The behavioral spectrum of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

AE Cavanna, S Servo, F Monaco… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
Coprolalia (the uttering of obscenities) is reported in approximately one-third of patients
referred to specialist clinics and usually has a mean age of onset of 14 years. Importantly, its …

Mesenchymal stromal cell transplantation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term safety study

L Mazzini, K Mareschi, I Ferrero, M Miglioretti, A Stecco… - Cytotherapy, 2012 - Elsevier
Background aims Mesenchymal stem cells/marrow stromal cells (MSC) represent a
promising tool for stem cell-based clinical trials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We …

[HTML][HTML] Human neural stem cell transplantation in ALS: initial results from a phase I trial

L Mazzini, M Gelati, DC Profico, G Sgaravizzi… - Journal of translational …, 2015 - Springer
Background We report the initial results from a phase I clinical trial for ALS. We transplanted
GMP-grade, fetal human neural stem cells from natural in utero death (hNSCs) into the …

Measuring the level and content of consciousness during epileptic seizures: the Ictal Consciousness Inventory

AE Cavanna, M Mula, S Servo, G Strigaro, G Tota… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
Ictal alterations of the level of general awareness and subjective content of consciousness
play a pivotal role in the clinical phenomenology of epilepsy, and reflect the pathological …

Corpus callosum abnormalities in Tourette syndrome: an MRI-DTI study of monozygotic twins

AE Cavanna, A Stecco, H Rickards, S Servo… - Journal of Neurology …, 2010 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder
characterised by the presence of multiple motor and phonic tics. Recent brain imaging …

Effectiveness of perampanel as the only add‐on: Retrospective, multicenter, observational real‐life study on epilepsy patients

S Gasparini, E Ferlazzo, S Neri, V Cianci… - Epilepsia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Perampanel (PER) is indicated as adjunctive antiseizure medication (ASM) in
adolescents and adults with epilepsy. Data from clinical trials show good efficacy and …

Famous people with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome?

F Monaco, S Servo, AE Cavanna - Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2009 - Elsevier
Virtually no neurologist nor psychiatrist today can be unaware of the diagnosis of Gilles de la
Tourette syndrome (GTS). Although the eponymous description by Dr. Georges Gilles de la …

Chitotriosidase and lysosomal enzymes as potential biomarkers of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a survey clinic-based study

V Pagliardini, S Pagliardini, L Corrado, A Lucenti… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine if blood chitotriosidase (Chit) activity and lysosomal
enzyme levels might represent markers of disease activity and progression in amyotrophic …

A retrospective multicentric study on the effectiveness of intravenous brivaracetam in seizure clusters: Data from the Italian experience

N Orlandi, G d'Orsi, G Pauletto, A Nilo, L Sicurella… - Seizure, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Nearly half of people with epilepsy (PWE) are expected to develop seizure
clusters (SC), with the subsequent risk of hospitalization. The aim of the present study was to …

Stem cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: state of the art

L Mazzini, A Vercelli, I Ferrero, K Mareschi… - Expert opinion on …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating incurable neurodegenerative disease
that targets motor neurons, manifesting as a linear decline in muscular function and leading …