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Pietro Cortelli

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Factors influencing psychological well-being in patients with Parkinson's disease.

2017

Background Both motor and non-motor symptoms could contribute to significant deterioration of psychological well-being in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, its assessment has been only indirectly evaluated using tools based on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), such as the PDQ-39 scale. Objectives To evaluate psychological well-being in PD using a specific tool of assessment, the Psychological Well-being Scale (PWS), and its clinical correlates. Methods This article reports data of patients' perception of health state, as measured by means of the PWS, from an epidemiological, cross-sectional study conducted in Italian PD patients (FORTE Study). We tested possible relatio…

Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)MaleParkinson's diseaseEmotionsPoison controlSocial Scienceslcsh:MedicinePathology and Laboratory MedicineBiochemistrySeverity of Illness IndexAged; Depression; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Parkinson Disease; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)0302 clinical medicineMathematical and Statistical TechniquesQuality of lifeSurveys and QuestionnairesMedicine and Health SciencesMedicinePsychologySurveys and Questionnaire030212 general & internal medicinelcsh:ScienceDepression (differential diagnoses)FatigueMultidisciplinaryMovement DisordersDepressionNeurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalehumanitiesNeurologyItalyPhysical SciencesFemaleStatistics (Mathematics)Clinical psychologyResearch ArticleHumanResearch and Analysis Methods03 medical and health sciencesSigns and SymptomsDiagnostic MedicineSeverity of illnessInjury preventionMental Health and PsychiatryHumansStatistical MethodsAgedPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesparkinson's disease quality of lifeAnalysis of VarianceBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)business.industryMood Disorderslcsh:RBeck Depression InventoryBiology and Life Sciencesmedicine.diseaseHealth CareAgricultural and Biological Sciences (all)Psychological well-beingAged; Depression; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Parkinson Disease; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and QuestionnairesQuality of Lifelcsh:QbusinessSleep Disorders030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMathematicsPLoS ONE
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Headache, anxiety and depressive disorders: the HADAS study.

2010

The objective of this paper was to assess prevalence and characteristics of anxiety and depression in migraine without aura and tension-type headache, either isolated or in combination. Although the association between headache and psychiatric disorders is undisputed, patients with migraine and/or tension-type headache have been frequently investigated in different settings and using different tests, which prevents meaningful comparisons. Psychiatric comorbidity was tested through structured interview and the MINI inventory in 158 adults with migraine without aura and in 216 persons with tension-type headache or migraine plus tension-type headache. 49 patients reported psychiatric disorders…

AdultMaleObsessive-Compulsive Disordermedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsNeurologyOriginalAuraMigraine DisordersClinical NeurologyComorbidityNeuropsychological TestsAnxietyCost of IllnessRisk FactorsPrevalencemedicineHumansPsychiatryMigraineDepression (differential diagnoses)Depressive DisorderDepressionbusiness.industryPanic disorderTension-Type HeadacheGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAnxiety DisordersComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineMigrainePanic DisorderAnxietyFemaleNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptombusinessPsychopathology
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Switching on the deep brain stimulation: effects on cardiovascular regulation and respiration.

2011

Abstract Background Objective of this study was to evaluate the acute cardiovascular and respiratory effects of switching on the deep brain stimulation in the follow up of nine Parkinson's disease patients with subthalamic nucleus stimulation and six cluster headache patients with posterior hypothalamic area stimulation. Methods Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate were monitored continuously during supine rest in both groups. Each patient was assessed in two conditions: resting supine with stimulator off and with stimulator on. Results In supine resting condition switching on the DBS induced no significant changes ( p  > 0.05) in systolic and diastolic bl…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyDeep brain stimulationSupine positionRespiratory ratemedicine.medical_treatmentDeep Brain StimulationStimulationCluster HeadacheCardiovascularCardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCardiovascular Deep brain stimulation Blood pressure Heart rate Respiratory Parkinson ClusterInternal medicineHeart rateMedicineHumansParkinsonRespiratory systemAgedHEART RATEEndocrine and Autonomic Systemsbusiness.industryCluster headacheParkinson DiseaseMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseElectrodes ImplantedBlood pressureClusterAnesthesiaBlood pressureRespiratoryCardiologyRespiratory Physiological PhenomenaFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessFollow-Up StudiesAutonomic neuroscience : basicclinical
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Headache in epilepsy: prevalence and clinical features

2015

Background Headache and epilepsy are two relatively common neurological disorders and their relationship is still a matter of debate. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence and clinical features of inter-ictal (inter-IH) and peri-ictal headache (peri-IH) in patients with epilepsy. Methods All patients aged ≥ 17 years referring to our tertiary Epilepsy Centre were consecutively recruited from March to May 2011 and from March to July 2012. They underwent a semi-structured interview including the International Classification Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) criteria to diagnose the lifetime occurrence of headache.χ2-test, t-test and Mann–Whitney test were used to compare clinical variables in pati…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyAdolescentCross-sectional studyClinical NeurologyPost-ictal headacheEpilepsyYoung AdultPrimary headacheInternal medicinePrevalenceMedicineHumansIn patientYoung adultStrokeMigraineAgedAged 80 and overPre-ictal headacheEpilepsybusiness.industryHeadacheGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseclinical featurenervous system diseasesStrokeAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineCross-Sectional Studiesnervous systemMigraineAnesthesiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessResearch ArticleThe Journal of Headache and Pain
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Study of hypothalamic metabolism in cluster headache by proton MR spectroscopy

2006

The authors used 1H-MRS to investigate hypothalamic metabolism in 26 patients with cluster headache (CH) and 12 healthy subjects. Hypothalamic N-acetylaspartate/creatine was reduced in patients with CH vs controls (p < 0.01). Dividing the patients into episodic CH outside- and in-cluster periods and chronic CH, the hypothalamic N-acetylaspartate/creatine in all three subgroups of patients was reduced. The reduction of the neuronal marker N-acetylaspartate is consistent with hypothalamic neuronal dysfunction in patients with CH.

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyHypothalamusCluster HeadacheCreatineCentral nervous system diseasechemistry.chemical_compoundParietal LobeInternal medicinemedicineHumansIn patientBRAINAgedCerebral CortexNeuronsAspartic AcidSPECTROSCOPYVascular diseasebusiness.industryCluster headacheproton MRMetabolismMiddle AgedCreatinemedicine.diseasehypothalamuDYSFUNCTIONProton mr spectroscopyEndocrinologychemistryHypothalamusAcute DiseaseChronic DiseaseFemaleOccipital LobeNeurology (clinical)ProtonsbusinessmetabolismBiomarkersNeurology
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Transverse Sinus Stenosis in Refractory Chronic Headache Patients: An Observational Study

2019

Background: Transverse sinus stenosis is a common brain MRI finding in chronic migraine (CM) and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) patients in clinical practice; however, its clinical and diagnostic role is unclear. The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of transverse sinus stenosis in these headache patients resistant to preventive treatments and to verify whether this is a useful finding for identifying patients with intracranial hypertension. Methods: This is an observational study. Patients with refractory CM and CTTH underwent a 3T-magnetic resonance venography (MRV) before cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure measurement. Transverse sinus stenosis was determined u…

medicine.medical_specialtyVenographylcsh:RC346-429030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCerebrospinal fluidChronic Migrainechronic headacheInternal medicinemedicineRisk factorlcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemSinus (anatomy)Original Researchmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrysinus stenosisrefractory headachemedicine.diseaseComorbidityStenosismedicine.anatomical_structureNeurologyConcomitantCardiologyNeurology (clinical)businessidiopathic intracranial hypertension030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMRIFrontiers in Neurology
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