Papers

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Fodale V, D'Arrigo MG, Grasso G. Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion promotes brain damage via microglia activation: Can we do something now?

Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug;40(8):2523-4.

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La Monaca E, Fodale V. Effects of Anesthetics on Mitochondrial Signaling and Function.

Curr Drug Saf. 2012;7(2):126-39.

Giovanni Grasso G, Certo F, Pirrone AG, Fodale V, Giambartino F. Vascular and pulmonary embolisms following percutaneous vertebroplasty : Case report and review of the literature.

J Neurosurg Spine (In Press)

Schifilliti D, Mondello S, D'Arrigo MG, Chillè G, Fodale V. Genotoxic effects of anesthetic agents: an update.

Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2011 Nov;10(6):891-9.

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Schifilliti D, Grasso G, Conti A, Fodale V. Anaesthetic-related neuroprotection: intravenous or inhalational agents?

CNS Drugs. 2010 Nov;24(11):893-907.

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Fodale V, Ritchie K, Rasmussen LS, Mandal PK. Anesthetics and Alzheimer's disease: background and research. Preface.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22 Suppl 3:1-3.

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Bilotta F, Doronzio A, Stazi E, Titi L, Fodale V, Di Nino G, Rosa G. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction: toward the Alzheimer's disease pathomechanism hypothesis.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22 Suppl 3:81-9.

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Mandal PK, Fodale V. Anesthetics and Alzheimer's disease.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22 Suppl 3:135-6.

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Di Nino G, Adversi M, Dekel BG, Fodale V, Rosa G, Melotti RM. Peri-operative risk management in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22 Suppl 3:121-7.

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Schifilliti D, Santamaria LB, Rosa G, Di Nino G, Mandal PK, Fodale V. Cholinergic central system, Alzheimer's disease, and anesthetics liaison: a vicious circle?

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22 Suppl 3:35-41.

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Mandal PK, Simplaceanu V, Fodale V. Intravenous anesthetic diazepam does not induce amyloid-beta peptide oligomerization but diazepam co-administered with halothane oligomerizes amyloid-beta peptide: an NMR study.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;20(1):127-34.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB, Schifilliti D, Mandal PK. Anaesthetics and postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a pathological mechanism mimicking Alzheimer's disease.

Anaesthesia. 2010 Apr;65(4):388-95.

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Mandal PK, Bhavesh NS, Chauhan VS, Fodale V. NMR investigations of amyloid-β peptide interactions with propofol at clinically relevant concentrations with and without aqueous halothane solution.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;21(4):1303-9.

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Mandal PK, Fodale V. In reply to: Can a call for prudence be simply alarmist?

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2010 Mar;27(3):309-11.

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Mandal PK, Fodale V. Smaller molecular-sized anaesthetics oligomerize Abeta peptide simulating Alzheimer's disease: a relevant issue.

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Oct;26(10):805-6.

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Santamaria LB, Schifilliti D, La Torre D, Fodale V. Drugs of anaesthesia and cancer.

Surg Oncol. 2010 Jun;19(2):63-81.

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Mandal PK, Schifilliti D, Mafrica F, Fodale V. Inhaled anesthesia and cognitive performance.

Drugs Today (Barc). 2009 Jan;45(1):47-54.

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Mandal PK, Fodale V. Isoflurane and desflurane at clinically relevant concentrations induce amyloid beta-peptide oligomerization: an NMR study.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Feb 13;379(3):716-20.  

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Fodale V, Mondello S, Aloisi C, Schifilliti D, Santamaria L. Genotoxic effects of anesthetic agents.

Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2008 Jul;7(4):447-58.

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Mafrica F, Fodale V. Thyroid function, Alzheimer's disease and postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a tale of dangerous liaisons?

J Alzheimers Dis. 2008 May;14(1):95-105.

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Fodale V, Mafrica F, Santamaria LB, Coleman JJ. Killer fentanyl: is the fear justified?

Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2008 May;7(3):213-7.

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Fodale V, La Monaca E. Propofol infusion syndrome: an overview of a perplexing disease. Drug Saf. 2008;31(4):293-303.

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Fodale V, Schifilliti D, Praticò C, Santamaria LB. Remifentanil and the brain.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2008 Mar;52(3):319-26.

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Mondello S, Fodale V, Cannavò S, Aloisi C, Almoto B, Buemi M, Santamaria LB. Hypophosphatemia as unusual cause of ARDS in Cushing's syndrome secondary to ectopic CRH production. A case report.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2008 Feb 6;8:138-44.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB, Grasso G. Neuroprotective properties of xenon and helium in an in vitro model of traumatic brain injury: one small step or one big jump?

Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb;36(2):647-8.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. Cholinesterase inhibitors improve survival in experimental sepsis: a new way to activate the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.

Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb;36(2):622-3.

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Grasso G, Meli F, Fodale V, Calapai G, Buemi M, Iacopino DG. Neuroprotective potential of erythropoietin and darbepoetin alfa in an experimental model of sciatic nerve injury. Laboratory investigation.

J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Dec;7(6):645-51.

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Fodale V, Romeo M, Mafrica F. Fentanyl are we paying too high a price?

J Opioid Manag. 2007 May-Jun;3(3):123-6.

Grasso G, Sfacteria A, Meli F, Fodale V, Buemi M, Iacopino DG. Neuroprotection by erythropoietin administration after experimental traumatic brain injury.

Brain Res. 2007 Nov 28;1182:99-105.

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Grasso G, Sfacteria A, Meli F, Passalacqua M, Fodale V, Buemi M, Giambartino F, Iacopino DG, Tomasello F. The role of erythropoietin in neuroprotection: therapeutic perspectives.

Drug News Perspect. 2007 Jun;20(5):315-20.

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Fodale V, Schifilliti D, Conti A, Lucanto T, Pino G, Santamaria LB. Transcranial Doppler and anesthetics.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2007 Aug;51(7):839-47.

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Santamaria LB, Di Paola C, Mafrica F, Fodale V. Preanesthetic evaluation and assessment of children with Down's syndrome.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2007;7:242-51.

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Fodale V. In reply: Alzheimer's disease and anaesthesia.

Br. J. Anaesth. (2007) 98 (5): 692-694.

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Mafrica F, Fodale V. Down subjects and Oriental population share several specific attitudes and characteristics. Med Hypotheses. 2007;69(2):438-40.

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Mafrica F, Fodale V. Opioids and Down's syndrome.

J Opioid Manag. 2006 Mar-Apr;2(2):93-8.

Fodale V, Di Pietro R, Santamaria S. Viagra, surgery and anesthesia: a dangerous cocktail with a risk of blindness.

Med Hypotheses. 2007;68(4):880-2.

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Fodale V, Mafrica F, Santamaria LB. Killer fentanyl: a lesson from anaesthesiology. Lancet. 2006 Oct 7;368(9543):1237-8.

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Fodale V, Quattrone D, Trecroci C, Caminiti V, Santamaria LB. Alzheimer's disease and anaesthesia: implications for the central cholinergic system.

Br J Anaesth. 2006 Oct;97(4):445-52.

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Fodale V, Mafrica F, Caminiti V, Grasso G. The cholinergic system in Down's syndrome.

J Intellect Disabil. 2006 Sep;10(3):261-74.

Fodale V, Di Pietro R, Ferreri F, Tescione M, Russo G, Santamaria S, Praticò C. The effect of peribulbar block with ropivacaine on bi-hemispheric cerebral oxygen saturation in aged patients.

Anaesthesia. 2006 Aug;61(8):764-7.

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Conti A, Iacopino DG, Fodale V, Micalizzi S, Penna O, Santamaria LB. Cerebral haemodynamic changes during propofol-remifentanil or sevoflurane anaesthesia: transcranial Doppler study under bispectral index monitoring.

Br J Anaesth. 2006 Sep;97(3):333-9.

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Fodale V, Pratico C, Tescione M, Tanania S, Lucanto T, Santamaria LB. Evidence of acute tolerance to remifentanil in intensive care but not in anesthesia.

 J Clin Anesth. 2006 Jun;18(4):293-6.

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Fodale V, Tescione M, Roscitano C, Pino G, Amato A, Santamaria LB. Effect of tramadol on Bispectral Index during intravenous anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil.

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2006 Feb;34(1):36-9.

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Mafrica F, Schifilliti D, Fodale V. Pain in Down's syndrome. ScientificWorldJournal. 2006 Jan 26;6:140-7.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Signer MR, Santamaria LB. Perinatal neuroprotection by muscle relaxants against hypoxic-ischemic lesions: is it a possible hypothesis?

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2005 Aug;18(2):133-6.

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Praticò C, Quattrone D, Lucanto T, Amato A, Penna O, Roscitano C, Fodale V. Drugs of anesthesia acting on central cholinergic system may cause post-operative cognitive dysfunction and delirium.

Med Hypotheses. 2005;65(5):972-82.

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Fodale V, Mazzeo A, Praticò C, Aguennouz M, Toscano A, Santamaria LB, Vita G. Fatal exacerbation of peripheral neuropathy during lamivudine therapy: evidence for iatrogenic mitochondrial damage.

Anaesthesia. 2005 lug;60(8):806-10.

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Fodale V, Praticó C, Tescione M, Lucanto T, Tanania S, Santamaria LB. Comparative cost-analysis of a propofol-cisatracurium-based anesthesia with remifentanil or fentanyl for laparoscopic surgery.

 Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2005 Jun;15(3):149-52.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Tescione M, Tanania S, Lucanto T, Santamaria LB. Tramadol does not modify the Bispectral Index during anaesthesia with sevoflurano and remifentanil.

Br J Anaesth. 2005 Aug;95(2):212-5.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Lucanto T, Mazzeo AT, Pino G, Santamaria LB. Complete recovery from prolonged cardiac arrest following self-administration of cisatracurium.

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2005 Jan;22(1):73-5.

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Praticò C, Fodale V, D’Amico AM, Lamberto S, Santamaria LB. Prolonged Placement of the new temporary Montanari’s vena cava filter.

Clin Intensive Care 2005 Mar; 16(1):43-5.

Fodale V, Santamaria LB. In clinical practice, coadministration of sevoflurane or propofol could antagonize remifentanil stimulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.

Anesthesiology. 2005 Mar;102(3):695-6.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Leto G, Caminiti V, Mazzeo AT, Lucanto T. In Reply : Propofol relieves post-extubation laryngospasm in obstetric anesthesia.

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2005 Jan;14(1): 80-81.

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Fodale V, Mondello B, Mirenda F, Spinelli F, Santamaria LB. Tramadol and vocal cord closure.

Anesthesiology. 2005 Jan;102(1):227-9.

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Fodale V, Pratico C. Bispectral Index monitoring for assessment of level of consciousness in brain-injured patients: the journey continues.

Crit Care Med. 2004 Dec;32(12):2545-6.

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Fodale V, Tescione M, Praticò C. Cholinesterase inhibitors, neuromuscular blocking drugs and perioperative memory enhancement.

Anesthesiology. 2004 Dec;101(6):1483-4.

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Barbuscia M, Gorgone S, Di Pietro N, Rizzo AG, Melita G, Fodale V, Sanò M, De Luca M, Marando A, Praticò C. Ileum-colon junction benign obstructions.

G Chir. 2004 Jun-Jul;25(6-7):251-8.

Fodale V, Praticò C, Santamaria LB. Coadministration of propofol and midazolam decreases bispectral index value as a result of synergic muscle relaxant action on the motor system.

Anesthesiology. 2004 Sep;101(3):799.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Leto G, Caminiti V, Mazzeo AT, Lucanto T. Propofol relieves post-extubation laryngospasm in obstetric anesthesia.

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2004 Jul;13(3):196-7.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. Different actions of sevoflurane and propofol on central nicotinic receptors may explain differences in hypnotic antagonism by cholinesterase inhibitors.

Br J Anaesth. 2004 May;92(5):773-4.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Santamaria LB. Potential neuroprotective properties of atracurium and cisatracurium in neurosurgical anaesthesia.

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2004 Apr;21(4):333-5.  

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. Is overestimation of bispectral index in sedated intensive care unit patients only related to electromyographic activity?

Anesthesiology. 2004 Mar;100(3):746-7.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Santamaria LB. Drugs of anesthesia, central nicotinic receptors and Parkinson's disease.

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2004 Mar;10(3):189-90.

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Fodale V, Praticò C, Girlanda P, Baradello A, Lucanto T, Rodolico C, Nicolosi C, Rovere V, Santamaria LB, Dattola R. Acute motor axonal polyneuropathy after a cisatracurium infusion and concomitant corticosteroid therapy.

Br J Anaesth. 2004 Feb;92(2):289-93.

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Fodale V, Pratico' C, Piana F, Caruso A, Lucanto T, Coniglio S, Santamaria LB. Propofol and remifentanil without muscle relaxants in a patient with myasthenia gravis for emergency surgery.

Can J Anaesth. 2003 Dec;50(10):1083-4.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. The inhibition of central nicotinic nAch receptors is the possible cause of prolonged cognitive impairment after anesthesia.

Anesth Analg. 2003 Oct;97(4):1207.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. Drugs of anesthesia, central nicotinic receptors and post-operative cognitive dysfunction.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2003 Oct;47(9):1180-1.

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Barbuscia M, Praticò C, Rizzo AG, Puliatti F, Melita G, Fodale V, Mazzeo AT, Gorgone S. Treatment of substernal goiter. Our experience.

G Chir. 2003 May;24(5):193-7.

Fodale V, Santamaria LB. The possible neuroprotective effect of laudanosine, an atracurium and cisatracurium metabolite.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2003 Jul;47(6):780; 780-1.

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Fodale V, Santamaria LB. Laudanosine, an atracurium and cisatracurium metabolite.

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2002 Jul;19(7):466-73.

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