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Guido Cavaletti

0000-0003-4128-2406

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Cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy: neuroprotection by erythropoietin without affecting tumour growth

2007

This study examined the dose-dependent efficacy of erythropoietin (EPO) for preventing and/or treating cisplatin (CDDP) induced peripheral neurotoxicity (CINP), and its influence on tumour treatment and growth. Rats received eight intraperitoneal (ip) injections of 2 mg/kg CDDP twice weekly. EPO co-administered (50 or 10 microg/kg ip, three times/week) had a dose-dependent effect, partially preventing CINP, but 0.5 microg/kg ip was not effective. The neuroprotective effect lasted at least 5 weeks after the last dose of EPO and CDDP. In addition, EPO (50 microg/kg ip three times/week) after the last injection of CDDP still induced a significant recovery of CINP. In a separate experiment in r…

medicine.medical_specialtyCancer ResearchPeripheral neuropathyNeural ConductionNeurophysiologyAntineoplastic AgentsHindlimbHematocritNeuroprotectionAntineoplastic AgentInternal medicinemedicinePathologyAnimalsRats WistarErythropoietinCisplatincisplatin; Erythropoietin; peripheral neuropathy; tumor growthmedicine.diagnostic_testDose-Response Relationship Drugbusiness.industryAnimalNeurotoxicityPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesMammary Neoplasms ExperimentalTumour growthHematologymedicine.diseaseRatsHindlimbDose–response relationshipPeripheral neuropathyEndocrinologyOncologyHematocritErythropoietinRatFemalePeripheral Nervous System DiseaseCisplatinbusinessCell Divisionmedicine.drug
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Atypical CIDP: diagnostic criteria, progression and treatment response. Data from the Italian CIDP Database

2019

ObjectivesA few variants of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) have been described, but their frequency and evolution to typical CIDP remain unclear. To determine the frequency and characteristics of the CIDP variants, their possible evolution to typical CIDP, and treatment response.MethodsWe applied a set of diagnostic criteria to 460 patients included in a database of Italian patients with CIDP. Clinical characteristics and treatment response were reviewed for each patient. The Kaplan-Meier curve was used to estimate the progression rate from atypical to typical CIDP.ResultsAt the time of inclusion, 376 (82%) patients had a diagnosis of typical CIDP while 84 …

AdultMaleTreatment responselewis-sumner syndromeAdolescentDatabases FactualDisease durationchronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; CIDP; diagnostic criteria; distal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathy; lewis-sumner syndrome; Surgery; Neurology (clinical); Psychiatry and Mental HealthKaplan-Meier EstimateCIDPcomputer.software_genreDisease courseYoung Adultlewis–sumner syndrome03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHumansMedicineIn patientChildAgedRetrospective StudiesAged 80 and overchronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyRetrospective reviewdistal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathyDatabasebusiness.industryPolyradiculoneuropathyMiddle Agedchronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; CIDP; diagnostic criteria; distal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathy; lewis-sumner syndromemedicine.diseasePsychiatry and Mental healthchronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; CIDP; diagnostic criteria; distal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathy; lewis-sumner syndrome; surgery; neurology ; psychiatry and mental healthItalyPolyradiculoneuropathy Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinatingdiagnostic criteriaDisease ProgressionFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaSurgeryProgression rateNeurology (clinical)CIDP; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; diagnostic criteria; distal acquired demyelinating symmetric neuropathy; lewis–sumner syndromebusinesscomputer030217 neurology & neurosurgeryJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
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To do or not to do? plasma exchange and timing of steroid administration in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

2016

OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively analyze the effect of plasma exchange (PLEX; yes = PLEX+ , no = PLEX- ) and steroids administration timing (prophylactically [proST] or therapeutically [therST]) on the longitudinal clinical course of patients with natalizumab-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and full-blown immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (PML-IRIS). METHODS: Clinical and radiological data of 42 Italian patients with PML were analyzed. Patient's data are available until 12 months after PML diagnosis. PLEX and steroids treatment as time-dependent covariates were entered in: (1) a Cox model to investigate their impact on full-blown PML-IRIS latency; (2) an anal…

AdultMaleAdult; Databases Factual; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; Leukoencephalopathy Progressive Multifocal; Male; Plasma Exchange; Retrospective Studies; Steroids; Young Adult; Neurology; Neurology (clinical)Adult; Databases Factual; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; Leukoencephalopathy Progressive Multifocal; Male; Plasma Exchange; Retrospective Studies; Steroids; Young AdultDatabases FactualPlasma ExchangeLeukoencephalopathy Progressive MultifocalProgressive MultifocalDatabasesDisability EvaluationYoung AdultNeurologyLeukoencephalopathyImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeRetrospective StudieHumansSteroidsFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)SteroidFactualRetrospective StudiesHuman
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The still under-investigated role of cognitive deficits in PML diagnosis

2017

Background: Despite cognitive deficits frequently represent the first clinical manifestations of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Natalizumab-treated MS patients, the importance of cognitive deficits in PML diagnosis is still under-investigated. The aim of the current study is to investigate the cognitive deficits at PML diagnosis in a group of Italian patients with PML. Methods: Thirty-four PML patients were included in the study. The demographic and clinical data, the lesion load and localization, and the longitudinal clinical course was compared between patients with (n = 13) and without (n = 15) cognitive deficit upon PML suspicion (the remaining six patients were asy…

0301 basic medicinecognitionmedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricscognition; italian database; natalizumab; neuropsychological impairment; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; neurology (clinical); neurology; immunology; immunology and allergy; natalizumab; cognition; neuropsychological impairment; italian databaseNeurologySettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveAsymptomaticApraxiaprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyimmunology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinenatalizumabitalian databasemedicineDementiaimmunology and allergyPsychiatryCognitive deficitneurology (clinical)Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyneurologyNeuropsychologyCognitionProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Natalizumab Cognition Neuropsychological impairment Italian databasemedicine.disease030104 developmental biologyCognition; Italian database; Natalizumab; Neuropsychological impairment; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyCognition Italian database Natalizumab Neuropsychological impairment Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyCognition; Italian database; Natalizumab; Neuropsychological impairment; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; Immunology and Allergy; Immunology; Neurology; Neurology (clinical)Settore MED/26 - Neurologiamedicine.symptomPsychologyneuropsychological impairment030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Sensitivity and specificity of a commercial ELISA test for anti-MAG antibodies in patients with neuropathy

2020

For the diagnosis of anti-MAG polyneuropathy the commercial ELISA manufacturer currently recommends a cut-off of 1000 Bühlmann Titer Units (BTU). We analyzed sera from 80 anti-MAG neuropathy patients and 383 controls (with other neuropathies or healthy controls) to assess the ELISA sensitivity and specificity at different thresholds. A better combination of sensitivity/specificity was found at a threshold >1500 BTU than at >1000 BTU. The best value of specificity was obtained at threshold >7000 BTU. There was a diagnostic grey area between 1500 and 7000 BTU in which the clinical phenotypes as well as electrophysiological studies need to be carefully assessed particularly to differe…

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyanti-MAG polyneuropathy; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; ELISA; sensitivity; specificity; autoantibodies; case-control studies; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; humans; myelin-associated glycoprotein; polyneuropathies; retrospective studiesImmunologyAnti-MAG polyneuropathyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssaySettore MED/26GastroenterologyPolyneuropathies03 medical and health sciencesSensitivity0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineHumansImmunology and AllergyIn patientAutoantibodiesRetrospective Studieschronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyAnti-MAG polyneuropathy chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathybiologybusiness.industryAnti magAnti-MAG polyneuropathy chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; ELISA; Sensitivity; Specificitymedicine.diseaseAutoantibodieMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinTiter030104 developmental biologyPolyneuropathienervous systemNeurologyCase-Control StudiesElisa testSpecificitybiology.proteinELISANeurology (clinical)AntibodyCase-Control StudiebusinessSensitivity (electronics)Polyneuropathy030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHumanJournal of Neuroimmunology
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Risk factors for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): antecedent events, lifestyle and dietary habits. Data from the Ita…

2020

Background and purpose: The role of lifestyle and dietary habits and antecedent events has not been clearly identified in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). Methods: Information was collected about modifiable environmental factors and antecedent infections and vaccinations in patients with CIDP included in an Italian CIDP Database. Only patients who reported not having changed their diet or the lifestyle habits investigated in the study after the appearance of CIDP were included. The partners of patients with CIDP were chosen as controls. Gender-matched analysis was performed with randomly selected controls with a 1:1 ratio of patients and controls. Results: D…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtylifestyleDatabases FactualDiseasecomputer.software_genreSettore MED/26chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; diet; epidemiology; infections; lifestyle; vaccination03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsEpidemiologymedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineinfectionsRisk factorChildLife Stylechronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyDatabasebusiness.industryAntecedent variablechronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathyPolyradiculoneuropathyFeeding BehaviorMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasevaccinationinfectionSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAAntecedent (behavioral psychology)ItalyPolyradiculoneuropathy Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinatingNeurologyFemaleepidemiologyNeurology (clinical)ComplicationbusinessLifestyle habitsdietcomputer030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Dataset relative to article "Sensitivity and specificity of a commercial ELISA test for anti-MAG antibodies in patients with neuropathy"

2021

This record contains data related to article “Sensitivity and specificity of a commercial ELISA test for anti-MAG antibodies in patients with neuropathy". Abstract For the diagnosis of anti-MAG polyneuropathy the commercial ELISA manufacturer currently recommends a cut-off of 1000 Bühlmann Titer Units (BTU). We analyzed sera from 80 anti-MAG neuropathy patients and 383 controls (with other neuropathies or healthy controls) to assess the ELISA sensitivity and specificity at different thresholds. A better combination of sensitivity/specificity was found at a threshold >1500 BTU than at >1000 BTU. The best value of specificity was obtained at threshold >7000 BTU. There…

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Dataset related to article "Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: can a diagnosis be made in patients not fulfilling electrodiag…

2021

This record contains data related to article “Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: can a diagnosis be made in patients not fulfilling electrodiagnostic criteria?" Abstract Background and purpose: The aim was to identify the clinical and diagnostic investigations that may help to support a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) in patients not fulfilling the European Federation of Neurological Societies and Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) electrodiagnostic criteria. Methods: The data from patients with a clinical diagnosis of CIDP included in a national database were retrospectively reviewed. Results: In all, 535 p…

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