Luca Padua

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1 Ascorbic acid in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT-TRIAAL and CMT-TRAUK): a double-blind randomised trial. Lancet Neurol 2011 2.44
2 Clinical correlates with anti-MuSK antibodies in generalized seronegative myasthenia gravis. Brain 2003 2.11
3 Clinical-neurophysiological correlations in a series of patients with IgM-related neuropathy. Clin Neurophysiol 2013 2.03
4 Nerve ultrasound findings in two cases of spinal accessory nerve palsy. Muscle Nerve 2014 2.00
5 Sudden stopping in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Cerebellum 2013 1.97
6 Ultrasound as the first choice for peripheral nerve imaging? Neurology 2013 1.57
7 A dynamic ultrasonographic evaluation of the palmaris anomalous muscle. Clin Anat 2010 1.40
8 Carpal tunnel syndrome modifies sensory hand cortical somatotopy: a MEG study. Hum Brain Mapp 2002 1.19
9 Multi-center assessment of the Total Neuropathy Score for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2006 1.15
10 Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 1.14
11 Comment on: "Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome with Ultrasonographic Nerve Imaging". Pain Physician 2015 1.08
12 Unmasking of presynaptic and postsynaptic high-frequency oscillations in epidural cervical somatosensory evoked potentials during voluntary movement. Clin Neurophysiol 2007 1.03
13 Focal muscle vibration in the treatment of upper limb spasticity: a pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with chronic stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012 1.02
14 Multicenter study of peroneal mononeuropathy: clinical, neurophysiologic, and quality of life assessment. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2005 1.01
15 A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of long-term ascorbic acid treatment in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT-TRIAAL): the study protocol [EudraCT no.: 2006-000032-27]. Pharmacol Res 2006 0.99
16 Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 0.98
17 Everything you always wanted to know about nerve, but were afraid to ask. Clin Neurophysiol 2012 0.97
18 Carpal tunnel syndrome in elderly patients: results of surgical decompression. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2004 0.96
19 US imaging of the musculocutaneous nerve. Skeletal Radiol 2010 0.95
20 Bilateral hand/wrist heat and cold hyperalgesia, but not hypoesthesia, in unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Exp Brain Res 2009 0.95
21 Brachial plexus and nerves about the shoulder. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2010 0.94
22 Outcome measures and rehabilitation treatment in patients affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy: a pilot study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2011 0.94
23 Diagnosis and therapy of myasthenia gravis with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase. Autoimmun Rev 2013 0.93
24 Physicians' knowledge of health-related quality of life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2010 0.93
25 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type and the excess of affected females: possible mechanisms and perspectives. Am J Med Genet A 2010 0.93
26 High-resolution sonography of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008 0.92
27 Sonographic features in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. Muscle Nerve 2012 0.92
28 Median nerve ultrasonography in carpal tunnel syndrome: findings from two laboratories. Muscle Nerve 2009 0.91
29 Reliability of side-to-side ultrasound cross-sectional area measurements of lower extremity nerves in healthy subjects. Muscle Nerve 2012 0.91
30 Occupational exposure to antineoplastic agents induces a high level of chromosome damage. Lack of an effect of GST polymorphisms. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007 0.90
31 Mechanisms of neuropathic pain in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1 A: a laser-evoked potential study. Pain 2010 0.90
32 Outcome of surgical release among diabetics with carpal tunnel syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004 0.90
33 Prevalence of bifid median nerve at wrist assessed through ultrasound. Neurol Sci 2011 0.89
34 Investigating the neurobiology of music: brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulation in the hippocampus of young adult mice. Behav Pharmacol 2007 0.89
35 Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in BER and HRR genes, XRCC1 haplotypes and breast cancer risk in Caucasian women. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2010 0.89
36 Nerve ultrasound follow-up in a child with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2012 0.89
37 Gait pattern in inherited cerebellar ataxias. Cerebellum 2012 0.88
38 Intracapsular osteochondroma of the humeral head in an adult causing restriction of motion: a case report. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2009 0.88
39 Ultrasound of Focal Neuropathies. J Clin Neurophysiol 2016 0.88
40 Music exposure differentially alters the levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor in the mouse hypothalamus. Neurosci Lett 2007 0.87
41 Four-week trunk-specific rehabilitation treatment improves lateral trunk flexion in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2010 0.87
42 Molecular biomonitoring of a population of nurses handling antineoplastic drugs. Mutat Res 2007 0.86
43 US diagnosis of sciatic nerve tumor proximal to gluteal fold. Neurol Sci 2014 0.86
44 Health-related quality of life and subjective outcome after shoulder replacement for proximal humeral fractures. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2008 0.85
45 Lower limb antagonist muscle co-activation and its relationship with gait parameters in cerebellar ataxia. Cerebellum 2014 0.84
46 Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disease. Expert Opin Med Diagn 2012 0.84
47 Validation of Italian version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ). Scoliosis 2013 0.84
48 Modelling the spine as a deformable body: Feasibility of reconstruction using an optoelectronic system. Appl Ergon 2012 0.83
49 Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of an Italian version of the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI). J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012 0.83
50 DNA repair capacity and acute radiotherapy adverse effects in Italian breast cancer patients. Mutat Res 2009 0.83
51 Distribution of paresthesias in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome reflects the degree of nerve damage at wrist. Clin Neurophysiol 2005 0.83
52 Histopathological, clinical, and electrophysiological features influencing postoperative outcomes in carpal tunnel syndrome. J Orthop Res 2011 0.83
53 Turning strategies in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Exp Brain Res 2012 0.82
54 Influence of glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms on genotoxic effects induced by tobacco smoke. Mutat Res 2007 0.82
55 High-resolution ultrasonography in the assessment of meralgia paresthetica: some clarifications are needed. Muscle Nerve 2012 0.81
56 Strategies adopted by cerebellar ataxia patients to perform U-turns. Cerebellum 2013 0.81
57 Nerve ultrasound in patients with CMT1C: description of 3 cases. Muscle Nerve 2015 0.80
58 Double peak sensory responses at submaximal stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol 2003 0.80
59 Imaging of neuropathies about the hip. Eur J Radiol 2011 0.80
60 Severity of carpal tunnel syndrome assessed with high frequency ultrasonography: reply to Karadağ and colleagues. Rheumatol Int 2009 0.80
61 Escitalopram 20 mg versus duloxetine 60 mg for the treatment of chronic low back pain. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2010 0.80
62 Ultrasound evaluation of peripheral neuropathy in POEMS syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2011 0.80
63 Quality of life in the classic and hypermobility types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [corrected]. Ann Neurol 2010 0.80
64 Quality of life assessment in a sample of patients affected by Prader-Willi syndrome. J Paediatr Child Health 2007 0.79
65 Alcock canal syndrome due to obturator internus muscle fibrosis. Muscle Nerve 2010 0.79
66 Correlation between a patient-derived functional questionnaire and abnormal neuromuscular transmission in Myasthenia Gravis patients. Clin Neurophysiol 2005 0.79
67 Cardiac and skeletal myopathy in Fabry disease: a clinicopathologic correlative study. Hum Pathol 2012 0.79
68 Atypical double nerve lesion after humeral fracture: diagnosis by ultrasound. Muscle Nerve 2010 0.79
69 One patient, two carpal tunnels: statistical and clinical analysis--by hand or by patient? Clin Neurophysiol 2005 0.79
70 Increased reflectivity and loss in bulk of the pronator quadratus muscle does not always indicate anterior interosseous neuropathy on ultrasound. Eur J Radiol 2012 0.79
71 Where are the somatosensory evoked potentials recorded from DBS leads implanted in the human pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus generated? Mov Disord 2011 0.79
72 Occurrence and predictors of the fatigue in high-grade glioma patients. Neurol Sci 2015 0.79
73 Ultrasonography in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: comparison of cross-sectional area and swelling ratio with electrophysiological severity. Muscle Nerve 2010 0.78
74 Ultrasound diagnosis of peroneal nerve variant in a child with compressive mononeuropathy. J Pediatr Surg 2011 0.78
75 Cerebellar degeneration and ocular myasthenia gravis in a patient with recurring ovarian carcinoma. Neurol Sci 2009 0.78
76 What is the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on temperament and character in patients with fibromyalgia? Compr Psychiatry 2008 0.78
77 Ultrasound view of a traumatic two-level median nerve lesion. Muscle Nerve 2011 0.78
78 Interaction between glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms, smoking habit, and HPV infection in cervical cancer risk. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2010 0.78
79 Sensitivity of conventional motor nerve conduction examination in detecting patchy demyelination: a simulated model. Clin Neurophysiol 2007 0.78
80 Exploring neuropathic symptoms in a large cohort of Italian patients with different peripheral nervous system diseases. Neurol Sci 2011 0.78
81 The contribution of trigemino-cervical reflexes in distinguishing progressive supranuclear palsy from multiple system atrophy. Clin Neurophysiol 2011 0.78
82 Nociceptive trigeminocervical reflexes in healthy subjects. Clin Neurophysiol 2010 0.78
83 Ultrasound diagnosis of bony nerve entrapment: case series and literature review. Muscle Nerve 2013 0.78
84 Effects of rehabilitation on quality of life in patients with chronic stroke. Brain Inj 2008 0.77
85 Evaluation of levodopa and carbidopa antioxidant activity in normal human lymphocytes in vitro: implication for oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease. Neurotox Res 2014 0.77
86 Prefrontal cortex controls human balance during overground ataxic gait. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2012 0.77
87 Short-term effects of local microwave hyperthermia on pain and function in patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: a double blind randomized sham-controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2011 0.77
88 Epidemiological, clinical, and molecular study of a cohort of Italian Parkinson disease patients: association with glutathione-S-transferase and DNA repair gene polymorphisms. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2013 0.77
89 Ultrasound evaluation in transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy. Muscle Nerve 2014 0.76
90 Thenar motor neuropathy electrophysiological study of 28 cases. J Clin Neurophysiol 2010 0.76
91 Upper body kinematics in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Cerebellum 2014 0.76
92 Prospective study of positive factors for improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant women. Muscle Nerve 2007 0.76
93 Somatosensory evoked potentials reflect the upper limb motor performance in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 2008 0.76
94 Muscle variants of the upper and lower limb (with anatomical correlation). Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2010 0.76
95 fNIRS evaluation during a phonemic verbal task reveals prefrontal hypometabolism in patients affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1. Clin Neurophysiol 2013 0.75
96 About neurophysiological evaluation in suprascapular nerve entrapment and methods of review. Int Orthop 2003 0.75
97 Diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy. Lancet Neurol 2005 0.75
98 Ultrasound as the first choice for peripheral nerve imaging? Neurology 2013 0.75
99 An unusual anomaly of flexor carpi ulnaris diagnosed by ultrasound. Clin Anat 2010 0.75
100 Intravenous immunoglobulin and quality of life. JAMA 2004 0.75
101 Reply: spontaneous spinal accessory nerve palsy: the diagnostic usefulness of ultrasound. Muscle Nerve 2014 0.75
102 Letter to the editor referring to "Peripheral nerve hypertrophy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy detected by ultrasonography". Intern Med 2009 0.75
103 Lenalidomide in patients with chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy and relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: results from a single-centre prospective study. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2013 0.75
104 Ultrasonographic Tinel sign: comment. Muscle Nerve 2010 0.75
105 The tiles make a puzzle but the single tile is not the puzzle: the need for a global assessment of the patient. Clin Neurophysiol 2013 0.75
106 Five Ws on falls in disability patients. Inj Prev 2010 0.75
107 Re: Yi HJ, Oh SH, Hong HJ, Lee KS. Common peroneal nerve palsy as a complication of anterior cervical operation: A case report. Surg Neurol 2004;61:379-83. Surg Neurol 2004 0.75
108 Spinal neurofibromatosis with central nervous system involvement in a set of twin girls and a boy: further expansion of the phenotype. Neuropediatrics 2013 0.75
109 Repeated ultrasound studies may help us understand what's going on inside the nerve. Muscle Nerve 2011 0.75
110 Electrophysiological study of the bulbocavernosus reflex: normative data. Funct Neurol 2014 0.75
111 Determinants of change in quality of life from 1 to 6 months following acute stroke--a comment. Cerebrovasc Dis 2008 0.75
112 The purview of multifascicle ulnar nerves in cubital tunnel syndrome: Single-case sonographic observation. Muscle Nerve 2010 0.75
113 Meta-analysis of hyaluronate injections for shoulder pain: comment on the article by Saito et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 0.75
114 After surgery, evolution of quality of life in lumbar canal stenosis patients. Spine J 2008 0.75
115 Reply to comment "Why do patients with cerebellar ataxia not use environmental cues for reducing unpredictability of sudden gait stopping?" on "Sudden stopping in patients with cerebellar ataxia". Cerebellum 2013 0.75
116 Unmasking of presynaptic cutaneous HFOs burst by DBS lead recordings. Clin Neurophysiol 2012 0.75
117 Modulation of the human nociceptive flexion reflex by pleasant and unpleasant odors. Pain 2013 0.75
118 Long-term outcome after stroke: evaluating health-related quality of life using utility measurement. Stroke 2006 0.75
119 Letter to Editor: Carpal tunnel syndrome due to an atypical deep soft tissue leiomyoma: the risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement. World J Surg Oncol 2008 0.75
120 Reply: To PMID 22499101. Muscle Nerve 2012 0.75
121 In response to "Correlations of nerve conduction measures in axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathies". Clin Neurophysiol 2008 0.75
122 Adaptive behaviour of the spinal cord in the transition from quiet stance to walking. BMC Neurosci 2012 0.75
123 Imaging of neuropathies about the ankle and foot. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2010 0.75
124 Ultrasound study is useful to discriminate between axonotmesis and neurotmesis also in very small nerves: a case of sensory digital ulnar branch study. Med Ultrason 2012 0.75
125 Sacral arachnoid cyst and perirectal abscess in a case of perineal pain. Neurol Sci 2014 0.75
126 Medical Student and Primary Care Physician Perception of the Surgical Management of Upper- and Lower-Extremity Peripheral Nerve Entrapment. Ann Plast Surg 2016 0.75
127 Pain in patients attending outpatient rehabilitation: results of a pilot study. Intern Emerg Med 2015 0.75
128 Reorganization of multi-muscle and joint withdrawal reflex during arm movements in post-stroke hemiparetic patients. Clin Neurophysiol 2011 0.75
129 Planned gait termination in cerebellar ataxias. Cerebellum 2012 0.75
130 Diagnosis and treatment of pain in plexopathy, radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy and phantom limb pain. Evidence and recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain on Neurorehabilitation. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2016 0.75
131 Multinevritis of cranial nerves following inhalation of toxins. Neurol Res 2003 0.75
132 Misdiagnosis of herpes zoster neuralgia: nerve ultrasound allowed diagnosing schwannoma of the intercostal nerve. Neurol Sci 2014 0.75
133 Effects of rehabilitation treatment on thyroid function. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2008 0.75
134 Post traumatic femoral mononeuropathy: prognosis of 7 cases. J Neurol 2006 0.75
135 Double site nerve lesion: ultrasound diagnosed musculocutaneous involvement in traumatic brachial plexus injury. Clin Neurophysiol 2012 0.75
136 Systematic review of shoulder function questionnaires: comment on the article by Roy et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 0.75
137 Multicentre study of peroneal mononeuropathy: multiperspective follow-up of nonsurgical cases. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2007 0.75
138 Considerations About "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Grading Using High-Resolution Ultrasonography". J Clin Neurophysiol 2017 0.75
139 Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome due to radioulnar joint cyst. Muscle Nerve 2013 0.75
140 Painful Intramuscular Lipoma of the Infraspinatus: Unusual Location and Presentation. Orthopedics 2016 0.75
141 Motor nerve impairment in diabetic patients with symmetrical distal sensory polyneuropathy: a single nerve fiber conduction velocity study. Muscle Nerve 2013 0.75
142 Neuroimaging in diagnosis of atypical polyradiculoneuropathies: report of three cases and review of the literature. J Neurol 2015 0.75
143 Multiple bilateral sciatic compressions due to cast in a patient with leg lengthening diagnosed through ultrasound. Clin Neurophysiol 2011 0.75
144 Effect of movement on SEPs generated by dorsal column nuclei. Clin Neurophysiol 2010 0.75
145 Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 0.75
146 Unilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus improves oromotor movements in Parkinson's disease. Brain Stimul 2012 0.75
147 Protective effects of L-dopa and carbidopa combined treatments on human catecholaminergic cells. DNA Cell Biol 2012 0.75