Publications by authors named "L Saltuari"

Introduction: Neurogenic bladder dysfunction is a prevalent condition characterized by impaired bladder control resulting from neurological conditions, for example, spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Detrusor overactivity is a typical symptom of central nervous system damage. A lesion affecting the pontine neural network typically results in loss of tonic inhibition exerted by the pontine micturition center and causes involuntary detrusor contractions.

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Post-traumatic Parkinsonism (PTP) is a complex neurological disorder that is often associated with the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). PTP can occur either in the acute or chronic phase of TBI. There is still uncertainty about the mechanisms provoking PTP, which can be the result of the acute blast itself or secondary neurodegenerative process occurring months to years post the acute trauma.

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Objective: Persistent fatigue is a major symptom of the so-called 'long-COVID syndrome', but the pathophysiological processes that cause it remain unclear. We hypothesized that fatigue after COVID-19 would be associated with altered cortical activity in premotor and motor regions.

Methods: We used transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with EEG (TMS-EEG) to explore the neural oscillatory activity of the left primary motor area (l-M1) and supplementary motor area (SMA) in a group of sixteen post-COVID patients complaining of lingering fatigue as compared to a sample of age-matched healthy controls.

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In post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS), neurocognitive symptoms and fatigue are often associated with alterations in electroencephalographic (EEG) activity. The present study investigates the brain source activity at rest in PCS patients (PCS-pts) perceiving cognitive deficits and fatigue. A total of 18 PCS-pts and 18 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled.

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