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 involvementG 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...
- 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...
Imaging findings in primary central nervous system vasculitisGiulio 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the assessment of myositis: a case series
Nicolo Pipitone
Department of Rheumatology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:570-3. 2012
..To establish whether 18FFluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission computerised tomography (FDG-PET/CT) might reveal active disease in patients with myositis...
- Agenesis of the internal carotid artery: associated malformations including a high rate of aortic and cardiac malformations
Ryan T Fitzgerald
Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian University Hospital, 200 Lothrop St, Room D 132, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatr Radiol 42:1333-8. 2012
..01% of the population, often incidentally discovered in pediatric populations. We recognized a high incidence of additional congenital malformations in children with ICA agenesis...
- Brachium pontis stroke revealing neurofibromatosis type-2
Gayathri Sreedher
Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
J Neuroimaging 23:132-4. 2013
..Vascular complication as the presenting symptom in NF-2 is unknown. We report a case of a 2-year-old child with no prior family history of neurofibromatosis presenting with ataxia and brain-stem stroke...
- Isolated leptomeningeal enhancement in tacrolimus-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Ryan T Fitzgerald
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Pediatr Neurol 48:76-8. 2013
..Recognition of this atypical finding as a noninfectious cause of leptomeningeal enhancement may assist those caring for patients affected by posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome...
- Infliximab for the treatment of Neuro-Behçet's disease: a case series and review of the literature
Nicolo Pipitone
Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Arthritis Rheum 59:285-90. 2008
