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Domenico Tortora

Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Neuroradiology Unit
Verified email at gaslini.org
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Structural brain abnormalities in the common epilepsies assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study

…, M Severino, RH Thomas, M Tondelli, D Tortora… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Progressive functional decline in the epilepsies is largely unexplained. We formed the
ENIGMA-Epilepsy consortium to understand factors that influence brain measures in epilepsy, …

Definitions and classification of malformations of cortical development: practical guidelines

M Severino, AF Geraldo, N Utz, D Tortora, I Pogledic… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Malformations of cortical development are a group of rare disorders commonly manifesting
with developmental delay, cerebral palsy or seizures. The neurological outcome is extremely …

Network-based atrophy modeling in the common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study

…, O Devinsky, M Severino, P Striano, D Tortora… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Epilepsy is increasingly conceptualized as a network disorder. In this cross-sectional mega-analysis,
we integrated neuroimaging and connectome analysis to identify network …

White matter abnormalities across different epilepsy syndromes in adults: an ENIGMA-Epilepsy study

…, P Striano, PN Taylor, RH Thomas, D Tortora… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The epilepsies are commonly accompanied by widespread abnormalities in cerebral white
matter. ENIGMA-Epilepsy is a large quantitative brain imaging consortium, aggregating data …

Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study

…, S González-Ortiz, M Severino, P Striano, D Tortora… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
One outstanding challenge for machine learning in diagnostic biomedical imaging is algorithm
interpretability. A key application is the identification of subtle epileptogenic focal cortical …

[HTML][HTML] Structural network alterations in focal and generalized epilepsy assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study follow axes of epilepsy risk gene expression

…, O Devinsky, M Severino, P Striano, D Tortora… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Epilepsy is associated with genetic risk factors and cortico-subcortical network alterations, but
associations between neurobiological mechanisms and macroscale connectomics remain …

COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence

V Zanardo, D Tortora, A Sandri, L Severino… - diabetes research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim Although an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been noted in
women exposed to stressful conditions and traumatic events, limited information is available …

Data-driven grading of brain gliomas: a multiparametric MR imaging study

M Caulo, V Panara, D Tortora, PA Mattei, C Briganti… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To grade brain gliomas by using a data-driven analysis of multiparametric magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging, taking into account the heterogeneity of the lesions at MR …

Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study

…, S González‐Ortiz, M Severino, P Striano, D Tortora… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Drug‐resistant focal epilepsy is often caused by focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs).
The distribution of these lesions across the cerebral cortex and the impact of lesion location …

Infant feeding initiation practices in the context of COVID-19 lockdown

V Zanardo, D Tortora, P Guerrini, G Garani… - Early Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Limited information is available regarding barriers to breastfeeding during the
COVID-19 lockdown. Study design This study was designed as a non-concurrent case-control …