Lucio Marinelli
Associate Professor of Neurology
Department of Neuroscience, rehabilitation, ophthalmology, genetics, maternal and child health
University of Genova
Education and Career
- 2023 - National Scientific Habilitation as full professor of Neurology
- 2022 - Associate professor of Neurology at the University of Genova
- 2011 - Assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Genova
- 2008 - PhD in Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology at the University of Genova
- 2004 - Specialization in Neurology at the University of Genova, full marks cum laude
- 1999 - MD graduation at University of Genova, full marks cum laude
- 1993 - Scientific high school degree at "G.D. Cassini" (Genova), full marks
Publications and editorial activity
Author of 143 peer-reviewed in extenso articles published on international PubMed or Scopus indexed journals (38 as first or last author, 96 as co-author, 9 as group collaborator). The full text of same articles can be downloaded directly from this website (green open access). By clicking on the [DOI] link you will see the article on the publisher's website.
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- (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 (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2000) Full length alpha-synuclein is present in cerebrospinal fluid from Parkinson's disease and normal subjects (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2000) Lipoperoxidation is selectively involved in progressive supranuclear palsy (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2000) Plasma levels of amyloid beta 40 and 42 are independent from ApoE genotype and mental retardation in Down syndrome (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2001) Differential modulation of motor evoked potential and silent period by activation of intracortical inhibitory circuits (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2003) Impairment of transcallosal inhibition in patients with corticobasal degeneration (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2004) Suppression of the transcallosal motor output: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study in healthy subjects (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2004) Muscle relaxation is impaired in dystonia: a reaction time study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2005) Interhemispheric subdural haematoma from ruptured aneurysm: a case report (letter/case report) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2005) Dyskinesias predict the onset of motor response fluctuations in patients with Parkinson's disease on L-dopa monotherapy (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2005) Relationship between eye symptoms and blepharospasm: a multicenter case-control study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2006) Posturographic analysis of balance control in patients with essential tremor (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2006) A comparative study of primary and secondary hemifacial spasm (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2006) Bilateral impairment of intracortical inhibition in delayed-onset posthemiplegic dystonia: pathophysiological implications (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2006) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting as corticobasal degeneration: a neurophysiological study (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2008) Implicit and explicit aspects of sequence learning in pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2009) Learning and consolidation of visuo-motor adaptation in Parkinson's disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2009) External shock waves therapy in dystonia: preliminary results (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2009) The rationale for motor learning in Parkinson's disease (review) [Pubmed]
- (2009) Cervical dystonia affects aimed movements of nondystonic segments (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2009) Lower limb involvement in adult-onset primary dystonia: frequency and clinical features (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2009) Effects of treadmill training on walking economy in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2010) Non-convulsive status epilepticus triggered by haemodialysis in an epileptic patient (Images in medicine) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2010) Increased reaction time predicts visual learning deficits in Parkinson's disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2011) In idiopathic cervical dystonia movement direction is inaccurate when reaching in unusual workspaces (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2011) Basal ganglia and kinematics modulation: Insights from Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2011) Environmental risk factors and clinical phenotype in familial and sporadic primary blepharospasm (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2012) Continuous involuntary hand movements and schizencephaly: epilepsia partialis continua or dystonia? (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2012) Corticospinal excitability in patients with secondary dystonia due to focal lesions of the basal ganglia and thalamus (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2012) Eye symptoms in relatives of patients with primary adult-onset dystonia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2012) Diagnostic agreement in patients with psychogenic movement disorders (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2012) Age at onset and symptom spread in primary adult-onset blepharospasm and cervical dystonia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2013) Tremor in primary adult-onset dystonia: prevalence and associated clinical features (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2013) Manual linear movements to assess spasticity in a clinical setting (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2013) Postactivation depression changes after robotic-assisted gait training in hemiplegic stroke patients (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2014) The effect of age on post-activation depression of the upper limb H-reflex (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2014) Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic relevance in pyogenic ventriculitis with an atypical presentation: a case report (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2014) Neurophysiological assessment of small midlateral medullary syndromes (letter/case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2014) Recurring hyperammonemic encephalopathy induced by bacteria usually not producing urease (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2014) Shock Waves in the Treatment of Muscle Hypertonia and Dystonia (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2014) Pathophysiology of Spasticity: Implications for Neurorehabilitation (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2015) Effect of radial shock wave therapy on pain and muscle hypertonia: a double-blind study in patients with multiple sclerosis (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2015) TMS Enhances Retention of a Motor Skill in Parkinson's Disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2015) Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2015) Brain 18F-DOPA PET and cognition in de novo Parkinson's disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2015) Orbitofrontal (18) F-DOPA Uptake and Movement Preparation in Parkinson's Disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2015) Selective attentional deficit in essential tremor: Evidence from the attention network test (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2016) In normal aging ventricular system never attains pathological values of Evans' index (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2016) The effect of cannabinoids on the stretch reflex in multiple sclerosis spasticity (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2017) Attention in Parkinson's disease with fatigue: evidence from the attention network test (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) Radial shock wave therapy: effect on pain and motor performance in a paralympic athlete. A case report (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) Electromyographic assessment of paratonia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2017) Brain temperature as a measure of misfolded proteins metabolism (letter) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2017) Do flexible inter-injection intervals improve the effects of botulinum toxin A treatment in reducing impairment and disability in patients with spasticity? (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2017) The many facets of motor learning and their relevance for Parkinson's disease (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) Learning "How to Learn": Super Declarative Motor Learning Is Impaired in Parkinson's Disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) A randomised controlled cross-over double-blind pilot study protocol on THC:CBD oromucosal spray efficacy as an add-on therapy for post-stroke spasticity (study protocol) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) Spasticity and spastic dystonia: the two faces of velocity-dependent hypertonia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2017) Effects of continuous visual feedback during sitting balance training in chronic stroke survivors (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2017) Protocol for the study of self-perceived psychological and emotional well-being of young Paralympic athletes (study protocol) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2018) Micropatterned surface electrode for massive selective stimulation of intraepidermal nociceptive fibres (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2018) Is There Full or Proportional Somatosensory Recovery in the Upper Limb After Stroke? Investigating Behavioral Outcome and Neural Correlates (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2018) Reader response: Early weight loss in parkinsonism predicts poor outcomes: Evidence from an incident cohort study (letter) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2018) Training methods and analysis of races of a top level Paralympic swimming athlete (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2018) Training Muscle Synergies to Relearn Movement: Current Perspectives and Future Trends (research article) [DOI]
- (2018) Isolated Demyelination of Corpus Callosum Following Hypoxia (case report) Full text (gold open access)
- (2019) Outcome measures in the clinical evaluation of ambulatory Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A subjects (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) Spastic dystonia in stroke subjects: prevalence and features of the neglected phenomenon of the upper motor neuron syndrome (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2019) The Cerebellum Modulates Attention Network Functioning: Evidence from a Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Attention Network Test Study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) Central fatigue and attentional processing in Parkinson's disease: An event-related potentials study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) "Spastic dystonia" or "Inability to voluntary silence EMG activity"? Time for clarifying the nomenclature (letter) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2019) Self-Perceived Psychophysical Well-Being of Young Competitive Swimmers With Physical or Intellectual Impairment (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2019) Treadmill training in patients affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy: results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized, single-blind, controlled study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) The Ventricular System Enlarges Abnormally in the Seventies, Earlier in Men, and First in the Frontal Horn: A Study Based on More Than 3,000 Scans (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) Premotor Dorsal White Matter Integrity for the Prediction of Upper Limb Motor Impairment After Stroke (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2019) Neuroradiological Evolution of Glycaemic Hemichorea-Hemiballism and the Possible Role of Brain Hypoperfusion (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Impact of the 2018 World Para Swimming classification revision on the race results in international Paralympic swimming events (research article) [DOI]
- (2020) The New Micropatterned Interdigitated Electrode for Selective Assessment of the Nociceptive System (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Ghost Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2020) The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Spasticity: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study in Para-Swimmers (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2020) Epilepsy course during COVID-19 pandemic in three Italian epilepsy centers (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Paratonia in Dementia: A Systematic Review (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Subacute Post-Stroke Thalamic Aphasia (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Matter of Loops? (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2020) Meralgia Paraesthetica after Prone Position Ventilation in a Patient with COVID-19 (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Surface Electromyography Spectral Parameters for the Study of Muscle Fatigue in Swimming (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Effect of Short-Term Exposure to Supplemental Vibrotactile Kinesthetic Feedback on Goal-Directed Movements after Stroke: A Proof of Concept Case Series (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Systematic Review of Fatigue in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Effects of Hemispheric Stroke Localization on the Reorganization of Arm Movements within Different Mechanical Environments (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Early nociceptive evoked potentials (NEPs) recorded from the scalp (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2021) Spasticity, spastic dystonia, and static stretch reflex in hypertonic muscles of patients with multiple sclerosis (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) A video of best practice recommendations for making botulinum toxin therapy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic (letter) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Dual task gait deteriorates gait performance in cervical dystonia patients: a pilot study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) In vivo non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopy distinguishes normal, post-stroke, and botulinum toxin treated human muscles (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) I can't count, but I can beat you playing cards: a case report on autoimmune encephalitis (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Serotonergic central tone in Parkinson's disease with fatigue: evidence from the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Stroke impairs the control of isometric forces and muscle activations in the ipsilesional arm (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2021) Italian Public Health Expenditure for Vitamin D is still high: New Outlook to Saving From a Consumption Analysis in the Liguria Region (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2021) Habituation of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Those with Vascular Dementia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin on Pain in Stroke Patients Suffering from Upper Limb Spastic Dystonia (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Muscle Fatigue and Swimming Efficiency in Behind and Lateral Drafting (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Genetic Workup for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy: A Retrospective Single-Site Experience Covering 15 Years (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Electromyographic Patterns of Paratonia in Normal Subjects and in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI] Full text (green open access)
- (2022) Near-Infrared Transflectance Spectroscopy Discriminates Solutions Containing Two Commercial Formulations of Botulinum Toxin Type A Diluted at Recommended Volumes for Clinical Reconstitution (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Cannabinoid Effect and Safety in Spasticity Following Stroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Not all Forms of Muscle Hypertonia Worsen With Fatigue: A Pilot Study in Para Swimmers (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Thalamocortical bistable switch as a theoretical model of fibromyalgia pathogenesis inferred from a literature survey (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Vestibular Disability/Handicap in Fibromyalgia: A Questionnaire Study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Prevalence of diabetic striatopathy and predictive role of glycated hemoglobin level (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Time to reconcile research findings and clinical practice on upper limb neurorehabilitation (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Swimming and the human microbiome at the intersection of sports, clinical, and environmental sciences: A scoping review of the literature (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) The value of EEG attenuation in the prediction of outcome in COVID-19 patients (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Clinical autonomic nervous system laboratories in Europe: A joint survey of the European Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Autonomic Societies: A joint survey of the European Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Autonomic Societies (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Quality of life and upper limb disability in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A pilot study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Online Questionnaire with Fibromyalgia Patients Reveals Correlations among Type of Pain, Psychological Alterations, and Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Therapies (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Shear wave elastography combined with electromyography to assess the effect of botulinum toxin on spastic dystonia following stroke: A pilot study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Planetary sleep medicine: Studying sleep at the individual, population, and planetary level (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Nabiximols effect on blood pressure and heart rate in post-stroke patients of a randomized controlled study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) A Bibliometrics-Enhanced, PAGER-Compliant Scoping Review of the Literature on Paralympic Powerlifting: Insights for Practices and Future Research (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) A tale of two stories: COVID-19 and disability. A critical scoping review of the literature on the effects of the pandemic among athletes with disabilities and para-athletes (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Mal de Debarquement Syndrome explained by a vestibulo-cerebellar oscillator (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) Traduzione e adattamento alla lingua italiana del glossario dei termini piĆ¹ comunemente usati dagli elettroencefalografisti clinici e proposta per il formato del referto EEG (Revisione IFCN 2017) (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2022) The Effect of Verbal Encouragement on Performance and Muscle Fatigue in Swimming (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Actigraphic Sensors Describe Stroke Severity in the Acute Phase: Implementing Multi-Parametric Monitoring in Stroke Unit (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) A Scoping Review with Bibliometric Analysis of Para-Rowing: State of the Art and Future Directions (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Increasing the Passive Range of Joint Motion in Stroke Patients Using Botulinum Toxin: The Role of Pain Relief (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) The role of cerebellum in timing processing: a contingent negative variation study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Young para-athletes display more hedonic well-being than people with disabilities not taking part in competitive sports: insights from a multi-country survey (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Diabetic striatopathy: an updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Effectiveness of a Preventative Program for Groin Pain Syndrome in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Study (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Do cerebrovascular risk factors impact the clinical expression of idiopathic isolated adult-onset dystonia? (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) EFAS/EAN survey on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on European clinical autonomic education and research (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Tagging EEG features within exam reports to quickly generate databases for research purposes (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Neuromodulation-induced prehabilitation to leverage neuroplasticity before brain tumor surgery: a single-cohort feasibility trial protocol (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) A framework for the definition and interpretation of the use of surrogate endpoints in interventional trials (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Reply to letter to editor "Knowledge gaps in diabetic striatopathy and other movement disorders in diabetes" (letter) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Successful Treatment of Post COVID-19 Neurogenic Dysphagia with Botulinum Toxin (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2024) Patient With Rigidity and Fasciculations (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2024) Respiratory involvement and sleep-related disorders in CMT1A: case report and review of the literature (review) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2023) Skeletal muscle involvement in biallelic SORD mutations: case report and review of the literature (case report) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2024) Does sex influence the natural history of idiopathic adult-onset dystonia? (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2024) Frequency of brain ventricular enlargement among patients with diabetes mellitus (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
- (2024) Online Questionnaire with Fibromyalgia Patients Shows Negative Correlations between Disease Severity and Adherence to Mediterranean Diet (research article) [Pubmed] [DOI]
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