PUBBLICAZIONI Prof. Stefano Ruggieri 1. Neuropsychology, neuroimaging or motor phenotype in diagnosis of Parkinson's disease-dementia: which matters most? Di Biasio F, Vanacore N, Fasano A, Modugno N, Gandolfi B, Lena F, Grillea G, Pietracupa S, Caranci G, Ruggieri S. J Neural Transm. 2011 Dec 13. [Epub ahead of print] 2. Scintigraphic, neuroradiological and clinical comparison in two patients with primary sporadic and two with secondary Fahr's disease. Caranci G, Grillea G, Barbato F, Brunetti A, Tassinari T, Di Ruzza M, Lena F, Gandolfi B, Castellano AE, Bartolo M, Colonnese C, Modugno N, Ruggieri S, Manfredi M. Neurol Sci. 2011 Apr;32(2):337-41. Epub 2010 Nov 6. 3. MPTP-induced parkinsonism extends to a subclass of TH-positive neurons in the gut. Natale G, Kastsiushenka O, Fulceri F, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Brain Res. 2010 Oct 8;1355:195-206. Epub 2010 Aug 5. 4. Motor follow-up of parkinsonian patients after deep-brain stimulation. Caranci G, Lena F, Modugno N, Ruggieri S, Romanelli P, Manfredi M. Neurol Sci. 2011 Feb;32(1):187-9. Epub 2010 Jul 22. No abstract available. 5. Does autophagy worsen or improve the survival of dopaminergic neurons? Pasquali L, Ruggieri S, Murri L, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Dec;15 Suppl 4:S24-7. Review. 6. Intermittent Dopaminergic stimulation causes behavioral sensitization in the addicted brain and parkinsonism. Fornai F, Biagioni F, Fulceri F, Murri L, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2009;88:371-98. Review. 7. A double-blind, delayed-start trial of rasagiline in Parkinson's disease. Olanow CW, Rascol O, Hauser R, Feigin PD, Jankovic J, Lang A, Langston W, Melamed E, Poewe W, Stocchi F, Tolosa E; ADAGIO Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 24;361(13):1268-78. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2011 May 12;364(19):1882. 8. Autophagy, lithium, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Pasquali L, Longone P, Isidoro C, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Muscle Nerve. 2009 Aug;40(2):173-94. Review. 9. MPTP- but not methamphetamine-induced parkinsonism extends to catecholamine neurons in the gut. Natale G, Kastsiuchenka O, Pasquali L, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1139:345-9. 10. Methamphetamine fails to alter the noradrenergic integrity of the heart. Ruffoli R, Soldani P, Pasquali L, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1139:337-44. 11. Role of autophagy during methamphetamine neurotoxicity. Pasquali L, Lazzeri G, Isidoro C, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1139:191-6. 12. Analysis of single, purified inclusions as a novel approach to understand methamphetamine neurotoxicity. Lenzi P, Fulceri F, Lazzeri G, Casini A, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1139:186-90. 13. Pathways of methamphetamine toxicity. Ferrucci M, Pasquali L, Paparelli A, Ruggieri S, Fornai F. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Oct;1139:177-85. 14. A patient with a parkinsonian syndrome illustrating the difficult differential diagnosis between multisystem atrophy and Parkinson's disease. Caranci G, Ruggieri S, Manfredi M, Modugno N, Castellano AE. Mov Disord. 2008 Oct 30;23(14):2103-4. No abstract available. 15. Entacapone in elderly Parkinsonian patients experiencing levodopa-related wearing-off: a pilot study. Pellicano C, Benincasa D, Giovannelli M, Buttarelli FR, Ruggieri S, Pontieri FE. Neurol Res. 2009 Feb;31(1):74-6. Epub 2008 Aug 7. 16. Alpha-synuclein and autophagy as common steps in neurodegeneration. Ferrucci M, Pasquali L, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A, Fornai F. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008;14 Suppl 2:S180-4. Epub 2008 Jun 25. Review. 17. Lithium in ALS: from the bench to the bedside. Fornai F, Siciliano G, Manca ML, Murri L, Paparelli A, Ruggieri S. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2008 Apr;9(2):123-4. No abstract available. 18. Autophagy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The multiple roles of lithium. Fornai F, Longone P, Ferrucci M, Lenzi P, Isidoro C, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A. Autophagy. 2008 May;4(4):527-30. Epub 2008 Mar 17. 19. Lithium delays progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Fornai F, Longone P, Cafaro L, Kastsiuchenka O, Ferrucci M, Manca ML, Lazzeri G, Spalloni A, Bellio N, Lenzi P, Modugno N, Siciliano G, Isidoro C, Murri L, Ruggieri S, Paparelli A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 12;105(6):2052-7. Epub 2008 Feb 4. Erratum in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 21;105(42):16404-7.