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Enrico Alfonsi
Researcher at University of Pavia
Publications - 125
Citations - 2796
Enrico Alfonsi is an academic researcher from University of Pavia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dysphagia & Swallowing. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 116 publications receiving 2364 citations.
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Not paralysis, but dystonia causes stridor in multiple system atrophy
TL;DR: The cause of stridor in multiple system atrophy is dystonia of the vocal cords, and Botulinum toxin injection into the adductor muscle determined subjective improvement and reduced tonic EMG activity.
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Postinfectious inflammatory disorders Subgroups based on prospective follow-up
Enrico Marchioni,Sabrina Ravaglia,Giovanni Piccolo,Milena Furione,Elisabetta Zardini,Diego Franciotta,Enrico Alfonsi,Lorenzo Minoli,Alfredo Romani,Alessandra Todeschini,Carla Uggetti,Eleonora Tavazzi,Mauro Ceroni +12 more
TL;DR: A high prevalence of “atypical variants” was found in this series of postinfectious ADEM patients, with site-restricted damage or additional peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement, except for some patient subgroups.
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Morphometric and neurophysiological analysis of skeletal muscle in paraplegic patients with traumatic cord lesion.
TL;DR: The consistence in both muscles of IIB intermediate fibres in long term paraplegia, seems to indicate the initial stage of a mechanism of fibre transformation reflecting the adaptative capacity of the paretic muscle to spasticity.
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"Off" painful dystonia in Parkinson's disease treated with botulinum toxin
TL;DR: In this uncontrolled study, the use of Btx in OPD seemed a promising tool to improve pain linked to foot dystonia; however, because of the well‐known underlying dopaminergic defect in O PD, the Btx therapy should be considered only if the dopamin allergic treatment established for the management of OPD has failed.
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Electrophysiologic patterns of oral-pharyngeal swallowing in parkinsonian syndromes
Enrico Alfonsi,Maurizio Versino,I. M. Merlo,Claudio Pacchetti,Emilia Martignoni,Giulia Bertino,Arrigo Moglia,Cristina Tassorelli,G. Nappi +8 more
TL;DR: Involvement of the peduncolo-pontine tegmental nucleus, with subsequent dysfunction of basal ganglia and of the medullary central pattern generator of swallowing, may account for the abnormalities detected in these parkinsonian syndromes.