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Capasso R, Negro A, Cirillo S, Iovine S, Puoti G, Cirillo M, Conforti R. Large anterior temporal Virchow–Robin spaces: Evaluating MRI features over the years—Our experience and literature review. Clinical and Translational Neuroscience 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2514183x20905252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Dilated Virchow–Robin spaces (VRSs) are expansions of the normal perivascular spaces with a short axis greater than 2 mm or, according to some authors, greater than 3 mm. They are usually documented at the basal ganglia, at the convexity white matter (WM) and centrum semiovale, and at the mesencephalon. The anterior temporal WM is a recently described preferential location for large (≥5 mm) VRSs. The aim of our study was to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and their modifications during a long-term follow-up period (≥24 months) of the anterior temporal VRSs with a retrospective analysis among all brain MRI studies performed at our institution between January 2010 and January 2017. In our study, the presence and the stability of characteristic MRI features certainly increased our diagnostic confidence allowing us to continue conservative approach while the surrounding signal change, as reported in the literature, should not in itself prompt alternative diagnoses to be entertained.
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- Raffaella Capasso
- Neuroradiology Unit PO CTO, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Viale Colli Aminei 21, Napoli, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit PO, Ospedale del Mare, ASL Napoli 1, Via Enrico Rossi, Napoli, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit PO CTO, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Viale Colli Aminei 21, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Avanzate (DAMSS), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Avanzate (DAMSS), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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Caranci F, Leone G, Ponsiglione A, Muto M, Tortora F, Muto M, Cirillo S, Brunese L, Cerase A. Imaging findings in hypophysitis: a review. Radiol Med 2019; 125:319-328. [PMID: 31863360 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-019-01120-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [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: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hypophysitis (HP) is a rare acute or chronic inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland. The greatest challenge in the management of HP is establishing a diagnosis through clinical criteria and non-invasive methods and predicting the patients' clinical outcome. The aim of this review is to describe the neuroradiological findings of this rare disease, providing some information regarding the possible differential diagnosis in order to avoid unnecessary surgery. Gadolinium-enhanced pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the neuroradiological investigation of choice. The features suggestive for HP include an enlarged triangular- or dumbbell-shaped gland with a thickened and not obviously deviated stalk, further supported by the absence of posterior pituitary bright spot on T1weighted images, particularly in patients presenting with diabetes insipidus. Contrast enhancement pattern is quite variable; dural enhancement has been reported in some cases after intravenous contrast administration. The characterization of the unusual sellar mass is not straightforward and generally results in a wide differential. HP should be primarily differentiated from pituitary adenomas (including pituitary apoplexy), from pituitary metastases, and from other sellar and parasellar tumors, e.g., craniopharyngiomas, germinomas, gliomas, lymphomas, meningiomas, pituicytomas, chordomas, teratomas, dermoids and epidermoids, Rathke's cleft cysts, and abscesses. In patients suspected for secondary forms related to systemic pathology, additional imaging is helpful in identifying other involved sites. Neuroradiologists need to know MRI appearance of this rare disease, as well as its typical symptoms and serological markers. A strict collaboration with endocrinologists and neurosurgeons is mandatory in order to reach a definitive diagnosis, allowing to promptly initiating an appropriate treatment.
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- Ferdinando Caranci
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Via Francesco De Sanctis 1, 86100, Campobasso, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroradiology, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Via Francesco De Sanctis 1, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Sensorineural Sciences, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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Lario C, Mabritto B, Bianco M, Milan A, Negro G, Macera A, Conte MR, Cirillo S. P114Left ventricle involvement detected by cardiac MRI in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a case series. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez110.013] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- C Lario
- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Cardiology, torino, Italy
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- Universisty Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Cardiology, Orbassano, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Cardiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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Lario C, Arese C, Mabritto B, Bianco M, Seitun S, Macera A, Petracchini M, Balbo-Mussetto A, Fornari A, Milan A, Negro G, De Benedictis M, Conte MR, Cirillo S. P440Strain imaging with cardiac magnetic resonance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez118.027] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- C Lario
- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Cardiology, torino, Italy
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- Universisty Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Cardiology, Orbassano, Italy
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- San Martino Hospital, Radiology department, Genoa, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Cardiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Cardiology, torino, Italy
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- Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Radiology, torino, Italy
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Mabritto B, Lario C, Bianco M, Punta G, Zingarelli E, Pizzuti A, Bongioanni S, De Benedictis M, Centofanti P, Cirillo S. 220A ticking time bomb in the heart, discovered by cardiac magnetic resonance. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez107] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- B Mabritto
- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Turin, Italy
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- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Radiology, Turin, Italy
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- University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Italy
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- Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Turin, Italy
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- Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Turin, Italy
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- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Turin, Italy
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- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Turin, Italy
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- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Turin, Italy
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- Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Turin, Italy
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- Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Department of Radiology, Turin, Italy
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Canistro D, Vivarelli F, Cirillo S, Soleti A, Albertini B, Passerini N, Merizzi G, Paolini M. Efficacy of a new delivery system based on solid lipid microparticles for the oral administration of the non-conventional antioxidant IAC on a diabetes mouse model. J Endocrinol Invest 2018; 41:1227-1236. [PMID: 29511967 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-018-0858-4] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE We previously showed the positive effects of the new antioxidant molecule bis(1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-decandioate (IAC) in reducing basal hyperglycaemia and relieving glucose intolerance in a diabetes model. However, the chemical properties of IAC did not allow an efficient oral administration, thus representing the main failing of that study. Here, we tested the effect of a new oral delivery system based on solid lipid microparticles (SLMs) in a diabetes mouse model. METHODS The diabetes model was induced in C57B1/6J mice using streptozotocin and nicotinamide. Only the animals that overcame the glycaemic threshold of 180 mg/dL were enrolled in the study. Diabetic animals were then randomly assigned to 4 groups (n = 9) and treated once a day for 5 consecutive weeks with IAC (50, 100, and 150 mg/kg b.w.). The control group was composed of (n = 7) healthy mice that received only the vehicle. Glucose level was weekly monitored during the treatment period and up to 3 weeks after the suspension of the treatment. Glucose tolerance and insulin-resistance test were carried out. RESULTS Our results showed that SLMs maintained the IAC effect in reducing basal hyperglycaemia as well as improving the insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. CONCLUSION The present study confirms that SLMs are promising drug carriers, which allow the oral administration of IAC ensuring its therapeutic efficacy. The concrete possibility to administer IAC per os represents a significant breakthrough in the putative consideration of this multi-radical scavenger in the diabetes therapeutic approach.
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- D Canistro
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Medestea Research, Via Cernaia 31, 10121, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via S. Donato 19/2, 40127, Bologna, Italy
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- Medestea Research, Via Cernaia 31, 10121, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Nolfe G, Cirillo M, Iavarone A, Negro A, Garofalo E, Cotena A, Lazazzara M, Zontini G, Cirillo S. Bullying at Workplace and Brain-Imaging Correlates. J Clin Med 2018; 7:jcm7080200. [PMID: 30081562 PMCID: PMC6111669 DOI: 10.3390/jcm7080200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The relationship between psychosocial stress at work and mental health outcome is well-known. Brain-imaging studies hypothesize morphological brain modifications connected to work-related stress. To our knowledge this is the first study describing the link between work characteristics and brain imaging in a sample of work-related psychiatric patients assessed according to standardized clinical and diagnostic criteria. The aims of the study are: (1) to evaluate hippocampal and whole brain volumes in work-related psychiatric disturbances; (2) to verify the relationship between brain changes and the anxious and/or depressive symptoms; (3) to observe the relationship between the brain changes and the degree of the bullying at workplace. The hippocampus and whole brain volumes of 23 patients with work-related adjustment-disorders were compared with 15 controls by means of MRI. MR images highlight a smaller hippocampal volume in patients compared with controls. Significant reduction in the patients’ gray matter was found in three brain areas: right inferior temporal gyrus, left cuneus, left inferior occipital gyrus. The reduction of the hippocampi volumes was related to work distress and, above all, to bullying at workplace. The results confirm that the morphological brain abnormalities could be involved in work-related psychiatric disturbances.
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- Giovanni Nolfe
- Department of Mental Health Naples 1, Work Psychopathology Medical Centre, Naples 89122, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic & Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy.
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit, Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico Hospital, AORN "Ospedali dei Colli", Naples 80131, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic & Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy.
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit, Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico Hospital, AORN "Ospedali dei Colli", Naples 80131, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health Naples 1, Work Psychopathology Medical Centre, Naples 89122, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health Naples 1, Work Psychopathology Medical Centre, Naples 89122, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health Naples 1, Work Psychopathology Medical Centre, Naples 89122, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80131, Italy.
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Conforti R, Sardaro A, Negro A, Caiazzo G, Paccone A, De Micco R, Cirillo S, Tessitore A. Dilated Virchow-Robin space and Parkinson's disease: A case report of combined MRI and diffusion tensor imaging. Radiol Case Rep 2018; 13:871-877. [PMID: 29988793 PMCID: PMC6031236 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In this manuscript we report the case of a 69-year-old female patient, who suffers from Parkinson's disease (PD) with a dilated Virchow-Robin space (dVRS) on the left anterior perforated substance. During a magnetic resonance imaging examination, the presence of a dVRS was discovered on the left anterior perforated substance. Subsequently, the patient has been subjected to further investigation of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The DTI data of our PD patient showed increased peak frequency of left fractional anisotropy and decreases in the distribution of Mean Diffusivity(MD) with changes in the fiber density compared to the normal contralateral tract. We hypothesize that the DTI changes are due to dVRS. In the text a review of the recent literature on the presence of dVRSs, located in mono and bilateral seat, in patients with PD is reported, explaining its possible implications on disease progression, cognitive decline, and worsening of symptoms.
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- Renata Conforti
- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Section of Neuroradiology, viale Colli Aminei 21, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Section of Neuroradiology, viale Colli Aminei 21, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy
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- MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche, Neurologiche, Metaboliche e dell'Invecchiamento, piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Section of Neuroradiology, viale Colli Aminei 21, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche, Neurologiche, Metaboliche e dell'Invecchiamento, piazza Miraglia 2, Napoli 80138, Italy
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We studied five patients with gelastic epilepsy sustained by hamartoma of the tuber cinereum, submitted to EEG and Video-EEG study and to MR examination. The mechanism of ictal laughter, clinical associations and prognosis for seizure control are discussed. Hamartomas should be always suspected when gelastic seizures occur, and appropriate diagnostic tools should be employed for their diagnosis. In patients presenting with gelastic epilepsy, MR assessment of the hypothalamic region is necessary to identify a hamartoma of the tuber cinereum. Moreover, the resolution of MR imaging provides a basis to correlate some of the clinical manifestations with the anatomical disposition of the lesion within the hypothalamus. Gelastic epilepsy seems to correlate with large broad-based hamartomas in relationship with the mamillary bodies. In these cases, surgical treatment should be considered when symptoms are not sufficiently responsive to medical therapy.
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, “Federico II” University School of Medicine, Napoli
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Di Salle F, Scarabino T, Esposito F, Aragri A, Santopaolo O, Elefante A, Cirillo M, Cirillo S, Elefante R. Functional MRI at High Field Strength. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/197140090401700611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- F. Di Salle
- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Pisa
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- Neuroradiologia, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, II Università di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, II Università di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, II Università di Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università Federico II di Napoli
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Gli autori, attraverso una revisione della letteratura ed uno studio retrospettivo su 125 esami RM, descrivono le alterazioni degenerative del rachide lombare in pazienti anziani, focalizzan-do l'attenzione sulla ricca semeiologia RM della patologia del complesso disco-somatico. Scopo del lavoro e quello di poter discernere le alterazioni a carattere francamente patologico da quelle che possono essere considerate segni del fisiologico invecchiamento rachideo. Viene in particolare evidenziato come la fissurazione radiale dell'anulus sia risultata, in base alla sua presenza significativamente più frequente nel gruppo dei pazienti sintomatici, il miglior segno predittivo di patologia estrusiva discale tra quelli esaminati.
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- L. Simonetti
- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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- Cattedra di Neuroradiologia e Cattedra di Radiologia II; II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università Federico II di Napoli
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Lo xantoastrocitoma pleomorfo è una variante piuttosto rara e relativamente benigna di glioma intracranico che colpisce per lo più soggetti giovani e che mostra una eclatante disparità tra l'aspetto istologico apparentemente maligno e il comportamento clinico invece benevolo. Dopo la prima descrizione di Kepes et al. nel 1979, 71 casi sono stati riportati nella letteratura principale. Il tumore ha una predilezione per i lobi temporale e parietale ed una localizzazione superficiale con coinvolgimento della corteccia, che rende tecnicamente più facile la sua rimozione radicale; è sempre presente un marcato pleomorfismo cellulare, con la coesistenza di più tipi cellulari, insieme con una risposta positiva alla reazione con l'immunoperossidasi (GFAP) e con l'assenza di necrosi. La diagnosi pre-operatoria è generalmente difficile. L'iter terapeutico ottimale si fonda sul trattamento chirurgico, eventualmente reiterato in caso di recidiva, cui può associarsi il trattamento radiante.
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Conforti R, Cirillo M, Sardaro A, Caiazzo G, Negro A, Paccone A, Sacco R, Sparaco M, Gallo A, Lavorgna L, Tedeschi G, Cirillo S. Dilated perivascular spaces and fatigue: is there a link? Magnetic resonance retrospective 3Tesla study. Neuroradiology 2016; 58:859-66. [PMID: 27423658 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-016-1711-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Fatigue (F) is a common, inexplicable, and disabling symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a possible correlation between fatigue and morpho-volumetric features and site of dilated perivascular spaces (dPS), visible on 3T magnetic resonance (MR) in fatigued multiple sclerosis patients (FMS). METHODS We studied 82 relapsing remitting (RR) FMS patients and 43 HC, matched for age, sex, and education. F was assessed by the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). To evaluate a possible correlation between degree of F and characteristics of dPS, patients were divided in two groups: more (mFMS) (FSS ≥ 5; n = 30) and less fatigued (lFMS) (FSS ≥ 4; n = 52), compared to a matched healthy control (HC) subject group. The MR study was performed with 3T scanner by SpinEcho T1, Fast-SpinEcho DP-T2, FLAIR, and 3D FSPGR T1 sequences. dPS volumes were measured with Medical Image Processing Analysis and Visualization (MIPAV); Global Cerebral Atrophy (GCA), expressed as Brain Parenchymal Fraction (BPF), was assessed by FSL SIENAX. RESULTS The t test showed significantly increased dPS number (p = 0.021) in FMS patients (mFMS p = 0.0024 and lFMS p = 0.033) compared to HC. Pearson correlation revealed a significant correlation between dPS number and FSS (r = 0.208 p = 0.051). Furthermore, the chi-squared test confirms the intragroup (HC, mFMS, lFMS) differences about dPS location (p = 0.01) and size (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSION Our study confirms that PS in MS patients presents with different volumetric and site characteristics as compared to HC; moreover, F severity significantly correlates with dPS number, site, and size.
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- Renata Conforti
- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, C/o CTO Viale dei Colli Aminei 21, Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, C/o CTO Viale dei Colli Aminei 21, Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, C/o CTO Viale dei Colli Aminei 21, Naples, Italy.
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- MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, C/o CTO Viale dei Colli Aminei 21, Naples, Italy
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- MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, C/o CTO Viale dei Colli Aminei 21, Naples, Italy
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Simeoli C, Auriemma RS, Tortora F, De Leo M, Iacuaniello D, Cozzolino A, De Martino MC, Pivonello C, Mainolfi CG, Rossi R, Cirillo S, Colao A, Pivonello R. Erratum to: The treatment with pasireotide in Cushing's disease: effects of long-term treatment on tumor mass in the experience of a single center. Endocrine 2016; 53:339-341. [PMID: 27060005 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-016-0924-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Chiara Simeoli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Division of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Division of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università ''Federico II'', Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Conforti R, Sardaro A, Cirillo S, Parlato C. Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy as a cause of relapsing lobar hemorrhage, convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage and cortical superficial siderosis. Neurol Sci 2016; 37:1869-1871. [PMID: 27259571 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-016-2624-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Neuroradiology Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Second University of Naples, Viale Colli Aminei, 21, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Conforti R, de Cristofaro M, Cristofano A, Brogna B, Sardaro A, Tedeschi G, Cirillo S, Di Costanzo A. Brain MRI abnormalities in the adult form of myotonic dystrophy type 1: A longitudinal case series study. Neuroradiol J 2016; 29:36-45. [PMID: 26755488 DOI: 10.1177/1971400915621325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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This study aimed to verify whether brain abnormalities, previously described in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), progressed over time and, if so, to characterize their progression. Thirteen DM1 patients, who had at least two MRI examinations, were retrospectively evaluated and included in the study. The mean duration (± standard deviation) of follow-up was 13.4 (±3.8) years, over a range of 7-20 years. White matter lesions (WMLs) were rated by semi-quantitative method, the signal intensity of white matter poster-superior to trigones (WMPST) by reference to standard images and brain atrophy by ventricular/brain ratio (VBR). At the end of MRI follow-up, the scores relative to lobar, temporal and periventricular WMLs, to WMPST signal intensity and to VBR were significantly increased compared to baseline, and MRI changes were more evident in some families than in others. No correlation was found between the MRI changes and age, onset, disease duration, muscular involvement, CTG repetition and follow-up duration. These results demonstrated that white matter involvement and brain atrophy were progressive in DM1 and suggested that progression rate varied from patient to patient, regardless of age, disease duration and genetic defect.
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- Renata Conforti
- Institute for Diagnosis and Care "Hermitage Capodimonte", Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Italy
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- Institute for Diagnosis and Care "Hermitage Capodimonte", Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Diagnosis and Care "Hermitage Capodimonte", Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Diagnosis and Care "Hermitage Capodimonte", Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Italy
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Balbo-Mussetto A, Cirillo S, Bruna R, Gueli A, Saviolo C, Petracchini M, Fornari A, Lario CV, Gottardi D, De Crescenzo A, Tarella C. Whole-body MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging: a valuable alternative to contrast-enhanced CT for initial staging of aggressive lymphoma. Clin Radiol 2015; 71:271-9. [PMID: 26749081 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM To compare the accuracy of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (Wb-MRI) with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to that of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) and 2-[(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ((18)F-FDG) positron-emission tomography co-registered with low dose-CT (PET-CT) in defining lymphoma disease stage. MATERIALS AND METHODS From February 2010 to May 2014, 41 lymphoma patients underwent Wb-MRI-DWI, CE-CT, and (18)F-FDG PET-CT. Histological subtypes included aggressive B-cell (n=11), follicular (n=13), mantle cell (n=3), and Hodgkin's (n=14) lymphoma. To compare the procedures, the reference standard (RS) assessment was defined by combining the results from (18)F-FDG PET-CT, CE-CT, and bone marrow (BM) histology, modifications after therapy, and histological re-assessments of uncertain lesions. RESULTS Among 1025 nodal sites, 217 had disease involvement according to the RS. CE-CT yielded 23 false-negative and 11 false-positive errors. Wb-MRI-DWI failed to recognise 17 localisations and had six false-positive errors; (18)F-FDG PET-CT had no errors. Among 458 extranodal sites, 37 were positive according to the RS. (18)F-FDG PET-CT yielded four false-negative and two false-positive results. CE-CT yielded 17 false-negative errors. Wb-MRI-DWI yielded a single false-negative error. Wb-MRI-DWI was the most reliable imaging technique for BM evaluation. Considering each procedure alone, the final stage would have been missed in four cases using (18)F-FDG PET-CT, 12 cases using CE-CT, and none using Wb-MRI-DWI. CONCLUSION The present data support Wb-MRI-DWI as a sensitive and specific imaging technique for lymphoma evaluation, supporting its use in place of CE-CT for staging.
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- A Balbo-Mussetto
- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy.
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- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital & University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital & University, Torino, Italy
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- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Radiology Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital & University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital & University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano-Umberto I Hospital & University, Torino, Italy
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Simeoli C, Auriemma RS, Tortora F, De Leo M, Iacuaniello D, Cozzolino A, De Martino MC, Pivonello C, Mainolfi CG, Rossi R, Cirillo S, Colao A, Pivonello R. The treatment with pasireotide in Cushing's disease: effects of long-term treatment on tumor mass in the experience of a single center. Endocrine 2015; 50:725-40. [PMID: 25743263 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-015-0557-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pasireotide is the first medical therapy officially approved for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease (CD) who experienced a failure of pituitary surgery or are not candidates for surgery and require medical therapeutic intervention. The current study aimed at investigating the effects of long-term treatment with pasireotide (up to 24 months) on tumor mass in a group of patients with CD, participating to a phase III study. Fourteen CD patients entered the phase III clinical trial CSOM230B2305 at Naples Center, and eight (seven women, one man, aged 38.9 ± 17.6 years), including seven with a microadenoma and one with a macroadenoma, received treatment with pasireotide at the dose of 600-1200 µg bid for at least 6 months, and were considered for the analysis of the study. These eight patients were subjected to the evaluation of pituitary tumor volume by pituitary MRI, together with the evaluation of urinary cortisol levels, at baseline and every 6 months for the entire period of treatment. Pasireotide treatment induced full disease control in 37.5 % and partial disease control in 37.5 % after 6 months, whereas full and partial disease control after 12 months was obtained in 28.6 % and in 57.1 % of patients, respectively. A significant (>25 %) reduction in tumor volume was found in 62.5 % and in 100 % of patients, after 6 and 12 months, respectively. In particular, after 6 months, a slight tumor shrinkage (between 25.1 and 50 %) was observed in 25 %, moderate (50.1-75 %) in 25 %, and marked (>75 %) in 12.5 % of patients, whereas after 12 months, a slight tumor shrinkage was observed in 43 %, moderate in 14 %, and marked in 43 % of patients. In 25 % of patients (two patients), a marked tumor shrinkage was recorded, with tumor mass disappearance in one case; this tumor shrinkage was associated to rapid and sustained biochemical remission up to 24 months of continuous pasireotide treatment. These two cases represent the first cases with a documentation of such a notable effect of pasireotide on tumor mass. Pasireotide induces significant tumor shrinkage in 62.5 % of patients after 6 months and in 100 % of patients after 12 months, and occasionally induces a radiological disappearance of the tumor. This evidence supports and strengthens the role of pasireotide as medical treatment specifically addressed to patients with CD, particularly in those who had unsuccessful pituitary surgery, or are not candidates for surgery.
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- Chiara Simeoli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Division of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Division of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Tortora F, Caranci F, Belfiore MP, Manzi F, Pagliano P, Cirillo S. Brainstem variant of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:634-7. [PMID: 26515750 DOI: 10.1177/1971400915609336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological condition, generally observed in conjunction with severe and acute hypertension, that involves mainly the posterior head areas (occipital and temporal lobes) and anterior "watershed" areas. In this syndrome it is rare to observe a predominant involvement of the brainstem. We describe the clinical and radiological findings in a patient with brainstem involvement, discussing its pathophysiological features and possible differential diagnosis.
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- Fabio Tortora
- Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico, Second University of Naples, Dipartimento Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Naples, Italy
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- Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico, Second University of Naples, Dipartimento Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Naples, Italy
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- Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico, Second University of Naples, Dipartimento Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Naples, Italy
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- D. Cotugno Hospital, "Department of Emergency, 1st Division of Infectious Disease", Naples, Italy
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- Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico, Second University of Naples, Dipartimento Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Naples, Italy
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Cirillo S. A tribute to Massimo Gallucci. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:443-4. [DOI: 10.1177/1971400915602433] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tortora F, Prudente M, Cirillo M, Elefante A, Belfiore MP, Romano F, Cappabianca S, Carella C, Cirillo S. Diagnostic accuracy of short-time inversion recovery sequence in Graves' Ophthalmopathy before and after prednisone treatment. Neuroradiology 2014; 56:353-61. [PMID: 24573324 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1332-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In Graves' Ophthalmopathy, it is important to distinguish active inflammatory phase, responsive to immunosuppressive treatment, from fibrotic unresponsive inactive one. The purpose of this study is, first, to identify the relevant orbital magnetic resonance imaging signal intensities before treatment, so to classify patients according to their clinical activity score (CAS), discriminating inactive (CAS < 3) from active Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO) (CAS > 3) subjects and, second, to follow post-steroid treatment disease. METHODS An observational study was executed on 32 GO consecutive patients in different phases of disease, based on clinical and orbital Magnetic Resonance Imaging parameters, compared to 32 healthy volunteers. Orbital Magnetic Resonance Imaging was performed on a 1.5 tesla Magnetic Resonance Unit by an experienced neuroradiologist blinded to the clinical examinations. RESULTS In pre-therapy patients, compared to controls, a medial rectus muscle statistically significant signal intensity ratio (SIR) in short-time inversion recovery (STIR) (long TR/TE) sequence was found, as well as when comparing patients before and after treatment, both medial and inferior rectus muscle SIR resulted significantly statistically different in STIR. These increased outcomes explain the inflammation oedematous phase of disease, moreover after steroid administration, compared to controls; patients presented lack of that statistically significant difference, thus suggesting treatment effectiveness. CONCLUSION In our study, we proved STIR signal intensities increase in inflammation oedematous phase, confirming STIR sequence to define active phase of disease with more sensibility and reproducibility than CAS alone and to evaluate post-therapy involvement.
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- Fabio Tortora
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, "F. Magrassi-A. Lanzara" Second University of Naples, c/o C.T.O, Colli Aminei Street, 21, 80131, Naples, Italy,
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Conforti R, Cirillo M, Saturnino PP, Gallo A, Sacco R, Negro A, Paccone A, Caiazzo G, Bisecco A, Bonavita S, Cirillo S. Dilated Virchow–Robin spaces and multiple sclerosis: 3 T magnetic resonance study. Radiol med 2013; 119:408-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-013-0357-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tessitore A, Russo A, Giordano A, Conte F, Corbo D, De Stefano M, Cirillo S, Cirillo M, Esposito F, Tedeschi G. Disrupted default mode network connectivity in migraine without aura. J Headache Pain 2013; 14:89. [PMID: 24207164 PMCID: PMC3832236 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-14-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI) has demonstrated disrupted default mode network (DMN) connectivity in a number of pain conditions, including migraine. However, the significance of altered resting-state brain functional connectivity in migraine is still unknown. The present study is aimed to explore DMN functional connectivity in patients with migraine without aura (MwoA) and investigate its clinical significance. METHODS To calculate and compare the resting-state functional connectivity of the DMN in 20 patients with MwoA, during the interictal period, and 20 gender- and age-matched HC, Brain Voyager QX was used. Voxel-based morphometry was used to assess whether between-group differences in DMN functional connectivity were related to structural differences. Secondary analyses explored associations between DMN functional connectivity, clinical and neuropsychological features of migraineurs. RESULTS In comparison to HC, patients with MwoA showed decreased connectivity in prefrontal and temporal regions of the DMN. Functional abnormalities were unrelated to detectable structural abnormalities or clinical and neuropsychological features of migraineurs. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides further evidence of disrupted DMN connectivity in patients with MwoA. We hypothesize that a DMN dysfunction may be related to behavioural processes such as a maladaptive response to stress which seems to characterize patients with migraine.
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Tortora F, Cirillo M, Ferrara M, Belfiore MP, Carella C, Caranci F, Cirillo S. Disease activity in Graves' ophthalmopathy: diagnosis with orbital MR imaging and correlation with clinical score. Neuroradiol J 2013; 26:555-64. [PMID: 24199816 DOI: 10.1177/197140091302600509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) it is important to distinguish acute inflammation at an early stage, responsive to immunosuppressive treatment, from inactive fibrotic end stage disease, unresponsive to the same treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the most relevant signal intensities on orbital MR imaging with contrast administration both to classify patients according to their clinical activity score (defined by a cut-off value of 3) and to make a prediction of patient's CAS. Such threshold was considered as widely used in literature. Sixteen consecutive patients with a diagnosis of GO in different phases of thyroid disease based on clinical and orbital MR imaging signs, and six normal volunteers were examined. Orbital MR imaging was performed on a 1.5 Tesla MR Unit. MR scans were assessed by an experienced neuroradiologist, blinded to the clinical examinations. We found a statistical correlation between CAS and both STIR and contrast enhanced T1-weighted sequences. There was also a statistically significant correlation between STIR and contrast-enhanced T1 images disclosing the possibility of avoiding the injection of contrast medium. Our study proved that signal intensity values on STIR sequence increase in the inflammatory oedematous phase of disease. We confirmed the correlation between signal intensities on this sequence and CAS, showing an increase in signal intensity proportional to the CAS value. So we validated MRI use to establish the activity phase of disease more sensitively than CAS alone.
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- Fabio Tortora
- Chair of Neuroradiology, "Magrassi Lanzara" Clinical-Surgical Department, 2 Department of Endocrinology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy - Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy -
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Scuotto A, Cappabianca S, D’Errico C, Cirillo S, Natale M, D’Avanzo R, Rotondo M. Lipomas of the cerebellopontine angle: Neuroradiological and surgical considerations. Review of the literature and report of our experience. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2013; 115:2280-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tortora F, Napoli M, Caranci F, Cirillo M, Pepe D, Cirillo S, Briganti F. Spontaneous regression of syringomyelia in a young patient with Chiari type I malformation. Neuroradiol J 2013; 25:593-7. [PMID: 24029095 DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Syringomyelia is a disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord. This cyst, called syrinx, can expand and elongate over time, destroying the spinal cord. We describe the case of a young patient with partial spontaneous regression of syringomyelia in Chiari I malformation, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging three years after the diagnosis. During this period the patient did not experience any clinical symptoms. Although described in literature, spontaneous regression is an unusual event and very few cases have been reported. This case report supports the belief that conservative management together with both clinical and imaging periodic controls should be preferred in stable mild-symptomatic patients.
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- F Tortora
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Neuroradiology Division, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy -
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Trojsi F, Corbo D, Caiazzo G, Piccirillo G, Monsurrò MR, Cirillo S, Esposito F, Tedeschi G. Motor and extramotor neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 3T high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) study. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2013; 14:553-61. [DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.785569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nota G, Cirillo S, Cinnirella G, Leggieri A, Poggio L, Cattel L. OHP-032 Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in HIV-Naive Patients: A Pharmacoeconomic Study. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Cirillo S, Giacomotti MM, Leggieri A, Bordino F, Chirio D, Gallarate M. TCH-009 Development of a Stable Nystatin Oral Suspension to Overcome Shortages of the Commercial Medicine. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.200] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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Gallo A, Esposito F, Sacco R, Docimo R, Bisecco A, Della Corte M, D'Ambrosio A, Corbo D, Rosa N, Lanza M, Cirillo S, Bonavita S, Tedeschi G. Visual resting-state network in relapsing-remitting MS with and without previous optic neuritis. Neurology 2012; 79:1458-65. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31826d5eea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Conforti R, Galasso R, Marrone V, Urciuoli L, Cirillo S. Paget's Disease. A Case Report. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:475-80. [PMID: 24029040 DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500410] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Paget's disease (PD) is a common focal progressive osteometabolic disorder characterised by a disturbance in bone modelling and remodelling, because of an increase in osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity. It is a condition of unknown aetiology affecting approximately 3% of the population over 40 years of age and, approximately 10% of those over the age of 85 years. It is most common in Northern Europe and Australia and is rare in Asia and Africa. We describe the case of a 71-year-old man diagnosed with PD confined to the sacrum. After laboratory test, an imaging study with radiography, scintigraphy, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed disclosing findings compatible with Paget's disease in middle pathologic phase. The diagnosis was confirmed at biopsy. The structural modification of the sacrum with spongiosa rarefaction, thickening of bone and intact bone cortical, confirmed by CT, are tipical of an intermediate phase of PD. This was also supported by signal MRI changes showing substitution of the red by the fat medulla, visualized by FS sequences. Once the treatment for the bone disease was established, the patient no longer complained of pain. Special attention should be paid to male and elderly patients with pain in the lumbar spine because of the potential risk cancer development (21). The radiologist must be attentive to the possible presentations and complications of PD, even in uncommon sites, trying whenever possible to correlate the radiological features with the patient's clinical symptoms.
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- R Conforti
- Magrassi Lanzara Department, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy -
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Algin O, Conforti R, Saturnino P, Ozmen E, Cirillo M, Di Costanzo A, De Cristofaro M, Rotondo M, Cirillo S. Giant Dilatations of Virchow-Robin Spaces in the Midbrain. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:415-22. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Virchow-Robin spaces are lesions often seen in the brain parenchyma but their etiopathogenesis remains unsettled. Giant Virchow-Robin spaces placed in the midbrain are extremely rare. We describe three patients with a diagnosis of giant Virchow-Robin spaces in the midbrain, and their clinical and radiologic findings. We reviewed the literature in terms of the etiopathology, anatomic and radiologic appearance and differential diagnosis of the giant Virchow-Robin spaces. The diagnostic role of the high Tesla magnetic resonance devices and new sequences techniques such as three dimensional isotropic acquisition and diffusion tensor imaging were also evaluated in this case series.
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- O. Algin
- Department of Radiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital; Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
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- “F. Magrassi and A. Lanzara” Department of Clinical and Experimental Internal Medicine and Surgery
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- “F. Magrassi and A. Lanzara” Department of Clinical and Experimental Internal Medicine and Surgery
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- Department of Radiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital; Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
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- “F. Magrassi and A. Lanzara” Department of Clinical and Experimental Internal Medicine and Surgery
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- Department of Neurology, University of Molise; Isernia, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- “F. Magrassi and A. Lanzara” Department of Clinical and Experimental Internal Medicine and Surgery
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Cirillo M, Esposito F, Tedeschi G, Caiazzo G, Sagnelli A, Piccirillo G, Conforti R, Tortora F, Monsurrò MR, Cirillo S, Trojsi F. Widespread microstructural white matter involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a whole-brain DTI study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:1102-8. [PMID: 22300932 PMCID: PMC8013257 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The extensive application of advanced MR imaging techniques to the study of ALS has undoubtedly improved our knowledge of disease pathophysiology, even if the actual spread of the neurodegenerative process throughout the central nervous system is not fully understood. The present study aimed to detect WM patterns of microstructural abnormalities to better investigate the pathologic process in ALS, within but also beyond CSTs, in a whole-brain analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS DTI was performed in 19 patients with ALS and 20 matched healthy controls, by using whole-brain TBSS and VOI analyses. RESULTS We observed a significant decrease of FA in the body of CC of the ALS group (P < .05). At the VOI level, both FA decrease and RD increase in the body of CC significantly correlated with the UMN score (P = .003 and P = .02). Additionally, significant voxelwise positive correlations between FA and the ALSFRS-R were detected in the WM tracts underneath the left premotor cortex (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS The correlations between reduction of FA and increase of RD in the body of CC with the UMN score indicate that the WM degeneration in the CC is strictly related to the ALS pyramidal impairment, while the correlation between FA and ALSFRS-R in the associative tracts underneath the left premotor cortex might reflect the progressive spread of the disease from the motor toward the extramotor areas.
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- M Cirillo
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Conforti R, Taglialatela G, Rinaldi F, Quaranta E, Cirillo M, Paolisso G, Cirillo S. Cervical Chordoma. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:185-7. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chordomas are rare and aggressive tumors derived from notochordal remnants, usually arising in the axial skeleton. The most frequently reported anatomic distribution of chordoma is 50% sacral, 35% spheno-occipital and 15% spinal. We describe the case of an elderly lady presenting with progressive dysphagia, headache and neck pain. We found an expansile mass extending from C1 to C3. While running the diagnostic plan we considered a variety of lesions possibly involving the cervical spine. Biopsy revealed the mass was a chordoma.
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- R. Conforti
- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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Tortora F, Cirillo M, Belfiore M, Pepe D, Pezzullo F, Barbarisi M, Cirillo S. Spontaneous Regression of Dilated Virchow-Robin Spaces. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:40-4. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We describe a 28-year-old woman with a dilated perivascular spaces in the right prerolandic district. The purpose of this article is to provide an in-depth overview of the MR imaging features of VR spaces and to describe magnetic resonance imaging evidence of complete regression of dilated perivascular spaces 2.
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- F. Tortora
- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, Seconda University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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Conforti R, Parlato RS, De Paulis D, Cirillo M, Marrone V, Cirillo S, Moraci A, Parlato C. Trigeminal neuralgia and persistent trigeminal artery. Neurol Sci 2012; 33:1455-8. [PMID: 22246457 PMCID: PMC3506834 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0942-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report a case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) associated with asymptomatic left temporal cavernoma. Our patient presented unstable blood hypertension and the pain of typical trigeminal neuralgia over the second and third divisions of the nerve in the right side of the face. The attacks were often precipitated during physical exertion. MRI and Angio-MRI revealed the persistent carotid basilar anastomosis and occasionally left parietal cavernoma. After drug treatment of blood hypertension, spontaneous recovery of neuralgia was observed and we planned surgical treatment of left temporal cavernoma.
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- Renata Conforti
- Department of Neurological Sciences (Neurosurgery), Second University of Naples, Viale Colli Aminei, 21, 80131, Naples, Italy
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Tessitore A, Russo A, Esposito F, Giordano A, Taglialatela G, De Micco R, Cirillo M, Conte F, d'Onofrio F, Cirillo S, Tedeschi G. Interictal cortical reorganization in episodic migraine without aura: an event-related fMRI study during parametric trigeminal nociceptive stimulation. Neurol Sci 2011; 32 Suppl 1:S165-7. [PMID: 21533737 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0537-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The aim of our study was to explore the pain processing network in patients with migraine during trigeminal nociceptive stimulation. Sixteen patients with episodic migraine without aura and 16 healthy controls performed functional magnetic resonance imaging during thermal stimuli (at 41, 51 and 53°C). Patients with migraine showed a greater activation in the perigenual part of anterior cingulate cortex at 51°C and less activation in the bilateral somatosensory cortex at 53°C compared to healthy controls. There were no differences in experimental pain perception between groups. Our findings demonstrate a functional reorganization of cerebral areas known to be involved in pain processing in patients with migraine.
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- A Tessitore
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Tortora F, Cirillo M, Ferrara M, Manto A, Briganti F, Cirillo S. DWI Reversibility after Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis. A Case Report and Literature Review. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:752-62. [PMID: 24148733 DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report our case and review the literature on reversal DWI lesions, ADC thresholds and correlation between DWI lesion and outcome measured with clinical scales. A 30-years old woman was admitted to our hospital 18 hours after stroke onset. Considering the absence of alterations on CT and the worsening of symptomatology, the patient underwent MRI, which showed a slightly hyperintense signal in FLAIR images in the left portion of the pons and midbrain and a more evident bilateral DWI hyperintensity of the pons. The patient was treated with mechanical and pharmacological intra-arterial thrombolysis. The patient showed a rapid improvement of symptoms. Two weeks after the treatment her clinical conditions were characterized by a residual right hemiparesis and complete recovery of right motility, respiratory and swallowing difficulties. MR examination demonstrated a slight signal alteration of the pons left hemiportion and a disappearance of the mesencephalic signal alteration and of the right portion of the pons. DWI lesions represent irreversibly damaged tissue but new evidence suggests that DWI lesions may be reversible, especially with reperfusion, by now well demonstrated in animal models. Therefore acute DWI lesions probably contain not only irreversibly injured tissue but also parts of the penumbra. The debate on the capability of ADC maps to discriminate irreversibly from reversibly damaged tissue is a matter of controversy. ADC values in human stoke are not an independent indicator of tissue viability. The use of thresholds may improve reproducibility but not validity.
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- Department of Neuroradiology, II University School of Medicine; Naples, Italy -
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Taglialatela G, Conforti R, Notaro M, Cotticelli L, Caranci F, Cirillo S. Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Duane's Retraction Syndrome: Presence of the Abducens Nerve Depending on Type. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:704-6. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300610] [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] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- G. Taglialatela
- Department of Radiology, Casa di Cura Villa dei Fiori; Acerra, Naples, Italy
- Second University of Naples, Department of Neuroscience; Naples, Italy
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- Second University of Naples, Department of Neuroscience; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Neonatal Blindness Prevention Service; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Neonatal Blindness Prevention Service; Naples, Italy
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- Neuroradiology, Federico II University; Naples, Italy
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- Second University of Naples, Department of Neuroscience; Naples, Italy
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Karoui M, Vigano L, Goyer P, Ferrero A, Luciani A, Aglietta M, Delbaldo C, Cirillo S, Capussotti L, Cherqui D. Combined first-stage hepatectomy and colorectal resection in a two-stage hepatectomy strategy for bilobar synchronous liver metastases. Br J Surg 2010; 97:1354-62. [PMID: 20603857 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study assessed the feasibility and outcomes of combined colorectal and hepatic resection as the first step of two-stage hepatectomy in patients with bilobar synchronous colorectal liver metastases. METHODS All patients with bilobar synchronous colorectal liver metastases who were considered for two-stage hepatectomy, combining resection of the primary tumour with the first stage of hepatectomy, between 2000 and 2008 were selected from a prospectively collected database at two institutions. Data were analysed retrospectively on an intention-to-treat basis. RESULTS Thirty-three patients were studied. Twenty patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Combined colorectal resection and clearance of left-sided liver metastases was the first-stage procedure in all but one patient, in whom right clearance was performed. In 17 patients right portal vein ligation was undertaken at the same time. No patient died. Two patients had anastomotic leakage. Interval chemotherapy was given to 25 patients, five of whom also had percutaneous portal vein embolization. Twenty-five patients had the second-stage hepatectomy, but not eight patients with disease progression. There was one postoperative death after the second stage, and eight patients experienced morbidity. Median follow-up from the first stage was 28.7 months. Overall and disease-free survival rates for patients who completed the procedure were 80 and 44 per cent respectively at 3 years, and 48 and 22 per cent at 5 years. CONCLUSION In patients with bilobar synchronous colorectal liver metastases who are candidates for two-stage hepatectomy, combined resection of the primary tumour and first-stage hepatectomy reduces the number of procedures, optimizes chemotherapy administration and may improve outcome.
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- M Karoui
- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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Conforti R, Ronza F, Di Costanzo A, De Cristofaro M, Cirillo M, Cirillo S. Hippocampal Asymmetry with Hippocampal Sulcus Remnants in a Patient with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:393-7. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300402] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 05/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 65-year-old woman underwent MRI for a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). MRI showed hippocampal sulcus remnants bilaterally, although they were larger on the right, and left hippocampal atrophy with increased left fimbrio-subicular distance (right side: 1.2 mm; left side: 2.0 mm). The meaning of these findings in relation to clinical aspects is discussed and reviewed according to data from the literature.
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- Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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Conforti R, Porto A, Cirillo M, Sgambato A, Galderisi S, Cirillo S. Spontaneous Resolution of Eosinophilic Granuloma in a Patient with a Psychotic Disorder. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:437-42. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300412] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 16-year-old female who manifested psychotic symptoms underwent CT and MRI for the evaluation of an incidentally discovered asymptomatic palpable mass of the right occipital region of the skull. The correlation between clinical and radiological data and biopsy data led to the diagnosis of eosinophilic granuloma. The radiological finding is discussed and reviewed in relation to clinical aspects and literature data.
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- R. Conforti
- Department of Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second University of Naples; Naples; Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second University of Naples; Naples; Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy
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Giustina A, Aimaretti G, Bondanelli M, Buzi F, Cannavò S, Cirillo S, Colao A, De Marinis L, Ferone D, Gasperi M, Grottoli S, Porcelli T, Ghigo E, degli Uberti E. Primary empty sella: Why and when to investigate hypothalamic-pituitary function. J Endocrinol Invest 2010; 33:343-6. [PMID: 20208457 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- A Giustina
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy.
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Saturnino PP, Conforti R, Amoroso V, D'Agostino V, Ferrara M, Cirillo S. Non-Alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy: MR Imaging and Review of the Literature. Neuroradiol J 2010; 23:151-60. [PMID: 24148532 DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We describe a patient with non-alcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy caused by long-term parenteral nutrition. The diagnosis is based on clinical and magnetic resonance findings. We also reviewed the literature review in typical and atypical findings at MR examination.
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- P P Saturnino
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy -
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Cirillo S, Salvolini U. ASPETTI MEDICO LEGALI DELLA PROFESSIONE DEL NEURORADIOLOGO. Neuroradiol J 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/197140090902200615] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Conforti R, Tagliatatela G, De Cristoforo M, Di Costanzo A, Scuotto A, Sanpaolo S, Dericoloso A, Cirillo S. Lung cancer single intramedullary metastasis vs delayed radionecrosis. A case report. Neuroradiol J 2009; 22:458-63. [PMID: 24207155 DOI: 10.1177/197140090902200417] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Intramedullary metastases are rare, accounting for 0.9-5% of spinal metastases. Radiation myelopathy is considered one of the most distressing complications of radiotherapy. In both cases symptoms are aspecific, and there are no characteristic neuroradiologic findings. We describe a case of single intramedullary metastasis from lung microcytoma in a 55-year-old man with a history of malignancy, treated by radiotherapy five years previously. The patient returned to our observation complaining of pain and paraesthesia in the left C7 area. Spinal MRI and rachicentesis findings were aspecific. Ten days later a new MRI showed that the lesion size had increased, and neoplastic cells were found in CSF. Intramedullary metastases are extremely rare, accounting for 0.1-0.4% of all CNS tumors. The risk of developing delayed radionecrosis varies with the total dose administered. In both cases diagnosis is histological, while contrast-enhanced MRI is highly sensitive and specific in identifying and characterizing the lesion. In case of metastatic lesions the prognosis is unfavorable. Differential diagnosis is important because it has a strong effect on patient management.
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- R Conforti
- Department of Neuroscience, Neuroradiology, Second University of Naples; Naples, Italy -
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Esposito F, Aragri A, Latorre V, Popolizio T, Scarabino T, Cirillo S, Marciano E, Tedeschi G, Di Salle F. Does the default-mode functional connectivity of the brain correlate with working-memory performances? Arch Ital Biol 2009; 147:11-20. [PMID: 19678593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The "default-mode" network is an ensemble of cortical regions that are typically deactivated during demanding cognitive tasks in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. Using functional connectivity analysis, this network can be studied as a "stand-alone" brain system whose functional role is supposed to consist in the dynamic control of intrinsic processing activities like attention focusing and task-unrelated thought generation and suppression. Independent component analysis (ICA) is the method of choice for generating a statistical image of the "default-mode" network (DMN) using a task- and seed-independent distributed model of fMRI functional connectivity without prior specification of node region extent and timing of neural activation. We used a standard graded working-memory task (n-back) to induce fMRI changes in the default-mode regions and ICA to evaluate to DMN functional connectivity in nineteen healthy volunteers. Based on the known spatial variability of the ICA-DMN maps with the task difficulty levels, we hypothesized the ICA-DMN may also correlate with the subject performances. We confirmed that the relative extent of the anterior and posterior midline spots within the DMN were oppositely (resp. positively in the anterior and negatively in the posterior cingulate cortex) correlated with the level of task difficulty and found out that the spatial distribution of DMN also correlates with the individual task performances. We conclude that the working-memory function is related to a spatial re-configuration of the DMN functional connectivity, and that the relative involvement of the cingulate regions within the DMN might function as a novel predictor of the working-memory efficiency.
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- F Esposito
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Destefanis P, Bosio A, De MC, Bisconti A, Cugiani A, Negro C, Carchedi M, Buffardi A, Petracchini M, Munoz F, Cirillo S, Fontana D. 936 TARGETED NEEDLE RE-BIOPSY OF THE PROSTATE AFTER COMBINATION OF ENDORECTAL MRI (ENDOMRI) AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY (MRS) IN PATIENTS WITH ATYPICAL SMALL ACINAR PROLIFERATION (ASAP). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(09)60921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Bosio A, De Maria C, Bisconti A, Carchedi M, Buffardi A, Negro C, Petracchini M, Munoz F, Cirillo S, Fontana D. [Re-biopsies of the prostate after endo-magnetic resonancen imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) in patients with ASAP: preliminary results]. Urologia 2009; 76 Suppl 15:4-9. [PMID: 21104676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Bosio A, Destefanis P, De Maria C, Bisconti A, Carchedi M, Negro C, Buffardi A, Petracchini M, Munoz F, Cirillo S, Fontana D. Re-Biopsies of the Prostate after Endo-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Spectroscopy (MRS) in Patients with ASAP: Preliminary Results. Urologia 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/039156030907604s02] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction e Objectives There are some evidences that the combination of EndoMRI and MRS might be able to limit the number of iterative biopsies in patients with negative biopsies of the prostate and a still rising PSA. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible role of EndoMRI/MRS in patients with ASAP. Methods From November 2005 to September 2008 we enrolled 28 consecutive patients diagnosed with ASAP at a TRUS-guided needle prostate biopsy. All patients underwent prostatic EndoMRI and MRS. A prostatic zone was classified as: suspicious for prostate cancer if low intensity signal was present on T2-weighted images and/or if the choline + creatine / citrate ratio was >0.86; equivocal or negative otherwise. A subsequent 12-core needle prostate biopsy was performed and supplementary biopsies were added in the suspicious zones. The results of MRI/MRS were then compared with histological findings. Results The combination of EndoMRI and MRS was suspicious for cancer in 70% of patients, equivocal in 23% and negative in 7%. Histological findings at re-biopsy included: prostate cancer in 35%, ASAP in 23%, BPH or prostatitis in 42%. In 78% of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer the combination MRI/MRS was suspicious and in 22% equivocal. In all patients the cancer was found in suspicious zones at MRI/MRS where targeted biopsies were performed. Conclusions The combination of EndoMRI and MRS proved to have a good sensitivity but a poor specificity in identifying a concurrent prostate cancer among patients with ASAP. The location of positive cores for prostate cancer was consistent with the suspicious zones at MRI/MRS.
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- A. Bosio
- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Servizio di Radiodiagnostica, Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura del Cancro di Candiolo (Torino)
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- Divisione Universitaria di Radioterapia, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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- Servizio di Radiodiagnostica, Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura del Cancro di Candiolo (Torino)
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- Divisione Universitaria di Urologia 2, Ospedale “San Giovanni Battista, Molinette”, Torino
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