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Giuseppe Plazzi

Giuseppe Plazzi

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D-Index
97
Citations
32870
World Ranking
9326
National Ranking
324

Overview

Giuseppe Plazzi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research focuses extensively on neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, with particular expertise in cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and neurology. Their work addresses various aspects of sleep and wakefulness, sleep-related disorders, and neurological conditions.

Plazzi's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Their subfields of study cover:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Key research topics associated with Plazzi's work include:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Restless Legs Syndrome Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Their research has been published frequently in several academic venues, such as:

  • Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • SLEEP
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Nature and Science of Sleep

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Fabio Pizza
  • Yves Dauvilliers
  • Elena Antelmi
  • Christian Franceschini
  • Francesco Biscarini

Notable papers by Giuseppe Plazzi demonstrate a broad interest in sleep disorders, neurodegenerative conditions, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Ultrasensitive RT-QuIC assay with high sensitivity and specificity for Lewy body-associated synucleinopathies," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study," 2021, Sleep Medicine
  • "Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder," 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Diagnosis of central disorders of hypersomnolence: A reappraisal by European experts," 2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews

Best Publications

  • National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report.

    Maurice Ohayon;Emerson M. Wickwire;Max Hirshkowitz;Max Hirshkowitz;Steven M. Albert

  • The official World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) standards for recording and scoring periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS) and wakefulness (PLMW) developed in collaboration with a task force from the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG)

    Marco Zucconi;Raffaele Ferri;Richard Allen;Paul Christian Baier

  • Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. A clinical and polygraphic overview of 100 consecutive cases.

    Federica Provini;Giuseppe Plazzi;Paolo Tinuper;Stefano Vandi

  • Narcolepsy is strongly associated with the T-cell receptor alpha locus.

    Joachim Hallmayer;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin;Stephanie Hesselson

  • REM sleep behavior disorders in multiple system atrophy

    G. Plazzi;R. Corsini;F. Provini;G. Pierangeli

  • REM sleep behaviour disorder.

    Yves Dauvilliers;Carlos H. Schenck;Ronald B. Postuma;Alex Iranzo

  • Morvan's syndrome: peripheral and central nervous system and cardiac involvement with antibodies to voltage-gated potassium channels

    Rocco Liguori;A. Vincent;L. Clover;P. Avoni

  • Missense mutations in the sodium-gated potassium channel gene KCNT1 cause severe autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy

    Sarah E Heron;Katherine R Smith;Katherine R Smith;Melanie Bahlo;Melanie Bahlo;Lino Nobili

  • Elevated anti-streptococcal antibodies in patients with recent narcolepsy onset

    Adi Aran;Ling Lin;Sona Nevsimalova;Giuseppe Plazzi

  • Italian version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: external validity.

    L. Vignatelli;G. Plazzi;A. Barbato;L. Ferini-Strambi

  • Ultrasensitive RT-QuIC assay with high sensitivity and specificity for Lewy body-associated synucleinopathies.

    Marcello Rossi;Niccolò Candelise;Simone Baiardi;Sabina Capellari

  • Neural network analysis of sleep stages enables efficient diagnosis of narcolepsy

    Jens B. Stephansen;Jens B. Stephansen;Alexander N. Olesen;Alexander N. Olesen;Mads Olsen;Mads Olsen;Aditya Ambati

  • Narcolepsy as an autoimmune disease: the role of H1N1 infection and vaccination.

    Markku Partinen;Birgitte Rahbek Kornum;Giuseppe Plazzi;Poul Jennum

  • Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: Devising controlled active treatment studies for symptomatic and neuroprotective therapy-a consensus statement from the International Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group

    C. H. Schenck;J. Y. Montplaisir;B. Frauscher;B. Hogl

  • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal-Lobe Epilepsy: Genetic Heterogeneity and Evidence for a Second Locus at 15q24

    H.A. Phillips;I.E. Scheffer;K.M. Crossland;K.P. Bhatia

  • Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study.

    Charles M. Morin;Bjørn Bjorvatn;Frances Chung;Brigitte Holzinger

  • The incidence of narcolepsy in Europe: Before, during, and after the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic and vaccination campaigns

    Leonoor Wijnans;Coralie Lecomte;Corinne de Vries;Daniel Weibel

  • Mutations in DNMT1 cause autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia, deafness and narcolepsy

    Juliane Winkelmann;Ling Lin;Barbara Schormair;Birgitte R. Kornum

  • Common variants in P2RY11 are associated with narcolepsy

    Birgitte R Kornum;Minae Kawashima;Minae Kawashima;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin

  • Undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing among male nondippers with essential hypertension.

    Francesco Portaluppi;Federica Provini;Pietro Cortelli;Giuseppe Plazzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Pizza
Fabio Pizza University of Bologna
Pasquale Montagna
Pasquale Montagna University of Bologna
Federica Provini
Federica Provini University of Bologna
Yves Dauvilliers
Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier
Elio Lugaresi
Elio Lugaresi University of Bologna
Rocco Liguori
Rocco Liguori University of Bologna
Raffaele Ferri
Raffaele Ferri I.R.C.C.S. Oasi Maria SS
Emmanuel Mignot
Emmanuel Mignot Stanford University
Paolo Tinuper
Paolo Tinuper University of Bologna
Pietro Cortelli
Pietro Cortelli University of Bologna

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