Metabolic management of glioblastoma multiforme using standard therapy together with a restricted ketogenic diet: Case ReportGiulio Zuccoli
Radiology Department, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio E, 42100, Italy
Nutr Metab (Lond) 7:33. 2010
..Following incomplete surgical resection, the patient was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme expressing hypermethylation of the MGMT gene promoter...
- Redefining the Guillain-Barré spectrum in children: neuroimaging findings of cranial nerve involvement
G Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32:639-42. 2011
..Brain MR imaging should be considered in the routine evaluation in pediatric patients with GBS-MFS for the evaluation of the cranial nerves...
- Imaging findings in primary central nervous system vasculitis
Giulio Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 29:S104-9. 2011
..However, atypical findings have also been described both with magnetic resonance and angiography. This review discusses the state-of-the-art of current imaging techniques in the workup of PCNSV patients and highlights future prospects...
- Neuroimaging findings in alcohol-related encephalopathies
Giulio Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, One Children s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:1378-84. 2010
..Associated changes in serum osmolarity may lead to acute demyelination. CONCLUSION: Alcohol-related encephalopathies can be life-threatening conditions but can be prevented or treated, if recognized...
- Basal Ganglia involvement in Wernicke encephalopathy: report of 2 cases
G Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32:E129-31. 2011
..None of the regions typically affected in WE were involved. The second patient showed symmetric lesions in the posterior putamen associated with the alterations frequently and infrequently found WE...
- Acute spinal cord compression due to epidural lipomatosis complicated by an abscess: magnetic resonance and pathology findings
Giulio Zuccoli
Radiology Department, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Eur Spine J 19:S216-9. 2010
..Laminectomy was performed, and a large amount of pus was drained from the epidural lipomatosis, from which Staphylococcus aureus was isolated. This is the first reported case of an abscess involving an epidural lipomatosis...
- Neuroimaging findings in pediatric Wernicke encephalopathy: a review
Giulio Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Neuroradiology 52:523-9. 2010
..A thorough knowledge of the MRI findings of WE will assist in arriving at an early diagnosis, thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease in children...
- Neuroimaging findings in acute Wernicke's encephalopathy: review of the literature
Giulio Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:501-8. 2009
..A thorough knowledge of the neuroimaging findings of Wernicke's encephalopathy will assist in arriving at an early diagnosis, thus reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease...
- MR imaging findings in 56 patients with Wernicke encephalopathy: nonalcoholics may differ from alcoholics
G Zuccoli
Department of Radiology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:171-6. 2009
..This study was undertaken to analyze and compare MR imaging findings and neurologic manifestations at clinical presentations of patients with WE with and without a history of alcohol abuse...
- Phase-contrast cine MRI revealing en valve mechanism in spontaneous third ventriculostomy: report of a case and literature review
Ariel Bailey
Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 112:817-20. 2010
..We reviewed the literature to establish which imaging and clinical findings could improve the identification of STV in patients affected by obstructive hydrocephalus...
- Atypical Wernicke's encephalopathy showing lesions in the cranial nerve nuclei and cerebellum
Giulio Zuccoli
Radiology Department, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
J Neuroimaging 18:194-7. 2008
..We report here on a nonalcoholic atypical case of WE which presented with reversible symmetrical lesions in the cranial nerves nuclei and in the cerebellum alongside the classic neuroradiological findings...
