[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging advances in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait: a systematic review

K Bharti, A Suppa, S Tommasin, A Zampogna… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - Elsevier
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a paroxysmal gait disorder that often occurs at advanced stages of
Parkinson's disease (PD). FOG consists of abrupt walking interruption and severe difficulty in …

The contribution of neuroimaging to the understanding of essential tremor pathophysiology: a systematic review

S Pietracupa, M Bologna, S Tommasin, A Berardelli… - The Cerebellum, 2021 - Springer
Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders. Over the last 10
years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shed light on the structural and functional …

Neuromelanin in parkinsonian disorders: an update

A Martin-Bastida, S Pietracupa… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Neuromelanin (NM) is a dark pigment that accumulates linearly with aging in substantia
nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC). The dual protective and toxic role of NM has been …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal salivary total and oligomeric alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

G Vivacqua, A Latorre, A Suppa, M Nardi, S Pietracupa… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
In Parkinson's disease (PD), alpha-synuclein (a-syn) can be detected in biological fluids
including saliva. Although previous studies found reduced a-syn total (a-syntotal) …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of sixteen novel candidate genes for late onset Parkinson's disease

A Gialluisi, MG Reccia, N Modugno, T Nutile… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting
1–5% of the general population for which neither effective cure nor early diagnostic tools are …

Risk factors of Parkinson disease: Simultaneous assessment, interactions, and etiologic subtypes

D Belvisi, R Pellicciari, A Fabbrini, M Costanzo… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To perform a simultaneous evaluation of potential risk/protective factors of
Parkinson disease (PD) to identify independent risk/protective factors, to assess interaction …

Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: gray and white matter abnormalities

S Pietracupa, A Suppa, N Upadhyay, C Giannì… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling disorder that often affects Parkinson's disease (PD)
patients in advanced stages of the disease. To study structural gray matter (GM) and white …

Abnormal cerebellar connectivity patterns in patients with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait

K Bharti, A Suppa, S Pietracupa, N Upadhyay, C Giannì… - The Cerebellum, 2019 - Springer
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the importance of cerebellum in freezing of gait (FOG)
pathophysiology. Due to the fundamental role of the cerebellum in posture and gait control …

Poor self-awareness of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease: clinical features and mechanisms

S Pietracupa, A Fasano, G Fabbrini, M Sarchioto… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To study the factors and possible mechanisms associated with decreased self-
awareness of levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) in patients with Parkinson's disease …

Functional disconnection of the dentate nucleus in essential tremor

S Tikoo, S Pietracupa, S Tommasin, M Bologna… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Despite previous functional MRI studies on alterations within the cerebello-thalamo-cortical
circuit in patients with essential tremor (ET), the specific role of disconnection of the dentate …