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Antonio Federico

Antonio Federico

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
22827
World Ranking
2273
National Ranking
86

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
19081
World Ranking
6951
National Ranking
164

Overview

Antonio Federico is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy and has a focused research profile spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work aligns predominantly with the subfields of neurology, molecular biology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and surgery.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Cerebrovascular and Genetic Disorders
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders

Frequent coauthors working closely with Antonio Federico include:

  • Michelangelo Mancuso
  • Maria Teresa Dotti
  • Holm Graeßner
  • Claudia Vinciguerra
  • Daniela Ionescu

Key publication venues for their research comprise:

  • Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Antonio Federico are:

  • Monogenic cerebral small-vessel diseases: diagnosis and therapy. Consensus recommendations of the European Academy of Neurology (2020) published in European Journal of Neurology
  • Heritable and non-heritable uncommon causes of stroke (2020) published in Journal of Neurology
  • No lockdown for neurological diseases during COVID19 pandemic infection (2020) published in Neurological Sciences
  • Expert opinion on diagnosing, treating and managing patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX): a modified Delphi study (2021) published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • The European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (2021) published in Frontiers in Neurology

Antonio Federico has contributed to academic publishing beyond articles, including a book titled Neurology in Migrants and Refugees (2021), published by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Accurate, Robust, and Automated Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Brain Change Analysis

    Stephen M. Smith;Yongyue Zhang;Mark Jenkinson;Jacqueline Chen

  • Mitochondria, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration.

    Antonio Federico;Elena Cardaioli;Paola Da Pozzo;Patrizia Formichi

  • Apoptosis and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Elena Radi;Patrizia Formichi;Carla Battisti;Antonio Federico

  • Evidence of early cortical atrophy in MS Relevance to white matter changes and disability

    N. De Stefano;P. M. Matthews;M. Filippi;F. Agosta

  • Mutations in SLC30A10 Cause Parkinsonism and Dystonia with Hypermanganesemia, Polycythemia, and Chronic Liver Disease

    Marialuisa Quadri;Antonio Federico;Tianna Zhao;Guido J. Breedveld

  • Neocortical volume decrease in relapsing–remitting MS patients with mild cognitive impairment

    M. P. Amato;M. L. Bartolozzi;V. Zipoli;E. Portaccio

  • Transcriptome Profiling in Human Diseases: New Advances and Perspectives.

    Amelia Casamassimi;Antonio Federico;Monica Rienzo;Sabrina Esposito

  • MECP2 mutation in male patients with non-specific X-linked mental retardation

    Alfredo Orrico;Ching-Wan Lam;Lucia Galli;Maria Teresa Dotti

  • Association of Neocortical Volume Changes With Cognitive Deterioration in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

    Maria Pia Amato;Emilio Portaccio;Benedetta Goretti;Valentina Zipoli

  • Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) as a model of small vessel disease: update on clinical, diagnostic, and management aspects

    Ilaria Di Donato;Silvia Bianchi;Nicola De Stefano;Martin Dichgans

  • Blood oxygenation level dependent contrast resting state networks are relevant to functional activity in the neocortical sensorimotor system.

    Marilena De Luca;Marilena De Luca;Stephen Smith;Nicola De Stefano;Antonio Federico

  • Unstable insertion in the 5′ flanking region of the cystatin B gene is the most common mutation in progressive myoclonus epilepsy type 1, EPM1

    Ronald G. Lafreniére;Daniel L. Rochefort;Nathalie Chrétien;Johanna M. Rommens

  • Diffuse axonal and tissue injury in patients with multiple sclerosis with low cerebral lesion load and no disability.

    Nicola De Stefano;Sridar Narayanan;Simon J. Francis;Steve Smith

  • Clinical and molecular diagnosis of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with a review of the mutations in the CYP27A1 gene

    Gian Nicola Gallus;Maria Dotti;Antonio Federico

  • A system oriented integrated indicator for sustainable development in Italy

    E Ronchi;A Federico;F Musmeci

  • Chorein detection for the diagnosis of chorea-acanthocytosis

    Carol Dobson-Stone;Antonio Velayos-Baeza;Lea A Filippone;Sarah K Westbury

  • Mutational spectrum of the CHAC gene in patients with chorea-acanthocytosis.

    C Dobson-Stone;A Danek;L Rampoldi;RJ Hardie

  • A suspicion index for early diagnosis and treatment of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

    Andrea Mignarri;Gian Nicola Gallus;Maria Teresa Dotti;Antonio Federico

  • Monogenic cerebral small-vessel diseases: diagnosis and therapy. Consensus recommendations of the European Academy of Neurology.

    M. Mancuso;M. Arnold;A. Bersano;A. Burlina

  • Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic changes in brains of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

    Nicola De Stefano;Maria T. Dotti;Marzia Mortilla;A. Federico

  • Mutations in the UBIAD1 Gene, Encoding a Potential Prenyltransferase, Are Causal for Schnyder Crystalline Corneal Dystrophy

    Andrew Orr;Marie-Pierre Dubé;Julien Marcadier;Haiyan Jiang

  • Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency: update of molecular diagnosis

    I. Di Donato;S. Bianchi;A. Federico

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola De Stefano
Nicola De Stefano University of Siena
Domenico Inzitari
Domenico Inzitari University of Florence
Leonardo Pantoni
Leonardo Pantoni University of Milan
Filippo M. Santorelli
Filippo M. Santorelli Fondazione Stella Maris
Alessandro Rossi
Alessandro Rossi University of L'Aquila
Enrico Bertini
Enrico Bertini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Maria Pia Amato
Maria Pia Amato University of Florence
Michelangelo Mancuso
Michelangelo Mancuso University of Pisa
Sandro Sorbi
Sandro Sorbi University of Florence
Alessandra Renieri
Alessandra Renieri University of Siena

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