Dr. Giuseppe Lanza
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Dr. Giuseppe Lanza

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Italy

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Applied Biosciences from University of Catania, Italy

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Area of Interest:

Medicine
100%
Medical Sciences
62%
Clinical Neurology
90%
Neural Degenerative Diseases
75%
Stroke
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
2
Articles
107
Abstracts
3

Selected Publications

  1. Lanza, G., S.S. Centonze, G. Destro, V. Vella and M. Bellomo et al., 2019. Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimers disease: A pilot study. J. Evid. Based Integr. Med., 24: 1-4.
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  2. Calì, F., M. Cantone, F.I.I. Cosentino, G. Lanza and G. Ruggeri et al., 2019. Interpreting genetic variants: Hints from a family cluster of Parkinsons disease. J. Parkinsons Dis., 9: 203-206.
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  3. Puglisi, V., A. Bramanti, G. Lanza, M. Cantone and L. Vinciguerra et al., 2018. Impaired cerebral haemodynamics in Vascular Depression: Insights from transcranial doppler ultrasonography. Front Psychiatry. 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00316.
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  4. Lanza, G., S.S. Centonze, G. Destro, V. Vella and M. Bellomo et al., 2018. Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimers disease: A pilot study. Complement. Ther. Med., 38: 74-78.
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  5. Lanza, G., R. Bella, M. Cantone, G. Pennisi, R. Ferri and M. Pennisi, 2018. Cognitive impairment and celiac disease: Is transcranial magnetic stimulation a trait dunion between gut and brain? Int. J. Mol. Sci. 10.3390/ijms19082243.
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  6. Lanza, G., M. Cantone, S. Musso, E. Borgione, C. Scuderi and R. Ferri, 2018. Early-onset subcortical ischemic vascular dementia in an adult with mtDNA mutation 3316G>A. J. Neurol., 265: 968-969.
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  7. Lanza, G., M. Cantone, D. Aricò, B. Lanuzza and F.I. Cosentino et al., 2018. Clinical and electrophysiological impact of low-frequency rTMS on the sensory-motor network in patients with restless legs syndrome. Ther. Adv. Neurol. Disord., 11: 1-12.
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  8. Lanza, G., B. Lanuzza, D. Aricò, M. Cantone and F.I. Cosentino et al., 2018. Impaired short-term plasticity in restless legs syndrome: A pilot rTMS study. Sleep Med., 46: 1-4.
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  9. Cantone, M., M.A. Catalano, G. Lanza, L.G. Delfa and R. Ferri et al., 2018. Motor and perceptual recovery in adult patients with mild intellectual disability. Neural, Plast., 2018: 1-9.
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  10. Zelante, G., R. Ricceri, G. Lanza, G. Fiumano, G. Pennisi and R. Bella, 2017. Retroclival subdural hematoma after a lumbar puncture: An uncommon complication for a common procedure. Neurol. India, 65: 1400-1401.
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  11. Pennisi, M., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, R. Ricceri and R. Ferri et al., 2017. Cortical involvement in celiac disease before and after long-term gluten-free diet: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study. PLOS One. 10.1371/journal.pone.0177560.
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  12. Pennisi, M., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, C. Schepis, R. Ferri, R. Barone and R. Bella, 2017. Unusual neurological presentation of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome). J. Clin. Neurol., 13: 1-3.
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  13. Pennisi, M., A.Bramanti, M. Cantone, G. Pennisi, R. Bella and G. Lanza, 2017. Neurophysiology of the “Celiac Brain”: Disentangling gut-brain connections. Front Neurosci., 10.3389/fnins.2017.00498.
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  14. Lanza, G., R. Ferri, R. Bella and L. Ferini-Strambi, 2017. The impact of drugs for multiple sclerosis on sleep. Mult. Scler. J., 23: 5-13.
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  15. Lanza, G., R. Bella, S. Giuffrida, M. Cantone and G. Pennisi et al., 2017. Central and peripheral nervous system excitability in restless legs syndrome. Sleep Med., 31: 49-60.
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  16. Lanza, G., P. Bramanti, M. Cantone, M. Pennisi, G. Pennisi and R. Bella, 2017. Vascular cognitive impairment through the looking glass of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Behav. Neurol., 2017: 1-16.
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  17. Lanza, G., A. Kosac, G. Trajkovic and R.G. Whittaker, 2017. Nerve conduction studies as a measure of disease progression: Objectivity or illusion? J. Neuromusc. Dis., 4: 209-215.
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  18. Cantone, M., G. Lanza, M. Pennisi, R. Bella and C. Schepis et al., 2017. Prominent neurological involvement in dercum disease. J. Neurol., 264: 796-798.
  19. Cantone, M., A. Bramanti, G. Lanza, M. Pennisi, P. Bramanti, G. Pennisi and R. Bella, 2017. Cortical plasticity in depression: A neurochemical perspective from transcranial magnetic stimulation. ASN Neuro., 10.1177/1759091417711512.
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  20. Bordet, R., R. Ihl, A.D. Korczyn, G. Lanza, J. Jansa, R. Hoerr and A. Guekht, 2017. Towards the concept of disease-modifier in post-stroke or vascular cognitive impairment: A consensus report. BMC Med., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12916-017-0869-6.
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  21. Pennisi, M., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, R. Ricceri and C. Spampinato et al., 2016. Correlation between motor cortex excitability changes and cognitive impairment in vascular depression: Pathophysiological insights from a longitudinal TMS study. Neural Plast., 2016: 1-10.
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  22. Lanza, G., B. Lanuzza, D. Aricò, M. Cantone and F.I. Cosentino et al., 2016. Response to the letter to the editor “Cortical excitability in restless legs syndrome. Sleep Med., 21: 1-175.
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  23. Bella, R., M. Cantone, G. Lanza, R. Ferri and L. Vinciguerra et al., 2016. Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. Brain Stimul., 9: 225-233.
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  24. Pennisi, G., R. Bella and G. Lanza, 2015. Motor cortex plasticity in subcortical ischemic vascular dementia: What can TMS say? Clin. Neurophysiol., 126: 851-852.
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  25. Lanza, G., M. Cantone, B. Lanuzza, M. Pennisi, R. Bella, G. Pennisi and R. Ferri, 2015. Distinctive patterns of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and sleep deprivation. Sleep Med. Rev., 19: 39-50.
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  26. Lanza, G., L. Vinciguerra, V. Puglisi, S. Giuffrida and P. Foti et al., 2015. Acute isolated trochlear nerve palsy in a patient with cavernous carotid aneurysm and visit-to-visit variability in systolic blood pressure. Int. J. Stroke, 10.1111/ijs.12552.
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  27. Lanza, G., B. Lanuzza, D. Aricò, M. Cantone and F.I. Cosentino et al., 2015. Direct comparison of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome. Sleep Med., 16: 138-142.
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  28. Concerto, C., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, R. Ferri, G. Pennisi and R. Bella, 2015. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with drug-resistant major depression: A six-month clinical follow-up study. Int. J. Psychiatry Clin. Pract., 19: 252-258.
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  29. Bella, R., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, S. Giuffrida and V. Puglisi et al., 2015. Effect of a gluten-free diet on cortical excitability in adults with celiac disease. PLOS One, Vil. 10, No. 6. 10.1371/journal.pone.0129218.
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  30. Pennisi, G., G. Lanza, S. Giuffrida, L. Vinciguerra and V. Puglisi et al., 2014. Excitability of the motor cortex in de novo patients with celiac disease. PLOS One. 10.1371/journal.pone.0102790.
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  31. Lanza, G., M. Papotto, G. Pennisi, R. Bella and R. Ferri, 2014. Epileptic seizure as a precipitating factor of vascular progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report. J. Stroke Cerebrovasc. Dis., 23: 379-381.
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  32. Spampinato, C., E. Aguglia, C. Concerto, M. Pennisi and G. Lanza et al., 2013. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the assessment of motor cortex excitability and treatment of Drug-resistant major depression. IEEE Trans. Neural. Syst. Rehabil Eng., 21: 391-403.
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  33. Lanza, G., R. Bella, S. Giuffrida, M. Cantone and G. Pennisi et al., 2013. Preserved transcallosal inhibition to transcranial magnetic stimulation in nondemented elderly patients with leukoaraiosis. Biomed. Res. Int., 2013: 1-5.
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  34. Lanza, G., L. Vinciguerra, V. Puglisi, D. Modica and A. Catalano et al., 2013. Course of atypical manifestations of a case of charcot-marie-tooth disease over 35 years of clinical observation. Neurosci. Med., 4: 145-149.
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  35. Giuffrida, S., G. Carpinteri, D. Modica, M. Pennisi and A. Catalano et al., 2013. Focal neurological deficit in acute anemia: Case reports and review of the literature. World J. Neurosci., 3: 53-56.
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  36. Concerto, C., G. Lanza, M. Cantone, M. Pennisi and D. Giordano et al., 2013. Different patterns of cortical excitability in major depression and vascular depression: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study. BMC Psychiatry, 10.1186/1471-244X-13-300.
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  37. Bella, R., R. Ferri, G. Lanza, M. Cantone and M. Pennisi et al., 2013. TMS follow-up study in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. Neurosci. Lett., 534: 155-159.
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  38. Pennisi, M., A. Raggi, R. Barone, M. Muglia and L. Citrigno et al., 2012. Phenotypic heterogeneity in hereditary motor neuropathy type V: A new case report series. Acta Neurol. Belg., 112: 57-64.
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  39. Pennisi, G., R. Ferri, G. Lanza, M. Cantone and M. Pennisi et al., 2011. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease: a neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability. J. Transm., 118: 587-598.
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  40. Bella, R., R. Ferri, M. Pennisi, M. Cantone and G. Lanza et al., 2011. Enhanced motor cortex facilitation in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. Neurosci. Lett., 503: 171-175.
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  41. Bella, R., R. Ferri, M. Cantone, M. Pennisi and M. Lanza et al., 2011. Motor cortex excitability in vascular depression. Int. J. Psychophysiol., 82: 248-253.
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  42. Pennisi, G., R. Ferri, M. Cantone, G. Lanza and M. Pennisi et al., 2010. A review of transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular dementia. Dement Geriatr Cogn. Disord., 29: 200-203.
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  43. Bella, R., G. Pennisi, M. Cantone, F. Palermo and M. Pennisi et al., 2010. Clinical presentation and outcome of geriatric depression in subcortical ischemic vascular disease. Gerontol., 56: 298-302.
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