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Mariangela Pierantozzi

Mariangela Pierantozzi

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Overview

Mariangela Pierantozzi is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and neuroscience, with notable specialization in neurology and cognitive neuroscience. Additional subfields of study include epidemiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and sensory systems.

Their main research topics reflect a strong interest in Parkinson's disease, examining both its mechanisms and treatments. Other key topics include neurological disorders and treatments, restless legs syndrome research, long-term effects of COVID-19, sleep and wakefulness research, functional brain connectivity studies, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pierantozzi include the following:

  • "Subjective neurological symptoms frequently occur in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection" (2020), published in Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Self-reported needs of patients with Parkinson's disease during COVID-19 emergency in Italy" (2020), published in Neurological Sciences
  • "Young-onset and late-onset Parkinson's disease exhibit a different profile of fluid biomarkers and clinical features" (2020), published in Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Physical Activity Changes and Correlate Effects in Patients with Parkinson's Disease during COVID-19 Lockdown" (2020), published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "Sleep problems affect quality of life in Parkinson's disease along disease progression" (2021), published in Sleep Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pierantozzi include:

  • Nicola Biagio Mercuri
  • Alessandro Stefani
  • Rocco Cerroni
  • Tommaso Schirinzi
  • Claudio Liguori

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of Neural Transmission
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Movement Disorders
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine

Best Publications

  • Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine and subthalamic nuclei in severe Parkinson's disease

    Alessandro Stefani;Andres M. Lozano;Antonella Peppe;Paolo Stanzione

  • Magnetic resonance imaging markers of Parkinson’s disease nigrostriatal signature

    Patrice Péran;Andrea Cherubini;Francesca Assogna;Fabrizio Piras

  • Helicobacter pylori eradication and l-dopa absorption in patients with PD and motor fluctuations.

    M. Pierantozzi;A. Pietroiusti;L. Brusa;S. Galati

  • Subjective neurological symptoms frequently occur in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection.

    Claudio Liguori;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Matteo Spanetta;Loredana Sarmati

  • Dysbiosis of gut microbiota in a selected population of Parkinson's patients

    Daniele Pietrucci;Rocco Cerroni;Valeria Unida;Alessio Farcomeni

  • High endogenous cannabinoid levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of untreated Parkinson's disease patients.

    Antonio Pisani;Filomena Fezza;Salvatore Galati;Natalia Battista

  • CSF lactate levels, τ proteins, cognitive decline: a dynamic relationship in Alzheimer's disease

    C Liguori;A Stefani;G Sancesario;G M Sancesario

  • Increased blood-cerebrospinal fluid transfer of albumin in advanced Parkinson’s disease

    Valerio Pisani;Alessandro Stefani;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Silvia Natoli

  • Biochemical and electrophysiological changes of substantia nigra pars reticulata driven by subthalamic stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Salvatore Galati;Paolo Mazzone;Ernesto Fedele;Antonio Pisani

  • Subthalamic stimulation activates internal pallidus: evidence from cGMP microdialysis in PD patients.

    Alessandro Stefani;Ernesto Fedele;Salvatore Galati;Olimpia Pepicelli

  • Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus compared with the globus pallidus internus in patients with Parkinson disease.

    Antonella Peppe;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Andrea Bassi;Maria Grazia Altibrandi

  • Non-motor functions in parkinsonian patients implanted in the pedunculopontine nucleus: focus on sleep and cognitive domains.

    Stefani Alessandro;Roberto Ceravolo;Livia Brusa;Mariangela Pierantozzi

  • Pramipexole in comparison to l-dopa: a neuropsychological study.

    L. Brusa;A. Bassi;A. Stefani;M. Pierantozzi

  • Dietary Vitamin E as a Protective Factor for Parkinson's Disease: Clinical and Experimental Evidence.

    Tommaso Schirinzi;Giuseppina Martella;Paola Imbriani;Giulia Di Lazzaro

  • Different TMS patterns of intracortical inhibition in early onset Alzheimer dementia and frontotemporal dementia.

    M. Pierantozzi;M. Panella;M.G. Palmieri;G. Koch

  • Cerebrospinal fluid lactate levels and brain [18F]FDG PET hypometabolism within the default mode network in Alzheimer’s disease

    Claudio Liguori;Agostino Chiaravalloti;Giuseppe Sancesario;Alessandro Stefani

  • 123I-FP-CIT semi-quantitative SPECT detects preclinical bilateral dopaminergic deficit in early Parkinson's disease with unilateral symptoms.

    Luca Filippi;Carlo Manni;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Livia Brusa

  • Visual alterations in de novo Parkinson's disease Pattern electroretinogram latencies are more delayed and more reversible by levodopa than are visual evoked potentials

    A. Peppe;P. Stanzione;F. Pierelli;D. De Angelis

  • Deep brain stimulation of both subthalamic nucleus and internal globus pallidus restores intracortical inhibition in Parkinson's disease paralleling apomorphine effects: A paired magnetic stimulation study

    M Pierantozzi;M.G Palmieri;P Mazzone;M.G Marciani

  • Effect of apomorphine on cortical inhibition in Parkinson's disease patients: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study.

    M Pierantozzi;M G Palmieri;M G Marciani;G Bernardi

  • The effect of deep brain stimulation on the frontal N30 component of somatosensory evoked potentials in advanced Parkinson's disease patients

    M Pierantozzi;P Mazzone;A Bassi;P.M Rossini

  • Deep brain stimulation of CM/PF of thalamus could be the new elective target for tremor in advanced Parkinson's Disease?

    A. Peppe;A. Gasbarra;A. Stefani;C. Chiavalon

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Stefani
Alessandro Stefani University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Stanzione
Paolo Stanzione University of Rome Tor Vergata
Livia Brusa
Livia Brusa University of Rome Tor Vergata
Antonella Peppe
Antonella Peppe University of Rome Tor Vergata
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Maria Grazia Marciani
Maria Grazia Marciani University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Mazzone
Paolo Mazzone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Carlo Caltagirone
Carlo Caltagirone Fondazione Santa Lucia
Antonio Pisani
Antonio Pisani University of Pavia

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