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2. Heterogeneity for Increasing Performance and Reliability of Self-Reconfigurable Multi-Robot Organisms

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Kernbach, S., Schlachter, F., Humza, R., Liedke, J., Popesku, S., Russo, S., Ranzani, T., Manfredi, L., Stefanini, C., Matthias, R., Schwarzer, Ch., Girault, B., Alschbach, P., Meister, E., and Scholz, O.

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Computer Science - Robotics, Computer Science - Systems and Control
Abstract

Homogeneity and heterogeneity represent a well-known trade-off in the design of modular robot systems. This work addresses the heterogeneity concept, its rationales, design choices and performance evaluation. We introduce challenges for self-reconfigurable systems, show advances of mechatronic and software design of heterogeneous platforms and discuss experiments, which intend to demonstrate usability and performance of this system.

Published
2011

13. The Italian dementia with Lewy bodies study group (DLB-SINdem): toward a standardization of clinical procedures and multicenter cohort studies design

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Bonanni, L., Cagnin, A., Agosta, F., Babiloni, C., Borroni, B., Bozzali, M., Bruni, A. C., Filippi, M., Galimberti, D., Monastero, R., Muscio, C., Parnetti, L., Perani, D., Serra, L., Silani, V., Tiraboschi, P., Padovani, A., Alberici, A., Alberoni, M., Amici, S., Appollonio, I., Arena, M.G., Arighi, A., Avanzi, S., Bagella, C.F., Baglio, F., Barocco, F., Belardinelli, N., Bonuccelli, U., Bottini, G., Bruno Bossio, R., Bruno, G., Buccomino, D., Cacchiò, G., Calabrese, E., Campanelli, A., Canevelli, M., Canu, E.D.G., Cappa, A., Capra, C., Carapelle, E., Caratozzolo, S., Carbone, G.F.S., Cattaruzza, T., Cerami, C., Cester, A., Cheldi, A., Cherchi, R., Chiari, A., Cirafisi, C., Colao, R., Confaloni, A., Conti, M.Z., Costa, A., Costa, B., Cotelli, M.S., Cova, I., Cravello, L., Cumbo, E., Cupidi, C., De Togni, L., Del Din, G., Del Re, M.L., Dentizzi, C., Di Lorenzo, F., Di Stefano, F., Dikova, N., Farina, E., Floris, G., Foti, A., Franceschi, M., Fumagalli, G.G., Gabelli, C., Ghidoni, E., Giannandrea, D., Giordana, M.T., Giorelli, M., Giubilei, F., Grimaldi, L., Grimaldi, R., Guglielmi, V., Lanari, A., Le Pira, F., Letteri, F., Levi Minzi, G.V., Lorusso, S., Ludovico, L., Luzzi, S., Maggiore, L., Magnani, G., Mancini, G., Manconi, F.M., Manfredi, L., Maniscalco, M., Marano, P., Marcon, M., Marcone, A., Marra, C., Martorana, A., Mascia, M.G., Mascia, V., Mauri, M., Mazzei, B., Meloni, M., Merlo, P., Messa, G., Milia, A., Monacelli, F., Montecalvo, G., Moschella, V., Mura, G., Nemni, R., Nobili, F., Notarelli, A., Di Giacomo, R., Onofrj, M., Paci, C., Padiglioni, C., Perini, M., Perotta, D., Perri, Formenti A., Perri, R., Piccininni, C., Piccoli, T., Pilia, G., Pilotto, A., Poli, S., Pomati, S., Pompanin, S., Pucci, E., Puccio, G., Quaranta, D., Rainero, I., Rea, G., Realmuto, S., Riva, M., Rizzetti, M.C., Rolma, G., Rozzini, L., Sacco, L., Saibene, F.L., Scarpini, E., Sensi, S., Seripa, D., Sinforiani, E., Sorbi, S., Sorrentino, G., Spallazzi, M., Stracciari, A., Talarico, G., Tassinari, T., Thomas, A., Tiezzi, A., Tomassini, P.F., Trebbastoni, A., Tremolizzo, L., Tripi, G., Ursini, F., Vaianella, L., Valluzzi, F., Vezzadini, G., Vista, M., Volontè, M.A., On behalf of DLB-SINdem study group, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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2017
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23. Italian standardization of the BPSD-SINDEM scale for the assessment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia

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Federico Emanuele Pozzi, Fabrizia D'Antonio, Marta Zuffi, Oriana Pelati, Davide Vernè, Massimiliano Panigutti, Margherita Alberoni, Maria Grazia Di Maggio, Alfredo Costa, Sindem BPSD Study Group, Lucio Tremolizzo, Elisabetta Farina, Allegri Nicola, Appollonio Ildebrando, Badiali Vanessa, Borsani Carolina, Francesca Caso Giuseppe Bruno, Castiglioni Stefania, Canevelli Marco, Ramusino Matteo Cotta, Ferrarese Carlo, Gaillet Angelo Giovanni, Imbimbo Camillo, Solano Jorge Navarro, Magnani Giuseppe, Manfredi Luigi Giovanni, Marra Camillo, Milia Antonio, Negro Giulia, Perini Giulia, Poloni Tino Emanuele, Pomati Simone, Quaranta Davide, Scanu Lucia, Monti Micaela Sepe, and Tentorio Tiziana

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BPSD, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, psychometric, neuropsychiatric inventory, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
Abstract

IntroductionBehavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are a heterogeneous set of psychological reactions and abnormal behaviors in people with dementia (PwD). Current assessment tools, like the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), only rely on caregiver assessment of BPSD and are therefore prone to bias.Materials and methodsA multidisciplinary team developed the BPSD-SINDEM scale as a three-part instrument, with two questionnaires administered to the caregiver (evaluating BPSD extent and caregiver distress) and a clinician-rated observational scale. This first instrument was tested on a sample of 33 dyads of PwD and their caregivers, and the results were qualitatively appraised in order to revise the tool through a modified Delphi method. During this phase, the wording of the questions was slightly changed, and the distress scale was changed into a coping scale based on the high correlation between extent and distress (r = 0.94). The final version consisted of three 17-item subscales, evaluating BPSD extent and caregiver coping, and the unchanged clinician-rated observational scale.ResultsThis tool was quantitatively validated in a sample of 208 dyads. It demonstrated good concurrent validity, with the extent subscale correlating positively with NPI scores (r = 0.64, p

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2024
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25. Perturbations in Microbial Communities at Hydrothermal Vents of Panarea Island (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

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Annamaria Gallo, Fabio Sposito, Manfredi Longo, Gianluca Lazzaro, Cinzia Giuseppina Caruso, Sabina Morici, Sergio Scirè Scappuzzo, Slobodanka Radovic, Valeria Villanova, Luca Vecchioni, Marco Arculeo, and Rosa Alduina

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16S rRNA gene metabarcoding, hydrothermal vents, microbial community, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
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Marine hydrothermal ecosystems represent extreme environments connected to submarine volcanic areas characterized by vents, having high temperatures and particular chemical compositions. The hydrothermal marine system of Panarea, located in one of the seven small islands belonging to the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Tyrrhenian Sea), is characterized by a range of vents exhibiting diverse physical and chemical conditions. We aimed to analyze the microbial community of a peculiar hot spring belonging to the Panarea hydrothermal field, known as “Black Point” (BP), in two separate sampling expeditions (May and August). Our results demonstrated that the chemical–physical variations within this hydrothermal vent, such as temperature fluctuations, mineral content, and hydrothermal fluid dynamics, play a role in shaping the structure and diversity of microbial communities. The differences between the two sampling expeditions suggest that seasonal changes, i.e., in temperature, pH, and redox potential (Eh), could drive microbial community shifts over time.

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2025
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26. Tessuti sociali. Del filare e del tessere nel mondo fenicio e punico

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Manfredi L.-I., Mezzolani Andreose A., and Festuccia S.

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Phoenician and Punic archaeology, Texile, Epygraphy, Characterisation, Iconography, necropolis
Abstract

Il volume pone le prime basi per una indagine sulla produzione tessile di periodo fenicio e punico, canalizzando l'attenzione su questo argomento con nuovi strumenti di studio ed analisi, in grado di evidenziare l'aspetto tecnologico e i riflessi economico-sociali di tutta la catena operativa.

Published
2021

27. Viaggi per mare, viaggi per terra. Cartagine e gli emporia della Tripolitania

Author

Manfredi L.-I. and Mezzolani Andreose A.

Subjects
Emporia, Oea, Harbour, Leptis Magna, Sabratha, Garamantes
Abstract

The dimension of travel, in its multiple functions, seems to be closely connected to the role played by the three Tripolitan cities of Punic origin, Leptis Magna, Oea and Sabratha. In this contribution we would like to underline some peculiarities of the topographic choice of these urban installations, together with their sea and land projections to the sea and the hinterland. The cultural versatility already highlighted by others with regard to the emporia seems to draw elements from this continuous comparison not only with the Mediterranean world, but also with populations, such as the Garamanti, able to open new horizons of exchange towards trans-saharan Africa.

Published
2021

28. Safe implementation of hand held steerable laparoscopic instruments: a survey among EAES surgeons.

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Hardon, S. F., Rahimi, A. M., Postema, R. R., Willuth, E., Mintz, Y., Arezzo, A., Dankelman, J., Nickel, F., Horeman, T., the EAES Technology Committee Study Group, Baldari, L., Boni, L., Chand, M., Ficuciello, F., Fuchs, H., Inaki, N., Jimenez-Rodrigues, R., Kim, Y. W., Manfredi, L., and Marconi, S.

Abstract

The complexity of handheld steerable laparoscopic instruments (SLI) may impair the learning curve compared to conventional instruments when first utilized. This study aimed to provide the current state of interest in the use of SLI, the current use of these in daily practice and the type of training which is conducted before using SLI in the operating room (OR) on real patients. An online survey was distributed by European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Executive Office to all active members, between January 4th and February 3rd, 2020. The survey consisted of 14 questions regarding the usage and training of steerable laparoscopic instruments. A total of 83 members responded, coming from 33 different countries. Twenty three percent of the respondents using SLI, were using the instruments routinely and of these 21% had not received any formal training in advance of using the instruments in real patients. Of all responding EAES members, 41% considered the instruments to potentially compromise patient safety due to their complexity, learning curve and the inexperience of the surgeons. The respondents reported the three most important aspects of a possible steerable laparoscopic instruments training curriculum to be: hands-on training, safe tissue handling and suturing practice. Finally, a major part of the respondents consider force/pressure feedback data to be of significant importance for implementation of training and assessment of safe laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Training and assessment of skills regarding safe implementation of steerable laparoscopic instruments is lacking. The respondents stressed the need for specific hands-on training during which feedback and assessment of skills should be guaranteed before operating on real patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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33. Integrated multi scale archaeological analysis in Béni Mellal-Khenifra District (Marocco): the case of Fortress of Ighram Aousser

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Manfredi L. -I., Dekayir A., Bokbot Y., Ouchaou B., Festuccia S., Cozzolino M., Gentile V., Merola P., Repola L., Cecalupo C., and Seghir M.

Subjects
archaeo-metallurgy, Morocco, integrated researches, fortress of Ighram Aousser
Abstract

The fortress of Ighram Aousser is located in Morocco, 10 km west of M'rirt and 120 km south of Meknés, on the so-called mines route. The lack of an organic and complete documentation and a concrete need to acquire new data about unexplored areas have required a multi-methodological research including the analysis of historical sources, archaeological surveys, topographic investigations, laser scanner modelling and geophysical prospections. All data were stored in a Geographic Information System, which allowed spatial analyses and the creation of thematic maps. The integrated geo-archaeological approach has led to a new archaeological map providing an updated view of the rich archaeological heritage in that territory. The article also offers a complete account of the valorization processes, the international promotion of the site and its long-lasting mining tradition.

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2020
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34. Racial differences in systemic sclerosis disease presentation: A European Scleroderma Trials and Research group study

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Jaeger, Veronika K, Tikly, Mohammed, Dong, Xu, Siegert, Elise, Hachulla, Eric, Airò, Paolo, Valentini, Gabriele, Matucci Cerinic, Marco, Distler, Oliver, Cozzi, Franco, Carreira, Patricia, Allanore, Yannick, Müller-Ladner, Ulf, Ananieva, Lidia P, Balbir-Gurman, Alexandra, Distler, Jörg H W, Czirják, Laszlo, Mengtao, Li, Henes, Jörg, Jimenez, Sergio A, Smith, Vanessa, Damjanov, Nemanja, Denton, Christopher P, Delgaldo, Francesco, Saketkoo, Lesley Ann, Walker, Ulrich, A, Randone, Sb, Bannert, B, Iannone, F, Maurer, B, Jordan, S, Dobrota, R, Becker, M, Mihai, C, Becvarare, R, Tomčík, M, Bielecka, Ok, Gindzienska-Sieskiewicz, E, Karaszewska, K, Cutolo, M, Pizzorni, C, Paolino, S, Sulli, A, Ruaro, B, Alessandri, E, Riccardi, A, Giacco, V, Messitini, V, Irace, R, Kedor, C, Casteleyn, V, Hilger, J, Hoeppner, J, Rednic, S, Szabo, I, Petcu, A, Avouac, J, Camelia, F, Desbas, C, Vlachoyiannopoulos, P, Montecucco, C, Caporali, R, Cavagna, L, Stork, J, Inanc, M, Joven, Be, Novak, S, Anic, F, Varju, C, Minier, T, Chizzolini, C, Allai, D, Kucharz, Ej, Kotulska, A, Kopec-Medrek, M, Widuchowska, M, Dolnicar, As, Coleiro, B, Gabrielli, A, Manfredi, L, Benfaremo, D, Ferrarini, A, Bancel, Df, Hij, A, Lansiaux, P, Lazzaroni, Mg, Hesselstrand, R, Wuttge, D, Andréasson, R, Martinovic, D, Bozic, I, Radic, M, Braun-Moscovici, Y, Monaco, Al, Furini, F, Hunzelmann, N, Moinzadeh, P, Pellerito, R, Caimmi, C, Bertoldo, E, Morovic-Vergles, J, Culo, Im, Pecher, Ac, Santamaria, Vo, Heitmann, S, Codagnone, M, Pflugfelder, J, Krasowska, D, Michalska-Jakubus, M, Seidel, M, Hasler, P, Kretschmar, S, Kohm, M, Bajocchi, G, Salvador, Mj, Silva, Japd, Stamenkovic, B, Stankovic, A, Selmi, Cf, Santis, M, Ceribelli, A, Garzanova, L, Koneva, O, Starovoytova, M, Herrick, A, Puppo, F, Negrini, S, Murdaca, G, Engelhart, M, Szücs, G, Szamosi, S, de la Puente, C, Grande, Cs, Villanueva, Mjg, Midtvedt, Sø, Hoffmann-Vold, Am, Launay, D, Sobanski, V, Riccieri, V, Vasile, M, Ionescu, Rm, Opris, D, Sha, A, Woods, A, Gheorghiu, Am, Bojinca, M, Sunderkötter, C, Ehrchen, J, Ingegnoli, F, Mouthon, L, Dunogue, B, Chaigne, B, Legendre, P, Cantatore, Fp, Corrado, A, Ullman, S, Iversen, L, von Mühlen CA, Pozzi, Mr, Eyerich, K, Lauffer, F, Wiland, P, Szmyrka-Kaczmarek, M, Sokolik, R, Morgiel, E, Madej, M, Vanthuyne, M, Frédéric, H, Alegre-Sancho, Jj, Aringer, M, Herrmann, K, Günther, C, Westhovens, R, Langhe, E, Lenaerts, J, Anic, B, Baresic, M, Mayer, M, Üprus, M, Otsa, K, Yavuz, S, Granel, B, Radominski, Sc, De, C, Müller, S, Azevedo, Vf, Mendoza, F, Busquets, J, Popa, S, Agachi, S, Zenone, T, Pileckyte, M, Stebbings, S, Mathieu, A, Vacca, A, Sampaio-Barros, Pd, Stamp, L, Solanki, K, Silva, C, Schollum, J, Barns-Graham, H, Veale, D, O'Rourke, M, Loyo, E, Tineo, C, Paulino, G, Mohamed, Waaa, Rosato, E, Gigante, A, Oksel, F, Yargucu, F, Tanaseanu, Cm, Popescu, M, Dumitrascu, A, Tiglea, I, Foti, R, Visalli, E, Benenati, A, Amato, G, Ancuta, C, Villiger, P, Adler, S, Fröhlich, J, Kayser, C, Eduardo, Al, Fathi, N, Alii, S, Ahmed, M, Hasaneen, S, Hakeem, Ee, de la PG, Lefebvre, P, Martin, Jjg, Sibilia, J, Chatelus, E, Gottenberg, Je, Chifflot, H, Litinsky, I, Galdo, Fd, Abignano, G, Eng, S, Seskute, G, Butrimiene, I, Rugiene, R, Karpec, D, Pascal, M, Kerzberg, E, Bianchi, W, Bianchi, Bv, Bianchi, Dv, Barcellos, Y, Castellví, I, Millan, M, Limonta, M, Rimar, D, Rosner, I, Slobodin, G, Couto, M, Spertini, F, Ribi, C, Buss, G, Marcoccia, A, Bondanini, F, Ciani, A, Kahl, S, Hsu, Vm, Martin, T, Poindron, V, Meghit, K, Moiseev, S, Novikov, P, Chung, L, Kolstad, K, Stark, M, Schmeiser, T, Thiele, A, Majewski, D, Zdrojewski, Z, Zaneta, S, Wierzba, K, Martínez-Barrio, J, López-Longo, Fj, Bernardino, V, Moraes-Fontes, Mf, Rodrigues, Ac, Riemekasten, G, Sommerlatte, S, Jendreck, S, Arnold, S, Levy, Y, Rezus, E, Cardoneanu, A, Burlui, Am, Pamuk, On, Puttini, Ps, Talotta, R, Bongiovanni, S, Poormoghim, H, Andalib, E, Almasi, S, Kötter, I, Krusche, M, Cuomo, G, Danzo, F, Masini, F, Gaches, F, Michaud, M, Cartos, F, Belloli, L, Casu, C, Sfikakis, P, Tektonidou, M, Furst, D, Feldman, Gr, Ramazan, Am, Nurmambet, E, Miroto, A, Suta, C, Andronache, I, Huizinga, Twj, de Vries-Bouwstra, J., Chizzolini, Carlo, Jaeger, Veronika K, Tikly, Mohammed, Xu, Dong, Siegert, Elise, Hachulla, Eric, Airò, Paolo, Valentini, Gabriele, Matucci Cerinic, Marco, Distler, Oliver, Cozzi, Franco, Carreira, Patricia, Allanore, Yannick, Müller-Ladner, Ulf, Ananieva, Lidia P, Balbir-Gurman, Alexandra, Distler, Jörg H W, Czirják, Laszlo, Li, Mengtao, Henes, Jörg, Jimenez, Sergio A, Smith, Vanessa, Damjanov, Nemanja, Denton, Christopher P, Delgaldo, Francesco, Saketkoo, Lesley Ann, Walker, Ulrich A, University of Zurich, Cerinic, Marco Matucci, Walker Ulrich, A, Randone, Silvia Bellando, Bannert, Bettina, Iannone, Florenzoaa, Maurer, Brittaab, Jordan, Suzanaab, Dobrota, Rucsandraab, Becker, Mikeab, Mihai, Carinaa, Becvarare, Radima, Tomcik, Michala, Bielecka, Otylia Kowala, Gindzienska-Sieskiewicz, Ewaa, Karaszewska, Katarzynaa, Cutolo, Maurizioa, Pizzorni, Carmena, Paolino, Sabrinaae, Sulli, Albertoa, Ruaro, Barbara, Alessandri, Elisa, Riccardi, Antonella, Giacco, Veronica, Messitini, Valentina, Irace, Rosaria, Kedor, Claudia, Casteleyn, Vincent, Hilger, Julia, Hoeppner, Jakob, Rednic, Simona, Szabo, Iulia, Petcu, Ana, Avouac, Jérome, Camelia, Frantz, Desbas, Carole, Vlachoyiannopoulos, Panayioti, Montecucco, Carlo Maurizio, Caporali, Roberto, Cavagna, Lorenzo, Stork, Jiri, Inanc, Murat, Joven, Beatriz E., Novak, Srdan, Anic, Felina, Varju, Cecilia, Minier, Tunde, Allai, Daniela, Kucharz, Eugene J., Kotulska, Anna, Kopec-Medrek, Magdalena, Widuchowska, Malgorzata, Dolnicar, Alenka Sipek, Coleiro, Bernard, Gabrielli, Armando, Manfredi, Lucia, Benfaremo, Devi, Ferrarini, Alessia, Bancel, Dominique Farge, Hij, Adrian, Lazzaroni, Maria Grazia, Hesselstrand, Roger, Wuttge, Dirk, Andréasson, Kristofer, Martinovic, Duska, Bozic, Ivona, Radic, Mislav, Braun-Moscovici, Yolanda, Monaco, Andrea Lo, Furini, Federica, Hunzelmann, Nicola, Moinzadeh, Pia, Pellerito, Raffaele, Caimmi, Cristian, Bertoldo, Eugenia, Morovic-Vergles, Jadranka, Culo, Ivana Melanie, Pecher, Ann-Christian, Santamaria, Vera Ortiz, Heitmann, Stefan, Codagnone, Medeleine, Pflugfelder, Johanne, Krasowska, Dorota, Michalska-Jakubus, Malgorzata, Seidel, Matthia, Hasler, Paul, Kretschmar, Samuel, Kohm, Michaela, Bajocchi, Gianluigi, Salvador, Maria João, Da Silva, JoséAntonio Pereira, Stamenkovic, Bojana, Stankovic, Aleksandra, Selmi, Carlo Francesco, De Santis, Maria, Ceribelli, Angela, Garzanova, Ludmila, Koneva, Olga, Starovoytova, Maya, Herrick, Ariane, Puppo, Francesco, Negrini, Simone, Murdaca, Giuseppe, Engelhart, Merete, Szücs, Gabriela, Szamosi, Szilvia, De La Puente, Carlo, Grande, Cristina Sobrino, Villanueva, Maria Jesus Garcia, Midtve, Øyvindbw, Hoffmann-Vold, Anna-Mariabw, Launay, Davidbx, Sobanski, Vincentbx, Riccieri, Valeriaby, Vasile, Massimilianoby, Stefantoni, Katia, Ionescu, Ruxandra Maria, Opris, Daniela, Sha, Ami, Woods, Adrianne, Gheorghiu, Ana Maria, Bojinca, Mihai, Sunderkötter, Cord, Ehrchen, Jan, Ingegnoli, Francesca, Mouthon, Luc, Dunogue, Bertrand, Chaigne, Benjamin, Legendre, Paul, Cantatore, Francesco Paolo, Corrado, Ada, Ullman, Susanne, Iversen, Line, Von Mühlen, Carlos Alberto, Pozzi, Maria Rosa, Eyerich, Kilian, Lauffer, Felix, Wiland, Piotr, Szmyrka-Kaczmarek, Magdalena, Sokolik, Renata, Morgiel, Ewa, Madej, Marta, Vanthuyne, Marie, Frédéric, Houssiau, Alegre-Sancho, Juan Jose, Aringer, Martin, Herrmann, Kristine, Günther, Claudia, Westhovens, Rene, De Langhe, Ellen, Lenaerts, Jan, Anic, Branimir, Baresic, Marko, Mayer, Miroslav, Üprus, Maria, Otsa, Kati, Yavuz, Sule, Granel, Brigitte, Radominski, Sebastião Cezar, De Souza Müller, Carolina, Feijóazevedo, Valderílio, Mendoza, Fabian, Busquets, Joanna, Popa, Sergei, Agachi, Svetlana, Zenone, Thierry, Pileckyte, Margarita, Stebbings, Simon, Jordan, Sarah, Mathieu, Alessandro, Vacca, Alessandra, Sampaio-Barros, Percival D., Stamp, Lisa, Solanki, Kamal, Silva, Cherumi, Schollum, Joanne, Barns-Graham, Helen, Veale, Dougla, O'Rourke, Marie, Loyo, Esthela, Tineo, Carmen, Paulino, Glenny, Mohamed, Walid Ahmed Abdel Atty, Rosato, Edoardo, Gigante, Antonietta, Oksel, Fahrettin, Yargucu, Figen, Tanaseanu, Cristina-Mihaela, Popescu, Monica, Dumitrascu, Alina, Tiglea, Isabela, Foti, Rosario, Visalli, Elisa, Benenati, Alessia, Amato, Giorgio, Ancuta, Codrina, Villiger, Peter, Adler, Sabine, Fröhlich, Johanne, Kayser, Cristiane, Eduardo, Andrade Lui, Fathi, Nihal, Alii, Safa, Ahmed, Marrow, Hasaneen, Samar, El Hakeem, Eman, De La Peña Lefebvre, Paloma García, Martin, Jorge Juan Gonzalez, Sibilia, Jean, Chatelus, Emmanuel, Gottenberg, Jacques Eric, Chifflot, Hélène, Litinsky, Ira, Del Galdo, Francesco, Abignano, Giuseppina, Eng, Sookho, Seskute, Goda, Butrimiene, Irena, Rugiene, Rita, Karpec, Diana, Pascal, Melanie, Kerzberg, Eduardo, Bianchi, Washington, Bianchi, Breno Valdetaro, Bianchi, Dante Valdetaro, Barcellos, Yeda, Castellví, Ivan, Millan, Milena, Limonta, Massimiliano, Rimar, Doron, Rosner, Itzhak, Slobodin, Gleb, Couto, Maura, Spertini, Françoi, Ribi, Camillo, Buss, Guillaume, Marcoccia, Antonella, Bondanini, Francesco, Ciani, Aldo, Kahl, Sarah, Hsu, Vivien M., Martin, Thierry, Poindron, Vincent, Meghit, Kilifa, Moiseev, Sergey, Novikov, Pavel, Chung, Lori, Kolstad, Kathleen, Stark, Marianna, Schmeiser, Tim, Thiele, Astrid, Majewski, Dominik, Zdrojewski, Zbigniew, Zaneta, Smolenska, Wierzba, Karol, Martínez-Barrio, Julia, López-Longo, Francisco Javier, Bernardino, Vera, Moraes-Fontes, Maria Francisca, Rodrigues, Ana Catarina, Riemekasten, Gabriela, Sommerlatte, Sabine, Jendreck, Sebastian, Arnold, Sabrina, Levy, Yair, Rezus, Elena, Cardoneanu, Anca, Burlui, Alexandra Maria, Pamuk, Omer Nuri, Puttini, Piercarlo Sarzi, Talotta, Rossella, Bongiovanni, Sara, Poormoghim, Hadi, Andalib, Elham, Almasi, Simin, Kötter, Ina, Krusche, Matrin, Cuomo, Giovanna, Danzo, Fiammetta, Masini, Francesco, Gaches, Franci, Michaud, Martin, Cartos, Florian, Belloli, Laura, Casu, Cinzia, Sfikakis, Petro, Tektonidou, Maria, Furst, Daniel, Feldman, Gary R., Ramazan, Ana-Maria, Nurmambet, Emel, Miroto, Amalia, Suta, Cristina, Andronache, Iulia, Huizinga, Tom W. J., De Vries-Bouwstra, Jeska, and Walker, Ulrich A.

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Male, Vital capacity, Organ manifestations, systemic sclerosis, Type I, race difference, Systemic scleroderma, Gastroenterology, Scleroderma, immunology, 0302 clinical medicine, Diffusing capacity, middle aged, pulmonary hypertension, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, organ manifestations, races, skin and connective tissue diseases, Lung, race, pathophysiology, African Continental Ancestry Group, ddc:616, integumentary system, disease course, Hazard ratio, Races, 10051 Rheumatology Clinic and Institute of Physical Medicine, Pulmonary, Middle Aged, Blacks, cohort analysis, Autoantibodie, 3. Good health, Asians, female, priority journal, DNA Topoisomerases, Type I, Black, centromere, Cohort, Hypertension, organ manifestation, Systemic sclerosis, Female, systemic sclerosi, Human, Adult, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, medicine.medical_specialty, Hypertension, Pulmonary, European Continental Ancestry Group, Black People, 610 Medicine & health, complication, Caucasian, White People, Article, lung, 03 medical and health sciences, Black person, Rheumatology, Asian People, forced vital capacity, Internal medicine, geographic distribution, Humans, controlled study, human, DNA topoisomerase, Aged, Autoantibodies, 030203 arthritis & rheumatology, Scleroderma, Systemic, Asian, business.industry, Whites, Systemic, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Pulmonary hypertension, major clinical study, mortality, clinical feature, business, DNA Topoisomerases, autoantibody
Abstract

Objectives Racial factors play a significant role in SSc. We evaluated differences in SSc presentations between white patients (WP), Asian patients (AP) and black patients (BP) and analysed the effects of geographical locations. Methods SSc characteristics of patients from the EUSTAR cohort were cross-sectionally compared across racial groups using survival and multiple logistic regression analyses. Results The study included 9162 WP, 341 AP and 181 BP. AP developed the first non-RP feature faster than WP but slower than BP. AP were less frequently anti-centromere (ACA; odds ratio (OR) = 0.4, P < 0.001) and more frequently anti-topoisomerase-I autoantibodies (ATA) positive (OR = 1.2, P = 0.068), while BP were less likely to be ACA and ATA positive than were WP [OR(ACA) = 0.3, P < 0.001; OR(ATA) = 0.5, P = 0.020]. AP had less often (OR = 0.7, P = 0.06) and BP more often (OR = 2.7, P < 0.001) diffuse skin involvement than had WP. AP and BP were more likely to have pulmonary hypertension [OR(AP) = 2.6, P < 0.001; OR(BP) = 2.7, P = 0.03 vs WP] and a reduced forced vital capacity [OR(AP) = 2.5, P < 0.001; OR(BP) = 2.4, P < 0.004] than were WP. AP more often had an impaired diffusing capacity of the lung than had BP and WP [OR(AP vs BP) = 1.9, P = 0.038; OR(AP vs WP) = 2.4, P < 0.001]. After RP onset, AP and BP had a higher hazard to die than had WP [hazard ratio (HR) (AP) = 1.6, P = 0.011; HR(BP) = 2.1, P < 0.001]. Conclusion Compared with WP, and mostly independent of geographical location, AP have a faster and earlier disease onset with high prevalences of ATA, pulmonary hypertension and forced vital capacity impairment and higher mortality. BP had the fastest disease onset, a high prevalence of diffuse skin involvement and nominally the highest mortality.

Published
2020

35. Ancient mines in pre-roman Maghreb.Present and future of archaeological, geophysical and archaeometric researches in Marocco and Algeria

Author

L. -I. Manfredi L. -I., Dekayir A., and Bokbot Y.

Subjects
Morocco, Algeria, archaeometry, Mining Archaeology, geophysical survey
Abstract

We currently have little archaeological and historical data about mining areas of North Africa that were exploited in pre-Roman times, and even the rare anciens proofs can be mostly dated to Roman period. However, it was the searching for new metals that brought Phoenician to the western expansion: North Africa was one of the richest Mediterranean areas and we believe that such a small amount of information about this region has to be connected to the lack of dedicated studies. Every time that the scientific interest focuses on this important part of the economic and social life in the ancient world (as it was already made in Spain and Sardinia), new data emerges and offers a bigger historical background. Current researches of ISMACNR "Researches about Phoenicians in North Africa: archaeology, numismatic and economic history" aims, first of all, to define historical and technological background of all the metal production cycle, the exploitation, the manipulation techniques and the resources management of mining areas in North Africa, Morocco and Algeria in particular.

Published
2019

39. The Italian dementia with Lewy bodies study group (DLB-SINdem): toward a standardization of clinical procedures and multicenter cohort studies design

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Bonanni, L, Cagnin, A., Agosta, F., Babiloni, C., Borroni, B., Bozzali, M., Bruni, A. C., Filippi, M., Galimberti, D., Monastero, R., Muscio, C., Parnetti, L., Perani, D., Serra, L., Silani, V., Tiraboschi, P., Padovani, A., On behalf of DLB SINdem study group, Null, Alberici, A., Alberoni, M., Amici, S., Appollonio, I., Arena, M. G., Arighi, A., Avanzi, S., Bagella, C. F., Baglio, F., Barocco, F., Belardinelli, N., Bonuccelli, U., Bottini, G., Bruno Bossio, R., Bruno, G., Buccomino, D., Cacchiò, G., Calabrese, E., Campanelli, A., Canevelli, M., Canu, E. D. G., Cappa, A., Capra, C., Carapelle, E., Caratozzolo, S., Carbone, G. F. S., Cattaruzza, T., Cerami, C., Cester, A., Cheldi, A., Cherchi, R., Chiari, A., Cirafisi, C., Colao, R., Confaloni, A., Conti, M. Z., Costa, A., Costa, B., Cotelli, M. S., Cova, I., Cravello, L., Cumbo, E., Cupidi, C., De Togni, L., Del Din, G., Del Re, M. L., Dentizzi, C., Di Lorenzo, F., Di Stefano, F., Dikova, N., Farina, E., Floris, G., Foti, A., Franceschi, M., Fumagalli, G. G., Gabelli, C., Ghidoni, E., Giannandrea, D., Giordana, M. T., Giorelli, M., Giubilei, F., Grimaldi, L., Grimaldi, R., Guglielmi, V., Lanari, A., Le Pira, F., Letteri, F., Levi Minzi, G. V., Lorusso, S., Ludovico, L., Luzzi, S., Maggiore, L., Magnani, G., Mancini, G., Manconi, F. M., Manfredi, L., Maniscalco, M., Marano, P., Marcon, M., Marcone, A., Marra, C., Martorana, A., Mascia, M. G., Mascia, V., Mauri, M., Mazzei, B., Meloni, M., Merlo, P., Messa, G., Milia, A., Monacelli, F., Montecalvo, G., Moschella, V., Mura, G., Nemni, R., Nobili, F., Notarelli, A., Di Giacomo, R., Onofrj, M., Paci, C., Padiglioni, C., Perini, M., Perotta, D., Perri, Formenti A., Perri, R., Piccininni, C., Piccoli, T., Pilia, G., Pilotto, A., Poli, S., Pomati, S., Pompanin, S., Pucci, E., Puccio, G., Quaranta, D., Rainero, I., Rea, G., Realmuto, S., Riva, M., Rizzetti, M. C., Rolma, G., Rozzini, L., Sacco, L., Saibene, F. L., Scarpini, E., Sensi, S., Seripa, D., Sinforiani, E., Sorbi, S., Sorrentino, Giuseppe, Spallazzi, M., Stracciari, A., Talarico, G., Tassinari, T., Thomas, A., Tiezzi, A., Tomassini, P. F., Trebbastoni, A., Tremolizzo, L., Tripi, G., Ursini, F., Vaianella, L., Valluzzi, F., Vezzadini, G., Vista, M., Volontè, M. A., Bonanni, L, Cagnin, A, Agosta, F, Babiloni, C, Borroni, B, Bozzali, M, Bruni, A, Filippi, M, Galimberti, D, Monastero, R, Muscio, C, Parnetti, L, Perani, D, Serra, L, Silani, V, Tiraboschi, P, Padovani, A, Alberici, A, Alberoni, M, Amici, S, Appollonio, I, Arena, M, Arighi, A, Avanzi, S, Bagella, C, Baglio, F, Barocco, F, Belardinelli, N, Bonuccelli, U, Bottini, G, Bruno Bossio, R, Bruno, G, Buccomino, D, Cacchiò, G, Calabrese, E, Campanelli, A, Canevelli, M, Canu, E, Cappa, A, Capra, C, Carapelle, E, Caratozzolo, S, Carbone, G, Cattaruzza, T, Cerami, C, Cester, A, Cheldi, A, Cherchi, R, Chiari, A, Cirafisi, C, Colao, R, Confaloni, A, Conti, M, Costa, A, Costa, B, Cotelli, M, Cova, I, Cravello, L, Cumbo, E, Cupidi, C, de Togni, L, Del Din, G, Del Re, M, Dentizzi, C, Di Lorenzo, F, Di Stefano, F, Dikova, N, Farina, E, Floris, G, Foti, A, Franceschi, M, Fumagalli, G, Gabelli, C, Ghidoni, E, Giannandrea, D, Giordana, M, Giorelli, M, Giubilei, F, Grimaldi, L, Grimaldi, R, Guglielmi, V, Lanari, A, Le Pira, F, Letteri, F, Levi Minzi, G, Lorusso, S, Ludovico, L, Luzzi, S, Maggiore, L, Magnani, G, Mancini, G, Manconi, F, Manfredi, L, Maniscalco, M, Marano, P, Marcon, M, Marcone, A, Marra, C, Martorana, A, Mascia, M, Mascia, V, Mauri, M, Mazzei, B, Meloni, M, Merlo, P, Messa, G, Milia, A, Monacelli, F, Montecalvo, G, Moschella, V, Mura, G, Nemni, R, Nobili, F, Notarelli, A, Di Giacomo, R, Onofrj, M, Paci, C, Padiglioni, C, Perini, M, Perotta, D, Perri, F, Perri, R, Piccininni, C, Piccoli, T, Pilia, G, Pilotto, A, Poli, S, Pomati, S, Pompanin, S, Pucci, E, Puccio, G, Quaranta, D, Rainero, I, Rea, G, Realmuto, S, Riva, M, Rizzetti, M, Rolma, G, Rozzini, L, Sacco, L, Saibene, F, Scarpini, E, Sensi, S, Seripa, D, Sinforiani, E, Sorbi, S, Sorrentino, G, Spallazzi, M, Stracciari, A, Talarico, G, Tassinari, T, Thomas, A, Tiezzi, A, Tomassini, P, Trebbastoni, A, Tremolizzo, L, Tripi, G, Ursini, F, Vaianella, L, Valluzzi, F, Vezzadini, G, Vista, M, Volontè, M, Bruni, Ac, DLB-SINdem study, Group, Bruni, AC, and Padovani, A - On behalf of DLB-SINdem study group

Subjects
Lewy Body Disease, medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Dementia with Lewy bodie, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Dermatology, Cohort Studies, Diagnosis, Differential, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Alzheimer Disease, Surveys and Questionnaires, mental disorders, Standardization of diagnostic procedures, Diagnosis, Survey, Disease Management, Humans, Italy, Research Design, 2708, Neurology (clinical), Psychiatry and Mental Health, medicine, Dementia, 030212 general & internal medicine, MED/01 - STATISTICA MEDICA, MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA, business.industry, Standardization of diagnostic procedure, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA, Cohort, Differential, Physical therapy, Delirium, Alzheimer's disease, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Frontotemporal dementia, Cohort study
Abstract

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) causes elevated outlays for the National Health Systems due to high institutionalization rate and patients' reduced quality of life and high mortality. Furthermore, DLB is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. These data motivate harmonized multicenter longitudinal cohort studies to improve clinical management and therapy monitoring. The Italian DLB study group of the Italian Neurological Society for dementia (SINdem) developed and emailed a semi-structured questionnaire to 572 national dementia centers (from primary to tertiary) to prepare an Italian large longitudinal cohort. The questionnaire surveyed: (1) prevalence and incidence of DLB; (2) clinical assessment; (3) relevance and availability of diagnostic tools; (4) pharmacological management of cognitive, motor, and behavioural disturbances; (5) causes of hospitalization, with specific focus on delirium and its treatment. Overall, 135 centers (23.6 %) contributed to the survey. Overall, 5624 patients with DLB are currently followed by the 135 centers in a year (2042 of them are new patients). The percentage of DLB patients was lower (27 ± 8 %) than that of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia (56 ± 27 %) patients. The majority of the centers (91 %) considered the clinical and neuropsychological assessments as the most relevant procedure for a DLB diagnosis. Nonetheless, most of the centers has availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; 95 %), electroencephalography (EEG; 93 %), and FP-CIT single photon emission-computerized tomography (SPECT; 75 %) scan for clinical applications. It will be, therefore, possible to recruit a large harmonized Italian cohort of DLB patients for future cross-sectional and longitudinal multicenter studies.

Published
2017

40. The association of cognitive reserve with motor and cognitive functions for different stages of Parkinson's disease

Author

Guzzetti, S, Mancini, F, Caporali, A, Manfredi, L, Daini, R, Guzzetti, S, Mancini, F, Caporali, A, Manfredi, L, and Daini, R

Abstract

Introduction: The cognitive reserve (CR) theory has been proposed to account for the mismatch between the degree of neuropathological changes and clinical outcome in dementias. Recently, it has also been applied to Parkinson's disease (PD) with promising results, but mostly just focusing on separate proxy measures of CR, such as education, working and leisure time activities, instead of adopting a more comprehensive approach. Using the Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire (CRIq), this study examined the association of CR with motor functions and cognition in patients with medium-low (1–9 years) and medium-high (> 9 years) PD duration. Methods: Fifty patients with PD underwent a neurological and a neuropsychological assessment, comprised of: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale- section III, Mini-Mental State Examination, Clock-Drawing Test, Rey auditory verbal learning test (immediate and delayed recall trials), Digit Span Forward, Corsi Span Forward, Frontal Assessment Battery, Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, WAIS similarities subtest, Phonemic Fluency, Semantic Fluency and CRIq. Results: PD patients with a higher CRIq score showed a reduced motor impairment and a better global cognitive performance when compared to PD patients with a lower CRIq score, with an advantage especially observed on executive functions and short-term memory. The CR effect was even enhanced in the case of longer disease duration, as observed when considering the overall neuropsychological tests performance and non-verbal abstract reasoning in particular. The results obtained when considering education, as a single proxy measure of CR, provided no additional findings, nor did they reveal all the effects yielded by the adoption of the CRI score. Conclusion: Our results support the beneficial role of CR against motor and cognitive dysfunctions in PD and suggest that its protective role may be mostly manifested at the later stages of the disease. A theoretical framework able to e

Published
2019

44. Italian Frontotemporal Dementia Network (FTD Group-SINDEM): sharing clinical and diagnostic procedures in Frontotemporal Dementia in Italy

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Borroni, B, Turrone, R, Galimberti, D, Nacmias, B, Alberici, A, Benussi, A, Caffarra, P, Caltagirone, C, Cappa, S, Frisoni, G, Ghidoni, R, Marra, C, Padovani, A, Rainero, I, Scarpini, E, Silani, V, Sorbi, S, Tagliavini, F, Tremolizzo, L, Bruni, A, Agosta, F, Alberoni, M, Appollonio, I, Arighi, A, Avanzi, S, Baglio, F, Benussi, L, Bianchetti, A, Binetti, G, Bonanni, L, Bottacchi, E, Bruno, G, Canevelli, M, Canu, E, Cerami, C, Chiari, A, Conti, M, Costa, A, Costa, M, Cotelli, M, Cupidi, C, Daniele, A, D'Anna, S, de Caro, M, De Togni, L, Dell'Osa, M, Di Stefano, F, Ferrarese, C, Ferrari, C, Filastro, F, Floris, G, Franceschi, M, Gennuso, M, Ghidoni, E, Giordana, M, Gragnaniello, D, Grimaldi, L, Lanari, A, Le Pira, F, Lombardi, G, Lorusso, S, Ludovico, L, Luzzi, S, Magnani, G, Manfredi, L, Marano, P, Marcone, A, Marrosu, M, Martorana, A, Mascia, M, Masullo, C, Mauri, M, Mazzone, A, Mela, A, Merlo, P, Micheli, A, Milia, A, Mina, C, Montella, P, Mura, G, Murru, M, Nemni, R, Paci, C, Pantieri, R, Panza, F, Parnetti, L, Perini, M, Pettenati, C, Piccininni, M, Piccoli, T, Pilia, G, Pinessi, L, Piras, M, Realmuto, S, Ricca, I, Rizzetti, M, Rozzini, L, Rubino, E, Sambati, L, Seripa, D, Siano, P, Sinforiani, E, Sorrentino, G, Specchio, L, Stracciari, A, Susani, E, Talarico, G, Tartaglione, B, Tessitore, A, Thomas, A, Tiezzi, A, Tiraboschi, P, Tognoni, G, Tondelli, M, Trebbastoni, A, Turla, M, Ursini, F, Valluzzi, F, Vista, M, Zannino, G, Zanusso, G, Borroni B., Turrone R., Galimberti D., Nacmias B., Alberici A., Benussi A., Caffarra P., Caltagirone C., Cappa S. F., Frisoni G. B., Ghidoni R., Marra C., Padovani A., Rainero I., Scarpini E., Silani V., Sorbi S., Tagliavini F., Tremolizzo L., Bruni A. C., Agosta F., Alberoni M., Appollonio I., Arighi A., Avanzi S., Baglio F., Benussi L., Bianchetti A., Binetti G., Bonanni L., Bottacchi E., Bruno G., Canevelli M., Canu E., Cerami C., Chiari A., Conti M. Z., Costa A., Costa M., Cotelli M., Cotelli M. S., Cupidi C., Daniele A., D'Anna S., de Caro M. F., De Togni L., Dell'Osa M. T., Di Stefano F., Ferrarese C., Ferrari C., Filastro F., Floris G., Franceschi M., Gennuso M., Ghidoni E., Giordana M. T., Gragnaniello D., Grimaldi L., Lanari A., Le Pira F., Lombardi G., Lorusso S., Ludovico L., Luzzi S., Magnani G., Manfredi L. G., Marano P., Marcone A., Marrosu M. G., Martorana A., Mascia M. G., Masullo C., Mauri M., Mazzone A., Mela A., Merlo P., Micheli A., Milia A., Mina C., Montella P., Mura G., Murru M. R., Nemni R., Paci C., Pantieri R., Panza F., Parnetti L., Perini M., Pettenati C., Piccininni M., Piccoli T., Pilia G., Pinessi L., Piras M. R., Realmuto S., Ricca I., Rizzetti M. C., Rozzini L., Rubino E., Sambati L., Seripa D., Siano P., Sinforiani E., Sorrentino G., Specchio L. M., Stracciari A., Susani E., Talarico G., Tartaglione B., Tessitore A., Thomas A., Tiezzi A., Tiraboschi P., Tognoni G., Tondelli M., Trebbastoni A., Turla M., Ursini F., Valluzzi F., Vista M., Zannino G., Zanusso G., Borroni, B, Turrone, R, Galimberti, D, Nacmias, B, Alberici, A, Benussi, A, Caffarra, P, Caltagirone, C, Cappa, S, Frisoni, G, Ghidoni, R, Marra, C, Padovani, A, Rainero, I, Scarpini, E, Silani, V, Sorbi, S, Tagliavini, F, Tremolizzo, L, Bruni, A, Agosta, F, Alberoni, M, Appollonio, I, Arighi, A, Avanzi, S, Baglio, F, Benussi, L, Bianchetti, A, Binetti, G, Bonanni, L, Bottacchi, E, Bruno, G, Canevelli, M, Canu, E, Cerami, C, Chiari, A, Conti, M, Costa, A, Costa, M, Cotelli, M, Cupidi, C, Daniele, A, D'Anna, S, de Caro, M, De Togni, L, Dell'Osa, M, Di Stefano, F, Ferrarese, C, Ferrari, C, Filastro, F, Floris, G, Franceschi, M, Gennuso, M, Ghidoni, E, Giordana, M, Gragnaniello, D, Grimaldi, L, Lanari, A, Le Pira, F, Lombardi, G, Lorusso, S, Ludovico, L, Luzzi, S, Magnani, G, Manfredi, L, Marano, P, Marcone, A, Marrosu, M, Martorana, A, Mascia, M, Masullo, C, Mauri, M, Mazzone, A, Mela, A, Merlo, P, Micheli, A, Milia, A, Mina, C, Montella, P, Mura, G, Murru, M, Nemni, R, Paci, C, Pantieri, R, Panza, F, Parnetti, L, Perini, M, Pettenati, C, Piccininni, M, Piccoli, T, Pilia, G, Pinessi, L, Piras, M, Realmuto, S, Ricca, I, Rizzetti, M, Rozzini, L, Rubino, E, Sambati, L, Seripa, D, Siano, P, Sinforiani, E, Sorrentino, G, Specchio, L, Stracciari, A, Susani, E, Talarico, G, Tartaglione, B, Tessitore, A, Thomas, A, Tiezzi, A, Tiraboschi, P, Tognoni, G, Tondelli, M, Trebbastoni, A, Turla, M, Ursini, F, Valluzzi, F, Vista, M, Zannino, G, Zanusso, G, Borroni B., Turrone R., Galimberti D., Nacmias B., Alberici A., Benussi A., Caffarra P., Caltagirone C., Cappa S. F., Frisoni G. B., Ghidoni R., Marra C., Padovani A., Rainero I., Scarpini E., Silani V., Sorbi S., Tagliavini F., Tremolizzo L., Bruni A. C., Agosta F., Alberoni M., Appollonio I., Arighi A., Avanzi S., Baglio F., Benussi L., Bianchetti A., Binetti G., Bonanni L., Bottacchi E., Bruno G., Canevelli M., Canu E., Cerami C., Chiari A., Conti M. Z., Costa A., Costa M., Cotelli M., Cotelli M. S., Cupidi C., Daniele A., D'Anna S., de Caro M. F., De Togni L., Dell'Osa M. T., Di Stefano F., Ferrarese C., Ferrari C., Filastro F., Floris G., Franceschi M., Gennuso M., Ghidoni E., Giordana M. T., Gragnaniello D., Grimaldi L., Lanari A., Le Pira F., Lombardi G., Lorusso S., Ludovico L., Luzzi S., Magnani G., Manfredi L. G., Marano P., Marcone A., Marrosu M. G., Martorana A., Mascia M. G., Masullo C., Mauri M., Mazzone A., Mela A., Merlo P., Micheli A., Milia A., Mina C., Montella P., Mura G., Murru M. R., Nemni R., Paci C., Pantieri R., Panza F., Parnetti L., Perini M., Pettenati C., Piccininni M., Piccoli T., Pilia G., Pinessi L., Piras M. R., Realmuto S., Ricca I., Rizzetti M. C., Rozzini L., Rubino E., Sambati L., Seripa D., Siano P., Sinforiani E., Sorrentino G., Specchio L. M., Stracciari A., Susani E., Talarico G., Tartaglione B., Tessitore A., Thomas A., Tiezzi A., Tiraboschi P., Tognoni G., Tondelli M., Trebbastoni A., Turla M., Ursini F., Valluzzi F., Vista M., Zannino G., and Zanusso G.

Abstract

In the prospect of improved disease management and future clinical trials in Frontotemporal Dementia, it is desirable to share common diagnostic procedures. To this aim, the Italian FTD Network, under the aegis of the Italian Neurological Society for Dementia, has been established. Currently, 85 Italian Centers involved in dementia care are part of the network. Each Center completed a questionnaire on the local clinical procedures, focused on (1) clinical assessment, (2) use of neuroimaging and genetics; (3) support for patients and caregivers; (4) an opinion about the prevalence of FTD. The analyses of the results documented a comprehensive clinical and instrumental approach to FTD patients and their caregivers in Italy, with about 1,000 newly diagnosed cases per year and 2,500 patients currently followed by the participating Centers. In analogy to other European FTD consortia, future aims will be devoted to collect data on epidemiology of FTD and its subtypes and to provide harmonization of procedures among Centers.

Published
2015

45. Italian Frontotemporal Dementia Network (FTD Group-SINDEM): sharing clinical and diagnostic procedures in Frontotemporal Dementia in Italy

Author

Borroni B., Turrone R., Galimberti D., Nacmias B., Alberici A., Benussi A., Caffarra P., Caltagirone C., Cappa S. F., Frisoni G. B., Ghidoni R., Marra C., Padovani A., Rainero I., Scarpini E., Silani V., Sorbi S., Tagliavini F., Tremolizzo L., Bruni A. C., Agosta F., Alberoni M., Appollonio I., Arighi A., Avanzi S., Baglio F., Benussi L., Bianchetti A., Binetti G., Bonanni L., Bottacchi E., Bruno G., Canevelli M., Canu E., Cerami C., Chiari A., Conti M. Z., Costa A., Costa M., Cotelli M., Cotelli M. S., Cupidi C., Daniele A., D'Anna S., de Caro M. F., De Togni L., Dell'Osa M. T., Di Stefano F., Ferrarese C., Ferrari C., Filastro F., Floris G., Franceschi M., Gennuso M., Ghidoni E., Giordana M. T., Gragnaniello D., Grimaldi L., Lanari A., Le Pira F., Lombardi G., Lorusso S., Ludovico L., Luzzi S., Magnani G., Manfredi L. G., Marano P., Marcone A., Marrosu M. G., Martorana A., Mascia M. G., Masullo C., Mauri M., Mazzone A., Mela A., Merlo P., Micheli A., Milia A., Mina C., Montella P., Mura G., Murru M. R., Nemni R., Paci C., Pantieri R., Panza F., Parnetti L., Perini M., Pettenati C., Piccininni M., Piccoli T., Pilia G., Pinessi L., Piras M. R., Realmuto S., Ricca I., Rizzetti M. C., Rozzini L., Rubino E., Sambati L., Seripa D., Siano P., Sinforiani E., Sorrentino G., Specchio L. M., Stracciari A., Susani E., Talarico G., Tartaglione B., Tessitore A., Thomas A., Tiezzi A., Tiraboschi P., Tognoni G., Tondelli M., Trebbastoni A., Turla M., Ursini F., Valluzzi F., Vista M., Zannino G., Zanusso G., Piccoli, T, B. Borroni, R. Turrone, D. Galimberti, B. Nacmia, A. Alberici, A. Benussi, P. Caffarra, C. Caltagirone, S. F. Cappa, G. B. Frisoni, R. Ghidoni, C. Marra, A. Padovani, I. Rainero, E. Scarpini, V. Silani, S. Sorbi, F. Tagliavini, L. Tremolizzo, A. C. Bruni, The FTD Group-SINDEM, Borroni, B, Turrone, R, Galimberti, D, Nacmias, B, Alberici, A, Benussi, A, Caffarra, P, Caltagirone, C, Cappa, Sf, Frisoni, Gb, Ghidoni, R, Marra, C, Padovani, A, Rainero, I, Scarpini, E, Silani, V, Sorbi, S, Tagliavini, F, Tremolizzo, L, Bruni, Ac, The FTD, Group-SINDEM, Agosta, F, Cappa, S, Frisoni, G, Bruni, A, Alberoni, M, Appollonio, I, Arighi, A, Avanzi, S, Baglio, F, Benussi, L, Bianchetti, A, Binetti, G, Bonanni, L, Bottacchi, E, Bruno, G, Canevelli, M, Canu, E, Cerami, C, Chiari, A, Conti, M, Costa, A, Costa, M, Cotelli, M, Cupidi, C, Daniele, A, D'Anna, S, de Caro, M, De Togni, L, Dell'Osa, M, Di Stefano, F, Ferrarese, C, Ferrari, C, Filastro, F, Floris, G, Franceschi, M, Gennuso, M, Ghidoni, E, Giordana, M, Gragnaniello, D, Grimaldi, L, Lanari, A, Le Pira, F, Lombardi, G, Lorusso, S, Ludovico, L, Luzzi, S, Magnani, G, Manfredi, L, Marano, P, Marcone, A, Marrosu, M, Martorana, A, Mascia, M, Masullo, C, Mauri, M, Mazzone, A, Mela, A, Merlo, P, Micheli, A, Milia, A, Mina, C, Montella, P, Mura, G, Murru, M, Nemni, R, Paci, C, Pantieri, R, Panza, F, Parnetti, L, Perini, M, Pettenati, C, Piccininni, M, Pilia, G, Pinessi, L, Piras, M, Realmuto, S, Ricca, I, Rizzetti, M, Rozzini, L, Rubino, E, Sambati, L, Seripa, D, Siano, P, Sinforiani, E, Sorrentino, G, Specchio, L, Stracciari, A, Susani, E, Talarico, G, Tartaglione, B, Tessitore, A, Thomas, A, Tiezzi, A, Tiraboschi, P, Tognoni, G, Tondelli, M, Trebbastoni, A, Turla, M, Ursini, F, Valluzzi, F, Vista, M, Zannino, G, and Zanusso, G

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Counseling, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Neurology, Network, Frontotemporal dementia, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Genetics, Survey, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Caregivers, Female, Frontotemporal Dementia, Humans, Italy, Prevalence, Community Networks, Information Dissemination, Medicine (all), 2708, Neurology (clinical), Psychiatry and Mental Health, Dermatology, ddc:616.89, Caregivers/psychology, Epidemiology, mental disorders, medicine, 80 and over, Dementia, Disease management (health), Psychiatry, MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA, Italian network, FRONTO Temporal dementia, business.industry, Frontotemporal dementia, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Network, Survey, Genetics, Counseling, General Medicine, Frontotemporal Dementia/diagnosis/epidemiology, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, Settore MED/26 - Neurologia, Neurosurgery, business
Abstract

In the prospect of improved disease management and future clinical trials in Frontotemporal Dementia, it is desirable to share common diagnostic procedures. To this aim, the Italian FTD Network, under the aegis of the Italian Neurological Society for Dementia, has been established. Currently, 85 Italian Centers involved in dementia care are part of the network. Each Center completed a questionnaire on the local clinical procedures, focused on (1) clinical assessment, (2) use of neuroimaging and genetics; (3) support for patients and caregivers; (4) an opinion about the prevalence of FTD. The analyses of the results documented a comprehensive clinical and instrumental approach to FTD patients and their caregivers in Italy, with about 1,000 newly diagnosed cases per year and 2,500 patients currently followed by the participating Centers. In analogy to other European FTD consortia, future aims will be devoted to collect data on epidemiology of FTD and its subtypes and to provide harmonization of procedures among Centers.

Published
2014

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