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Research paper thumbnail of Musicogenic epilepsy: can the emotional components of music trigger the seizures?

Musicogenic epilepsy: can the emotional components of music trigger the seizures?

XXIII Congresso Nazionale della Associazione Italiana di Neuroradiologia (AINR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Vegetative state and minimally conscious patients: advanced MR assessment of cognitive functions

Vegetative state and minimally conscious patients: advanced MR assessment of cognitive functions

XXXII Congress and 16th Advanced Course of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Development and utilization of fMRI paradigms on a 3 Tesla MRI system

Development and utilization of fMRI paradigms on a 3 Tesla MRI system

XXXVI Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical applications of fiber-tracking: neoplastic pathology

Clinical applications of fiber-tracking: neoplastic pathology

XXXII Congress and 16th Advanced Course of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of High resolution morphological studies on the 3T MR equipment in the study of epilepsy

High resolution morphological studies on the 3T MR equipment in the study of epilepsy

XXXVI Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Presurgical motor activation. Initial experiences with 3 Tesla MR

Presurgical motor activation. Initial experiences with 3 Tesla MR

XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Iberolatinoamericana de Neurorradiología (SILAN) Diagnóstica y Terapéutica. XXXVI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Neurorradiología., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Mappaggio prechirurgico con RMF e con RM-trattografia: attuali applicazioni e futuri sviluppi nella chirurgia dei gliomi cerebrali

Mappaggio prechirurgico con RMF e con RM-trattografia: attuali applicazioni e futuri sviluppi nella chirurgia dei gliomi cerebrali

Research paper thumbnail of Psychosocial integrated assessment in stroke patients: a case report

Psychosocial integrated assessment in stroke patients: a case report

Introduction: the biopsychosocial reintegration of stroke patients requires a multidisciplinary a... more Introduction: the biopsychosocial reintegration of stroke patients requires a multidisciplinary and integrated assessment including the evaluation of psychosocial factors. This is illustrated through a clinical case report concerning a hospitalized patient. Case description: the patient was a middle-aged married woman who had a left haemorrhagic stroke; the lesion is sub-cortical and medial in the basal ganglia lenticular region. She did not have a severe motor impairment but the cognitive profile showed some executive and working memory deficits that negatively affected the rehabilitation process. She presented severe hypertension which was caused by a renal artery stenosis diagnosed during her hospital stay. In order to assess the psychosocial factors, both observer-rated (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-DCPR) and self-rated (Symptom Questionnaire-SQ, Psychosocial Index-PSI, Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales-ANPS and Family Assessment Device-FAD) instruments were used. DSM-IV Minor Depression and Alexithymia, according to DCPR were found. The patient showed high scores in SQ-Anxiety, Depression and Somatic Symptoms total scales and in ANPS-Fear subscale, while low scores in ANPSSeeking, Play and Spirituality subscales were found. Family functioning was characterized by emotional over-involvement, as evidenced by high scores in FAD-Affective Involvement scale. When PSI scales were considered, work-related stressful life situations and high psychosocial distress emerged. Comment: this case report enlightens the complex interconnection among biological, neurological, neuropsychological, and psychosocial aspects. An integrated and comprehensive assessment is essential to ensure an intervention properly targeted to the characteristics of stroke patient and to provide the best possible treatment outcome

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a schizencephalic patient in a 3T System

Evaluation of a schizencephalic patient in a 3T System

XXXVI CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI NEUROLOGIA, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Cerebral areas involved in music perception: Studying musicogenic epilepsy

Cerebral areas involved in music perception: Studying musicogenic epilepsy

Research paper thumbnail of BrainWave: un software per l’analisi degli studi di attivazione

BrainWave: un software per l’analisi degli studi di attivazione

XXI Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Neuroradiologia (AINR)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of La TAC nelle demenze secondarie

La TAC nelle demenze secondarie

Critical Medicine Publishing Editore, 2005

In questo capitolo verranno trattate le Demenze Secondarie, o non Alzheimer, secondo il criterio ... more In questo capitolo verranno trattate le Demenze Secondarie, o non Alzheimer, secondo il criterio di classificazione su base etiologica, con l'eccezione di quelle vascolari e cioe i deterioramenti cognitivi associati ad altre patologie identificabili, aventi fattori causali ben precisi, potenzialmente curabili e talvolta regredibili

Research paper thumbnail of The diagnostic potential of 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance imaging of brain tumours

The diagnostic potential of 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance imaging of brain tumours

Rivista Medica, Dec 1, 2007

The clinical application of high magnetic field systems has changed the approach to the diagnosis... more The clinical application of high magnetic field systems has changed the approach to the diagnosis of brain tumours. Diffusion, perfusion and spectroscopy yield information, respectively, on the degree of cellularity, neoangiogenesis, presence/absence of necrosis and specific metabolites. Functional magnetic resonance imaging allows the presurgical planning and evaluation of risk and enables the patient to be fully aware at the time of informed consent. All these techniques represent an invaluable tool, otherwise unavailable in vivo, in the diagnosis of brain tumours

Research paper thumbnail of The prognostic value of fMRI and H1-MRS spectroscopy in the study of patients in vegetative state

The prognostic value of fMRI and H1-MRS spectroscopy in the study of patients in vegetative state

XIX Symposium Neuroradiologicum. The World Congress of Diagnostic & Therapeutic Neuroradiology., 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Spontaneous saccades in young awake monkey

Spontaneous saccades in young awake monkey

3rd Meeting of the Italian Society of Neuroscience, 1988

The aim of this study is to compare the static and dynamic characteristics of young monkey's ... more The aim of this study is to compare the static and dynamic characteristics of young monkey's saccades with adult monkey's. The experiments were carried out on one young monkey of 80-90 days of life and on three adult monkeys. The eye movements were detected by magnetic field technique, in the dark and in the light. A soft cup was used for painless fixation of young animal's head. The analysis of eye movements was done by a PDP 11/73. The results show that the spatio-temporal pattern of eye movements is prevalently vertical or slightly oblique in young monkey, contrary it is prevalently horizontal or slightly oblique in the adult: besides the amplitudes are smaller and the velocities are slower in the adult. From these preliminary results we may think that maturation modifies the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements

Research paper thumbnail of Anatomy of the mesial part of the temporal lobe – A study by the 3 Tesla equipment

Anatomy of the mesial part of the temporal lobe – A study by the 3 Tesla equipment

European Society of Neuroradiology – XXX Congress and 14th Advanced Course., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Amygdala activation to fearful faces: effects of stimulus duration vs. low spatial frequencies filtering

Amygdala activation to fearful faces: effects of stimulus duration vs. low spatial frequencies filtering

Research paper thumbnail of The saccadic eye movements in infant monkey

The saccadic eye movements in infant monkey

Previous studies showed that the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements between cat ... more Previous studies showed that the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements between cat and kitten are different. The aim of this research is to study the effects of maturation, if there are any effects, on spatio-temporal characteristics of eye movements in the monkey. The experiments were carried out on one infant monkey (aged 80-90 days) and three adult monkey (Macaca nemestrina). Eye movements were detected by means of a magnetic field technique, in the dark and in the light. For painless fixation of the head Evart's technique was employed in adult monkeys while in the infant monkey a soft cup fixed to a suitable chair was used. The behavioural state was monitored by EEG and EMG. Eye movements were analised off-line by a PDP 11/73. Preliminary results show that the spatio-temporal pattern is prevalently vertical or slightly oblique in the infant monkey; on the contrary it is prevalently horizontal or oblique in the adults. Furthermore, the amplitudes of the saccades are smaller and the peak velocities are slower in the infant than in the adults. We may then argue that maturative processes act on ocular motility

Research paper thumbnail of Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica in Neuroradiologia. Diffusione e tensore di diffusione

Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica in Neuroradiologia. Diffusione e tensore di diffusione

Se agli esordi della Risonanza Magnetica l'oggetto di studio era fondamentalmente la morfolog... more Se agli esordi della Risonanza Magnetica l'oggetto di studio era fondamentalmente la morfologia, successivamente si e passati all'analisi dei flussi (angio-RM, flusso liquorale, etc.) ed oggi la nuova "sfida" e "frontiera" \ue8 rappresentata dalle cosiddette "Tecniche avanzate", che ci danno la possibilita di studiare in vivo particolari fenomeni fisiologici e metabolici, che hanno luogo nel tessuto nervoso. Le "Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica" consentono, al momento attuale, di ottenere informazioni su: 1) La velocita di diffusione delle molecole di acqua (Diffusione) nel tessuro cerebrale, alterata, ad esempio, in presenza di patologie che determinano una modificazione della cellularita o una condizione di edema vasogenico o citotossico; 2) La direzione preferenziale di movimento delle molecole di acqua (Tensore di diffusione), condizionata in primis dall' orientamento e dall'integrita dei fasci della sostanza bianca; 3) La perfusione ematica del tessuto cerebrale (Perfusione), alterata in tutte le condizioni che determinano una neoangiogenesi oppure una ipoperfusione; 4) Metaboliti, ad esempio correlati al metabolismo delle membrane cellulari, alla funzionalita dei neuroni, ai fenomeni di necrosi cellulare (Spettroscopia); 5) Le variazioni del consumo di ossigeno del tessuto cerebrale (Attivazione), determinate ad esempio dall'esecuzione di un compito motorio, ideativo, o dalla percezione di stimoli uditivi, visivi, etc

Research paper thumbnail of Duplication (X)(P11.22-P11.23) Associated with Mental Retardation, Speech Delay, and Eeg Anomalies in Males and Females: Description of a Newsyndrome

Duplication (X)(P11.22-P11.23) Associated with Mental Retardation, Speech Delay, and Eeg Anomalies in Males and Females: Description of a Newsyndrome

9th European Congress on Epileptology,, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Musicogenic epilepsy: can the emotional components of music trigger the seizures?

Musicogenic epilepsy: can the emotional components of music trigger the seizures?

XXIII Congresso Nazionale della Associazione Italiana di Neuroradiologia (AINR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Vegetative state and minimally conscious patients: advanced MR assessment of cognitive functions

Vegetative state and minimally conscious patients: advanced MR assessment of cognitive functions

XXXII Congress and 16th Advanced Course of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Development and utilization of fMRI paradigms on a 3 Tesla MRI system

Development and utilization of fMRI paradigms on a 3 Tesla MRI system

XXXVI Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical applications of fiber-tracking: neoplastic pathology

Clinical applications of fiber-tracking: neoplastic pathology

XXXII Congress and 16th Advanced Course of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of High resolution morphological studies on the 3T MR equipment in the study of epilepsy

High resolution morphological studies on the 3T MR equipment in the study of epilepsy

XXXVI Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Presurgical motor activation. Initial experiences with 3 Tesla MR

Presurgical motor activation. Initial experiences with 3 Tesla MR

XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Iberolatinoamericana de Neurorradiología (SILAN) Diagnóstica y Terapéutica. XXXVI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Neurorradiología., 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Mappaggio prechirurgico con RMF e con RM-trattografia: attuali applicazioni e futuri sviluppi nella chirurgia dei gliomi cerebrali

Mappaggio prechirurgico con RMF e con RM-trattografia: attuali applicazioni e futuri sviluppi nella chirurgia dei gliomi cerebrali

Research paper thumbnail of Psychosocial integrated assessment in stroke patients: a case report

Psychosocial integrated assessment in stroke patients: a case report

Introduction: the biopsychosocial reintegration of stroke patients requires a multidisciplinary a... more Introduction: the biopsychosocial reintegration of stroke patients requires a multidisciplinary and integrated assessment including the evaluation of psychosocial factors. This is illustrated through a clinical case report concerning a hospitalized patient. Case description: the patient was a middle-aged married woman who had a left haemorrhagic stroke; the lesion is sub-cortical and medial in the basal ganglia lenticular region. She did not have a severe motor impairment but the cognitive profile showed some executive and working memory deficits that negatively affected the rehabilitation process. She presented severe hypertension which was caused by a renal artery stenosis diagnosed during her hospital stay. In order to assess the psychosocial factors, both observer-rated (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-DCPR) and self-rated (Symptom Questionnaire-SQ, Psychosocial Index-PSI, Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales-ANPS and Family Assessment Device-FAD) instruments were used. DSM-IV Minor Depression and Alexithymia, according to DCPR were found. The patient showed high scores in SQ-Anxiety, Depression and Somatic Symptoms total scales and in ANPS-Fear subscale, while low scores in ANPSSeeking, Play and Spirituality subscales were found. Family functioning was characterized by emotional over-involvement, as evidenced by high scores in FAD-Affective Involvement scale. When PSI scales were considered, work-related stressful life situations and high psychosocial distress emerged. Comment: this case report enlightens the complex interconnection among biological, neurological, neuropsychological, and psychosocial aspects. An integrated and comprehensive assessment is essential to ensure an intervention properly targeted to the characteristics of stroke patient and to provide the best possible treatment outcome

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of a schizencephalic patient in a 3T System

Evaluation of a schizencephalic patient in a 3T System

XXXVI CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI NEUROLOGIA, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Cerebral areas involved in music perception: Studying musicogenic epilepsy

Cerebral areas involved in music perception: Studying musicogenic epilepsy

Research paper thumbnail of BrainWave: un software per l’analisi degli studi di attivazione

BrainWave: un software per l’analisi degli studi di attivazione

XXI Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Neuroradiologia (AINR)., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of La TAC nelle demenze secondarie

La TAC nelle demenze secondarie

Critical Medicine Publishing Editore, 2005

In questo capitolo verranno trattate le Demenze Secondarie, o non Alzheimer, secondo il criterio ... more In questo capitolo verranno trattate le Demenze Secondarie, o non Alzheimer, secondo il criterio di classificazione su base etiologica, con l'eccezione di quelle vascolari e cioe i deterioramenti cognitivi associati ad altre patologie identificabili, aventi fattori causali ben precisi, potenzialmente curabili e talvolta regredibili

Research paper thumbnail of The diagnostic potential of 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance imaging of brain tumours

The diagnostic potential of 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance imaging of brain tumours

Rivista Medica, Dec 1, 2007

The clinical application of high magnetic field systems has changed the approach to the diagnosis... more The clinical application of high magnetic field systems has changed the approach to the diagnosis of brain tumours. Diffusion, perfusion and spectroscopy yield information, respectively, on the degree of cellularity, neoangiogenesis, presence/absence of necrosis and specific metabolites. Functional magnetic resonance imaging allows the presurgical planning and evaluation of risk and enables the patient to be fully aware at the time of informed consent. All these techniques represent an invaluable tool, otherwise unavailable in vivo, in the diagnosis of brain tumours

Research paper thumbnail of The prognostic value of fMRI and H1-MRS spectroscopy in the study of patients in vegetative state

The prognostic value of fMRI and H1-MRS spectroscopy in the study of patients in vegetative state

XIX Symposium Neuroradiologicum. The World Congress of Diagnostic & Therapeutic Neuroradiology., 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Spontaneous saccades in young awake monkey

Spontaneous saccades in young awake monkey

3rd Meeting of the Italian Society of Neuroscience, 1988

The aim of this study is to compare the static and dynamic characteristics of young monkey's ... more The aim of this study is to compare the static and dynamic characteristics of young monkey's saccades with adult monkey's. The experiments were carried out on one young monkey of 80-90 days of life and on three adult monkeys. The eye movements were detected by magnetic field technique, in the dark and in the light. A soft cup was used for painless fixation of young animal's head. The analysis of eye movements was done by a PDP 11/73. The results show that the spatio-temporal pattern of eye movements is prevalently vertical or slightly oblique in young monkey, contrary it is prevalently horizontal or slightly oblique in the adult: besides the amplitudes are smaller and the velocities are slower in the adult. From these preliminary results we may think that maturation modifies the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements

Research paper thumbnail of Anatomy of the mesial part of the temporal lobe – A study by the 3 Tesla equipment

Anatomy of the mesial part of the temporal lobe – A study by the 3 Tesla equipment

European Society of Neuroradiology – XXX Congress and 14th Advanced Course., 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Amygdala activation to fearful faces: effects of stimulus duration vs. low spatial frequencies filtering

Amygdala activation to fearful faces: effects of stimulus duration vs. low spatial frequencies filtering

Research paper thumbnail of The saccadic eye movements in infant monkey

The saccadic eye movements in infant monkey

Previous studies showed that the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements between cat ... more Previous studies showed that the static and dynamic characteristics of eye movements between cat and kitten are different. The aim of this research is to study the effects of maturation, if there are any effects, on spatio-temporal characteristics of eye movements in the monkey. The experiments were carried out on one infant monkey (aged 80-90 days) and three adult monkey (Macaca nemestrina). Eye movements were detected by means of a magnetic field technique, in the dark and in the light. For painless fixation of the head Evart's technique was employed in adult monkeys while in the infant monkey a soft cup fixed to a suitable chair was used. The behavioural state was monitored by EEG and EMG. Eye movements were analised off-line by a PDP 11/73. Preliminary results show that the spatio-temporal pattern is prevalently vertical or slightly oblique in the infant monkey; on the contrary it is prevalently horizontal or oblique in the adults. Furthermore, the amplitudes of the saccades are smaller and the peak velocities are slower in the infant than in the adults. We may then argue that maturative processes act on ocular motility

Research paper thumbnail of Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica in Neuroradiologia. Diffusione e tensore di diffusione

Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica in Neuroradiologia. Diffusione e tensore di diffusione

Se agli esordi della Risonanza Magnetica l'oggetto di studio era fondamentalmente la morfolog... more Se agli esordi della Risonanza Magnetica l'oggetto di studio era fondamentalmente la morfologia, successivamente si e passati all'analisi dei flussi (angio-RM, flusso liquorale, etc.) ed oggi la nuova "sfida" e "frontiera" \ue8 rappresentata dalle cosiddette "Tecniche avanzate", che ci danno la possibilita di studiare in vivo particolari fenomeni fisiologici e metabolici, che hanno luogo nel tessuto nervoso. Le "Tecniche avanzate di Risonanza Magnetica" consentono, al momento attuale, di ottenere informazioni su: 1) La velocita di diffusione delle molecole di acqua (Diffusione) nel tessuro cerebrale, alterata, ad esempio, in presenza di patologie che determinano una modificazione della cellularita o una condizione di edema vasogenico o citotossico; 2) La direzione preferenziale di movimento delle molecole di acqua (Tensore di diffusione), condizionata in primis dall' orientamento e dall'integrita dei fasci della sostanza bianca; 3) La perfusione ematica del tessuto cerebrale (Perfusione), alterata in tutte le condizioni che determinano una neoangiogenesi oppure una ipoperfusione; 4) Metaboliti, ad esempio correlati al metabolismo delle membrane cellulari, alla funzionalita dei neuroni, ai fenomeni di necrosi cellulare (Spettroscopia); 5) Le variazioni del consumo di ossigeno del tessuto cerebrale (Attivazione), determinate ad esempio dall'esecuzione di un compito motorio, ideativo, o dalla percezione di stimoli uditivi, visivi, etc

Research paper thumbnail of Duplication (X)(P11.22-P11.23) Associated with Mental Retardation, Speech Delay, and Eeg Anomalies in Males and Females: Description of a Newsyndrome

Duplication (X)(P11.22-P11.23) Associated with Mental Retardation, Speech Delay, and Eeg Anomalies in Males and Females: Description of a Newsyndrome

9th European Congress on Epileptology,, 2010