Survival and dementia in GBA‐associated Parkinson's disease: The mutation matters

…, CB Mariani, N Meucci, G Sacilotto… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this work was to investigate survival, dementia, and genotype‐phenotype
correlations in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with and without mutations on …

MR imaging of the superior profile of the midbrain: differential diagnosis between progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson disease

…, E Bianchini, N Meucci, G Sacilotto… - American journal …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Quantitative evaluation of midbrain atrophy may be useful
in differentiating progressive supranulear palsy (PSP) from Parkinson disease (PD); …

Swallowing disturbances in Parkinson's disease: a multivariate analysis of contributing factors

…, AL Zecchinelli, CB Mariani, S Tesei, G Sacilotto… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Swallowing disturbances are an important issue in Parkinson's disease (PD)
as several studies have shown that they are associated with increased risk of aspiration …

Randomized study of sertraline and low‐dose amitriptyline in patients with Parkinson's disease and depression: effect on quality of life

…, D De Gaspari, M Canesi, G Sacilotto… - … : official journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed the effect of 3‐month treatment of sertraline (50 mg) or low‐dose amitriptyline (25
mg) on depression and quality of life in 31 patients with Parkinson's disease in a …

LRRK2 G2019S mutation and Parkinson's disease: a clinical, neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric study in a large Italian sample

…, A Zecchinelli, C Mariani, N Meucci, G Sacilotto… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2006 - Elsevier
We analysed the Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene for the G2019S mutation in
1245 consecutive, unrelated patients with primary degenerative parkinsonism, and collected …

Dementia in Parkinson's disease: Is male gender a risk factor?

…, CB Mariani, S Tesei, M Canesi, G Sacilotto… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The rates of cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are
higher than in the general population. Age and disease duration have been associated with …

Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson's disease: from clinical and neuropsychological characterisation to management and long-term outcome

…, S Tesei, N Meucci, CB Mariani, G Sacilotto… - Journal of Neurology …, 2014 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS) refers to a compulsive pattern of
dopaminergic drug misuse complicating Parkinson's disease (PD). To date, few data are available …

Parkinson's disease beyond 20 years

…, CB Mariani, S Tesei, G Sacilotto… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background A very limited number of studies report data on the clinical features of Parkinson's
disease (PD) 20 years after onset and beyond. Objective To characterise PD 20 years …

α-Synuclein oligomers in skin biopsy of idiopathic and monozygotic twin patients with Parkinson's disease

…, AM Calogero, C Bolliri, M De Leonardis, G Sacilotto… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A variety of cellular processes, including vesicle clustering in the presynaptic compartment,
are impaired in Parkinson’s disease and have been closely associated with α-synuclein …

Long‐term cognitive follow‐up of Parkinson's disease patients with impulse control disorders

…, S Tesei, CB Mariani, G Sacilotto… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with impulse
control disorders (ICDs) and aimed to identify possible predictors of behavioral outcome. In …