Publications by authors named "Fabio Massimo Corsi"
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- Approximately 80% of stroke patients and a significant number of epilepsy-related deaths occur in low- to middle-income nations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, which has seen a drastic increase in stroke cases.
- HIV is a major risk factor for various neurological disorders, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is further straining already weak healthcare systems in the region, possibly leading to more deaths from chronic diseases.
- The DREAM program has been active since 2002 in 10 sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on treating HIV/AIDS and related health issues while expanding efforts to manage noncommunicable diseases like stroke and epilepsy amid these challenges.
Two patients with post-coma reactivation deficiency who showed a "dramatic" response to rotigotine therapy are described. They had suffered from prolonged coma due to lesions in the mesencephalic ventral tegmental area. The authors believe that rotigotine effect in these cases could be due to restoration of dopaminergic transmission in medial frontal areas previously "de-afferented" from the lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIsolated behavioural disturbances can mimic psychiatric diseases and delay diagnosis of acute brain disease. We reported the case of a patient with carotid dissection manifesting only with apathetic syndrome that was initially considered as a possible postpartum depression, causing a threatening diagnostic delay.
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