Publications by authors named "A Ballerini"
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- Haemodynamic variables like right atrial pressure and cardiac index are important in predicting survival for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but additional prognostic factors are needed for better risk assessment.* -
- This study included 794 treatment-naïve PAH patients, evaluating various clinical and haemodynamic parameters before and after first-line therapy to identify relevant prognostic indicators through multivariate analysis.* -
- Results showed that certain haemodynamic measures, while not providing additional value over existing ESC/ERS risk tools for all-cause death, were useful for predicting combined outcomes like death and hospitalizations, showing comparable effectiveness.*
Considering the growing age of the world population, the incidence of epilepsy in older adults is expected to increase significantly. It has been suggested that late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy (LO-TLE) may be neurodegenerative in origin and overlap with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Herein, we aimed to characterize the pattern of cortical atrophy and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of AD (total and phosphorylated tau, and β-amyloid) in a selected population of LO-TLE of unknown origin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Drowsiness has been implicated in the modulation of centro-temporal spikes (CTS) in Self-limited epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (SeLECTS). Here, we explore this relationship and whether fluctuations in wakefulness influence the brain networks involved in CTS generation.
Methods: Functional MRI (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) was simultaneously acquired in 25 SeLECTS.
Personality disorders (PD) are described as enduring patterns of markedly deviant and pervasive inner experiences and behaviors, with onset in adolescence, which lead to severe distress or impairment. Patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) display higher rates of comorbidity with personality disorders, often complicating the treatment, and worsening the outcomes. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the most common of PD and is frequently associated with MDD, with which shares several features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is commonly associated with mesiotemporal pathology and widespread alterations of grey and white matter structures. Evidence supports a progressive condition although the temporal evolution of TLE is poorly defined. This ENIGMA-Epilepsy study utilized multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data to investigate structural alterations in TLE patients across the adult lifespan.
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