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Fabbri VP, Valluzzi A, Acciarri N, Foschini MP. Peripheral nerve mucoid degeneration involving the sciatic nerve. Pathologica 2019; 111:67-69. [PMID: 31388198 DOI: 10.32074/1591-951x-9-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve mucoid degeneration (PNMD) is a rare non-neoplastic degenerative condition characterized by endoneural deposit of mucoid matrix. Herein, we report a case of PNMD involving the sciatic nerve with preoperative features, surgical treatment and pathological findings.
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- V P Fabbri
- Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Toppino L, Barchi L, Lo Scalzo R, Palazzolo E, Francese G, Fibiani M, D'Alessandro A, Papa V, Laudicina VA, Sabatino L, Pulcini L, Sala T, Acciarri N, Portis E, Lanteri S, Mennella G, Rotino GL. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Biochemical and Morphological Fruit Properties in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:256. [PMID: 26973692 PMCID: PMC4777957 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Eggplant berries are a source of health-promoting metabolites including antioxidant and nutraceutical compounds, mainly anthocyanins and chlorogenic acid; however, they also contain some anti-nutritional compounds such as steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGA) and saponins, which are responsible for the bitter taste of the flesh and with potential toxic effects on humans. Up to now, Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for the metabolic content are far from being characterized in eggplant, thus hampering the application of breeding programs aimed at improving its fruit quality. Here we report on the identification of some QTL for the fruit metabolic content in an F2 intraspecific mapping population of 156 individuals, obtained by crossing the eggplant breeding lines "305E40" × "67/3." The same population was previously employed for the development of a RAD-tag based linkage map and the identification of QTL associated to morphological and physiological traits. The mapping population was biochemically characterized for both fruit basic qualitative data, like dry matter, °Brix, sugars, and organic acids, as well as for health-related compounds such chlorogenic acid, (the main flesh monomeric phenol), the two peel anthocyanins [i.e., delphinidin-3-rutinoside (D3R) and delphinidin-3-(p- coumaroylrutinoside)-5-glucoside (nasunin)] and the two main steroidal glycoalkaloids, solasonine, and solamargine. For most of the traits, one major QTL (PVE ≥10%) was spotted and putative orthologies with other Solanaceae crops are discussed. The present results supply valuable information to eggplant breeders on the inheritance of key fruit quality traits, thus providing potential tools to assist future breeding programs.
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- Laura Toppino
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORL, Unità di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaMontanaso Lombardo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-IAA, Unità di Ricerca per i Processi dell'Industria AgroalimentareMilano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di PalermoPalermo, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORT, Centro di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaPontecagnano-Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-IAA, Unità di Ricerca per i Processi dell'Industria AgroalimentareMilano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORT, Centro di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaPontecagnano-Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-IAA, Unità di Ricerca per i Processi dell'Industria AgroalimentareMilano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di PalermoPalermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di PalermoPalermo, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORA, Unità di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaMonsampolo del Tronto, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORL, Unità di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaMontanaso Lombardo, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORA, Unità di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaMonsampolo del Tronto, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORT, Centro di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaPontecagnano-Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria-ORL, Unità di Ricerca per l'OrticolturaMontanaso Lombardo, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giuseppe L. Rotino
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Portis E, Cericola F, Barchi L, Toppino L, Acciarri N, Pulcini L, Sala T, Lanteri S, Rotino GL. Association Mapping for Fruit, Plant and Leaf Morphology Traits in Eggplant. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135200. [PMID: 26284782 PMCID: PMC4540451 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An eggplant (Solanum melongena) association panel of 191 accessions, comprising a mixture of breeding lines, old varieties and landrace selections was SNP genotyped and phenotyped for key breeding fruit and plant traits at two locations over two seasons. A genome-wide association (GWA) analysis was performed using the mixed linear model, which takes into account both a kinship matrix and the sub-population membership of the accessions. Overall, 194 phenotype/genotype associations were uncovered, relating to 30 of the 33 measured traits. These associations involved 79 SNP loci mapping to 39 distinct chromosomal regions distributed over all 12 eggplant chromosomes. A comparison of the map positions of these SNPs with those of loci derived from conventional linkage mapping showed that GWA analysis both validated many of the known controlling loci and detected a large number of new marker/trait associations. Exploiting established syntenic relationships between eggplant chromosomes and those of tomato and pepper recognized orthologous regions in ten eggplant chromosomes harbouring genes influencing breeders’ traits.
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- Ezio Portis
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)—Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)—Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)—Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-63030 Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-63030 Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)—Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria—CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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Portis E, Cericola F, Barchi L, Toppino L, Acciarri N, Pulcini L, Sala T, Lanteri S, Rotino GL. Association Mapping for Fruit, Plant and Leaf Morphology Traits in Eggplant. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26284782 DOI: 10.1371/jounal.pone.0135200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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An eggplant (Solanum melongena) association panel of 191 accessions, comprising a mixture of breeding lines, old varieties and landrace selections was SNP genotyped and phenotyped for key breeding fruit and plant traits at two locations over two seasons. A genome-wide association (GWA) analysis was performed using the mixed linear model, which takes into account both a kinship matrix and the sub-population membership of the accessions. Overall, 194 phenotype/genotype associations were uncovered, relating to 30 of the 33 measured traits. These associations involved 79 SNP loci mapping to 39 distinct chromosomal regions distributed over all 12 eggplant chromosomes. A comparison of the map positions of these SNPs with those of loci derived from conventional linkage mapping showed that GWA analysis both validated many of the known controlling loci and detected a large number of new marker/trait associations. Exploiting established syntenic relationships between eggplant chromosomes and those of tomato and pepper recognized orthologous regions in ten eggplant chromosomes harbouring genes influencing breeders' traits.
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- Ezio Portis
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)-Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)-Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy; Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)-Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-63030 Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-63030 Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari (DISAFA)-Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria-CREA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, I-26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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Cericola F, Portis E, Lanteri S, Toppino L, Barchi L, Acciarri N, Pulcini L, Sala T, Rotino GL. Linkage disequilibrium and genome-wide association analysis for anthocyanin pigmentation and fruit color in eggplant. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:896. [PMID: 25311640 PMCID: PMC4210512 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background The genome-wide association (GWA) approach represents an alternative to biparental linkage mapping for determining the genetic basis of trait variation. Both approaches rely on recombination to re-arrange the genome, and seek to establish correlations between phenotype and genotype. The major advantages of GWA lie in being able to sample a much wider range of the phenotypic and genotypic variation present, in being able to exploit multiple rounds of historical recombination in many different lineages and to include multiple accessions of direct relevance to crop improvement. Results A 191 accessions eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) association panel, comprising a mixture of breeding lines, old varieties and landrace selections originating from Asia and the Mediterranean Basin, was SNP genotyped and scored for anthocyanin pigmentation and fruit color at two locations over two years. The panel formed two major clusters, reflecting geographical provenance and fruit type. The global level of linkage disequilibrium was 3.4 cM. A mixed linear model appeared to be the most appropriate for GWA. A set of 56 SNP locus/phenotype associations was identified and the genomic regions harboring these loci were distributed over nine of the 12 eggplant chromosomes. The associations were compared with the location of known QTL for the same traits. Conclusion The GWA mapping approach was effective in validating a number of established QTL and, thanks to the wide diversity captured by the panel, was able to detect a series of novel marker/trait associations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-896) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA) - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Largo P, Braccini 2, I-10095 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy.
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Portis E, Barchi L, Toppino L, Lanteri S, Acciarri N, Felicioni N, Fusari F, Barbierato V, Cericola F, Valè G, Rotino GL. QTL mapping in eggplant reveals clusters of yield-related loci and orthology with the tomato genome. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89499. [PMID: 24586828 PMCID: PMC3931786 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In spite of its widespread cultivation and nutritional and economic importance, the eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genome has not been extensively explored. A lack of knowledge of the patterns of inheritance of key agronomic traits has hindered the exploitation of marker technologies to accelerate its genetic improvement. An already established F2 intraspecific population of eggplant bred from the cross ‘305E40’ x ‘67/3’ was phenotyped for 20 agronomically relevant traits at two sites. Up to seven quantitative trait loci (QTL) per trait were identified and the percentage of the phenotypic variance (PV) explained per QTL ranged from 4 to 93%. Not all the QTL were detectable at both sites, but for each trait at least one major QTL (PV explained ≥10%) was identified. Although no detectable QTL x environment interaction was found, some QTL identified were location-specific. Many of the fruit-related QTL clustered within specific chromosomal regions, reflecting either linkage and/or pleiotropy. Evidence for putative tomato orthologous QTL/genes was obtained for several of the eggplant QTL. Information regarding the inheritance of key agronomic traits was obtained. Some of the QTL, along with their respective linked markers, may be useful in the context of marker-assisted breeding.
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- Ezio Portis
- DISAFA - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- DISAFA - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORL, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- DISAFA - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORA, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Monsampolo del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORL, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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- DISAFA - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-GPG, Genomic Research Centre, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Piacenza, Italy ; Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-RIS, Rice Research Unit, Vercelli, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - CRA-ORL, Research Unit for Vegetable Crops, Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi, Italy
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Mennella G, Lo Scalzo R, Fibiani M, D'Alessandro A, Francese G, Toppino L, Acciarri N, de Almeida AE, Rotino GL. Chemical and bioactive quality traits during fruit ripening in eggplant (S. melongena L.) and allied species. J Agric Food Chem 2012; 60:11821-31. [PMID: 23134376 DOI: 10.1021/jf3037424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A chemical and bioactive quality evaluation of phytochemicals content of 10 eggplant lines and three allied species (S. sodomaeum, S. aethiopicum and S. integrifolium) was performed. The eggplant lines were divided into the two subgroups of delphinidin-3-rutinoside (D3R) and nasunin (NAS) typologies, on the basis of the anthocyanin detected in their fruit skin. The allied species had higher glycoalkaloids content, lower soluble solids and PPO activity and absence of anthocyanins compared to the eggplant lines; S. sodomaeum stood out for high phenols content. Orthogonal contrast revealed a higher sugar content and low PPO activity in NAS- compared to D3R-typologies, whereas higher chlorogenic acid and anthocyanin contents were present in D3R-typologies. The main effect of the ripening was a decrease in phenols and in the PPO activity, not evidenced in S. sodomaeum, and an increase of glycoalkaloids in overripe fruits. A good relationship was found between superoxide anion scavenging capacity and chlorogenic acid. This study highlighted the pattern of accumulation, also evidencing variations, of several phytochemicals during the eggplant fruit development and ripening.
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- Giuseppe Mennella
- Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, CRA-ORT Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura, via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano-Faiano (Salerno), Italy.
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Mennella G, Rotino GL, Fibiani M, D'Alessandro A, Francese G, Toppino L, Cavallanti F, Acciarri N, Lo Scalzo R. Characterization of health-related compounds in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) lines derived from introgression of allied species. J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:7597-603. [PMID: 20527988 DOI: 10.1021/jf101004z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the levels of either the nutraceutical and health-promoting compounds or the antioxidant properties of innovative eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes tolerant and/or resistant to fungi, derived from conventional and non-conventional breeding methodologies (i.e., sexual interspecific hybridization, interspecific protoplast electrofusion, androgenesis, and backcross cycles) in comparison with their allied and cultivated parents. Chemical measures of soluble refractometric residue (SRR), glycoalkaloids (solamargine and solasonine), chlorogenic acid (CA), delphinidin 3-rutinoside (D3R), total phenols (TP), polyphenoloxidase (PPO) activity, antiradical activity on superoxide anion and hydroxyl radical were carried out in raw fruit and peel of 57 eggplant advanced introgression lines (ILs), of three eggplant recurrent genotypes and of three allied species during 2005 and 2006. The majority of the ILs, obtained after several backcross cycles, showed positive characteristics with respect to the allied parents such as good levels of SRR, CA, D3R, TP, PPO activity, the scavenging activity against superoxide anion and hydroxyl radical and, in particular, significantly (p <or= 0.05) reduced concentrations of the toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids, solasonine and solamargine. These results showed the possibility to obtain new eggplant genotypes bearing useful traits derived from the allied parents (i.e., resistance/tolerance to plant pathogen fungi) together with nutraceutical and antioxidant properties typical of the cultivated species.
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- Giuseppe Mennella
- CRA-ORT, Agricultural Research Council, Research Center for Vegetable Crops, via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano-Faiano (Salerno), Italy
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Accotto GP, Nervo G, Acciarri N, Tavella L, Vecchiati M, Schiavi M, Mason G, Vaira AM. Field Evaluation of Tomato Hybrids Engineered with Tomato spotted wilt virus Sequences for Virus Resistance, Agronomic Performance, and Pollen-Mediated Transgene Flow. Phytopathology 2005; 95:800-807. [PMID: 18943013 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-95-0800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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ABSTRACT Tomato hybrids obtained from homozygous progeny of line 30-4, engineered for Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistance, were tested under field conditions in two locations with their corresponding nontransgenic hybrids. No transgenic hybrid became infected, but 33 to 50% of plants of each nontransgenic hybrid became infected with a severe reduction of marketable fruit production. The transgenic hybrids conformed to the standard agronomic characteristics of the corresponding nontransgenic ones. Fruit were collected from the nontransgenic plots included in the experimental field and from border rows, and seed were used to estimate the flow of the transgene via pollen. No transgene flow was detected in the protected crops; however, in the open field experiment, 0.32% of tomato seedlings were found to contain the genetic modification. Immunity to TSWV infection in 30-4 hybrids was confirmed in laboratory conditions using mechanical inoculation and grafting. Thrips inoculation in leaf discs of line 30-4 demonstrated that TSWV replication was inhibited at the primary infection site but not in leaf discs of a commercial hybrid containing the naturally occurring resistance gene Sw-5. Due to the high economic value of tomato crops worldwide and the importance of TSWV, the engineered resistance described here is of practical value for breeding into cultivars of commercial interest, because it could be combined with naturally occurring resistance, thus greatly reducing the ability of the virus to develop resistance-breaking strains.
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Sunseri F, Sciancalepore A, Martelli G, Acciarri N, Rotino G, Valentino D, Tamietti G. DEVELOPMENT OF RAPD-AFLP MAP OF EGGPLANT AND IMPROVEMENT OF TOLERANCE TO VERTICILLIUM WILT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2003.625.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Maestrelli A, Lo Scalzo R, Rotino G, Acciarri N, Spena A, Vitelli G, Bertolo G. Freezing effect on some quality parameters of transgenic parthenocarpic eggplants. J FOOD ENG 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0260-8774(02)00270-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acciarri N, Restaino F, Vitelli G, Perrone D, Zottini M, Pandolfini T, Spena A, Rotino GL. Genetically modified parthenocarpic eggplants: improved fruit productivity under both greenhouse and open field cultivation. BMC Biotechnol 2002; 2:4. [PMID: 11934354 PMCID: PMC101493 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2001] [Accepted: 04/04/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Parthenocarpy, or fruit development in the absence of fertilization, has been genetically engineered in eggplant and in other horticultural species by using the DefH9-iaaM gene. The iaaM gene codes for tryptophan monoxygenase and confers auxin synthesis, while the DefH9 controlling regions drive expression of the gene specifically in the ovules and placenta. A previous greenhouse trial for winter production of genetically engineered (GM) parthenocarpic eggplants demonstrated a significant increase (an average of 33% increase) in fruit production concomitant with a reduction in cultivation costs. RESULTS GM parthenocarpic eggplants have been evaluated in three field trials. Two greenhouse spring trials have shown that these plants outyielded the corresponding untransformed genotypes, while a summer trial has shown that improved fruit productivity in GM eggplants can also be achieved in open field cultivation. Since the fruits were always seedless, the quality of GM eggplant fruits was improved as well. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that the DefH9-iaaM gene is expressed during late stages of fruit development. CONCLUSIONS The DefH9-iaaM parthenocarpic gene is a biotechnological tool that enhances the agronomic value of all eggplant genotypes tested. The main advantages of DefH9-iaaM eggplants are: i) improved fruit productivity (at least 30-35%) under both greenhouse and open field cultivation; ii) production of good quality (marketable) fruits during different types of cultivation; iii) seedless fruit with improved quality. Such advantages have been achieved without the use of either male or female sterility genes.
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- Nazzareno Acciarri
- Research Institute for Vegetable Crops, Monsampolo del Tronto (AP) Italy
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- Research Institute for Vegetable Crops, Monsampolo del Tronto (AP) Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico Tecnologico, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico Tecnologico, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico Tecnologico, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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A case of an intramedullary melanotic schwannoma located in the spinal cord at the T2-T3 level is described. The lesion occurred in a 44-year-old woman with a 10-year history of weakness and sensory numbness in both legs and feet. At operation the lesion appeared as a well-demarcated grey-brown intramedullary mass. Histologically, it was composed of interlacing bundles of spindle cells showing their cytoplasm filled with melanin. Among spinal cord neoplasms, melanotic schwannomas are rare tumours, which have apparently been reported only in three previous instances. The clinical, diagnostic and pathological features, as well as the possible aetiology of these rare tumours are discussed.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Siegel AM, Andermann F, Badhwar A, Rouleau GA, Dam M, Hopf HC, Dichgans J, Sturzenegger M, Hopf NJ, Yasui N, Stepper F, Killer M, Vanneste JA, Acciarri N, Drigo P, Christensen J, Braun V, Könü D, Andermann E. Anticipation in familial cavernous angioma: ascertainment bias or genetic cause. Acta Neurol Scand 1998; 98:372-6. [PMID: 9875613 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Anticipation has been linked to unstable trinucleotide repeats in many neurological disorders. We examined the hypothesis of genetic anticipation in familial cavernous angioma (FCA) of the central nervous system. MATERIAL AND METHODS The mean ASO of affected individuals was compared between successive generations in 55 families. Intergenerational pair-wise comparisons were employed to avoid several ascertainment biases. Regarding severity of disease both type of manifestation and number of cavernous angiomas were compared between generations. RESULTS The mean ASO decreased significantly both from the first to the second generation (31.6 vs 17.8 years; P = 0.000) and from the second to the third generation (17.8 vs 6.7 years; P = 0.002). The pair-wise comparisons also showed significantly earlier ASO. No clear evidence for anticipation with regard to severity of disease was found. CONCLUSIONS Molecular genetic studies will determine whether trinucleotide repeats are the underlying mechanism for our observation of anticipation in FCA.
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- A M Siegel
- Dartmouth College, Neurology, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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Acciarri N, Davalli C, Poppi M, Scoto S, Staffa G. Interruption of the radial nerve at proximal level: reconstruction following anterior transposition. Chir Organi Mov 1998; 83:435-40. [PMID: 10369026] [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: 02/12/2023]
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The authors describe two cases of radial paralysis due to interruption in the proximal level, treated by autologous nerve grafting, following anterior transposition. At long-term follow-up, in one case after 12 years, there was good functional recovery, while in the second case there was still no recovery after 2 years. The surgical technique involving anterior transposition of the nerve is described, which in this type of lesion facilitates neurorrhaphy.
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- N Acciarri
- Divisione di Neurochirurgia, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna
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Padovani R, Acciarri N, Giulioni M, Pantieri R, Foschini MP. Cavernous angiomas of the spinal district: surgical treatment of 11 patients. Eur Spine J 1997; 6:298-303. [PMID: 9391798 PMCID: PMC3454601 DOI: 10.1007/bf01142674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cavernous angiomas, also called cavernous malformations or cavernomas, are vascular hamartomas accounting for 3-16% of all angiomatous lesions of the spinal district. Although histologically identical, these vascular anomalies may exhibit different clinical behavior and radiological features, depending on their location, hinting at different managements and therapeutic approaches. The authors report 11 cases of symptomatic spinal cavernous angiomas diagnosed and surgically treated over the past 18 years. Age of patients ranged from 15-75 years; males outnumbered females. Three patients had vertebral cavernous malformations, secondarily invading the epidural space; two had pure epidural lesions; two patients had intradural extramedullary lesions, and four intramedullary lesions. Surgical removal was completely achieved in four patients with intramedullary lesions, in two with subdural extramedullary lesions, and in one with a pure epidural lesion. Subtotal excision of another one epidural and three vertebral cavernous angiomas was followed by radiotherapy. There was no morbidity related to surgery; the mean follow-up was 2 years. The outcome was excellent in two cases, good in six, and unchanged in the other three. The authors discuss the different modalities of treatment of these vascular lesions variously placed along the spine.
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- R Padovani
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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We report a case of a giant intrasacral schwannoma expanding into the presacral space. 'En bloc' resection was accomplished by an anterior, transabdominal approach. The advantages of such a procedure are discussed.
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- N Acciarri
- Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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OBJECTIVE It has recently been found that patients receiving cerebral irradiation can develop hemorrhagic dysangiogeneses simulating occult vascular malformations. To analyze this connection, we report on five patients with occult cerebrovascular malformations occurring after "standard" or focused irradiation performed for brain tumors in four patients and for a deep-seated cavernous angioma in one patient. METHODS All lesions were within the radiation ports. The time interval between irradiation and the detection of the occult vascular malformations varied from 3 to 9 years; the ratio of female to male patients was 4:1. Four patients were < 15 years old when first irradiated. Four patients presented with acute symptoms (headache, vomiting, focal signs) and one was asymptomatic when the lesions were first detected. Serial magnetic resonance imaging scans were available in four patients and a computed tomographic scan in the other patient. RESULTS The initial appearance was that of a hypointense T1-T2 focus; magnetic resonance imaging then revealed focal or multifocal T1 hyperintensity and T2 mixed signal intensity followed by a late ring of decreased signal intensity. Four patients were operated on and one was under neuroradiological monitoring. Histological features of these lesions included clusters of closely packed vascular spaces resembling cavernous malformations sometimes associated with a thrombosed thick-walled vein with intense hemosiderin deposition and fibroblastic proliferation; telangiectasic changes were also seen in the adjacent brain. CONCLUSION Increased awareness of occult cerebrovascular malformations is necessary, because their occurrence is not infrequent and they have hemorrhagic potential. Children receiving cerebral irradiation are at greater risk of this complication.
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- E Pozzati
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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We report the case of a patient who sustained an isolated injury to one of the two main branches of the posterior interosseous nerve of the forearm. Repair by epineurial suture was followed by complete recovery.
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- M Poppi
- Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna Italy
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Pozzati E, Acciarri N, Tognetti F, Marliani F, Giangaspero F. Growth, subsequent bleeding, and de novo appearance of cerebral cavernous angiomas. Neurosurgery 1996; 38:662-9; discussion 669-70. [PMID: 8692382] [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] Open
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In a series of 145 patients with brain cavernous angiomas treated at our hospital in the last 16 years, the angiomas of 18 patients exhibited aggressive biological behavior characterized by recurrent overt bleeding, growth, or de novo appearance. The cavernomas were in the cerebellum in three patients, in the brain stem in one, in the thalamus in four, in the caudate nucleus in two, in the diencephalon in one, and in the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres in seven. Three of these patients suffered from the familial or multiple form of the disease, two were pregnant, three had previously been irradiated for other tumors, and one had been treated by radiosurgery in the past. Overall, new cavernous malformations not previously shown were discovered in six patients. In 10 patients (3 male and 7 female) presenting with recurrent hemorrhages, the mean period of time between bleedings was 11 months (range, 1 wk-3 yr). Eleven patients were treated by definitive surgery, and seven were conservatively treated. One patient with a diencephalic cavernoma died from progressive hypothalamic dysfunction; three patients in the nonsurgical group had repeated symptoms and were left with additional neurological deficits. The outcome of the surgical group was the same (seven patients) or improved (four patients). Risk factors favoring an aggressive behavior included pregnancy, familial or multiple form of the disease, previous whole brain or stereotactic radiotherapy, incomplete removal, brain location, and associated venous malformation. The female preponderance (female to male ratio, 13:5) may also suggest some role of hormonal factors in influencing the biological behavior of cavernous malformations.
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- E Pozzati
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Acciarri N, Giulioni M, Padovani R, Gaist G, Pozzati E, Acciarri R. Orbital cavernous angiomas: surgical experience on a series of 13 cases. J Neurosurg Sci 1995; 39:203-9. [PMID: 8803840] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Cavernous angiomas of the orbit are benign vascular growths, commonly occurring in adults and usually causing a slowly progressive proptosis from their mass effect. These lesions have behavioural and radiological findings different from those of brain cavernous angiomas, probably due to their particular origin and structure. The authors present a surgical series of 13 patients with orbital cavernous angiomas. Complete excision of lesions, with histological diagnosis, was obtained in all the 13 cases. Results were good in 10 patients, while 2 remained clinically unchanged and another one showed acute visual deterioration after a period of postoperative clinical stabilization. The main clinical and radiological characteristics of orbital cavernous angiomas are analyzed, together with their surgical management.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital of Bologna, Italy
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Epilepsy is the most frequent presenting symptom of cerebral cavernous angiomas or cavernomas, and surgical removal of these vascular malformations is considered the treatment of choice in patients with intractable or long-standing seizures, or in those with poor compliance to medical therapy. In this paper the results of surgical treatment in 11 children with seizures from cerebral cavernomas are reported. Surgery for deep-seated cavernomas was aided in 3 cases by a stereotactic localization technique, that allowed a limited approach with minimal brain damage. Major morbidity and mortality were absent; follow-up ranged between 1 to 16 years. Improved seizure control was seen in all the patients: eight (72%) became seizure-free with the same preoperative therapy; one became seizure-free with a lower drug dosage, and two (18%) were seizure-free without medical therapy. The removal of cavernomas prevented the risk of haemorrhages or further deficits from growth and, above all, avoided spreading and autonomization of the epileptogenic area induced by the cavernoma.
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- M Giulioni
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Acciarri N, Giulioni M, Padovani R, Galassi E, Gaist G. Surgical management of cerebral cavernous angiomas causing epilepsy. J Neurosurg Sci 1995; 39:13-20. [PMID: 8568551] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Epilepsy is the most frequent presenting symptom in patients with cerebral cavernous angiomas. Surgical removal of these vascular malformations causing epilepsy is usually recommended for patients with disabling, intractable seizures, while conservative management is indicated for neurologically intact patients with well controlled seizures. In this paper is reported a retrospective series of 36 patients suffering epilepsy from cerebral cavernous angiomas, and admitted at our Institution between 1975 and 1992. All patients were surgically treated; mortality and morbility were absent. The mean follow-up period was 5.9 years, since the 36 patients were alive and available for a control review in December, 1993. Seizure outcome of the patients resulted in a complete cure of the epileptic disorders in 9 (25%), improved seizure control with decreased medication in other 11 (30.5%), and epilepsy control with the same preoperative therapy in the remaining 16 (44.5%) patients. Furthermore, patients with preoperative neurological signs associated to epilepsy resulted improved. The authors conclude that surgery, where it is unlikely to cause neurological deficits, may allow a definitive cure of epilepsy in patients with cerebral cavernous angiomas, preventing the possible risks from hemorrhage and mass effect.
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- N Acciarri
- 2nd Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Morari M, Calo G, Ferraro L, Fabrizi A, Acciarri N, Piazza G, Bianchi C, Beani L. AMPA receptor activation regulates the glutamate metabotropic receptor stimulated phosphatidylinositol turnover in human cerebral cortex slices. Neurochem Int 1995; 26:77-83. [PMID: 7540466 DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(94)00099-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 01/25/2023]
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The effect of excitatory amino acids (EAA) on phosphatidylinositol (PI) turnover in human cerebral cortical slices was investigated. Trans-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (ACPD) increased inositol phosphate (IP) formation in the 1-1000 microM range. Quisqualic acid (QA) was maximally effective at 10-100 microM, showing an inverse correlation between concentration and effect in the 100-1000 microM range. The glutamate metabotropic receptor antagonist 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (AP3), the ionotropic non-NMDA receptor antagonist 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) and the NMDA channel blocker dizolcipine (MK-801) failed to prevent the PI response to ACPD (1000 microM). However, CNQX (100 microM) modified the concentration-response curve of QA reducing the effect of QA 10 microM by approx. 50% and enhancing that of QA 1000 microM by 2-fold. In addition, CNQX (100 microM) together with MK-801 (100 microM) unmasked the ability of L-glutamate (L-GLU) 3000 microM to stimulate PI turnover. The effect of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) on the EAA-induced PI turnover was also studied. AMPA (0.1-1 microM) potentiated the response to submaximal (30 microM) ACPD and (1 microM) QA concentrations. However, higher AMPA concentrations (10 microM) failed to synergize with ACPD 30 microM and, in addition, inhibited the PI turnover maximally stimulated by QA 10 microM. These results further support the presence of the glutamate metabotropic receptor in the human neocortex. In addition, they show the occurrence of a concentration-related dual interaction between AMPA and glutamate metabotropic receptor activation in the IP formation in this brain area.
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- M Morari
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Cavernous angiomas are vascular malformations affecting any part of the central nervous system (CNS). The management of asymptomatic cavernous angiomas is still debated due to their poorly understood natural history, although more data are now available regarding results of surgical treatment in symptomatic cases. The authors report their surgical experience with 18 pediatric patients operated on for symptomatic CNS cavernous angiomas. The children ranged in age from 10 months to 17 years, without a relevant sex difference. Cavernous angiomas were intracranial in 17 cases: 15 being in the supratentorial compartments and two in the cerebellum. Clinical manifestations were as follows: seizures in 11 cases, focal neurologic deficits in five, and headache in one. The 18th case was observed in a girl showing paraparesis in the spinal subdural-extramedullary space at T8-T9 level. Excision of four deep cerebral lesions was performed after stereotactic localization through non-eloquent cortex. Pathologic confirmation of cavernous angiomas was obtained in all patients. Mortality from surgical procedures was absent in this series. The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 16 years. All 11 epileptic patients obtained seizure control; improvement or stabilization of neurologic symptoms was observed in the remaining seven patients.
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- M Giulioni
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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The authors report a case of cerebral astrocytoma associated with a cavernous angioma. The patient presented with seizures and progressive hemiparesis. Diagnostic studies suggested the presence of a cavernous malformation with signs of previous haemorrhage. Surgery disclosed a complex tumour, which on histological examination revealed to be an anaplastic astrocytoma associated with a cavernous angioma.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Acciarri N, Padovani R, Giulioni M, Gaist G. Surgical treatment of spinal cavernous angiomas. J Neurosurg Sci 1993; 37:209-15. [PMID: 7931644] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Cavernous angiomas are vascular malformations that can occur in several compartments of the spine. Depending on their location, these lesions present particular clinico-diagnostic findings, and may require different modalities of treatment. The authors report a series of 10 patients with vertebral, epidural, subdural extra- and intramedullary cavernous angiomas. Clinical and radiological features, as well as surgical results of this series are presented. The different modalities of surgical treatment of cavernous angiomas variously placed along the spine are discussed.
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- N Acciarri
- II Divisione Neurochirurgica, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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Ferraro L, Tanganelli S, Caló G, Antonelli T, Fabrizi A, Acciarri N, Bianchi C, Beani L, Simonato M. Noradrenergic modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid outflow from the human cerebral cortex. Brain Res 1993; 629:103-8. [PMID: 7904529 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)90487-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/27/2023]
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The noradrenergic modulation of endogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) outflow from slices and synaptosomes prepared from human cerebral cortex biopsies has been studied. GABA outflow was responsive to depolarizing stimuli such as ouabain and high potassium. Basal GABA outflow in slices, but not in synaptosomes, appeared to be largely dependent upon neuronal activity, being prevented by tetrodotoxin (TTX). 10 mM K(+)-evoked outflow in synaptosomes also proved to be TTX sensitive. Norepinephrine (NE) concentration dependently increased basal GABA outflow both in slices and synaptosomes. This effect was alpha 1-adrenoreceptor-mediated because it was prevented by a selective antagonist of the alpha 1-adrenoreceptor class (prazosin) but not by the alpha 2 antagonist idazoxan. However, an alpha 2-mediated inhibitory modulation was also present in the preparations used, since (1) in slices, NE significantly inhibited GABA outflow in the presence of prazosin; (2) in synaptosomes, NE significantly inhibited 10 mM K(+)-evoked outflow in the presence of prazosin. Both of these effects were prevented by idazoxan. No beta-adrenoreceptor modulation could be demonstrated. A comparison between species was also conducted. The response to ouabain and to TTX proved similar in human, rat and guinea-pig cerebral cortex. In the most simple tissue preparation used (synaptosomes), a close similarity between the three species could be observed. In all species, NE stimulated basal GABA outflow, an effect prevented by prazosin. This suggests a predominant alpha 1-adrenoreceptor-mediated stimulatory effect. In a more complex preparation (slices), differences between species could be demonstrated.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- L Ferraro
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Intracranial epidermoid cysts are uncommon benign tumors of developmental origin; malignant transformation is extremely rare. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in a chiasmatic-parasellar epidermoid cyst. Malignant change had not been suspected until histological examination revealed it.
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- N Acciarri
- Neurosurgical Division, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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We present a surgical series of 74 patients (30 males and 44 females) with pathologically verified cavernous angiomas of the intracranial and orbital compartments. Patients were admitted between 1975 and 1991; six had a family history of cerebral cavernomas, and two had multiple (two) lesions. The 76 malformations were located as follows: 57 were in the cerebral hemispheres, four in the supratentorial ventricles, one was in the middle cranial fossa, two were in the brain stem, five in the cerebellum and seven in the orbits. Seizures and focal neurological deficits, and decrease of visual acuity with exophthalmus, were the main clinical signs observed in patients with intracranial and orbital cavernomas, respectively. Sixteen patients (21.6%) had a clinically significant haemorrhage attributable to the cavernous angioma. A number of these vascular malformations were misdiagnosed by computed tomography. In the last 10 years magnetic resonance imaging has been the most sensitive method for detecting these lesions. Seventy-four of the 76 diagnosed cavernomas were treated surgically: a complete excision was obtained in 68 patients; in two patients with multiple lesions only those causing symptoms were removed. Surgery for the 10 deep lesions was aided considerably by stereotactic localization. Two patients died in the immediate postoperative course. The overall outcome was good in 66 of the 72 remaining patients, resulting in improved seizure control or lessened neurological deficit.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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A case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the spine causing myeloradiculopathy is reported. Almost complete regression of symptoms and signs was observed in the patient after surgical treatment and radiotherapy. The clinical and histological features of the disease are discussed. The literature dealing with the previously reported cases of spinal histiocytosis involving neural structures is reviewed.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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A case of cervical intrathecal extramedullary cavernous angioma is presented. The rarity of this lesion in comparison with the more frequent vertebral cavernous angiomas with secondary extension to the epidural space is emphasized. The special features of this case are noted: the acute clinical onset due to recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhages, the visualization only by means of magnetic resonance imaging, and the unusual cervical level. The most debated characteristics of these lesions and the relevant literature are summarized.
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- N Acciarri
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Morari M, Calo G, Antonelli T, Gaist G, Acciarri N, Fabrizi A, Bianchi C, Beani L. Inhibitory effect of NMDA receptor activation on quisqualate-stimulated phosphatidylinositol turnover in the human cerebral cortex. Brain Res 1991; 553:14-7. [PMID: 1834301 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90223-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The effect of excitatory amino acids (EAA) on the phosphatidylinositol (PI) turnover in human cerebral cortical slices was investigated. Quisqualic acid (QA) and, to lesser extent, ibotenic acid (IBO) at 10(-5)-10(-3) M increased inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation. L-Glutamic acid (L-glu), kainic acid (KA), alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) were ineffective. NMDA dose-dependently antagonized the QA facilitatory effect. Such inhibition was prevented by the NMDA receptor complex antagonists (+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a, d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine (MK-801) and by 3[+/-)-2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic acid. The effect of IBO (but not that of QA) was greatly potentiated by MK-801. These data suggest that the EAA metabotropic receptor described in the rodent brain is also present in human cerebral cortex and is negatively modulated by the NMDA receptor.
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- M Morari
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Ciccarese E, Staffa G, Brusori S, Acciarri N, Gambari PI. [A rare case of spontaneous intraneural hemorrhage in a patient with AIDS]. Radiol Med 1991; 81:169-71. [PMID: 1848718] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- E Ciccarese
- Servizio di Radiologia III, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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Acciarri N, Giuliani G, Poppi M, Paolo Fabrizi A, Ferracini R. Sural neuropathy produced by intraneural ganglion. J Foot Surg 1990; 29:231-2. [PMID: 2166100] [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: 12/30/2022]
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The authors describe an intraneural ganglion of the sural nerve at the ankle. This cause for sural neuropathy has never previously been cited. Resection of the sural nerve together with the indwelling cyst is suggested.
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- N Acciarri
- Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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We retrospectively studied 19 cases of occlusive cervical carotid dissection encountered at our hospital between 1974 and 1984 and followed for 5-13 (mean 8.2) years to assess the long-term prognosis of the disease. Five patients had transient ischemic attacks, seven had minor stroke, six had major stroke, and one had epileptic seizures. Angiography demonstrated the typical string sign in 17 cases, a double lumen with occlusion in one, and multiple scalloped narrowings with distal occlusion in the other. Three patients died within 1 month and three remain severely disabled (overall mortality and major morbidity 32%), five have permanent deficits, and seven are neurologically intact; the remaining patient was lost to follow-up. Five patients were treated surgically (two had extracranial-intracranial bypass and three had cervical carotid exploration), and the other 14 were treated medically. The overall rate of reopening was 47% with eight of 10 patients demonstrating recanalization on control angiography and another patient demonstrating recanalization at surgery. These nine patients remain clinically stable on follow-up evaluations. However, vascular abnormalities in the healed arteries were notable and include kinking, fibromuscular dysplasia, dissecting aneurysms, intracranial occlusion, and a residual mural defect.
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- E Pozzati
- Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Iliacus hematoma should be suspected as the cause of femoral neuropathy in cases of minor trauma in teenagers, especially when the onset of paralysis is delayed and therefore an acute traction injury of the nerve is unlikely. In our 14-year-old female patient the condition followed minor trauma. In such cases CT scan should be performed. When this reveals a hematoma and the nerve lesion is rapidly progressing or complete, the hematoma should be promptly evacuated.
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- G Giuliani
- Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italia
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Poppi M, Giuliani G, Gambari PI, Acciarri N, Gaist G, Calbucci F. A hazard of craniotomy in the sitting position: the posterior compartment syndrome of the thigh. Case report. J Neurosurg 1989; 71:618-9. [PMID: 2795183 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1989.71.4.0618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/02/2023]
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A bilateral posterior compartment syndrome of the thigh with a sciatic neuropathy in a patient following a craniotomy in the sitting position is described. The pathophysiology of the sciatic nerve dysfunction is discussed and the diagnostic value of computerized tomography is emphasized. Prompt decompression of the nerve is suggested.
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- M Poppi
- Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Pozzati E, Tognetti F, Cavallo M, Acciarri N. Extradural hematomas of the posterior cranial fossa. Observations on a series of 32 consecutive cases treated after the introduction of computed tomography scanning. Surg Neurol 1989; 32:300-3. [PMID: 2781461 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(89)90234-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A series of 32 patients with posterior fossa epidural hematoma treated after the introduction of computed tomography scanning between 1975 and March 1988 is presented. Sixteen patients harbored "pure" epidural hematomas, whereas 16 had other infratentorial or supratentorial traumatic lesions. Glasgow Coma Scale on admission was 7 or less in 10 patients, 8-12 in 11, and 13-14 in 11. Only six patients had a lucid interval. Thirty patients were treated surgically; two patients with small hematomas were treated conservatively. Overall mortality was 15.6%, with 0% for "pure" and 31.2% for "complicated" posterior fossa epidural hematomas. The value of routine computed tomography scanning is emphasized in cases with occipital skull fracture or when such fracture is found in patients undergoing emergency evacuation of supratentorial hematomas. The pertinent literature is addressed with special regard to the delayed occurrence, associated lesions, and mortality of posterior fossa epidural hematomas and to the role of computed tomography scanning.
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- E Pozzati
- Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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The authors report an intraneural ganglion of the peroneal nerve at the fibular head, in which the external appearance of the nerve was normal at operation. Only the incision of the epineurium permitted discovery of the lesion.
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- M Poppi
- Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Servadei F, Piazza G, Seracchioli A, Acciarri N, Pozzati E, Gaist G. Extradural haematomas: an analysis of the changing characteristics of patients admitted from 1980 to 1986. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications in 158 cases. Brain Inj 1988; 2:87-100. [PMID: 3167275 DOI: 10.3109/02699058809150935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 01/04/2023]
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From January to June 1986, 158 patients with extradural haematoma were admitted to our neurosurgical unit. They were divided into four groups, reflecting their clinical features: A. 46 cases (GCS less than or equal to 12) in whom a condition of coma/stupor had occurred at the time of injury and persisted to the time of surgical decompression; B. 41 cases showing deterioration of consciousness (GCS less than or equal to 12) after a lucid interval; C. 46 cases of 'asymptomatic' patients (GCS consistently greater than or equal to 13, no neurological deficits, no signs of increased intracranial pressure); D. 25 cases arriving at our unit in a conscious state, but restless and/or with neurological deficits. The location of the haematoma (temporal in only 35%), the incidence of associated lesions such as cerebral lacerations and/or subdural effusion (30.3%), and the age of the patients (28.4 +/- 18.4 years were similar in the four groups. The size of the haematoma and the displacement of the midline structures were significantly greater in comatose/stuporose patients (groups A and B). The overall mortality was 12% (19 patients), with a morbidity of 14% (22 patients). Factors statistically significant in determining mortality and morbidity were: degree of coma as assessed by GCS; displacement of midline structures: age of the patient; size of the haematoma. There was no mortality or morbidity in those patients who remained conscious (groups C and D). A pronounced increase in the number of CT examinations performed in patients with head injury in our area of referral has caused profound changes in the population of patients admitted to our centre, resulting in a greater proportion of extradural haematomas detected in patients who are still conscious, and in whom operative mortality and morbidity are negligible. One further therapeutic implication of the increase in the number of patients with EDH admitted while asymptomatic may be the option of conservative management in those patients who remain in a good clinical condition, with haematomas of less than 1 cm in thickness and no displacement of midline structures.
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- F Servadei
- Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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