Search Results - "Marfia, G A"
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Validation of DN4 as a screening tool for neuropathic pain in painful diabetic polyneuropathy
Published in Diabetic medicine (01-05-2012)“…Diabet. Med. 29, 578–585 (2012) Aims DN4 (Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions) is a screening tool for neuropathic pain consisting of interview questions…”
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Risk factors for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): antecedent events, lifestyle and dietary habits. Data from the Italian CIDP Database
Published in European journal of neurology (01-01-2020)“…Background and purpose The role of lifestyle and dietary habits and antecedent events has not been clearly identified in chronic inflammatory demyelinating…”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex ameliorates spasticity in multiple sclerosis
Published in Neurology (27-03-2007)“…To investigate whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can modify spasticity. We used high-frequency (5 Hz) and low-frequency (1 Hz) rTMS…”
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Anti‐sulfatide/galactocerebroside antibodies in immunoglobulin M paraproteinemic neuropathies
Published in European journal of neurology (01-11-2017)“…Background and purpose Anti‐sulfatide antibodies have been observed in heterogeneous neuropathies and their clinical relevance is still controversial. Whether…”
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The autonomic balance predicts cardiac responses after the first dose of fingolimod
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-02-2015)“…Background: Predictive markers of cardiac side effects would be helpful for the stratification and individualized monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS)…”
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Interleukin-8 is associated with acute and persistent dysfunction after optic neuritis
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-12-2014)“…Background: Acute optic neuritis is often in association with multiple sclerosis (MS). Proinflammatory cytokines trigger neuronal damage in neuroinflammatory…”
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Validation of the nerve axon reflex for the assessment of small nerve fibre dysfunction
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-08-2006)“…Objective: To validate nerve–axon reflex-related vasodilatation as an objective method to evaluate C-nociceptive fibre function by comparing it with the…”
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Synaptic transmission in the striatum: from plasticity to neurodegeneration
Published in Progress in neurobiology (01-06-2000)“…Striatal neurones receive myriad of synaptic inputs originating from different sources. Massive afferents from all areas of the cortex and the thalamus…”
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Effects of motor cortex rTMS on lower urinary tract dysfunction in multiple sclerosis
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-03-2007)“…We tested the effects of 5-Hz rTMS over the motor cortex in multiple sclerosis (MS) subjects complaining of lower urinary tract symptoms either in the filling…”
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An in vitro electrophysiological study on the effects of phenytoin, lamotrigine and gabapentin on striatal neurons
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-02-1999)“…We performed intracellular recordings from a rat corticostriatal slice preparation in order to compare the electrophysiological effects of the classical…”
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Ionic mechanisms underlying differential vulnerability to ischemia in striatal neurons
Published in Progress in neurobiology (01-04-2001)“…Brain cells express extremely different sensitivity to ischemic insults. The reason for this differential vulnerability is still largely unknown. Here we…”
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: can a diagnosis be made in patients not fulfilling electrodiagnostic criteria?
Published in European journal of neurology (01-02-2021)“…Background and purpose The aim was to identify the clinical and diagnostic investigations that may help to support a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory…”
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Peripheral T cells from multiple sclerosis patients trigger synaptotoxic alterations in central neurons
Published in Neuropathology and applied neurobiology (01-02-2020)“…Aims The crucial step in the pathogenic events that lead to the development and the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the infiltration of autoreactive…”
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Risk of multiple sclerosis relapses when switching from fingolimod to cell-depleting agents: the role of washout duration
Published in Journal of neurology (01-03-2022)“…Background Fingolimod (FTY) induces sequestration of lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid organs and the average lymphocyte recovery following discontinuation…”
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Striatal spiny neurons and cholinergic interneurons express differential ionotropic glutamatergic responses and vulnerability: implications for ischemia and Huntington's disease
Published in Annals of neurology (01-05-1998)“…Striatal spiny neurons are selectively vulnerable in Huntington's disease (HD) and ischemia, whereas large aspiny (LA) cholinergic interneurons of the striatum…”
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Do patients’ and referral centers’ characteristics influence multiple sclerosis phenotypes? Results from the Italian multiple sclerosis and related disorders register
Published in Neurological sciences (01-09-2022)“…Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by phenotypical heterogeneity, partly resulting from demographic and environmental risk factors…”
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A Synaptic Mechanism Underlying the Behavioral Abnormalities Induced by Manganese Intoxication
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-06-2001)“…In the present study we have characterized a rat model of manganese (Mn) intoxication leading to behavioral disinhibition in the absence of major motor…”
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Subacute demyelinating polyneuropathy in B-cell lymphoma with IgM antibodies against glycolipid GD1b
Published in Neurological sciences (01-12-2005)“…Peripheral neuropathy associated with IgM monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance is a common disorder, while the association of paraproteinaemic…”
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Lexical and conceptual components of stem completion priming in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Published in Neuropsychologia (01-08-1999)“…This study evaluated the hypothesis of dissociation between normal lexical but deficient conceptual repetition priming in patients with Alzheimer’s disease…”
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Electrophysiology of the neuroprotective agent riluzole on striatal spiny neurons
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-08-1998)“…Striatal spiny neurons are selectively vulnerable in Huntington’s disease (HD). No effective treatment is available to limit neuronal death in this…”
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