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Insight into epileptic and physiological déjà vu: from a multicentric cohort study

2019

Background and purpose The presence of a continuum between physiological deja vu (DV) and epileptic DV is still not known as well as epidemiological data in the Italian population. The aim was to identify the epidemiological distribution of DV in Italy, and secondly to look for specific features of DV able to discriminate between epileptic and non-epileptic DV. Methods In all, 1000 individuals, 543 healthy controls (C) (313 women; age 40 ± 15 years) and 457 patients with epilepsy (E) (260 women; age 39 ± 14 years), were prospectively recruited from 10 outpatient neurological clinics throughout Italy. All populations were screened using the Italian Inventory for Deja Vu Experiences Assessmen…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtymedia_common.quotation_subjectNeurocognitive Disordersepilepsy; epileptic déjà vu; physiological déjà vu; Adult; Cohort Studies; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Neurocognitive Disorders; Recognition Psychology; Deja VuCohort Studies03 medical and health sciencesEpilepsy0302 clinical medicineEpidemiologyHumansPsychologyMedicine030212 general & internal medicinePsychiatrymedia_commonbusiness.industryphysiological déjà vuRecognition PsychologyMiddle AgedDeja Vumedicine.diseaseItalian populationepileptic déjà vuRecognitionItalyNeurologyFeelingDéjà vuEtiologyepilepsyFemaleNeurology (clinical)Epileptic seizuremedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryCohort study
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Habitat preferences of Bonelli's Eagles Aquila fasciata in Sicily

2012

Capsule For breeding, areas dominated by extensive agricultural and rugged Mediterranean landscapes are preferred; maintenance of habitat heterogeneity and extensive agriculture are key for the conservation of this eagle. Aims To model breeding habitat preferences of Bonelli's Eagles Aquila fasciata in Sicily, where the last viable population still remains in Italy, in order to identify the most important habitats for conservation. Methods Pairs were monitored between 1990 and 2010. A case-control design through glms was used at two spatial scales: landscape and home-range. Variables included topographic, climatic, land-use, road and descriptors of habitat heterogeneity. Information-based c…

EagleMediterranean climatebiologybusiness.industryEcologyItalian populationSpatial heterogeneityGeographyHabitatMinimum viable populationAgriculturebiology.animalExtensive farmingbusinessEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationBird Study
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Italian adaptation of the Group Questionnaire: validity and factorial structure

2020

The Group Questionnaire (GQ) is a measure recently developed by Krogel et al. (2013) for the evaluation of the therapeutic relationship in group. The GQ identifies a three-factor model of the relationship that allows to measure quality (Positive Bonding, Positive Working and Negative Relationship) and structure (member-member, member-leader and member-group), dimensions in group. This work shows the results of a first study on the Italian validation of the GQ. In this study the GQ was administered to 536 subjects from 32 non-clinical groups of undergraduate students. The cross-cultural validity of the GQ in the Italian population has been examined by comparing the psychometric properties an…

Factoriallcsh:BF1-990Structure (category theory)050109 social psychologygroup processFactor structureArticlegroup psychotherapy evaluationSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia Dinamica0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesEquivalence (measure theory)cross-cultural validityGroup (mathematics)05 social sciencesGroup Questionnaire group process group psychotherapy evaluation therapeutic relationship cross-cultural validityItalian populationConfirmatory factor analysis050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychologylcsh:PsychologyGroup processGroup QuestionnairePsychologytherapeutic relationshipClinical psychologyResearch in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome
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GRP78 POLYMORPHISM rs430397 IS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN A SOUTHERN ITALIAN POPULATION

2014

GRP78 POLYMORPHISM HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA ITALIAN POPULATION
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Association between previously identified disease loci at Chr 21q22 and MHC and UC in Italian population.

2009

GeneticsHepatologybiologybusiness.industryAssociation (object-oriented programming)Gastroenterologybiology.proteinMedicineUlcerative ColitisDiseasebusinessMajor histocompatibility complexItalian population
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Epidemiology and diagnostic and therapeutic management of febrile seizures in the Italian pediatric emergency departments: A prospective observationa…

2015

AIM: Febrile seizures (FS) involve 2-5% of the paediatric population, among which Complex FS (CFS) account for one third of accesses for FS in Emergency Departments (EDs). The aim of our study was to define the epidemiology, the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic approach to FS and CFSs in the Italian EDs. METHODS: A multicenter prospective observational study was performed between April 2014 and March 2015. Patients between 1 and 60 months of age, randomly accessing to ED for ongoing FS or reported FS at home were included. Demographic features and diagnostic-therapeutic follow-up were recorded. FS were categorized in simple (<10min), prolonged (10-30min) and status epilepticus (>3…

MaleEmergency Medical ServicesPediatricsNeurologyFebrileEpilepsyStatus Epilepticus0302 clinical medicineBolus (medicine)EpidemiologyPrevalenceItalian populationEpidemiologic studyProspective StudiesChildPediatricEmergency ServiceAge FactorsSettore MED/38Emergency department; Epidemiologic study; Italian population; Pediatrics; Simple and complex febrile seizures;ItalyNeurologyChild PreschoolPopulation studyAnticonvulsantsFemaleEmergency Service HospitalEmergency department; Epidemiologic study; Italian population; Pediatrics; Simple and complex febrile seizures; Age Factors; Anticonvulsants; Child Preschool; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Service Hospital; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Italy; Male; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Seizures Febrile; Status Epilepticusmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtypediatricsSeizures FebrileNOHospital03 medical and health sciencesSeizures030225 pediatricsmedicineHumansPreschoolEmergency departmentbusiness.industrySimple and complex febrile seizuresInfantEmergency departmentmedicine.diseaseemergency department; epidemiologic study; italian population; pediatrics; simple and complex febrile seizures; neurology; neurology (clinical)MidazolamObservational studyNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFollow-Up StudiesEpilepsy Research
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Genuair® Usability Test: Results of a National Public Survey of the Elderly

2016

Proper use of inhaler devices may be problematic in elderly patients due to age-related difficulties. A survey was administered to elderly patients to investigate the usability of the Genuair® device and patients' subjective viewpoint on the device. A representative sample of the Italian population aged ≥ 65 years was completed with a pre-defined sample of 89 patients with hand arthritis/arthrosis. Of 526 respondents, 88 were not self-sufficient. Only the replies of the 438 self-sufficient respondents were analyzed. A total of 107 participants (24%) reported having respiratory diseases, and 81 of these (76%) were users of inhaler devices. After the first test, the device was considered “pra…

MalePulmonary and Respiratory Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsSample (statistics)Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Respiratorioelderly03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePatient satisfactionPatient Education as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansadherence030212 general & internal medicineAgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industryArthritisNebulizers and VaporizersInhalerUsabilityPublic surveyadherence; elderly; inhaler device; usability; Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineHandItalian populationTest (assessment)usabilityItaly030228 respiratory systemPatient SatisfactionHand arthritisPhysical therapyinhaler deviceFemalebusinessCOPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Immunoproteasome LMP2 60HH Variant Alters MBP Epitope Generation and Reduces the Risk to Develop Multiple Sclerosis in Italian Female Population

2010

BackgroundAlbeit several studies pointed out the pivotal role that CD4+T cells have in Multiple Sclerosis, the CD8+ T cells involvement in the pathology is still in its early phases of investigation. Proteasome degradation is the key step in the production of MHC class I-restricted epitopes and therefore its activity could be an important element in the activation and regulation of autoreactive CD8+ T cells in Multiple Sclerosis.Methodology/principal findingsImmunoproteasomes and PA28-alphabeta regulator are present in MS affected brain area and accumulated in plaques. They are expressed in cell types supposed to be involved in MS development such as neurons, endothelial cells, oligodendroc…

MaleT cells proteasomes multiple sclerosis parietal lobeMuscle ProteinsImmunoproteasomeEpitopeEpitopesGene FrequencyRisk FactorsCytotoxic T cellFunding: This work was financed in part by the grant Giovani Ricercatori 2007 from Italian Ministry of Health to MM DG and FMB by a grant from the European Commission Integrated Project PROTEOMAGE (FP6) to CF by the finalized projects of Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM) cod. 2003/R26 and BioPharmaNet to CF and 2002/R/40 and 2005/R/10 2008/R/11 (Genoa) to SD'A by the University of Bologna (FRO) to MPF by the Regione Piemonte (Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata Project and Ricerca Sanitaria Applicata-CIPE Project) to SD'A by Associazione Amici del Centro Dino Ferrari and IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milano to DG and by the grants Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB-507 SFB-421) to PMK and US the grants TR43 and Neurocure to PMK. MM benefited from the A.V. Humboldt PostDoc fellowship. The funders had no role in study design data collection and analysis decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.MultidisciplinaryMicrogliaQRBrainMiddle AgedImmunohistochemistryCysteine EndopeptidasesOligodendrogliamedicine.anatomical_structureItalyImmunoproteasome; multiple sclerosis; italian populationmultiple sclerosiImmunology/Antigen Processing and RecognitionMedicineFemaleMicrogliaNeuroscience/Neurobiology of Disease and RegenerationResearch ArticleProtein BindingAdultProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexMultiple SclerosisGenotypeScienceMolecular Sequence DataImmunology/AutoimmunityBiologySex FactorsMHC class IHLA-A2 AntigenmedicineHumansAmino Acid SequenceAlleleHLA-A AntigensMultiple sclerosisMacrophagesMyelin Basic Proteinmedicine.diseaseMyelin basic proteinImmunologybiology.proteinitalian populationCD8PLoS ONE
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Incidence and costs of hip fractures compared to acute myocardial infarction in the Italian population: a 4-year survey

2007

Introduction Few data are available about the incidence and costs of hip fractures in Italy. We aimed to determine the impact of hip fractures vs. acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods We studied the national hospitalization database to calculate their incidence and costs in adults aged ≥45 between 1999 and 2002. Results In 2002, there were 86,719 hip fractures with a 10.0% increase over 4 years. We observed a predominance of women (77.1%) and a strong age effect: 92.7% of patients were ≥65 years old and 80% of fractures occurred in women aged ≥75, showing a clear relationship with the incidence of osteoporosis. Hospitalizations due to AMI after 45 years of age in 1999 were only 9% hig…

Malemusculoskeletal diseasesAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyHeart diseaseCostEpidemiologyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismOsteoporosisacute myocardial infarctionPoison controlhip fractures; myocardial infarctionAMIAge Distributionhip fracture myocardial infarction italian populationInjury preventionEpidemiologyHumansMedicinecardiovascular diseasesMyocardial infarctionSex Distributionhealth care economics and organizationsAgedbusiness.industryIncidenceIncidence (epidemiology)Health Care CostsLength of StayMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseHospitalizationmyocardial infarctionItalyhip fractureHealth Care Surveyship fracturesEmergency medicineOrthopedic surgeryPhysical therapyFemaleitalian populationbusiness
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The correlation between right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: The moderating effects of political and religious identity

2008

In a secondary analysis performed on a representative sample of the Italian population (N = 887), we examined the correlation between right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO), analyzing the moderating effect exerted on such correlation by political interest and religion importance. RWA and SDO showed a positive, significant correlation (r = .38), moderated by political interest (which heightened it) and religion importance (which lowered it). Limits, implications, and possible developments of the research are discussed.

Social PsychologyeducationAuthoritarianismRight-wing authoritarianismReligious identityItalian populationCorrelationPoliticsSecondary analysisPsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologySocial dominance orientationApplied Psychology
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