Search Results - "Cravello, Luca"
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Anhedonia in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of the literature
Published in Movement disorders (15-08-2011)“…Anhedonia, defined as lowered ability to experience physical or social pleasure, is a key symptom of several psychiatric illnesses. In this systematic review,…”
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Effectiveness of a Family Support Intervention on Caregiving Burden in Family of Elderly Patients With Cognitive Decline After the COVID-19 Lockdown
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (04-03-2021)“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a great impact on patients with cognitive decline or dementia. The lockdown period may exacerbate…”
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Alexithymia in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of The literature
Published in Parkinsonism & related disorders (01-07-2016)“…Abstract Introduction In this systematic review, we aimed to evaluate the role of alexithymia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and its relationship to…”
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Chronic Pain in the Elderly with Cognitive Decline: A Narrative Review
Published in Pain and therapy (01-06-2019)“…The presence of pain in elderly persons with cognitive decline is often neglected, under-reported, underestimated, misdiagnosed and not adequately treated,…”
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Neuropsychiatric and cognitive symptoms and body side of onset of parkinsonism in unmedicated Parkinson's disease patients
Published in Parkinsonism & related disorders (01-09-2015)“…Abstract Introduction The onset of motor symptoms is primarily unilateral in the majority of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Because of the lateralization…”
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Predictors of progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease: the role of vascular and sociodemographic factors
Published in Journal of neurology (01-08-2009)“…Rates of disease progression differ among patients with Alzheimer’s disease, but little is known about prognostic predictors. The aim of the study was to…”
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Cognitive and affective changes in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease patients undergoing switch of cholinesterase inhibitors: a 6-month observational study
Published in PloS one (19-02-2014)“…Patients with Alzheimer's disease after an initial response to cholinesterase inhibitors may complain a later lack of efficacy. This, in association with…”
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Homotaurine Effects on Hippocampal Volume Loss and Episodic Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (02-02-2016)“…Homotaurine supplementation may have a positive effect on early Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigated its potential neuroprotective effect on the…”
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Can Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Improve Cognitive Function? A Systematic Review
Published in Pacing and clinical electrophysiology (01-04-2014)“…Introduction Cognitive impairment (CI) comprises a measurable deficit of different cognitive domains (memory, attention, problem solving, and motor speed), and…”
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Alexithymia and anhedonia in early Richardson's syndrome and progressive supranuclear palsy with predominant parkinsonism
Published in Brain and behavior (01-12-2019)“…Introduction Phenotypic variants of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are all characterized by the combination of motor symptoms of parkinsonism with a…”
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Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Profiles in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder and Parkinson's Disease
Published in Journal of personalized medicine (16-01-2021)“…Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a risk factor for developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and may represent its prodromal state. We…”
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Stress and dementia: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Published in Aging clinical and experimental research (01-04-2006)“…Hippocampus plays a crucial role in learning and memory and, in spite of its remarkable plasticity, it is also particularly sensitive to stress hormones due to…”
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Unraveling predictors affecting compliance to MRI in Parkinson's disease
Published in Parkinsonism & related disorders (01-08-2015)“…Abstract Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive, noninvasive and widely available technique for studying Parkinson's disease (PD) from…”
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Seizure Frequency and Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS) Levels in Women with Epilepsy Receiving Antiepileptic Drug Treatment
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-04-2005)“…Purpose: Hormonal changes occur in epilepsy because of seizures themselves and of antiepileptic drug (AED) effects on steroid production, binding, and…”
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Neuropsychological disorders in non-central nervous system cancer: a review of objective cognitive impairment, depression, and related rehabilitation options
Published in Neurological sciences (01-09-2019)“…Aim The objective of the present review was to systematically characterize the types of cognitive impairment that are found in different non-brain types of…”
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Age-related changes of the adrenal secretory pattern: possible role in pathological brain aging
Published in Brain Research Reviews (01-11-2001)“…The biosynthetic dissociation of the adrenocortical secretion occurring with age may have a pathogenetic role in the pathophysiology of brain aging. We studied…”
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Stress cardiomyopathy (tako-tsubo) triggered by nervous system diseases: A systematic review of the reported cases
Published in International journal of cardiology (10-09-2013)“…Abstract Background It is not clarified whether the transient, regional left ventricular dysfunction (TRLVD) associated with several neurological disorders…”
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Predicting disease progression in Alzheimer's disease: the role of neuropsychiatric syndromes on functional and cognitive decline
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-01-2011)“…Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have heterogeneous rates of disease progression. The aim of the current study is to investigate whether neuropsychiatric…”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Interleukin-6 Serum Levels in Acute Stroke
Published in The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences (01-10-2013)“…In the acute phase of ischemic stroke, increased IL26 plays a key role in the onset of depressive disorders, apathy/amotivation, somatic symptoms of…”
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The SNRI venlafaxine improves emotional unawareness in patients with post-stroke depression
Published in Human psychopharmacology (01-06-2009)“…Objective Patients with stroke have a high prevalence of depression and unawareness of emotions or alexithymia. Here we investigated the effects of the…”
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