SIGNORI , Alessio

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Background: It is unclear whether drugs approved for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) are effective in disability progression only because of their effect on the inflammatory component of the disease. Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate whether the benefits of PMS treatments are mediated by its effect on the...

An alarming increase in the prevalence of sensitization to the preservative methylisothiazolinone (MI), alone or in combination with methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), has recently been reported, mainly in Northern Europe. Prevalence data from Southern Europe are scanty. We evaluated the prevalence of contact allergy to MI and MCI/MI among 1392...

There is increasing evidence that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subjects have also motor impairments. Toe walking (TW) is a phenomenon that can be found in ASD subjects during gait, even if this condition was found not to be necessarily related only to walking, since these children often also stand and run on their tiptoes. Since persistent TW...

BACKGROUND: An alarming increase in the prevalence of sensitization to the preservative methylisothiazolinone (MI), alone or in combination with methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), has recently been reported, mainly in Northern Europe. Prevalence data from Southern Europe are scanty. METHODS: We evaluated the prevalence of contact allergy to MI...

Background: the primary aim of the study was determining the validation of the modified 19-item Frailty Index (mFI-19), based on the standard procedure for creating a frailty index scoring in the accumulation deficit theory of Rockwood and comparing it with the gold standard comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in old age patients with hip...

BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a major health problem and a patient's biological age, comorbidity, and cognitive vulnerability have an impact on its related outcomes. Length of stay (LOS) for these highly vulnerable patients is rather long and the possible causes have not been clearly identified yet. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the main clinical...

Objectives: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), the gold standard for detecting frailty in elderly cancer patients, is time-consuming and hard to apply in routine clinical practice. Here we compared the performance of two screening tools for frailty, G8 and SAOP2 for their accuracy in identifying vulnerable patients. Material and Methods:...

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Influenza has many age-dependent characteristics. A previous systematic review of randomized controlled trials showed that the detection rate of influenza B was higher in children than in non-elderly adults. However, no comprehensive reviews have targeted the elderly, who carry the main burden of disease. We aimed to quantify the relative...