Research in Neuroscience

Research in Neuroscience is a peer-reviewed journal aims to advance our understanding of the nervous system in health and disease, thereby improving the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. It presents novel results that can be of interest to a broad spectrum of neuroscientists and that were generated by experiments guided by clearly defined aims or hypotheses.


Maria Liguori

Editorial Board Member of Research in Neuroscience

Research Scientist, Institute of Biomedical Technologies,Department of Biomedicine,National Research Council of Italy, Italy

Research Areas

Clinical Neurology, Neurogenetics, Neuroimaging, Neurosciences, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases

Education

2001PhD in NeuropthalmologyFaculty of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy
1994NeurologistFaculty of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy
1990MDFaculty of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy

Experience

2008-2010Neuroimaging, Center for Neurological Imaging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA
2001Neurogenetics and Neurology, Neurology Unit, University of Cambridge-UK
1999Neurogenetics and Neurology, Brain Repair Center, Univeristy of Cambridge-UK

Academic Achievement

1995, National Research Council, Italy (Fellowship)
1996, Italian Federation of Multiple Sclerosis (Fellowship)
2000, Faculty of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy (Fellowship)
2001, du’Pre International Grant for Multiple Sclerosis

Membership

1984-present, member of the Italian Society of Neurology

Publications: Journals

[1]  Presenilin enhancer-2 gene: Identification of a novel promoter mutation in a patient with early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease. Authors: Virginia Andreoli, Francesca Trecroci, Antonella La Russa, Rita Cittadella, Maria Liguori, Patrizia Spadafora, Manuela Caracciolo, Gemma Di Palma, Carmela Colica, Antonio Gambardella, Aldo Quattrone. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 11/2011; 7(6):574-8.
[2]  Mobility decline in the elderly relates to lesion accrual in the splenium of the corpus callosum. Authors: Nicola Moscufo, Leslie Wolfson, Dominik Meier, Maria Liguori, Peter G Hildenbrand, Dorothy Wakefield, Julia A Schmidt, Godfrey D Pearlson, Charles R G Guttmann. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 04/2011.
[3]  One year activity on subtraction MRI predicts subsequent 4 year activity and progression in multiple sclerosis. Authors: Maria Liguori, Dominik S Meier, Peter Hildenbrand, Brian C Healy, Tanuja Chitnis, Natalie F Baruch, Samia J Khoury, Howard L Weiner, Rohit Bakshi, Frederik Barkhof, Charles R G Guttmann. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 03/2011.
[4]  NOS2A as a candidate gene in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A haplotype study using selected subsets of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Authors: Ida Manna, Maria Liguori, Paola Valentino, Luana Vena, Francesca Condino, Rita Nisticò, Gemma Di Palma, Aldo Quattrone, Antonio Gambardella. Journal of the neurological sciences. 03/2011.
[5]  Identification and Clinical Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Cortical Lesions as Assessed by Routine 3T MR Imaging. Authors: A Mike, B I Glanz, P Hildenbrand, D Meier, K Bolden, M Liguori, E Dell'oglio, B C Healy, R Bakshi, C R G Guttmann. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology. 02/2011.
[6]  HLA (A-B-C and -DRB1) alleles and brain MRI changes in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study. Authors: M Liguori, B C Healy, B I Glanz, S J Khoury, N Moscufo, H L Weiner, P L De Jager, C R Guttmann. Genes and immunity. 12/2010.
[7]  HLA B*44: Protective effects in MS susceptibility and MRI outcome measures. Authors: B C Healy, M Liguori, D Tran, T Chitnis, B Glanz, C Wolfish, S Gauthier, G Buckle, M Houtchens, L Stazzone, S Khoury, R Hartzmann, M Fernandez-Vina, D A Hafler, H L Weiner, C R G Guttmann, P L De Jager. Neurology. 08/2010; 75(7):634-40.
[8]  Disease modeling in multiple sclerosis: Assessment and quantification of sources of variability in Brain Parenchymal Fraction measurements. Authors: Mehul P Sampat, Brian C Healy, Dominik S Meier, Elisa Dell'oglio, Maria Liguori, Charles R G Guttmann. NeuroImage. 03/2010.
[9]  A putative Alzheimer's disease risk allele in PCK1 influences brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis. Authors: Zongqi Xia, Lori B Chibnik, Bonnie I Glanz, Maria Liguori, Joshua M Shulman, Dong Tran, Samia J Khoury, Tanuja Chitnis, Todd Holyoak, Howard L Weiner, Charles R G Guttmann, Philip L De Jager. PloS one. 01/2010; 5(11):e14169.
[10]  Mutation analysis of the SPG4 gene in Italian patients with pure and complicated forms of spastic paraplegia. Authors: Angela Magariello, Maria Muglia, Alessandra Patitucci, Carmine Ungaro, Rosalucia Mazzei, Anna Lia Gabriele, Teresa Sprovieri, Luigi Citrigno, Francesca Luisa Conforti, Maria Liguori, Antonio Gambardella, Francesco Bono, Tommaso Piccoli, Francesco Patti, Mario Zappia, Michelangelo Mancuso, Franco Iemolo, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of the neurological sciences. 10/2009.
[11]  The effects of BDNF Val(66)Met polymorphism on brain function in controls and patients with multiple sclerosis: An imaging genetic study. Authors: Antonio Cerasa, Enrico Tongiorgi, Francesco Fera, Maria C Gioia, Paola Valentino, Maria Liguori, Ida Manna, Giancarlo Zito, Luca Passamonti, Rita Nisticò, Aldo Quattrone. Behavioural brain research. 10/2009.
[12]  Neurofunctional correlates of personality traits in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: An fMRI study. Authors: Maria C Gioia, Antonio Cerasa, Paola Valentino, Francesco Fera, Rita Nisticò, Maria Liguori, Pierluigi Lanza, Aldo Quattrone. Brain and cognition. 09/2009.
[13]  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and risk for primary adult-onset cranial-cervical dystonia. Authors: D Martino, M Muglia, G Abbruzzese, A Berardelli, P Girlanda, M Liguori, P Livrea, A Quattrone, F Roselli, T Sprovieri, E M Valente, G Defazio. European journal of neurology : the official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies. 05/2009.
[14]  Neurobiological mechanisms underlying emotional processing in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Authors: Luca Passamonti, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Liguori, Maria Cecilia Gioia, Paola Valentino, Rita Nisticò, Aldo Quattrone, Francesco Fera. Brain : a journal of neurology. 05/2009.
[15]  Conventional MRI and notch3 gene screening in sporadic CADASIL. Authors: M Liguori, R Mazzei, C Ungaro, I L Simone, A Gambardella, I Plasmati, F Fera, U Aguglia, P Lanza, F Bono, L Chiumarulo, F L Conforti, D Consoli, A Quattrone. Neurology. 01/2009.
[16]  A longitudinal observation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor mRNA levels in patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. Authors: Maria Liguori, Francesco Fera, Alessandra Patitucci, Ida Manna, Francesca Condino, Paola Valentino, Pierangela Telarico, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Cecilia Gioia, Gemma di Palma, Aldo Quattrone. Brain research. 12/2008.
[17]  CADASIL: Extended polymorphisms and mutational analysis of the NOTCH3 gene. Authors: C Ungaro, R Mazzei, F L Conforti, T Sprovieri, P Servillo, M Liguori, L Citrigno, A L Gabriele, A Magariello, A Patitucci, M Muglia, A Quattrone. Journal of neuroscience research. 12/2008.
[18]  Anti-GM1 antibodies are not associated with cerebral atrophy in patients with multiple sclerosis. Authors: P Valentino, A Labate, R Nisticò, D Pirritano, A Cerasa, M Liguori, L Bastone, L Crescibene, A Quattrone. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 11/2008.
[19]  Genetic screening for familial amyloid polyneuropathy in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Authors: Paola Valentino, Domenico Pirritano, Francesco Bono, Aldo Quattrone, Maria Muglia, Rita Nisticò, Maria Liguori, Luigi Citrigno, Aldo Quattrone, Umberto Aguglia, Umberto Aguglia, Damiano Branca. Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS. 07/2008; 13(2):151-2.
[20]  Gene symbol: NOTCH3. Disease: CADASIL. Authors: Carmine Ungaro, Teresa Sprovieri, Francesca Luisa Conforti, Domenico Consoli, Luigi Citrigno, Maria Liguori, Aldo Quattrone, Rosalucia Mazzei. Human genetics. 06/2008; 123(5):554.
[21]  Impact of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val(108/158) Met genotype on hippocampal and prefrontal gray matter volume. Authors: Antonio Cerasa, Maria C Gioia, Angelo Labate, Maria Liguori, Pierluigi Lanza, Aldo Quattrone. Neuroreport. 04/2008; 19(4):405-8.
[22]  OPA1 mutations induce mitochondrial DNA instability and optic atrophy 'plus' phenotypes. Authors: Patrizia Amati-Bonneau, Maria Lucia Valentino, Pascal Reynier, Maria Esther Gallardo, Belén Bornstein, Anne Boissière, Yolanda Campos, Henry Rivera, Jesús González de la Aleja, Rosanna Carroccia [......] Bernd Wissinger, Christophe Verny, Robert Schwarzenbacher, Miguel Angel Martín, Joaquín Arenas, Carmen Ayuso, Rafael Garesse, Guy Lenaers, Dominique Bonneau, Valerio Carelli. Brain : a journal of neurology. 03/2008; 131(Pt 2):338-51.
[23]  Ventro-lateral prefrontal activity during working memory is modulated by MAO A genetic variation. Authors: Antonio Cerasa, Maria C Gioia, Francesco Fera, Luca Passamonti, Maria Liguori, Pierluigi Lanza, Maria Muglia, Angela Magariello, Aldo Quattrone. Brain research. 03/2008; 1201:114-21.
[24]  Preliminary evidences of a NOS2A protective effect from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Authors: Ida Manna, Maria Liguori, Paola Valentino, Francesca Condino, Antonella La Russa, Alessandra Clodomiro, Rita Nisticò, Gemma Di Palma, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of the neurological sciences. 02/2008; 264(1-2):112-7.
[25]  A phenotypic variation of dominant optic atrophy and deafness (ADOAD) due to a novel OPA1 mutation. Authors: Maria Liguori, Antonella La Russa, Ida Manna, Virginia Andreoli, Manuela Caracciolo, Patrizia Spadafora, Rita Cittadella, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of neurology. 02/2008; 255(1):127-9.
[26]  Gene dosage influences the age at onset of SCA2 in a family from southern Italy. Authors: P Spadafora, G Annesi, M Liguori, P Tarantino, N Cutuli, S Carrideo, I C Cirò Candiano, E V De Marco, D Civitelli, F Annesi, S Giuffrida, A Quattrone. Clinical genetics. 11/2007; 72(4):381-3.
[27]  Fas antigen and sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Southern Italy: evaluation of two polymorphisms in the TNFRSF6 gene. Authors: Virginia Andreoli, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Nelide Romeo, Francesca Condino, Antonella La Russa, Maria Liguori, Ida Manna, Patrizia Spadafora, Aldo Quattrone, Rita Cittadella. Neurochemical research. 10/2007; 32(9):1445-9.
[28]  The role of VLA4 polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: an association study. Authors: V Andreoli, R Cittadella, P Valentino, F Condino, A La Russa, M Liguori, I Manna, P Spadafora, R Nisticò, D Pirritano, A Clodomiro, A Quattrone. Journal of neuroimmunology. 10/2007; 189(1-2):125-8.
[29]  Impact of individual cognitive profile on visuo-motor reorganization in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Authors: Maria Cecilia Gioia, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Liguori, Luca Passamonti, Francesca Condino, Loredana Vercillo, Paola Valentino, Alessandra Clodomiro, Aldo Quattrone, Francesco Fera. Brain research. 10/2007; 1167:71-9.
[30]  Gene symbol: NOTCH3. Authors: R Mazzei, F L Conforti, C Ungaro, M Liguori, T Sprovieri, A Patitucci, A Magariello, A L Gabriele, M Muglia, A Quattrone. Human genetics. 05/2007; 121(2):296.
[31]  Investigating the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Authors: M Liguori, F Fera, M C Gioia, P Valentino, I Manna, F Condino, A Cerasa, A La Russa, A Clodomiro, A Paolillo, R Nisticò, L Vercillo, R Cittadella, A Quattrone. Genes, brain, and behavior. 04/2007; 6(2):177-83.
[32]  Linkage disequilibrium screening for multiple sclerosis implicates JAG1 and POU2AF1 as susceptibility genes in Europeans. Authors: The Games Collaborative Group, Maria Ban, David Booth, Robert Heard, Graeme Stewart, An Goris, Koen Vandenbroeck, Bénédicte Dubois, Mikko Laaksonen, Jorma Ilonen [......] Anne Spurkland, Robert Goertsches, Pablo Villoslada, Mefkure Eraksoy, Anke Hensiek, Alastair Compston, Efrosini Setakis, Julia Gray, Tai Wai Yeo, Stephen Sawcer. Journal of neuroimmunology. 11/2006; 179(1-2):108-16.
[33]  Adaptive cortical changes and the functional correlates of visuo-motor integration in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Authors: Antonio Cerasa, Francesco Fera, Maria Cecilia Gioia, Maria Liguori, Luca Passamonti, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Loredana Vercillo, Andrea Paolillo, Alessandra Clodomiro, Paola Valentino, Aldo Quattrone. Brain research bulletin. 06/2006; 69(6):597-605.
[34]  Genetic variation in the myeloperoxidase gene and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. Authors: I Manna, P Valentino, A La Russa, F Condino, R Nisticò, M Liguori, A Clodomiro, V Andreoli, D Pirritano, R Cittadella, A Quattrone. Journal of negative results in biomedicine. 02/2006; 5:3.
[35]  Osteopontin gene haplotypes correlate with multiple sclerosis development and progression. Authors: Annalisa Chiocchetti, Cristoforo Comi, Manuela Indelicato, Luca Castelli, Riccardo Mesturini, Thea Bensi, Maria C Mazzarino, Mara Giordano, Sandra D'Alfonso, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Maria Liguori, Marino Zorzon, Antonio Amoroso, Maria Trojano, Francesco Monaco, Maurizio Leone, Corrado Magnani, Umberto Dianzani. Journal of neuroimmunology. 07/2005; 163(1-2):172-8.
[36]  Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score: using disability and disease duration to rate disease severity. Authors: R H S R Roxburgh, S R Seaman, T Masterman, A E Hensiek, S J Sawcer, S Vukusic, I Achiti, C Confavreux, M Coustans, E le Page [......] H Butzkueven, T Kilpatrick, M P Mycko, K W Selmaj, M E Rio, M Sá, G Salemi, G Savettieri, J Hillert, D A S Compston. Neurology. 05/2005; 64(7):1144-51.
[37]  Gender-related effect of clinical and genetic variables on the cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. Authors: Giovanni Savettieri, Demetrio Messina, Virginia Andreoli, Simona Bonavita, Carlo Caltagirone, Rita Cittadella, Deborah Farina, Maria Carolina Fazio, Paolo Girlanda, Francesco Le Pira, Maria Liguori, Alessandra Lugaresi, Ugo Nocentini, Arturo Reggio, Giuseppe Salemi, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Maria Trojano, Paola Valentino, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of neurology. 11/2004; 251(10):1208-14.
[38]  A novel mutation (Thr116Ile) in the presenilin 1 gene in a patient with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Authors: V La Bella, M Liguori, R Cittadella, N Settipani, T Piccoli, I Manna, A Quattrone, F Piccoli. European journal of neurology : the official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies. 09/2004; 11(8):521-4.
[39]  HLA-multiple sclerosis association in continental Italy and correlation with disease prevalence in Europe. Authors: Clara Ballerini, Franca R Guerini, Giovanni Rombolà, Eleonora Rosati, Luca Massacesi, Pasquale Ferrante, Domenico Caputo, Lorenzo Figà Talamanca, Paola Naldi, Maria Liguori, Mehdi Alizadeh, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Sandra D'Alfonso. Journal of neuroimmunology. 05/2004; 150(1-2):178-85.
[40]  Association between Synapsin III gene promoter polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis. Authors: Maria Liguori, Rita Cittadella, Ida Manna, Paola Valentino, Antonella La Russa, Paolo Serra, Maria Trojano, Demetrio Messina, Francesca Ruscica, Virginia Andreoli, Nelide Romeo, Paolo Livrea, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of neurology. 02/2004; 251(2):165-70.
[41]  A whole genome screen for linkage disequilibrium in multiple sclerosis performed in a continental Italian population. Authors: Maria Liguori, Stephen Sawcer, Efrosini Setakis, Alastair Compston, Mara Giordano, Sandra D'Alfonso, Marta Mellai, Giulia Malferrari, Maria Trojano, Paolo Livrea [......] Clara Milanese, Cinzia Gellera, La Mantia Loredana, Giovanni Savettieri, Giuseppe Salemi, Paolo Aridon, Domenico Caputo, Franca Rosa Guerini, Pasquale Ferrante, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi. Journal of neuroimmunology. 11/2003; 143(1-2):97-100.
[42]  Interferon beta in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: an independent postmarketing study in southern Italy. Authors: Maria Trojano, Maria Liguori, Damiano Paolicelli, Giovanni Bosco Zimatore, Francesca De Robertis, Carlo Avolio, Fabrizio Giuliani, Aurora Fuiani, Paolo Livrea. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 11/2003; 9(5):451-7.
[43]  Apolipoprotein E genotype does not influence the progression of multiple sclerosis. Authors: Giovanni Savettieri, Virginia Andreoli, Simona Bonavita, Rita Cittadella, Carlo Caltagirone, Maria Carolina Fazio, Paolo Girlanda, Francesco Le Pira, Maria Liguori, Giancarlo Logroscino, Alessandra Lugaresi, Ugo Nocentini, Arturo Reggio, Giuseppe Salemi, Paolo Serra, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Lucia Toma, Maria Trojano, Paola Valentino, Aldo Quattrone. Journal of neurology. 10/2003; 250(9):1094-8.
[44]  CD45 and multiple sclerosis: the exon 4 C77G polymorphism (additional studies and meta-analysis) and new markers. Authors: Macarena Gomez-Lira, Maria Liguori, Corrado Magnani, Deborah Bonamini, Alessandro Salviati, Maurizio Leone, Virginia Andreoli, Maria Trojano, Paola Valentino, Giovanni Savettieri, Aldo Quattrone, Pier Franco Pignatti, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Mara Giordano. Journal of neuroimmunology. 08/2003; 140(1-2):216-21.
[45]  Prolactin and prolactin receptor gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Authors: Marta Mellai, Mara Giordano, Sandra D'Alfonso, Maurizio Marchini, Raffaella Scorza, Maria Giovanna Danieli, Maurizio Leone, Isabella Ferro, Maria Liguori, Maria Trojano, Clara Ballerini, Luca Massacesi, Stefania Cannoni, Roberto Bomprezzi, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi. Human immunology. 03/2003; 64(2):274-84.
[46]  Course and prognosis in early-onset MS: comparison with adult-onset forms. Authors: I L Simone, D Carrara, C Tortorella, M Liguori, V Lepore, F Pellegrini, A Bellacosa, A Ceccarelli, I Pavone, P Livrea. Neurology. 12/2002; 59(12):1922-8.
[47]  Age-related disability in multiple sclerosis. Authors: Maria Trojano, Maria Liguori, Giovanni Bosco Zimatore, Roberto Bugarini, Carlo Avolio, Damiano Paolicelli, Fabrizio Giuliani, Francesca De Robertis, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Paolo Livrea. Annals of neurology. 05/2002; 51(4):475-80.
[48]  Identification of single nucleotide variations in the coding and regulatory regions of the myelin-associated glycoprotein gene and study of their association with multiple sclerosis. Authors: Sandra D'Alfonso, Marta Mellai, Mara Giordano, Alessandro Pastore, Giulia Malferrari, Paola Naldi, Anna Repice, Maria Liguori, Stefania Cannoni, Clara Milanese, Domenico Caputo, Giovanni Savettieri, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi. Journal of neuroimmunology. 05/2002; 126(1-2):196-204.
[49]  Prospective study of multiple sclerosis with early onset. Authors: A Ghezzi, C Pozzilli, M Liguori, M G Marrosu, N Milani, C Milanese, I Simone, M Zaffaroni. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 04/2002; 8(2):115-8.
[50]  Axonal damage in multiple sclerosis plaques: a combined magnetic resonance imaging and 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Authors: I L Simone, C Tortorella, F Federico, M Liguori, V Lucivero, P Giannini, D Carrara, A Bellacosa, P Livrea. Journal of the neurological sciences. 02/2001; 182(2):143-50.
[51]  An attempt of identifying MS-associated loci as a follow-up of a genomic linkage study in the Italian population. Authors: S D'Alfonso, L Nisticò, D Bocchio, R Bomprezzi, M G Marrosu, M R Murru, M Lai, L Massacesi, C Ballerini, A Repice, M Salvetti, C Montesperelli, G Ristori, M Trojano, M Liguori, D Gambi, A Quattrone, R Tosi, P Momigliano-Richiardi. Journal of neurovirology. 06/2000; 6 Suppl 2:S18-22.
[52]  Age at onset in multiple sclerosis. Authors: M Liguori, M G Marrosu, M Pugliatti, F Giuliani, F De Robertis, E Cocco, G B Zimatore, P Livrea, M Trojano. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology. 01/2000; 21(4 Suppl 2):S825-9.
[53]  Changes of serum sICAM-1 and MMP-9 induced by rIFNbeta-1b treatment in relapsing-remitting MS. Authors: M Trojano, C Avolio, G M Liuzzi, M Ruggieri, G Defazio, M Liguori, M P Santacroce, D Paolicelli, F Giuliani, P Riccio, P Livrea. Neurology. 11/1999; 53(7):1402-8.
[54]  Linkage analysis of multiple sclerosis with candidate region markers in Sardinian and Continental Italian families. Authors: S D'Alfonso, L Nisticò, P Zavattari, M G Marrosu, R Murru, M Lai, L Massacesi, C Ballerini, D Gestri, M Salvetti, G Ristori, R Bomprezzi, M Trojano, M Liguori, D Gambi, A Quattrone, D Fruci, F Cucca, P M Richiardi, R Tosi. European journal of human genetics : EJHG. 05/1999; 7(3):377-85.
[55]  Comparison of clinical and demographic features between affected pairs of Italian multiple sclerosis multiplex families; relation to tumour necrosis factor genomic polymorphisms. Authors: M Trojano, M Liguori, F De Robertis, A Stella, G Guanti, C Avolio, P Livrea. Journal of the neurological sciences. 01/1999; 162(2):194-200.
[56]  Multiple sclerosis in childhood: clinical features of 149 cases. Authors: A Ghezzi, V Deplano, J Faroni, M G Grasso, M Liguori, G Marrosu, C Pozzilli, I L Simone, M Zaffaroni. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 02/1997; 3(1):43-6.
[57]  High resolution proton MR spectroscopy of cerebrospinal fluid in MS patients. Comparison with biochemical changes in demyelinating plaques. Authors: I L Simone, F Federico, M Trojano, C Tortorella, M Liguori, P Giannini, E Picciola, G Natile, P Livrea. Journal of the neurological sciences. 01/1997; 144(1-2):182-90.
[58]  Prognostic significance of metabolic changes detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in ischaemic stroke. Authors: F Federico, I L Simone, C Conte, V Lucivero, P Giannini, M Liguori, E Picciola, C Tortorella. Journal of neurology. 03/1996; 243(3):241-7.
[59]  Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with ischemic stroke. Authors: F Federico, C Conte, I L Simone, P Giannini, M Liguori, E Picciola, C Tortorella, E Ferrari. Italian journal of neurological sciences. 12/1994; 15(8):413-20.
[60]  Serum and CSF anti-GM1 antibodies in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Authors: I L Simone, P Annunziata, D Maimone, M Liguori, R Leante, P Livrea. Journal of the neurological sciences. 01/1993; 114(1):49-55.
[61]  Linkage analysis of multiple sclerosis with candidate region markers in Sardinian and continental Italian families. Authors: Sandra D'Alfonso, Lorenza Nisticò, Patrizia Zavattari, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Raffaele Murru, Marina Lai, Luca Massacesi, Clara Ballerini, Donella Gestri, Marco Salvetti, Giovanni Ristori, Roberto Bomprezzi, Maria Trojano, Maria Liguori, Domenico Gambi, Aldo Quattrone, Doriana Fruci, Francesco Cucca, Patricia Momigliano Richiardi, Roberto Tosi. European Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 7 (3), p. 377-385. eISSN 1476-5438.
[62]  OPA1 mutations induce mitochondrial DNA instability and optic atrophy 'plus' phenotypes. Authors: Patrizia Amati-Bonneau, Maria Lucia Valentino, Pascal Reynier, Maria Esther Gallardo, Belén Bornstein, Anne Boissière, Yolanda Campos, Henry Rivera, Jesús González de la Aleja, Rosanna Carroccia [......] Bernd Wissinger, Christophe Verny, Robert Schwarzenbacher, Miguel Ángel Martín, Joaqu n Arenas, Carmen Ayuso, Rafael Garesse, Guy Lenaers, Dominique Bonneau, Valerio Carelli. DOI: http://dx. doi. org/10. 1093/brain/awm298.