Curriculum vitae
INFORMAZIONI PERSONALI
Caulo Massimo
Via dei Vestini 33, 66013 Chieti Scalo (Italia)
0039-0871-3556901
[email protected]
Data di nascita 05/04/1972
ESPERIENZA
PROFESSIONALE
Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Department of Neuroscience and Imaging
(MRI and fMRI unit)
University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara (Italia)
ISTRUZIONE E FORMAZIONE
Master in Neuroradiology
School of Medicine, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila (Italia)
Ph.D. in Biotechnologies and Functional Bioimaging
University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara (Italia)
Discussing an experimental thesis entitled “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain:
Clinical Applications”
1997–2001
Specialization in Radiology
School of Medicine, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila (Italia)
▪ Final grade of 50/50 with merit, discussing the experimental Thesis in: “MRI in the Evaluation of
Pediatric Inflammatory White Matter Diseases”
1996–1997
Full-time student
Department of Radiology University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila (Italia)
1991–1997
Graduation in Medicine
School of Medicine, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila (Italia)
▪ Final grade of 110/110 with merit, discussing an experimental Thesis entitled: “Perfusional MRI with
Contrast Agent in the Evaluation of CNS Diseases”
ULTERIORI INFORMAZIONI
Author of 45 papers on indexed
journals
1: Cianfoni A, Caulo M, Cerase A, Marca GD, Falcone C, Di Lella GM, Gaudino S, Edwards J,
Colosimo C. Seizure-induced brain lesions: A wide spectrum of variably reversible MRI abnormalities.
Eur J Radiol. 2013 Jun 17.
2: Delli Pizzi S, Rossi C, Di Matteo V, Esposito E, Guarnieri S, Mariggiò MA, Franciotti R, Caulo M,
Thomas A, Onofrj M, Tartaro A, Bonanni L. Morphological and metabolic changes in the nigro-striatal
pathway of synthetic proteasome inhibitor (PSI)-treated rats: a MRI and MRS study. PLoS One.
2013;8(2):e56501.
3: Delli Pizzi S, Madonna R, Caulo M, Romani GL, De Caterina R, Tartaro A. MR angiography, MR
imaging and proton MR spectroscopy in-vivo assessment of skeletal muscle ischemia in diabetic rats.
PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e44752.
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4: Notturno F, Sepe R, Caulo M, Uncini A, Committeri G. Pseudocortical and dissociate discriminative
sensory dysfunction in a thalamic stroke. Cortex. 2013Jan;49(1):336-9.
5: Esposito R, Mattei PA, Briganti C, Romani GL, Tartaro A, Caulo M. Modifications of default-mode
network connectivity in patients with cerebral glioma. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e40231.
6: Briganti C, Sestieri C, Mattei PA, Esposito R, Galzio RJ, Tartaro A, Romani GL, Caulo M.
Reorganization of functional connectivity of the language network in patients with brain gliomas. AJNR
Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Nov;33(10):1983-90.
7: Briganti C, Navarra R, Celentano C, Matarrelli B, Tartaro A, Romani GL, CauloM. Diffusion tensor
imaging of subependymal heterotopia. Epilepsy Res. 2012 Feb;98(2-3):251-4.
8: Notturno F, Zappasodi F, Maruotti V, Marzetti L, Caulo M, Uncini A. Cortical origin of myoclonus in
early stages of corticobasal degeneration. Mov Disord. 2011 Jul;26(8):1567-9.
9: Caulo M, Esposito R, Mantini D, Briganti C, Sestieri C, Mattei PA, Colosimo C, Romani GL, Tartaro
A. Comparison of hypothesis- and a novel hybrid data/hypothesis-driven method of functional MR
imaging analysis in patients withbrain gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Jun-Jul;32(6):1056-64.
10: Pravatà E, Sestieri C, Mantini D, Briganti C, Colicchio G, Marra C, ColosimoC, Tartaro A, Romani
GL, Caulo M. Functional connectivity MR imaging of the language network in patients with drugresistant epilepsy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Mar;32(3):532-40.
11: Delli Pizzi S, Mantini D, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Salerio I, Romani GL, Del Gratta C, Tartaro A.
Pharmacological functional MRI assessment of the effect of ibuprofen-arginine in painful conditions.
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2010 Jul-Sep;23(3):927-35.
12: Savini N, Babiloni C, Brunetti M, Caulo M, Del Gratta C, Perrucci MG, Rossini PM, Romani GL,
Ferretti A. Passive tactile recognition of geometrical shape in humans: An fMRI study. Brain Res Bull.
2010 Oct 30;83(5):223-31.
13: Briganti C, Caulo M, Notturno F, Tartaro A, Uncini A. Asymptomatic spinal cord involvement in
posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Neurology. 2009 Nov 3;73(18):1507-8.
14: Mantini D, Caulo M, Ferretti A, Romani GL, Tartaro A. Noxious somatosensory stimulation affects
the default mode of brain function: evidence from functionalMR imaging. Radiology. 2009
Dec;253(3):797-804. 15: Caporale CM, Notturno F, Caulo M, Uncini A. Capsular warning syndrome
mimicking a jacksonian sensory march. J Neurol Sci. 2009 Oct 15;285(1-2):262-4.
16: Capasso M, Manzoli C, Ciccocioppo F, Caulo M, Uncini A. A misleading sensorylevel. J Neurol.
2009 Oct;256(10):1769-70.
17: Pilato F, Dileone M, Capone F, Profice P, Caulo M, Battaglia D, Ranieri F, Oliviero A, Florio L,
Graziano A, Di Rocco C, Massimi L, Di Lazzaro V. Unaffected motor cortex remodeling after
hemispherectomy in an epileptic cerebral palsy patient. A TMS and fMRI study. Epilepsy Res. 2009
Aug;85(2-3):243-51.
18: Uncini A, Caporale CM, Caulo M, Ferretti A, Tartaro A, Ranieri F, Di LazzaroV. Isolated shoulder
palsy due to cortical infarction: localisation and electrophysiological correlates of recovery. BMJ Case
Rep. 2009;2009.
19: Gallucci M, Limbucci N, Catalucci A, Caulo M. Neurodegenerative diseases. Radiol Clin North Am.
2008 Jul;46(4):799-817, vii.
20: Perfetti B, Saggino A, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Romani GL, Onofrj M. Differential patterns of cortical
activation as a function of fluid reasoning complexity. HumBrain Mapp. 2009 Feb;30(2):497-510.
21: Caulo M, Briganti C, Mattei PA, Perfetti B, Ferretti A, Romani GL, Tartaro A, Colosimo C. New
morphologic variants of the hand motor cortex as seen with MR imaging in a large study population.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Sep;28(8):1480-5.
22: Brunetti M, Della Penna S, Ferretti A, Del Gratta C, Cianflone F, Belardinelli P, Caulo M, Pizzella V,
Olivetti Belardinelli M, Romani GL. A frontoparietal network for spatial attention reorienting in the
auditory domain:a human fMRI/MEG study of functional and temporal dynamics. Cereb Cortex. 2008
May;18(5):1139-47.
23. PubMed PMID: 17720687.23: De Luca C, Comani S, Di Donato L, Caulo M, Bertollo M, Romani
GL. A-magneticoptic-mechanical device to quantify finger kinematics for fMRI studies of bimanual
coordination. Brain Topogr. 2007 Spring;19(3):155-60. Epub 2007 Jun 29.
24: Tecchio F, Zappasodi F, Tombini M, Caulo M, Vernieri F, Rossini PM. Interhemispheric asymmetry
of primary hand representation and recovery after stroke: a MEG study. Neuroimage. 2007 Jul
15;36(4):1057-64. Epub 2007 Apr 19.
25: Perfetti B, Franciotti R, Della Penna S, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Romani GL, Onofrj M. Low- and highfrequency evoked responses following pattern reversal stimuli: a MEG study supported by fMRI
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constraint. Neuroimage. 2007 Apr 15;35(3):1152-67.
26: Ebisch SJ, Babiloni C, Del Gratta C, Ferretti A, Perrucci MG, Caulo M, Sitskoorn MM, Romani GL.
Human neural systems for conceptual knowledge of properobject use: a functional magnetic
resonance imaging study. Cereb Cortex. 2007 Nov;17(11):2744-51.
27: Uncini A, Caporale CM, Caulo M, Ferretti A, Tartaro A, Ranieri F, Di LazzaroV. Isolated shoulder
palsy due to cortical infarction: localisation and electrophysiological correlates of recovery. J Neurol
Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007Jan;78(1):100-2.
28: Arienzo D, Babiloni C, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Del Gratta C, Tartaro A, RossiniPM, Romani GL.
Somatotopy of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and supplementary motor area (SMA) for electric
stimulation of the median and tibial nerves: an fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2006 Nov 1;33(2):700-5.
29: Sestieri C, Di Matteo R, Ferretti A, Del Gratta C, Caulo M, Tartaro A, Olivetti Belardinelli M, Romani
GL. "What" versus "where" in the audiovisual domain: an fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2006 Nov
1;33(2):672-80. Epub 2006 Aug 24.
30: Capasso M, Caulo M, De Luca G, Magarelli N, Lugaresi A. Mononeuropathy following
subcutaneous interferon-beta injection. J Neurol. 2006 Jul;253(7):961-2.
31: Tecchio F, Zappasodi F, Pasqualetti P, Tombini M, Caulo M, Ercolani M, Rossini PM. Long-term
effects of stroke on neuronal rest activity in rolandic cortical areas. J Neurosci Res. 2006 May
1;83(6):1077-87.
32: Uncini A, Caulo M, Caporale CM, Perfetti B, Colosimo C. The "electrocuted" hippocampus.
Lancet. 2005 Sep 10-16;366(9489):956.
33: Barba C, Doglietto F, Policicchio D, Caulo M, Colicchio G. Unusual ipsilateral hyperkinetic
automatisms in SMA seizures. Seizure. 2005 Jul;14(5):354-61.
34: Ferretti A, Caulo M, Del Gratta C, Di Matteo R, Merla A, Montorsi F, Pizzella V, Pompa P, Rigatti P,
Rossini PM, Salonia A, Tartaro A, Romani GL. Dynamics of male sexual arousal: distinct components
of brain activation revealed by fMRI. Neuroimage. 2005 Jul 15;26(4):1086-96.
35: Brunetti M, Belardinelli P, Caulo M, Del Gratta C, Della Penna S, Ferretti A, Lucci G, Moretti A,
Pizzella V, Tartaro A, Torquati K, Olivetti Belardinelli M, Romani GL. Human brain activation during
passive listening to sounds from different locations: an fMRI and MEG study. Hum Brain Mapp. 2005
Dec;26(4):251-61.
36: Caulo M, Van Hecke J, Toma L, Ferretti A, Tartaro A, Colosimo C, Romani GL, Uncini A.
Functional MRI study of diencephalic amnesia in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Brain. 2005
Jul;128(Pt 7):1584-94.
37: Costantini M, Galati G, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Tartaro A, Romani GL, Aglioti SM. Neural systems
underlying observation of humanly impossible movements: an FMRI study. Cereb Cortex. 2005
Nov;15(11):1761-7.
38: Ferretti A, Del Gratta C, Babiloni C, Caulo M, Arienzo D, Tartaro A, RossiniPM, Romani GL.
Functional topography of the secondary somatosensory cortex for nonpainful and painful stimulation
of median and tibial nerve: an fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2004 Nov;23(3):1217-25.
39: Ferretti A, Babiloni C, Gratta CD, Caulo M, Tartaro A, Bonomo L, Rossini PM,Romani GL.
Functional topography of the secondary somatosensory cortex for nonpainful and painful stimuli: an
fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2003 Nov;20(3):1625-38.
40: Rossini PM, Altamura C, Ferretti A, Vernieri F, Zappasodi F, Caulo M, Pizzella V, Del Gratta C,
Romani GL, Tecchio F. Does cerebrovascular disease affect the coupling between neuronal activity
and local haemodynamics? Brain. 2004 Jan;127(Pt 1):99-110.
41: Barile A, Zugaro L, Catalucci A, Caulo M, Di Cesare E, Splendiani A, Gallucci M, Masciocchi C.
Soft tissue liposarcoma: histological subtypes, MRI and CT findings. Radiol Med. 2002
Sep;104(3):140-9. English, Italian.
42: Gallucci M, Caulo M, Splendiani A, Russo R, Ricci A, Galzio R. Neuroradiological findings in two
cases of isolated amyloidoma of the central nervous system. Neuroradiology. 2002 Apr;44(4):333-7.
43: Barile A, Caulo M, Zugaro L, Di Cesare E, Gallucci M, Masciocchi C. [Stagingand re-staging of soft
tissue sarcoma using MRI. Usefulness of contrast media]. Radiol Med. 2001 Jun;101(6):444-55.
Italian.
44: Caulo M, Tampieri D, Brassard R, Christine Guiot M, Melanson D. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
presenting as nonhemorrhagic diffuse encephalopathy: neuropathologic and neuroradiologic
manifestations in one case. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2001 Jun-Jul;22(6):1072-6.
45: Gallucci M, Caulo M, Cerone G, Masciocchi C. Acquired inflammatory white matter disease.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2001 Apr;17(4-5):202-10.
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Co-author of 11 book chapters on
neuroradiological argument
Caulo Massimo
▪ M Gallucci, F Navarra, M Caulo. Cerebrovascular disease. Da “Contrast Agent in MRI: when, why,
how”. CD-Rom by Bracco (2001)
▪ M Gallucci, M Caulo, P Tortori Donati. Acquired Inflammatory White-Matter disease. Da “Pediatric
Neuroradiology”. Paolo Tortori Donati (Ed), 2005. Springer (Berlin)
▪ M. Gallucci, M. Caulo, G. Cerone, A. Splendiani, R. De Amicis and C. Masciocchi. Toxic
enecephalopathy (p. 241-252). Da: Emergency Neuroradiology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2006)
▪ M. Gallucci, M. Caulo, G. Cerone, A. Splendiani, R. De Amicis and C. Masciocchi. MRI in head
injuries (p. 163-178). Da: Emergency Neuroradiology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2006)
▪ M Gallucci, F Navarra, M Caulo. Cranio encefalo: patologia cerebrovascolare. In: Mezzi di
contrasto in RM di A Del Maschio, G Dal Pozzo, GP Feltrin, Ed. Poletto, 1997; Pag.10-18
▪ M Gallucci, M Caulo, C Masciocchi. Il Rachide operato. Compendio di Risonanza Magnetica.
Cranio e rachide. Casa Editrice UTET. Torino (2001)
▪ M Gallucci, G Cerone, M Caulo, R De Amicis, A Splendiani, C Masciocchi. La RM neitraumi cranioencefalici. In: Urgenze Cranio-Spinali. Diagnostica per immagini. Casaeditrice Idelson Gnocchi
Napoli (2001)
▪ M Gallucci, M Caulo, G Cerone, R De Amicis, A Splendiani, C Masciocchi. Le encefalopatie
tossiche. In: Urgenze Cranio-Spinali. Diagnostica per immagini. Casaeditrice Idelson Gnocchi
Napoli (2001)
▪ Caulo M, Briganti C, Sestieri C. Anatomia funzionale dell’encefalo. . In: Neuroradiologia. Elsevier
2012: 25-51.
▪ Caulo M, Tortora D, Tartaro A, Romano DG, Cerase A. Malattie tossico-metaboliche e degenerative
acquisite. In: Neuroradiologia. Elsevier 2012: 159-182.
▪ Caulo M, Briganti C, De Nicola A, Tartaro A. Tecniche di studio funzionale: Perfusione. In: Manuale
di RM in Neuroradiologia. Poletto editore; 2010: 51-64.
Author of 200 Abstracts published
as Proceedings of National and
International Conferences
Author of more than 100 oral
presentations and lectures
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