Publications by authors named "P Sandroni"

Erythromelalgia is a rare, chronic pain disorder characterized by the triad of intense burning sensation, warmth, and redness, primarily involving the hands and feet, and usually alleviated by cold and worsened by heat. The objective of this scoping review was to: 1) map the existing literature on erythromelalgia in youth, 2) identify knowledge gaps, and 3) inform directions for future research in pediatric erythromelalgia. One hundred and sixty-seven studies reporting 411 cases of childhood-onset erythromelalgia were identified.

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  • The study aimed to identify predicting factors and the frequency of phenoconversion from sporadic adult-onset ataxia (SAOA) to multiple system atrophy (MSA) by reviewing Mayo Clinic patient data from 1998 to 2018.
  • Out of 169 ataxia patients, 60 (35.5%) transitioned to MSA, with notable clinical features like early autonomic symptoms, stridor, and dream enactment behavior observed in these patients.
  • Imaging and autonomic testing revealed significant differences, such as pontine atrophy and abnormal blood pressure responses, indicating that specific clinical and testing features can help identify individuals likely to phenoconvert to MSA.
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Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by episodic burning pain with redness and warmth of the extremities. Topical and systemic medications are the mainstay of management. We reviewed the published evidence for using procedural interventions to manage erythromelalgia, including their proposed mechanism of action and possible adverse effects, and included information in this review on epidural infusion, sympathetic ganglion block, sympathectomy, pulsed radiofrequency, spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and botulinum toxin injections.

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Background: Recent advances in single cell sequencing have led to an increased focus on the role of cell-type composition in phenotypic presentation and disease progression. Cell-type composition research in the heart is challenging due to large, frequently multinucleated cardiomyocytes that preclude most single cell approaches from obtaining accurate measurements of cell composition. Our studies reveal that ignoring cell type composition when calculating differentially expressed genes (DEGs) can have significant consequences.

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