Publications by authors named "V Marigliano"
Objectives: To investigate the association between adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (Med-Diet), cardiometabolic disorders and polypharmacy.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Geriatrics outpatient clinic, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome.
Background: Fall risk in elderly has been related with physical decline, low quality of life and reduced survival.
Aim: To evaluate the impact of exoskeleton human body posturizer (HBP) on the fall risk in the elderly.
Methods: 150 subjects (mean age 64.
It is described the case of a 74-years-old woman with probable Alzheimer Disease who showed good clinical response to rivastigmine associated with relevant improvement of cerebral perfusion after 1 year of treatment. The single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan showed a significant improvement in cortical uptake of the tracer in temporo-parietal and frontal regions in comparison to the examination performed before the treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Olfactory dysfunction is present since the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In AD patients, the olfactory impairment has been correlated with atrophy of some structures of the olfactory system, but the role of the olfactory bulb remains unclear.
Objective: The aim of our work is to test if patients suffering from AD exhibit a statistically significant reduction of the average volume of the olfactory bulb (OBV) compared to healthy subjects.
Objectives: the possible therapeutic role of vitamin D in different kind of diseases explains the growing interest in this vitamin due to its pleiotropic effects. This short report shows preliminary results of prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in a group of patients and proposes a oral supplement therapy effective in correcting hypovitaminosis in a short time, without side effects.
Methods: 243 patients (aged 26-93; 67 males) were enrolled at this study.