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Federica Lupo

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Resonance of cortico-cortical connections of the motor system with the observation of goal directed grasping movements

2010

Goal directed movements require the activation of parietal, premotor and primary motor areas. In monkeys, neurons of these areas become active also during the observation of movements performed by others, especially for coding the goal of the action (mirror system). Using bifocal transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in healthy subjects, we tested whether the observation of goal directed reach to grasp actions may lead to specific changes in the short-latency connections linking key areas of the mirror system, such as the anterior intraparietal cortex (AIP) and the ventral premotor cortex (PMv), with the primary motor cortex (M1). We found that AIP-M1 and PMv-M1 cortico-cortical interacti…

MalePremotor cortexmedicine.medical_treatmentObservationParietal cortexGoalBehavioral NeuroscienceCortex (anatomy)Neural PathwaysEvoked PotentialsMirror neuronCerebral CortexConnectivityBrain MappingHand StrengthMIRROR NEURONSBody movementSkeletalTranscranial Magnetic Stimulationmedicine.anatomical_structureMotorMuscleFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaPrimary motor cortexPsychologyGoalsHumanAdultConnectivity; Observation; Parietal cortex; Premotor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation;Cognitive NeuroscienceMovementGoals; Movement; Muscle Skeletal; Male; Young Adult; Electromyography; Female; Evoked Potentials Motor; Cerebral Cortex; Humans; Photic Stimulation; Psychomotor Performance; Observation; Hand Strength; Neural Pathways; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Brain Mapping; AdultPosterior parietal cortexExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyConnectivity; Observation; Parietal cortex; Premotor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulationNOPremotor cortexNeural PathwayYoung AdultMotor systemmedicineHumansMuscle SkeletalSettore M-PSI/02 - Psicobiologia E Psicologia FisiologicaElectromyographyEvoked Potentials MotorTranscranial magnetic stimulationGoals; Young Adult; Humans; Electromyography; Observation; Movement; Muscle Skeletal; Cerebral Cortex; Photic Stimulation; Brain Mapping; Evoked Potentials Motor; Adult; Neural Pathways; Hand Strength; Psychomotor Performance; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Female; MaleTMSNeurosciencePhotic StimulationPsychomotor Performance
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Behavioral and psychological effects of coronavirus disease-19 quarantine in patients with dementia

2020

Background: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and several governments planned a national quarantine in order to control the virus spread. Acute psychological effects of quarantine in frail elderly subjects with special needs, such as patients with dementia, have been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess modifications of neuropsychiatric symptoms during quarantine in patients with dementia and their caregivers. Methods: This is a sub-study of a multicenter nation-wide survey. A structured telephone interview was delivered to family caregivers of patients with diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD),…

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtylcsh:RC435-571IrritabilityBehavioral symptoms03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinelcsh:PsychiatryPsychological symptomsmedicineDementiaApathyVascular dementiaBehavioral and psychological symptoms Behavioral symptoms Caregiver Coronavirus disease Dementia Gender Psychological symptoms QuarantineOriginal ResearchMED/26 - NEUROLOGIAPsychiatryBehavioral symptomDementia with Lewy bodiesFamily caregiversbusiness.industryBehavioral and psychological symptomsGenderBehavioral and psychological symptomCaregiver burdenmedicine.diseaseMultiinfarct dementiaCaregiver030227 psychiatryCoronavirus diseaseBehavioral and psychological symptoms; Behavioral symptoms; Caregiver; Coronavirus disease; Dementia; Gender; Psychological symptoms; QuarantinePsychiatry and Mental healthSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAMED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVEQuarantineMED/25 - PSICHIATRIADementiaM-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICAPsychological symptommedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Unraveling Moral Reasoning in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: How Emotional Detachment Modifies Moral Judgment

2020

In the last decade, scientific literature provided solid evidence of cognitive deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and their effects on end-life choices. However, moral cognition and judgment are still poorly investigated in this population. Here we aimed at evaluating both socio-cognitive and socio-affective components of moral reasoning in a sample of 28 ALS patients. Patients underwent clinical and neuropsychological evaluation including basic cognitive and social cognition measures. Additionally, we administered an experimental task including moral dilemmas, with instrumental and incidental conditions. Patients' performances were compared with a control group [healt…

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Diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers measured by chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for Alzheimer disease diagnosis.

2020

In the last decades, an important role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis has emerged. The evaluation of the triad consisting of 42 aminoacid-long amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ42), total Tau (tTau) and Tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (pTau) have been recently integrated into the research diagnostic criteria of AD. For a long time, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has represented the most commonly used method for the measurement of CSF biomarkers levels. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CSF biomarkers, namely Aβ42, tTau and pTau and their ratio, measured by fully automated CLEIA assay (Lumipulse). We included 96 patie…

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The Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on Patients With Dementia and Family Caregivers: A Nation-Wide Survey

2021

IntroductionPrevious studies showed that quarantine for pandemic diseases is associated with several psychological and medical effects. The consequences of quarantine for COVID-19 pandemic in patients with dementia are unknown. We investigated the clinical changes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and evaluated caregivers’ distress during COVID-19 quarantine.MethodsThe study involved 87 Italian Dementia Centers. Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and Vascular Dementia (VD) were eligible for the study. Family caregivers of patients with dementia were interviewed by phone in April 2020, 45 days after …

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