Publications by authors named "F Boccaletto"
Prevalence of interstitial pneumonia suggestive of COVID-19 at F-FDG PET/CT in oncological asymptomatic patients in a high prevalence country during pandemic period: a national multi-centric retrospective study.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate incidental lung changes in asymptomatic cancer patients using [F]FDG PET/CT during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, where the virus was widespread.
- Researchers analyzed data from 59 centers, comparing rates of interstitial pneumonia during various periods: during COVID (March 2020), pre-COVID (January-February 2020), and a control year (2019).
- Results indicated a significant increase in interstitial pneumonia rates during the COVID period (7.1%) compared to pre-COVID (5.35%) and control (5.15%), particularly higher in Northern Italy, emphasizing the need to monitor such findings for early COVID-19 detection and management.
We present the case of a patient with an atypical course of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) complicated by the use of an anticholinergic drug. A 70-year-old patient, followed by psychiatrists for depression and behavioral disorders, received a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) at another Center due to auditory hallucinations, gait impairment, and tendency to fall. He was then admitted to our Memory Clinic Unit for behavioral disturbances, such as delusional thinking, auditory hallucinations, and memory complaints.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present work, we report the case of a patient presenting signs of Lewy body dementia (DLB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) throughout different phases of the disease. In January 2017, a 79-year-old right-handed living man was admitted to our Memory Clinic for the presence of behavioral disturbances and progressive cognitive decline. For the previous six years, he was monitored by other Neurological Clinics for the onset of extrapyramidal features.
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