Luca Spinardi
University of Bologna
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European Neurology | 2015
Maria Guarino; Francesca Rondelli; E. Favaretto; Andrea Stracciari; M. Filippini; Rita Rinaldi; I. Zele; M. Sartori; G. Faggioli; Susanna Mondini; Andrea Donti; Enrico Strocchi; D. Degli Esposti; Antonio Muscari; Maddalena Veronesi; Sergio D'Addato; Luca Spinardi; Luca Faccioli; M. Pastore Trossello; Fabio Cirignotta
Background: Rapid management can reduce the short stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack (TIA), but the long-term effect is still little known. We evaluated 3-year vascular outcomes in patients with TIA after urgent care. Methods: We prospectively enrolled all consecutive patients with TIA diagnosed by a vascular neurologist and referred to our emergency department (ED). Expedited assessment and best secondary prevention was within 24 h. Endpoints were stroke within 90 days, and stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death at 12, 24 and 36 months. Results: Between August 2010 and July 2013, we evaluated 686 patients with suspected TIA; 433 (63%) patients had confirmed TIA. Stroke at 90 days was 2.07% (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.1-3.9) compared with the ABCD2-predicted risk of 9.1%. The long-term stroke risk was 2.6% (95% CI, 1.1-4.2), 3.7% (95% CI, 1.6-5.9) and 4.4% (95% CI, 1.9-6.8) at 12, 24 and 36 months, respectively. The composite outcome of stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death was 3.5% (95% CI, 1.7-5.1), 4.9% (95% CI, 2.5-7.4), and 5.6% (95% CI, 2.8-8.3) at 12, 24, and 36 months, respectively. Conclusions: TIA expedited management driven by vascular neurologists was associated with a marked reduction in the expected early stroke risk and low long-term risk of stroke and other vascular events.
Tumori | 2016
Francesca Garuti; Vittoria Camelli; Luca Spinardi; Laura Bucci; Franco Trevisani
Introduction Sorafenib is an oral multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is currently the only evidence-based treatment recommended for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. We report a case of osteonecrosis of the jaw that occurred during sorafenib therapy in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma not treated with bisphosphonates or other antiangiogenic drugs. Methods A systematic search in PubMed yielded some cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients treated with antiangiogenic agents, alone or in combination with bisphosphonates, for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The only case of osteonecrosis observed during sorafenib therapy not combined with other predisposing agents was described by Guillet et al. Results A 74-year-old man diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma ensuing in hepatitis C virus infection, who was treated with sorafenib at a daily dose of 400 mg, developed osteonecrosis of the right mandibular body. The lesion was documented by a dental CT scan and surgical evaluation did not lead to an indication for curettage treatment. Sorafenib was discontinued because of the radiological and laboratory features of hepatocellular carcinoma progression and the high risk of jaw fracture. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first description of osteonecrosis of the jaw detected in a cirrhotic patient on sorafenib therapy not combined with bisphosphonates.
Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2016
Antonio Muscari; Luca Faccioli; Marco Ghinelli; Chiara Napoli; Enrico Pirazzoli; Giovanni M. Puddu; Luca Spinardi; Marco Pastore Trossello; Marco Zoli
Hypertension is the main risk factor for both white matter lesions (WMLs) and stroke, but many stroke patients do not have WMLs. To find specific determinants of WMLs, the authors assessed 321 ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who had undergone echocardiography. The patients with WMLs (n=160) were more often hypertensive and had a higher systolic blood pressure than the patients without WMLs. However, in a multivariate analysis, only the following variables remained associated with WMLs: (1) age: odds ratio [OR], 1.08 per year (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06–1.11); (2) left ventricular relative wall thickness (RWT) ≥0.52: OR, 2.78 (95% CI, 1.59–4.88); (3) lacunar strokes: OR, 4.15 (95% CI, 1.83–9.44); (4) hemorrhagic strokes: OR, 5.36 (95% CI, 1.57–18.39); and (5) female: OR, 1.91 (95% CI, 1.12–3.27). Thus, the main modifiable risk factor for WMLs was RWT, which proved to be an even stronger risk factor than hypertension. This suggests that RWT might be a useful target in the treatment of hypertension to counteract the appearance of WMLs.
Respiration | 2018
Eugenio Cosentino; Daniela Degli Esposti; Rinaldo Miceli; Crescenzio Bentivenga; Matteo Landolfo; Ilaria Ricci Iamino; Luca Spinardi; Gianluigi Magri; Claudio Borghi
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is associated with a high economic burden. Heart failure shares some general symptoms with COPD; thus, diagnosing COPD is difficult in subjects with a history of heart failure, and spirometry is mandatory for confirmation. Moreover, COPD is a highly prevalent comorbidity negatively impacting the outcome of heart failure patients. We document here the treatment with indacaterol/glycopyrronium in 2 patients with concomitant COPD and heart failure. Overall, the combination of indacaterol and glycopyrronium resulted in a reciprocal potentiation with a maximal bronchodilatory effect.
Mycoses | 2018
Ilaria Rizzello; Fausto Castagnetti; Pier Giorgio Toschi; Patrizia Bertaccini; Laura Primavera; Michela Paolucci; Luca Faccioli; Luca Spinardi; Russell E. Lewis; Michele Cavo; Marta Stanzani
Fusarium spp. are an uncommon cause of fungaemia in immunocompromised and neutropenic patients that may hematogenously disseminate to the eyes. Herein, we describe a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and a prior history of extensive corticosteroid exposure who developed disseminated Fusarium solani infection following chemotherapy despite posaconazole prophylaxis. She was successfully treated with combination liposomal amphotericin B and voriconazole, intraocular injections of voriconazole, topical amphotericin B and bilateral vitrectomy. We also review published literature describing the management of endogenous Fusarium endophthalmitis in immunocompromised hosts.
Oncology | 2018
Giorgio Frega; Ingrid Garajová; Andrea Palloni; Maria Aurelia Barbera; Marco Trossello Pastore; Luca Faccioli; Luca Spinardi; Stefania De Lorenzo; Marta Cubelli; Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo; Guido Biasco; Giovanni Brandi
Objective: Brain metastases (BMs) from biliary tract cancer (BTC) are extremely rare. The aim of our study was to report the incidence of BMs in patients with BTC. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a series of 450 patients with BTC. Presence of brain lesions was investigated only when symptoms were evident. Cumulative incidence, median overall survival (OS) from detection of BMs, median OS from cancer diagnosis, and median time from cancer diagnosis to detection of BMs were evaluated. Results: In our series, 6 patients developed BMs with an incidence of about 1.4%. Median OS from detection of BMs and from cancer diagnosis was, respectively, 3.7 (0.9-17.8) and 23 (9.9-57.6) months. Median time between cancer diagnosis and detection of BMs was 13.6 (7.3-52.8) months. Moreover, we observed a significant association between BMs and bone metastases (particularly vertebral lesions). Discussion: Despite the retrospective design, this is the first study evaluating the incidence of BMs among patients with BTC in Western countries. BMs from BTC remain atypical, although their incidence is probably a little higher than previously assumed. Patients with BMs had poor prognosis. Unpredictably, bone involvement occurred in 5 out of 6 patients.
Interventional Neuroradiology | 2017
Andrea Donti; Luca Spinardi; Roberto Formigari; Maria Elisabetta Mariucci; Gabriele Egidy Assenza; Marco Pastore Trossello; Marco Bonvicini
Vascular events in patients with coarctation of the aorta have been extensively reported and account for the majority of morbidity and mortality in untreated patients. The exact mechanism for this association is not completely understood and may include acquired anomalies or congenital abnormalities of intracranial vessel. Here we report a case of intracranial internal carotid artery dissection with subsequent formation of acquired large carotid aneurysm in a child with severe systemic hypertension and coarctation of the aorta. Endovascular aneurysm exclusion was pursued and it was able to control this potentially lethal complication. This case supports the notion of acquired nature of intracranial vessel abnormalities and underscores the clinical role of interventional neuroradiology in a subset of patients with congenital heart disease.
Radiology Case Reports | 2016
Federico Sacchetti; Silvia Stagni; Luca Spinardi; Luigi Raumer; Nicola Dentale; Luigi Cirillo
We report the uncommon case of an acute cavernous sinus syndrome in a patient who was consequently discovered to have both a cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm and bacterial meningitis. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Which of the two, the aneurysm or the meningitis, gave rise to the patient’s symptoms? We briefly reviewed the literature of similar cases and tried to analyze the possible pathophysiological relationship between these findings. Moreover, this case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary management of these patients to better decide between a medical and a surgical and/or endovascular treatment.
Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | 2016
Antonio Muscari; Camilla Conte; Daniela Degli Esposti; Luca Faccioli; Roberta Falcone; Besar Kolce; Lisa Marabini; Giovanni M. Puddu; Martina Rosticci; Luca Spinardi; Maddalena Veronesi; Claudio Borghi; Marco Zoli
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was the detection of risk factors for lacunar strokes with visible lesions on computed tomography (CT) scan, considering in particular clinical characteristics, echocardiographic parameters, and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV, a marker of large-artery stiffness). Lacunar strokes with very small or nonvisible lesions may have different risk factors. METHODS We examined 106 patients (mean age 66.9 ± 12.3 years, 60 men), including 55 patients with clinically lacunar stroke associated with deep ischemic lesions of .3-1.5 cm on brain CT scan, and 51 control patients with cortical ischemic stroke, with lesions of 2.5-10.0 cm. RESULTS In multiple logistic regression, with respect to cortical strokes, the following variables were independently associated with lacunar strokes: tricuspid regurgitation velocity (inverse relationship, odds ratio [OR] .13, 95% confidence interval [CI] .04-.43, P = .0007, cutoff at 228 cm/s), mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) (OR 3.98, 95% CI 2.78-7.79, P = .008, cutoff at 145 mmHg), ever-smoker status (OR 2.68, 95% CI 1.06-6.80, P = .04), and atrial fibrillation (inverse relationship, OR .11, 95% CI .01-1.00, P = .0496). In univariate analysis, the patients with lacunar stroke also had a lower prevalence of mitral regurgitation. There were no differences between the 2 groups in relation to diabetes, cholesterol, left ventricular mass and dimensions, and PWV. CONCLUSIONS The patients with lacunar strokes with visible cerebral lesions on CT scan, compared with the patients with cortical infarct, had a lower tricuspid regurgitation velocity, a higher mean SBP, a greater prevalence of ever-smokers, and a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation.
Pediatric Neurology | 2014
Raffaella Vergaro; Duccio Maria Cordelli; Angela Miniaci; Davide Tassinari; Luca Spinardi; Andrea Pession; Emilio Franzoni
BACKGROUND Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by ocular, auditory and neurological manifestations (headache, meningismus and/or aspeptic meningoencephalitis). PATIENT We describe a 12-year-old African boy with bilateral uveitis who presented with acute unilateral hearing loss and neurological symptoms such as left-sided dyskinesias, unsteady gait and throbbing headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed ischemic lesions of the right basal ganglia in the territory of lenticulostriate and thalamic arteries. He improved after treatment with intravenous and oral steroids. CONCLUSION Cerebral ischemic episodes should be included in the possible neurological manifestations of VKH.