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Giudicissi A, Vetrano D, Morresi S, Bruno PF, Neri L, Signorotti S, Sgarlato V, Ruggeri M, Zanchelli F, Longoni M, Buscaroli A. [Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in a Patient with Chronic Hemodialysis and a New Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis]. G Ital Nefrol 2023; 40:2023-vol6. [PMID: 38156541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Case ReportC.S.T. (♂, 71 years old) is a patient with multiple and severe comorbidities, undergoing thrice-weekly chronic hemodialysis since 2008 due to the progression of post-lithiasic uropathy. Over the past 2 months, the patient had been experiencing progressive ptosis of the eyelids, muscle weakness, and ultimately dysphagia and dysarthria that emerged in the last few days. Urgently admitted to the Neurology department, electromyography (EMG) was performed, leading to a diagnosis of predominant cranial myasthenia gravis (with borderline anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody serology). Prompt treatment with pyridostigmine and steroids was initiated. Considering the high risk of acute myasthenic decompensation, therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) with centrifugation technique was promptly undertaken after femoral CVC placement. TPE sessions were alternated with hemodialysis. The patient's condition complicated after the third TPE session, with septic shock caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (MSSA). The patient was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Due to hemodynamic instability, continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) with citrate anticoagulation was administered for 72 hours. After resolving the septic condition, intermittent treatment with Acetate-Free Biofiltration (AFB) technique was resumed. The patient completed the remaining three TPE sessions and, once the acute condition was resolved, was transferred back to Neurology. Here, the patient continued the treatment and underwent a rehabilitation program, showing significant motor and functional recovery until discharge. Conclusions. The multidisciplinary interaction among Nephrologists, Neurologists, Anesthesiologists, and experts from the Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine Service enabled the management and treatment of a rare condition (MG) in a high-risk chronic hemodialysis patient.
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto, IRCCS Azienda Ospedialiero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Neurologia e Stroke Unit, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Neurologia e Stroke Unit, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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- Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale "M. Bufalini", Cesena, Italia
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Longoni M, Scilipoti P, De Angelis M, Re C, Bertini A, Avesani G, Basile G, Nocera L, Gandaglia G, Salonia A, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Moschini M. Diagnostic performance of PET-CT compared to conventional CT for lymph node staging in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01091-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Basile G, Leni R, Re C, Pellegrino F, Scilipoti P, Longoni M, Cannoletta D, Necchi A, Gandaglia G, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Moschini M. The black box of intraoperative adverse incident reporting during radical cystectomy: Not only post-operative complications matter. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00205-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Brembilla G, Gandaglia G, Stabile A, Mazzone E, Sorce G, Pellegrino F, Robesti D, Pellegrino A, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Quarta L, Zaurito P, Di Gaeta E, Lavalle S, Cosenza M, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Esposito A, De Cobelli F. Impact of Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) score on the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in men undergoing MRI-targeted biopsy. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01012-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Mazzone E, Gandaglia G, Stabile A, Robesti D, Necchi A, Cirulli G, Pellegrino A, Scuderi S, Raggi D, Marandino L, Barletta F, De Angelis M, Cucchiara V, Rosiello G, Sorce G, Pellegrino F, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Fossati N, Montorsi F, Briganti A. Tailoring the optimal use of androgen-deprivation therapy concomitant to post-operative radiotherapy among men with pN1 prostate cancer. Long-term results of a large, single Institution series. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01153-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Mazzone E, Gandaglia G, Stabile A, Cucchiara V, Rosiello G, Sorce G, Pellegrino F, Scuderi S, Barletta F, Robesti D, Leni R, De Angelis M, Pellegrino A, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Brembilla G, De Cobelli F, Samanes Gajate A, Picchio M, Gianolli L, Van Leeuwen F, Van Oosterom M, Montorsi F, Briganti A. Defining the optimal target-to-background count rate to identify positive lymph nodes in patients undergoing robot-assisted 99mtc-PSMA-radioguided surgery for prostate cancer: A per-region analysis of a prospective, phase II study. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00694-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Stabile A, Leni R, Gandaglia G, Mazzone E, Cucchiara V, Pellegrino F, Rosiello G, Nocera L, Cirulli G, Robesti D, Cannoletta D, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, De Angelis M, Pellegrino A, Larcher A, Capitanio U, Montorsi F, Briganti A. A patient tailored follow-up protocol for men with prostate cancer managed with active surveillance with the use of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: Identifying predictors of early and late reclassification in a large single institution cohort. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00994-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Longoni M, Scilipoti P, De Angelis M, Re C, Bertini A, Avesani G, Gandaglia G, Colombo R, Capitanio U, Salonia A, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Moschini M. Validation of the novel risk-class for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Comparison of oncological outcomes between very-high risk and high risk patients. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00334-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Avesani G, Pellegrino F, Re C, Leni R, Basile G, Scilipoti P, Longoni M, Cannoletta D, Gandaglia G, Capitanio U, Colombo R, Necchi A, Raggi D, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Moschini M. Impact of neoadjuvant immune-checkpoint inhibitor on intra and post operative outcomes in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01331-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Mazzone E, Gandaglia G, Stabile A, Robesti D, Necchi A, Raggi D, Marandino L, Cirulli G, Scuderi S, Barletta F, Pellegrino A, De Angelis M, Cucchiara V, Rosiello G, Sorce G, Nocera L, Pellegrino F, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Quarta L, Gallina A, Fossati N, Montorsi F, Briganti A. Identifying the optimal candidates for concomitant androgen-deprivation therapy among patients receiving metastasis-directed therapy for positive 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT for biochemical recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Quarta L, Stabile A, Mazzone E, Gandaglia G, Longoni M, Ploussard G, Rahota R, Valerio M, Campi R, Mari A, Mattei A, Marra G, Beauval J, Roumiguiè M, Afferi L, Moschini M, Gontero P, van den Bergh R, Zhuang J, Tuo H, Fossati N, Montorsi F, Briganti A. The prognostic value of the number of positive targeted cores in men with positive multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate. results from a large, multi-institutional series. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(22)01283-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Dell'Oglio P, Tappero S, Longoni M, Buratto C, Scilipoti P, Secco S, Olivero A, Barbieri M, Palagonia E, Napoli G, Strada E, Petralia G, Di Trapani D, Vanzulli A, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer patients. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)01314-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dell'Oglio P, Longoni M, Tappero S, Secco S, Palagonia E, Alberto O, Mulazzani F, Amici O, Brunetti A, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Complete minimally-invasive surgery is feasible for Renal Cancer with level IV intracardiac tumour thrombus. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)01273-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Tappero S, Dell’Oglio P, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Buratto C, Secco S, Olivero A, Barbieri M, Di Trapani D, Napoli G, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Multiparametric prostate mri reduces the risk of positive surgical margins in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with retzius-sparing robot assisted radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00976-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dell’Oglio P, Tappero S, Longoni M, Buratto C, Secco S, Olivero A, Napoli G, Di Trapani D, Barbieri M, Scilipoti P, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Retzius-Sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in challenging scenarios. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00693-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dell’Oglio P, Tappero S, Longoni M, Buratto C, Scilipoti P, Secco S, Olivero A, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Challenging cases in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01478-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cappellari M, Zini A, Sangalli D, Cavallini A, Reggiani M, Sepe FN, Rifino N, Giussani G, Guidetti D, Zedde M, Marcheselli S, Longoni M, Beretta S, Sidoti V, Papurello DM, Giossi A, Nencini P, Plocco M, Balestrino M, Rota E, Toni D. Thrombolysis and bridging therapy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke and Covid-19. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:2641-2645. [PMID: 32905639 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Comorbidity of acute ischaemic stroke with Covid-19 is a challenging condition, potentially influencing the decision of whether to administer intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). We aimed to assess the 1-month outcome in ischaemic stroke patients with Covid-19 infection who received IVT alone or before thrombectomy (bridging therapy). METHODS As a collaboration initiative promoted by the Italian Stroke Organization, all Italian stroke units (n = 190) were contacted and invited to participate in data collection on stroke patients with Covid-19 who received IVT. RESULTS Seventy-five invited centers agreed to participate. Thirty patients received IVT alone and 17 received bridging therapy between 21 February 2020 and 30 April 2020 in 20 centers (n = 18, Northern Italy; n = 2, Central Italy). At 1 month, 14 (30.4%) patients died and 20 (62.5%) survivors had a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 3 to 5. At 24 to 36 hours, asymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) was reported in eight (17.4%) patients and symptomatic ICH (sICH) in two (4.3%) patients. Causes of death were severe ischaemic stroke (n = 8), a new ischaemic stroke (n = 2), acute respiratory failure (n = 1), acute renal failure (n = 1), acute myocardial infarction (n = 1), and endocarditis (n = 1). In survivors with a 1-month mRS score of 3 to 5, baseline glucose level was higher, whereas endovascular procedure time in cases of bridging therapy was longer. Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale glucose and creatinine levels were higher in patients who died. CONCLUSIONS Intravenous thrombolysis for patients with stroke and Covid-19 was not a rare event in the most affected areas by pandemic, and rates of 1-month unfavorable outcomes were high compared to previous data from the pre-Covid-19 literature. However, risk of sICH was not increased.
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- M Cappellari
- Stroke Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona
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- IRCCS Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna
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- UO di Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Ospedale Alessandro Manzoni-ASST, Lecco
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- UC Malattie Cerebrovascolari-Stroke Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Mondino, Pavia
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- Stroke Unit-Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria
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- Stroke Unit, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo
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- Neurologia-Stroke Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan
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- U.O.C. Neurologia, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza
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- Patologia Cerebrovascolare-Stroke Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia
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- Sezione Autonoma di Neurologia d'Urgenza e Stroke Unit Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano
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- Neurologia-Stroke Unit, Ospedale M. Bufalini-AUSL Romagna, Cesana
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, Monza
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- UOS Stroke Unit, ASST Franciacorta, Chiari
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- SOD Stroke Unit, Dipartimento DEA, AOU Careggi, Florence
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- Stroke Unit, F. Spaziani, Frosinone
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- Centro Ictus, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa
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- Neurologia, Ospedale S. Giacomo, Novi Ligure
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Cappellari M, Saia V, Pracucci G, Sallustio F, Gandini R, Nappini S, Nencini P, Vallone S, Zini A, Bigliardi G, Granata F, Grillo F, Cioni S, Tassi R, Bergui M, Cerrato P, Saletti A, De Vito A, Gasparotti R, Magoni M, Taglialatela F, Ruggiero M, Longoni M, Castellan L, Malfatto L, Menozzi R, Castellini P, Cosottini M, Mancuso M, Comai A, Franchini E, Lozupone E, Della Marca G, Ciceri EFM, Bonetti B, Zampieri P, Inzitari D, Mangiafico S, Toni D. Functional and radiological outcomes after bridging therapy versus direct thrombectomy in stroke patients with unknown onset: Bridging therapy versus direct thrombectomy in unknown onset stroke patients with 10-point ASPECTS. Eur J Neurol 2020; 28:209-219. [PMID: 32924246 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim was to assess functional and radiological outcomes after bridging therapy (intravenous thrombolysis plus mechanical thrombectomy) versus direct mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in unknown onset stroke patients. METHODS A cohort study was conducted on prospectively collected data from unknown onset stroke patients who received endovascular procedures at ≤6 h from symptom recognition or awakening time. RESULTS Of the 349 patients with a 10-point Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS), 248 received bridging and 101 received direct MT. Of the 134 patients with 6-9-point ASPECTS, 123 received bridging and 111 received direct MT. Each patient treated with bridging was propensity score matched with a patient treated with direct MT for age, sex, study period, pre-stroke disability, stroke severity, type of stroke onset, symptom recognition to groin time (or awakening to groin time), ASPECTS and procedure time. In the two matched groups with 10-point ASPECTS (n = 73 vs. n = 73), bridging was associated with higher rates of excellent outcome (46.6% vs. 28.8%; odds ratio 2.302, 95% confidence interval 1.010-5.244) and successful recanalization (83.6% vs. 63%; odds ratio 3.028, 95% confidence interval 1.369-6.693) compared with direct MT; no significant association was found between bridging and direct MT with regard to rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (0% vs. 1.4%). In the two matched groups with 6-9-point ASPECTS (n = 45 vs. n = 45), no significant associations were found between bridging and direct MT with regard to rates of excellent functional outcome (44.4% vs. 31.1%), successful recanalization (73.3% vs. 76.5%) and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (0% vs. 0%). CONCLUSIONS Bridging at ≤ 6 h of symptom recognition or awakening time was associated with better functional and radiological outcomes in unknown onset stroke patients with 10-point ASPECTS.
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- M Cappellari
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense-University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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- Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense-University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Policlinico G. Martino, Messina, Italy
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- Policlinico G. Martino, Messina, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Arcispedale S. Anna-University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Arcispedale S. Anna-University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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- Ospedale Universitario, Parma, Italy
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- Ospedale Provinciale, Bolzano, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCSS-Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Sapienza University Hospital, Roma, Italy
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Longoni M, Freschi A, Cicala N, Bruni S. Non-invasive identification of synthetic organic pigments in contemporary art paints by visible-excited spectrofluorimetry and visible reflectance spectroscopy. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2020; 229:117907. [PMID: 31839579 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The non-destructive, in-situ identification of synthetic organic pigments employed in contemporary painting still represents a challenge. In the present study, a non-invasive analytical method based on spectrofluorimetry and visible reflectance spectroscopy was developed to this aim and applied to a considerable number of synthetic organic pigments belonging to the main chemical classes and sold by different manufacturers. In order to discriminate among them, the collected data were processed by a multivariate statistical approach, using principal component analysis (PCA). Moreover, the Kubelka-Munk correction for self-absorption of fluorescence emission was successfully applied to identify pigments in binary mixtures. This approach was finally exploited to recognise the organic pigments used by the artist in a contemporary painting.
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- M Longoni
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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Anglani F, Terrin L, Brugnara M, Battista M, Cantaluppi V, Ceol M, Bertoldi L, Valle G, Joy MP, Pober BR, Longoni M. Hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis: Expanding the renal phenotype of Donnai-Barrow syndrome. Clin Genet 2018. [PMID: 29532936 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Whole exome sequencing detected novel likely pathogenic variants in LRP2 gene in 2 patients presenting with hearing and vision loss, and the Dent disease (DD) classical renal phenotype, that is, low molecular weight proteinuria (LMWP), hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis/nephrolithiasis. We propose that a subset of patients presenting as DD may represent unrecognized cases or mild forms of Donnai-Barrow/facio-oculo-acustico-renal (DB/FOAR) syndrome or be on the phenotypic continuum between the 2 conditions.
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- F Anglani
- Clinical Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Division, Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Nephrology and Transplantation Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
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- Nephrology and Transplantation Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
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- Clinical Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- CRIBI Biotechnology Centre, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- CRIBI Biotechnology Centre, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Olabarrieta-Landa L, Rivera D, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Garza MT, Saracho CP, Rodríguez W, Chávez-Oliveros M, Rábago B, Leibach G, Schebela S, Martínez C, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Rodríguez G, Aliaga A, Esenarro L, García de la Cadena C, Perrin BP, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Verbal fluency tests: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:515-61. [PMID: 26639930 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data for the Verbal Fluency Tests across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the Verbal Fluency Test as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models for the letter F explained 8-30% of the variance, 7-32% for letter A, 8-32% for the letter S, and 16-43% for the animal category in Verbal Fluency Test scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women on the Verbal Fluency Test, they did not have an effect size larger than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS This is the first normative multicenter study conducted in Latin America aiming to create norms for the Verbal Fluency Test; this study will have important outcomes for the future of neuropsychology in the region.
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Facultad de Psicología Universidad Autónoma de Nueva León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MVS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz, Camaguey, Cuba
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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Rivera D, Perrin PB, Stevens LF, Garza MT, Weil C, Saracho CP, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Rábago B, Weiler G, García de la Cadena C, Longoni M, Martínez C, Ocampo-Barba N, Aliaga A, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Guerra A, Esenarro L, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Stroop Color-Word Interference Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:591-624. [PMID: 26639926 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data on the Stroop Test across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the Stroop Test, as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models explained 14-36% of the variance in Stroop Word scores, 12-41% of the variance in the Stoop Color, 14-36% of the variance in the Stroop Word-Color scores, and 4-15% of variance in Stroop Interference scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women on the Stroop test, none of the countries had an effect size larger than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS This is the first normative multicenter study conducted in Latin America to create norms for the Stoop Test in a Spanish-Speaking sample. This study will therefore have important implications for the future of neuropsychology research and practice throughout the region.
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- D Rivera
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Facultad de Psicología Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz, Camaguey, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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Arango-Lasprilla JC, Rivera D, Rodríguez G, Garza MT, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Rodríguez W, Velázquez-Cardoso J, Aguayo A, Schebela S, Weil C, Longoni M, Aliaga A, Ocampo-Barba N, Saracho CP, Panyavin I, Esenarro L, Martínez C, García de la Cadena C, Perrin PB. Symbol Digit Modalities Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:625-38. [PMID: 26639927 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the SDMT as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models explained 29-56% of the variance in SDMT scores. Although there were gender differences on the SDMT in Mexico, Honduras, Paraguay, and Guatemala, none of the four countries had an effect size greater than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS This is the first normative multicenter study conducted in Latin America to create norms for the SDMT; this study will have an impact on the future practice of neuropsychology throughout the global region.
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- J C Arango-Lasprilla
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente "Hermanos Ameijeiras", Havana, Cuba
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Departamento de psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Arango-Lasprilla JC, Rivera D, Garza MT, Saracho CP, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Aguayo A, Schebela S, Luna M, Longoni M, Martínez C, Doyle S, Ocampo-Barba N, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Aliaga A, Bringas M, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Perrin PB. Hopkins Verbal Learning Test- Revised: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:699-718. [PMID: 26639933 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data on the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test- Revised (HVLT-R) across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the HVLT-R as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models explained 17- 45% of the variance in HVLT-R scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women in Guatemala on the HVLT-R, it was a small effect size. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS The results from this study will have a substantial impact on the practice of neuropsychology in Latin America, as this is the first normative multicenter study to develop norms for the HVLT-R in this region.
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- International center for neurological Restoration CIREN, Havana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Fundación Horizontes, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Rivera D, Perrin PB, Morlett-Paredes A, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Martínez C, Garza MT, Saracho CP, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Rábago B, Aliaga A, Schebela S, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Fernández E, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure - copy and immediate recall: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2016; 37:677-98. [PMID: 26639929 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the ROCF as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models explained 7-34% of the variance in ROCF copy scores and 21-41% of the variance in immediate recall scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women on ROCF copy and immediate recall scores, none of the countries had an effect size larger than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS The present study is the first to create norms for the ROCF in Latin America. As a result, this study will have important implications for the formation and practice of neuropsychology in this region.
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- D Rivera
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- International center for neurological Restoration CIREN, Havana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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Vaccaro M, Riva C, Tremolizzo L, Longoni M, Aliprandi A, Agostoni E, Rigamonti A, Leone M, Bussone G, Ferrarese C. Platelet Glutamate Uptake and Release in Migraine With and Without Aura. Cephalalgia 2016; 27:35-40. [PMID: 17212681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Glutamate may play an important role in the pathogenesis of migraine: glutamate release in the brain may be involved in the development of spreading depression and increased concentrations of this amino acid have been reported in plasma and platelets from migraine patients. Here we assessed platelet glutamate uptake and release in 25 patients affected by migraine with aura (MA) and 25 patients affected by migraine without aura (MoA), comparing the results with a group of 20 healthy matched controls. Both glutamate release from stimulated platelets and plasma concentrations of the amino acid were assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and were increased in both types of migraine, although more markedly in MA. Platelet glutamate uptake, assessed as 3H-glutamate intake, was increased in MA, while it was reduced in MoA with respect to the control group. These results support the view that MA might involve different pathophysiological mechanisms from MoA and, specifically, up-regulation of the glutamatergic metabolism. Understanding these dysfunctional pathways could lead to new, possibly more successful therapeutic approaches to the management of migraine.
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- M Vaccaro
- Department of Neurology, S. Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Rivera D, Perrin P, Weiler G, Ocampo-Barba N, Aliaga A, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Aguayo A, Longoni M, Trapp S, Esenarro L, Arango-Lasprilla J. Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM): Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:719-35. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-151287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- D. Rivera
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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Arango-Lasprilla J, Rivera D, Longoni M, Saracho C, Garza M, Aliaga A, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Rábago B, Sutter M, Schebela S, Luna M, Ocampo-Barba N, Galarza-del-Angel J, Bringas M, Esenarro L, Martínez C, García-Egan P, Perrin P. Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (M-WCST): Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:563-90. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-151280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- J.C. Arango-Lasprilla
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Psicología Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- International center for neurological Restoration CIREN, Havana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Arango-Lasprilla J, Rivera D, Aguayo A, Rodríguez W, Garza M, Saracho C, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Aliaga A, Weiler G, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Galarza-del-Angel J, Panyavin I, Guerra A, Esenarro L, García de la Cadena P, Martínez C, Perrin P. Trail Making Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:639-61. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-151284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- J.C. Arango-Lasprilla
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Universidad Dr, José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz, Camaguey, Cuba
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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Olabarrieta-Landa L, Rivera D, Morlett-Paredes A, Jaimes-Bautista A, Garza M, Galarza-del-Angel J, Rodríguez W, Rábago B, Schebela S, Perrin P, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Aliaga A, Saracho C, Bringas M, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Arango-Lasprilla J. Standard form of the Boston Naming Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:501-13. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-151278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MVS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Prevención Social. Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- International center for neurological Restoration CIREN, Habana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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Rivera D, Perrin P, Aliaga A, Garza M, Saracho C, Rodrŕguez W, Justo-Guillen E, Aguayo A, Schebela S, Gulin S, Weil C, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Galarza-del-Angel J, Rodrŕguez D, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Martínez C, Arango-Lasprilla J. Brief Test of Attention: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:663-76. [DOI: 10.3233/nre-151283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- D. Rivera
- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MVS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Vocacional Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Prevención Social, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Clínica de rehabilitación Las Araucarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro investigaciones Medico Quirúrgicas CIMEQ, Havana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Neuropsicología y Demencias, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Departamento de Medicina de Rehabilitación, Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Morlett Paredes A, Rivera D, Olivera S, Galarza J, Rabago B, Rodriguez Y, Longoni M, Schebela S, Bringas M, Arango Lasprilla J. C-92Effects of Age and Education on the Performance of Neuropsychological Tests in Individuals from Latin America. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Olabarrieta Landa L, Rivera D, Garza M, Galarza J, Longoni M, Medina M, Ocampo N, Aliaga Á, Rodriguéz W, Arango-Lasprilla J. C-07Phonological Verbal Fluency across Eleven Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Olabarrieta Landa L, Rivera D, Garza M, Galarza J, Longoni M, Medina M, Ocampo N, Aliaga Á, Rodriguéz W, Arango-Lasprilla J. Diversity-3Phonological Verbal Fluency across Eleven Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv046.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Arango-Lasprilla J, Rivera D, De Los Reyes C, Olivera S, Longoni M, Ocampo N, Rodriguez W, Rodriguez Y, Galarza J, Aliaga Á, Perrin P. DIVERSITYC-11Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised: Normative Data for an Illiterate Adult Population from 6 Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Pardo Pastor J, March López P, Garriga R, Arcenillas Quevedo P, Redondo Capafons S, Clot Silla E, Longoni M, Trullàs M, Pla R. CP-131 Review of neutropenic fever and mucositis in patients undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: Abstract CP-131 Table 1. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000639.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Rivera D, Perrin P, Guardia J, Longoni M, Saracho P, Garza M, Galarza J, Martinez C, Luna M, Arango-Lasprilla J. A-38 * Normative Data for the Trail Making Test across Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu038.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Longoni M, Russell MK, High FA, Darvishi K, Maalouf FI, Kashani A, Tracy AA, Coletti CM, Loscertales M, Lage K, Ackerman KG, Woods SA, Ward-Melver C, Andrews D, Lee C, Pober BR, Donahoe PK. Prevalence and penetrance of ZFPM2 mutations and deletions causing congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Clin Genet 2014; 87:362-7. [PMID: 24702427 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zinc finger protein, FOG2 family member 2 (ZFPM2) (previously named FOG2) gene defects result in the highly morbid congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in humans and animal models. In a cohort of 275 CDH patient exomes, we estimated the prevalence of damaging ZFPM2 mutations to be almost 5%. Genetic analysis of a multigenerational family identified a heritable intragenic ZFPM2 deletion with an estimated penetrance of 37.5%, which has important implications for genetic counseling. Similarly, a low penetrance ZFPM2 frameshift mutation was observed in a second multiplex family. Isolated CDH was the predominant phenotype observed in our ZFPM2 mutation patients. Findings from the patients described herein indicate that ZFPM2 point mutations or deletions are a recurring cause of CDH.
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- M Longoni
- The Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Surgery
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Sartini M, Cremonesi P, Tamagno R, Cristina ML, Orlando P, Vandelli A, Carinci A, Caruso A, Grotti A, Iacovella A, La Brocca A, Mangioncalda A, Longanesi AM, Susi B, Barletta C, Braglia D, Coen D, Tazza D, Gottardi E, Palego E, Urbano E, Bar F, Bussani F, De Giorgi F, Esposito F, Fabi F, Lotti F, Miglio F, Moscariello F, Pertoldi F, Sardella F, Tosato F, Abregal G, Baldi G, Carbone G, Cerqua G, Giagnorio G, Pia G, Piazza G, Tedesco G, Sallustio GF, Morana I, Beringheli L, Jannotti L, Spinsi L, Zulli L, Cavazza M, De Simone M, Galletti M, Gioffrè Florio M, Greco M, Longoni M, Luppi M, Magnani M, Mazzone M, Pastorello M, Pazzaglia M, Ravaglia M, Zammataro M, Zanna M, Bressan MA, Saggese MP, Gentiloni Silveri N, Scopetta N, De Mitri O, Fantin O, Boscolo P, Cancemi P, De Angelis P, Di Pietro P, Mosca P, Pacelli P, Torboli P, Copetti R, Fazio R, Losordo R, Melandri R, Papitto R, Chiaravalle S, Orlando S, Sturlese U, Di Grande A, Narbone G, Zimmermann H, Martinelli L, Clanchini V, Paternosto D, Fiorilli M, Del Prato C, Becheri M, Lanigra M, Guerra G, Sinno C, Soragna A, Ferranio MP, Bua V, Capra R, Lualdi E. Quality in emergency departments: a study on 3,285,440 admissions. J Prev Med Hyg 2007; 48:17-23. [PMID: 17506233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION A multi-centre study has been conducted, during 2005, by means of a questionnaire posted on the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine (SIMEU) web page. Our intention was to carry out an organisational and functional analysis of Italian Emergency Departments (ED) in order to pick out some macro-indicators of the activities performed. Participation was good, in that 69 ED (3,285,440 admissions to emergency services) responded to the questionnaire. METHODS The study was based on 18 questions: 3 regarding the personnel of the ED, 2 regarding organisational and functional aspects, 5 on the activity of the ED, 7 on triage and 1 on the assessment of the quality perceived by the users of the ED. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The replies revealed that 91.30% of the ED were equipped with data-processing software, which, in 96.83% of cases, tracked the entire itinerary of the patient. About 48,000 patients/year used the ED: 76.72% were discharged and 18.31% were hospitalised. Observation Units were active in 81.16% of the ED examined. Triage programmes were in place in 92.75% of ED: in 75.81% of these, triage was performed throughout the entire itinerary of the patient; in 16.13% it was performed only symptom-based, and in 8.06% only on-call. Of the patients arriving at the ED, 24.19% were assigned a non-urgent triage code, 60.01% a urgent code, 14.30% a emergent code and 1.49% a life-threatening code. Waiting times were: 52.39 min for non-urgent patients, 40.26 min for urgent, 12.08 for emergent, and 1.19 for life-threatening patients.
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- M Sartini
- Dept. Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy.
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Lovisetto F, Zonta S, Rota E, Bottero L, Faillace G, Turra G, Fantini A, Longoni M. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair: surgical phases and complications. Surg Endosc 2006; 21:646-52. [PMID: 17103276 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9031-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 03/24/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the nature of complications after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair, and to evaluate possible links to intraoperative factors in an effort to reduce the incidence of complications. METHODS The TAPP procedures for inguinal/femoral hernias performed between 1992 and 2004 at a single center were analyzed retrospectively. Complications were categorized according to severity and stage of the surgical procedure at which they occurred. Individual surgeon performances were examined to determine whether the rates of complications were related to surgeon experience. RESULTS A total of 1,973 TAPP procedures were reviewed, and 81% of the patients completed 5 years of follow-up evaluation. The 74 complications (3.7%) reported were categorized as follows: 33 major (1.7%) versus 41 minor (2.0%), 66 hernia-related (3.4%) versus 8 laparoscopy-related (0.5%) complications, and 12 recurrences (0.6%). Risk factors for complications included inguinoscrotal hernia (p < or = 0.001), dissection/reduction of the sac (p = 0.02), and surgeon experience (< 50 TAPP procedures; odds ratio, 7.1; 95% confidence interval, 4.2-11.9). CONCLUSIONS Accuracy in dissection/reduction of the sac improves the outcome of TAPP hernia repair. This effect is related to the experience of the surgeon. Experience performing more than 75 procedures is required for optimal results.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Rianimatorie-Riabilitative e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Facoltà di Medicina, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Tremolizzo L, DiFrancesco JC, Rodriguez-Menendez V, Sirtori E, Longoni M, Cassetti A, Bossi M, El Mestikawy S, Cavaletti G, Ferrarese C. Human platelets express the synaptic markers VGLUT1 and 2 and release glutamate following aggregation. Neurosci Lett 2006; 404:262-5. [PMID: 16814469 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 06/04/2006] [Accepted: 06/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) are involved in storing glutamate for secretion at the level of glutamatergic axon terminals, and for this reason they have been extensively used as markers to identify glutamate-releasing cells. Platelets have been considered as a suitable model for studying glutamatergic dysfunction because they perform glutamate uptake and express both external transporters, and NMDA-like receptors. Here, we show that platelets express the pre-synaptic markers VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 and release glutamate following aggregation, implying a possible contributory role in the pathophysiology of stroke, migraine, and other excitotoxic disorders.
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- L Tremolizzo
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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The pathogenesis of migraine is still unclear, but much evidence suggests a role of inflammation in pain generation. Calcitonin gene related peptide, nitric oxide and cytokines are all molecules shown to be involved both in animal and human studies. The glutamatergic system is also described as a possible mechanism leading to neuronal hyperexcitability and cortical spreading depression (CSD). Excitotoxic neural death, due to excessive release of the amino acid in the extracellular space, may represent a consequence of protracted CSD and oligaemia and may be involved in migrainous infarction and aspecific lesions seen on T2-weighted NMR imaging.
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- M Longoni
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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Longoni M, Grond-Ginsbach C, Grau AJ, Genius J, Debette S, Schwaninger M, Ferrarese C, Lichy C. The ICAM-1 E469K gene polymorphism is a risk factor for spontaneous cervical artery dissection. Neurology 2006; 66:1273-5. [PMID: 16636253 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000208411.01172.0b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In a primary study on proinflammatory genetic profiles in stroke, the authors found the E469K polymorphism of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) highly represented in the subgroup with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD). They further investigated the same genetic variant in a second group of 65 patients with sCAD. An association between sCAD and EE genotype was confirmed (odds ratio 3.16; p < 0.01), indicating that a proinflammatory predisposition is a risk factor for sCAD.
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- M Longoni
- Department of Neurology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Monza, Italy.
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Galbussera A, Tremolizzo L, Longoni M, Facheris M, Tagliabue E, Appollonio I, Ferrarese C. Is elevated post-methionine load homocysteinaemia a risk factor for cervical artery dissection? Neurol Sci 2006; 27:78-9. [PMID: 16688606 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0571-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bardone M, Alessiani M, Zonta S, Longoni M, Faillace G, Benazzo M, Occhini A, Dionigi P. [Laparoscopic harvest of the jejunal free flap for cervical esophageal reconstruction]. MINERVA CHIR 2006; 61:171-5. [PMID: 16871150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The jejunal free flap is a standard technique in the reconstruction of hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal defects. Conventional harvesting of the jejunal segment is performed with midline open laparotomy, which is associated with complications including prolonged ileus, abdominal pain, wound infection or dehiscence. Laparoscopic resection of the small intestine is a well documented surgical technique. Two different methods of laparoscopic harvest of a jejunal autografts for their cervical implantation have been already described. In both cases, low complication rate and better postoperative course have been observed in the patients treated. During the last 10 years, we have performed 43 circumferential pharyngoesophageal resection for advanced hypo-pharyngeal cancer followed by reconstruction with a free flap of jejunum. All but one the jejunal segments have been harvested with conventional open laparotomy. In the last patient of this group, laparoscopic harvest of the jejunal segment has been successfully performed. In this paper, we describe the laparoscopic technique used and we compare the postoperative course of this patient with those of the patients treated with conventional technique.
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- M Bardone
- Istituto di Chirurgia Epatopancreatica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Lichy C, Longoni M, Kloss M, Werner I, Arnold M, Grond-Ginsbach C. The ICAM-1 E469K polymorphism is a risk factor for multiple cervical artery dissections. Akt Neurol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-953250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Novellino L, Longoni M, Spinelli L, Andretta M, Cozzi M, Faillace G, Vitellaro M, De Benedetti D, Pezzuoli G. "Extended" thymectomy, without sternotomy, performed by cervicotomy and thoracoscopic technique in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Int Surg 1994; 79:378-81. [PMID: 7713713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- L Novellino
- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Policlinico San Marco, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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Pezzuoli G, Novellino L, Longoni M, Longoni C, Mantegazza R, Ferrò MT, Porta M, Scelsi R, Cornelio F. Video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy (VATET) without sternotomy in myasthenia gravis (MG): Preliminary results. Neuromuscul Disord 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0960-8966(94)90198-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Novellino L, Croce E, Azzola M, Longoni M, Palazzini G. [Mini-invasive surgical treatment of gallstones and common bile duct calculi]. G Chir 1992; 13:189-91. [PMID: 1386231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Between June 1st 1990 and December 31st 1991, 449 patients with cholelithiasis were operated on. All patients with isolated cholecystolithiasis (400) were offered video-laparoscopic (VLC) treatment. Forty-nine patients had both cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. They all underwent further evaluation by ERCP, on the basis of which 30 patients were selected for sequential endoscopic and laparoscopic treatment with endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST) followed by VLC. Three patients were selected for VLC and ideal laparoscopic choledocholithotomy. No complications were observed. At present, sequential ERCP-PST and VLC treatment seems to be the ideal approach to combined cholecystic and choledochal lithiasis in terms of safety, efficacy and tolerability. The increasing surgical skill in the field of minimally invasive surgery and the availability of sophisticated laparoscopic instrumentation allow to consider VLC and laparoscopic choledocholithotomy a valid alternative in terms of reduced surgical trauma and patient discomfort.
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- L Novellino
- Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma
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