Dr. Massimiliano Visocchi
Department of Neurosurgery, Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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26Years (2001-Present)
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View All Publications10 May 2011 in European Spine Journal
Journal Article
Massimiliano VisocchiFDFrancesco Doglietto
Francesco Doglietto
Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa
Giuseppe Esposito
Giuseppe La RoccaEFEduardo Fernandez
Eduardo Fernandez
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1 April 2009 in Acta Neurochirurgica
Journal Article
Massimiliano VisocchiDPDomenico Pietrini
Domenico Pietrini
TTTommaso Tufo
Tommaso Tufo
EFEduardo Fernandez
Eduardo Fernandez
CRConcezio Di Rocco
Concezio Di Rocco
30 April 2009 in Acta Neurochirurgica
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Massimiliano VisocchiEFEduardo Fernandez
Eduardo Fernandez
ACAlessandro Ciampini
Alessandro Ciampini
CRConcezio Di Rocco
Concezio Di Rocco
1 January 2001 in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Journal Article
Massimiliano VisocchiAGA. Giordano
A. Giordano
MCM. Calcagni
M. Calcagni
BCB. Cioni
B. Cioni
FRF. Di Rocco
F. Di Rocco
MMM. Meglio
M. Meglio
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can increase cerebral blood flow (CBF) and improve stroke patients. In order to better understand the haemodynamic changes underlining the clinical improvement, we have studied with transcranial Doppler (TCD), SPECT and NIRS 18 patients harbouring a stroke. SPECT Group: An increase of regional CBF during SCS was measured far from the stroke areas in 9 patients, further decrease in CBF was found in 2, no changes in 1. TCD Group: An increase of CBF velocities during SCS was found in 4 patients, no changes in 6, a decrease in 1. NIRS Group: Data consistent with and increase in CBF were obtained during SCS in the only patient undergone such a study. In 6 patients studied with different techniques, data obtained fitted only in 2 patients. In 3 patients no changes in TCD faced with changes in SPECT. In one case an improvement in TCD was evident in the left while an improvement of SPECT was shown in the right site. SCS is a valid therapeutic tool in stroke patient even if, as matter of fact, parallelism between clinical and haemodynamic changes during SCS is not demonstrated in our patients, rising the question on the role of ischemic penumbra in mediating clinical improvement.
1 January 2001 in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
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Massimiliano VisocchiTTTommaso Tartaglione
Tommaso TartaglioneRRRossana Romani
Rossana Romani
MMMario Meglio
Mario Meglio
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) interferes with cerebral blood flow (CBF). In this paper we try to evaluate the possible preventing effect of SCS in an animal model of combined ischemic and traumatic injury. We studied 20 New Zealand rabbits undergoing ligature of both carotid arteries and a right hemispheric craniectomy and about 3 h mechanical injury (200 mg) over the dura. In 10 animals (control group) SCS was not delivered; in 10 (SCS group) cervical SCS was started 20 min after arterial ligation and before the craniectomy and the mechanical injury. MR examination was performed in all the animals at the end of the experiments. Compared to the control group none but one of the SCS showed lesional pattern far from the craniectomy suggesting a ‘preventing’ effect of SCS on the secondary damage associated with our model combined ischemic and traumatic brain injury.
1 January 2003 in Acta Neurochirurgica
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About Me
Prof. Massimiliano Visocchi is a Professor in Neurosurgery at the Catholic University of Rome Italy, (Full Professorship Abilitation in Neurosurgery in 2018), Visiting Professor at the St George Medical School (UK), Shanghai University (China), and Mumbai University Seth Medical College (India). Director of the Special Course and the Second-degree level Master in Surgery of CranioVertebral Junction at the Catholic University of Rome Italy (11th edition). Founder and Scientific Director of Research Center in Surgery of CranioVertebral Junction Catholic University of Rome Italy (2 four years Editions). Member of the World Academy of Neurosurgical Sciences (WANS). President-Elect of the International Societies of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN), past Co-Chairman of the Neurorehabilitation and Reconstructive Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS). Member of the WFNS Neurotrauma Advisory Board, ex-Vice Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the European Society of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Honorary Secretary of the Craniovertebral Junction and SpineSociety (CVJ Spine), EANS Skull Base Committee Board Member, EANS IM Committee Member, EANS Ethico Legal Committee Member, Executive Board India 2014 of the World Federation of Cranial Nerve Disorders (WFCND). Serve as Editor in chief, Guest Editor and Editorial Board member in Journals. Author of more than 400 scientific papers (of which more of 260 peer reviewed).