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Monica Puligheddu

Monica Puligheddu

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
6387
World Ranking
8090
National Ranking
434

Overview

Monica Puligheddu is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with significant work in neurology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, epidemiology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics including Parkinson's Disease mechanisms and treatments, sleep and wakefulness research, restless legs syndrome research, sleep and related disorders, neurological disorders and treatments, epilepsy research and treatment, and lysosomal storage disorders research.

Recent publications by Monica Puligheddu include:

  • Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder (2021) - The Lancet Neurology
  • Dopaminergic imaging and clinical predictors for phenoconversion of REM sleep behaviour disorder (2020) - Brain
  • Progression of clinical markers in prodromal Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a multicentre study (2023) - Brain
  • Genome-wide association study of REM sleep behavior disorder identifies polygenic risk and brain expression effects (2022) - Nature Communications
  • GBA variants in REM sleep behavior disorder (2020) - Neurology

Frequent co-authors of Monica Puligheddu include Michela Figorilli, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Giuseppe Plazzi, Elena Antelmi, and Joshua Shulman.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SLEEP, Sleep Medicine, Journal of Sleep Research, and Neurological Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a multicentre study

    Ronald B Postuma;Alex Iranzo;Michele Hu;Birgit Högl

  • A single-question screen for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter validation study.

    Ronald B. Postuma;Isabelle Arnulf;Birgit Hogl;Alex Iranzo

  • Vagus nerve stimulation increases norepinephrine concentration and the gene expression of BDNF and bFGF in the rat brain.

    Paolo Follesa;Francesca Biggio;Giorgio Gorini;Stefania Caria

  • Risk factors for neurodegeneration in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A multicenter study

    Ronald B. Postuma;Alex Iranzo;Birgit Hogl;Isabelle Arnulf

  • Correlation between GABAA receptor density and vagus nerve stimulation in individuals with drug-resistant partial epilepsy

    Francesco Marrosu;Alessandra Serra;Alberto Maleci;Monica Maria Francesca Puligheddu

  • Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder

    Mitchell G. Miglis;Charles H. Adler;Elena Antelmi;Dario Arnaldi

  • Environmental risk factors for REM sleep behavior disorder A multicenter case-control study

    R. B. Postuma;J. Y. Montplaisir;A. Pelletier;Y. Dauvilliers

  • Progression of clinical markers in prodromal Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a multicentre study.

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  • Dopaminergic imaging and clinical predictors for phenoconversion of REM sleep behaviour disorder

    Dario Arnaldi;Andrea Chincarini;Michele T Hu;Karel Sonka

  • Comorbidity and medication in REM sleep behavior disorder: A multicenter case-control study

    Birgit Frauscher;Poul Jennum;Yo El S Ju;Ronald B. Postuma

  • Autonomic symptoms in idiopathic REM behavior disorder: a multicentre case–control study

    Luigi Ferini-Strambi;Wolfgang Oertel;Yves Dauvilliers;Ronald B. Postuma

  • Increase in 20–50 Hz (gamma frequencies) power spectrum and synchronization after chronic vagal nerve stimulation

    Francesco Marrosu;Federico Santoni;M. Puligheddu;Luigi Barberini

  • Genome-wide association study of REM sleep behavior disorder identifies polygenic risk and brain expression effects

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  • Risk Factors for Phenoconversion in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder

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  • PPAR-alpha agonists as novel antiepileptic drugs: preclinical findings.

    Monica Puligheddu;Giuliano Pillolla;Miriam Melis;Salvatore Lecca

  • VNS induced desynchronization in gamma bands correlates with positive clinical outcome in temporal lobe pharmacoresistant epilepsy

    Matteo Fraschini;Monica Puligheddu;Matteo Demuru;Lorenzo Polizzi

  • Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements after ischemic stroke in the right lenticulostriate region

    GianPietro Sechi;Virgilio Agnetti;Paola Galistu;Bastianino Murgia

  • GBA variants in REM sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter study

    Lynne Krohn;Jennifer A. Ruskey;Uladzislau Rudakou;Etienne Leveille

  • Comparison Between Automatic and Visual Scorings of REM Sleep Without Atonia for the Diagnosis of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson Disease.

    Michela Figorilli;Michela Figorilli;Raffaele Ferri;Maurizio Zibetti;Patricia Beudin

  • Localization of slow wave activity in patients with tumor-associated epilepsy.

    Johannes C Baayen;Arent de Jongh;Cornelis J Stam;Jan C de Munck

  • The Clinical Importance of Periodic Leg Movements in Sleep

    Michela Figorilli;Monica Maria Francesca Puligheddu;Patrizia Congiu;Raffaele Ferri

  • Family history of idiopathic REM behavior disorder A multicenter case-control study

    Yves Dauvilliers;Ronald B. Postuma;Luigi Ferini-Strambi;Isabelle Arnulf

  • The Neurosteroidogenic Enzyme 5α-Reductase Mediates Psychotic-Like Complications of Sleep Deprivation

    Roberto Frau;Valentina Bini;Alessio Soggiu;Simona Scheggi;Simona Scheggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Marrosu
Francesco Marrosu University of Cagliari
Ziv Gan-Or
Ziv Gan-Or McGill University
Isabelle Arnulf
Isabelle Arnulf Sorbonne University
Birgit Högl
Birgit Högl Innsbruck Medical University
Marco Bortolato
Marco Bortolato University of Florida
Yves Dauvilliers
Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Michele T.M. Hu
Michele T.M. Hu University of Oxford
Liborio Parrino
Liborio Parrino University of Parma
Michele Terzaghi
Michele Terzaghi University of Pavia

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