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2. Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Italy during 2013-2014: a population-based study
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Ferro, S., Cecconi, L., Bonavita, J., Pagliacci, M. C., Biggeri, A., Franceschini, M., Bellentani, M., Cavina, A., De Iure, F., Gordini, G., Redaelli, T., Actis, M. V., Del Popolo, G., Bertagnoni, G., Avesani, R., Falabella, V., Stillittano, M., Petrozzino, S., Cisari, C., Salvini, M., Tosi, R., Borghi, C. M., Bava, A., Pistarini, C., Molinero, G., Signorelli, A., Sandri, S., Simeoni, F., Brambilla, M., Banchero, M. A., Olivero, A., Zanaboni, G., Leucci, M., Lain, L., Saia, M., Zampa, A., Del Fabro, P., Saccavini, M., Fanzutto, A., Massone, A., Gaddoni, D., Olivi, S., Musumeci, G., Pederzini, R., Bazo, H. C., Nicolotti, D., Nora, M., Brianti, R., Iaccarino, C., Volpi, A., Lombardi, A., Cavazza, S., Casoni, F., Piperno, R., Teodorani, G., Naldi, A., Vergoni, G., Maietti, E., Botti, A., Pagoto, G., Moresi, M., Postiglione, M., Bini, C., Tagliaferri, M., Recchioni, M. A., Pelaia, P., Di Furia, L., Maschke, R., Caruso, L., Speziali, L., Zenzeri, M., Fiore, P., Marvulli, R., Nardulli, R., Lanzillotti, C., Ruccia, M., Onesta, M. P., Di Gregorio, T., Franchina, F., Furnari, M. G., Pilati, C., Merafina, M., Crescia, F., Fletzer, D., Scivoletto, G., and Di Lallo, N.
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Adult ,Male ,030506 rehabilitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Adolescent ,Population ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,statistica medica ,Sex Factors ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,education ,Tetraplegia ,Spinal cord injury ,Spinal Cord Injuries ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,Age Factors ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Neurology ,Italy ,Etiology ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,0305 other medical science ,Paraplegia ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Observational prospective population-based incidence study. The main objective of this study was to assess the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) and incidence rates, in order to provide estimates by age, gender, characteristics and cause. This study was conducted at acute-care spinal cord injury (SCI) hospitals and SCI centers from 11 Italian regions, between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014. Data of all consecutive patients with acute TSCI who met the inclusion criteria were obtained through case reporting by clinicians. The data were collected into a web database. Incidence rates and incidence rate ratios were calculated and stratified by age, gender, cause, level and completeness. From 50% of the entire population of Italy, 445 new cases of TSCI were included. The crude incidence rate of TSCI was 14.7 cases per million per year (95% CI: 13.4–16.4); the overall male to female ratio was 4:1 and the mean age was 54. Complete information was available in 85% of the sample and revealed tetraplegia in 58% and incomplete lesion in 67% of cases. The leading cause of TSCI was falls (40.9%) followed by road traffic accidents (33.5%). The leading cause was falls for patients over 55 and road traffic accidents for patients under 55. The changing trend of TSCI epidemiology concerns the increase in the average age of TSCI people and the increase of both cervical and incomplete lesions. The etiology shows the primacy of falls over road traffic accidents and suggests the need for a change in prevention policies.
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- 2017
3. La versione italiana della batteria Cognitive Assessment for Stroke Patients (CASP): uno studio pilota di confronto con MMSE e MoCA
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Balconi, Michela, Angelillo, Maria Teresa, Grippa, Elisabetta, Colucci, A., Nardulli, R., and Crivelli, Davide
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Neuropsicologia ,Screening ,CASP ,Ictus ,Valutazione ,MMSE ,MoCA ,Settore M-PSI/02 - PSICOBIOLOGIA E PSICOLOGIA FISIOLOGICA - Published
- 2017
4. Development and validation of the Italian version of the Intermittent Self-Catheterization Questionnaire
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Scivoletto, G., Musco, S., De Nunzio, C., Del Popolo, G., Biscotto, S., Bonaccorsi, A., Bonavita, J., Campus, G., Mielolesi, M. C. U. O., Cazzaniga, M., Corsini, C., De Palma, L., Di Girolamo, A., Felzani, G., Marangoni, A., Nardulli, R., Pistolesi, D., Sacchetti, R., Spandonaro, C., Verderosa, F., Zampa, A., and Zanollo, L.
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inorganic chemicals ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Future studies ,Intraclass correlation ,Urology ,neurogenic ,030232 urology & nephrology ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,digestive system ,03 medical and health sciences ,symbols.namesake ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cronbach's alpha ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Criterion validity ,Humans ,Translations ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,intermittent urethral catheterization ,business.industry ,fungi ,Back translation ,Self catheterization ,Reproducibility of Results ,Middle Aged ,Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient ,Surgery ,Self Care ,Convergent validity ,Italy ,Nephrology ,symbols ,Physical therapy ,Female ,business ,Urinary Catheterization ,urinary bladder ,surveys and questionnaires - Abstract
Background Intermittent self catheterization questionnaire (ISC-Q) is a questionnaire exploring four issues related to self-intermittent catheterization (ISC): ease of use, convenience, discreteness and psychological well-being. The aim of the study was to develop and validate the Italian version of the ISC-Q. Methods Two independent translations of the ISC-Q were performed and compared by an expert committee. A back translation to English was made by a linguistic expert, blinded to the original version. Patients using ISC to void their bladder were from 19 different spinal cord units; questionnaires were examined anonymously in a single center. A subgroup of 47 patients repeated the test at 2 weeks distance and completed the Qualiveen questionnaire to assess the convergent validity of ISC-Q. The internal consistency was determined from Cronbach's α coefficient. Criterion validity was determined through the concurrent use of Qualiveen. Reliability was performed by Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and test-retest. The sensitivity was determined by the effect size-based estimate for small change (ES) and Minimal Detectable Change 95 (MDC95). In the study 217 subjects (65.6% males, 34.4% females) were enrolled. Mean age: 43±10.1 years. Mean duration of ISC: 3.3±6.9 years. Results Cronbach's α ranged from 0.79 to 0.81. Pearson correlation between the different parts of ISC-Q and total score ranged from 0.24 to 0.78. ICC values were higher than 0.9. Convergent validity was faint to null. ES ranged from 3.8 to 6 points. MDC95 ranged from 4.1 to 12.1. Conclusions The Italian ISC-Q has the same psychometric characteristics of the original questionnaire. ISC-Q is a valid, reliable and sensitive patient related outcome, specifically focused on ISC. our work provides a new validated measure for Italian patients to explore in future studies the role and impact of ISC.
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- 2016
5. Vorapaxar in the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events
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Braunwald E, Morrow DA, Scirica BM, Bonaca MP, McCabe CH, Morin S, Fish P, Lamp J, Gershman E, Murphy S, Deenadayalu N, Skene A, Hill K, Bennett L, Strony J, Plat F, Berman G, Lipka L, Kilian A, He W, Liu X, Fox KA, Aylward P, Bassand JP, Betriu A, Bounameaux H, Corbalan R, Creager M, Dalby A, De Ferrari G, Dellborg M, Diehm CH, Dietz R, Goto S, Grande P, Gurbel P, Hankey G, Isaza D, Jensen P, Kiss R, Lewis B, Merlini P, Moliterno D, Morais J, Nicolau JC, Nieminen M, Nilsen D, Olin J, Ophuis TO, Paolasso E, Pichler M, Shinohara Y, Spinar J, Teal P, Tendera M, Theroux P, Thomassen L, Van de Werf F, White H, Wilcox R, Alberts M, Ameriso S, Diener H, Mohr J, Welch M, Wiviott SD, Awtry E, Berger C, Desai A, Gelfand E, Ho C, Leeman D, Link M, Norden A, Pande A, Rost N, Ruberg R, Silverman S, Singhal A, Vita J, Frye RL, Bailey KR, Easton J, Hochman J, Steg PG, Verheught F, Lee K, Mauro DO, Centurion A, Carlevaro O, Cardozo E, Cartasegna L, Soccini N, Farras HA, Molina Aguirre E, Duronto E, Arrechavala L, Rey R, Stilman A, Fernández H, Marinsalta G, Tartaglione J, Chekherdemian M, Povedano G, Casares E, Kantor P, Reges P, Cuneo C, Martinez G, MacKinnon I, Bagnato B, Fernandez A, Funosas C, Lozada A, Barilati P, Ferrari J, Ferrari N, Llanos J, Casaccia G, Giannaula R, García Méndez C, Cirio J, García Dávila C, Estol C, Chiezzo D, Ramirez J, Garrido S, López M, Hominal M, Bianchini MV, Ramos M, Verdini E, Herrera G, Monne H, Ioli P, Samudio MA, Rotta Escalante R, Tarulla A, Reich E, Perez G, Milesi R, Berli M, Marino J, Funes I, Prado A, Bezi M, Fernandez R, Rojas M, Cimbaro Canella JP, Galarza Salazan M, Chew D, Horsfall L, Claxton A, French J, O'Brien K, Nelson G, Loxton A, McCann A, Downey C, Aroney C, Cleave P, Worthley S, Roach A, Amerena J, Long A, Thompson P, Ferguson L, Fitzpatrick M, Mackenzie M, Youssef G, Goldsmith H, Jayasinghe R, Quinlan S, Arstall M, Rose J, Counsell J, Martin M, Crimmins D, Slattery A, Anderson C, Paraskevaidis T, Davis S, Silver G, Gerraty RP, Gapper J, Donnan G, Petrolo S, Whelan A, Tulloch G, Singh B, Campo Ma, Dick R, Savage C, Hill A, Conway B, Waites J, Keays P, Kopp K, Hainzer D, Podczeck Schweighofer A, Priesnitz T, Drexel H, Hagspiel V, Foeger B, Hilbe C, Trinka E, Sinadinoska D, Pilger E, Brodmann M, Stöllberger C, Jungbauer LV, Koppensteiner R, Hoke M, Grisold W, Berger O, Gaul GB, Fazekas N, Wandaller C, Stockenhuber F, Rek A, Willeit J, Zangerle A, Kiechl S, Sturm W, Theurl M, Gruber F, Schacherl S, Auer J, Primus C, Eber B, Ammer M, Hofer JF, Mayr H, Moser S, Hoellmueller I, Van der Werf F, Motte S, Jorion M, Schroë H, Zwinnen W, Vermassen F, Geenens M, De Wolf L, Briké C, De Deyn P, Ongena P, De Klippel N, Meeuwissen K, Desfontaines P, Tincani G, Vandermeeren Y, de Fays K, Pandolfo M, Alaerts N, Peeters A, Findik A, Tack P, deGrande E, Thijs V, Marcelis E, Van Landegem W, Vanhagendoren S, Vanhooren G, Schotte V, Celen H, Bes N, De Letter J, Holvoet G, Claerbout B, Verhamme P, Debaveye B, Bourgeois P, Debrabandere K, Stalpaert S, Dhondt E, De Maeseneire S, De Bleecker J, de Koning K, Vincent M, Tahon S, Monté C, Maes J, Vossaert R, Vandenhoven C, Roosen J, Vissers C, Sinnaeve P, de Velder L, Thoeng J, Cauwenberghs J, Deceuninck F, Nicolau J, Ardito WR, Queirantes C, de Araujo Filho JD, Queirantes CS, Ribeiro JP, Guizzardi SP, Chaves ML, Titton NF, Pereira AH, Webber I, da Silva DG Jr, Uehara RM, Brasileiro J, Maia LN, Souza A, Bodanese LC, Homem R, Friedrich MA, Macagnan AP, Dutra OP, Brum AB, Rossi PR, Herek L, Feitosa GS, Bernardes Ade S, Braga J, Rodrigues D, Guimarães A, Teixeira AB, Marin Neto JA, Tonani M, Piegas LS, Amato V, Leães P, Osorio RL, Ganem F, Vieira AP, Leao P, Kanashiro V, Franken RA, Martins EP, Gagliardi RJ, Silva L, Caffaro RA, Novaes GS, Carvalho A, Laet VL, Miranda F. 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BACKGROUND:Thrombin potently activates platelets through the protease-activated receptor PAR-1. Vorapaxar is a novel antiplatelet agent that selectively inhibits the cellular actions of thrombin through antagonism of PAR-1.METHODS:We randomly assigned 26,449 patients who had a history of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or peripheral arterial disease to receive vorapaxar (2.5 mg daily) or matching placebo and followed them for a median of 30 months. The primary efficacy end point was the composite of death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke. After 2 years, the data and safety monitoring board recommended discontinuation of the study treatment in patients with a history of stroke owing to the risk of intracranial hemorrhage.RESULTS:At 3 years, the primary end point had occurred in 1028 patients (9.3%) in the vorapaxar group and in 1176 patients (10.5%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio for the vorapaxar group, 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.80 to 0.94; P
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6. Plasma-deposited Silver Containing Nanocomposite coatings with Bactericidal properties
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P. Favia, E. Sardella, M. Nardulli, R. Gristina and R. dAgostino
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7. Combined Antimuscarinics for Treatment of Neurogenic Overactive Bladder
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Nardulli, R., primary, Losavio, E., additional, Ranieri, M., additional, Fiore, P., additional, Megna, G., additional, Bellomo, R.G., additional, Cristella, G., additional, and Megna, M., additional
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8. 4-52-03 Evaluation of genito-sexual dysfunctions in patients with spinal cord lesions. The role of orthosympathetic system in “psychogenic” erection
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Losavio, E., primary, Monitillo, V., additional, Nardulli, R., additional, Franchino, G., additional, Multari, V., additional, Megna, M., additional, and Megna, G., additional
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9. Neurophysiological and urodynamic findings in subjects with different kinds of myelolesions
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Monitillo, V., primary, Nardulli, R., additional, Margari, L., additional, and Megna, G., additional
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10. Prognostic value of multimodal evoked potentials in patients in a persistent vegetative state
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Monitillo, V., Lucia Margari, Nardulli, R., Franchino, G., Calabrese, S., Colucci, F., Losurdo, M., Iaco, M., Megna, M., and Megna, G.
11. Urodynamic evaluation of 12 ataxic subjects: Neurophysiopathologic considerations
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Nardulli R, Monitillo V, Losavio E, Fiore P, Giuseppe Nicolardi, and Megna G
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Adult ,Male ,Urodynamics ,Cerebellar Ataxia ,Friedreich Ataxia ,Reflex ,Urinary Bladder ,Humans ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic ,Aged - Abstract
Twelve ataxic subjects (seven with Friedreich's heredo-ataxia and five with a cerebellar vascular or traumatic lesion) were examined by way of urodynamic evaluation. The results explain the role the cerebellum plays in the modulation of the micturition reflex and confirm the importance of bilateral encephalic damage in causing vesico-sphincteral malfunctioning and the important role of the lateral myelon cords in transporting bladder proprioceptive sensitivity.
12. Effetti del rumore sui meccanismi corticali di elaborazione dei suoni linguistici
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Elvira Brattico, Monitillo V, Calabrese S, Montrone N, Nardulli R, Multari V, and Ambrosi L
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Cerebral Cortex ,Magnetics ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Humans ,Speech ,Noise ,Evoked Potentials ,Functional Laterality - Abstract
So far studies about noise effects on speech perception have been focused on the development of hearing loss and other related pathologies. However, behavioral findings indicate that speech perception and intelligibility are disrupted in presence of noise in certain clinical groups in a way that is unpredictable on the basis of the audiogram performed in silence. This observation suggests that even soft noise can modify the cerebral mechanisms underlying speech information processing. Confirming the behavioral results, electric and magnetic brain measurements showed that noise presented to healthy subjects decreases the amplitude and increases the latency of brain responses to speech sounds. Recently, further experimental data allowed us to have a deeper knowledge of the neural mechanisms interventing in difficult listening conditions. In particolar, speech sounds presented in noisy background evoke bioelectric responses in neural populations located in the right cerebral hemisphere, that otherwise would not be activated. These findings can in future contribute to unveal new aspects of the noise pathology and its assessment in an early pre-clinical stage.
13. The bladder: Multipathologies and drug interaction in the elderly
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Nardulli, R., ERNESTO LOSAVIO, Monitillo, V., Multari, V., Megna, M., and Megna, G.
14. Attention Deficits in Stroke Patients: The Role of Lesion Characteristics, Time from Stroke, and Concomitant Neuropsychological Deficits
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Chiara Valeria Marinelli, Paola Angelelli, Roberto Nardulli, Laura Piccardi, Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Luigi Macchitella, Umberto Bivona, Simona Spaccavento, Spaccavento, S., Marinelli, C. V., Nardulli, R., Macchitella, L., Bivona, U., Piccardi, L., Zoccolotti, P., and Angelelli, P.
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Article Subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Audiology ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Lateralization of brain function ,Functional Laterality ,Lesion ,Perceptual Disorders ,Aphasia ,Brain Injurie ,Medicine ,Humans ,Attention ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,Stroke ,Aged ,Rehabilitation ,business.industry ,Neuropsychology ,hemispatial neglect ,General Medicine ,stroke ,attention ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Alertness ,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology ,Neurology ,Italy ,Unilateral neglect ,Brain Injuries ,Space Perception ,Quality of Life ,Visual Perception ,Neuropsychological Test ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,medicine.symptom ,Perceptual Disorder ,business ,RC321-571 ,Human ,Research Article - Abstract
Attention impairments are frequent in stroke patients with important consequences on the rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life. The aim of the study was to perform a comprehensive assessment of selective and intensive attention processes in a large population of brain-damaged patients, evaluating the influence of the side and site of the brain lesion, the time from stroke, and the concomitant presence of aphasia or neglect. We assessed 204 patients with a first unilateral brain lesion and 42 healthy individuals with three subtests of the Test of Attentional Performance (TAP): Alertness, Go-No Go, and Divided Attention. 44.4% of patients had an impairment in both intensive and selective aspects of attention, 5.6% had deficits only in the intensive component, and 31.8% had deficits only in selective tasks. More than 80% of the patients fell below the cut-off point on at least one task. Patients with a right hemispheric lesion (RHL) were more impaired than patients with a left hemispheric lesion (LHL) especially in tonic and phasic alertness. Patients with total anterior infarcts (TACI) presented the worst profile compared to other stroke subtypes, with a difference between total and lacunar subtypes in the Alertness test, independent of the presence of warning. Patients in the chronic phase had shorter RTs than acute patients only in the Alertness test. In patients with LHL, the presence of aphasia was associated with a greater deficit in selective attention. In patients with RHL, the presence of unilateral neglect was associated with impaired alertness and selective attention. Attention deficits are common after a unilateral first stroke. In keeping with the hierarchical organization of attention functions, results confirm the important role of the right hemisphere for the intensive components of attention, also highlighting the involvement of left hemisphere functioning for the selective aspects, possibly indicating a role of its linguistic functions.
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15. Estimate of the proportion of uncertain diagnoses of pudendal neuralgia in women with chronic pelvic-perineal pain: A systematic review with a descriptive data synthesis.
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Indraccolo U, Nardulli R, and Indraccolo SR
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- Female, Humans, Pelvis, Perineum, Pudendal Nerve, Pudendal Neuralgia physiopathology, Chronic Pain physiopathology, Nerve Compression Syndromes physiopathology, Neuralgia physiopathology, Pelvic Pain physiopathology, Pudendal Neuralgia diagnosis
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Background: There is a gap between pudendal neuralgia (PN) due to pudendal entrapment syndrome and PN without pudendal entrapment syndrome. The latter could have atypical symptoms., Aim: Defining a rate of atypical PN from a clinical series of female patients with chronic pelvic-perineal pain., Methods: The atypical PN was defined as a pain not meeting clinical criteria for pudendal entrapment syndrome. The effect size was the rate of atypical PN. Such a rate was expected to be found among patients screened for enrollment in clinical series on pudendal neuropathic pain. A systematic search was performed looking for clinical series on PN. Studies must report information on female patients, pelvic-perineal pain, at least a clinical criterion for diagnosing the pudendal neurogenic origin of pain, the proportion of patients with pain not meeting the clinical criterion/a for diagnosing the pudendal entrapment pain., Results: From 2637 references, nine studies were included for qualitative analysis. Three of them were not suitable for data synthesis: one assessed the rate of PN after hip arthroscopy; second enrolled miscellaneous patients, a third investigated patients with gynecological diseases. Six studies involved patients with suspicion of pudendal entrapment symptoms (205 patients observed), allowing data synthesis. One of these series was judged as being of good quality. The overall rate of atypical PN is 0.013 (95% confidence interval, 0.008-0.021), I
2 0%. Further analysis suggests the risk of bias for all studies., Conclusions: Atypical PN in females is low when clinical criteria for pudendal entrapment syndrome are applied., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)- Published
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16. Attention Deficits in Stroke Patients: The Role of Lesion Characteristics, Time from Stroke, and Concomitant Neuropsychological Deficits.
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Spaccavento S, Marinelli CV, Nardulli R, Macchitella L, Bivona U, Piccardi L, Zoccolotti P, and Angelelli P
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Injuries complications, Cognitive Dysfunction complications, Female, Functional Laterality, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Perceptual Disorders psychology, Quality of Life, Space Perception, Visual Perception, Attention physiology, Stroke complications, Stroke physiopathology
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Attention impairments are frequent in stroke patients with important consequences on the rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life. The aim of the study was to perform a comprehensive assessment of selective and intensive attention processes in a large population of brain-damaged patients, evaluating the influence of the side and site of the brain lesion, the time from stroke, and the concomitant presence of aphasia or neglect. We assessed 204 patients with a first unilateral brain lesion and 42 healthy individuals with three subtests of the Test of Attentional Performance (TAP): Alertness, Go-No Go, and Divided Attention. 44.4% of patients had an impairment in both intensive and selective aspects of attention, 5.6% had deficits only in the intensive component, and 31.8% had deficits only in selective tasks. More than 80% of the patients fell below the cut-off point on at least one task. Patients with a right hemispheric lesion (RHL) were more impaired than patients with a left hemispheric lesion (LHL) especially in tonic and phasic alertness. Patients with total anterior infarcts (TACI) presented the worst profile compared to other stroke subtypes, with a difference between total and lacunar subtypes in the Alertness test, independent of the presence of warning. Patients in the chronic phase had shorter RTs than acute patients only in the Alertness test. In patients with LHL, the presence of aphasia was associated with a greater deficit in selective attention. In patients with RHL, the presence of unilateral neglect was associated with impaired alertness and selective attention. Attention deficits are common after a unilateral first stroke. In keeping with the hierarchical organization of attention functions, results confirm the important role of the right hemisphere for the intensive components of attention, also highlighting the involvement of left hemisphere functioning for the selective aspects, possibly indicating a role of its linguistic functions.
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17. Italian adaptation of the functional outcome questionnaire - aphasia: initial psychometric evaluation.
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Spaccavento S, Cafforio E, Cellamare F, Colucci A, Di Palma A, Falcone R, Craca A, Loverre A, Nardulli R, and Glueckauf RL
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- Adult, Caregivers psychology, Communication, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translations, Aphasia diagnosis, Aphasia psychology, Aphasia rehabilitation, Outcome Assessment, Health Care methods, Psychometrics methods, Quality of Life, Stroke psychology, Stroke Rehabilitation methods
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Purpose: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia., Methods: Two hundred and five persons with stroke-related aphasia and right hemiparesis who received ongoing assistance from a family caregiver were assessed using the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia, Aachener Aphasie Test, Token Test, Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Functional Assessment Measure (FAM), and Quality of Life Questionnaire for Aphasics (QLQA). The Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia was translated into the Italian language using a translation and back-translation method. Reliability and construct validity of the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia were evaluated., Results: The Italian version of the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia showed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability for the overall scale (α = 0.98; ICC = 0.95) and subscales (α = 0.89 for the communicating basic needs (CBN), α = 0.92 for the making routine requests (MRR), α = 0.96 for the communicating new information (CNI), α = 0.93 for the attention/other communication skills (AO); ICC = 0.95 for CBN, ICC = 0.96 for MRR, ICC = 0.97 for CNI and ICC = 0.92 for AO). Significant correlations were found between the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia and Token Test, QLQA, Aachener Aphasie Test scores, and FAM linguistic scores, indicating good convergent validity. Low correlations were found between Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia and Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices and FIM motor scores, showing good discriminant validity., Conclusions: The overall findings of this study supported the reliability and construct validity of the Italian version of the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia. This measure holds considerable promise in assessing the functional outcomes of aphasia rehabilitation in Italian-speaking persons with aphasia. Implications for Rehabilitation Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia is a reliable and valid questionnaire in assessing functional communication of Italian-speaking people with aphasia. This measure provides critical information about people with aphasia's functional and pragmatic communication in home and community settings, contributing significantly to overall quality of life. Since the use of measures of functional communication is recommended in the clinical evaluation of language disease, the Italian version of Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia may be effective in tailoring rehabilitation treatment to the presenting communication problems of people with aphasia and their caregivers.
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- 2018
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18. When is a novel psychometric measure needed? A preliminary analysis regarding the Cognitive Assessment for Stroke Patients (CASP) battery compared with MMSE and MoCA.
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Crivelli D, Angelillo MT, Grippa E, Colucci A, Nardulli R, and Balconi M
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cognition Disorders psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Psychomotor Performance, Statistics as Topic, Stroke diagnosis, Verbal Behavior, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Cognition Disorders etiology, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Psychometrics, Stroke complications
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The need for quick tools to sketch an early but accurate cognitive profile of patients who suffered brain damage or head trauma is of primary importance. Nonetheless, in the Italian context, the most-diffused screening tools are still those originally devised to diagnose dementia. The present pilot study then aimed at investigating the potential and feasibility of a novel screening battery, the Cognitive Assessment for Stroke Patients (CASP), in a sample of Italian patients by comparing it to Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) tests. A total of 29 neurology patients took part in the study. Participants underwent a screening procedure including the administration of MMSE, MoCA, and CASP. Data analysis suggested that the scores of the Italian version of the CASP are relatively less affected by the presence of language difficulties-common sequelae of stroke and head traumas-with respect to MMSE and MoCA ones. Furthermore, CASP scores proved to be highly correlated with both MMSE and MoCA scores, showing good clinical potential. Finally, the outcomes of administered tests proved not to be influenced by etiology or gender, and CASP scores showed a diminishing trend related to patients' age and a positive association with patients' education.
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- 2018
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19. Effect of subtypes of neglect on functional outcome in stroke patients.
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Spaccavento S, Cellamare F, Falcone R, Loverre A, and Nardulli R
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Patient Discharge, Perceptual Disorders etiology, Perceptual Disorders psychology, Prognosis, Recovery of Function, Regression Analysis, Rehabilitation Centers statistics & numerical data, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Perceptual Disorders rehabilitation, Personal Autonomy, Stroke psychology, Stroke Rehabilitation methods
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Objective: Because of the loss of autonomy in daily-life activities, spatial neglect after stroke is one of the main causes of disability. According to the spatial domains, neglect can be divided into personal (body), peripersonal (reaching) and extrapersonal (far) space. We evaluated the effect of these subtypes of neglect on functional outcome of rehabilitation in stroke patients., Methods: A total of 1350 stroke patients were consecutively admitted into our neurorehabilitation unit from 2002 to 2016. We analyzed data for patients with a first ischemic or hemorrhagic right-hemispheric stroke in this observational retrospective study. The presence of neglect was evaluated by using structured tests for specific spatial domains. Patients underwent individual physical and occupational therapy, and those with neglect received specific therapy for 8 consecutive weeks consisting of visual scanning, reading and copying, copying line drawings on a dot matrix and describing scenes. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) instrument was administered at both admission and discharge to assess functional autonomy. Rehabilitation effectiveness for FIM (percentage of potential improvement achieved) was calculated. Multiple regression analyses were performed., Results: Among 359 patients with right-brain damage, 130 showed left neglect, or unilateral spatial neglect (USN), and 229 only left hemiparesis, without neglect. Overall, 90 patients (69%) with USN showed peripersonal neglect, 89 (68%) extrapersonal neglect and 60 (46%) personal neglect. Functional motor and cognitive impairment was greater with than without USN as measured by FIM at admission and discharge and the rehabilitation hospital stay was longer. USN affected functional status at admission and rehabilitation effectiveness for FIM. Extrapersonal and peripersonal neglect significantly affected both function at admission and effectiveness., Conclusions: Our data confirm the negative prognostic effect of neglect on functional outcome in a large sample. We also show the importance of evaluating and training according to neglect subtype to improve functional independence., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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20. Functional Gain After Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Correlates and Impact on Long-Term Survival.
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Scrutinio D, Monitillo V, Guida P, Nardulli R, Multari V, Monitillo F, Calabrese G, and Fiore P
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aphasia epidemiology, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Cholesterol blood, Coronary Disease epidemiology, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Rehabilitation Centers, Retrospective Studies, Stroke epidemiology, Stroke mortality, Treatment Outcome, Hospitalization, Recovery of Function, Stroke Rehabilitation, Survivors
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Background and Purpose: Prediction of functional outcome after stroke rehabilitation (SR) is a growing field of interest. The association between SR and survival still remains elusive. We sought to investigate the factors associated with functional outcome after SR and whether the magnitude of functional improvement achieved with rehabilitation is associated with long-term mortality risk., Methods: The study population consisted of 722 patients admitted for SR within 90 days of stroke onset, with an admission functional independence measure (FIM) score of <80 points. We used univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses to assess the association between baseline variables and FIM gain and univariable and multivariable Cox analyses to assess the association of FIM gain with long-term mortality., Results: Age (P<0.001), marital status (P=0.003), time from stroke onset to rehabilitation admission (P<0.001), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at rehabilitation admission (P<0.001), and aphasia (P=0.021) were independently associated with FIM gain. The R2 of the model was 0.275. During a median follow-up of 6.17 years, 36.9% of the patients died. At multivariable Cox analysis, age (P<0.0001), coronary heart disease (P=0.018), atrial fibrillation (P=0.042), total cholesterol (P=0.015), and total FIM gain (P<0.0001) were independently associated with mortality. The adjusted hazard ratio for death significantly decreased across tertiles of increasing FIM gain., Conclusions: Several factors are independently associated with functional gain after SR. Our findings strongly suggest that the magnitude of functional improvement is a powerful predictor of long-term mortality in patients admitted for SR., (© 2015 American Heart Association, Inc.)
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- 2015
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21. Multiple system atrophy with early cognitive deficits: a case report.
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Spaccavento S, Del Prete M, Loverre A, Craca A, and Nardulli R
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- Cerebellar Ataxia complications, Cerebellar Ataxia psychology, Cognition Disorders etiology, Cognition Disorders psychology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Multiple System Atrophy complications, Neuropsychological Tests, Cognition physiology, Cognition Disorders diagnosis, Memory physiology, Multiple System Atrophy psychology
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We present the case of a patient with multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia (MSA-C) in the early stage of the disease, who was assessed using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. Many studies have found cognitive deficits in MSA patients assessed after 2-3 years, but not in the first stages of the disease. The aim of this paper is to stress the importance of a complete neuropsychological assessment, even at the initial stage of the disease, when instrumental examinations are not able to show cortical involvement and daily life activities have not been affected. The neuropsychological tests examined general cognition, verbal and visual memory, visuospatial and constructional ability, language, executive function, depression and functional autonomy. Results showed cognitive deficits in executive functions, above all in the control and inhibition of automatic response, planning and reasoning abilities, memory and visuoconstructional functions. However, these problems did not affect the patient's autonomy in everyday life. MRI scan showed the involvement of the cerebellum and the fibers of the pons and raphe, with normal cerebral ventricles and sulci. The cognitive deficits in our patient could be explained by a disruption in cerebrocerebellum connections between the frontal areas and the cerebellar structures. These results show that a more comprehensive cognitive evaluation is necessary to detect early the onset of neuropsychological deficits, also in order to begin in time adequate rehabilitation programs.
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22. [Effects of noise on cortical mechanisms involved in the development of linguistic sounds].
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Brattico E, Monitillo V, Calabrese S, Montrone N, Nardulli R, Multari V, and Ambrosi L
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- Evoked Potentials, Functional Laterality, Humans, Magnetics, Cerebral Cortex physiology, Noise, Speech physiology
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So far studies about noise effects on speech perception have been focused on the development of hearing loss and other related pathologies. However, behavioral findings indicate that speech perception and intelligibility are disrupted in presence of noise in certain clinical groups in a way that is unpredictable on the basis of the audiogram performed in silence. This observation suggests that even soft noise can modify the cerebral mechanisms underlying speech information processing. Confirming the behavioral results, electric and magnetic brain measurements showed that noise presented to healthy subjects decreases the amplitude and increases the latency of brain responses to speech sounds. Recently, further experimental data allowed us to have a deeper knowledge of the neural mechanisms interventing in difficult listening conditions. In particolar, speech sounds presented in noisy background evoke bioelectric responses in neural populations located in the right cerebral hemisphere, that otherwise would not be activated. These findings can in future contribute to unveal new aspects of the noise pathology and its assessment in an early pre-clinical stage.
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23. Urodynamic evaluation of 12 ataxic subjects: neurophysiopathologic considerations.
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Nardulli R, Monitillo V, Losavio E, Fiore P, Nicolardi G, and Megna G
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- Adult, Aged, Cerebellar Ataxia diagnosis, Female, Friedreich Ataxia diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reflex physiology, Urinary Bladder physiopathology, Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic diagnosis, Cerebellar Ataxia physiopathology, Friedreich Ataxia physiopathology, Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic physiopathology, Urodynamics physiology
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Twelve ataxic subjects (seven with Friedreich's heredo-ataxia and five with a cerebellar vascular or traumatic lesion) were examined by way of urodynamic evaluation. The results explain the role the cerebellum plays in the modulation of the micturition reflex and confirm the importance of bilateral encephalic damage in causing vesico-sphincteral malfunctioning and the important role of the lateral myelon cords in transporting bladder proprioceptive sensitivity.
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- 1992
24. [Optic ataxia with apraxic disorders and spatial orientation disorders: long-term study of 2 cases].
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Megna G, Bandiera L, Nardulli R, Del Prete M, Basalisco G, and Coratelli A
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- Adult, Anesthesia adverse effects, Brain Neoplasms surgery, Coma etiology, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Coronary Disease surgery, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Syndrome, Apraxias etiology, Fixation, Ocular, Perceptual Disorders etiology, Space Perception, Vision Disorders etiology
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- 1979
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