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1. Short-term stability of wastewater samples for storage and shipment in the context of the EU Sewage Sentinel System for SARS-CoV-2

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Tavazzi, S., primary, Cacciatori, C., additional, Comero, S., additional, Fatta-Kassinos, D., additional, Karaolia, P., additional, Iakovides, I.C., additional, Loutsiou, P., additional, Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., additional, Lengar, Z., additional, Bajde, I., additional, Tenson, T., additional, Kisand, V., additional, Laas, P., additional, Panksep, K., additional, Tammert, H., additional, Mariani, G., additional, Skejo, H., additional, and Gawlik, B.M., additional

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2023
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5. Il Reporting ex-Art. 17 degli Habitat di All. I alla Direttiva 92/43/CEE in Italia: metodi, criticità, stato dell'arte e prospettive future

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Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

Subjects
Habitat, conservation, Europeand Directive
Published
2019

6. An overview of the Italian forest biodiversity and its conservation level, based on the first outcomes of the 4th Habitat Report ex-Art. 17

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Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta Alicia, T., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Giuseppe Bazan, Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga Marco Stefano, Cacciatori, C., Carmela, C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini Bruno, E., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis Michele, De Simone Walter, Del Vecchio Silvia, Di Cecco Valter, Di Martino Luciano, Di Musciano Michele, Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli Anna Rita, Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., lorenzo gianguzzi, Giusso Del Galdo Gianpietro, Grignetti, A., Riccardo Guarino, Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti Mauro Giorgio, Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer Robert Philipp, Zanatta, K., Angelini, P., Società Botanica Italiana, Gigante, Daniela, Selvaggi, Alberto, Acosta Alicia, T. R., Adorni, Michele, Allegrezza, Marina, Angiolini, Claudia, Armiraglio, Stefano, Assini, Silvia, Attorre, Fabio, Bagella, Simonetta, Barcella, Matteo, Bazan, Giuseppe, Bertacchi, Andrea, Bolpagni, Rossano, Bonari, Gianmaria, Buffa, Gabriella, Caccianiga Marco, Stefano, Cacciatori, Cecilia, Caria Maria, Carmela, Casavecchia, Simona, Casella, Laura, Cerabolini Bruno, E. L., Ciaschetti, Giampiero, Ciccarelli, Daniela, Cogoni, Annalena, Cutini, Maurizio, De Sanctis, Michele, De Simone, Walter, Del Vecchio, Silvia, Di Cecco, Valter, Di Martino, Luciano, Di Musciano, Michele, Fantinato, Edy, Filesi, Leonardo, Foggi, Bruno, Forte, Luigi, Frattaroli Anna, Rita, Galdenzi, Diana, Gangale, Carmen, Gianguzzi, Lorenzo, Giusso Del Galdo, Gianpietro, Grignetti, Alessandra, Guarino, Riccardo, Lasen, Cesare, Maneli, Fabio, Marcenò, Corrado, Mariotti Mauro, Giorgio, Oriolo, Giuseppe, Paura, Bruno, Perrino, Enrico, Pesaresi, Simone, Pezzi, Giovanna, Pisanu, Stefania, Poponessi, Silvia, Prisco, Irene, Puglisi, Marta, Rivieccio, Giovanni, Sciandrello, Saverio, Spampinato, Giovanni, Stinca, Adriano, Strumia, Sandro, Taffetani, Fabio, Tesei, Giulio, Tomaselli, Valeria, Venanzoni, Roberto, Viciani, Daniele, Villani, Mariacristina, Wagensommer Robert, Philipp, Zanatta, Katia, Angelini, Paola, and Gigante Daniela, Selvaggi Alberto, Acosta Alicia T.R., Adorni Michele, Allegrezza Marina, Angiolini Claudia, Armiraglio Stefano, Assini Silvia, Attorre Fabio, Bagella Simonetta, Barcella Matteo, Bazan Giuseppe, Bertacchi Andrea, Bolpagni Rossano, Bonari Gianmaria, Buffa Gabriella, Caccianiga Marco Stefano, Cacciatori Cecilia, Caria Maria.Carmela, Casavecchia Simona, Casella Laura, Cerabolini Bruno E.L., Ciaschetti Giampiero, Ciccarelli Daniela, Cogoni Annalena, Cutini Maurizio, De Sanctis Michele, De Simone Walter, Del Vecchio Silvia, Di Cecco Valter, Di Martino Luciano, Di Musciano Michele, Fantinato Edy, Filesi Leonardo, Foggi Bruno, Forte Luigi, Frattaroli Anna Rita, Galdenzi Diana, Gangale Carmen, Gianguzzi Lorenzo, Giusso Del Galdo Gianpietro, Grignetti Alessandra, Guarino Riccardo, Lasen Cesare, Maneli Fabio, Marcenò Corrado, Mariotti Mauro Giorgio, Oriolo Giuseppe, Paura Bruno, Perrino Enrico, Pesaresi Simone, Pezzi Giovanna, Pisanu Stefania, Poponessi Silvia, Prisco Irene, Puglisi Marta, Rivieccio Giovanni, Sciandrello Saverio, Spampinato Giovanni, Stinca Adriano, Strumia Sandro, Taffetani Fabio, Tesei Giulio, Tomaselli Valeria, Venanzoni Roberto, Viciani Daniele, Villani Mariacristina, Wagensommer Robert Philipp, Zanatta Katia, Angelini Paola

Subjects
Habitat, Habitat, Italian forests, Vegetation Science, Natura 2000, Biodiversity conservation, Italian forests
Abstract

In 2019 the 4th Report ex-Art. 17 on the conservation status (CS) of Annex I Habitats of the 92/43/EEC Directive was expected by every EU/28 country, with reference to the period 2013-18. In Italy, the process was in charge to the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), on behalf of the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection (MATTM), with the scientific support of the Italian Botanical Society (SBI). A large group of thematic and territorial experts elaborated the available data concerning the 124 types of terrestrial and inland water Habitats present in Italy, 39 of which are represented by Forest Habitats (Group 9),. The main aim of the work was the evaluation of the overall CS of each Habitat by Biogeographic Region (Mediterranean, Continental and Alpine), for a total amount of 294 assessments. A high proportion of these (92, corresponding to 31% of the total) referred to Forest Habitats, including 20 marginal types for which the CS was not requested. The analysis was carried out at different scales: a) administrative territory, through the data contained in the ISPRA database, whose compilation was in charge to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces; b) Natura 2000 site, with the latest updates available (Standard Data Forms updated to 2018); c) national scale, implementing the distribution maps for each Habitat based on the European grid ETRS89-LAEA5210 (10x10 km2 mesh); d) Biogeographic Region, scale of the final assessment. Cartographic outcomes, associated databases and additional data used for the assessments will be available online on the ISPRA Portal as soon as the validation process by the European Commission will be completed. A dedicated archive named "HAB_IT" has been created in the national database "VegItaly" (1), managed by the Italian Society of Vegetation Science, where the phytosociological relevés representative of the various Annex I Habitats in Italy will be archived and freely accessible. An overview of the results regarding the Forest habitats is here provided, including a comparison with the outcomes of the former reporting cycle, the 3rd Report ex-Art. 17 (2). In several cases (e.g. 9120, 91L0), the distribution maps have been remarkably improved due to better knowledge and more fitful interpretation. The conservation status resulted as Favourable (FV) for 6,7%, Inadequate (U1) for 58,7% and Bad (U1) for 32,0% of the 72 assessed forest Habitat types. In no case there was an improvement of the conservation status, while in 6 cases a worsening of the conditions resulted from the data analysis, pointing out the Habitats types with a higher need of action. Similarly to other projects carried out as a team by the network of Annex I Habitat experts of the Italian Botanical Society and the Italian Society for Vegetation Science (e.g. 3, 4), this is another step in the direction of supporting the implementation of the 92/43/EEC "Habitat" Directive in Italy and Europe. On this ground, the high biodiversity of the Italian forest Habitats could be emphasized, however results pointed out that some rare or endemic types (e.g. Alnus cordata or Betula aetnensis-dominated forests) are still scarcely acknowledged by the most prominent EU conservation tools such as the Annex I to the "Habitat" Directive. 1) F. Landucci et al. (2012) Plant Biosyst., 146(4), 756-763 2) P. Genovesi et al. (2014) ISPRA, Serie Rapporti, 194/2014 3) E. Biondi et al. (2009) Società Botanica Italiana, MATTM, D.P.N., http://vnr.unipg.it/habitat/ 4) D. Gigante et al. (2016) Plant Sociology, 53(2), 77-87

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2019

7. An overview of the Italian forest biodiversity and its conservation level, based on the first outcomes of the 4th Habitat Report ex-Art. 17. Communication IX

Author

Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

Subjects
Habitat, forests, conservation, monitoring, 92/43/EEC
Published
2019

8. Time for a Consensus Conference on pain in neurorehabilitation

Author

Sandrini, Giorgio, Tamburin, Stefano, Paolucci, Stefano, Boldrini, Paolo, Saraceni, Vincenzo M, Smania, Nicola, Agostini, M, Alfonsi, E, Aloisi, Am, Alvisi, E, Aprile, I, Armando, M, Avenali, M, Azicnuda, E, Barale, F, Bartolo, M, Bergamaschi, R, Berlangieri, M, Berlincioni, V, Berliocchi, L, Berra, E, Berto, G, Bonadiman, S, Bonazza, S, Bressi, F, Brugnera, A, Brunelli, S, Buzzi, Mg, Cacciatori, C, Calvo, A, Cantarella, C, Caraceni, At, Carone, R, Carraro, E, Casale, R, Castellazzi, P, Castelnuovo, G, Castino, A, Cella, M, Cerbo, R, Chiò, A, Ciotti, C, Cisari, C, Coraci, D, Dalla Toffola, E, Defazio, G, De Icco, R, Del Carro, U, Dell’Isola, A, De Tanti, A, D’Ippolito, M, Fazzi, E, Federico, A, Ferrari, A, Ferrari, S, Ferraro, F, Formaglio, F, Formisano, R, Franzoni, S, Gajofatto, F, Gandolfi, M, Gardella, B, Geppetti, P, Giammò, A, Gimigliano, R, Giusti, Em, Greco, E, Ieraci, V, Invernizzi, M, Jacopetti, M, Jedrychowska, I, Lacerenza, M, La Cesa, S, Lobba, D, Magrinelli, F, Mandrini, S, Manera, U, Manzoni, Gm, Marchettini, P, Marchioni, E, Mariotto, S, Martinuzzi, A, Masciullo, M, Mezzarobba, S, Miotti, D, Modenese, A, Molinari, M, Monaco, S, Morone, G, Nappi, R, Negrini, S, Pace, A, Padua, L, Pagliano, E, Palmerini, V, Paolucci, S, Pazzaglia, C, Pecchioli, C, Pietrabissa, G, Picelli, A, Polli, A, Porro, Ca, Porru, D, Romano, M, Roncari, L, Rosa, R, Saccavini, M, Sacerdote, P, Sandrini, G, Saviola, D, Schenone, A, Schweiger, V, Scivoletto, G, Smania, N, Solaro, C, Spallone, V, Springhetti, I, Tamburin, S, Tassorelli, C, Tinazzi, M, Togni, R, Torre, M, Torta, R, Traballesi, M, Trabucco, E, Tramontano, M, Truini, A, Tugnoli, V, Turolla, A, Valeriani, M, Vallies, G, Verzini, E, Vottero, M, Mario, P., Castelnuovo G (ORCID:0000-0003-2633-9822), Giusti EM (ORCID:0000-0001-5767-8785), Padua L (ORCID:0000-0003-2570-9326), Pietrabissa G (ORCID:0000-0002-5911-5748), Sandrini, Giorgio, Tamburin, Stefano, Paolucci, Stefano, Boldrini, Paolo, Saraceni, Vincenzo M, Smania, Nicola, Agostini, M, Alfonsi, E, Aloisi, Am, Alvisi, E, Aprile, I, Armando, M, Avenali, M, Azicnuda, E, Barale, F, Bartolo, M, Bergamaschi, R, Berlangieri, M, Berlincioni, V, Berliocchi, L, Berra, E, Berto, G, Bonadiman, S, Bonazza, S, Bressi, F, Brugnera, A, Brunelli, S, Buzzi, Mg, Cacciatori, C, Calvo, A, Cantarella, C, Caraceni, At, Carone, R, Carraro, E, Casale, R, Castellazzi, P, Castelnuovo, G, Castino, A, Cella, M, Cerbo, R, Chiò, A, Ciotti, C, Cisari, C, Coraci, D, Dalla Toffola, E, Defazio, G, De Icco, R, Del Carro, U, Dell’Isola, A, De Tanti, A, D’Ippolito, M, Fazzi, E, Federico, A, Ferrari, A, Ferrari, S, Ferraro, F, Formaglio, F, Formisano, R, Franzoni, S, Gajofatto, F, Gandolfi, M, Gardella, B, Geppetti, P, Giammò, A, Gimigliano, R, Giusti, Em, Greco, E, Ieraci, V, Invernizzi, M, Jacopetti, M, Jedrychowska, I, Lacerenza, M, La Cesa, S, Lobba, D, Magrinelli, F, Mandrini, S, Manera, U, Manzoni, Gm, Marchettini, P, Marchioni, E, Mariotto, S, Martinuzzi, A, Masciullo, M, Mezzarobba, S, Miotti, D, Modenese, A, Molinari, M, Monaco, S, Morone, G, Nappi, R, Negrini, S, Pace, A, Padua, L, Pagliano, E, Palmerini, V, Paolucci, S, Pazzaglia, C, Pecchioli, C, Pietrabissa, G, Picelli, A, Polli, A, Porro, Ca, Porru, D, Romano, M, Roncari, L, Rosa, R, Saccavini, M, Sacerdote, P, Sandrini, G, Saviola, D, Schenone, A, Schweiger, V, Scivoletto, G, Smania, N, Solaro, C, Spallone, V, Springhetti, I, Tamburin, S, Tassorelli, C, Tinazzi, M, Togni, R, Torre, M, Torta, R, Traballesi, M, Trabucco, E, Tramontano, M, Truini, A, Tugnoli, V, Turolla, A, Valeriani, M, Vallies, G, Verzini, E, Vottero, M, Mario, P., Castelnuovo G (ORCID:0000-0003-2633-9822), Giusti EM (ORCID:0000-0001-5767-8785), Padua L (ORCID:0000-0003-2570-9326), and Pietrabissa G (ORCID:0000-0002-5911-5748)

Abstract

Time for a Consensus Conference on pain in neurorehabilitation.

Published
2016

14. Median nerve small- and large-fiber damage in carpal tunnel syndrome: a quantitative sensory testing study.

Author

Tamburin S, Cacciatori C, Praitano ML, Cazzarolli C, Foscato C, Fiaschi A, and Zanette G

Abstract

We explored the contribution of median nerve small (A[delta], C)-and large (A[beta])-fiber damage to the severity and topographic distribution of sensory symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and the timing of fiber damage across CTS stages. We recruited 106 CTS patients. After selection, 49 patients were included. They underwent electrodiagnostic and quantitative sensory testing (QST) study and were asked on the severity of Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) Symptoms Severity Scale, daytime pain (DP), night pain and paresthesia, on the distribution of hand symptoms, and the presence of proximal symptoms. BCTQ Symptoms Severity Scale and DP severity was significantly correlated with A[delta]-fiber damage. Small-fiber QST measures were impaired in electrodiagnostic-negative CTS patients and did not change across CTS neurographic stages. QST findings were not correlated to the topographical distribution of symptoms. A[delta]-fiber damage contributes to CTS symptoms and in particular to DP. Night pain and paresthesia might be ascribed to ectopic fiber discharges secondary to median nerve enhanced mechanosensitivity. Small-fiber damage takes place earlier than large fiber. Median nerve fiber involvement does not directly contribute to extraterritorial symptoms spread. Our data may help understanding CTS pathophysiology and explain the well-known discrepancy between CTS symptoms and electrodiagnostic findings. PERSPECTIVE: We explored the involvement of median nerve small and large fibers in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). We found a significant correlation between A[delta]-fiber function and CTS symptoms. Small-fiber involvement took place in milder disease stages. These findings could help reconcile the discrepancy between CTS symptoms and electrodiagnostic data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

16. Time for a consensus conference on pain in neurorehabilitation

Author

Sandrini, G, Tamburin, S, Paolucci, S, Boldrini, P, Saraceni, V, Smania, N, Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation, Agostini, M, Alfonsi, E, Aloisi, A, Alvisi, E, Aprile, I, Armando, M, Avenali, M, Azicnuda, E, Barale, F, Bartolo, M, Bergamaschi, R, Berlangieri, M, Berlincioni, V, Berliocchi, L, Berra, E, Berto, G, Bonadiman, S, Bonazza, S, Bressi, F, Brugnera, A, Brunelli, S, Buzzi, M, Cacciatori, C, Calvo, A, Cantarella, C, Caraceni, A, Carone, R, Carraro, E, Casale, R, Castellazzi, P, Castelnuovo, G, Castino, A, Cella, M, Cerbo, R, Chiò, A, Ciotti, C, Cisari, C, Coraci, D, Dalla Toffola, E, Defazio, G, De Icco, R, Del Carro, U, Dell’Isola, A, De Tanti, A, D’Ippolito, M, Fazzi, E, Federico, A, Ferrari, A, Ferrari, S, Ferraro, F, Formaglio, F, Formisano, R, Franzoni, S, Gajofatto, F, Gandolfi, M, Gardella, B, Geppetti, P, Giammò, A, Gimigliano, R, Giusti, E, Greco, E, Ieraci, V, Invernizzi, M, Jacopetti, M, Jedrychowska, I, Lacerenza, M, La Cesa, S, Lobba, D, Magrinelli, F, Mandrini, S, Manera, U, Manzoni, G, Marchettini, P, Marchioni, E, Mariotto, S, Martinuzzi, A, Masciullo, M, Mezzarobba, S, Miotti, D, Modenese, A, Molinari, M, Monaco, S, Morone, G, Nappi, R, Negrini, S, Pace, A, Padua, L, Pagliano, E, Palmerini, V, Pazzaglia, C, Pecchioli, C, Pietrabissa, G, Picelli, A, Polli, A, Porro, C, Porru, D, Romano, M, Roncari, L, Rosa, R, Saccavini, M, Sacerdote, P, Saviola, D, Schenone, A, Schweiger, V, Scivoletto, G, Solaro, C, Spallone, V, Springhetti, I, Tassorelli, C, Tinazzi, M, Togni, R, Torre, M, Torta, R, Traballesi, M, Trabucco, E, Tramontano, M, Truini, A, Tugnoli, V, Turolla, A, Valeriani, M, Vallies, G, Verzini, E, Vottero, M, Mario, P, Sandrini, Giorgio, Tamburin, Stefano, Paolucci, Stefano, Boldrini, Paolo, Saraceni, Vincenzo M., Smania, Nicola, Agostini, Michela, Alfonsi, Enrico, Aloisi, Anna Maria, Alvisi, Elena, Aprile, Irene, Armando, Michela, Avenali, Micol, Azicnuda, Eva, Barale, Francesco, Bartolo, Michelangelo, Bergamaschi, Roberto, Berlangieri, Mariangela, Berlincioni, Vanna, Berliocchi, Laura, Berra, Eliana, Berto, Giulia, Bonadiman, Silvia, Bonazza, Sara, Bressi, Federica, Brugnera, Annalisa, Brunelli, Stefano, Buzzi, Maria Gabriella, Cacciatori, Carlo, Calvo, Andrea, Cantarella, Cristina, Caraceni, Augusto Tommaso, Carone, Roberto, Carraro, Elena, Casale, Roberto, Castellazzi, Paola, Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Castino, Adele, Cella, Monica, Cerbo, Rosanna, Chiò, Adriano, Ciotti, Cristina, Cisari, Carlo, Coraci, Daniele, Toffola, Elena Dalla, Defazio, Giovanni, De Icco, Roberto, Del Carro, Ubaldo, Dell'Isola, Andrea, De Tanti, Antonio, D'Ippolito, Mariagrazia, Fazzi, Elisa, Federico, Angela, Ferrari, Adriano, Ferrari, Sergio, Ferraro, Francesco, Formaglio, Fabio, Formisano, Rita, Franzoni, Simone, Gajofatto, Francesca, Gandolfi, Marialuisa, Gardella, Barbara, Geppetti, Pierangelo, Giammò, Alessandro, Gimigliano, Raffaele, Giusti, Emanuele Maria, Greco, Elena, Ieraci, Valentina, Invernizzi, Marco, Jacopetti, Marco, Jedrychowska, Iwona, Lacerenza, Marco, La Cesa, Silvia, Lobba, Davide, Magrinelli, Francesca, Mandrini, Silvia, Manera, Umberto, Manzoni, Gian Mauro, Marchettini, Paolo, Marchioni, Enrico, Mariotto, Sara, Martinuzzi, Andrea, Masciullo, Marcella, Mezzarobba, Susanna, Miotti, Danilo, Modenese, Angela, Molinari, Marco, Monaco, Salvatore, Morone, Giovanni, Nappi, Rossella, Negrini, Stefano, Pace, Andrea, Padua, Luca, Pagliano, Emanuela, Palmerini, Valerio, Pazzaglia, Costanza, Pecchioli, Cristiano, Pietrabissa, Giada, Picelli, Alessandro, Polli, Andrea, Porro, Carlo Adolfo, Porru, Daniele, Romano, Marcello, Roncari, Laura, Rosa, Riccardo, Saccavini, Marsilio, Sacerdote, Paola, Saviola, Donatella, Schenone, Angelo, Schweiger, Vittorio, Scivoletto, Giorgio, Solaro, Claudio, Spallone, Vincenza, Springhetti, Isabella, Tassorelli, Cristina, Tinazzi, Michele, Togni, Rossella, Torre, Monica, Torta, Riccardo, Traballesi, Marco, Trabucco, Erika, Tramontano, Marco, Truini, Andrea, Tugnoli, Valeria, Turolla, Andrea, Valeriani, Massimiliano, Vallies, Gabriella, Verzini, Elisabetta, Vottero, Mario, and Zerbinati, Paolo

Subjects
Male, peripheral neuropathy, Time Factors, Physical Therapy, consensus conference, Consensus Development Conferences as Topic, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Settore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA, pain, diabetic neuropathy, neurorehabilitation, neuropathic pain, Settore MED/13 - Endocrinologia, Humans, Pain Management, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Female, Italy, Neurological Rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, pain, consensus conference, Settore MED/34 - Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa, Settore MED/26 - Neurologia, Human

18. Drivers of distance‐decay in bryophyte assemblages at multiple spatial scales: Dispersal limitations or environmental control?

Author

Cecília Sérgio, Francesco Petruzzellis, Alessandro Chiarucci, César Garcia, Cecilia Cacciatori, Giovanni Bacaro, Enrico Tordoni, Cecilia, Cacciatori, Tordoni, Enrico, Petruzzellis, Francesco, Cecilia, Sérgio, César, Garcia, Alessandro, Chiarucci, Bacaro, Giovanni, Cacciatori C., Tordoni E., Petruzzellis F., Sergio C., Garcia C., Chiarucci A., Bacaro G., and Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

Subjects
Distance decay, environmental gradient, Ecology, sample grain, bryophyte communities, compositional turnover, distance decay, geographical distance, nested design, scale-dependence, Plant Science, Nested design, Geography, Geographical distance, scale dependence, bryophyte communitie, Biological dispersal, Bryophyte, Environmental gradient
Abstract

Questions: Despite the increasing scientific interest in distance decay of compositional similarity in ecology, the scale-dependence of geographical vs environmental control on distance decay of biological communities has not been properly addressed so far. The present work highlights the relative importance of niche-based processes vs dispersal limitations on distance decay patterns of epilithic bryophyte assemblages at different spatial scales. Location: Serra de Sintra, central Portugal. Methods: We adopted a nested sampling design with 32 selected sampling sites in each of which two clusters, each with five rocks, were surveyed. Each cluster was characterized by a set of 15 macro-scale variables, which were divided into environmental and anthropogenic. For each rock eight micro-scale variables were recorded. Partial Mantel tests were used to assess the relative importance of geographical and environmental distance on community dissimilarity for each grain size (site, cluster, rock). Quantile regressions were used to describe the decay patterns of community similarity with respect to geographical and environmental distances. Ordination analyses and variation partitioning techniques were applied to assess the pure and shared effects of measured variables on bryophyte community composition. Results: Environmental distance based upon macro-scale predictors was significantly correlated to community similarity, while no significant correlation was found for ecological distance calculated for micro-scale predictors, except at the largest grain size. The decrease of community similarity with geographical and environmental distance was thus consistently strengthened with increasing sample grain. Compositional variation was best explained by anthropogenic variables. Conclusions: The relative importance of environmental vs geographical distance on compositional similarity in epilithic bryophyte communities varies with the spatial scale of the predictors and with the sample grain. The decrease of similarity with increasing distance is related to changes in habitat features, especially those driven by human disturbance, while is weakly affected by variations in substrate features.

Published
2020

19. 53° Congresso della Società Italiana di scienza della vegetazione. Gestione sostenibile degli habitat: plant traits, biodiversità e servizi ecosistemici. Abstract book

Author

D. Gigante, A. Selvaggi, A. T. R. Acosta, M. Adorni, M. Allegrezza, C. Angiolini, S. Armiraglio, S. Assini, F. Attorre, S. Bagella, M. Barcella, G. Bazan, A. Bertacchi, R. Bolpagni, G. Bonari, G. Buffa, M. Caccianiga, C. Cacciatori, M. C. Caria, S. Casavecchia, L. Casella, B. E. L. Cerabolini, G. Ciaschetti, D. Ciccarelli, A. Cogoni, M. Cutini, M. De Sanctis, W. De Simone, S. Del Vecchio, V. Di Cecco, L. Di Martino, M. Di Musciano, E. Fantinato, L. Filesi, B. Foggi, L. Forte, A. R. Frattaroli, D. Galdenzi, C. Gangale, L. Gianguzzi, G. Giusso Del Galdo, A. Grignetti, R. Guarino, C. Lasen, F. Maneli, C. Marcenò, M. G. Mariotti, G. Oriolo, B. Paura, E. Perrino, S. Pesaresi, G. Pezzi, S. Pisanu, S. Poponessi, I. Prisco, M. Puglisi, G. Rivieccio, S. Sciandrello, G. Spampinato, A. Stinca, S. Strumia, F. Taffetani, G. Tesei, V. Tomaselli, R. Venanzoni, D. Viciani, M. Villani, R. Wagensommer, K. Zanatta, P. Angelini, Società Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione, Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

Published
2019

20. Psychological Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Neurorehabilitation and Psychological Factors Predictive of Therapeutic Response: Evidence and Recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation

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Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Giusti, Emanuele M., Manzoni, Gian Mauro, Saviola, Donatella, Gatti, Arianna, Gabrielli, Samantha, Lacerenza, Marco, Pietrabissa, Giada, Cattivelli, Roberto, Spatola, Chiara A. M., Corti, Stefania, Novelli, Margherita, Villa, Valentina, Cottini, Andrea, Lai, Carlo, Pagnini, Francesco, Castelli, Lorys, Tavola, Mario, Torta, Riccardo, Arreghini, Marco, Zanini, Loredana, Brunani, Amelia, Capodaglio, Paolo, D'aniello, Guido E., Scarpina, Federica, Brioschi, Andrea, Priano, Lorenzo, Mauro, Alessandro, Riva, Giuseppe, Repetto, Claudia, Regalia, Camillo, Molinari, Enrico, Notaro, Paolo, Paolucci, Stefano, Sandrini, Giorgio, Simpson, Susan G., Wiederhold, Brenda, Tamburin, Stefano, Agostini, Michela, Alfonsi, Enrico, Aloisi, Anna Maria, Alvisi, Elena, Aprile, Irene, Armando, Michela, Avenali, Micol, Azicnuda, Eva, Barale, Francesco, Bartolo, Michelangelo, Bergamaschi, Roberto, Berlangieri, Mariangela, Berlincioni, Vanna, Berliocchi, Laura, Berra, Eliana, Berto, Giulia, Bonadiman, Silvia, Bonazza, Sara, Bressi, Federica, Brugnera, Annalisa, Brunelli, Stefano, Buzzi, Maria Gabriella, Cacciatori, Carlo, Calvo, Andrea, Cantarella, Cristina, Caraceni, Augusto, Carone, Roberto, Carraro, Elena, Casale, Roberto, Castellazzi, Paola, Castino, Adele, Cerbo, Rosanna, Chiã², Adriano, Ciotti, Cristina, Cisari, Carlo, Coraci, Daniele, Toffola, Elena Dalla, Defazio, Giovanni, De Icco, Roberto, Del Carro, Ubaldo, Dell'isola, Andrea, De Tanti, Antonio, D'ippolito, Mariagrazia, Fazzi, Elisa, Ferrari, Adriano, Ferrari, Sergio, Ferraro, Francesco, Formaglio, Fabio, Formisano, Rita, Franzoni, Simone, Gajofatto, Francesca, Gandolfi, Marialuisa, Gardella, Barbara, Geppetti, Pierangelo, Giammã², Alessandro, Gimigliano, Raffaele, Greco, Elena, Ieraci, Valentina, Invernizzi, Marco, Jacopetti, Marco, La Cesa, Silvia, Lobba, Davide, Magrinelli, Francesca, Mandrini, Silvia, Manera, Umberto, Marchettini, Paolo, Marchioni, Enrico, Mariotto, Sara, Martinuzzi, Andrea, Masciullo, Marella, Mezzarobba, Susanna, Miotti, Danilo, Modenese, Angela, Molinari, Marco, Monaco, Salvatore, Morone, Giovanni, Nappi, Rossella, Negrini, Stefano, Pace, Andrea, Padua, Luca, Pagliano, Emanuela, Palmerini, Valerio, Pazzaglia, Costanza, Pecchioli, Cristiano, Picelli, Alessandro, Porro, Carlo Adolfo, Porru, Daniele, Romano, Marcello, Roncari, Laura, Rosa, Riccardo, Saccavini, Marsilio, Sacerdote, Paola, Schenone, Angelo, Schweiger, Vittorio, Scivoletto, Giorgio, Smania, Nicola, Solaro, Claudio, Spallone, Vincenza, Springhetti, Isabella, Tassorelli, Cristina, Tinazzi, Michele, Togni, Rossella, Torre, Monica, Traballesi, Marco, Tramontano, Marco, Truini, Andrea, Tugnoli, Valeria, Turolla, Andrea, Vallies, Gabriella, Verzini, Elisabetta, Vottero, Mario, Zerbinati, Paolo, Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Giusti, Emanuele M., Manzoni, Gian Mauro, Saviola, Donatella, Gatti, Arianna, Gabrielli, Samantha, Lacerenza, Marco, Pietrabissa, Giada, Cattivelli, Roberto, Spatola, Chiara A. M., Corti, Stefania, Novelli, Margherita, Villa, Valentina, Cottini, Andrea, Lai, Carlo, Pagnini, Francesco, Castelli, Lory, Tavola, Mario, Torta, Riccardo, Arreghini, Marco, Zanini, Loredana, Brunani, Amelia, Capodaglio, Paolo, D'Aniello, Guido E., Scarpina, Federica, Brioschi, Andrea, Priano, Lorenzo, Mauro, Alessandro, Riva, Giuseppe, Repetto, Claudia, Regalia, Camillo, Molinari, Enrico, Notaro, Paolo, Paolucci, Stefano, Sandrini, Giorgio, Simpson, Susan G., Wiederhold, Brenda, Tamburin, Stefano, Agostini, Michela, Alfonsi, Enrico, Aloisi, Anna Maria, Alvisi, Elena, Aprile, Irene, Armando, Michela, Avenali, Micol, Azicnuda, Eva, Barale, Francesco, Bartolo, Michelangelo, Bergamaschi, Roberto, Berlangieri, Mariangela, Berlincioni, Vanna, Berliocchi, Laura, Berra, Eliana, Berto, Giulia, Bonadiman, Silvia, Bonazza, Sara, Bressi, Federica, Brugnera, Annalisa, Brunelli, Stefano, Buzzi, Maria Gabriella, Cacciatori, Carlo, Calvo, Andrea, Cantarella, Cristina, Caraceni, Augusto, Carone, Roberto, Carraro, Elena, Casale, Roberto, Castellazzi, Paola, Castino, Adele, Cerbo, Rosanna, Chiã², Adriano, Ciotti, Cristina, Cisari, Carlo, Coraci, Daniele, Toffola, Elena Dalla, Defazio, Giovanni, De Icco, Roberto, Del Carro, Ubaldo, Dell'Isola, Andrea, De Tanti, Antonio, D'Ippolito, Mariagrazia, Fazzi, Elisa, Ferrari, Adriano, Ferrari, Sergio, Ferraro, Francesco, Formaglio, Fabio, Formisano, Rita, Franzoni, Simone, Gajofatto, Francesca, Gandolfi, Marialuisa, Gardella, Barbara, Geppetti, Pierangelo, Giammã², Alessandro, Gimigliano, Raffaele, Greco, Elena, Ieraci, Valentina, Invernizzi, Marco, Jacopetti, Marco, La Cesa, Silvia, Lobba, Davide, Magrinelli, Francesca, Mandrini, Silvia, Manera, Umberto, Marchettini, Paolo, Marchioni, Enrico, Mariotto, Sara, Martinuzzi, Andrea, Masciullo, Marella, Mezzarobba, Susanna, Miotti, Danilo, Modenese, Angela, Molinari, Marco, Monaco, Salvatore, Morone, Giovanni, Nappi, Rossella, Negrini, Stefano, Pace, Andrea, Padua, Luca, Pagliano, Emanuela, Palmerini, Valerio, Pazzaglia, Costanza, Pecchioli, Cristiano, Picelli, Alessandro, Porro, Carlo Adolfo, Porru, Daniele, Romano, Marcello, Roncari, Laura, Rosa, Riccardo, Saccavini, Marsilio, Sacerdote, Paola, Schenone, Angelo, Schweiger, Vittorio, Scivoletto, Giorgio, Smania, Nicola, Solaro, Claudio, Spallone, Vincenza, Springhetti, Isabella, Tassorelli, Cristina, Tinazzi, Michele, Togni, Rossella, Torre, Monica, Traballesi, Marco, Tramontano, Marco, Truini, Andrea, Tugnoli, Valeria, Turolla, Andrea, Vallies, Gabriella, Verzini, Elisabetta, Vottero, Mario, Zerbinati, Paolo, Castelnuovo G., Giusti E.M., Manzoni G.M., Saviola D., Gatti A., Gabrielli S., Lacerenza M., Pietrabissa G., Cattivelli R., Spatola C.A.M., Corti S., Novelli M., Villa V., Cottini A., Lai C., Pagnini F., Castelli L., Tavola M., Torta R., Arreghini M., Zanini L., Brunani A., Capodaglio P., D'Aniello G.E., Scarpina F., Brioschi A., Priano L., Mauro A., Riva G., Repetto C., Regalia C., Molinari E., Notaro P., Paolucci S., Sandrini G., Simpson S.G., Wiederhold B., Tamburin S., Agostini M., Alfonsi E., Aloisi A.M., Alvisi E., Aprile I., Armando M., Avenali M., Azicnuda E., Barale F., Bartolo M., Bergamaschi R., Berlangieri M., Berlincioni V., Berliocchi L., Berra E., Berto G., Bonadiman S., Bonazza S., Bressi F., Brugnera A., Brunelli S., Buzzi M.G., Cacciatori C., Calvo A., Cantarella C., Caraceni A., Carone R., Carraro E., Casale R., Castellazzi P., Castino A., Cerbo R., Chio A., Ciotti C., Cisari C., Coraci D., Toffola E.D., Defazio G., De Icco R., Del Carro U., Dell'Isola A., De Tanti A., D'Ippolito M., Fazzi E., Ferrari A., Ferrari S., Ferraro F., Formaglio F., Formisano R., Franzoni S., Gajofatto F., Gandolfi M., Gardella B., Geppetti P., Giammo A., Gimigliano R., Greco E., Ieraci V., Invernizzi M., Jacopetti M., La Cesa S., Lobba D., Magrinelli F., Mandrini S., Manera U., Marchettini P., Marchioni E., Mariotto S., Martinuzzi A., Masciullo M., Mezzarobba S., Miotti D., Modenese A., Molinari M., Monaco S., Morone G., Nappi R., Negrini S., Pace A., Padua L., Pagliano E., Palmerini V., Pazzaglia C., Pecchioli C., Picelli A., Porro C.A., Porru D., Romano M., Roncari L., Rosa R., Saccavini M., Sacerdote P., Schenone A., Schweiger V., Scivoletto G., Smania N., Solaro C., Spallone V., Springhetti I., Tassorelli C., Tinazzi M., Togni R., Torre M., Traballesi M., Tramontano M., Truini A., Tugnoli V., Turolla A., Vallies G., Verzini E., Vottero M., Zerbinati P., Giusti, Emanuele M, and Simpson, Susan G

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medicine.medical_specialty, lcsh:BF1-990, Psychological intervention, Settore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA, Review, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, psychological distress, health psychology, Chronic pain, Clinical psychology, Health psychology, Neurorehabilitation, Pain management, Psychology (all), medicine, Psychology, psychology (all), 030212 general & internal medicine, General Psychology, neurorehabilitation, business.industry, chronic pain, clinical psychology, pain management, medicine.disease, depression, pain Treatment, Settore MED/34 - Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa, lcsh:Psychology, Migraine, Physical therapy, Anxiety, Pain catastrophizing, medicine.symptom, business, Psychosocial, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, clinical psychology, health psychology
Abstract

Background: In order to provide effective care to patients suffering from chronic pain secondary to neurological diseases, health professionals must appraise the role of the psychosocial factors in the genesis and maintenance of this condition whilst considering how emotions and cognitions influence the course of treatment. Furthermore, it is important not only to recognize the psychological reactions to pain that are common to the various conditions, but also to evaluate how these syndromes differ with regards to the psychological factors that may be involved. As an extensive evaluation of these factors is still lacking, the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation (ICCPN) aimed to collate the evidence available across these topics. Objectives: To determine the psychological factors which are associated with or predictive of pain secondary to neurological conditions and to assess the influence of these aspects on the outcome of neurorehabilitation. Methods: Two reviews were performed. In the first, a PUBMED search of the studies assessing the association between psychological factors and pain or the predictive value of these aspects with respect to chronic pain was conducted. The included papers were then rated with regards to their methodological quality and recommendations were made accordingly. In the second study, the same methodology was used to collect the available evidence on the predictive role of psychological factors on the therapeutic response to pain treatments in the setting of neurorehabilitation. Results: The first literature search identified 1170 results and the final database included 189 articles. Factors such as depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, coping strategies, and cognitive functions were found to be associated with pain across the various conditions. However, there are differences between chronic musculoskeletal pain, migraine, neuropathy, and conditions associated with complex disability with regards to the psychological aspects that are involved. The second PUBMED search yielded 252 studies, which were all evaluated. Anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, coping strategies, and pain beliefs were found to be associated to different degrees with the outcomes of multidisciplinary programs, surgery, physical therapies, and psychological interventions. Finally, sense of presence was found to be related to the effectiveness of virtual reality as a distraction tool. Conclusions: Several psychological factors are associated with pain secondary to neurological conditions and should be acknowledged and addressed in order to effectively treat this condition. These factors also predict the therapeutic response to the neurorehabilitative interventions. Background: In order to provide effective care to patients suffering from chronic pain secondary to neurological diseases, health professionals must appraise the role of the psychosocial factors in the genesis and maintenance of this condition whilst considering how emotions and cognitions influence the course of treatment. Furthermore, it is important not only to recognize the psychological reactions to pain that are common to the various conditions, but also to evaluate how these syndromes differ with regards to the psychological factors that may be involved. As an extensive evaluation of these factors is still lacking, the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation (ICCPN) aimed to collate the evidence available across these topics. Objectives: To determine the psychological factors which are associated with or predictive of pain secondary to neurological conditions and to assess the influence of these aspects on the outcome of neurorehabilitation. Methods: Two reviews were performed. In the first, a PUBMED search of the studies assessing the association between psychological factors and pain or the predictive value of these aspects with respect to chronic pain was conducted. The included papers were then rated with regards to their methodological quality and recommendations were made accordingly. In the second study, the same methodology was used to collect the available evidence on the predictive role of psychological factors on the therapeutic response to pain treatments in the setting of neurorehabilitation. Results: The first literature search identified 1170 results and the final database included 189 articles. Factors such as depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, coping strategies, and cognitive functions were found to be associated with pain across the various conditions. However, there are differences between chronic musculoskeletal pain, migraine, neuropathy, and conditions associated with complex disability with regards to the psychological aspects that are involved. The second PUBMED search yielded 252 studies, which were all evaluated. Anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, coping strategies, and pain beliefs were found to be associated to different degrees with the outcomes of multidisciplinary programs, surgery, physical therapies, and psychological interventions. Finally, sense of presence was found to be related to the effectiveness of virtual reality as a distraction tool. Conclusions: Several psychological factors are associated with pain secondary to neurological conditions and should be acknowledged and addressed in order to effectively treat this condition. These factors also predict the therapeutic response to the neurorehabilitative interventions.

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2016
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21. Diagnosing and assessing pain in neurorehabilitation: from translational research to the clinical setting. Evidence and recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation.

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Porro CA, Sandrini G, Truini A, Tugnoli V, Alfonsi E, Berliocchi L, Cacciatori C, LA Cesa S, Magrinelli F, Sacerdote P, Valeriani M, and Tamburin S

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Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Italy, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Consensus Development Conferences as Topic, Neuralgia diagnosis, Neuralgia rehabilitation, Neurological Rehabilitation standards, Practice Guidelines as Topic standards, Translational Research, Biomedical standards
Abstract

Pain is very common in neurorehabilitation, where it may be a target for treatment and have a negative effect on rehabilitation procedures and outcomes. Promising preliminary preclinical data support certain therapeutic approaches to pain, but there is a strong need of adequate preclinical models, experimental settings, outcome measures, and biomarkers that are more relevant for pain within the neurorehabilitation field. Data on the diagnosis and assessment of nociceptive and neuropathic pain (NP) are very scanty in neurorehabilitation, but those from other contexts can be adapted and translated to this specific setting. The Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation (ICCPN) has searched and evaluated existing evidence on animal models for the treatment of pain, definition and diagnostic criteria for nociceptive and NP, screening tools and questionnaires, along with diagnostic, clinical and instrumental techniques to distinguish nociceptive from NP and, more generally, to assess pain in the field of neurorehabilitation. The present ICCPN recommendations provide information on the relevance of current preclinical models, and may be helpful in ameliorating pain diagnosis and assessment, which are prerequisites for better application and tailoring of current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. They may also be useful for future studies aimed at filling the gaps in the current knowledge of these topics.

Published
2016

22. Brachial artery blood flow during submaximal isometric contraction of the biceps brachii and triceps brachii in humans: a preliminary observation.

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Ledro G, Turrina A, Picelli A, Stecco C, Principe F, Cacciatori C, and Smania N

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Adult, Arm blood supply, Arm physiology, Blood Pressure physiology, Exercise physiology, Heart Rate physiology, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, Brachial Artery physiology, Isometric Contraction physiology, Muscle, Skeletal blood supply, Muscle, Skeletal physiology, Regional Blood Flow physiology
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate brachial artery blood flow changes during submaximal isometric contraction of the biceps and triceps brachii, in order to clarify the influence of the upper arm muscles activity on the local arterial flow. The brachial artery blood flow velocity and diameter were evaluated in twenty healthy men (mean age 29.6 years) at baseline (resting position) and during submaximal isometric contraction of the biceps and triceps brachii by means of ultrasonography (B-MODE and Doppler ultrasound methods). The brachial artery blood flow velocity was significantly higher than resting position during submaximal isometric contraction of the biceps (P < 0.001) and triceps brachii (P = 0.019). As to the brachial artery diameter, no significant change was observed during submaximal isometric contractions of the biceps and triceps brachii. Our preliminary findings suggest that the brachial artery blood flow velocity similarly increases during submaximal isometric contraction of the biceps and triceps brachii., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2013
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23. Central sensitization in carpal tunnel syndrome with extraterritorial spread of sensory symptoms.

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Zanette G, Cacciatori C, and Tamburin S

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Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Female, Hand physiopathology, Humans, Hyperalgesia etiology, Male, Median Nerve injuries, Middle Aged, Neural Conduction physiology, Pain Measurement methods, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome complications, Hand innervation, Pain Threshold physiology, Sensation Disorders etiology
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Extraterritorial spread of sensory symptoms is frequent in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Animal models suggest that this phenomenon may depend on central sensitization. We sought to obtain psychophysical evidence of sensitization in CTS with extraterritorial symptoms spread. We recruited 100 unilateral CTS patients. After selection to rule out concomitant upper-limb causes of pain, 48 patients were included. The hand symptoms distribution was graded with a diagram into median and extramedian pattern. Patients were asked on proximal pain. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) was performed in the territory of injured median nerve and in extramedian territories to document signs of sensitization (hyperalgesia, allodynia, wind-up). Extramedian pattern and proximal pain were found in 33.3% and 37.5% of patients, respectively. The QST profile associated with extramedian pattern includes: (1) thermal and mechanic hyperalgesia in the territory of the injured median nerve and in those of the uninjured ulnar and radial nerves and (2) enhanced wind-up. No signs of sensitization were found in patients with the median distribution and those with proximal symptoms. Different mechanisms may underlie hand extramedian and proximal spread of symptoms, respectively. Extramedian spread of symptoms in the hand may be secondary to spinal sensitization but peripheral and supraspinal mechanisms may contribute. Proximal spread may represent referred pain. Central sensitization may be secondary to abnormal activity in the median nerve afferents or the consequence of a predisposing trait. Our data may explain the persistence of sensory symptoms after median nerve surgical release and the presence of non-anatomical sensory patterns in neuropathic pain.

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2010
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24. Ulnar nerve impairment at the wrist does not contribute to extramedian sensory symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Tamburin S, Cacciatori C, Praitano ML, Marani S, and Zanette G

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Adult, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome classification, Electrodiagnosis, Electromyography, Electrophysiology, Female, Fingers innervation, Fingers physiopathology, Functional Laterality physiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neural Conduction physiology, Psychophysics, Sensation physiology, Vibration, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome physiopathology, Ulnar Neuropathies physiopathology, Wrist innervation
Abstract

Objective: Extramedian spread of sensory symptoms is frequent in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) but its mechanisms are unclear. We explored the possible role of subtle ulnar nerve abnormalities in the pathogenesis of extramedian symptoms., Methods: We recruited 350 CTS patients. After selection, 143 patients (225 hands) were included. The hand symptoms distribution was graded with a diagram into median (MED) and extramedian (EXTRAMED) pattern. We tested the correlation of ulnar nerve conduction measures with the distribution and the severity of symptoms involving the ulnar territory. The clinical significance of ulnar nerve conduction findings was explored with quantitative sensory testing (QST)., Results: EXTRAMED distribution was found in 38.7% of hands. The ulnar neurographic measures were within normal values. Ulnar nerve sensory measures were significantly better in EXTRAMED vs MED hands and not significantly correlated to ulnar symptoms severity. Ulnar and median nerve sensory measures were significantly correlated. QST showed normal function of ulnar nerve alphabeta-fibers., Conclusions: Ulnar nerve sensory abnormalities do not contribute to the spread of sensory symptoms into the ulnar territory., Significance: Our data favour the hypothesis that spinal and supraspinal neuroplastic changes may underlie extramedian spread of symptoms in CTS.

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2009
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25. Cingulate gyrus tumor presenting as panic attacks.

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Tamburin S, Cacciatori C, Bonato C, and Zanette G

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Adolescent, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Neoplasm Staging, Severity of Illness Index, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Brain Neoplasms psychology, Ganglioglioma pathology, Ganglioglioma psychology, Gyrus Cinguli pathology, Panic Disorder diagnosis, Panic Disorder etiology, Panic Disorder psychology
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2008
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