Journal of Mental Health Research and Innovation

Prof. Giuseppe Lanza, MD, PhD, is a Full Professor at the University of Catania, Italy, and Consultant Neurologist at Oasi Research Institute–IRCCS. His research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, sleep disorders, cognitive impairment, neurophysiology, and translational neuroscience. He has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator in several nationally and internationally funded research projects and has extensive editorial and peer-review experience. Prof. Lanza is a member of numerous international scientific societies and has reviewed over 700 scientific manuscripts while serving on the editorial boards of several leading journals.

• clinical neurophysiology
• neuroplasticity
• neurosonology
• non-invasive brain stimulation
• Neurology
• Neuroscience
• Cognitive Disorders and Dementia

• Full Professor of Applied Medical Sciences and Techniques, University of Catania, Italy.
• Chief of the Clinical Unit "Neurophysiopathology of Brain Aging" at Oasi Research Institute–IRCCS, Italy.
• Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator in multiple nationally and internationally funded research projects related to neurodegenerative diseases, sleep disorders, cognitive decline, and neurophysiology.
• Member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Neuroscience.
• Member of several international scientific societies, including the European Academy of Neurology, World Sleep Society, International Neuromodulation Society, and International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
• Editorial Board Member, Associate Editor, Section Editor, and Guest Editor for numerous international peer-reviewed journals.
• Reviewer of more than 700 scientific manuscripts.
• Recipient of several international scientific awards and recognitions, including Publons Top Reviewer Awards and World Sleep Society awards.
• Active speaker, chairperson, and invited expert at international conferences and scientific meetings.
• Research interests include Neurology, Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine, Neurophysiology, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Brain Stimulation, and Neurorehabilitation.

1. Bella R, Pennisi G, Cantone M, Palermo F, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Zappia M, Paolucci S. Clinical presentation and outcome of geriatric depression in subcortical ischemic vascular disease. Gerontology 2010;56(3):298-302. doi: 10.1159/000272003. PMID: 20051663.
2. Pennisi G, Ferri R, Cantone M, Lanza G, Pennisi M, Vinciguerra L, Malaguarnera G, Bella R. A review of transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular dementia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2011;31(1):71-80. doi: 10.1159/000322798. PMID: 21242688.
3. Pennisi G, Ferri R, Lanza G, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Puglisi V, Malaguarnera G, Bella R. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease: a neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2011;118(4):587-98. doi: 10.1007/s00702-010-0554-9. PMID: 21207079.
4. Bella R, Ferri R, Pennisi M, Cantone M, Lanza G, Malaguarnera G, Spampinato C, Giordano D, Alagona G, Pennisi G. Enhanced motor cortex facilitation in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. Neurosci Lett 2011;503(3):171-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.08.022. PMID: 21875648.
5. Bella R, Ferri R, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Malaguarnera G, Spampinato C, Giordano D, Raggi A, Pennisi G. Motor cortex excitability in vascular depression. Int J Psychophysiol 2011;82(3):248-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.09.006. PMID: 21945481.
6. Pennisi M, Raggi A, Barone R, Muglia M, Citrigno L, Cantone M, Lanza G, Pennisi G, Ferri R, Bella R. Phenotypic heterogeneity in hereditary motor neuropathy type V: a new case report series. Acta Neurol Belg 2012;112(1):57-64. doi: 10.1007/s13760-012-0042-0. PMID: 22427291.
7. Lanza G, Bella R, Giuffrida S, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Spampinato C, Giordano D, Malaguarnera G, Raggi A, Pennisi M. Preserved transcallosal inhibition to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in

nondemented elderly patients with leukoaraiosis. Biomed Res Int 2013;2013:351680. doi: 10.1155/2013/351680. PMID: 23984349.

8. Bella R, Ferri R, Lanza G, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Spampinato C, Mazza T, Malaguarnera G, Pennisi G. TMS follow-up study in patients with Vascular Cognitive Impairment – No Dementia. Neurosci Lett 2013;534:155-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.12.017. PMID: 23274709.
9. Spampinato C, Aguglia E, Concerto C, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Bella R, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Kavasidis I, Giordano D. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Assessment of Motor Cortex Excitability and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Major Depression. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2013;21(3):391-

403. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2013.2256432. PMID: 23559064.

10. Concerto C, Lanza G, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Giordano D, Spampinato C, Ricceri R, Pennisi G, Aguglia E, Bella R. Different patterns of cortical excitability in major depression and vascular depression: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. BMC Psychiatry 2013;13:300. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-300. PMID: 24206945.
11. Giuffrida S, Carpinteri G, Modica D, Pennisi M, Catalano A, Bella R, Pennisi G, Cornelius C, Lanza G*. Focal neurological deficit in acute anemia: case reports and review of the literature. World J Neurosci 2013;3(2):53-56. doi: 10.4236/wjns.201332007.
12. Lanza G*, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Modica D, Catalano A, Zelante G, Ricceri R, Lupo L, Giuffrida S, Pennisi M. Course of atypical manifestations of a case of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease over 35 years of clinical observation. Neurosci Med 2013;4(3):145-149.
13. Lanza G*, Papotto M, Pennisi G, Bella R, Ferri R. Epileptic seizure as a precipitating factor of vascular progressive supranuclear palsy: a case report. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014;23(5):e379-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.12.043. PMID: 24656241.
14. Pennisi G, Lanza G, Giuffrida S, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Cantone M, Pennisi M, D’Agate CC, Naso P, Aprile G, Malaguarnera G, Ferri R, Bella R. Excitability of the motor cortex in de novo patients with celiac disease. PLoS ONE 2014;9(7):e102790. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102790. PMID: 25062250.
15. Lanza G*, Ferri R. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Restless Legs Syndrome: Probing The Neurophysiological Basis Towards A Novel Therapeutic Tool? Neurol Res Ther OA 2014;1:105-6. doi: 10.14437/NRTOA-1-105.
16. Lanza G*, Lanuzza B, Aricò D, Cantone M, Cosentino FII, Pennisi M, Bella R, Pennisi G, Ferri R. Direct comparison of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome. Sleep Med 2015;16(1):138-42. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.08.016. PMID: 25534710.
17. Concerto C, Lanza G*, Cantone M, Ferri R, Pennisi G, Bella R, Aguglia E. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with drug-resistant major depression: A six-month clinical follow-up study. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2015;19(4):252-8. doi: 10.3109/13651501.2015.1084329. PMID: 26398527.
18. Lanza G*, Cantone M, Lanuzza B, Pennisi M, Bella R, Pennisi G, Ferri R. Distinctive patterns of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and sleep deprivation. Sleep Med Rev 2015;19:39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.04.001. PMID: 24849846.
19. Pennisi G, Bella R, Lanza G. Motor cortex plasticity in subcortical ischemic vascular dementia: what can TMS say? Clin Neurophysiol 2015;126:851–2. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.09.001. PMID: 25270240.

20. Lanza G*, Papotto M, Pennisi G, Bella R, Ferri R. Unusual presentation of atypical akinetic-rigid syndrome after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Medica Medit 2015;31:647-50.
21. Bella R, Lanza G, Cantone M, Giuffrida S, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Pennisi M, Ricceri R, D’Agate CC, Malaguarnera G, Ferri R, Pennisi G. Effect of a gluten-free diet on cortical excitability in adults with celiac disease. PLoS ONE 2015;10(6):e0129218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129218. PMID: 26053324.
22. Lanza G, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Giuffrida S, Foti P, Zelante G, Pennisi G, Bella R. Acute isolated trochlear nerve palsy in a patient with cavernous carotid aneurysm and visit-to-visit variability in systolic blood pressure. Int J Stroke 2015;10:E61. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12552. PMID: 26202714.
23. Lanza G. Editorial Board member interview. Eur Med J Neurol 2015;31:38.
24. Pennisi M, Lanza G, Cantone M, Ricceri R, Spampinato C, Pennisi G, Di Lazzaro V, Bella R. Correlation between motor cortex excitability changes and cognitive impairment in Vascular Depression: pathophysiological insights from a longitudinal TMS study. Neural Plast 2016;2016:8154969. doi: 10.1155/2016/8154969. PMID: 27525127.
25. Bella R, Cantone M, Lanza G, Ferri R, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Pennisi M, Ricceri R, Di Lazzaro V, Pennisi G. Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. Brain Stimul 2016;9(2):225-33. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2015.09.013. PMID: 26515786.
26. Lanza G*, Lanuzza B, Aricò D, Cantone M, Cosentino FII, Pennisi M, Bella R, Pennisi G, Ferri R. Response to the Letter to the Editor “Cortical excitability in Restless Legs Syndrome”. Sleep Med 2016;21:175. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.09.002. PMID: 26459686.
27. Lanza G*, Bachmann CG, Ghorayeb I, Wang Y, Ferri R, Paulus W. Central and peripheral nervous system excitability in Restless Legs Syndrome. Sleep Med 2017;31:49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.05.010. PMID: 27745789.
28. Lanza G, Ferri R, Bella R, Ferini-Strambi L. The impact of drugs for Multiple Sclerosis on sleep. Mult Scler 2017;23(1):5-13. doi: 10.1177/1352458516664034. PMID: 27503906.
29. Lanza G*, Bramanti P, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Pennisi G, Bella R. Vascular Cognitive Impairment through the looking glass of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Behav Neurol 2017;2017:1421326. doi: 10.1155/2017/1421326. PMID: 28348458.
30. Cantone M, Lanza G*, Pennisi M, Bella R, Schepis C, Siragusa M, Barone R, Ferri R. Prominent neurological involvement in Dercum Disease. J Neurol 2017; 264(4):796-8. doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8415-1. PMID: 28194532.
31. Pennisi M, Lanza G*, Cantone M, Ricceri R, Ferri R, D’Agate CC, Pennisi G, Di Lazzaro V, Bella R. Cortical involvement in celiac disease before and after long-term gluten-free diet: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation study. PLoS ONE 2017;12(5):e0177560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177560. PMID: 28489931.
32. Bordet R, Ihl R, Korczyn AD, Lanza G, Jansa J, Hoerr R, Guekht A. Towards the concept of disease-modifier in post-stroke or vascular cognitive impairment. BMC Med 2017;15(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s12916-017-0869-6. PMID: 28539119.
33. Cantone M, Bramanti A, Lanza G*, Pennisi M, Bramanti P, Pennisi G, Bella R. Cortical plasticity in depression. ASN Neuro 2017;9(3):1759091417711512. doi: 10.1177/1759091417711512. PMID: 28629225.

34. Pennisi M, Lanza G*, Cantone M, Schepis C, Ferri R, Barone R, Bella R. Unusual neurological presentation of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome). J Clin Neurol 2017;13(4):1-3. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.4.439. PMID: 28884983.
35. Lanza G, Kosac A, Trajkovic G, Whittaker RG. Nerve conduction studies as a measure of disease progression: objectivity or illusion? J Neuromuscul Dis 2017;4(3):209-15. doi: 10.3233/JND-170243. PMID: 28869485.
36. Pennisi M, Bramanti A, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Bella R, Lanza G*. Neurophysiology of the “Celiac Brain”: Disentangling Gut-brain Connections. Front Neurosci 2017;11:498. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00498. PMID: 28928632.
37. Zelante G, Ricceri R, Lanza G*, Fiumanò G, Pennisi G, Bella R. Retroclival subdural haematoma after lumbar puncture: an uncommon complication for a common procedure. Neurol India 2017;65(6):1400-1. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.217963. PMID: 29133721
38. Lanza G*, Cantone M, Aricò D, Lanuzza B, Cosentino FII, Paci D, Papotto M, Pennisi M, Bella R, Pennisi G, Paulus W, Ferri R. Clinical and electrophysiological impact of low-frequency rTMS on the sensory-motor network in patients with restless legs syndrome. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2018;11:1-12. doi: 10.1177/1756286418759973. PMID: 29511386.
39. Lanza G*, Cantone M, Musso S, Borgione E, Scuderi C, Ferri R. Early-onset subcortical ischemic vascular dementia in an adult with mtDNA mutation 3316G>A. J Neurol 2018;265(4):968-969. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-8795-x. PMID: 29464373.
40. Lanza G*, Lanuzza B, Aricò D, Cantone M, Cosentino FII, Bella R, Pennisi G, Ferri R, Pennisi M. Impaired short-term plasticity in Restless Legs Syndrome: a pilot rTMS study. Sleep Med 2018;46:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.02.008. PMID: 29773202.
41. Cantone M, Catalano MA, Lanza G*, La Delfa G, Ferri R, Pennisi M, Bella R, Pennisi G, Bramanti A. Motor and perceptual recovery in adult patients with mild intellectual disability. Neural Plast 2018;2018: 3273246. doi: 10.1155/2018/3273246. PMID: 29849555.
42. Lanza G*, Centonze SS, Destro G, Vella V, Bellomo M, Pennisi M, Bella R, Ciavardelli D. Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a pilot study. Complement Ther Med 2018;38:74-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.04.013. PMID: 29857884.
43. Puglisi V, Bramanti A, Lanza G, Cantone M, Vinciguerra L, Pennisi M, Bonanno L, Pennisi G, Bella R. Impaired cerebral haemodynamics in Vascular Depression: insights from Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. Front Psychiatry 2018;9:316. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00316. PMID: 30061847.
44. Lanza G. Editorial Board member interview. Eur Med J Neurol 2018;6(1):39-42.
45. Lanza G*, Bella R, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Ferri R, Pennisi M. Cognitive impairment and Celiac Disease: is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation a trait d’union between gut and brain? Int J Mol Sci 2018;19:2243. doi: 10.3390/ijms19082243. PMID: 30065211.
46. Lanza G*. Giuseppe Lanza Research Interest. JSM Health Educ Prim Health Care 2018;3(1):1041.
47. Calì F, Cantone M, Cosentino FII, Lanza G, Ruggeri G, Chiavetta V, Salluzzo R, Ragalmuto A, Vinci M, Ferri R. Interpreting genetic variants: hints from a family cluster of Parkinson’s disease. J Parkinsons Dis 2019;9(1):203-6. doi: 10.3233/JPD-171292. PMID: 30400105.
48. Lanza G*, Centonze SS, Destro G, Vella V, Bellomo M, Pennisi M, Bella R, Ciavardelli D. Comment on “Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a pilot study”. J Evid Based Integr Med 2019;24:1-4. doi: 10.1177/2515690X18825105. PMID: 30789056.

49. Lanza G*, Ferri R. The Neurophysiology of Hyperarousal in RLS: Hints for a Role of Glutamate/GABA. Adv Pharmacol 2019;84(5):101-19. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2018.12.002. PMID: 31229167.
50. Pennisi M, Di Bartolo G, Malaguarnera G, Bella R, Lanza G, Malaguarnera M. Vitamin D serum levels in patients with statin induced musculoskeletal pain. Dis Markers 2019;2019:3549402. doi: 10.1155/2019/3549402. PMID: 31019583.
51. Vinciguerra L, Lanza G*, Puglisi V, Pennisi M, Cantone M, Bramanti A, Pennisi G, Bella R. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound in vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia. PLoS ONE 14(4):e0216162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216162. PMID: 31017968.
52. Cantone M, Lanza G*, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Ricceri R, Fisicaro F, Vagli C, Bella R, Ferri R, Pennisi G, Di Lazzaro V, Pennisi M. Age, Height, and Sex on Motor Evoked Potentials: Translational Data from a Large Italian Cohort in a Clinical Environment. Front Hum Neurosci 2019;13:185. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00185. PMID: 31214003.
53. Cantone M, Lanza G*, Bella R, Pennisi G, Santalucia P, Bramanti P, Pennisi M. Fear and disgust: case report of two uncommon emotional disturbances evoked by visual disperceptions after a right temporal-insular stroke. BMC Neurol 2019;19(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1417-0. PMID: 31409291.
54. Cantone M, Lanza G*, Le Pira A, Barone R, Pennisi G, Bella R, Pennisi M, Fiumara A. Adjunct diagnostic value of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in mucopolysaccharidosis-related cervical myelopathy: a pilot study. Brain Sci 2019;9(8): 200; doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080200. PMID: 31416150.
55. Fisicaro F, Lanza G*, Grasso AA, Pennisi G, Bella R, Paulus W, Pennisi M. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: review of the current evidences and pitfalls. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2019;12:1-22. doi: 10.1177/1756286419878317. PMID: 31598137.
56. Pennisi M, Malaguarnera G, Di Bartolo G, Lanza G, Bella R, Chisari EM, Cauli O, Vicari E, Malaguarnera M. Decrease in serum Vitamin D level of older patients with fatigue. Nutrients 2019;11(10). pii: E2531. doi: 10.3390/nu11102531. PMID: 31635199.
57. Vinciguerra L, Cantone M, Lanza G, Bramanti A, Santalucia P, Puglisi V, Pennisi G, Bella R. Migrainous infarction and cerebral vasospasm: case report and literature review. J Pain Res 2019;12:2941-50. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S209485. PMID: 31695483.
58. Lanza G, Cantone M, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Fisicaro F, Vagli C, Bella R, Pennisi G, Di Lazzaro V, Pennisi M. “Mute” plantar response: does the cortico-spinal tract “speak”? Brain Stimul 2019;12:1579-80. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.07.008. PMID: 31362869.
59. Brown P, RELISH Consortium (Lanza G), ZhouY. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search. Database 2019;2019:baz085. doi: 10.1093/database/baz085. PMID: 33326193.
60. Lanza G*, Casabona JA, Bellomo M, Cantone M, Fisicaro F, Bella R, Pennisi G, Bramanti P, Pennisi M, Bramanti A. Update on Intensive Motor Training in Spino-cerebellar Ataxia: time to move a step forward? J Int Med Res 2020;48(2):300060519854626. doi: 10.1177/0300060519854626. PMID: 31537137.
61. Lanza G*, Pino M, Fisicaro F, Vagli C, Cantone M, Pennisi M, Bella R, Bellomo M. Motor activity and Becker’s muscular dystrophy: lights and shadows. Phys Sportsmed. 2020;48(2):151-160. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2019.1684810. PMID: 31646922.
62. Lanza G*, Aricò D, Lanuzza B, Cosentino FII, Tripodi M, Giardina F, Bella R, Puligheddu M, Pennisi G, Ferri R, Pennisi M. Facilitatory/inhibitory intracortical imbalance in REM-sleep Behavior Disorder:

early electrophysiological marker of neurodegeneration? Sleep 2020;40(3):1-10. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz242. PMID: 31599326.

63. Fisicaro F, Lanza G*^#, Bella R, Pennisi M. “Self-neuroenhancement”: the last frontier of non-invasive brain stimulation? J Clin Neurol 2020;16(1):158-9. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.1.158. PMID: 31942774.
64. Lanza G*, Scalise A. The present and the future of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Restless Legs Syndrome. Sleep Med 2020;71:122-3. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.02.002. PMID: 32151506.
65. Lanza G*. Repetitive TMS for sleep disorders: are we ready? Sleep Med 2020;71:111-2. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.03.001. PMID: 32386885.
66. Vinciguerra L, Lanza G*^#, Puglisi V, Fisicaro F, Pennisi M, Bella R, Cantone M. Update on the Neurobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment: From Lab to Clinic. Int J Mol Sci 2020;21(8):E2977. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082977. PMID: 32340195.
67. Giardina F, Lanza G*^#, Calì F, Ferri R. Late-onset oro-facial dyskinesia in Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 2: a case report. BMC Neurol 2020;20(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01739-8. PMID: 32340607.
68. Pennisi M, Lanza G*^#, Cantone M, D’Amico E, Fisicaro F, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Bella R, Vicari E, Malaguarnera G. Acetyl-L-carnitine in Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders: a Critical Update. Nutrients 2020;12:1389. doi: 10.3390/nu12051389. PMID: 32408706.
69. Zanghì A, Cimino S, Urzì D, Privitera S, Zagari F, Lanza G, Patti F, D’Amico E. Pharmacotherapeutic management of lower urinary tract symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020;21(12):1449-54. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1767068. PMID: 32452702.
70. Lanza G, Calì F, Vinci M, Cosentino FII, Tripodi M, Spada RS, Cantone M, Bella R, Mattina T, Ferri R. A customized Next-Generation Sequencing-based panel to identify novel genetic variants in dementing disorders: a pilot study. Neural Plast 2020;8078103:1-10. doi: 10.1155/2020/8078103. PMID: 32908482.
71. Pennisi M, Lanza G*, Falzone L, Fisicaro F, Ferri R, Bella R. SARS-CoV-2 and the Nervous System: From Clinical Features to Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2020;21(15):E5475. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155475. PMID: 32751841.
72. Vagli C, Fisicaro F, Vinciguerra L, Puglisi V, Rodolico MS, Giordano A, Ferri R, Lanza G^#, Bella R. Cerebral Hemodynamic Changes to Transcranial Doppler in Asymptomatic Patients with Fabry’s Disease. Brain Sci 2020;10(8):546. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10080546. PMID: 32806660.
73. Tsatsakis A, Calina D, Falzone L, Petrakis D, Mitrut R, Siokas V, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Libra M, Doukas SG, Doukas PG, Kavali L, Amar B, Gadiparthi C, Vageli DP, Kofteridis DP, Spandidos DA, Paoliello MMB, Aschner M, Docea AO. SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology and its clinical implications: An integrative overview of the pharmacotherapeutic management of COVID-19. Food Chem Toxicol 2020;146:111769. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111769. PMID: 32979398.
74. Veroux M, Monte IP, Rodolico MS, Corona D, Bella R, Basile A, Palmucci S, Pistorio ML, Lanza G, De Pasquale C, Veroux P. Screening for Fabry disease in kidney transplant recipients: experience of a multidisciplinary team. Biomedicines 2020;8(10):396. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8100396. PMID: 33036343.
75. Cantone M, Lanza G*^#, Fisicaro F, Pennisi M, Bella R, Di Lazzaro V, Di Pino G. Evaluation and treatment of vascular cognitive impairment by transcranial magnetic stimulation. Neural Plast 2020;8820881:1-17. doi: 10.1155/2020/8820881. PMID: 33193753.
76. Catania VE, Malaguarnera G, Fiorenza G, Chisari EM, Lipari AR, Gallina V, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Malaguarnera M. Hepatitis C Virus Infection Increases Fatigue in Health Care Workers. Diseases 2020;8(4):E37. doi: 10.3390/diseases8040037. PMID: 33076215
77. Lanza G*, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Fisicaro F, Vagli C, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Pennisi M, Bella R. TMS Correlates of Pyramidal Tract Signs and Clinical Motor Status in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Brain Sci 2020;10:806; doi: 10.3390/brainsci10110806. PMID: 33142762.
78. Fisicaro F, Lanza G*^#, Cantone M, Ferri R, Pennisi G, Nicoletti A, Zappia M, Bella R, Pennisi M. Clinical and Electrophysiological Hints to TMS in de novo patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. J Pers Med 2020;10(4): 274. doi: 10.3390/jpm10040274. PMID: 33322688.
79. Lanza G*. Repetitive TMS for the “cognitive tsunami” of sleep deprivation. Sleep Med 2021;77:279-80. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.11.010. PMID: 33234438.
80. Cantone M, Lanza G*, Puglisi V, Vinciguerra L, Mandelli J, Fisicaro F, Pennisi M, Bella R, Ciurlo R, Bramanti A. Hypertensive Crisis in Acute Cerebrovascular Diseases Presenting at the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review. Brain Sci 2021;11(1):E70. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11010070. PMID: 33430236.
81. Fisicaro F, Di Napoli M, Liberto A, Fanella M, Di Stasio F, Pennisi M, Bella R, Lanza G*^#, Mansueto G. Neurological Sequelae in Patients with COVID-19: A Histopathological Perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18(4):1415. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041415. PMID: 33546463.
82. Fisicaro F, Lanza G*^#, Pennisi M, Vagli C, Cantone M, Pennisi G, Ferri R, Bella R. Moderate Mocha Coffee Consumption Correlates with Higher Cognitive and Mood Status in a Non-demented Elderly Population with Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Disease. Nutrients 2021;13(2):536; doi: 10.3390/nu13020536. PMID: 33562065.
83. Godani M, Lanza G*^#, Trevisan L, Ferri R, Bella R. An unusual gait disorder at the Emergency Department: role of the quantitative assessment of parenchymal transcranial Doppler sonography. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2021;11(5):2195-200. doi: 10.21037/qims-20-982. PMID: 33936999.
84. Fisicaro F, Lanza G*^#, D’Agate CC, Ferri R, Cantone M, Falzone L, Pennisi G, Bella R, Pennisi M. Intracortical and Intercortical Motor Disinhibition to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease Patients. Nutrients 2021;13(5):1530. doi: 10.3390/nu13051530. PMID: 34062843.
85. Lanza G*, Cosentino FII, Ferri R, Lanuzza B, Siragusa M, Tripodi M, Schepis C. Cognitive impairment in in-patients with prurigo nodularis and psychiatric comorbidities. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18:6265. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126265. PMID: 34207921.
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