Search Results - "Barracciu, M. A."

‘Timed up and go’ and brain atrophy: a preliminary MRI study to assess functional mobility performance in multiple sclerosis by Lorefice, Lorena, Coghe, G., Fenu, G., Porta, M., Pilloni, G., Frau, J., Corona, F., Sechi, V., Barracciu, M. A., Marrosu, M. G., Pau, M., Cocco, E.

“…Motor and cognitive disabilities are related to brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS). ‘Timed up and go’ (TUG) has been recently tested in MS as functional…”
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Event-related potentials and deep grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis: Exploring the possible associations with cognition by Lorefice, L., Fenu, G., Mammoliti, R., Carta, E., Sechi, V., Frau, J., Coghe, G., Canalis, L., Barracciu, MA, Marrosu, G., Marrosu, MG, Cocco, E.

“…•We explored the relationship between event-related potentials, deep grey matter atrophy and cognition in MS.•Cortex volume emerged as the most significant…”
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Spinal cord MRI activity in multiple sclerosis: Predictive value for relapses and impact on treatment decisions by Lorefice, L., Piras, C., Sechi, V., Barracciu, M.A., Cocco, E., Fenu, G.

“…Emerging evidence suggests the prognostic value of spinal cord (SC) pathology in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the 2021 MAGNIMS-CMSC-NAIMS guidelines don't…”
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Cognition in multiple sclerosis: Between cognitive reserve and brain volume by Fenu, G., Lorefice, L., Arru, M., Sechi, V., Loi, L., Contu, F., Cabras, F., Coghe, G., Frau, J., Fronza, M., Sbrescia, G., Lai, V., Boi, M., Mallus, S., Murru, S., Porcu, A., Barracciu, M.A., Marrosu, M.G., Cocco, E.

“…Several correlations between cognitive impairment (CI), radiologic markers and cognitive reserve (CR) have been documented in MS. To evaluate correlation…”
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The impact of deep grey matter volume on cognition in multiple sclerosis by Lorefice, L., Carta, E., Frau, J., Contu, F., Casaglia, E., Coghe, G., Barracciu, M.A., Cocco, E., Fenu, G.

“…Cognitive dysfunctions are very frequent in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Several studies have previously indicated grey matter (GM) atrophy as…”
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Assessing the burden of vascular risk factors on brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis: A case- control MRI study by Lorefice, L., Frau, J., Coghe, G., Pitzalis, R., Gessa, I., Contu, F., Barracciu, M.A., Marrosu, M.G., Cocco, E., Fenu, G.

“…•Vascular comorbidities are very common in general population as in MS patients.•Our results indicated vascular comorbidities as negative prognostic factors…”
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Bipolar disorders and deep grey matter in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary quantitative MRI study by Lorefice, L., Fenu, G., Carta, E., Frau, J., Coghe, G., Contu, F., Barracciu, M.A., Carta, M.G., Cocco, E.

“…•Bipolar disorder (BD) is frequently observed in multiple sclerosis (MS).•Largely unexplored is the brain damage related to BD in MS.•We found smaller nucleus…”
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Adult brain volume in multiple sclerosis: The impact of paediatric onset by Fenu, G., Lorefice, L., Loi, L., Sechi, V., Contu, F., Coghe, G., Frau, J., Spinicci, G., Barracciu, M.A., Marrosu, M.G., Cocco, E.

“…Paediatric onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) is associated with reduced brain and deep grey matter volume in comparison with that in healthy controls and…”
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Brain volume in early MS patients with and without IgG oligoclonal bands in CSF by Fenu, G., Lorefice, L., Sechi, V., Loi, L., Contu, F., Cabras, F., Coghe, G., Frau, J., Secci, M.A., Melis, C., Schirru, L., Costa, G., Melas, V., Arru, M., Barracciu, M.A., Marrosu, M.G., Cocco, E.

“…Oligoclonal bands of IgG (OB) are proposed as an early prognostic factor of the disease. Growing attention is directed towards brain volume evaluation as a…”
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The impact of modifiable risk factors on lesion burden in patients with early multiple sclerosis by Lorefice, Lorena, Destro, Francesco, Fenu, Giuseppe, Mallus, Martina, Gessa, Isabella, Sechi, Vincenzo, Barracciu, Maria Antonietta, Frau, Jessica, Coghe, Giancarlo, Carmagnini, Daniele, Marrosu, Maria Giovanna, Saba, Luca, Cocco, Eleonora

“…•Several lifestyle risk factors may influence multiple sclerosis (MS) evolution.•Our results showed smoking is associated to higher lesion load already in…”
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