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Paola Piccini is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on neurology and related subfields. Their work spans multiple areas including cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and advanced imaging techniques.

The primary topics covered in Piccini's research include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neurological disorders and treatments, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, functional brain connectivity studies, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent publications by Paola Piccini demonstrate ongoing contributions to the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. Notable papers include:

  • "Multimodal brain and retinal imaging of dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson disease" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Longitudinal functional connectivity changes related to dopaminergic decline in Parkinson's disease" (2020) published in NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Safety and efficacy of laquinimod for Huntington's disease (LEGATO-HD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study" (2024) published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Towards a multi-arm multi-stage platform trial of disease modifying approaches in Parkinson's disease" (2023) published in Brain
  • "Neuromelanin-MRI to Quantify and Track Nigral Depigmentation in Parkinson's Disease: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study Using Template-Based Standardized Analysis" (2022) published in Movement Disorders

Paola Piccini frequently collaborates with other researchers. Among the most frequent co-authors are:

  • Andreas-Antonios Roussakis
  • Nicholas P Lao-Kaim
  • Antonio Martín-Bastida
  • Thomas Foltynie
  • Roger A. Barker

Significant publication venues for Piccini include Brain Communications, Movement Disorders, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Journal of Neurology, and Nature Reviews Neurology. These venues reflect the focus on neurological and neurodegenerative disorder research.

The researcher's contribution to neurology is highlighted by a substantial number of publications related to Parkinson's disease as well as involvement in studies investigating Huntington's disease and brain imaging techniques. Their work encompasses clinical, molecular, and imaging perspectives, providing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases.

Best Publications

  • Dopamine release from nigral transplants visualized in vivo in a Parkinson's patient

    Paola Piccini;David J. Brooks;Anders Björklund;Roger N. Gunn

  • Parkinson's Disease Symptoms: The Patient's Perspective

    Marios Politis;Kit Wu;Sophie Molloy;Peter G. Bain

  • Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness

    Troels W Kjaer;Camilla Bertelsen;Paola Piccini;David Brooks

  • Priorities in Parkinson's disease research

    Wassilios G Meissner;Wassilios G Meissner;Mark Frasier;Thomas Gasser;Christopher G Goetz

  • Microglial activation correlates with severity in Huntington disease A clinical and PET study

    N. Pavese;A. Gerhard;Y. F. Tai;A. K. Ho

  • Dyskinesias following neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease

    Peter Hagell;Paola Piccini;Anders Björklund;Patrik Brundin

  • Compulsive drug use linked to sensitized ventral striatal dopamine transmission.

    Andrew H. Evans;Nicola Pavese;Andrew David Lawrence;Yen F. Tai

  • Microglial activation in presymptomatic Huntington's disease gene carriers

    Yen F. Tai;Nicola Pavese;Alexander Gerhard;Sarah J. Tabrizi

  • The role of inheritance in sporadic Parkinson's disease: evidence from a longitudinal study of dopaminergic function in twins.

    Paola Piccini;David J. Burn;Roberto Ceravolo;Demetrius Maraganore

  • Mutations in the gene LRRK2 encoding dardarin (PARK8) cause familial Parkinson's disease: clinical, pathological, olfactory and functional imaging and genetic data.

    Naheed L. Khan;Shushant Jain;John M. Lynch;Nicola Pavese

  • Brain iron chelation by deferiprone in a phase 2 randomised double-blinded placebo controlled clinical trial in Parkinson's disease.

    Antonio Martin-Bastida;Roberta J. Ward;Roberta J. Ward;Rexford Newbould;Paola Piccini

  • Long-term Clinical Outcome of Fetal Cell Transplantation for Parkinson Disease: Two Case Reports

    Zinovia Kefalopoulou;Marios Politis;Paola Piccini;Niccolo Mencacci

  • Delayed recovery of movement-related cortical function in Parkinson's disease after striatal dopaminergic grafts

    Paola Piccini;Olle Lindvall;Anders Björklund;Patrik Brundin

  • Bilateral caudate and putamen grafts of embryonic mesencephalic tissue treated with lazaroids in Parkinson's disease

    Patrik Brundin;O Pogarell;Peter Hagell;P Piccini

  • Serotonergic Neurons Mediate Dyskinesia Side Effects in Parkinson’s Patients with Neural Transplants

    Marios Politis;Kit Wu;Clare Loane;Niall P. Quinn

  • Sequential bilateral transplantation in Parkinson's disease: effects of the second graft.

    Peter Hagell;A Schrag;P Piccini;M Jahanshahi

  • Cognitive deficits and striato-frontal dopamine release in Parkinson's disease

    Nobukatsu Sawamoto;Paola Piccini;Gary Hotton;Nicola Pavese

  • Factors affecting the clinical outcome after neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease

    Paola Piccini;Nicola Pavese;Peter Hagell;Jan Reimer

  • Cue-induced striatal dopamine release in Parkinson's disease-associated impulsive-compulsive behaviours

    Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Kit Wu;Marios Politis;Andrew David Lawrence

  • Striatal D1 and D2 dopamine receptor loss in asymptomatic mutation carriers of Huntington's disease

    R. A. Weeks;P. Piccini;A. E. Harding;D. J. Brooks

  • Staging of serotonergic dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: An in vivo 11C-DASB PET study

    Marios Politis;Kit Wu;Clare Loane;Lorenzo Kiferle

Frequent Co-Authors

Marios Politis
Marios Politis King's College London
David J. Brooks
David J. Brooks Newcastle University
Nicola Pavese
Nicola Pavese Newcastle University
Roger A. Barker
Roger A. Barker University of Cambridge
Thomas Foltynie
Thomas Foltynie University College London
Håkan Widner
Håkan Widner Lund University
Roger N. Gunn
Roger N. Gunn Imperial College London
Federico E. Turkheimer
Federico E. Turkheimer King's College London
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London
Sean S. O'Sullivan
Sean S. O'Sullivan Cork University Hospital

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