Lucio Marinelli
Neurologist, born in 1974, Italy
Education:
- Scientific high school degree at "G.D. Cassini" (Genova) in July 1993 with full marks
- MD graduation at University of Genova (July 1999), full marks cum laude
- Professional habilitation (Genova, June 2000)
- Specialization in Neurology at University of Genova (October 2004), full marks cum laude
- PhD in Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology (University of Genova, 2008)
- Postdoc at the Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics of the University of Genova
Professional experience
- Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, University of Genova: clinical activity (2000-2005)
- Neurophysiology Lab, Department of Neurology, University of Genova (2000-ongoing): transcranial magnetic stimulation, evoked potentials, electromyography, movement control recordings for both research and clinical evaluations
- Six month research fellowship in New York (Columbia University, 2004): research on movement control
- Consultant neurologist at "Centro di Riabilitazione" (Genova) for patients with severe brain lesions and vegetative state (2005-2007)
- Clinical neurologist and electromyographer in public health care in Genova and Savona, Italy
Institutional positions
- Revisore dei conti among "Ordine Professionale dei Medici Chirurghi ed Odontoiatri della Provincia di Genova" (2008-ongoing)
Scientific publications
- 22 original peer-reviewed publications on international PubMed indexed journals:
- 1999 - Tyrosine kinase A-nerve growth factor receptor is antigenically present in dystrophic neurites from a variety of conditions but not in Alzheimer's disease
- 2000 - Full length alpha-synuclein is present in cerebrospinal fluid from Parkinson's disease and normal subjects
- 2000 - Lipoperoxidation is selectively involved in progressive supranuclear palsy
- 2000 - Plasma levels of amyloid beta 40 and 42 are independent from ApoE genotype and mental retardation in Down syndrome
- 2001 - Differential modulation of motor evoked potential and silent period by activation of intracortical inhibitory circuits
- 2003 - Impairment of transcallosal inhibition in patients with corticobasal degeneration
- 2004 - Suppression of the transcallosal motor output: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study in healthy subjects
- 2004 - Muscle relaxation is impaired in dystonia: a reaction time study
- 2005 - Interhemispheric subdural haematoma from ruptured aneurysm: a case report
- 2005 - Dyskinesias predict the onset of motor response fluctuations in patients with Parkinson's disease on L-dopa monotherapy
- 2005 - Relationship between eye symptoms and blepharospasm: a multicenter case-control study
- 2006 - Posturographic analysis of balance control in patients with essential tremor
- 2006 - A comparative study of primary and secondary hemifacial spasm
- 2006 - Bilateral impairment of intracortical inhibition in delayed-onset posthemiplegic dystonia: pathophysiological implications
- 2006 - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting as corticobasal degeneration: a neurophysiological study
- 2008 - Implicit and explicit aspects of sequence learning in pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease
- 2009 - Learning and consolidation of visuo-motor adaptation in Parkinson's disease
- 2009 - External shock waves therapy in dystonia: preliminary results
- 2009 - The rationale for motor learning in Parkinson's disease
- 2009 - Cervical dystonia affects aimed movements of nondystonic segments
- 2009 - Lower limb involvement in adult-onset primary dystonia: frequency and clinical features
- 2009 - Effects of treadmill training on walking economy in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study
- 50 abstract in national and international congresses
Computer knowledge
- Operative Systems: using Linux daily both at home and at work, also know DOS/Windows (very good) and Mac OS (average)
- Programming languages: PHP (with MySQL and XHTML) for dynamic web pages
- Pre-internet experience (Bulletin Board Systems, Fidonet network)
Software and web pages developement (using PHP and MySQL)
- Software to manage records of patients in ambulatory medical activity (patients' data, medical examination, rating scales)
- "Ordine dei Medici di Genova" web portal
- Associazione "Amici dell'Organo di Genova" web site
- PsichePace.it web site
- Dermatologiaestetica.org web site
- elettromiografia.net web site
- "Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e San Giacomo di Genova Carignano" official web site web site
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