Publications by authors named "Roberto Cappellani"
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- A study evaluated the use and effectiveness of intravenous brivaracetam (BRV) in treating status epilepticus (SE) across 24 neurology units in Italy from March 2018 to June 2020.
- Out of 56 patients analyzed, BRV was effective in resolving seizures in 57% of cases, with a notable early response (within 6 hours) observed in 39% of patients.
- The findings suggest that BRV is a safe and beneficial treatment for SE, especially when administered early after the onset of seizures.
Incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) has steeply increased over time during the last 30 years in the city of Catania. We carried out a population-based case-control study to evaluate the possible role of both environmental and genetic factors. From 1975 to 2004 in Catania, 367 MS patients diagnosed according to the Poser's criteria had the onset of disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Abnormalities in the gray matter (GM) of the brain parenchyma are present early in the course of multiple sclerosis.
Objectives: To quantify white matter (WM) and subcortical deep GM (SDGM) alterations in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).
Materials And Methods: 45 CIS patients and 52 healthy controls (HC) were scanned on 3T MRI.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible association of cigarette smoking, coffee drinking, and wine consumption with essential tremor using a matched case-control design. Cases and controls were enrolled from 6 Movement Disorder centers in central-southern Italy. Essential tremor was diagnosed according to Bain's criteria.
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