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Paola Penza
Researcher at Carlo Besta Neurological Institute
Publications - 14
Citations - 2230
Paola Penza is an academic researcher from Carlo Besta Neurological Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Visual analogue scale & Placebo. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 14 publications receiving 1993 citations. Previous affiliations of Paola Penza include University of Ferrara & Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research.
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The diagnostic criteria for small fibre neuropathy: from symptoms to neuropathology
Grazia Devigili,Valeria Tugnoli,Paola Penza,Francesca Camozzi,Raffaella Lombardi,Giorgia Melli,Laura Broglio,Enrico Granieri,Giuseppe Lauria +8 more
TL;DR: Patients with pure SFN were identified using a new diagnostic ‘gold standard’, based on the presence of at least two abnormal results at clinical, QST and skin biopsy examination, and a significant inverse correlation between IENF density and both cold and warm thresholds at the leg was found.
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Intraepidermal nerve fiber density at the distal leg: a worldwide normative reference study
Giuseppe Lauria,Mayienne Bakkers,Christoph Schmitz,Raffaella Lombardi,Paola Penza,Grazia Devigili,A. Gordon Smith,Sung Tsieh Hsieh,Svein Ivar Mellgren,Thirugnanam Umapathi,Dan Ziegler,Catharina G. Faber,Ingemar S. J. Merkies +12 more
TL;DR: A multicenter study to assess the normative values of intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density at distal leg stratified by age deciles found a significant age‐dependent decrease of IENF density in both genders.
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Trigeminal small-fiber sensory neuropathy causes burning mouth syndrome.
Giuseppe Lauria,Alessandra Majorana,M Borgna,Raffaella Lombardi,Paola Penza,Alessandro Padovani,Pierluigi Sapelli +6 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrates that burning mouth syndrome is caused by a trigeminal small‐fiber sensory neuropathy and that superficial biopsy of the tongue can be helpful in assessing the diagnosis and shed light into the pathogenesis of this common disorder.
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Intraepidermal nerve fiber density and its application in sarcoidosis
Mayienne Bakkers,Ingemar S. J. Merkies,Giuseppe Lauria,Grazia Devigili,Paola Penza,Raffaella Lombardi,Mieke C. E. Hermans,S. I. van Nes,M. De Baets,C. G. Faber +9 more
TL;DR: This study provides clinically applicable distal intraepidermal nerve fiber density normative values, showing age- and sex-related differences.
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Intraepidermal nerve fiber density in rat foot pad: neuropathologic–neurophysiologic correlation
Giuseppe Lauria,Raffaella Lombardi,M Borgna,Paola Penza,Roberto Bianchi,Costanza Savino,Annalisa Canta,Gabriella Nicolini,Paola Marmiroli,Guido Cavaletti +9 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that IENF density quantification correlates with SNCV changes and suggests that this might represent a useful outcome measurement in experimental neuropathies.