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Paolo Girlanda

Paolo Girlanda

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D-Index
43
Citations
7150
World Ranking
7405
National Ranking
394

Overview

Paolo Girlanda is affiliated with the University of Messina in Italy and has an extensive background in medicine, with a particular focus on neurology. Their research contributions predominantly address neurological disorders and treatments, with significant attention given to botulinum toxin applications and related neurological conditions.

The main fields of study for Paolo Girlanda include:

  • Medicine

The primary subfields within their work are:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Physiology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Major research topics studied by Paolo Girlanda cover:

  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Paolo Girlanda has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Covid-19 and Parkinson's disease: an overview (2021, Journal of Neurology)
  • Idiopathic Non-task-Specific Upper Limb Dystonia, a Neglected Form of Dystonia (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • Demographic and clinical determinants of neck pain in idiopathic cervical dystonia (2020, Journal of Neural Transmission)
  • Does acute peripheral trauma contribute to idiopathic adult-onset dystonia? (2020, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders)
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations in adult dystonia: a joint document by the Italian Society of Neurology, the Italian Academy for the Study of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, and the Italian Network on Botulinum Toxin (2022, Neurological Sciences)

Their frequent coauthors have included:

  • Carmen Terranova
  • Maria Concetta Altavista
  • Francesco Bono
  • Alfredo Berardelli
  • Roberto Eleopra

Paolo Girlanda's work is often published in the following venues:

  • Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of Neural Transmission
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

This profile reflects Paolo Girlanda's academic focus and publication record based on available data and does not include any awards or book publications.

Best Publications

  • Abnormal associative plasticity of the human motor cortex in writer's cramp.

    Angelo Quartarone;Sergio Bagnato;Vincenzo Rizzo;Hartwig R. Siebner

  • Maternally inherited hearing loss, ataxia and myoclonus associated with a novel point mutation in mitochondrial tRNA Ser(UCN) gene

    Valeria Tiranti;Patrick Chariot;Francesco Carella;Antonio Toscano

  • Homeostatic-like plasticity of the primary motor hand area is impaired in focal hand dystonia

    Angelo Quartarone;Vincenzo Rizzo;Sergio Bagnato;Francesca Morgante

  • Botulinum toxin therapy: distant effects on neuromuscular transmission and autonomic nervous system.

    P Girlanda;G Vita;C Nicolosi;S Milone

  • Abnormal plasticity of sensorimotor circuits extends beyond the affected body part in focal dystonia

    Angelo Quartarone;Francesca Morgante;Antonino Sant'Angelo;Vincenzo Rizzo

  • Botulinum toxin A treatment for primary hemifacial spasm: A 10-year multicenter study

    Giovanni Defazio;Giovanni Abbruzzese;Paolo Girlanda;Laura Vacca

  • Distinct changes in cortical and spinal excitability following high-frequency repetitive TMS to the human motor cortex

    Angelo Quartarone;Sergio Bagnato;Sergio Bagnato;Vincenzo Rizzo;Francesca Morgante

  • Gender-related effect of clinical and genetic variables on the cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

    Giovanni Savettieri;Demetrio Messina;Virginia Andreoli;Simona Bonavita

  • Abnormal sensorimotor plasticity in organic but not in psychogenic dystonia.

    A. Quartarone;A. Quartarone;V. Rizzo;C. Terranova;F. Morgante

  • Local steroid treatment in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: short- and long-term efficacy.

    Paolo Girlanda;Roberto Dattola;Chiara Venuto;Rossana Mangiapane

  • Cognitive dysfunction in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

    U Nocentini;P Pasqualetti;S Bonavita;M Buccafusca

  • Muscle Rearrangement in Patients with Hemiparesis after Stroke: An Electrophysiological and Morphological Study

    R Dattola;P Girlanda;G Vita;M Santoro

  • Possible risk factors for primary adult onset dystonia: a case-control investigation by the Italian Movement Disorders Study Group

    Giovanni Defazio;A Berardelli;G Abbruzzese;Lepore

  • Paired Associative Stimulation of Left and Right Human Motor Cortex Shapes Interhemispheric Motor Inhibition based on a Hebbian Mechanism

    V. Rizzo;H.S. Siebner;F. Morgante;C. Mastroeni

  • Rapid-rate paired associative stimulation of the median nerve and motor cortex can produce long-lasting changes in motor cortical excitability in humans

    Angelo Quartarone;Vincenzo Rizzo;Sergio Bagnato;Francesca Morgante

  • Psychogenic facial movement disorders: Clinical features and associated conditions

    Alfonso Fasano;Anabela Valadas;Kailash P. Bhatia;Lk K. Prashanth

  • How many parkinsonian patients are suitable candidates for deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus? Results of a questionnaire.

    Letterio Morgante;Francesca Morgante;Elena Moro;Antonio Epifanio

  • Long-term assessment of the risk of spread in primary late-onset focal dystonia

    Giovanni Abbruzzese;Alfredo Berardelli;Paolo Girlanda;Roberta Marchese

  • Enhanced Long-Term Potentiation-Like Plasticity of the Trigeminal Blink Reflex Circuit in Blepharospasm

    Angelo Quartarone;Antonino Sant'Angelo;Fortunato Battaglia;Sergio Bagnato

  • Relationship between eye symptoms and blepharospasm: A multicenter case–control study

    Davide Martino;Giovanni Defazio;Giovanni Alessio;Giovanni Abbruzzese

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Quartarone
Angelo Quartarone University of Messina
Francesca Morgante
Francesca Morgante St George's, University of London
Alfredo Berardelli
Alfredo Berardelli Sapienza University of Rome
Fortunato Battaglia
Fortunato Battaglia Seton Hall University
Michele Tinazzi
Michele Tinazzi University of Verona
Giovanni Fabbrini
Giovanni Fabbrini Sapienza University of Rome
Davide Martino
Davide Martino University of Calgary
Rocco Liguori
Rocco Liguori University of Bologna
Paolo Livrea
Paolo Livrea University of Bari Aldo Moro
Anna Rita Bentivoglio
Anna Rita Bentivoglio Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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