Antonino
Germanò
Email: 
antonio.germano@unime.it

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SSD: MED/27
Profilo: Professori Ordinari

CURRICULUM

Curriculum

Antonino Germanò
Curriculum Formativo e Professionale
 
     
GRM NNN 65B07 F158G
 
U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia
DAI Trauma
 
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino
Via Consolare Valeria, 1
98125 Messina
 
DU delle Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiateriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali
Università degli Studi di Messina
 
 
telefono: 090-221-2260    
fax: 090-221-3970    
email: germano@unime.it
3492209212
 
Abitazione:
Via Consolare Pompea, 1
Villa Luce
98168 Messina
Telefono: 090/357126
   
       
 
28 Giugno 1989                     Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia
Università degli Studi di Messina, con media di presentazione di 30/30 e votazione finale di 110/110 e lode, discutendo una tesi sperimentale sugli ”Effetti dell’emorragia subaracnoidea sperimentale sui prostanoidi liquorali nel ratto” che è stata pubblicata dalla rivista Journal of Neurotrauma 7:121-129, 1990.
27 Ottobre 1993                    Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia
Università degli Studi di Messina, con la votazione finale di 50/50 e lode.
18 Novembre 2014                Corso di Formazione Manageriale per l’accesso agli incarichi relativi alle funzioni di Direttore di struttura complessa (Ai sensi dell’accordo interegionale approvato dalla Conferenza dei Presidenti delle Regioni e delle Province Autonome 10 Luglio 2003 e DD.AA. 3245/09 e 986/2010)
Università degli Studi di Messina ed Ordine Provinciale dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri di Messina. n° registrazione 41453 del 15 Maggio 2015.
 
Notizie sul Percorso Formativo
1987                                       Student Research Fellow presso il Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Veteran Administration Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA diretto dal Prof. Jerry J. Buccafusco.
1988                                       Student Research Fellow presso il Department of Neurosurgery, Queens Square Hospital, London, England diretto dal Prof. Alan Crockard.
1990                                       Research Fellow presso il Richard Ronald Reynold Neurosurgical Research Laboratories, Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, USA, diretto dal Prof. Ronald L. Hayes.
 
Attivita’ Didattica In Italia ed All’Estero
1992 – tutt’oggi                     Docente al Corso Integrato di Scienze Neurologiche, Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Messina.
1992 – a tutt’oggi                  Collaborazione nello svolgimento di lezioni, seminari ed esercitazioni pratiche, con i relatori ed i candidati nella stesura di tesi di Laurea per la disciplina Neurochirurgia agli studenti del Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia e di Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1992 – 1995                           Titolare dell’insegnamento della disciplina Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola Infermieri Professionali dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1992 – 1995                           Componente delle Commissioni Giudicatrici per gli Esami di Stato per il conseguimento del Diploma di Infermiere Professionale presso la Scuola Infermieri Professionali dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1994 – 2003                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Pronto Soccorso Chirurgico presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1997 – 2001                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Storia della Neurochirurgia al Corso di Perfezionamento in Storia della Medicina della Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1999 – 2002                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola di Diploma Universitario in Scienze Infermieristiche dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – a tutt’oggi                  Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia Neonatale presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria – Indirizzo in Neonatologia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – a tutt’oggi                  Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Neuropsichiatria Infantile dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – 2002                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola di Diploma Universitario in Tecnico di Neurofisiopatologia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2002 – 2003                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso il Corso di Laurea per Tecnico di Neurofisiopatologia presso l’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – 2005                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso il Corso di Laurea in Ortottica dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – 2005                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso il Corso di Laurea in Tecnico della Neuro e Psicomotricità dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – 2003                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso il Corso di Laurea per Fisioterapista dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – 2003                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso il Corso di Laurea per Infermiere dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2001 – a tutt’oggi                  Docente al Corso di Dottorato di Ricerca in Neurooncologia (cicli XVIII, XIX, XXI) presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
4 - 6 Febbraio 2002                Faculty Member al Theoretical – Practical Corse on Spine Instrumentation Techniques, Winter Training Course of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Roma.
2002 – a tutt’oggi                  Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia Pediatrica presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
1 Dicembre 2003                    Seminario su Meccanismi di diffusione dei glomi cerebrali, Scuola di Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
2004 – a tutt’oggi                  Docente al Corso di Dottorato in Scienze Neurobiologiche Cliniche (XX Ciclo) presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2004 – a tutt’oggi                  Titolare dell’insegnamento Tecniche di Primo Soccorso presso la Scuola Interuniversitaria Siciliana di Specializzazione per l’Insegnamento Secondario (SISSIS) dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2004 – a tutt’oggi                  Titolare dell’insegnamento Laboratorio e Tecniche di Primo Soccorso presso la Scuola Interuniversitaria Siciliana di Specializzazione per l’Insegnamento Secondario (SISSIS) dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
18  – 20 novembre 2004        Istruttore al Corso Satellite di Anatomia Chirurgica: Approcci alle Patologie Intracraniche, SINCh – Università degli Studi di Milano.
2005 – 2006                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia (Patologia e Tecniche Operatorie) presso il Master Universitario di I Livello in Management Infermieristico per le Funzioni di Coordinamento dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2005 – 2006                           Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia Pediatrica (Patologia e Tecniche Operatorie) presso il Corso di Laurea Triennale in Infermieristica Pediatrica dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2006 – 2007 - 2008                Faculty Member della Summer School in Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurosciences, Università degli Studi di Messina – Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (VA), USA.
2005 – 2009                           Docente al Corso di Dottorato in Neurooncologia: dalla diagnosi al reinserimento sociale (XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV Ciclo) presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Psichiatriche ed Anestesiologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2009 - 2012                            Docente al Corso di Dottorato in Ricerca Clinica e Traslazionale in Neuroscienze ed Oncologia (XXV, XXV, XXVII, XXVIII Ciclo) presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Scienze Psichiatriche ed Anestesiologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2013 – 2015                           Docente al Corso di Dottorato di Ricerca dal Titolo “Scienze Biomediche Cliniche e Sperimentali” (XXIX, XXX Ciclo) presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2010- tutt’oggi                       Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Neurologia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2010 – tutt’oggi                     Titolare dell’insegnamento Neurochirurgia presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Neurofisiopatologia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2010-11                                  Docente al Master Universitario di II Livello in Metodologie Diagnostiche Molecolari per la Salute dell’UomoDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Messina - Programma Operativo F.S.E. obiettivo convergenza 2007-2013 Regione Siciliana – Asse IV- Capitale Umano
2012 - 2014                            Docente al Master Universitario di II Livello in Medicina Legale: il Danno alla Persona nei Suoi Aspetti Medico-Legali e Giuridici. Università degli Studi di Messina
2014 a tutt’oggi                     Direttore della Scuola di Specializzazione in Neurochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Messina
 
Servizi Prestati Negli Atenei Italiani ed All’Estero
27 Giugno 1992                               Vincitore del Concorso per Ricercatore Universitario (raggruppamento F 12 B) – D. M. 27.06.1992 e D. R. n. 4093 del 06.07.1992.
22 luglio 1992                                  Ricercatore Universitario (raggruppamento F 12 B) presso la Clinica Neurochirurgica della Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
21 Luglio 1995                                 Conferma nel ruolo dei Ricercatori Universitari con D. R. del 25.07.1996 sino al 19 aprile 1999 Ricercatore Confermato, per il S.S.D. F12B – Neurochirurgia dal 20 aprile 1999 al 11 marzo 2001; Ricercatore Confermato, assegnato al S.S.D. MED/27 – Neurochirurgia, dal 12 marzo 2001 al 31 ottobre 2001.
1 Dicembre 1995                             Conferimento della qualifica di Dirigente Medico di I Livello, ai fini assistenziali, presso la Clinica Neurochirurgica dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
21 Maggio 2001                              Idoneo alla Procedura di Valutazione Comparativa per la copertura di un posto di Professore di Seconda Fascia della disciplina Neurochirurgia (MED/27) bandito con DR n. 40 del 06.04.2000, e chiamato dalla Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia della Università degli Studi di Messina nella adunanza del 7 giugno 2001.
1 novembre 2001                            Professore Associato nel S.S.D. MED/27 - Neurochirurgia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
2005 – 2006                                     Visiting Professor presso il Department of Neurosurgery, Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
11 novembre 2010                          Idoneo alla Procedura di Valutazione Comparativa per il reclutamento di n° 1 posto di Professore di Prima Fascia della disciplina Neurochirurgia (MED/27), Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell’Università degli Studi “Magna Graecia” di Catanzaro bandito con DR n. 551 del 04.06.2008 – G.U. IV serie speciale n° 49 del 24.06.2008, con DR n° 967 dell’11.11.2010 dell’Università degli Studi “Magna Graecia” di Catanzaro.
30 dicembre 2011 - 2014                Professore Straordinario nel SSD MED/27 (Neurochirurgia), Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina
30 dicembre 2014 a tutt’oggi         Professore Ordinario nel SSD MED/27 (Neurochirurgia) - Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
 
Attivita’ di Ricerca Presso Soggetti Pubblici e Privati Italiani e Stranieri
Prinncipal Investigator in 10 Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo dell’Università degli Studi di Messina ed in una Call Joint Research Object Within the Executive Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technology Between Italy and United States of America for the Years 2008 – 2010 del Ministero degli Esteri, di Progetti di Ricerca con prestigiose istituzioni pubbliche e private internazionali, tra le quali la Fuji Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, il Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Studies, Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, il Department of Neurosurgery, Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, il Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA, il Center of Innovative Research, Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., Alachua, Florida, USA.
 
Borse di Studio Finalizzate ad Attività di Ricerca
1985                    Vincitore di premio per lo studio e la ricerca finanziato Regione Siciliana.
1986                    Vincitore di premio per lo studio e la ricerca finanziato Regione Siciliana.
1987                    Vincitore di premio per lo studio e la ricerca finanziato Regione Siciliana.
1988                    Vincitore di premio per lo studio e la ricerca finanziato Regione Siciliana.
1989                    Vincitore di premio per lo studio e la ricerca finanziato Regione Siciliana.
1990                    Vincitore della borsa di studio per la ricerca scientifica della Fondazione Uberto Bonino e Maria Sofia Pulejo, Messina presso la Divisione di Neurochirurgia del Richard Roland Reynolds Neurosurgical Research Laboratori, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
1991 – 1993        Vincitore di borsa di studio triennale della Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena per uno studio sperimentale sulle neurolesioni, motulesioni e neuromotulesioni presso la Clinica Neurochirurgia dell’Università degli Studi di Messina.
Ottobre 1998       Vincitore del Premio Beniamino Guidetti Award della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, Premio per Giovani Neurochirurghi, assegnato nell’ambito dell’XLVII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, 11-14 ottobre 1998, Trieste.
Attivita’ Organizzativa
Ha svolto intensa attività organizzativa partecipando al Comitato Organizzatore di ben due Congressi Nazionali della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, di Congressi Europei di Neurochirurgia, di Congressi nazionali della Società Italiana di Neurosonologia, Congressi nazionali del Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio dell’Emodinamica Cerebrale, di Convegni Internazionali di Neurochirurgia New Concepts in Neurosurgical Training: Tips and Tricks, di Corsi Internazionali Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Approaches – Live Surgery and Hands-On Course” – Corso di Dissezione per Specialisti in Neurochirurgia.
Ha inoltre Organizzato e Diretto Summer School in Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurosciences, iniziative didattiche congiunte tra Università degli Studi di Messina, la Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) e Universidad de Cordoba (Spagna)
 
Dal 2016 è Membro del Consiglio Direttivo della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia
 
Attivita’ di Revisione Editoriale e di Finanziamenti
Reviewer delle seguenti riviste scientifiche:
·      Journal of Neurotrauma, casa editrice Mary Ann Liebert, New Rochelle, NY, USA;
·      Acta Neurochirurgica, casa editrice Springer;
·      Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, Minerva medica Ed., Torino, Italia;
·      Neurology, casa editrice Lippincott William & Wilkins, Philadelphia PA, USA;
·      Experimental Neurology, casa editrice Elsevier;
·      Brain Pathology, casa editrive Wiley;
·      Investigational Drugs Database, casa editrice Thomson Current Drugs, London, UK;
·      Behavioural Brain Research, casa editrice Elsevier;
·      Frontiers Neurology, casa editrice Elsevier.
 
Reviewer per il Cineca dei Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN).
 
Attivita’ Professionale Clinico-Assistenziale
Dal 1992 è Membro della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SINCh).
Dal 2002 è Membro della International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN).
2003 - 2005 è stato Membro del Nomitating Committee della International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN).
Dal 2003 è Membro della Società Italiana di Neurosonologia ed Emodinamica Cerebrale (SINSEC).
Dal 2003 è Membro della European Association of Neurooncology (EANO).
Dal 2004 è Membro della European Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN).
Dal 2004 è Membro del Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
Dal 2004 è Membro dell’Associazione Italiana di Neurooncologia (AINO).
Dal 2016 al 2020 Membro del Consiglio Direttivo della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SINCh)
Dal 1992 è in servizio ininterrotto presso l’UOC di Neurochirurgia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Nel periodo novembre 1999 – novembre 2000 ha svolto attività neurochirurgia in regime di convenzione presso la Divisione di Ortopedia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Piemonte di Messina.
Nel periodo marzo 2005 – maggio 2006 ha svolto attività neurochirurgica in regime di convenzione con Responsabilità Apicali presso la Divisione di Neurologia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Jazzolino di Vibo Valentia.
Dal 2008 è Responsabile della U.O.S. di Neurochirurgia Pediatrica presso la Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dal 1 Novembre 2013 al 31 dicembre 2014 incarico di sostituzione di Direttore della U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dal 1 Gennaio 2015 al 5 Settembre 2017 incarico di Direttore pro-tempore della U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dal 6 Settembre 2017 a tutt’oggi Direttore della U.O.C. di Neurochirurgia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dal Luglio 2020 a tutt’oggi Direttore del Dipartimento Asssistenziale ad Attività Integrata DAI Trauma dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dal Settembre 2020 a tutt’oggi Direttore ff della UOC di Ortopedia e Traumatologia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dall’Ottobre 2020 a tutt’oggi Membro del Collegio di Direzione dell’Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino di Messina.
Dall’aprile 2021 Rappresentante dei Direttori dei Dipartimenti ad attività integrata (DAI) istituiti nella A.O.U. Policlinico G. Martino in seno al Consiglio della Struttura di Raccordo SIR “Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia” dell’Università degli Studi di Messina
 
 
Attivita’ Scientifica
L'attività scientifica è costituita da pubblicazioni a stampa in esteso e dalla partecipazione a convegni e congressi nazionali ed internazionali con relazioni pubblicate sia in forma di abstract che in esteso in volumi e monografie, come si evince dall’allegato elenco delle pubblicazioni.
La partecipazione a congressi con relazioni o comunicazioni, escluse le relazioni su invito, è attestata da oltre 200 abstract a congressi nazionali ed internazionali.
 
 
Lavori in Esteso su Riviste Nazionali ed Internazionali
1.     Cicciarello R., d'Avella D., De Blasi F., Princi P., Russo F., Palazzolo A., Canale F., Albiero F., Mesiti M., Germanò A., Pensabene V., Scanarini M.: Autoradiographic assessment of pineal gland glucose utilization and capillary permeability in the unanesthetized rat. Child's Nervous System 6: 222-224, 1990. (I.F. 1,080)
2.     d'Avella D., De Blasi F., Germanò A., Pensabene V., Pandolfo N., Cicciarello R., La Commare P.: Effetti del TRH-T sul metabolismo cerebrale dopo ischemia acuta sperimentale. Rivista di Neurobiologia, 36: 455-458, 1990.
3.     d'Avella D., Germanò A., Santoro G., Costa G., Zuccarello M., Caputi A.P., Hayes R.L., Tomasello F.: Effect of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage on CSF eicosanoids in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma 7: 121-129, 1990. (I.F. 4,377)
4.     Trimarchi G.R., De Luca R., Germanò A., Campo G.M., Caputi A.P.: Changes in urine volume and urinary electrolyte excretion after intracerebroventricular injection of arecoline and hemicholinium-3. Life Sciences, 48 (21): 2097-2107, 1991. (I.F. 2,685)
5.     Germanò A., d'Avella D., Cicciarello R., Hayes R.L., Tomasello F.: Blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 30: 882-886, 1992. (I.F. 3,780)
6.     Hayes R.L., Mao J., Price D.D., Germanò A., d'Avella D., Fiori M., Mayer D.J.: Pretreatment with gangliosides reduces abnormal nociceptive responses associated with a rodent peripheral neuropathy. Pain, 48 (3): 391-396, 1992. (I.F. 5,557)
7.     Germanò A., Dixon C.E., d'Avella D., Hayes R.L., Tomasello F.: Behavioural deficits following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma, 11 (3): 345-353, 1994. (I.F. 4,377)
8.     Cardia E., Molina D., Germanò A., Mastroeni P., Stassi G., Germanà G.P., Abbate F.: Morphological modifications of the choroid plexus in a rodent model of acute ventriculitis induced by Gram-negative liquoral sepsis. Possible implications in the paathophysiology of the hypersecretive hydrocephalus. Child's Nervous System 11: 511-516, 1995. (I.F. 1,080)
9.     Germanò A., d'Avella D., Marafioti T., Salpietro F.M., Cacciola F., Tripodi M., Cardia E., Tomasello F.: Peritumoral subarachnoid haemorrhage in microsurgical transitional interface type meningioma: may the interface play a role? Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 40 (3-4): 227-233, 1996 (I.F. 1,651).
10.   Germanò A., Baldari S., Cardia E., Tomasello F.: Modern applications of SPECT in cerebrovascular diseases. Acta Medica Romana, 34 (3): 371-378, 1996.
11.   Cardia E., Germanò A., La Rosa, G. Caffo M., Galatioto S.: Xanthomatous posterior pyramid meningioma in a 2-years old girl: Description of a case and histopathological and immunohistochemical study. Child's Nervous System, 13: 406-411, 1997. (I.F. 1,080)
12.   Germanò A., Tisano A., Raffaele M., Munaò F., Cacciola F., La Rosa G., Tomasello F.: Is there a group of early surgery aneurysmal SAH patients who can expect to achieve a complete long-term neuropsychological recovery? Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 139: 507-514, 1997. (I.F. 1,617)
13.   d'Avella D., Germanò A., Romano A., Cardia E., Tomasello F.: Chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma: contribution of thallium-201 SPECT in the preoperative diagnosis. Neurosurgery, 41: 677-680, 1997. (I.F. 3,780)
14.   Gambardella G., Caruso G., Caffo M., Germanò A., La Rosa G., Tomasello F.: Transverse microincisions of the outer layer of the dura mater as treatment for syringomyelia and Chiari I malformations. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 140: 134-139, 1998. (I.F. 1,617)
15.   Germanò A., Imperatore C., d’Avella D., Costa G., Tomasello F.: Antivasospastic and brain protective effects of a hydroxyl radical scavenger (AVS) on cerebral vasospasm and BBB permeability changes after experimental SAH. Journal of Neurosurgery, 88: 1075-1081, 1998. (I.F. 3,443)
16.   Germanò A., Baldari S., Caruso G., Caffo M., Montemagno G., Cardia E., Tomasello F.: Reversible cerebral perfusion alterations in children with transient mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Child’s Nervous System, 14: 114-119, 1998. (I.F. 1,080)
17.   Caruso G., Staropoli C., Germanò A., Caffo M., Cardali S., La Rosa G., Tomasello F.: Approccio postero-laterale nel trattamento delle lesioni metastatiche del rachide dorsale. Rivista di Neurobiologia 43(6): 575-579,1998.
18.   Caruso G., Caffo M., Germanò A., Cardali S., La Rosa G., Tomasello F.: Cisti spinale aracnoidale anteriore intradurale. Rivista di Neurobiologia 43(6), 581-584, 1998.
19.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Imperatore C., Belvedere M., Caffo M., Tomasello F.: Effetti neuroprotettivi del Nicaraven sul vasospasmo cerebrale e sulle alterazioni della barriera emato-encefalica dopo emorragia subaracnoidea sperimentale. Rivista di Neurobiologia, 43(6), 661-666,1998.
20.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Imperatore C., Caffo M., Belvedere M., Tomasello F.: Effetti neuroprotettivi del Nicaraven sui deficit comportamentali dopo emorragia subaracnoidea sperimentale. Rivista di Neurobiologia 43(6),655-660,1998.
21.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Caffo M., Galatioto S., Belvedere M., Cardia E.: Temporal osteoclastoma: an exceptional lesion in infancy. Child’s Nervous System, 14: 213-217, 1998. (I.F. 1,080)
22.   Germanò A. Spect in cerebellar mutism. Letter. Child’s Nervous System, 14; 612-613,1998. (I.F. 1,080)
23.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Caffo M., Cacciola F., Belvedere M., Tisano A., Raffaele M., Tomasello F.: Does subarachnoid blood extravasation per se induce long-term neuropsychological and cognitive alterations? Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 140: 805-812, 1998. (I.F. 1,617)
24.   Caruso G., Germanò A., Caffo M., Belvedere M., La Torre D., Tomasello F.: Supratentorial dorsal cistern epidermoid cyst in childhood. Pediatric Neurosurgery, 29:203-207,1998. (I.F. 0,245)
25.   Caruso G., Germanò A., Caffo M., Belvedere M., La Rosa G., De Divitiis O., Tomasello F.: Anterior thoracic intradural arachnoid cysts. Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgical Focus, 6(5): article 8, 1999 (I.F. 2,546).
26.   La Rosa G. Germanò A., Conti A., Cacciola F., Caruso G., Tomasello F.: Posterior fusion and SOCON-SRI system implant in the treatment of adult spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgical Focus, 7(6): article 2, 1999 (I.F. 2,546).
27.   Imperatore C., Germanò A., d’Avella D., Tomasello F., Costa G.: Effects of the radical scavanger AVS on behavioral and BBB changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Life Sciences, 66(9): 779-790, 2000. (I.F. 2,685)
28.   Germanò A., d’Avella D., Imperatore C., Caruso G., Tomasello F.: Time course of blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 142 (5): 575-581, 2000. (I.F. 1,617)
29.   Germanò A., Galatioto S., Caffo M., Caruso G., La Torre D, Tomasello F.: Immunohistochemical tenascin-C expression in paediatric supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme. Child’s Nervous System, 16, 357-362, 2000. (I.F. 1,080)
30.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Angileri F.F., d’Avella D., Caffo M., Tomasello F.: Focus on subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Medica Romana, 38(1-2), 123-125, 2000.
31.   d’Avella D., Cacciola F., Angileri F.F., Cardali S., La Rosa G., Germanò A., Tomasello F.: Traumatic intracerebellar hemorrhagic contusions and hematomas. Journal Neurosurgical Sciences, 45 (1): 29-37, 2001. (I.F. 1,651)
32.   Germanò A., Caffo M., Caruso G., Galatioto S., La Rosa G., Tomasello F.: A preliminary study of angiogenesis in paediatric glioblastoma multiforme and its correlation with survival. Child's Nervous System17: 577-581, 2001. (I.F. 1,080)
33.   Conti A., Germanò A., Cacciola F., Caruso G., Cardali S., La Rosa G.: Axis fractures: conservative or surgical approach? A systematical literature review. Acta Medica Romana, 39 (3/4), 328-338, 2001.
34.   Germanò A., Costa C., DeFord S.M., Angileri F.F., Arcadi F., Pike B.R., Bramanti P., Bausano B., Zhao X., Day A.L., Anderson D.K., Hayes R.L.: Systemic administration of a calpain inhibitor reduces behavioral deficits and blood-brain barrier permeability changes following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma, 19 (7): 887-896, 2002. (I.F. 4,377)
35.   Germanò A., Caruso G., Caffo M., Baldari S., Calisto A., Meli F., Tomasello F.: The treatment of large supratentorial arachnoid cysts in infants with cyst-peritoneal shunting and Hakim programmable valve. Child’s Nervous System 19(3): 166-173, 2003. (I.F. 1,080)
36.   Caffo M., Germanò A., Caruso G., Meli F., Calisto A., Tomasello F.: Growing skull fracture of the posterior cranial fossa and of the orbital roof. Cases descriptions and literature review. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 145(3): 201-208, 2003. (I.F. 1,617)
37.   Minutoli F., Angileri F.F., Cosentino S., Restifo Pecorella G., Cardali S., De Divitiis O., Germanò A., Baldari S.: 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in distinguishing neoplastic from nonneoplastic intracerebral hematoma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 44(10):1566-1573, 2003. (I.F. 5,849)
38.   Caffo M., Germanò A., Caruso G., Meli F., Galatioto S., Sciacca M.P., Tomasello F.: An immunohistochemical study of extracellular matrix proteins laminin, fibronectin and type IV-collagen in paediatric glioblastoma multiforme. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 146:1113-1118, 2004. (I.F. 1,617)
39.   d'Avella D, Germano A. Is skull fracture necessary for developing an intradiploic pseudomeningocele as a complication of head injury in adulthood? Comment. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), vol. 146, p. 627, 2004. (I.F. 1,617)
40.   Minutoli F., Angileri F.F., Conti A., Herberg A., Aricò D., Baldari S., Cardali S., De Divitiis O., Germanò A., Baldari S.: Timing of examination affects the reliability of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in distinguishing neoplastic from nonneoplastic brain hematoma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46(4):574-9, 2005. (I.F. 5,849)
41.   Caffo M., Caruso G., Germanò A., Galatioto S., Meli F., Tomasello F.: CD 68 and CR 3/43 immunohistochemical expression in secretori meningiomas. Neurosurgery, 57(3):551-557, 2005 (I.F. 3,780)
42.   Tomasello F., Germanò A.: Francesco Durante: the history of intracranial meningiomas and beyond. Neurosurgery, 59:389-396, 2006 (I.F. 3,780)
43.   Germanò A., Caffo M., Angileri F.F., Arcadi F., Newcomb-Fernandez J., Caruso G., Meli F., Pineda J.A., Lewis S.B., Wang K.K., Bramanti P., Costa C., Hayes R.L.: NMDA receptor antagonist felbamate reduces behavioral deficits and blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. J Neurotrauma, 24(4):732-744, 2007 (I.F. 4,377)
44.   Conti A., Miscusi M., Cardali S., Germanò A., Suzuki H., Cuzzocrea S., Tomasello F.: Nitric oxide in the injured spinal cord: synthases cross-talk, oxidative stress and inflammation. Brain Research Reviews, 54(1):205-18, 2007 (I.F. 8.842).
45.   Angileri F.F., Aguennouz M., Conti A., La Torre D., Cardali S., Crupi R., Tomasello C., Germanò A., Vita G., Tomasello F.: Nuclear factor-kappaB activation and differential expression of survivin and Bcl-2 in human grade 2-4 astrocytomas.Cancer, 112(10):2258-66, 2008 (I.F. 5,649)
46.   Caffo M., Caruso G., Galatioto S., Meli F., Cacciola F., Germanò A., Alafaci C., Tomasello F.: Immunohistochemical study of the extracellular matrix proteins laminin, fibronectin and type IV collagen in secretory meningiomas. Journal of Clinical Neurosciences, May 10, 2008. (I.F. 1,387)
47.   Conti A., Aguennouz M., La Torre D., Tomasello C., Cardali S., Angileri F.F., Maio F., Cama A., Germanò A.,Vita G., Tomasello F.: miR-21 and 221 upregulation and miR-181b downregulation in human grade II-IV astrocytic tumors. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 93(3):325-32, 2009 (I.F. 2,754).
48.   La Torre D., Maugeri R., Angileri F.F., Pezzino G., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Calisto A., Misefari A. Germanò A., Tomasello F.: Human Leukocyte Antigen Frequency in Human Malignant Astrocytomas: a Case-Control study in Sicily. Neurosurgery, 64(6):1082-1089, 2009 (I.F. 3,780).
49.   Santoro G., Wood M.D., Merlo L., Anastasi G.P, Tomasello F., Germanò A.: The anatomical location of the soul. From the heart, through the brain, to the whole body, and beyond: a journey through western history, science, and philosophy. Neurosurgery 65:633-643, 2009 (I.F. 3,780).
50.   Merlo L., Cimino F., Scibilia A., Ricciardi E., Chirafisi J., Speciale A., Angileri F.F., Raffa G., PriolaS., Saija A., Germanò A.: Sinvastatin administration ameliorates neurobehavioral consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma. vol. 28, p. 2493-2501, 2011 (I.F. 4,377).
51.   La Torre D., Aguennouz M., Conti A., Giusa M., Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Germanò A., Angileri F.F.: Potential clinical role of telomere length in human glioblastoma. Translational Medicine - ISSN 2239-9747 2011, 1(1): 243-270
52.   Germanò A., Priola S., Angileri F.F., Conti A., La Torre D., Cardali S., Raffa G., Merlo L., Granata F., Longo M., Tomasello F. (in stampa). Long-term follow-up of ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated by microsurgical wrapping with autologous muscle. Neurosurgical Review, vol. 10, July 2012 (I.F. 2,166)
53.   Pugliatti P., Cusmà Piccione M., Ascenti G., Germanò A., Recupero A., Oreto G., carerj S.: Images in cardiovascular medicine: caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. Echocardiography 2012, DOI 10.1111/echo.12033 (I.F. 1,432)
54.   Conti A., Pontoriero A., Ricciardi G.K., Granata F., Vinci S., Angileri F.F., Pergolizzi S., Alafaci C., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., Germanò A., M.D., Foroni R.I., De Renzis C., Tomasello F.Integration of functional neuroimaging in CyberKnife radiosurgery: feasibility and dosimetric results. Neurosurgical Focus April 2013, Volume 34, Issue 4 (I.F. 2,546).
55.   La Torre D., Conti A., Aguennouz M., De Pasquale M.G., Angileri F.F., Cardali S., Tomasello C., Alafaci C., Germanò A. Telomere lenght modulation in human astroglial brain tumors. PLOS-ONE May 2013, Volume 8, Issue 5  (I.F. 4,411).
56.   Priola S.M., Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Merlo L., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Conti A., Germanò A.Tomasello F. The Pioneering Contribution of Italian Surgeons to Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 2014 Sep-Oct 82 (3-4), 523-528 (I.F. 2,685)
57.   Merlo L., Cimino F., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Saija A., Germanò A. Alteration in synaptic junction proteins following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma Aug 15;31(16):1375-85, 2014 (I.F. 4,377)
58.   Rizzo V., Terranova C., Conti A., Germanò A., Alafaci C., Raffa G., Girlanda P., Tomasello F., Quartarone A. Preoperative functional mapping for rolandic brain tumor surgery. Neurosciences Letter 2014 Sep 16. pii: S0304-3940(14)00753-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.09.017 (I.F. 2,107)
59.   Conti A., Raffa G., Granata F., Rizzo V., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for "Somatotopic" Tractography of the Cortico-Spinal Tract. Neurosurgery. 2014 Dec; 10 Suppl 4:542-554 (I.F. 3,78)
60.   Marino M.A., Morabito R., Vinci S., Germanò A., Briguglio M., Alafaci C., Mormina E., Longo M., Granata F. Benign external hydrocephalus in infants. A single centre experience and literature review. Journal of Neuroradiology 2014 Apr;27(2):245-50 (I.F. 2,759)

61.   Raffa G., Marseglia L., Gitto E., Germanò A. Antibiotic-impregnated catheters reduce ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate in high-risk newborns and infants. Child’s Nervous System. 2015 Jul;31(7):1129-38, 2015  (I.F. 1,080).

62.   Raffa G., La Torre D., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Angileri F.F., Germanò A. The efficacy of 90cm-long peritoneal shunt catheters in newborns and infants.Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2015 Jan 20, 2015 (IF 1,651).

63.   Conti A, Romeo S.G., Cama A., La Torre D., Barresi V., Pezzino G., Tomasello C., Cardali S., Angileri F.F., Polito F., Ferlazzo G., Di Giorgio R., Germanò A., Aguennouz M. MiRNA expression profiling in human gliomas: upregulaterd miR-363 increases cell survival and proliferation. Tumor Biology 2016 Oct; 37 (10):14035-14048. Epub 2016 Aug 6 (I.F. 2,926)
64.   Scibilia A., Terranova C., Rizzo V., Raffa G., Morelli A., Esposito F., Mallamace R., Buda G., Conti A., Quartarone A., G., Germanò A. Intraoperative neurophysiological mapping and monitoring in spinal tumor surgery: syrens or indispensabile tools? Neurosurgical Focus 41(2):E18, 2016 (I.F. 2,546)
65.   Conti A., Pontoriero A., Iatì G., Marino D., La Torre D., Vinci S., Germanò A., Pergolizzi S., Tomasello F. 3D-Printing of Arteriovenous Malformations for Radiosurgical Treatment: Pushing Anatomy Understanding to Real Boundaries. Cureus. 2016 Apr 29;8(4):e594. doi: 10.7759/cureus.594.
66.    Conti A., Pontoriero A., Siddi F., Iatì G., Cardali S., Angileri F.F., Granata F., Pergolizzi S., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Post-Treatment Edema after Meningioma Radiosurgery is a Predictable Complication. Cureus. 2016 May 9;8(5):e605. doi: 10.7759/cureus.605.
67.   Esposito F.,  Cappabianca P., Angileri F.F., Cavallo L.M., Priola S.M., Crimi S., Solari D., Germanò A.F., Tomasello F. Gelatin-thrombin hemostatic matrix in neurosurgical procedures: hemostasis effectiveness and economic value of clinical and surgical procedure-related benefits. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2016 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print] (I.F. 1,651)
68.   Angileri F.F., Esposito F., Priola S.M., Raffa G., Marino D., Abbritti R.V., Giusa M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Fully endoscopic free-hand evacuation of spontaneous supratentorial intraparenchymal hemorrhage: technical note. World Neurosurgery. 2016 Jul 13. pii: S1878-8750(16)30537-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.015. [Epub ahead of print] (I.F. 2,685)
69.   Abbritti RVPolito FCucinotta MLo Giudice CCaffo MTomasello CGermanò AAguennouz M. Meningiomas and Proteomics: Focus on New Potential Biomarkers and Molecular Pathways. Cancer Genomics and Proteomics. 2016 09-10;13(5):369-79. (I.F. 2,800)
70.   Raffa G., Bährend I., Schneider H., Faust K., Germanò A., Vajkoczy P., Picht T. A Novel Technique for Region and Linguistic Specific nTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Language Pathways in Brain Tumor Patients. Frontiers in Neurosciences 2016 Dec 2 10:552. (I.F. 3,398)
71.   Visocchi M., Germano' A., Umana G., Richiello A., Raudino G., Eldella A.M., Iacopino G., Barbagallo G. Direct and Oblique Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction: Nuances of Microsurgical and Endoscope-Assisted Techniques Along with a Review of the Literature. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:107-116.
72.   Visocchi M., Barbagallo G., Pascali V.L., Mattogno P., Signorelli F., Iacopino G., Germano' A., La Rocca G. Craniovertebral Junction Transanasal and Transoral Approaches: Reconstruct the Surgical Pathways with Soft or Hard Tissue Endocopic Lines? This Is the Question. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:117-121
73.   Visocchi M., Iacopino G., Germanò A., Barbagallo G. Focus on Functional Delayed Central Sleep Apnea Following Cervical Laminectomy. An Example of Respiratory Dysfunction in Restorative Neurosurgical Procedures. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:219-220.
74.   Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M.C., Visocchi M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Functional Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks. Acta Neurochirurugica Supplement 2017; 124:251-261
75.   Scibilia A., Raffa G., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., Visocchi M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery: A Significant Tool for Neuronal Protection and Functional Restoration. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:263-270
76.   Sindorio C., Abbritti R.V., Raffa G., Priola S.M., Germanò A., Visocchi M., Quattropani M.C. Neuropsychological Assessment in the Differential Diagnosis of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. An Important Tool for the Maintenance and Restoration of Neuronal and Neuropsychological Functions. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:283-288.
77.   Conti A., Pontoriero A., Iatì G., Esposito F., Siniscalchi E.N., Crimi S., Vinci S., Brogna A., De Ponte F., Germanò A., Pergolizzi S., Tomasello F.: Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis-Related Trigeminal Neuralgia. World Neurosurgery 2017 Jul 103:702-712. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.102. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
78.   Caffo M., Esposito E., Barresi V., Caruso G., Cardali S.M., Rinaldi M., Mallamace R., Campolo M., Casili G., Conti A., Germanò A., Cuzzocrea S., Minutoli L. Modulation of Dkk-3 and claudin-5 as new therapeutic strategy in the treatment of meningiomas. Oncotarget 2017 Aug 7;8(40):68280-68290. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.20047. eCollection 2017 Sep 15.
79.   Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Sindorio C., Abbritti R.V., Germanò A., Tomasello F.: The Impact of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking of the Corticospinal Tract Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Surgery of Motor-Eloquent Brain Lesions. Neurosurgery 2017 Nov 29. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx554. 
80.   Casili G., Caffo M., Campolo M., Barresi V., Caruso G., Cardali S.M., Lanza M., Mallamace R., Filippone A., Conti A., Germanò A., Cuzzocrea S., Esposito E. TLR-4/Wnt modulation as new therapeutic strategy in the treatment of glioblastomas. Oncotarget 2018 Dec 25;9(101):37564-37580. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.26500. eCollection 2018 Dec 25. PMID: 30680070
81.   Polito F., Cucinotta M., Abbritti R.V., Brogna A., Pergolizzi S., Tomasello C., Barresi V., Angileri F.F., Di Giorgio R., Conti A., La Torre D., Germanò A., Aguennouz M. Silencing of telomere-binding protein adrenocortical dysplasia (ACD) homolog enhances radiosensitivity in glioblastoma cells. Translational Research 2018 Dec 202:99-108. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2018.07.005. Epub 2018 Jul 20. PMID: 30080989
82.   La Torre D., Raffa G., Pino M.A., Fodale V., Rizzo V., Visalli C., Guzzi G., Della Torre A., Lavano A., Germanò A. A Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool for Simple Decompression of Ulnar Nerve in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. World Neurosurgery 2018 Oct;118: e964-e973. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.123. Epub 2018 Jul 23. PMID: 30048793
83.   Cardali S.M., Cacciola F., Raffa G., Conti A., Caffo M., Germanò A. Navigated minimally invasive unilateral laminotomy with crossover for intraoperative prediction of outcome in degenerative lumbar stenosis. Journal of Craniovertebral Junction Spine 2018 Apr-Jun;9(2):107-115. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_45_18. PMID: 30008529
84.   Germanò A., Scibilia A., Raffa G., Esposito F. Website-visibility of Neurosurgical Centers in Europe. A necessary tool for enhancing scientific network cooperation and information distribution: letter to the editor. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 2018 Aug;160(8):1493-1495. doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3584-y. Epub 2018 Jun 8. PMID: 29948298
85.   Raffa G., Quattropani M.C., Scibilia A., Conti A., Angileri F.F., Esposito F., Sindorio C., Cardali S.M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Surgery of language-eloquent tumors in patients not eligible for awake surgery: the impact of a protocol based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on presurgical planning and language outcome, with evidence of tumor-induced intra-hemispheric plasticity. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2018 May;168:127-139. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.03.009. Epub 2018 Mar 11. PMID: 29549813
86.   Scibilia A., Conti A., Raffa G., Granata F., Abbritti R.V., Priola S.M., Sindorio C., Cardali S., Germanò A. Resting-state fMR evidence of network reorganization induced by navigated transcranial magnetic repetitive stimulation in phantom limb pain. Neurological Research 2018 Apr;40(4):241-248. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2018.1429203. Epub 2018 Jan 30. PMID: 29380683
87.   Chibbaro S., Cebula H., Scibilia A., Spatola G., Todeschi J., Gubian A., Scheer L., Ligarotti G., Moghaddamjou A., Hajhouji F., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Debry C., Proust F., Ganau M. Retrosigmoid Approach: Investigating the Role of a C-Shaped Skin Incision and Muscle Flaps in Improving Functional Outcome and Reducing Postoperative Pain. World Neurosurgery 2018 Mar;111:e340-e347. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.050. Epub 2017 Dec 16. PMID: 29258939
88.   Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Sindorio C., Abbritti R.V., Germanò A., Tomasello F. The Impact of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking of the Corticospinal Tract Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Surgery of Motor-Eloquent Brain Lesions. Neurosurgery 2018 Oct 1;83(4):768-782. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx554. PMID: 29211865
89.   Raffa G., Quattropani M.C., Germanò A. When imaging meets neurophysiology: the value of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative neurophysiological mapping prior to brain tumor surgery. Neurosurgical Focus 2019 Dec 1;47(6):E10. doi: 10.3171/2019.9. FOCUS19640.PMID: 31786549
90.   Conti A., Acker G., Kluge A., Loebel F., Kreimeier A., Budach V., Vajkoczy P., Ghetti I., Germano' A., Senger C. Decision Making in Patients With Metastatic Spine. The Role of Minimally Invasive Treatment Modalities. Frontiers in Oncology 2019 Sep 19;9:915. doi: 10.3389/ fonc.2019.00915.  eCollection 2019.PMID: 31608228
91.   Caffo M., Cardali S.M., Caruso G., Fazzari E., Abbritti R.V., Barresi V., Germanò A. Minimally invasive posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty in Chiari malformation type I with and without syringomyelia. Surgical Neurology International 2019 May 10; 10:88. doi: 10.25259/SNI-70-2019. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31528426
92.   Raffa G., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Letter to the Editor Regarding "First United Kingdom Experience of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Preoperative Mapping of Brain Tumors". World Neurosurgery 2019 May 125:549-550. doi: 10.1016/ j.wneu. 2018.12.111. PMID: 31500082
93.   Barresi V., Simbolo M., Mafficini A., Piredda M.L., Caffo M., Cardali S.M., Germanò A., Cingarlini S., Ghimenton C., Scarpa A. Ultra-Mutation in IDH Wild-Type Glioblastomas of Patients Younger than 55 Years is Associated with Defective Mismatch Repair, Microsatellite Instability, and Giant Cell Enrichment. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Aug 30;11(9):1279. doi: 10.3390/cancers11091279. PMID: 31480372
94.   Cacciola A., Pontoriero A., Iatì G., Conti A., Germanò A., Granata F., Pergolizzi S. Letter to the Editor. The unmet needs for prognostication of long-term outcomes in multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia radiosurgery. Journal of Neurosurgery 2019 Jul 19:1-2. doi: 10.3171/ 2019.2. JNS19426. Online ahead of print. PMID: 31323630
95.   Scerrati A., Germanò A., Trevisi G., Visani J., Lofrese G., D'Angelo L., Raffa G., Fazzari E., Mangiola A., Cavallo M.A., De Bonis P. Timing of Low-Dose Aspirin Discontinuation and the Influence on Clinical Outcome of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. World Neurosurgery 2019 Sep;129:e695-e699. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.252. Epub 2019 Jun 11. PMID: 31279757.
96.   Germanò A., Raffa G., Conti A., Fiore P., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Scibilia A., Quattropani M.C., Vinci S.L., Marzano G., Pergolizzi S., Longo M., Angileri F.F. Modern Treatment of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Using Preoperative Planning Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Revisitation of the Concept of Eloquence. World Neurosurgery 2019 Nov 131:371-384. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.119. Epub 2019 Jun 24. PMID: 31247351
97.   Raffa G., Picht T., Scibilia A., Rösler J., Rein J., Conti A., Ricciardo G., Cardali S.M., Vajkoczy P., Germanò A. Surgical treatment of meningiomas located in the rolandic area: the role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative planning, surgical strategy, and prediction of arachnoidal cleavage and motor outcome. Journal of Neurosurgery 2019 Jun 14:1-12. doi: 10.3171/2019.3. JNS183411. Online ahead of print. PMID: 31200378
98.   Raffa G., Picht T., Angileri F.F., Youssef M., Conti A., Esposito F., Cardali S.M., Vajkoczy P., Germanò A. Surgery of malignant motor-eloquent gliomas guided by sodium-fluorescein and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation: a novel technique to increase the maximal safe resection. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Dec;63(6):670-678. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04710-6. Epub 2019 May 6. PMID: 31079439
99.   Raffa G., Scibilia A., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Quattropani M.C., Marzano G., Ricciardo G., Vinci S.L., Germanò A. Multimodal Surgical Treatment of High-Grade Gliomas in the Motor Area: The Impact of the Combination of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Fluorescein-Guided Resection. World Neurosurgery 2019 Aug 128: e378-e390. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.158. Epub 2019 Apr 25. PMID: 31029822
100.Priola S.M., Ganau M., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Farrash F., Germanò A. A Pilot Study of Percutaneous Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Sequestrectomy: A Modern Strategy to Tackle Medically-Refractory Radiculopathies and Restore Spinal Function. Neurospine 2019 Mar;16(1):120-129. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836210.105. Epub 2019 Mar 31. PMID: 30943714
101.Raffa G., Scibilia A., Conti A., Ricciardo G., Rizzo V., Morelli A., Angileri F.F., Cardali S.M., Germanò A. The role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for surgery of motor-eloquent brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2019 May; 180:7-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 5. PMID: 30870762
102.Angileri F.F., Esposito F., Scibilia A., Priola S.M., Raffa G., Germanò A. Exoscope-Guided (VITOM 3D) Single-Stage Removal of Supratentorial Cavernous Angioma and Hemangioblastoma: 3-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown). 2019 Oct 1;17(4):E164-E165. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz010. PMID: 30848281
103.Scibilia A., Raffa G., Priola S.M., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Cardali S.M., Germanò A. Neurosurgery on the web: an analysis of the web-visibility of the European Neurosurgical Societies. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 4. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04637-X. Online ahead of print. PMID: 30724056 
104.Tomasello F., Angileri F.F., Conti A., Scibilia A., Cardali S., La Torre D., Germanò A. Petrosal Meningiomas: Factors Affecting Outcome and the Role of Intraoperative Multimodal Assistance to Microsurgery. Neurosurgery 2019 Jun 1;84(6):1313-1324. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy188. PMID: 29790979
105.Raffa G., Priola S.M., Abbritti R.V., Scibilia A., Merlo L., Germanò A. Treatment of Holocord Syringomyelia-Chiari Complex by Posterior Fossa Decompression and a Syringosubarachnoid Shunt in a Single-Stage Single Approach. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement. 2019; 125:133-138. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_19. PMID: 30610313
106.Conti A., Pontoriero A., Ghetti I., Senger C., Vajkoczy P., Pergolizzi S., Germanò A. Benefits of image-guided stereotactic hypofractionated radiation therapy as adjuvant treatment of craniopharyngiomas. A review. Child’s Nervous System 2019 Jan;35(1):53-61. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3954-z. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PMID: 30151751
107.Abbritti R.V., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Cacciola F., Marino D., La Fata G., Gorgoglione N., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Germanò A. Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy and Posterior Fusion in a Single-Stage Surgery: Description of Surgical Technique and Outcome. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2019; 125:197-207. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_29. PMID: 30610323
108.Ius T., Somma T., Altieri R., Angileri F.F., Barbagallo G.M., Cappabianca P., Certo F., Cofano F., D'Elia A., Della Pepa G.M., Esposito V., Fontanella M.M., Germanò A., Garbossa D., Isola M., La Rocca G., Maiuri F., Olivi A., Panciani P.P., Pignotti F., Skrap M., Spena G., Sabatino G. Is age an additional factor in the treatment of elderly patients with glioblastoma? A new stratification model: an Italian Multicenter Study. Neurosurgical Focus 2020 Oct;49(4):E13. doi: 10.3171/2020.7.FOCUS20420.PMID: 33002864
109.Tomaiuolo F., Cerasa A., Lerch J.P., Bivona U., Carlesimo G.A., Ciurli P., Raffa G., Quattropani M.C., Germanò A., Caltagirone C., Formisano R., Nigro S. Brain Neurodegeneration in the Chronic Stage of the Survivors from Severe Non-Missile Traumatic Brain Injury: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Within-Group at One versus Nine Years from a Head Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 38:283–290, 2020 doi: 10.1089/neu.2020.7203. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32962533
110.Raffa G., Germanò A. In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Neurosurgery: Literature and Neurosurgical Societies Recommendations Update". World Neurosurgery 2020 Sep;141:538. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.177.PMID: 32871718 
111.Aguennouz M., Polito F., Visalli M., Vita G., Raffa G., Oteri R., Ghazi B., Scalia G., Angileri F.F., Barresi V., Caffo M., Cardali S., Conti A., Macaione V., Bartolotta M., Giorgio R.D., Germanò A.  microRNA-10 and -221 modulate differential expression of Hippo signaling pathway in human astroglial tumors. Cancer Treatment Research Community 2020;24:100203. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100203. Epub 2020 Aug 5. PMID: 32777750
112.Nastro Siniscalchi E., Raffa G., Germanò A., De Ponte F.S., Galletti F. Regarding Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Meniere's Disease: Interventional Versus Medical Therapy. Laryngoscope 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/lary.28870. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32579709 
113.Angileri F.F., Sabatino G., Cavallo L.M., Pessina F., Ius T., De Divitiis O., Esposito F., Grimod G., Raffa G., Spena G., Cardali S., Esposito V., Germanó A., Maiuri F., Fontanella M., Cenzato M. Natura non facit saltus: a phase 2 proposal to manage brain tumors cases from the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®).; neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®). Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.20.05054-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32525292
114.Germanò A., Raffa G., Angileri F.F., Cardali S.M., Tomasello F.  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Neurosurgery: Literature and Neurosurgical Societies Recommendations Update. World Neurosurgery 2020 Jul;139:e812-e817. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.181. Epub 2020 Apr 30. PMID: 32360733 
115.Rudà R., Angileri F.F., Ius T., Silvani A., Sarubbo S., Solari A., Castellano A., Falini A., Pollo B., Del Basso De Caro M., Papagno C., Minniti G., De Paula U., Navarria P., Nicolato A., Salmaggi A., Pace A., Fabi A., Caffo M., Lombardi G., Carapella C.M., Spena G., Iacoangeli M., Fontanella M., Germanò A., Olivi A., Bello L., Esposito V., Skrap M., Soffietti R.; SINch Neuro-Oncology Section, AINO and SIN Neuro-Oncology Section. Italian consensus and recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of low-grade gliomas. An intersociety (SINch/AINO/SIN) document. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Aug;64(4):313-334. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.20.04982-6. Epub 2020 Apr 29. PMID: 32347684
116.Polito F., Famà F., Oteri R., Raffa G., Vita G., Conti A., Daniele S., Macaione V., Passalacqua M., Cardali S., Di Giorgio R.M., Gioffrè M., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Aguennouz M. Circulating miRNAs expression as potential biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury. Molecular Biology Report 2020 Apr;47(4):2941-2949. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05386-7. Epub 2020 Mar 26. PMID: 32219772
117.Tomasello F., Germanò A., Lavano A., Romano A., Cafarella D., Gorgoglione N., La Torre D.  A Novel Technical Refinement of Microvascular Decompression: Pain Relief and Complication Rate in a Consecutive Series of Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia. Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown) 2020 Sep 1;19(3):226-233. doi: 10.1093/ons/opaa044.PMID: 32167148
118.Nastro Siniscalchi E., Raffa G., Germanò A., De Ponte F.S. Is Eagle Jugular Syndrome an Underestimated Potentially Life-Threatening Disease? Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2020 Jul;47(4):581-582. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.48. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32127070 
119.Nastro Siniscalchi E., Raffa G., Germanò A., De Ponte F.S. Letter to the Editor Regarding "A Staged Therapy for Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Caused by Vascular Eagle Syndrome". World Neurosurgery 2020 Feb;134:665-666. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.057.PMID: 32059277
120.Caffo M., Cardali S.M., Raffa G., Caruso G., Barresi V., Ricciardo G., Gorgoglione N., Granata F., Germanò A. The Value of Preoperative Planning Based on Navigated Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation for Surgical Treatment of Brain Metastases Located in the Perisylvian Area. World Neurosurgery 2020 Feb; 134:e442-e452. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.090. Epub 2019 Oct 23. PMID: 31655240
121.Iaccarino C., Kolias A., Adelson P.D., Rubiano M., Viaroli E., Buki A., Cinalli G., Fountas K., Khan T., Signoretti S., Waran V., Adeleye A.O., Amorim R., Bertuccio A., Cama A., Chesnut R.M., De Bonis P., Estraneo A., Figaji A., Florian S.I., Formisano R., Frassanito P., Gatos C., Germanò A., Giussan C., Hossain I., Kasprzak P., La Porta F., Lindner D., Maas A.I.R.,  Paiva W., Palma P., Park B., Peretta P., Pompucci A., Posti J., Sengupta S.K., Sinha A., Sinha V., Stefini R., Talamonti G., Tasiou A., Zona G., Zucchelli M., Hutchinso P.J., Servadei F.: Consensus statement from the international consensus meeting on post-traumatic cranioplasty. Acta Neurochirurgica https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04663-5 Published online 22 december 2020.
  1. Ius T, Somma T, Altieri R, Angileri FF, Barbagallo GM, Cappabianca P, Certo F, Cofano F, D'Elia A, Della Pepa GM, Esposito V, Fontanella MM, Germanò A, Garbossa D, Isola M, La Rocca G, Maiuri F, Olivi A, Panciani PP, Pignotti F, Skrap M, Spena G, Sabatino G. Is age an additional factor in the treatment of elderly patients with glioblastoma? A new stratification model: an Italian Multicenter Study. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 Oct;49(4):E13. doi: 10.3171/2020.7.FOCUS20420.PMID: 33002864.
123.Gorgoglione N., Fazzari E., Alafaci C., Vitulli F., Zaccaria R., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Esposito F.: An unusual but possible complication after endoscopic third-ventriculostomy, World Neurosurgery 146:287-291, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.149
124.Scerrati A., Germanò A., Montano N., Visani J:, Cacciola F., Raffa G., Ghetti I., Pignotti F., Cavallo M., Olivi A., De Bonis P.: Factors affecting functional outcome after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a multicenter study.Accepted for publication Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2021.
  1. Scibilia A, Cebula H, Esposito F, Angileri FF, Raffa G, Todeschi J, Koch G, Clavert P, Debry C, Germanò A, Proust F, Chibbaro S. Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Ventral-Medial Portion of Posterior Paramedian Skull Base: A Morphometric Perspective of Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb 1:S1878-8750(21)00147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.116. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33540106
  2. Iaccarino C, Kolias A, Adelson PD, Rubiano AM, Viaroli E, Buki A, Cinalli G, Fountas K, Khan T, Signoretti S, Waran V, Adeleye AO, Amorim R, Bertuccio A, Cama A, Chesnut RM, De Bonis P, Estraneo A, Figaji A, Florian SI, Formisano R, Frassanito P, Gatos C, Germanò A, Giussani C, Hossain I, Kasprzak P, La Porta F, Lindner D, Maas AIR, Paiva W, Palma P, Park KB, Peretta P, Pompucci A, Posti J, Sengupta SK, Sinha A, Sinha V, Stefini R, Talamonti G, Tasiou A, Zona G, Zucchelli M, Hutchinson PJ, Servadei F. Consensus statement from the international consensus meeting on post-traumatic cranioplasty. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Feb;163(2):423-440. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04663-5. Epub 2020 Dec 22.PMID: 33354733.
  3. Conti A, Senger C, Acker G, Kluge A, Pontoriero A, Cacciola A, Pergolizzi S, Germanò A, Badakhshi H, Kufeld M, Meinert F, Nguyen P, Loebel F, Vajkoczy P, Budach V, Kaul D. Correction to: Normofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy versus CyberKnife-based hypofractionation in skull base meningioma: a German and Italian pooled cohort analysis. Radiat Oncol. 2020 Dec 14;15(1):279. doi: 10.1186/s13014-020-01707-z.PMID: 33317569.
  4. Gorgoglione N, Fazzari E, Alafaci C, Vitulli F, Zaccaria R, Angileri FF, Germanò A, Esposito F. An Unusual But Possible Complication After Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;146:287-291. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.149. Epub 2020 Dec 1.PMID: 33276175.
  5. Tomaiuolo F, Cerasa A, Lerch JP, Bivona U, Carlesimo GA, Ciurli P, Raffa G, Quattropani MC, Germanò A, Caltagirone C, Formisano R, Nigro S.J Brain Neurodegeneration in the Chronic Stage of the Survivors from Severe Non-Missile Traumatic Brain Injury: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Within-Group at One versus Nine Years from a Head Injury. Neurotrauma. 2021 Jan 15;38(2):283-290. doi: 10.1089/neu.2020.7203. Epub 2020 Nov 3.PMID: 32962533.
 
Monografia
1.     Germanò A., Tomasello F.: Blood-brain barrier permeability changes after subarachnoid hemorrhage: un update. 2001 Springer Wien New York. ISBN 3-211-83426-1.
 
 

    Curriculum

    PERSONAL INFORMATION Antonino Francesco Germanò, M.D.
     
    Via Consolare Pompea, 1, Villa Luce, 98168 Messina (Italy)
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    Gender Male | Date and place of birth   7th February, 1965 – Messina, Italy
     
    EDUCATION AND TRAINING  
    1986 Student Research Fellow  
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA, USA
    1988–1989 Student Research Fellow  
    Department of Neurosurgery - University of Messina, Italy
    1989–1990 Internship  
    Department of Neurosurgery - Queen Square Hospital, London, UK
    1990 Research Fellow  
    Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Study - Richard Roland Reynolds Neurosurgical Research Laboratories - Medical College of Virginia, Richmond VA, USA
    1989 Medical Doctor  
    University of Messina Medical School, Italy
    Votation 110/110 cum laudem
    1994 Residency Program in Neurosurgery  
    University of Messina Medical School, Italy
    Votation 50/50 cum laudem
    2001 Microsurgical Approaches to the Brain, Ventricles and Skull Base Course  
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 
    2004 Training Corse on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Techniques  
    Neuroendoscopy Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mainz, Germany
    WORK EXPERIENCE  
     
    1992–2000 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    Neurosurgical Clinic - University of Messina Medical School, Italy
     
    2000-2008 Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
    Neurosurgical Clinic - University of Messina Medical School, Italy
     
    2001– at the current date Professor of Neurosurgery
    University of Messina Medical School, Italy
     
    2004–2011 Delegate of the Dean for the International Relationships and for the Project of International Exchanges
    School of Medicine of the University of Messina, Italy
     
    2018– at the current date Chairman of Neurosurgery
    AOU "Policlinico Gaetano Martino"
    Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125 Messina, Italy
     
    2018– at the current date Director of the Residency Program of Neurosurgery
    University of Messina Medical School, Italy
     
    2020– at the current date Head of the Department of Trauma  
    AOU "Policlinico Gaetano Martino"
    Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125 Messina, Italy
     
     
    INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE    
    2004-2015 Director of the Biomedical Research Area, Center for Integrative Mediterranean Studies (CIMS)    
    Università di Messina / Virginia Commonwealth University / Universidad de Cordoba, Messina (Italy)  
    2008-2015 Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Research and Formation in the Euro Mediterranean Area (CIRFEM)    
    University of Messina, Messina (Italy)  
    2019 Professor and Doctoris Honoris Causae    
    University of Pècs (Hungary)  
     
    ORGANIZATION    
      XLIII Meeting of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery
    Organizing Committee, Messina - Taormina, Italy, October 16 - 19, 1994
    EANS Winter Meeting
    Organizing Committee and Scientific Secretary, Messina - Taormina, Italy, February 22 - 25, 1996
    VI Meeting of the Italian Study Group of Cerebral Hemodynamic
    Organizer – Chairman, Messina, Italy, 8 November 1997
    Winter Training Course of the EANS
    Faculty Member al Theoretical – Practical Corse on Spine Instrumentation Techniques Rome, Italy, 4-6 February, 2002
    Summer School in Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurosciences Organizer – CoChairman, Università degli Studi di Messina – Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) – Universidad de Cordoba (Spagna) June 2006
    Summer School in Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurosciences Organizer – CoChairman, Università degli Studi di Messina – Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) – Universidad de Cordoba (Spagna) June 2007
    Summer School in Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurosciences Organizer – CoChairman, Università degli Studi di Messina – Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) – Universidad de Cordoba (Spagna) June 2008
    Neurosurgical Oncology 2.0 Meeting
    Organizer, Messina, Italy, March 15-16, 2018
    Pannonians Move to Sicily, CNS Trauma: The Challenge of Reconstruction. The 2nd EANS Trauma & Critical Care Update Meeting. WFNS Neurotraumatology and Neurorehabilitation Committee Meetings
    Organizer, Messina, Milazzo, Italy, October 3-4, 2019
     
       
       

     
    MEMBERSHIP  
      Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINCh)
    International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN).
    International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN).
    Società Italiana di Neurosonologia ed Emodinamica Cerebrale (SINSEC).
    European Association of Neurooncology (EANO).
    European Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN).
    Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
    Associazione Italiana di Neurooncologia (AINO).
     
    Board Member Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINCh)
    2016-2020
     
     
     
    List of Publications
     
    1. Autoradiographic assessment of pineal gland glucose utilization and capillary permeability in the unanesthetized rat. Child's Nervous System 6: 222-224, 1990.
    2. Effect of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage on CSF eicosanoids in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma 7: 121-129, 1990.
    3. Changes in urine volume and urinary electrolyte excretion after intracerebroventricular injection of arecoline and hemicholinium-3. Life Sciences, 48 (21): 2097-2107, 1991.
    4. Blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 30: 882-886, 1992.
    5. Pretreatment with gangliosides reduces abnormal nociceptive responses associated with a rodent peripheral neuropathy. Pain, 48 (3): 391-396, 1992.
    6. Behavioural deficits following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma, 11 (3): 345-353, 1994
    7. Morphological modifications of the choroid plexus in a rodent model of acute ventriculitis induced by Gram-negative liquoral sepsis. Possible implications in the paathophysiology of the hypersecretive hydrocephalus. Child's Nervous System 11: 511-516, 1995
    8. Peritumoral subarachnoid haemorrhage in microsurgical transitional interface type meningioma: may the interface play a role? Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 40 (3-4): 227-233, 1996
    9. Modern applications of SPECT in cerebrovascular diseases. Acta Medica Romana, 34 (3): 371-378, 1996.
    10. Xanthomatous posterior pyramid meningioma in a 2-years old girl: Description of a case and histopathological and immunohistochemical study. Child's Nervous System, 13: 406-411, 1997.
    11. Is there a group of early surgery aneurysmal SAH patients who can expect to achieve a complete long-term neuropsychological recovery? Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 139: 507-514, 1997.
    12. Chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma: contribution of thallium-201 SPECT in the preoperative diagnosis. Neurosurgery, 41: 677-680, 1997.
    13. Transverse microincisions of the outer layer of the dura mater as treatment for syringomyelia and Chiari I malformations. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 140: 134-139, 1998.
    14. Antivasospastic and brain protective effects of a hydroxyl radical scavenger (AVS) on cerebral vasospasm and BBB permeability changes after experimental SAH. Journal of Neurosurgery, 88: 1075-1081, 1998.
    15. Reversible cerebral perfusion alterations in children with transient mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Child’s Nervous System, 14: 114-119, 1998.
    16. Temporal osteoclastoma: an exceptional lesion in infancy. Child’s Nervous System, 14: 213-217, 1998.
    17. Spect in cerebellar mutism. Letter. Child’s Nervous System, 14; 612-613,1998.
    18. Does subarachnoid blood extravasation per se induce long-term neuropsychological and cognitive alterations? Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 140: 805-812, 1998.
    19. Supratentorial dorsal cistern epidermoid cyst in childhood. Pediatric Neurosurgery, 29:203-207,1998.
    20. Anterior thoracic intradural arachnoid cysts. Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgical Focus, 6(5): article 8, 1999.
    21. Posterior fusion and SOCON-SRI system implant in the treatment of adult spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgical Focus, 7(6): article 2, 1999.
    22. Effects of the radical scavanger AVS on behavioral and BBB changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Life Sciences, 66(9): 779-790, 2000.
    23. Time course of blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), 142 (5): 575-581, 2000.
    24. Immunohistochemical tenascin-C expression in paediatric supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme. Child’s Nervous System, 16, 357-362, 2000.
    25. Focus on subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acta Medica Romana, 38(1-2), 123-125, 2000.
    26. Traumatic intracerebellar hemorrhagic contusions and hematomas. Journal Neurosurgical Sciences, 45 (1): 29-37, 2001.
    27. A preliminary study of angiogenesis in paediatric glioblastoma multiforme and its correlation with survival. Child's Nervous System17: 577-581, 2001.
    28. Axis fractures: conservative or surgical approach? A systematical literature review. Acta Medica Romana, 39 (3/4), 328-338, 2001.
    29. Systemic administration of a calpain inhibitor reduces behavioral deficits and blood-brain barrier permeability changes following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma, 19 (7): 887-896, 2002.
    30. The treatment of large supratentorial arachnoid cysts in infants with cyst-peritoneal shunting and Hakim programmable valve. Child’s Nervous System 19(3): 166-173, 2003.
    31. Growing skull fracture of the posterior cranial fossa and of the orbital roof. Cases descriptions and literature review. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 145(3): 201-208, 2003.
    32. 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in distinguishing neoplastic from nonneoplastic intracerebral hematoma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 44(10):1566-1573, 2003.
    33.  An immunohistochemical study of extracellular matrix proteins laminin, fibronectin and type IV-collagen in paediatric glioblastoma multiforme. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 146:1113-1118, 2004.
    34. Is skull fracture necessary for developing an intradiploic pseudomeningocele as a complication of head injury in adulthood? Comment. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), vol. 146, p. 627, 2004.
    35. Timing of examination affects the reliability of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in distinguishing neoplastic from nonneoplastic brain hematoma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 46(4):574-9, 2005.
    36. CD 68 and CR 3/43 immunohistochemical expression in secretori meningiomas. Neurosurgery, 57(3):551-557, 2005.
    37. Francesco Durante: the history of intracranial meningiomas and beyond. Neurosurgery, 59:389-396, 2006.
    38. Receptor antagonist felbamate reduces behavioral deficits and blood-brain barrier permeability changes after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. J Neurotrauma, 24(4):732-744, 2007.
    39. Nitric oxide in the injured spinal cord: synthases cross-talk, oxidative stress and inflammation. Brain Research Reviews, 54(1):205-18, 2007.
    40. Nuclear factor-kappaB activation and differential expression of survivin and Bcl-2 in human grade 2-4 astrocytomas.Cancer, 112(10):2258-66, 2008.
    41. Immunohistochemical study of the extracellular matrix proteins laminin, fibronectin and type IV collagen in secretory meningiomas. Journal of Clinical Neurosciences, May 10, 2008.
    42.  miR-21 and 221 upregulation and miR-181b downregulation in human grade II-IV astrocytic tumors. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 93(3):325-32, 2009.
    43. Human Leukocyte Antigen frequency in human malignant astrocytomas: a case-control study in Sicily. Neurosurgery, 64(6):1082-1089, 2009.
    44. The anatomical location of the soul. From the heart, through the brain, to the whole body, and beyond: a journey through western history, science, and philosophy. Neurosurgery 65:633-643, 2009.
    45. Sinvastatin administration ameliorates neurobehavioral consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma. vol. 28, p. 2493-2501, 2011.
    46. Potential clinical role of telomere length in human glioblastoma. Translational Medicine - ISSN 2239-9747 2011, 1(1): 243-270
    47. Long-term follow-up of ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated by microsurgical wrapping with autologous muscle. Neurosurgical Review, vol. 10, July 2012.
    48. PuImages in cardiovascular medicine: caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. Echocardiography 2012, DOI 10.1111/echo.12033.
    49. Integration of functional neuroimaging in CyberKnife radiosurgery: feasibility and dosimetric results. Neurosurgical Focus April 2013, Volume 34, Issue 4.
    50. Telomere lenght modulation in human astroglial brain tumors. PLOS-ONE May 2013, Volume 8, Issue 5.
    51. The pioneering contribution of Italian surgeons to skull base surgery. World Neurosurgery. 2014 Sep-Oct 82 (3-4), 523-528.
    52. Alteration in synaptic junction proteins following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma Aug 15;31(16):1375-85, 2014.
    53. Preoperative functional mapping for rolandic brain tumor surgery. Neurosciences Letter 2014 Sep 16. pii: S0304-3940(14)00753-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.09.017.
    54. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for "somatotopic" tractography of the cortico-spinal tract. Neurosurgery. 2014 Dec; 10 Suppl 4:542-554
    55. Benign external hydrocephalus in infants. A single centre experience and literature review. Journal of Neuroradiology 2014 Apr;27(2):245-50.

    56.Antibiotic-impregnated catheters reduce ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate in high-risk newborns and infants. Child’s Nervous System. 2015 Jul;31(7):1129-38, 2015.

    57.The efficacy of 90cm-long peritoneal shunt catheters in newborns and infants.Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2015 Jan 20, 2015.

    1. MiRNA expression profiling in human gliomas: upregulaterd miR-363 increases cell survival and proliferation. Tumor Biology 2016 Oct; 37 (10):14035-14048. Epub 2016 Aug 6.
    2. Intraoperative neurophysiological mapping and monitoring in spinal tumor surgery: syrens or indispensabile tools? Neurosurgical Focus 41(2):E18, 2016.
    3. 3D-printing of arteriovenous malformations for radiosurgical treatment: pushing anatomy understanding to real boundaries. Cureus. 2016 Apr 29;8(4):e594. doi: 10.7759/cureus.594.
    4. Post-treatment edema after meningioma radiosurgery is a predictable complication. Cureus. 2016 May 9;8(5):e605. doi: 10.7759/cureus.605.

    62.Gelatin-thrombin hemostatic matrix in neurosurgical procedures: hemostasis effectiveness and economic value of clinical and surgical procedure-related benefits. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2016 Jul 26.

    63.Fully endoscopic free-hand evacuation of spontaneous supratentorial intraparenchymal hemorrhage: technical note. World Neurosurgery. 2016 Jul 13. pii: S1878-8750(16)30537-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.015.

    1. Meningiomas and proteomics: focus on new potential biomarkers and molecular pathways. Cancer Genomics and Proteomics. 2016 09-10;13(5):369-79.
    2. A novel technique for region and linguistic specific nTMS-based DTI fiber tracking of language pathways in brain tumor patients. Frontiers in Neurosciences 2016 Dec 2 10:552.
    3. Direct and oblique approaches to the craniovertebral junction: nuances of microsurgical and endoscope-assisted techniques along with a review of the literature. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:107-116.
    4. Craniovertebral junction transanasal and transoral approaches: reconstruct the surgical pathways with soft or hard tissue endocopic lines? This Is the question. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:117-121
    5. Focus on functional delayed central sleep apnea following cervical laminectomy. An example of respiratory dysfunction in restorative neurosurgical procedures. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 2017;124:219-220.
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I dati visualizzati nella sezione sono recuperati dalla Procedura Gestione Carriere e Stipendi del Personale (CSA), dalla Procedura Gestione Studenti (ESSE3), da Iris e dal Sito Docenti MIUR.

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