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G. Cossu

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Multiple sclerosis in twins from continental Italy and Sardinia: a nationwide study.

2005

Knowledge about the balance between heritable and nonheritable risk in multiple sclerosis (MS) is based on twin studies in high-prevalence areas. In a study that avoided ascertainment limitations and directly compared continental Italy (medium-prevalence) and Sardinia (high-prevalence), we ascertained 216 pairs from 34,549 patients. This gives a twinning rate of 0.62% among MS patients, significantly less than that of the general population. In continental Italy, probandwise concordance was 14.5% (95% confidence interval, 5.1-23.8) for monozygotic and 4.0% (95% confidence interval, 0.8-7.1) for dizygotic twins. Results in Sardinia resemble those in northern populations but in limited number…

MaleQuestionnairesMultiple SclerosisConcordancePopulationTwinsDizygotic twinsDisease causeMultiple Sclerosis Epidemiology TwinsCohort StudiesCohort Studies Disease Susceptibility Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Italy; epidemiology Male Multiple Sclerosis; epidemiology/genetics Questionnaires Regression Analysis TwinsSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to Diseaseeducationeducation.field_of_studyepidemiology/geneticsbusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseasePenetranceTwin studyConfidence intervalNeurologyItalyRegression AnalysisSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleepidemiologyNeurology (clinical)Disease SusceptibilitybusinessDemography
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A European Observational Study to Evaluate the Safety and the Effectiveness of Safinamide in Routine Clinical Practice: The SYNAPSES Trial

2021

Background: Safinamide modulates both dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems with positive effects on motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The drug utilization study SYNAPSES was designed to investigate the use of safinamide in routine clinical practice, as recommended by the European Medicines Agency. Objective: To describe the occurrence of adverse events in PD patients treated with safinamide in real-life conditions. Methods: The SYNAPSES trial is an observational, European, multicenter, retrospective-prospective cohort study. Patients were followed up to 12 months with analyses performed in the overall population and in patients aged >75 years, with relevant comorbi…

Research ReportMale0301 basic medicineBenzylaminesParkinson's diseaseOutcome AssessmentParkinson's diseaseComorbidityDiseaseReal-life evaluationchemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineOutcome Assessment Health Care80 and overMAO-B inhibitorAged 80 and overSafinamideeducation.field_of_studyAlanineMental DisordersParkinson DiseaseMiddle AgedMAO-B inhibitor; Parkinson's disease; Real-life evaluation; Safinamide; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Alanine; Benzylamines; Comorbidity; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Europe; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Parkinson Disease; Retrospective Studies; Outcome Assessment Health CareEuropeSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAFemaleErratumCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtyMonoamine Oxidase InhibitorsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsPopulationMEDLINE03 medical and health sciencesCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSafinamideInternal medicinemedicineHumansAdverse effecteducationAgedRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industryMAO-B inhibitor; Parkinson's disease; Real-life evaluation; Safinamidemedicine.diseaseHealth Care030104 developmental biologychemistryParkinson’s diseaseObservational studyNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFollow-Up StudiesJournal of Parkinson's Disease
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