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Carotid atherosclerosis and cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's diseaseMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Neurobiol Aging 30:1177-83. 2009..Given the potential clinical implications, our preliminary findings could stimulate further investigations into the role of vascular impairment in patients with AD...
Ultrasonographic markers of vascular risk in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosisMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 33:619-24. 2013..1 mm IMT increase. Our data suggest that IMT, stenosis progression and severity should be considered as risk factors for cerebrovascular events in asymptomatic subjects with severe ICA stenosis...
Early activation of intracranial collateral vessels influences the outcome of spontaneous internal carotid artery dissectionMauro Silvestrini
Department of Neuroscience, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Stroke 42:139-43. 2011..This study aimed at evaluating the influence of patients' vascular risk profiles and of early cerebral hemodynamic changes in determining the clinical evolution after ICA dissection...
Carotid wall thickness and stroke risk in patients with asymptomatic internal carotid stenosisMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Atherosclerosis 210:452-7. 2010..Aim of this study was to investigate if the risk of stroke and other vascular diseases can be predicted in subjects with severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis on the basis of carotid wall thickness evaluation...
Cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosisM Silvestrini
Department of Neuroscience, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020 Ancona, Italy
Neurology 72:1062-8. 2009..The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of severe internal carotid artery stenosis may be associated with different cognitive performance in relation to the side of the stenosis and its hemodynamic consequences...
The role of carotid atherosclerosis in Alzheimer's disease progressionMauro Silvestrini
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
J Alzheimers Dis 25:719-26. 2011....
Oxidative stress in ischaemic strokeLaura Nanetti
Department of Biology, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Eur J Clin Invest 41:1318-22. 2011..Production of reactive oxygen species after ischaemic stroke may enhance tissue damage through multiple molecular pathways...
Cerebrovascular reactivity and cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer diseaseMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Stroke 37:1010-5. 2006..The aim of this study was to explore the possible contribution of alterations in cerebral hemodynamics to the evolution of cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD)...
Vascular predictors of cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairmentGiovanna Viticchi
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Neurobiol Aging 33:1127.e1-9. 2012..Our findings show that alterations of cerebral vessel functional and anatomic status increase the risk of conversion from MCI to dementia...
Markers of lacunar stroke in patients with moderate internal carotid artery stenosisMauro Silvestrini
Clinica Neurologica, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Via Conca 71, 60020 Ancona, Italy
J Neurol 253:321-7. 2006....
Prognostic significance of personality profiles in patients with chronic migraineRoberta Luconi
Department of Neuroscience, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Headache 47:1118-24. 2007..The aim of this study was to assess whether the psychological profile may have prognostic significance in chronic migraine patients...
Time delay from onset to diagnosis of migraineGiovanna Viticchi
Polytechnic University of Marche Department of Neuroscience, Ancona, Italy
Headache 51:232-6. 2011..To investigate the factors involved in the delayed diagnosis of migraine without aura among patients attending a tertiary center for headache diagnosis and management...
Basilar and middle cerebral artery reactivity in patients with migraineMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, University of Ancona, Torrette di Ancona, Italy
Headache 44:29-34. 2004..This fact could have pathogenetic implications since the association between migraine and stroke frequently regards patients with migraine with aura, and cerebral infarcts occur more commonly in the vertebrobasilar district...
Atherosclerosis in the evolution of Alzheimer's disease: can treatment reduce cognitive decline?Simona Luzzi
Department of Neuroscience, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
J Alzheimers Dis 20:893-901. 2010..The effects of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs on cognitive impairment will be also discussed...
Platelet membrane fluidity and Na+/K+ ATPase activity in acute strokeLaura Nanetti
Institute of Biochemistry, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Brain Res 1205:21-6. 2008..These modifications and their interaction with some vascular risk factors might be involved in the pathogenesis of ischemic damage development...
Lipid peroxidation in stroke patientsGianna Ferretti
Istituto di Biochimica, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 46:113-7. 2008..The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between lipoprotein oxidative damage and stroke...
Cerebrovascular assessment for the risk prediction of Alzheimer's diseaseMauro Silvestrini
Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
J Alzheimers Dis 32:689-98. 2012....
One-year progression of moderate asymptomatic carotid stenosis predicts the risk of vascular eventsSimona Balestrini
Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Stroke 44:792-4. 2013..This study aimed at evaluating whether ultrasound monitoring of moderate asymptomatic carotid stenosis may help in identifying subjects at high risk for vascular events...
Modulation of genes involved in zinc homeostasis in old low-grade atherosclerotic patients under effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsLaura Costarelli
Immunology Center, Section of Nutrition, Immunity and Ageing, Research Department, INRCA, Ancona, Italy
Rejuvenation Res 11:287-91. 2008....
Efficacy of topiramate and valproate in chronic migraineMarco Bartolini
Department of Neuroscience, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Conca 71, 60020 Ancona, Italy
Clin Neuropharmacol 28:277-9. 2005..This affords clear practical advantages-in the event of failure of or intolerance for one treatment, the patient may be switched to the other...
Cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in bilateral asymptomatic carotid stenosisClotilde Balucani
Department of Neurology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Neurology 79:1788-95. 2012....
Reactive oxygen species plasmatic levels in ischemic strokeLaura Nanetti
Institute of Biochemistry, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Mol Cell Biochem 303:19-25. 2007..Peroxynitrite might be the main marker of brain damage and neurological impairment in acute ischemic stroke...
Cerebral blood flow changes in the different phases of migraineMarco Bartolini
Department of Neuroscience, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Funct Neurol 20:209-11. 2005..Special attention is paid to the factors underpinning the conflicting cerebral blood flow data and to pathophysiological implications of the CBF changes detected in migraineurs...
Cerebral hemodynamics in patients with carotid artery occlusion and contralateral moderate or severe internal carotid artery stenosisF Vernieri
Department of Neuroscience, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Neurosurg 94:559-64. 2001..Particular attention should be paid to cerebrovascular reactivity and the number and type of collateral vessels that are present...
Applause sign in Alzheimer's disease: relationships to cognitive profile and severity of illnessSimona Luzzi
Neurologic Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Conca 1, Torrette di Ancona, Italy
J Neurol 260:172-5. 2013..Applause sign correlated with measures of frontal lobe dysfunction. No correlations were found between the applause sign and other cognitive functions examined...
Cognitive and cerebral hemodynamic impairment in scleroderma patientsG Giuliodori
Neuroscience Department, Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Eur J Neurol 16:1285-90. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate cognitive performances and cerebral vasoreactivity in young scleroderma patients without any signs or symptoms of nervous system involvement...
Elevated blood pressure in the acute phase of stroke and the role of Angiotensin receptor blockersSimona Lattanzi
Neurological Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 71, 60020 Ancona, Italy
Int J Hypertens 2013:941783. 2013..Further trials are desirable to clarify whether current findings are generalizable or there are subgroups of patients or different approaches to BP management for which a treatment benefit can be obtained...
Plasma levels of nitric oxide and stroke outcomeR Taffi
Clinica Neurologica, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Via Conca 71, 60020 Ancona, Italy
J Neurol 255:94-8. 2008..Further work is needed to establish whether the amount of biochemical changes related to oxidative stress may influence outcome in these patients...
