Z Akpinar

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Affiliation: Catholic University
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Neurophysiological predictors of long term response to AChE inhibitors in AD patients
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:1064-9. 2005
  2. ncbi Dissociated effects of diazepam and lorazepam on short-latency afferent inhibition
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 569:315-23. 2005
  3. ncbi GABAA receptor subtype specific enhancement of inhibition in human motor cortex
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 575:721-6. 2006
  4. ncbi Direct demonstration that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can enhance corticospinal excitability in stroke
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Stroke 37:2850-3. 2006
  5. ncbi BDNF plasma levels in acute stroke
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 422:128-30. 2007
  6. ncbi I-wave origin and modulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Brain Stimul 5:512-25. 2012
  7. ncbi Delayed hypothermia in malignant ischaemic stroke
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    Neurol Sci 33:661-4. 2012
  8. ncbi Modulation of LTP at rat hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses by direct current stimulation
    F Ranieri
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurophysiol 107:1868-80. 2012
  9. ncbi The level of cortical afferent inhibition in acute stroke correlates with long-term functional recovery in humans
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Stroke 43:250-2. 2012
  10. ncbi Functional evaluation of cerebral cortex in dementia with Lewy bodies
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neuroimage 37:422-9. 2007

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  1. ncbi Neurophysiological predictors of long term response to AChE inhibitors in AD patients
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:1064-9. 2005
    ..SAI is reduced in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and drugs enhancing cholinergic transmission increase SAI...
  2. ncbi Dissociated effects of diazepam and lorazepam on short-latency afferent inhibition
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 569:315-23. 2005
    ..This dissociation suggests, for the first time, that TMS measures of cortical inhibition provide the opportunity to segregate differences of benzodiazepine action in human central nervous system circuits...
  3. ncbi GABAA receptor subtype specific enhancement of inhibition in human motor cortex
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 575:721-6. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Direct demonstration that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can enhance corticospinal excitability in stroke
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Stroke 37:2850-3. 2006
    ..However, there is no direct evidence that the cortex of patients with stroke can respond in this fashion; hence, the basis of these new approaches has been questioned...
  5. ncbi BDNF plasma levels in acute stroke
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 422:128-30. 2007
    ..Our data, though indirectly, suggest that there is no significant increase in endogenous extracellular BDNF after a stroke in humans...
  6. ncbi I-wave origin and modulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Brain Stimul 5:512-25. 2012
    ..The integrative properties of the circuit also provide a good framework for the interpretation of the changes in the cortical output produced by paired and repetitive TMS...
  7. ncbi Delayed hypothermia in malignant ischaemic stroke
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    Neurol Sci 33:661-4. 2012
    ..This single case study suggests a beneficial effect of hypothermia in the treatment of severe space-occupying ischemic infarction even on the third day after stroke onset...
  8. ncbi Modulation of LTP at rat hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses by direct current stimulation
    F Ranieri
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurophysiol 107:1868-80. 2012
    ..The present data demonstrate that it is possible to modulate LTP by using DCS and provide the rationale for the use of DCS in neurological diseases to promote the adaptive and suppress the maladaptive forms of brain plasticity...
  9. ncbi The level of cortical afferent inhibition in acute stroke correlates with long-term functional recovery in humans
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Stroke 43:250-2. 2012
    ..Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we investigated short-interval intracortical inhibition and short-latency afferent inhibition in acute ischemic stroke...
  10. ncbi Functional evaluation of cerebral cortex in dementia with Lewy bodies
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neuroimage 37:422-9. 2007
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  11. ncbi Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for ALS. A preliminary controlled study
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 408:135-40. 2006
    ..The results of the pilot study might open up a new therapeutic perspective in ALS based on neuromodulation...
  12. ncbi Origin of facilitation of motor-evoked potentials after paired magnetic stimulation: direct recording of epidural activity in conscious humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    J Neurophysiol 96:1765-71. 2006
    ....
  13. ncbi Trigemino-cervical reflexes: clinical applications and neuroradiological correlations
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, , L. go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Suppl Clin Neurophysiol 58:110-9. 2006
  14. ncbi In vivo cholinergic circuit evaluation in frontotemporal and Alzheimer dementias
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Neurology 66:1111-3. 2006
    ..SAI was normal in FTD, whereas it was reduced in AD. SAI may represent an additional tool to discriminate FTD from AD...
  15. ncbi Direct demonstration of the effects of repetitive paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation at I-wave periodicity
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 118:1193-7. 2007
    ..To investigate the central nervous system level at which paired-pulse repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation at I-wave periodicity (iTMS) produces a facilitation of motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude...
  16. ncbi Segregating two inhibitory circuits in human motor cortex at the level of GABAA receptor subtypes: a TMS study
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 118:2207-14. 2007
    ..To investigate if different interneuronal circuits in human motor cortex mediate inhibition through different subtypes of the gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABAAR)...
  17. ncbi Modulating cortical excitability in acute stroke: a repetitive TMS study
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 119:715-23. 2008
    ..The aim of present study was to evaluate the effects of TBS on cortical excitability in acute stroke...
  18. ncbi The physiological basis of the effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation of the human motor cortex
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 586:3871-9. 2008
    ..However the circuits affected differ from those influenced by the inhibitory, cTBS, protocol. The implication is that cTBS and iTBS may have different therapeutic targets...
  19. ncbi Modulation of motor cortex neuronal networks by rTMS: comparison of local and remote effects of six different protocols of stimulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurophysiol 105:2150-6. 2011
    ..Head-to-head comparison of the different protocols enabled us to identify the most effective paradigms for modulating the excitatory and inhibitory circuits activated by TMS...
  20. ncbi Long-term motor cortex stimulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy
    Brain Stimul 3:22-7. 2010
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  21. ncbi State of the art: Physiology of transcranial motor cortex stimulation
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Brain Stimul 1:345-62. 2008
    ..An updated overview of human and animal studies on the physiologic mechanisms of intact motor cortex stimulation is presented...
  22. ncbi The effects of motor cortex rTMS on corticospinal descending activity
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 121:464-73. 2010
    ..These recordings provided insight into the physiological basis of the effects of rTMS and the specific motor cortical circuits involved...
  23. ncbi Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation suppresses specific excitatory circuits in the human motor cortex
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 586:4481-7. 2008
    ..The earliest I-wave was not significantly modified by rTMS. The present results show that 1 Hz rTMS may decrease the amplitude of later descending waves, consistent with a cortical origin of the effect of 1 Hz rTMS on MEPs...
  24. ncbi Motor cortex plasticity predicts recovery in acute stroke
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Cereb Cortex 20:1523-8. 2010
    ..Functional recovery is directly correlated with LTP-like changes in AH and LTD-like changes in UH and inversely correlated with the baseline excitability of UH...
  25. ncbi Motor cortex stimulation for ALS: a double blind placebo-controlled study
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 464:18-21. 2009
    ..0) in those receiving placebo stimulation. Although cTBS proved a safe procedure, on the basis of the present findings a larger randomized confirmatory trial seems unjustified in ALS patients, at least in advanced stage of the disease...
  26. ncbi LTD-like plasticity induced by paired associative stimulation: direct evidence in humans
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 194:661-4. 2009
    ..PAS10 significantly reduced the amplitude of later descending waves while the earliest descending wave was not modified. Present results confirm the cortical origin of the effect of PAS10...
  27. ncbi Reduced cerebral cortex inhibition in dystonia: direct evidence in humans
    V 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...
  28. ncbi Associative motor cortex plasticity: direct evidence in humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Cereb Cortex 19:2326-30. 2009
    ..The present results show that PAS may increase the amplitude of later corticospinal volleys, consistent with a cortical origin of the effect of PAS...
  29. ncbi In vivo functional evaluation of central cholinergic circuits in vascular dementia
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 119:2494-500. 2008
    ..The objective of present study was to evaluate central cholinergic circuits in patients with Vascular Dementia (VaD)...
  30. ncbi Theta-burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation suppresses specific excitatory circuits in the human motor cortex
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 565:945-50. 2005
    ....
  31. ncbi Bilateral chorea-ballism after cardiac arrest
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, , L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurology 64:E20. 2005
  32. ncbi An unusual cause of dysphagia and dysphonia
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, , L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurology 64:922. 2005
  33. ncbi The effect on corticospinal volleys of reversing the direction of current induced in the motor cortex by transcranial magnetic stimulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 138:268-73. 2001
    ..Some sites or neurones that are relatively inaccessible to PA stimulation may be the low-threshold targets of AP stimulation...
  34. ncbi Direct recording of the output of the motor cortex produced by transcranial magnetic stimulation in a patient with cerebral cortex atrophy
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 115:112-5. 2004
    ..To examine the descending motor activity evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a chronic alcoholic patient with a slight atrophy of the peri-central cortex and compare with that observed in neurologically intact subjects...
  35. ncbi Comparison of descending volleys evoked by monophasic and biphasic magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex in conscious humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 141:121-7. 2001
    ..The pattern of recruitment of descending activity depends on the intensity of the stimulus and the relative threshold of each volley to each direction of current flow...
  36. ncbi Descending spinal cord volleys evoked by transcranial magnetic and electrical stimulation of the motor cortex leg area in conscious humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 537:1047-58. 2001
    ..A more secure way to ensure D wave activation of corticospinal fibres from the leg area is to place the anode 2 cm lateral to the vertex...
  37. ncbi Changes in motor cortex excitability in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy
    Neuromuscul Disord 14:39-45. 2004
    ..025) and in patients with other muscle diseases (mean responses +/-SD, reduced to 30.6+/-11.7% of the test size; P=0.046). No significant difference was found between the control group and patients with other muscle diseases (P=0.970)...
  38. ncbi Direct demonstration of reduction of the output of the human motor cortex induced by a fatiguing muscle contraction
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 149:535-8. 2003
    ..We confirm that fatigue suppresses I waves evoked by TMS. In addition, D waves were suppressed in two of the patients, suggesting that axonal excitability might also be compromised by a period of intense muscle contraction...
  39. ncbi Corticospinal volleys evoked by transcranial stimulation of the brain in conscious humans
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurol Res 25:143-50. 2003
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  40. ncbi Ketamine increases human motor cortex excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 547:485-96. 2003
    ..We suggest that the enhancement of human motor cortex excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation is the effect of an increase in glutamatergic transmission at non-NMDA receptors similar to that described in experimental studies...
  41. ncbi Direct demonstration of long latency cortico-cortical inhibition in normal subjects and in a patient with vascular parkinsonism
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 113:1673-9. 2002
    ..Although previous studies have agreed that the effect is cortical, there is disagreement over exactly which cortical mechanisms are involved. The aim of this study was to provide further evidence for cortical involvement in LICI...
  42. ncbi Short-term reduction of intracortical inhibition in the human motor cortex induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 147:108-13. 2002
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  43. ncbi Descending volleys evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain in conscious humans: effects of coil shape
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 113:114-9. 2002
    ..To directly compare the volleys evoked by figure-of-eight and circular magnetic coil stimulation of the motor cortex and to correlate the descending volleys with the EMG responses in distal hand muscles...
  44. ncbi The physiological basis of transcranial motor cortex stimulation in conscious humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 115:255-66. 2004
    ..These recordings provide insights about the physiological basis of the excitatory and inhibitory phenomena produced by transcranial stimulation...
  45. ncbi Motor cortex hyperexcitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75:555-9. 2004
    ..The aim of the present study was to determine whether hyperexcitability is due to the impairment of intracortical inhibitory circuits or to an independent abnormality of excitatory circuits...
  46. ncbi Effects of lorazepam on short latency afferent inhibition and short latency intracortical inhibition in humans
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    J Physiol 564:661-8. 2005
    ..19, P = 0.039). In contrast to SICI, SAI was significantly reduced by lorazepam (F(3,9) = 9.39, P = 0.0002). Our findings demonstrate that GABA(A) activity enhancement determines a suppression of SAI and an increase of SICI...
  47. ncbi Role of motor evoked potentials in diagnosis of cauda equina and lumbosacral cord lesions
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurology 63:2266-71. 2004
    ..To determine the diagnostic value of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in the diagnosis of lumbosacral cord disorders...
  48. ncbi Radicular myoclonus induced by repetitive neck movements in a patient with cervical spondylosis
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, , L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurology 63:2190-1. 2004
  49. ncbi Generation of I waves in the human: spinal recordings
    V Di Lazzaro
    Department of Neurology, , L. go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Suppl Clin Neurophysiol 56:143-52. 2003
  50. ncbi Direct demonstration of the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the excitability of the human motor cortex
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, L go A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 144:549-53. 2002
    ..Both effects were still evident 2 min after the end of the rTMS. The effects are compatible with a short-term increase in cortical excitability during suprathreshold rTMS...
  51. ncbi Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on cortical excitability in epileptic patients
    V Di Lazzaro
    Institutes of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Neurology 62:2310-2. 2004
    ..Patients were examined with the stimulator on and off. VNS determined a selective and pronounced increase in the inhibition produced by paired-pulse TMS with no effects on the excitability by single-pulse TMS...
  52. ncbi Muscarinic receptor blockade has differential effects on the excitability of intracortical circuits in the human motor cortex
    V Di Lazzaro
    Istituto di Neurologia, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Exp Brain Res 135:455-61. 2000
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  53. ncbi Motor cortex stimulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Time for a therapeutic trial?
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 115:1479-85. 2004
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  54. ncbi Normal or enhanced short-latency afferent inhibition in Parkinson's disease?
    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
    Institute of Neurology, Universita Cattolica, Rome, Italy
    Brain 127:E8; author reply E9. 2004
  55. ncbi Craniopagus: the Thessaloniki-Rome experience
    C Di Rocco
    Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Catholic University Medical School, Largo A Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    Childs Nerv Syst 20:576-86. 2004
    ..These conjoined twins were transferred to the Pediatric Neurosurgical Unit of the Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University Medical School, at the age of 4 months for possible surgical division...
  56. ncbi The role of brain infarcts and hippocampal atrophy in subcortical ischaemic vascular dementia
    G Gainotti
    Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Policlinico Gemelli, Largo A Gemelli 8, I 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurol Sci 25:192-7. 2004
    ..Multiple subcortical infarcts alone are probably not able to cause clinical dementia but the presence of vascular lesions increases the expression of concomitant Alzheimer's disease...
  57. ncbi 3D rotational angiography for the diagnosis and preoperative assessment of intracranial aneurysms: preliminary experience
    A Pedicelli
    Dipartimento di Bioimmagini e Scienze Radiologiche, Istituto di Radiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policl A Gemelli, Largo A Gemelli 1, Rome, Italy
    Radiol Med 112:895-905. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the value of the systematic use of 3D rotational angiography (3DRA) in the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of cerebral aneurysms with a view to planning endovascular embolisation...
  58. ncbi Metastatic lymphadenopathy from ENT carcinoma: role of diagnostic imaging
    T Tartaglione
    Istituto di Radiologia, Universita Cattolica del S Cuore, Policlinico A Gemelli, Roma
    Rays 25:429-46. 2000
    ..Similarly to CT/MR, sonographic findings of extracapsular spread can be: 1) blurred margins and irregular contours; 2) invasion of an adjacent structure or muscle...
  59. ncbi Atherosclerosis of carotid and intracranial arteries
    M Rollo
    Istituto di Radiologia, Universita Cattolica del S Cuore, Policlinico A Gemelli, Largo A Gemelli, 00168 Roma, Italy
    Rays 26:247-68. 2001
    ..This is the reason why in diagnostic imaging of atheromatosis, digital angiography should be combined with color Doppler-US, CT and MRI...
  60. ncbi Functional hemispherectomy in children with epilepsy and CSWS due to unilateral early brain injury including thalamus: sudden recovery of CSWS
    D Battaglia
    Child Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    Epilepsy Res 87:290-8. 2009
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  61. ncbi Tourettism in multiple sclerosis: a case report
    V Nociti
    Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Neurol Sci 287:288-90. 2009
    ..In conclusion, we can hypothesize that in our case Tourettism and MS could be considered causal related more than coincidentally associated...
  62. ncbi Value of combined approach with thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography and Epstein-Barr virus DNA polymerase chain reaction in CSF for the diagnosis of AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma
    A Antinori
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 17:554-60. 1999
    ..To determine the diagnostic capability of thallium-201 (201Tl) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with Epstein-Barr virus DNA (EBV-DNA) in CSF for the diagnosis of AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL)...
  63. ncbi Early hemispherectomy in catastrophic epilepsy: a neuro-cognitive and epileptic long-term follow-up
    D Lettori
    Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Seizure 17:49-63. 2008
    ..To confirm this suggestion, however, further experience with larger series is needed...
  64. ncbi Observation of continuous spike-waves during slow sleep in children with myelomeningocele
    D Battaglia
    Department of Medical and Surgical Paediatrics and Developmental Neurosciences, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Childs Nerv Syst 20:462-7. 2004
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  65. ncbi Os odontoideum in a patient with cervical vertigo: a case report
    J Galli
    Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, University of the Sacred Heart ROMA, Rome, Italy
    Am J Otolaryngol 22:371-3. 2001
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  66. ncbi Diffuse craniospinal choroid plexus papilloma with involvement of both cerebellopontine angles
    F Doglietto
    Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Neurology 65:842. 2005
  67. ncbi Monophasic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system associated with Hepatitis A infection
    L Quaranta
    J Neurol 253:944-5. 2006
  68. ncbi Seizure semiology of lesional frontal lobe epilepsies in children
    D Battaglia
    Catholic Uinversity, Child Neurology, Rome, Italy
    Neuropediatrics 38:287-91. 2007
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