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A cross-sectional, multicentre study of the therapeutic management of multiple sclerosis relapses in Italy.

2013

Despite the existence of therapeutic guidelines, management of multiple sclerosis relapse remains heterogeneous. Optimisation of relapse outcome demands an improved understanding of the neurologist's therapeutic attitude towards relapse management, which is the aim of this study. Neurologists from 13 multiple sclerosis centres completed a questionnaire every time they assessed multiple sclerosis relapses. The questionnaire requested a guided description of the relapse's clinical characteristics and an indication of the prescribed therapy, supported with up to 3 out of 20 suggested reasons. Over 3 months, 368 questionnaires were collected. Median percentage (%) of 21 relapses resulting in a …

MalePediatricsNeurologyCross-sectional studymulti center studyAdrenal Cortex HormoneAdrenal Cortex HormonesRecurrenceSurveys and QuestionnairesMultiple SclerosiCorticosteroidSurveys and QuestionnaireRelapseSurveyNeuroradiologyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedManagementPsychiatry and Mental healthMethylprednisoloneItalyNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental Healthmultiple sclerosiSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurosurgerymedicine.drugHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyMultiple SclerosisDermatologyMethylprednisolonemedicineHumansMedical prescriptionCross-Sectional Studietherapybusiness.industryMultiple sclerosismedicine.diseaseManagement of multiple sclerosisCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Care SurveyHealth Care SurveysPhysical therapyNeurology (clinical)business2708
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Is a digital platform useful in headache training? A 4-year Italian experience.

2018

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyInservice TrainingMEDLINELongitudinal StudieDermatology03 medical and health sciencesUser-Computer Interface0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineLongitudinal StudiesNeuroradiologyHeadache epidemiologybusiness.industryHeadacheGeneral MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthItalyPhysical therapyFemaleNeurology (clinical)NeurosurgerySmartphonebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHuman2708Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
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Efficacy of switching between tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors in psoriasis: results from the Italian Psocare registry

2014

Background: Some studies have shown that switching patients from one tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alfa inhibitor to another may be beneficial when they have an inadequate response or an adverse event. Objective: We sought to assess the variables predicting the efficacy of the second TNF-alfa inhibitor in patients discontinuing the first TNF-alfa inhibitor. Methods: Data from all 5423 consecutive patients starting TNF-alfa inhibitor therapy for psoriasis between September 2005 and September 2010 who were included in the Italian Psocare registry were analyzed. Results: In 105 patients who switched to a second TNF-alfa inhibitor who had complete follow-up data, 75% improvement in the Psoriasis …

Maleprimary inefficacy75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index score; PASI; PASI 75; Psoriasis Area Severity Index; TNF; biologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Psoriasis; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Young AdultSWITHCESefficacyTNFpsoriasis; psoriasis arthritis; pharmachological treatmentPASI 75Severity of Illness IndexReceptors Tumor Necrosis FactorEtanerceptCohort StudiesMonoclonalReceptorsSettore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee E VenereeRegistriesHumanizedtumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors.switchingHazard ratioAntibodies MonoclonalMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeItalyPredictive value of tests75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index scoreFemaleDrugPsoriasis Area Severity IndexbiologicTNF-alphaAdultmedicine.medical_specialtytumor necrosis factorDermatology75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index score; PASI; PASI 75; Psoriasis Area Severity Index; TNF; biologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorsAntibodies Monoclonal Humanizedsecondary loss of efficacyRisk AssessmentAntibodiestumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorsDrug Administration ScheduleDose-Response RelationshipYoung AdultSettore MED/35Predictive Value of TestsInternal medicinePsoriasisSeverity of illnessmedicineConfidence IntervalsHumansPsoriasisbiologicsAdverse effectPsoriasis; TNF-alphaProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective Studiespsoriasibiologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors; Adalimumab; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Etanercept; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Infliximab; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Psoriasis; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Young Adult; 2708Analysis of Variancepharmachological treatmentDose-Response Relationship DrugProportional hazards modelbusiness.industrytumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaPASIAdalimumabRetrospective cohort studypsoriasis arthritismedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalInfliximabSurgeryImmunoglobulin GMultivariate AnalysisANTI-TNFAbusiness2708Follow-Up Studies
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IL-6 Regulates Neutrophil Microabscess Formation in IL-17A-Driven Psoriasiform Lesions

2014

The lack of a generally accepted animal model for human psoriasis has hindered progress with respect to understanding the pathogenesis of the disease. Here we present a model in which transgenic IL-17A expression is targeted to the skin in mice, achievable after crossing our IL-17A(ind) allele to the K14-Cre strain. K14-IL-17A(ind/+) mice invariably develop an overt skin inflammation bearing many hallmark characteristics of human psoriasis including dermal infiltration of effector T cells, formation of neutrophil microabscesses, and hyperkeratosis. IL-17A expression in the skin results in upregulated granulopoiesis and migration of IL-6R-expressing neutrophils into the skin. Neutralization …

Pathologymedicine.medical_specialty1303 BiochemistryNeutrophilsT-LymphocytesHyperkeratosisGene Expression610 Medicine & healthInflammationDermatology10263 Institute of Experimental ImmunologyBiochemistryGranulopoiesis2708 Dermatology1307 Cell BiologyPathogenesisMicePsoriasis1312 Molecular BiologymedicineAnimalsPsoriasisMicroabscessMolecular BiologyMice Knockoutintegumentary systemInterleukin-6business.industryMacrophagesInterleukin-17Cell Biologymedicine.diseaseReceptors Interleukin-6AbscessDisease Models AnimalImmunology570 Life sciences; biologyEpidermismedicine.symptombusinessInfiltration (medical)GranulocytesSignal TransductionEpidermal thickeningJournal of Investigative Dermatology
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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Mentha pulegium Growing Wild in Sicily and its Activity on Microorganisms Affecting Historical Art Crafts

2017

The chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts of Mentha pulegium L. (Linné) collected in Sicily was evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components were pulegone (50.6%), piperitenone (27.8%) and menthone (6.9%). Comparison of this oil with other studied oils of different populations is discussed. The oil showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities against some microorganisms that infest historical art works.

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The Italian multiple sclerosis register

2019

The past decade has seen extraordinary increase in worldwide availability of and access to several large multiple sclerosis (MS) databases and registries. MS registries represent powerful tools to provide meaningful information on the burden, natural history, and long-term safety and effectiveness of treatments. Moreover, patients, physicians, industry, and policy makers have an active interest in real-world observational studies based on register data, as they have the potential to answer the questions that are most relevant to daily treatment decision-making. In 2014, the Italian MS Foundation, in collaboration with the Italian MS clinical centers, promoted and funded the creation of the …

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Latent tubercolosis infection in patients with cronic plaque psoriasis: evidence from the Italian Psocare Registry

2015

SummaryBackground The nationwide prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Italian patients with psoriasis has never been investigated. Objectives To estimate the nationwide prevalence of LTBI in Italian patients with psoriasis who are candidates for systemic treatment. Methods Data were obtained from the Psocare Registry on those patients (n = 4946) with age > 18 years, systemic treatment at entry specified and tuberculin skin test (TST) performed according to the Mantoux method. LTBI diagnosis was based on a positive TST result in the absence of any clinical, radiological or microbiological evidence of active tuberculosis. Results Latent tuberculosis infection was diagnosed in…

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Assessment of etanercept efficacy in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: ultrasonography of Achilles tendon

2015

medicine.medical_specialtyMEDLINEArthritisDermatologyAchilles TendonEtanerceptEtanercept030207 dermatology & venereal diseases03 medical and health sciencesPsoriatic arthritis0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansUltrasonography030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAchilles tendonbusiness.industryArthritis Psoriaticmedicine.diseaseDermatologymedicine.anatomical_structureInfectious DiseasesUltrasonographybusinessmedicine.drugHuman2708
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Stroke incidence and survival in three Sicilian municipalities

1998

We investigated the incidence of first-ever stroke in three Sicilian municipalities over the years 1984–1987. Case ascertainment involved two approaches: a doorto-door two-phase prevalence survey and a study of death certificates. Only first-ever strokes occurring within the study time interval were included, and diagnoses were based on specified criteria. We found 138 subjects who had experienced a first stroke over 73 488 person-years; the average incidence rate (new cases per 1000 population per year) was 1.9 overall, 1.7 in men, and 2.1 in women. Incidence increased steeply with age and was similar in men and women. Incidence was similar in the three study municipalities. The overall ca…

medicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsNeurologySurvivalEpidemiologyPopulationEpidemiologyMedicineeducationSicilyStrokeNeuroradiologyeducation.field_of_studyNeuroscience (all)business.industryIncidenceGeneral NeuroscienceIncidence (epidemiology)medicine.diseaselanguage.human_languageStrokeItalyPsychiatry and Mental HealthlanguageSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)businessStroke incidenceSicilian2708
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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Bupleurum Fontanesii (Apiaceae) Growing Wild in Sicily and its Activity on Microorganisms Affecting Hist…

2016

Hydrodistillation of the flowers (BpFl) of and fruits (BpFr) of Bupleurum fontanesii Guss. ex Caruel gave two oils that were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main components were α-elemol (16.7%), caryophyllene oxide (16.4%) and heptacosane (15.9%) in BpFl, and spathulenol (16.8%), caryophylladienol I (13.2%) and α-elemol (12.8%) in BpFr. A good antimicrobial activity against several microorganisms, including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Fusarium oxysporum and Aspergillus niger, all infesting historical art craft, was also determined.

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