Search Results - "Aniello, M. S."
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Correlation between cortical plasticity, motor learning and BDNF genotype in healthy subjects
Published in Experimental brain research (01-07-2011)“…There is good evidence that synaptic plasticity in human motor cortex is involved in behavioural motor learning; in addition, it is now possible to probe…”
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Environmental risk factors and clinical phenotype in familial and sporadic primary blepharospasm
Published in Neurology (16-08-2011)“…Although environmental and genetic factors may contribute to the etiology of blepharospasm, their relative contribution in causing familial and sporadic…”
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Quality of sleep in primary focal dystonia: a case-control study
Published in European journal of neurology (01-04-2010)“…Background: Sleep disturbances are common in patients with movement disorders. Evaluating quality of sleep is of primary importance because of the effect that…”
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A family study on primary blepharospasm
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-02-2006)“…Background: Previous family studies provided evidence that blepharospasm (BSP) can aggregate in families but did not give accurate and reliable information on…”
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Agreement among neurologists on the clinical diagnosis of dystonia at different body sites
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-03-2003)“…Objective: To study the reliability of the diagnosis of blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia, cervical dystonia, and writer's cramp among neurologists…”
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Influence of age on the association between primary hemifacial spasm and arterial hypertension
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-07-2003)“…Objective: To investigate the association between primary hemifacial spasm and arterial hypertension. Subjects: 114 patients with primary hemifacial spasm and…”
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Frequency of apraxia of eyelid opening in the general population and in patients with extrapyramidal disorders
Published in Neurological sciences (01-09-2002)“…We ascertained the prevalence of apraxia of eyelid opening (AEO) in a community located in Puglia, a region of southern Italy. The crude prevalence rate was 59…”
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Frequency of familial aggregation in primary adult-onset cranial cervical dystonia
Published in Neurological sciences (01-10-2003)“…Family history of definite/probable dystonia was studied in 36 probands with primary adult-onset cranial/cervical dystonia. Of the 157 relatives who were…”
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Influence of coffee drinking and cigarette smoking on the risk of primary late onset blepharospasm: evidence from a multicentre case control study
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-08-2007)“…Prior coffee and smoking habits were investigated in a multicentre case control study involving 166 patients presenting with primary late onset blepharospasm…”
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Head trauma in primary cranial dystonias: a multicentre case–control study
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-03-2007)“…Background: The relationship between prior trauma and primary adult-onset dystonia is not well understood. Previous uncontrolled observations and exploratory…”
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Erratum: Midbrain SERT in degenerative parkinsonisms: A 123I-FP-CIT SPECT study
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Sensitivity and specificity of a self-administered questionnaire for familial screening of adult-onset dystonia
Published in Movement disorders (01-04-2006)“…We developed a self‐administered questionnaire for screening the most common adult‐onset dystonias. It was tested in 90 first‐degree relatives of 22…”
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Reversible Parkinsonian syndrome associated with anti-neuronal antibodies in acute EBV encephalitis: A case report
Published in Parkinsonism & related disorders (01-05-2006)“…We report a case of subacute-onset isolated parkinsonian syndrome in a 16 years old patient. Epstein-Barr infection was diagnosed according to serologic…”
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Interferon beta-1a counteracts effects of activation on the expression of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases 2 and 3, β-arrestin-1, and regulators of G-protein signalling 2 and 16 in human mononuclear leukocytes
Published in Cellular signalling (01-08-2002)“…Activation regulates the responsiveness of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on T cells, and modifications in the activity of GPCRs characterize lymphocytes…”
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Menopause and menarche in patients with primary blepharospasm: an exploratory case-control study
Published in European neurology (01-01-2002)“…We studied the relationships between blepharospasm (BSP) and menopause/menarche in female patients with primary BSP (n = 83) and age-matched healthy (n = 83)…”
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Blepharospasm in bardet-biedl syndrome: a case report
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Validity of family history data on primary adult-onset dystonia
Published in Archives of neurology (Chicago) (01-10-2004)“…To our knowledge, no study has assessed the validity of family history data provided by probands with adult-onset dystonia. To measure the sensitivity and…”
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