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Massimi L, Cinalli G, Frassanito P, Arcangeli V, Auer C, Baro V, Bartoli A, Bianchi F, Dietvorst S, Di Rocco F, Gallo P, Giordano F, Hinojosa J, Iglesias S, Jecko V, Kahilogullari G, Knerlich-Lukoschus F, Laera R, Locatelli D, Luglietto D, Luzi M, Messing-Jünger M, Mura R, Ragazzi P, Riffaud L, Roth J, Sagarribay A, Pinheiro MS, Spazzapan P, Spennato P, Syrmos N, Talamonti G, Valentini L, Van Veelen ML, Zucchelli M, Tamburrini G. Intracranial complications of sinogenic and otogenic infections in children: an ESPN survey on their occurrence in the pre-COVID and post-COVID era. Childs Nerv Syst 2024; 40:1221-1237. [PMID: 38456922 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06332-9] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND COVID-19 pandemic is thought to have changed the epidemiology of some pediatric neurosurgical disease: among them are the intracranial complications of sinusitis and otitis (ICSO). According to some studies on a limited number of cases, both streptococci-related sinusitis and ICSO would have increased immediately after the pandemic, although the reason is not clear yet (seasonal changes versus pandemic-related effects). The goal of the present survey of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN) was to collect a large number of cases from different European countries encompassing the pre-COVID (2017-2019), COVID (2020-2021), and post-COVID period (2022-June 2023) looking for possible epidemiological and/or clinical changes. MATERIAL AND METHODS An English language questionnaire was sent to ESPN members about year of the event, patient's age and gender, presence of immune-deficit or other favoring risk factors, COVID infection, signs and symptoms at onset, site of primary infection, type of intracranial complication, identified germ, type and number of surgical operations, type and duration of medical treatment, clinical and radiological outcome, duration of the follow-up. RESULTS Two hundred fifty-four cases were collected by 30 centers coming from 14 different European countries. There was a statistically significant difference between the post-COVID period (129 children, 86 cases/year, 50.7% of the whole series) and the COVID (40 children, 20 cases/year, 15.7%) or the pre-COVID period (85 children, 28.3 cases/year, 33.5%). Other significant differences concerned the presence of predisposing factors/concurrent diseases (higher in the pre-COVID period) and previous COVID infection (higher in the post-COVID period). No relevant differences occurred as far as demographic, microbiological, clinical, radiological, outcome, morbidity, and mortality data were concerned. Paranasal sinuses and middle ear/mastoid were the most involved primary site of infection (71% and 27%, respectively), while extradural or subdural empyema and brain abscess were the most common ICSO (73% and 17%, respectively). Surgery was required in 95% of cases (neurosurgical and ENT procedure in 71% and 62% of cases, respectively) while antibiotics in 99% of cases. After a 12.4-month follow-up, a full clinical and radiological recovery was obtained in 85% and 84% of cases, respectively. The mortality rate was 2.7%. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the occurrence of ICSO was significantly increased after the pandemic. Such an increase seems to be related to the indirect effects of the pandemic (e.g., immunity debt) rather than to a direct effect of COVID infection or to seasonal fluctuations. ICSO remain challenging diseases but the pandemic did not affect the management strategies nor their prognosis. The epidemiological change of sinusitis/otitis and ICSO should alert about the appropriate follow-up of children with sinusitis/otitis.
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- L Massimi
- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroscience-Sense Organs-Chest Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, AORN, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroscience-Sense Organs-Chest Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Linz, Austria
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- Pediatric and Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroscience-Sense Organs-Chest Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, AORN, Naples, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Department, Università Dell'Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Macchi Foundation, Varese, Italy
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- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hospital Dona Estefânia-Centro Hospitalar Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
- Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte-Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
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- University Medical Center-Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, AORN, Naples, Italy
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Boulogne, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroscience-Sense Organs-Chest Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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Privitera GP, Arzilli G, Benedetto CD, Di Serafino F, Morassi E, Zotti N, Luzi M, Papini F, Casigliani V, Brusaferro S. “Laboratorium Repository”: a training tool for the Healthcare Workforce. Eur J Public Health 2022. [PMCID: PMC9620531 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac130.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to redefine the healthcare workforce (HCW) competencies to face future emergencies linked to emerging infectious diseases, environmental, climate and social crises. As recently stated by WHO, there is a need to identify standards for education and competencies training for HCW in emergency and preparedness (E&P). The Italian National Institute of Health, in agreement with the deliberation of the G20 Health Ministers under the Italian Presidency, is developing an educational program named “Laboratorium” which includes a free access digital repository aimed to share selected documents and tools at the International Public HCW (PHCW) to increase the competencies in E&P response. Objectives A range of web domains selected according to their reliability was monitored using a keyword search tool for any relevant material published from February 14th up to April 28th, 2022. We included any publications, training materials, epidemiological data, initiatives, and communication items that addressed the topic of interest. Each item was submitted for approval by a scientific board and, if appropriate, classified by typology, language, topic, and country before publication. Results To date, out of 6197 items, 418 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. For the type of content, we included guidelines/recommendations (75), epidemiological data (58), websites (34), online courses (15) and books (16). PHCW was the most representative target group (361), followed by other stakeholders (127), hospital practitioners (90), primary care (87). The most represented topic was infectious diseases/SARS-CoV-2 (277) followed by vaccines (88), emergency interventions (34), emerging diseases (17), policies (26), public health preparedness (32). Conclusions Future training for PHCW should be designed with a modular approach with different levels of usability. The Laboratorium Repository provides a core of items for learning according to one's training needs Key messages
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- GP Privitera
- Training Office, National Institute of Health , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy
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- Information Technology, National Institute of Health , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy
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- Information Technology, National Institute of Health , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy
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- Information Technology, National Institute of Health , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy
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Guerra F, Pimpini L, Flori M, Contadini D, Stronati G, Gioacchini F, Massara M, Gennaro F, Antonicelli R, Busacca P, Luzi M, Dello Russo A, Marchese P. Sacubitril/valsartan reduces atrial fibrillation and supraventricular arrhythmias in patients with HFrEF and remote monitoring: preliminary data from the SAVE THE RHYTHM. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Sacubitril/valsartan, the first combined angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor, has demonstrated a significant benefit compared to angiotensin inhibitor in decreasing ventricular arrhythmias and appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). At present, there is no study which evaluates the effect of sacubitril/valsartan on the supraventricular arrhythmic burden in HFrEF patients with an ICD or cardiac resynchronisation therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) and remote monitoring.
Purpose
To evaluate the effect of sacubitril/valsartan on the supraventricular arrhythmic burden in HFrEF patients with an ICD or CRTD and remote monitoring.
Methods
The SAVETHERHYTHM ((SAacubitril Valsartan rEal-world registry evaluating THE arRHYTHMia burden in HFrEF patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator) is a multicentre, observational, prospective registry enrolling all patients with HFrEF, ICD or CRT-D actively followed through remote monitoring and starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. All patients are followed-up for at least one year after sacubitril/valsartan start. The primary endpoint is the mean number of sustained atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation (AT/AF) episodes per month. Secondary endpoints include the total burden of AT/AF (defined as the percentage of time in AT/AF per day), the mean number of premature ventricular contractions (PVC) per hour and the percentage of biventricular pacing per day (in patients with CRT-D). All primary and secondary endpoints are collected through remote monitoring.
Results
At the time of the first ad interim analysis, 60 patients (85.2% male, age 69±10 years) were consecutively enrolled. After treatment with sacubitril/valsartan, patients with at least one episode of AT/AF per month decreased from 32.8% to 21.3% (p=0.015). A significant decrease in number of AT/AF episodes (from 4.3 to 1.2 per year), in AT/AF burden (from 12% to 9%) and in number of PVC (from 83 to 74 per hour) were seen in patients with a previous diagnosis of paroxysmal or persistent AF (n=15; all p<0.05). Patients with permanent AF (n=7) experienced no benefits from sacubitril/valsartan therapy in terms of arrhythmic burden reduction. Patients with no previous history of AF (n=38) showed a decrease in number of AT/AF episodes (from 2.0 to 0.8 per year) and in number of PVC (from 77 to 49 per hour, all p<0.05). No new diagnosis of clinical AF was made after starting treatment with sacubitrl/valsartan, and patients with subclinical AT/AF episodes decreased from 8% to 3%.
Conclusions
Preliminary data suggest that therapy with sacubitril/valsartan could decrease arrhythmic burden in patients with non-permanent AF and reduce subclinical AT/AF episodes in patients with no history of AF. No positive effect has been noted in patients with permanent AF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- F Guerra
- Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Ancona, Italy
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- National Institute of Hospital and Care for Elderly (INRCA), Department of Cardiology, Ancona, Italy
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- Ospedale della Misericordia, Department of Cardiology, Urbino, Italy
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- General Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Macerata, Italy
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- Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Ancona, Italy
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- Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Ancona, Italy
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- Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiology ASUR-AV5 Mazzoni Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- National Institute of Hospital and Care for Elderly (INRCA), Department of Cardiology, Ancona, Italy
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- Ospedale della Misericordia, Department of Cardiology, Urbino, Italy
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- General Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Macerata, Italy
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- Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiology ASUR-AV5 Mazzoni Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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Cecchi T, Pezzella A, Di Mauro E, Cestola S, Ginsburg D, Luzi M, Rigucci A, Santato C. On the antioxidant activity of eumelanin biopigments: a quantitative comparison between free radical scavenging and redox properties. Nat Prod Res 2019; 34:2465-2473. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1542391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 10/27/2022]
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita` di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ziacchi M, Biffi M, Luzi M, Mezzetti M, Padeletti L, Lunati M, Rovaris G, Bangallo A, Argnani S, Zanotto G, Perrone C, Boriani G. P873Detection of new onset of atrial fibrillation in patients wearing a single chamber defibrillator: insights from a multicentric experience. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M Ziacchi
- University Hospital Policlinic S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- University Hospital Policlinic S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- University Hospital Riuniti of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Bianchi Melacrino Morelli Hospital (BMM), Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Modena, Italy
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Capucci A, Luzi M, Guerra F, Cipolletta L, Marcantoni L, Pastore G, Baracca E, Di Gregorio F, Zanon F. P418The intracardiac ECG dynamics allows discriminating idioventricular activity from atrio-ventricular conduction with wide QRS. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux141.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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De Filippo P, D'onofrio A, Capucci A, Bongiorni MG, Nigro G, Vado A, Ferrari P, Bianchi V, Luzi M, Viani S, Rago A, Menardi E, Lucciola MT, Lovecchio M, Giammaria M. P1633Ease of use and acceptance of remote monitoring of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux158.259] [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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De Filippo P, D'onofrio A, Capucci A, Bongiorni MG, Giammaria M, Nigro G, Ferrari P, Bianchi V, Luzi M, Viani S, Lucciola MT, Rago A, Lovecchio M, Arupi M, Vado A. P961Changes in subcutaneous ECG detected by S-ICD over mid-term follow-up. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux151.143] [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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Cannata F, Spinoglio A, Di Marco P, Luzi M, Canneti A, Ricciuti G, Reale C. Total intravenous anesthesia using remifentanil in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Comparison of two dosages: a randomized clinical trial. Minerva Anestesiol 2014; 80:58-65. [PMID: 23839319] [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: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy is usually performed in day surgery setting, consequently people who undergo to this procedure need a safe and fast recovery. Conscious sedation with remifentanil can relieve from pain and keep patients in touch with anaesthesiologists. Few publications tell about infusion rates administered to perform this procedure7. The aim of this study is to assess which is the most appropriate infusion rate. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to two groups. Two different infusion rates were compared: 0,05 mcg/kg/min, GROUP A (N.=114), vs. 0.1 µg/kg/min, GROUP B (N.=114). Patients' vital signs, additional analgesic requests, PONV (postoperative nausea and vomiting) and other side effects were registered. The deepness of sedation and patient's satisfaction were evaluated referring to Obsever's Assessment of Alertness and Sedation scale (O/ASS) and using a Likert's scale respectively. Pain intensity was assessed with a 11-points VAS (visual analogue scale). Differences between groups were analyzed using Student t test for independent variables. The χ2 test was used to analyze categorical variables. RESULTS The study enrolled 228 patients and assigned them to two groups (N.=114). No significant differences were found regarding Likert's scale values (P=0.20), additional analgesic request (P=0.30) and mean VAS values (P>0.05) between the two groups. The difference between the two groups about PONV, hypotension, oxygen desaturation and respiratory depression was statistically significant (P<0.05), as a matter of fact in group A these side effects occurred less frequently. The fifth degree of O/ASS was estimated in about 1.61±0.19 min and 2.987±0.20 min in group A and in group B respectively (P<0.05). CONCLUSION According with previous results remifentanil at the infusion rate of 0.05 µg/kg/min provides an effective analgesia, causing a lower incidence of side effect than 0.1 µg/kg/min, granting a fast and safe recovery.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy -
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Canneti A, Luzi M, Di Marco P, Cannata F, Pasqualitto F, Spinoglio A, Reale C. Safety and efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine and transdermal fentanyl in the treatment of neuropathic pain in AIDS patients. Minerva Anestesiol 2013; 79:871-883. [PMID: 23558760] [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: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multifactor neuropathic pain is one of the most frequent symptoms in AIDS patients and analgesic treatment is primarily based on the use of drug combination of opioids, tricyclic antidepressants and antiepileptics. However, the chronic use of opioids in AIDS patients presents a risk due to the immunosuppressive action of these drugs. Until now, buprenorphine has been regarded as one of the safest opioid analgesics for the treatment of patients with compromised immune systems. To assess the suitability of transdermal fentanyl for the treatment of neuropathic pain in AIDS patients, the present study compares the efficacy, tolerability and the immunosuppressive effects of transdermal buprenorphine vs. fentanyl. METHODS Forty advanced AIDS patients (28 male and 12 female) with chronic peripheral neuropathic pain were enrolled onto this clinical trial. Neuropathic pain was assessed for its constituent types of pain (burning, stabbing and shooting), its overall intensity and allodynia; scores were awarded using the Neuropathic Pain Scale, expressed as 10 item VAS scores. RESULTS Both treatment groups showed statistically significant reductions in each of the individual types of neuropathic pain and allodynia (P<0.05; 95% CI: -14.7, -3.1) and significant improvements in Karnofsky Performance Status (P<0.05; mean value, 69; range: 40-90). Both buprenorphine and fentanyl were well tolerated. Neither buprenorphine nor fentanyl affected CD4+ or CD8+levels and both treatments, but particularly buprenorphine group, resulted in more stable CD4+ concentrations. CONCLUSION The high efficacy, tolerability and patient compliance of both buprenorphine and fentanyl make both these two opioids valid therapeutic options for the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with AIDS.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
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Schicks JM, Luzi M, Beeskow-Strauch B. The Conversion Process of Hydrocarbon Hydrates into CO2 Hydrates and Vice Versa: Thermodynamic Considerations. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:13324-31. [DOI: 10.1021/jp109812v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. M. Schicks
- Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 4.2, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 4.2, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 4.2, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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De Rose M, Luzi M, Trignani R, Passamonti C, Zamponi N, Lavano A, Rychlicki F. Cingulate epilepsy in a child with a low-grade glioma. Childs Nerv Syst 2009; 25:1507-11. [PMID: 19506888 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0919-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Anterior cingulate epilepsy is a peculiar epileptic syndrome with a broad range of clinical manifestations, depending on the numerous projections of anterior cingulate into motor systems. Its diagnosis is often delayed, as seizures mostly occur during sleep and are typically misdiagnosed as parasomnias. Moreover, most focal anterior cingulate epilepsies are believed to be cryptogenic or idiopathic, even if there are some reports of anterior cingulate cortical dysplasia, while anterior cingulate neoplasms underlying epilepsy are rare. CASE REPORT Here, we report a 30-month-old boy who developed, at the age of 20 months, cingulate epilepsy associated with a low-grade oligodendroglial tumor. It must outlined that the clinical presentation was characterized by very frequent and disabling seizures as the only symptom of the disease, while the results of several neuropsychological tests suggested intact intellectual and behavioral abilities. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Seizures disappeared completely after surgical removal of the lesion and neuropsychological child's performances remained completely normal. Long-term follow-up and observation are essential for evaluating the future clinical course.
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- M De Rose
- Fondazione T Campanella, Policlinico Universitario di Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Cannata F, Grio M, Spinoglio A, Amicone M, Luzi M, Canneti A, Marco P, Reale C. 630 MORPHINE IV‐PCA FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN: BALANCED ANAESTHESIA VS REMIFENTANIL‐TCI ANAESTHESIA. Eur J Pain 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1090-3801(09)60633-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- F. Cannata
- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy, Rome, Italy
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Cannata F, Bortone R, Lunghi G, Grio M, Favaro P, Monte S, Debach F, Canneti A, Luzi M, Marco P, Reale C. 435 ASSOCIATION OF HYDROMORPHONE AND PREGABALIN IN PHANTOM LIMB PAIN. Eur J Pain 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1090-3801(09)60438-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- F. Cannata
- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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- University “La Sapienza” Rome Dipartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical care and pain therapy, Rome, Italy
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The effects of single intraperitoneal injection of two cholinesterase inhibitors, physostigmine (PHY; 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0. 1, 0.2 mg/kg) and heptylphysostigmine (HEP; 0.5, 2, 6 mg/kg) on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity and flash visual evoked potentials (f-VEP) in the occipital cortex were compared in DBA/2 mice. EEG spectral analysis of awake periods showed that PHY at all doses and HEP at 2 mg/kg induced an increase of power in the 4.25- to 7-Hz frequency band. Furthermore, PHY at the higher doses and HEP at all doses induced a decrease of power in the 7.25- to 12-Hz frequency band, while the lower doses of PHY (0.01, 0.025 mg/kg) produced an increase of this band. EEG effects elicited by the two drugs were similar, when doses displaying analogous biochemical effects (acetylcholinesterase inhibition) were used (i.e. 0.01 and 0. 025 mg/kg of PHY versus 0.5 and 2 mg/kg of HEP). PHY and HEP induced similar changes in f-VEPs. Amplitudes of early and late components (P1N1, N1P2, P4N4 and particularly N1P3) were enhanced, while amplitudes of middle components were depressed after all doses. The peak latency measures were generally delayed, even though, after the lower doses, a trend to a latency reduction was evident in late components. This finding might indicate a possible effect on stimulus speed diffusion by 'low therapeutic' doses, analogous to the ones used in men. Our data show that both drugs are effective in modifying EEG and f-VEP parameters connected with brain cholinergic function, although in a very narrow dose range.
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- M T Tebano
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italia
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Reale C, Orecchioni A, Luzi M, Reale CA, Laderchi A, Lapolla F, Capucci M. Pain from bone metastases: recent therapeutics positioning. Minerva Med 1999; 90:247-9. [PMID: 10719430] [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: 02/15/2023]
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- C Reale
- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Rome La Sapienza
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We utilized Doppler echocardiography to characterize left ventricular diastolic function in 42 patients with myotonic dystrophy (mean age 37 +/- 12 years, 64% male) who had no symptoms of heart failure and had normal left ventricular systolic function. Data were compared with those in 41 normal control subjects of similar age and gender. Heart rate, systemic blood pressure, and cardiac dimensions (wall thickness, left atrial and left ventricular cavity dimensions) were similar and not significantly different in patients and controls. As a group, patients showed significantly increased deceleration time and decreased rate of decline of flow velocity in early diastole (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.01, respectively) when compared to controls. Individual patient analysis showed that 10 (24%) of the 42 patients with myotonic dystrophy had 2 or more abnormal Doppler indexes of diastolic function consistent with a pattern of impaired left ventricular relaxation. The most common abnormalities were increased deceleration time (> 224 ms; 9 patients), prolonged isovolumic relaxation time (> 103 ms; 8 patients) and reduced rate of decline of flow velocity in early diastole (< 2.1 m/s2; 5 patients). In addition, peak early diastolic flow velocity was reduced (< 43 cm/s) in 3 patients and early to atrial peak flow velocity ratio was reduced (< 1) in 2 patients. Comparison of subgroups of patients with and without abnormal Doppler indexes showed no significant differences with regard to age, gender, heart rate, systemic blood pressure, severity of neuromuscular disease, and cardiac dimensions. After study, patients were clinically followed up for a mean period of 20 +/- 7 months (range 12-35). During observation no patients died and none experienced symptoms of heart failure. This Doppler echocardiographic analysis demonstrates that diastolic abnormalities may be present in patients with myotonic dystrophy, even in the absence of symptoms of cardiac failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction. These diastolic abnormalities suggest an intrinsic myocardial abnormality in patients with myotonic dystrophy; however, whether they represent a preclinical phase of myocardial involvement or an intrinsic feature of the primary myocardial disease process in myotonic dystrophy remains to be elucidated.
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- P V Fragola
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Borzi M, Capria A, Calò L, Luzi M, Cannata D. [Doppler evaluation of diastolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1995; 43:459-67. [PMID: 8710134] [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: 02/01/2023]
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Diastolic function may play a significant role in patients affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, because abnormalities in diastolic function, even in presence of a normal systolic function, may determine the clinical features of the disease. Doppler ecocardiography, using a non-invasive and not highly expensive method, easily allows to analize the indexes of diastolic function, as soon as some morpho-functional parameters, represented by extent and localization of the myocardial hypertrophy and presence or absence of obstruction in the left ventricular outflow, which have always been considered relevant in the prognosis together with the typical arrhythmic abnormalities of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the behaviour of Doppler ecocardiographic parameters of diastolic function in 38 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and to analize whether they might be correlated with the morpho-functional patterns and clinical features of the disease, represented by the NYHA functional class and occurrence of ventricular tachycardia during 48 hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring. Diastolic function abnormalities, although occurring in most patients, do not seem to be related with clinical conditions and/or with the typical morpho-functional patterns of the disease; however, an increase in the left atrial size together with a specific increase in the rate of deceleration of flow velocity in early diastole that were detected in patients with ventricular tachycardia, by suggesting a relation between diastolic dysfunction and arrhythmogenic substrate, remarks the importance of the analysis of diastolic function for a better prognostic evaluation of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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- M Borzi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma
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We performed signal-averaged electrocardiography and 24-h ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring in 53 patients with myotonic dystrophy to determine the incidence and clinical significance of ventricular late potentials. Patients were followed up for a mean period of 31 +/- 17 months (range 11-68 months). At entry, none of the patients had bundle branch block on 12-lead electrocardiogram and none had wall motion abnormalities on routine echocardiogram. Also, no patient had history of syncope or clinical evidence of ischemic heart disease or a documented sustained ventricular tachycardia. A group of 47 healthy subjects matched for age and sex also underwent signal-averaged electrocardiography for comparison with the patient group. Late potentials were diagnosed in the presence of at least two of the following measures: duration of the filtered QRS > 114 ms, root-mean-square voltage of the terminal 40 ms of the filtered QRS < 20 microV, and duration of the low-amplitude (< 40 microV) signals of terminal filtered QRS > 38 ms. Late potentials were more frequent in patients than in controls: 18 of the 53 patients (34%) showed late potentials compared with four of the 47 controls (8.5%) (P < 0.01). In 45 patients (85%) no ventricular ectopy (40 cases) or infrequent premature ventricular complexes (five cases) were detected on Holter monitoring. Complex ventricular arrhythmias were traced in the remaining eight patients. These were six of the 18 patients with, and two of the 45 patients without late potentials (33% vs. 6%, respectively; P < 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P V Fragola
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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- P V Fragola
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Di Giannuario A, Pieretti S, Luzi M, Loizzo A. Subchronic treatment with fragments of beta-endorphin prevents electroencephalographic seizures and behavioral alterations induced by centrally administered beta-endorphin in the rabbit. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1994; 268:1040-50. [PMID: 8113960] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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The effects of some beta-endorphin fragments with neuroleptic-like properties, i.e., tau-endorphin, des-tyr1-tau-endorphin (DT tau E), desenkephalin-tau-endorphin (DE tau E), in comparison with the dopaminergic antagonist haloperidol,- were studied on the EEG and behavioral alterations induced by beta-endorphin in the rabbit. beta-Endorphin administered i.c.v. (5-30 nmol) induced EEG nonconvulsive limbic seizures as well as EEG background and behavioral alterations which were antagonized by naloxone administered i.v. (1-2 mg/kg). Haloperidol, tau-endorphin, DT tau E and DE tau E were unable to prevent beta-endorphin-induced alterations when injected in a single dose i.v. (25-50 micrograms/kg), 15 min before beta-endorphin. Subchronic i.v. administration of DT tau E or DE tau E (25 micrograms/kg/day) for 4 consecutive days prevented completely EEG limbic seizures as well as EEG background and behavioral alterations induced by i.c.v. beta-endorphin injected 15 min after the fourth dose; however, haloperidol (30 micrograms/kg/day) administered with the same schedule as DT tau E or DE tau E was able to prevent only EEG epileptiform and EEG background alterations induced by beta-endorphin. tau-Endorphin administered i.v. for 4 consecutive days (25 micrograms/kg/day) did not consistently influence any of the beta-endorphin effects. Our results show that DT tau E and DE tau E, which are devoid of opioid activity, exert a strong antagonism on ictal seizures as well as on other EEG alterations and behavioral alterations induced by beta-endorphin, and suggest that the antagonism shown by these drugs and by haloperidol on the EEG effects induced by beta-endorphin are exerted at least in part through an indirect action, i.e., an interaction with the dopaminergic system.
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- A Di Giannuario
- Laboratorio di Farmacologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Stagnitti F, Gulì EE, De Petris U, Scamporrino A, Ribaldi S, Salvi PF, Luzi M, Becelli S. [Kidney failure during acute pancreatitis. A unique aspect of multiple organ failure]. Ann Ital Chir 1990; 61:547-50; discussion 551. [PMID: 2100974] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Eighty-two patients with acute pancreatis observed in the last seven years were included in prospective trial of monitoring protocol comprising: multiple organ failure and non invasive imaging of pancreatic lesion. One organ failure noted in the 60.9%, M.O.F. with three organ failure represented in the 21.9%. Renal failure was confirmed in 18.9%, trough nine clinical and biological index, become with shock in 73% and with extensive necrosis in 53%. ARF appeared with functional picture and normal diuresis in 73.3% and with organic failure in 26.7%. Index of specific mortality was 33.3%, while the comprehensive index of mortality in the study group was 12.9%, with a significant incidence in the half of deaths.
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- F Stagnitti
- Istituto di clinica chirurgica d'urgenza e di pronto soccorso, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
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Ciammaichella A, Luzi M, Pezzi F, Recchia O. [Clinical contribution to the study of indobufen, a new platelet aggregation inhibitor]. Clin Ter 1982; 102:387-95. [PMID: 6754219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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