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Marco Rovaris

Marco Rovaris

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Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
21107
World Ranking
17218
National Ranking
695

Overview

Marco Rovaris is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Oncology, Physiology, and Neurology. Within these areas, their work extensively covers Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, along with research on Polyomavirus and related diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Voice and Speech Disorders, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research, and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research.

Rovaris has published numerous papers in various scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Long-term disability trajectories in relapsing multiple sclerosis patients treated with early intensive or escalation treatment strategies, 2021, Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • Risk of Persistent Disability in Patients With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Social Cognition Training for Enhancing Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis, 2020, The Journal of Psychology
  • Clinical effectiveness of different natalizumab interval dosing schedules in a large Italian population of patients with multiple sclerosis, 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Myelin Basic Protein in Oligodendrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Francesco Patti, Davide Cattaneo, Eleonora Cocco, Massimo Filippi, and Paola Cavalla. These collaborations suggest a strong network within the field of neurological and medical research.

Marco Rovaris has contributed to publications in various venues, often publishing in:

  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Neurology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • JAMA Neurology

Their academic output reveals a particular focus on studying multiple sclerosis, including treatment strategies, disability outcomes, and biomarker research. The interdisciplinary scope also covers cognitive and affective aspects in related psychiatric conditions, reflecting a broad engagement with neurological and immunological disorders.

Best Publications

  • Effect of early interferon treatment on conversion to definite multiple sclerosis: a randomised study.

    Giancarlo Comi;Massimo Filippi;Frederik Barkhof;Luca Durelli

  • Evidence for widespread axonal damage at the earliest clinical stage of multiple sclerosis.

    Massimo Filippi;M. Bozzali;M. Rovaris;O. Gonen

  • MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis in patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes: a multicentre retrospective study.

    Josephine K Swanton;Alex Rovira;Mar Tintore;Daniel R Altmann;Daniel R Altmann

  • Assessing brain atrophy rates in a large population of untreated multiple sclerosis subtypes.

    N. De Stefano;A. Giorgio;M. Battaglini;M. Rovaris

  • MRI criteria for MS in patients with clinically isolated syndromes

    X. Montalban;M. Tintore;J. Swanton;F. Barkhof

  • Effect of laquinimod on MRI-monitored disease activity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIb study.

    G Giancarlo Comi;A. Pulizzi;Marco Rovaris;O. Abramsky

  • Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: current knowledge and future challenges

    Marco Rovaris;Christian Confavreux;Roberto Furlan;Ludwig Kappos

  • Diffusion MRI in multiple sclerosis

    M. Rovaris;A. Gass;R. Bammer;S. J. Hickman

  • Relation between MR abnormalities and patterns of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

    M. Rovaris;Massimo Filippi;M. Falautano;L. Minicucci

  • Interferon beta-1a for brain tissue loss in patients at presentation with syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Massimo Filippi;Marco Rovaris;Matilde Inglese;Frederik Barkhof

  • MRI and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: expanding the concept of "no better explanation".

    Arnaud Charil;Tarek A Yousry;Marco Rovaris;Frederik Barkhof

  • Cognitive dysfunction in patients with mildly disabling relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: an exploratory study with diffusion tensor MR imaging.

    Marco Rovaris;Giuseppe Iannucci;Monica Falautano;Francesca Possa

  • Changes in the normal appearing brain tissue and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

    M Filippi;C Tortorella;M Rovaris;M Bozzali

  • Mitoxantrone for multiple sclerosis.

    Filippo Martinelli Boneschi;Laura Vacchi;Marco Rovaris;Ruggero Capra

  • Regional brain atrophy evolves differently in patients with multiple sclerosis according to clinical phenotype.

    Elisabetta Pagani;Maria A. Rocca;Antonio Gallo;Marco Rovaris

  • Nocturnal sleep study in multiple sclerosis: Correlations with clinical and brain magnetic resonance imaging findings

    Luigi Ferini-Strambi;Massimo Filippi;Vittorio Martinelli;Alessandro Oldani

  • Primary and transitional progressive MS: a clinical and MRI cross-sectional study.

    V.L. Stevenson;D.H. Miller;M. Rovaris;F. Barkhof

  • Short-term brain volume change in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: effect of glatiramer acetate and implications.

    Marco Rovaris;Giancarlo Comi;Maria A. Rocca;Jerry S. Wolinsky

  • Assessment of normal-appearing white and gray matter in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Marco Rovaris;Marco Bozzali;Giuseppe Iannucci;Angelo Ghezzi

  • Prognostic value of MR and magnetization transfer imaging findings in patients with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis at presentation.

    Giuseppe Iannucci;Carla Tortorella;Marco Rovaris;Maria Pia Sormani

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Maria Pia Sormani
Maria Pia Sormani University of Genoa
Mario Clerici
Mario Clerici University of Milan
Vittorio Martinelli
Vittorio Martinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona
Chris H. Polman
Chris H. Polman VU University Medical Center
Marina Saresella
Marina Saresella MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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