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Marinela Vavla

Resident in Neuropsychiatry, University of Padua
Verified email at lanostrafamiglia.it
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Brain structure and degeneration staging in Friedreich ataxia: magnetic resonance imaging volumetrics from the ENIGMA‐ataxia working group

…, D Timmann, S Tirelli, C Tonon, M Vavla… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is an inherited neurological disease defined by progressive
movement incoordination. We undertook a comprehensive characterization of the spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and paraclinical indicators of motor system impairment in hereditary spastic paraplegia: a pilot study

A Martinuzzi, D Montanaro, M Vavla, G Paparella… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
… ± 104.37 m) compared to the predicted distance for matched healthy controls (593 ±57 m)
[41]. … in ambulant SPG5 patients (64.80 m), the mildest in SPG4 (412.20 m). However, a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of a combined treatment of botulinum toxin and intensive physiotherapy in hereditary spastic paraplegia

G Paparella, M Vavla, L Bernardi, G Girardi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) is a heterogeneous group of
neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limbs (LL) weakness. …

[HTML][HTML] Data from the European registry for patients with McArdle disease and other muscle glycogenoses (EUROMAC)

…, A Lucia, A Santalla, A Martinuzzi, M Vavla… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
… Marinela Vavla … The median BMI in this cohort was 25.9 kg/m 2 (range: 16.6–52.8 kg/m
2 ). Abnormal BMI was observed in 62.6% (Fig. 2). … Marinela Vavla

[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural brain damage in Friedreich's ataxia

M Vavla, F Arrigoni, A Nordio, A De Luca… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by a GAA
repeat expansion in the FXN gene. There is still no cure or quantitative biomarkers reliaby …

Brain white matter involvement in hereditary spastic paraplegias: analysis with multiple diffusion tensor indices

…, A Martinuzzi, F Frijia, M Vavla… - American Journal …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The hereditary spastic paraplegias are a group of genetically
heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders, characterized by progressive spasticity …

[HTML][HTML] Functional MRI studies in Friedreich's Ataxia: a systematic review

M Vavla, F Arrigoni, D Peruzzo, D Montanaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is an inherited neurodegenerative movement disorder with early
onset, widespread cerebral and cerebellar pathology, and no cure still available. Functional …

[PDF][PDF] Safety and efficacy of interferon γ in friedreich's ataxia

M Vavla, MG D'Angelo, F Arrigoni, N Toschi… - Mov. Disord, 2020 - academia.edu
Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) is the most frequent among the autosomal recessive ataxias,
caused by an insufficient production of the mitochondrial protein frataxin and characterized by a …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of neuroimaging indicators in monitoring the effects of interferon gamma treatment in Friedreich's ataxia

M Vavla, F Arrigoni, N Toschi, D Peruzzo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The identification of efficient markers of disease progression and response to possibly effective
treatments is a key priority for slowly progressive, rare and neurodegenerative diseases, …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention in persons with Friedreich ataxia

G Paparella, C Stragà, M Vavla, N Pesenti… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The relevance of rehabilitation in progressive neurological disorders, such as
Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA), has yet to be convincingly proven. FRDA is characterized by ataxia…