Gisella Paci, Antonio Lavazza, Marco Ferretti, Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca,
Thirty-three protected wild game reproduction areas, located in the province of Florence (Central Italy), were monitored for habitat characteristics and hare census over a period of 2 years. A total of 172 hares was captured, checked for sex, and age, and blood samples were taken. Serum samples were analyzed by competitive ELISA test for detection and titration of anti-European brown hare syndrome virus (EBHSV) antibodies. Results showed that EBHSV seropositive hares from areas with high and medium ...
Tópico(s): Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
2011 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | International Journal of Zoology
Teresa Paolucci, Andrea Bernetti, Arianna Valeria Bai, Lucia Segatori, Marco Monti, Giuseppe Maggi, Giovanni Ippolitoni, Laura Tinelli, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Francesco Agostini, Massimiliano Mangone,
Tópico(s): Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | Supportive Care in Cancer
Andrea Bernetti, Francesco Agostini, Federica Alviti, Nicola Giordan, Federica Martella, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Massimiliano Mangone,
Viscosupplementation by hyaluronic acid (HA) is recommended for non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis (OA). This study investigated the efficacy and safety of a single i.a. (32 mg/4 ml) Hymovis MO.RE. injection, a new HA derivative hydrogel, for the treatment of adult regular sports players affected by knee OA arising from overuse injuries. Patients were prospectively enrolled if regularly practicing sports and diagnosed with Kellgren-Lawrence grade I-III OA. They received a single Hymovis ...
Tópico(s): Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
2021 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Pharmacology
Teresa Paolucci, Alessia Cardarola, Paola Colonnelli, Giorgia Ferracuti, Roberta Gonnella, Massimiliano Murgia, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Andrea Bernetti, Francesco Agostini, Massimiliano Mangone,
bacKGround: peripheral facial nerve palsy (fnp) can have various causes, such as bell's palsy or after surgery for acoustic neuroma.rehabilitation is often required but there is no evidence that any rehabilitation approach is more efficacious than another.aiM: the purpose of this research was to determine the effects of neurocognitive-rehabilitative approach through mirror-therapy (Mt) and motor-imagery (Mi), integrated into the traditional rehabilitation with mime-therapy and myofascial-approach. ...
Tópico(s): Meningioma and schwannoma management
2020 - Edizioni Minerva Medica | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Gianmaria D’Addazio, Manlio Santilli, Marco Lorenzo Rollo, Paolo Cardelli, Imena Rexhepi, Giovanna Murmura, Nadin Al‐Haj Husain, Bruna Sinjari, Tonino Traini, Mutlu Özcan, Sergio Caputi,
In recent years, Zirconia-reinforced Lithium Silicate ceramic (ZLS), combining lithium-silicate and zirconia features, has shown to have excellent mechanical and aesthetic characteristics. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the fracture strength of ZLS single crowns cemented with two different cementation techniques. Twenty crowns were realised and cemented on teeth replicas achieved from an extracted premolar human tooth. The samples were divided into two groups of 10 specimens each, Glass- ...
Tópico(s): Dental Research and COVID-19
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Materials
Francesco Agostini, Massimiliano Mangone, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Andrea Bernetti, Raoul Saggini, Teresa Paolucci,
Idiopathic facial palsy is the most common disease of the VII cranial nerve. There are many treatments to facilitate recovery from this condition: pharmacological, surgical, rehabilitative, but the effectiveness of some of these treatments, especially the latter, is still under discussion. The purpose of this umbrella review of systematic reviews is to analyse the literature in order to investigate the different rehabilitation interventions in patients suffering from idiopathic facial palsy. A scientific ...
Tópico(s): Sinusitis and nasal conditions
2020 - Biolife Sas | Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents/Journal of Biological Regulators & Homeostatic Agents
Federica Alviti, Michele Dario Gurzì, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Roberto Padua, Andrea Bernetti, Marco Bernardi, Massimiliano Mangone,
The relationship between surgical technique and ankle biomechanical properties after surgery for acute rupture of the Achilles tendon (ATR) has not yet been fully investigated. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) matrices seem to play a central role in the complex processes of tendon healing. Our aim was to analyze the biomechanical characteristics, stiffness, and mechanical work of the ankle during walking in patients who had undergone surgery after ATR with and without PRF augmentation. We performed a retrospective ...
Tópico(s): Sports injuries and prevention
2017 - Elsevier BV | The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
Greta Culicchia, Marta Nobilia, Marilyn Asturi, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Rita De Santis, Giovanni Galeoto,
Objective. This paper describes the Italian translation and adaptation to the Italian culture of the original version of the Jebsen-Taylor hand function test and conveys the procedure for testing its validity and reliability. Design. The cultural adaptation process and validation were based on data from a group of people with no clinical evidence of disease or impairment of the upper limbs. The process required a forward and reverse translation in its original language. The scale obtained was reviewed ...
Tópico(s): Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
2016 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Massimiliano Mangone, Federica Alviti, Andrea Bernetti,
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease characterized by pain and progressive functional limitation. Viscosupplementation with intra-articular (IA) hyaluronic acid (HA) could be a treatment option in OA, however recommendations made in different international guidelines for the non-surgical management of OA are not always concordant with regard to the role of IA injection therapies. Results from a recent Italian Consensus Conference underline how IA-HA to treat OA represents a widely ...
Tópico(s): Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
2016 - CIC Edizioni Internazionali | Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism
Francesca Santilli, Marco Marchisio, Paola Lanuti, Andrea Boccatonda, Sebastianó Miscia, Giovanni Davı̀,
Summary The term microparticle (MP) identifies a heterogeneous population of vesicles playing a relevant role in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases, cancer and metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus. MPs are released by virtually all cell types by shedding during cell growth, proliferation, activation, apoptosis or senescence processes. MPs, in particular platelet- and endothelial-derived MPs (PMPs and EMPs), are increased in a wide range of thrombotic disorders, with an interesting relationship ...
Tópico(s): Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
2016 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Paola Lanuti, Francesca Santilli, Marco Marchisio, Laura Pierdomenico, Ester Vitacolonna, Eugenio Santavenere, A Iacone, Giovanni Davı̀, Mario Romano, Sebastianó Miscia,
Circulating endothelial cells (CEC) and endothelial microparticles (EMP) are emerging as markers of endothelial repair and activation/apoptosis. Although significant changes in the number of CEC and EMP in pathological conditions have been reported, their reliable identification and quantification still remain a technical challenge. Here, we present a novel methodology for the identification and quantitation of CEC and EMP based on multicolor flow cytometry. Using a lyse/no wash protocol, we observed ...
Tópico(s): Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
2012 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Immunological Methods
Angelo Cacchio, Stefano Necozione, Joy C. MacDermid, Jan D. Rompe, Nicola Maffulli, Ferdinando di Orio, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni,
The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) questionnaire is a tool designed for self-assessment of forearm pain and disability in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). However, an Italian version of this questionnaire has not been available.The aims of this study were: (1) to translate and cross-culturally adapt the PRTEE questionnaire into Italian and (2) to evaluate its measurement properties.This was a longitudinal, observational measurement study.The PRTEE questionnaire was cross- ...
Tópico(s): Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
2012 - Oxford University Press | Physical Therapy
Giancarlo Fratocchi, Francesco Di Mattia, Renato Rossi, Massimiliano Mangone, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni,
Tópico(s): Sports injuries and prevention
2012 - Elsevier BV | Journal of science and medicine in sport
Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca,
The common pheasant Phasianus colchicus is one of the most popular game bird species in Europe. In Italy their populations are commonly managed in order to increase the number of birds for the hunting season. For this reason we have analysed the effect of management strategies, such as hunting effort and land use and characteristics, on the number of pheasants harvested in 19 hunting districts (HDs) in Tuscany during 2001–2003 to detect the best strategies. Our results showed that, in addition to ...
Tópico(s): Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
2008 - BioOne | Wildlife Biology
Arianna Valeria Bai, Francesco Agostini, Andrea Bernetti, Massimiliano Mangone, Gabriele FIDENZI, Rossella D’Urzo, Marco Ruggiero, Massimiliano Murgia, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Giovanni Ruoppolo, Stefano Masiero,
Rather than a separate nosological entity, dysphagia must be considered as a symptom of other pathological conditions, which afflicts patients admitted to numerous medical departments (rehabilitation, neurology, geriatrics, internal medicine, etc.) These disorders share the need for timely access to quality care and multidisciplinary treatment, including rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review of the current guidelines' recommendations in the literature and provide recommendations ...
Tópico(s): Esophageal and GI Pathology
2021 - Edizioni Minerva Medica | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca,
Tópico(s): Helminth infection and control
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Journal of Wildlife Research
Christian Mancini, Nicola Modugno, Marco Santilli, Luigi Pavone, Giovanni Grillea, Roberta Morace, Giovanni Mirabella,
Despite the relevance of inhibitory control in shaping our behavior its neural substrates are still hotly debated. In this regard, it has been suggested that inhibitory control relies upon a right-lateralized network which involves the right subthalamic nucleus (STN). To assess the role of STN, we took advantage of a relatively rare model, i.e. advanced Parkinson's patients who received unilateral deep-brain stimulation (DBS) of the STN either of the left (n=10) or of the right (n=10) hemisphere. We ...
Tópico(s): EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
2019 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Neurology
Enrica Olivola, Alfonso Fasano, Sara Varanese, Francesco Lena, Marco Santilli, Cinzia Femiano, Diego Centonze, Nicola Modugno,
Tópico(s): Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Neurological Sciences
Francesco Lena, Ennio Iezzi, Mohammad Etoom, Marco Santilli, Diego Centonze, Calogero Foti, Giovanni Grillea, Nicola Modugno,
Pisa syndrome (PS) or lateral axial dystonia is often seen in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). It is characterized by a marked and reversible lateral flexion of the trunk (LFT) more than 10°.To assess the effectiveness of a program of postural exercises and assess the effectiveness in term of pattern of muscular hyperactivity.A total of 6 patients with PD and PS enrolled in the program of 10 sessions of postural exercise (90 min/session). EMG of thoraco-lumbar paraspinal muscles was performed ...
Tópico(s): Neurological disorders and treatments
2017 - IOS Press | Neurorehabilitation
Roberta Morace, Michelangelo De Angelis, Emiliano Aglialoro, Gianni Maucione, LuigiMaria Cavallo, Domenico Solari, Nicola Modugno, Marco Santilli, Vincenzo Esposito, Fulvio Aloj,
The α2 agonist dexmedetomidine (DEX) is an anesthetic agent that can provide sedation and analgesia without respiratory depression or changes in neuronal activity during microrecordings. The aim of our study was to confirm the efficacy and safety of anesthesia with DEX for unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in patients with Parkinson disease. In 2013 and 2014, a series of 11 consecutive patients received continuous low-dose DEX infusion during unilateral deep brain ...
Tópico(s): Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
2016 - Elsevier BV | World Neurosurgery
Rosangela Ferese, Nicola Modugno, Rosa Campopiano, Marco Santilli, Stefania Zampatti, Emiliano Giardina, A. Nardone, Diana Postorivo, Francesco Fornai, Giuseppe Novelli, Edoardo Romoli, Stefano Ruggieri, Stefano Gambardella,
Background . Parkinson’s disease (PD) is mostly characterized by alpha-synuclein ( SNCA ) aggregation and loss of nigrostriatal dopamine-containing neurons. In this study a novel SNCA multiplication is described in two siblings affected by severe parkinsonism featuring early onset dyskinesia, psychiatric symptoms, and cognitive deterioration. Methods . SNCA dosage was performed using High-Density Comparative Genomic Hybridization Array (CGH-Array), Multiple Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA), and ...
Tópico(s): Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
2015 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Parkinson s Disease
Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Emanuela Tavernese, Chiara Lepre, Massimiliano Mangone, Antonio Currà, Francesco Pierelli, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni,
Tópico(s): Motor Control and Adaptation
2012 - Springer Science+Business Media | Experimental Brain Research
Giuseppe Corazzelli, Vincenzo Meglio, Sergio Corvino, Settimio Leonetti, Francesco Ricciardi, Alessandro D’Elia, Valentina Pizzuti, Marco Santilli, Gualtiero Innocenzi,
Retrospective, observational study.
Tópico(s): Omental and Epiploic Conditions
2024 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Spine
Emma Scelzo, Ettore Beghi, Manuela Rosa, Serena Angrisano, Angelo Antonini, Caterina Francesca Bagella, Elisa Bianchi, E. Caputo, Francesco Lena, Leonardo Lopiano, Andrea Marcante, Sara Marceglia, Francesco Mirko Massaro, Nicola Modugno, Claudio Pacchetti, Manuela Pilleri, Nicoló Gabriele Pozzi, Luigi Romito, Marco Santilli, Filippo Tamma, Luca Weis, Maurizio Zibetti, Alberto Priori,
Background The impact of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on cognitive and urinary disorders, falls, and eventually hospitalizations and mortality in Parkinson's disease (PD) is still debated. Objective We compared the rates of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), urinary incontinence, nocturia, falls, hospitalizations, and mortality in a cohort of PD patients undergoing DBS with a cohort of medically-treated patients chosen as controls. Methods We conducted a retrospective pilot study in six Italian ...
Tópico(s): Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
2019 - Elsevier BV | Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Teresa Paolucci, Andrea Bernetti, Silvia Sbardella, Chiara La Russa, Massimiliano Murgia, Angela Salomè, Ciro Villani, Marta Altieri, Valter Santilli, Marco Paoloni, Francesco Agostini, Massimiliano Mangone,
Patients with MS, regardless of the complexity of the activity or sensory conditions, commonly present a significant postural control deficit compared to healthy subjects.To investigate which postural self-correction strategies are adopted by patients with Multiple Sclerosis versus a group of healthy-subjects and how self-correction can influence the control of postural balance.A case-control prospective observational study was conducted. Person with Multiple Sclerosis and a group of healthy volunteers ...
Tópico(s): Effects of Vibration on Health
2020 - IOS Press | Neurorehabilitation
Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca, Gisella Paci,
Use of habitat by sympatric Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) and wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was investigated in a farmland area of western Tuscany from 1999 to 2011. We used spotlight counts in winter and indirect surveys on faecal pellet counts in spring–summer. The density of Brown hare increased during the study period, whereas the European rabbit population crashed in 2010 after a European Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) outbreak.The results of the use of habitat type differed between ...
Tópico(s): Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
2014 - Taylor & Francis | Ethology Ecology & Evolution
Antonella Peppe, Paolo Stanzione, Mariangela Pierantozzi, Roberta Semprini, Andrea Bassi, Antonella Santilli, Rita Formisano, Marco Piccolino, Giorgio Bernardi,
Systemic decrease of dopaminergic cells, such as in Parkinson's disease may produce visual alterations in humans. In order to show possible pattern electroretinogram (PERG) spatial tuning function (STF) alterations due to impaired dopaminergic transmission in humans, we studied a group of Parkinson's disease patients before and during treatment with the dopamine precursor, levodopa, and compared their performances with those of an age-matched control group. Moreover, in order to exclude the possible ...
Tópico(s): Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
1998 - Elsevier BV | Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
Mirella Russo, Dario Calisi, Matteo Alessandro De Rosa, Giacomo Evangelista, Stefano Consoli, Fedele Dono, Matteo Santilli, Francesco Gambi, Marco Onofrj, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Giustino Parruti, Stefano L. Sensi,
Sars-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus that can access the central nervous system, as indicated by the presence of the virus in patients' cerebrospinal fluid and the occurrence of several neurological syndromes during and after COVID-19. Growing evidence indicates that Sars-CoV-2 can also trigger the acute onset of mood disorders or psychotic symptoms. COVID-19-related first episodes of mania, in subjects with no known history of bipolar disorder, have never been systematically analyzed. Thus, the present ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 and Mental Health
2022 - Elsevier BV | Psychiatry Research
Teresa Paolucci, Andrea Bernetti, Arianna Valeria Bai, Serena V. Capobianco, Adriana Bonifacino, Giuseppe Maggi, Giovanni Ippolitoni, Laura Tinelli, Valter Santilli, Francesco Agostini, Marco Paoloni, Massimiliano Mangone,
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women in the developed world. The about the sequelae of surgery, especially in case of mastectomy or modified radical mastectomy is grown. Nowadays it is important choose appropriate exercise programs to allow recovery in “quantity” but also in “quality” of the movement of the operated upper limb.AIM: The aim of this study was to verify whether specific exercises for the scapula may induce changes in fluidity of the reaching movement.DESIGN: ...
Tópico(s): Shoulder Injury and Treatment
2021 - Edizioni Minerva Medica | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Damiano D’Ardes, Andrea Boccatonda, Ilaria Rossi, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Francesca Santilli, Francesco Cipollone, Marco Bucci,
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a main role in regulating blood pressure and electrolyte and liquid balance. Previous evidence suggests that RAS may represent an important target for the treatment of lung pathologies, especially for acute respiratory distress syndrome and chronic fibrotic disease. The scientific community has recently focused its attention on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor 1 (AT1R) inhibitors and their possible benefit/harms for patients ...
Tópico(s): SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Molecular Sciences