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Giancarlo Logroscino

Giancarlo Logroscino

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113
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97156
World Ranking
4815
National Ranking
149

Overview

Giancarlo Logroscino is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their research focuses primarily on neurology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and genetics, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach within the biomedical sciences.

The main topics covered in Giancarlo Logroscino's work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism

The scientist has contributed to multiple articles across high-impact journals, including a notable volume of publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Significant recent papers co-authored by Giancarlo Logroscino include:

  • "Burden of Neurological Disorders Across the US From 1990-2017," 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • "Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990-2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • "Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: the role of biomarkers including advanced EEG signal analysis. Report from the IFCN-sponsored panel of experts," 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Daniele Urso
  • Salvatore Nigro
  • Valentina Gnoni
  • Chiara Zecca
  • Marco Filardi

The volume of publications indicates a sustained engagement with research on neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, genetics, and cognitive health. The combination of research topics and diverse publication venues shows a multidisciplinary emphasis, spanning clinical neurology and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying brain diseases.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Marie Ng;Tom P Fleming;Margaret W. Robinson;Blake Thomson

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national burden of Parkinson's disease, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    E. Ray Dorsey;Alexis Elbaz;Emma Nichols;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990-2015

    Valery L. Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Prognostic factors in ALS: A critical review

    Adriano Chiò;Giancarlo Logroscino;Orla Hardiman;Robert Swingler

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Europe

    Giancarlo Logroscino;Bryan J Traynor;Orla Hardiman;Adriano Chiò

  • Global Epidemiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a Systematic Review of the Published Literature

    A. Chiò;G. Logroscino;B.J. Traynor;J. Collins

  • Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Parkinson disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Giovanni Rizzo;Massimiliano Copetti;Simona Arcuti;Davide Martino

  • Prevalence of depression in chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Suetonia Palmer;Mariacristina Vecchio;Jonathan C. Craig;Marcello Tonelli

  • A critical appraisal of amyloid-β-targeting therapies for Alzheimer disease.

    Francesco Panza;Madia Lozupone;Giancarlo Logroscino;Bruno P. Imbimbo

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • Migraine and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

    Tobias Kurth;J. Michael Gaziano;Nancy R. Cook;Giancarlo Logroscino

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Panza
Francesco Panza University of Bari Aldo Moro
Ettore Beghi
Ettore Beghi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Vincenzo Solfrizzi
Vincenzo Solfrizzi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Adriano Chiò
Adriano Chiò University of Turin
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences
Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute
Ferrán Catalá-López
Ferrán Catalá-López Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington

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