Lista Articoli
28
08/2019
Left homonymous hemianopsia as the first presentation of left atrial mass
Autori: D. Acanfora, B. Lanzillo, V. Carlomagno, C. Acanfora, G. Montefusco, P. Scicchitano and G. Casucci International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences, 2019, 8(2): 99 [...]
28
08/2018
Relative lymphocyte count as an indicator of 3-year mortality in elderly people with severe COPD
Autori: D. Acanfora, P. Scicchitano, M. Carone, C. Acanfora, G. Piscosquito, R. Maestri, A. Zito, I. Dentamaro, M. Longobardi, G. Casucci, R. Antonelli Incalzi and M.M. Ciccone BMC Pulmonary Medicine [...]
27
10/2016
Exercise training effects on elderly and middle-age patients with chronic heart failure after acute decompensation: a randomized, controlled trial
Autori: D. Acanfora, P, Scicchitano, G. Casucci, B. Lanzillo, N. Capuano, G. Furgi, C. Acanfora, M. Longobardi, R. Antonelli Incalzi, G. Piscosquito, M. M. Ciccone Intern. Journal of Cardiology, 225 [...]
28
05/2015
Migraine and lifestyle in childhood
Migraine is one of the most frequenty reported somatic complaints in childhood, with a negative impact on health-related quality of life. The incidence of migraine in childhood has substantially incre [...]
15
02/2015
Cefalee attribuite a sostanze o alla loro sospensione
E' noto da molto tempo come qualsiasi sostanza sia in grado di indurre cefalea, dai farmaci ai prodotti chimici, all'alcol e ai vapori. La cefalea indotta da tali sostanze non ha caratteristiche univo [...]
29
05/2014
Post-traumatic headaches: an epidemiological overview
Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is the most common secondary headache disorder, corresponding to approximately 4% of alla symptomatic headaches, PTH, a cardinal feature of the post-concussive syndrome, [...]
29
05/2014
Headache in school age
Headache, especially migraine and tension-type headache, is one of the most frequently reported somatic complaints by children and adolescents. Different population-based studies have been conducted t [...]
28
05/2013
Basilar-type migraine patients responsive to lamotrigine: a 5-year follow-up
Five years ago we reported the case of three patients affected by basilar-type migraine (BM) responsive to lamotrigine. At that time, proven treatment options for BM are rather limited and lamotrigine [...]
27
05/2013
Controversies in migraine treatment: opioids be avoided
The use of opioids for migraine is still controversial. Evidence-based guidelines do not recommend opioids as first-line treatment of migraine attacks, while clinical and epidemiological surveys demon [...]
02
06/2012
Polytherapy for migraine prophylaxis
Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder with episodic manifestations, progressive in some individuals. Preventive treatment is recommended for patiens with frequent or disabling attacks. A sizeabl [...]
02
06/2012
Headache, eating and sleeping behaviors and lifestyle factors in preadolesents and adolescents: preliminary results from an Italian population study
Several dietary and lifestyle habits can be associated with headaches or with their progression to chronic forms in adults. We report the results of the first population study performed in Italy on a [...]
02
06/2012
Migraine and movement disorders
A large series of clinical and experimental observations on the interactions between migraine and the extrapyramidal system are available. Some previous studies reported high frequency of migraine in [...]
01
06/2012
Triptans: over the migraine
Migraine is a chronic, recurrent, disabling condition that affects millions of people worldwide. proper acute care treatment for migraineurs is based on triptans, a class of specific medications appro [...]
01
06/2012
Migraine and metabolism
Migraine is a chronic disorder with complex pathophysiology involving both neuronal and vascular mechanisms. Migraine is associated with an increased risk of vascular disorders, such as stroke and cor [...]
05
06/2010
Therapeutic strategies in migraine patients with mood and anxiety disorders: physiopathological basis
Multiple epidemiologic studies have reported a strong comorbidity between migraine and various psychiatric disorders. Migraine, depression and anxiety could share neurobiological abnormalities in the [...]
31
05/2008
ATP1A2 gene mutations are not present in two sisters with basilar-type migraine associated with menses
Basilar-type migraine (BM) and hemiplegic migraine are clinically distinct subtypes of migraine with aura, however they do share clinical features and it is possible they may share genetic bases. In r [...]
30
05/2008
Central mechanism of action of antimigraine prophylactic drugs
The pathogenesis of migraine is obscure. A hyperexcitable brain state has been postulated. Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is the most suggestive argument for the brain hyperexcitability. It has b [...]
28
05/2008
Peripheral mechanism of action of antimigraine prophylactic drugs
Migraine is a visceral pain. According to current theories, activation of trigeminocervical nerve endings releases calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P, inducing vasodilation and plasma pro [...]
30
05/2007
Deep brain stimulation in craniofacial pain: seven years' experience
Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache with excruciatingly painful attacks that are strictly unilateral. About 10% of cases experience no significant remission, and about 15% of these do not resp [...]
29
05/2007
Basilar-type migraine responsive to lamotrigine: three case reports
Basilar-type migraine (BM) has been recognised in the revised International Classification of Headache Disorders as a distinct clinical entity (subtype of migraine with aura), characterised by disturb [...]
29
05/2007
Headache and spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure syndrome
We examined 59 consecutive patients presenting between 1993 and 2006 at our centre diagnosed with headache associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome (SIH). Thirty-six (61%) patient [...]
28
05/2007
Functional neuroimaging and headache pathophysiology: new findings and new prospects
In the last ten years pathophysiology of primary headaches has received new insights from neuroimaging studies. Positron emission tomography (PET) showed activation of specific brain structures, brain [...]
01
01/2007
Malattie del tronco dell'encefalo
Il tronco dell'encefalo, compreso tra il midollo spinale ed il diencefalo, è caratterizzato da una struttura estremamente complessa: nel suo ambito sono situati i nuclei dei nervi cranici, le g [...]
01
01/2006
Adult abdominal migraine: a new syndrome or sporadic feature of migraine headache? A case report
Abdominal migraine is one of the variants of migraine headache typically occurring in children and coded as 1.3.2 in the revised edition of IHS classification within the group 'Childhood periodic synd [...]
01
06/2005
Deep brain stimulation to relieve drug-resistant SUNCT
The rare primary headache short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is characterized by 3 to 200 attacks per day of severe unilateral orbir [...]
01
11/2004
Italian survey (osservatorio permanente) to recognise and promote migraine suffering patients' well-being
Among primary headaches, migraine affects 12-15% of the adult population in Italy, representing one of the most common medical complaints, and a major cause of both social and familial problems. Furth [...]
01
10/2004
Rare primary headaches: clinical insights
So-called "rare" headaches, whose prevalence rate is lower than 1% or is not known at all and have been reported in only a few dozen cases to date, constitute a very heterogeneous group. Those that ar [...]
01
06/2003
Emicrania e ormoni femminili
Non v'è donna che non sappia, per esperienza diretta o indiretta, cosa sia un attacco di emicrania e quanto questo disturbo si associ, privilegiatamente o esclusivamente, al ciclo mestruale. C [...]
01
05/2003
Chronic short-lasting headaches: clinical features and differential diagnosis
Chronic short-lasting headaches are relatively rare, poorly recognized syndromes. The chronic short-lasting headaches are a group of chronic disorders in which the headaches occur for one year or more [...]