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Paola Valsasina is affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy, contributing extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on multiple sclerosis and neuroimaging, reflecting a strong commitment to understanding neurological conditions and brain function through advanced imaging techniques.

The scientist's publication record includes a significant number of articles in respected venues, with frequent contributions to Neurology, Journal of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, and Molecular Psychiatry. This distribution highlights a consistent presence in journals central to neurological and psychiatric research.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Valsasina are:

  • Task- and resting-state fMRI studies in multiple sclerosis: From regions to systems and time-varying analysis. Current status and future perspective (2022, NeuroImage Clinical)
  • Association of Gray Matter Atrophy Patterns With Clinical Phenotype and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (2021, Neurology)
  • Multiple sclerosis lesions in motor tracts from brain to cervical cord: spatial distribution and correlation with disability (2020, Brain)
  • Resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlations with neuropsychiatric impairment (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Clinical correlates of hypothalamic functional changes in migraine patients (2021, Cephalalgia)

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Maria A. Rocca, Massimo Filippi, Paolo Preziosa, Alessandro Meani, and Elisabetta Pagani, indicating a strong collaborative presence in the field.

Valsasina's research spans several subfields, including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach within the broader domains of Medicine and Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

These topics underscore a focus on understanding brain function and dysfunction through advanced imaging and connectivity studies, with particular attention to neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and migraine.

Best Publications

  • Clinical and imaging assessment of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

    Maria A Rocca;Maria Pia Amato;Nicola De Stefano;Christian Enzinger

  • Default-mode network dysfunction and cognitive impairment in progressive MS

    M. A. Rocca;P. Valsasina;M. Absinta;G. Riccitelli

  • Automatic segmentation of the spinal cord and intramedullary multiple sclerosis lesions with convolutional neural networks.

    Charley Gros;Benjamin De Leener;Atef Badji;Josefina Maranzano

  • Multiple sclerosis: effects of cognitive rehabilitation on structural and functional MR imaging measures--an explorative study.

    Massimo Filippi;Gianna Riccitelli;Flavia Mattioli;Ruggero Capra

  • The organization of intrinsic brain activity differs between genders: a resting-state fMRI study in a large cohort of young healthy subjects.

    Massimo Filippi;Paola Valsasina;Paolo Misci;Andrea Falini

  • Large-scale neuronal network dysfunction in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

    Maria A. Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Vittorio Martinelli;Paolo Misci

  • Divergent brain network connectivity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Federica Agosta;Elisa Canu;Paola Valsasina;Nilo Riva

  • A multicenter assessment of cervical cord atrophy among MS clinical phenotypes

    M. A. Rocca;M. A. Horsfield;S. Sala;M. Copetti

  • Functional network connectivity in the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia

    Massimo Filippi;Federica Agosta;Elisa Scola;Elisa Canu

  • A longitudinal diffusion tensor MRI study of the cervical cord and brain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

    Federica Agosta;Maria A Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Stefania Sala

  • Impaired functional integration in multiple sclerosis: a graph theory study

    Maria A. Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Alessandro Meani;Andrea Falini

  • Mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy histogram analysis of the cervical cord in MS patients.

    Paola Valsasina;Maria Assunta Rocca;Federica Agosta;Beatrice Benedetti

  • Brain network connectivity assessed using graph theory in frontotemporal dementia

    Federica Agosta;Sara Sala;Paola Valsasina;Alessandro Meani

  • The Cortical Signature of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Federica Agosta;Paola Valsasina;Nilo Riva;Massimiliano Copetti

  • Measurement error of two different techniques for brain atrophy assessment in multiple sclerosis.

    M. P. Sormani;M. Rovaris;P. Valsasina;J. S. Wolinsky

  • Cortical Abnormalities in Patients with Migraine: A Surface-based Analysis

    Roberta Messina;Maria A. Rocca;Bruno Colombo;Paola Valsasina

  • Influence of aging on brain gray and white matter changes assessed by conventional, MT, and DT MRI.

    B. Benedetti;A. Charil;M. Rovaris;E. Judica

  • MRI monitoring of pathological changes in the spinal cord in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Achim Gass;Maria A Rocca;Federica Agosta;Olga Ciccarelli

  • Structural and functional MRI correlates of Stroop control in benign MS.

    Maria A. Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Antonia Ceccarelli;Martina Absinta

  • Short-term accrual of gray matter pathology in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: an in vivo study using diffusion tensor MRI.

    Marco Rovaris;Antonio Gallo;Paola Valsasina;Beatrice Benedetti

  • Functional network connectivity abnormalities in multiple sclerosis: Correlations with disability and cognitive impairment.

    Maria A Rocca;Paola Valsasina;Victoria M Leavitt;Mariaemma Rodegher

  • Multiple sclerosis: Effects of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Structural and Functional MR Imaging

    Massimo Filippi;Gianna Riccitelli;Flavia Mattioli;Ruggero Capra

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Federica Agosta
Federica Agosta Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Elisabetta Pagani
Elisabetta Pagani Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Achim Gass
Achim Gass Heidelberg University
Martina Absinta
Martina Absinta San Raffaele Hospital
Bruno Colombo
Bruno Colombo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Vittorio Martinelli
Vittorio Martinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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