Curriculum

Curriculum

Personal Information
 

Title	First Name	Last Name
Full Professor	Paolo	Girlanda
E-mail: paolo.girlanda@unime.it

 

Date of birth		Place		Country
May 25,1951		Messina		Italy
Phone: +39 090 2212792
Site address:
Institution name	UOSD di Neurofisiopatologia e Disordini del Movimento AOU Policlinico “G.Martino” di Messina
Street	Via Consolare Valeria 1
Building	E
Postal/Zip code	98125
Town/City	Messina
Country	Italy
Current position/job title:  Full Professor in Neurology - Head of UOSD Neurofisiopatologia e Disordini del Movimento			Start Date (Year): 2000 – to-day

 
Education, Training and Professional Qualifications
 

Name of Granting Institution	Location (City, Country)	Degree	Obtained (Year)
“Maurolico” Classical Liceum	Messina (Italy)	High School Degree	1969
University of Messina	Messina (Italy)	Degree in Medicine and Surgery (max with laude)	1976
Istituti Ospitalieri di Verona	Verona (Italy)	Training in University Hospital	1977
University of Messina	Messina (Italy)	Specialization in Neurology (max with laude)	1980

 
Experience/Previous Positions (in chronological order)
 

Job Title	Institution Name	Location	From (Year)	To (Year)
Fellowship	University of Messina Clinica Neurologica Policlinico Universitario	Messina (Italy)	1977	1980
Researcher	University of Messina Clinica Neurologica I Policlinico Universitario	Messina (Italy)	1980	1985
Researcher	University of Messina Clinica Neurologica II Policlinico Universitario	Messina (Italy)	1985	1994
Associated Professor	University of Messina Policlinico Universitario	Messina (Italy)	1994	2000
Full Professor	University of Messina Policlinico Universitario	Messina (Italy)	2000	to-day

 
 

Scientific and Managent Experience

 

1987-1990	Member of the Steering Committee of The Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SINC)
1993	Coordinator of the  TELETHON  research project "Evoked potentials and ERG in Xp-21 linked muscular dystrophies"
1991-1996	Coordinator of the Study Group on Movement Disorders of the SINC
1996-2001	Member of the Steering Committee of The SINC and elected treasurer
1999	Coordinator of the “Messina Unit” in the research project “Epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of primary adult onset dystonia” co-financed by MIUR and University of Messina
2002	Elected Secretary of the SINC
2003	Coordinator of the local research project “Study of Brainstem plasticity in cranial dystonia by evaluation of Long Term Potentiation (LTP) of Blink Reflex “in the context of a national project on “Epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of primary adult onset dystonia” co-financed by MIUR and University of Messina
2004	Coordinator of the research project “Electrophysiological evaluation of central fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: study by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation” financed by FISM
2005	Coordinator of the local research project “Homeostatic cortical plasticity in focal dystonias” in the context of a national project on “Epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of primary adult onset dystonia” co-financed by MIUR and University of Messina
2005	Coordinator of the research project "" in the context of a national project on “Genetics of primary late onset dystonia” financed by TELETHON
2006	Elected President of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology for the biennium 2008-2010
2008-2010	President of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
2011-2015	Member of the Steering committee of the Italian Society of Neurology
2011-today	Member of the editorial board of Neurological Sciences
2018	Elected Member of the Italian Board of Full Professors in Neurology

 
                               
Clinical Trial Experience
 
Prof. Girlanda has been principal investigator in several Clinical Trials (clinical phase 3 and 4)  in the therapeutic area of Multiple Sclerosis and therapy by Botulinum Toxin. Trials have been performed according ICH-GCP guidelines
 
Honors/awards
 
Prof. Girlanda  was awarded the 2017 “Premio Caruso”  by the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
 
SYNOPSIS
Prof. Girlanda is full Professor at the University of Messina (Italy) and is the Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology and Movement Disorders Unit of the University Hospital in Messina.
Main scientific interests of Prof. Girlanda concern Electromyography and Reflexology and the Electrophysiological Study of the Neuromuscular Diseases especially the Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders. He is involved in the Italian Movement Disorders Study Group and has performed researches about Focal Dystonias and Therapy of Movement Disorders by Botulinum Toxin. Prof. Girlanda has been the Secretary of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology during the period 2002-2004 and In the biennium 2008-2010 has been  President of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Prof. Girlanda has published 147full papers in international indexed journals, 24 full papers in other journals. He has communicated the results of his researches in International Congresses (98 abstracts) and in Italian Congresses (214 abstracts). He has held didactic lectures in International and National Congresses and published 8 didactic monographs.

PUBLICATIONS (full papers in international indexed journals last 5 years)
Chillemi G, Calamuneri A, Morgante F, Terranova C, Rizzo V, Girlanda P, Ghilardi MF, Quartarone A. Spatial and Temporal High Processing of Visual and Auditory Stimuli in Cervical Dystonia. Front Neurol. 2017 Mar 3;8:66. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00066. eCollection 2017. [Impact Factor: 3.552]
Defazio G, Esposito M, Abbruzzese G, Scaglione CL, Fabbrini G, Ferrazzano G, Peluso S, Pellicciari R, Gigante AF, Cossu G, Arca R, Avanzino L, Bono F, Mazza MR, Bertolasi L, Bacchin R, Eleopra R, Lettieri C, Morgante F, Altavista MC, Polidori L, Liguori R, Misceo S, Squintani G, Tinazzi M, Ceravolo R, Unti E, Magistrelli L, Coletti Moja M, Modugno N, Petracca M, Tambasco N, Cotelli MS, Aguggia M, Pisani A, Romano M, Zibetti M, Bentivoglio AR, Albanese A, Girlanda P, Berardelli A. The Italian Dystonia Registry: rationale, design and preliminary findings. Neurol Sci. 2017 May;38(5):819-825. doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-2839-3. Epub 2017 Feb 18. [Impact Factor: 1.749]
Morgante F, Naro A, Terranova C, Russo M, Rizzo V, Risitano G, Girlanda P, Quartarone A. Normal sensorimotor plasticity in complex regional pain syndrome with fixed posture of the hand. Mov Disord. 2017 Jan;32(1):149-157. doi: 10.1002/mds.26836. [Impact Factor: 6.01]
Quartarone A, Rizzo V, Terranova C, Cacciola A, Milardi D, Calamuneri A, Chillemi G, Girlanda P. Therapeutic Use of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Dystonia. Front Neurosci. 2017 Jul 25;11:423. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00423.  eCollection  2017.  Review. [Impact Factor: 3.566]
Allegra C, Girlanda P, Morgante F Treating congenital mirror movements with botulinum toxin. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice Volume 4, Issue 6  November/December 2017   Pages 895–897 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12543
Vijay P. Misra1 · Carlo Colosimo2 · David Charles3 · Tae Mo Chung4 · Pascal Maisonobe5 · Savary Om5 · On behalf of the INTEREST IN CD2 study group (Abdulnayef A; Adatepe NU; Araujo Leite MA; Badarny S; Bajenaru O; Bares M; Bejjani P; Bergmans B; Bhidayasiri R; Bozic H; Cardoso Costa FE; Carlstrom C; Castelnovo G; Chang MH; Chang YY; Coletti-Moja M; Delvaux V; Dioszhegy P; Dogu O; Duzynski W; Ehler E; Espinosa Sierra L; Fabbrini G; Ferreira J; Ferreira Valadas A; Foresti C; Girlanda P; Goh KJ; Graca Velon A; Grill S; Gurevitch T; Hadidi M; Hamimed MA; Hamri A; Harrower T; Hassin S; Hedera P; Hernandez JFJG; Hernandez Franco J; Ho B; Ho SL; Hughes A; Ilic T; Inshasi JS; Ip CW; Jamieson S; Jamora RDG; Jech R; Jeon BS; Kaminska A; Karpova M; Khasanova D; Kim JM; Kim JW; Kok CY; Korenko A; Korv J; Koussa S; Kovacs T; Kreisler A; Krystkowiak P; Kumthornthip W; Lin CH; Lopez Ruiz M; Lundin F; Lus G; Magalhaes M; Masmoudi AN; Mercelis R; Misbahuddin A; Moebius C; Mohammadi B; Nazem B; Ng K; Nurlu G; Nyberg J; Nyholm D; Ochudlo S; Otruba P; Pfister R; Pirtosek Z; Pokhabov D; Quinones Aguilar S; Quinones Canales G; Raghev S; Rickmann H; Romano M; Rosales RL; Rubanovits I, Santilli V; Schoels L; Simonetta-Moreau M; Simu MA; Sohn YH; Soulayrol S; Supe I; Svetel M; Sycha T; Tan EK; Timerbaeva S; Tokcaer AB; Trosch R; Tugnoli V; Tumas V; Van der Linden C; Vetra A; Vial C; Vidry E; Williams D; Wimalaratna S; Yiannikas C.) INTEREST IN CD2, a global patient‑centred study of long‑term cervical dystonia treatment with botulinum toxin. J Neurol. 2018 Feb;265(2):402-409. doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8698-2. Epub 2017 Dec 21.
Chillemi G, Formica C, Salatino A, Calamuneri A, Girlanda P, Morgante F, Milardi D, Terranova C, Cacciola A, Quartarone A, Ricci R. Biased Visuospatial Attention in Cervical Dystonia. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2018 Jan;24(1):22-32. [Impact Factor: 2.633]
Morgante F,  Matinella A,  Andrenelli  E, Ricciardi  L, Allegra  C, Terranova C, Girlanda P, Tinazzi M.  Pain processing in functional and idiopathic dystonia: An exploratory study. Mov Disord. 2018 May 8. doi: 10.1002/mds.27402. [Epub ahead of print] [Impact factor: 8.324]
Terranova C, Rizzo V, Morgante F, Maggio R, Calamuneri A, Chillemi G, Girlanda P, Quartarone A. Spatial Integration of Somatosensory Inputs during Sensory-Motor Plasticity Phenomena Is Normal in Focal Hand Dystonia. Neural Plast. 2018 Oct 10;2018:4135708. doi: 10.1155/2018/4135708. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30405710 Free PMC Article [Impact factor: 3.161]
 Defazio G, Albanese A, Pellicciari R, Scaglione CL, Esposito M, Morgante F, Abbruzzese G, Bentivoglio AR, Bono F, Coletti Moja M, Fabbrini G, Girlanda P, Lopiano L, Pacchetti C, Romano M, Fadda L, Berardelli A. Expert recommendations for diagnosing cervical, oromandibular, and limb dystonia. Neurol Sci. 2018 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s10072-018-3586-9. [Epub ahead of print] [Impact factor: 2.285]
Brigandì A, Rizzo V, Ziccone V, Girlanda P. Bismuth-related acute neurotoxicity as stroke mimic: a case report. Neurol Sci. 2018 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s10072-018-3634-5. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 30414052 [Impact factor: 2.285]
Defazio G, Albanese A, Pellicciari R, Scaglione CL, Esposito M, Morgante F, Abbruzzese G, Bentivoglio AR, Bono F, Coletti Moja M, Fabbrini G, Girlanda P, Lopiano L, Pacchetti C, Romano M, Fadda L, Berardelli A. Expert recommendations for diagnosing cervical, oromandibular, and limb dystonia. Neurol Sci. 2019 Jan; 40(1):89-95. Doi: 10.1007/s10072-018-3586-9. Epub 2018 Sep 29.
Reale C, Brigandì A, Gorgoglione N, Laganà A, Girlanda P. Terson's syndrome.  Pract Neurol. 2020 Apr; 20(2):163-164. Doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002326. Epub 2019 Oct 30.  PMID: 31666299
Defazio G, Fabbrini G, Erro R, Albanese A, Barone P, Zibetti M, Esposito M, Pellicciari R, Avanzino L, Bono F, Eleopra R, Bertolasi L, Altavista MC, Cotelli MS, Ceravolo R, Scaglione C, Bentivoglio AR, Cossu G, Coletti Moja M, Girlanda P, Misceo S, Pisani A, Mascia MM, Ercoli T, Tinazzi M, Maderna L, Minafra B, Magistrelli L, Romano M, Aguggia M, Tambasco N, Castagna A, Cassano D, Berardelli A; Italian Dystonia Registry Participants. Does acute peripheral trauma contribute to idiopathic adult-onset dystonia?  Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Feb; 71:40-43. Doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.01.002. Epub 2020 Jan 13.  PMID: 32007783
Defazio G, Ercoli T, Erro R, Pellicciari R, Mascia MM, Fabbrini G, Albanese A, Lalli S, Eleopra R, Barone P, Marchese R, Ceravolo R, Scaglione C, Liguori R, Esposito M, Bentivoglio AR, Bertolasi L, Altavista MC, Bono F, Pisani A, Girlanda P, Berardelli A; Italian Dystonia Registry Participants. Idiopathic Non-task-Specific Upper Limb Dystonia, a Neglected Form of Dystonia.  Mov Disord. 2020 Nov; 35(11):2038-2045. Doi: 10.1002/mds.28199. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32662572
 Berardelli A, Silani V, Barone P, Calabresi P, Girlanda P, Lopiano L, Massacesi L, Monaco S, Onofrj M, Tassorelli C, Tedeschi G. Neurology and the COVID-19 emergency.  Neurol Sci. 2020 Jun; 41(6):1343-1344. Doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04465-8.  PMID: 32430622 Free PMC article.
Tinazzi M, Erro R, Mascia MM, Esposito M, Ercoli T, Ferrazzano G, Di Biasio F, Pellicciari R, Eleopra R, Bono F, Bertolasi L, Barone P, Scaglione CLM, Pisani A, Altavista MC, Cotelli MS, Ceravolo R, Cossu G, Zibetti M, Moja MC, Girlanda P, Maderna L, Albanese A, Petracca M, Magistrelli L, Misceo S, Minafra B, Romano M, Squintani GM, Modugno N, Aguggia M, Cassano D, Castagna A, Morgante F, Berardelli A, Defazio G. Demographic and clinical determinants of neck pain in idiopathic cervical dystonia.  J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2020 Oct; 127(10):1435-1439. Doi: 10.1007/s00702-020-02245-4. Epub 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 32851476
Di Biasio F, Marchese R, Abbruzzese G, Baldi O, Esposito M, Silvestre F, Tescione G, Berardelli A, Fabbrini G, Ferrazzano G, Pellicciari R, Eleopra R, Devigili G, Bono F, Santangelo D, Bertolasi L, Altavista MC, Moschella V, Barone P, Erro R, Albanese A, Scaglione C, Liguori R, Cotelli MS, Cossu G, Ceravolo R, Coletti Moja M, Zibetti M, Pisani A, Petracca M, Tinazzi M, Maderna L, Girlanda P, Magistrelli L, Misceo S, Romano M, Minafra B, Modugno N, Aguggia M, Cassano D, Defazio G, Avanzino L. Motor and Sensory Features of Cervical Dystonia Subtypes: Data From the Italian Dystonia Registry. Front Neurol. 2020 Aug 26; 11:906. Doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00906. ECollection 2020.  PMID: 33013628 Free PMC article.
Rizzo V, Mastroeni C, Maggio R, Terranova C, Girlanda P, Siebner HR, Quartarone A. Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability. Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Oct;131(10):2402-2409. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033. Epub 2020 Aug 6. PMID: 32828043.
Fabbrini G, Conte A, Ferrazzano G, Esposito M, Albanese A, Pellicciari R, Di Biasio F, Bono F, Eleopra R, Ercoli T, Altavista MC, Berardelli A, Defazio G; Italian Dystonia Registry participants. Neuroimaging in idiopathic adult-onset focal dystonia. Neurol Sci. 2021 Jan 3. Doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-05025-w. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 33389253
Currò CT, Nicocia G, Ziccone V, Ciacciarelli A, Russo G, Toscano A, Terranova C, Girlanda P. Pimozide and pancreatic cancer in diabetic chorea: a case report. Int J Neurosci. 2021 Feb 3:1-4. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2021.1879063. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33491547.
 Turner-Stokes L,  Jacinto J,  Fheodoroff K, Brashear A, Maisonobe P, Lysandropoulos A and ASHFORD S , on behalf of the Upper Limb International Spasticity-III (ULIS-III) study group*[ Australia: Ian Baguley, Arun Aggarwal, John Olver, John Estell, Steven Faux, Edwin Luk, Katya Kotschet, Andrew Hughes, Rachael Nunan. Austria and Germany: Bernhard Haslinger, Petra Baum, Cornelia Mobius, Urban Fietzek, Chi Wang Ip. Brazil: Tae Mo Chung, Régina Helena Chueire, Carla Heloisa Cabral Moro. France: Alexis Schnitzler, Claire Delleci, Anne-Laure Ferrapie, Marie-Eve Isner-Horobeti, Dominic Perennou. Hong Kong: Ching Man Leung. Italy: Michela Cosma, Carlo Caltagirone, Manuela Diverio, Paolo Girlanda, Giancarlo Ianeri, Marzia Millevolte, Franco Molteni. Mexico: Jorge Hernandez Franco, Juan Francisco Gomez Hernandez, Sandra Quinones Aguilar, Laura Patricia De La Lanza Andrade. Philippines: Raymond Rosales, Jeanne Flordelis. Poland: Dariusz Koziorowski, Anna Potulska, Monika Rudzinska. Portugal: Eduarda Afonso, Ana Rolo Duarte. Russia: Svetlana Khatkova, Alexey Korenko; Dina Khasanova; Dmitry Okhabov; Elena Arefyeva; Denis Karpov; Andrey Korolev. Taiwan: Yi-Chung Lee, Sen-Wei Tsai. USA: Jessica Tate, Thomas L. Davis, Cynthia Marciniak, Atul Patel.] Assessing the effectiveness of upper-limb spasticity management using a structured approach to goal-setting and outcome measurement: first cycle results from the ULIS-III study. Rehabil Med 2021; 53: jrm00133 doi: 10.2340/16501977-2770. [Impact Factor: 2.236]