholinergic drive influences HFOs... - Bipolar disorder and epilepsy: a bidirectional relation? Neurobiological underpinnings, current hypotheses, and future research directionsMarianna Mazza
Institute of Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorders Unit, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Neuroscientist 13:392-404. 2007..Future research on intracellular mechanisms might become decisive for a better understanding of the similarities between these two disorders... - The effects of reboxetine on human sleep architecture in depression: preliminary resultsBenedetto Farina
Institute of Psychiatry, Medicine Faculty, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
J Affect Disord 71:273-5. 2002 - Rheumatoid leptomeningitis: magnetic resonance imaging and pathologic findings--a case reportAlessandro Cianfoni
Department of Bio images and Radiological Sciences, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
J Neuroimaging 20:192-4. 2010..Intracranial manifestations of RA are rare. Purpose of this article is to report on a rarely described leptomeningeal involvement in RA, and on its neuroimaging features, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)... - Paraneoplastic diseases associated with thymomaAmelia Evoli
Dept of Neurosciences, Catholic University, Largo F Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy
J Neurol 254:756-62. 2007..Thymoma is frequently associated with paraneoplastic diseases (PDs), most commonly with myasthenia gravis (MG). This association is thought to depend on thymoma's capacity to produce and export T lymphocytes... - Transient global amnesia during transoesophageal echocardiogramPaolo Profice
Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
Neurol Sci 29:477-9. 2008..Aetiopathological considerations for this uncommon presentation are discussed... - Hypnic headache: actigraphic and polysomnographic study of a caseA Capuano
Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, 8-00168 Rome, Italy
Cephalalgia 25:466-9. 2005 - Sleep disorders in Sanfilippo syndrome: a polygraphic studyP Mariotti
Institute of Neurology, Sleep Medicine Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Clin Electroencephalogr 34:18-22. 2003..This could explain why same patients do not respond to conventional hypnotics. The present observation might suggest attempting therapies aimed at resynchronization, such as behavioral treatment, light therapy or melatonin... - Microstructure of sleep in eating disorders: preliminary resultsG Della Marca
Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Eat Weight Disord 9:77-80. 2004..They also seem to confirm the findings of previous studies suggesting that altered sleep in eating disordered patients may be related to their body mass index (BMI) and psychopathological status... - Transient MRI abnormalities in a case of occipital lobe epilepsy with favorable outcomeC Barba
Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Clin EEG Neurosci 37:219-22. 2006..The EEG showed a 3-5 Hz sub-continuous left occipital activity, with sporadic sharp waves. Macropsia disappeared in 2 years. This case may suggest that the presence of transient MRI abnormalities does not exclude a favorable prognosis... - Giant subcortical high-frequency SEPs in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: a protective mechanism against seizures?Domenico Restuccia
Scientific Institute E Medea, Polo Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 118:60-8. 2007..Clin Neurophysiol 2005; 116: 1774-1778]. Here, we aimed at verifying whether similar HF-SEP abnormalities were significantly correlated to the clinical outcome in a larger population of untreated IGE patients... - Sleep cyclic alternating pattern in normal school-age childrenOliviero Bruni
Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via dei Sabelli 108, 00185 Rome, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 113:1806-14. 2002..To evaluate cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in sleep of school-age children in order to obtain a standardized database for CAP parameters in this age range... - Cerebellar damage impairs detection of somatosensory input changes. A somatosensory mismatch-negativity studyDomenico Restuccia
I R C S S E Medea La Nostra Famiglia, Pasian di Prato, Udine, Italy
Brain 130:276-87. 2007..In conclusion, this study demonstrates the reliability of S-MMN recordings and indicates that subjects with cerebellar damage may be impaired in the cortical processing of incoming somatosensory inputs... - Dissociated effects of quiet stance on standard and high-frequency (600 Hz) lower limb somatosensory evoked potentialsDomenico Restuccia
IRCCS La Nostra Famiglia E Medea, Polo Friuli Venezia Giulia, Via cialdini 29, 33037 Pasian di Prato, Udine, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 119:1408-18. 2008....