2026
- “Cognitive and Biomarker Signatures of Late-Onset Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Toward Non-Alzheimer Neurodegenerative Mechanisms” Casarini A., Ballerini A., Maramotti R., Tondelli M., Carbone C., Chiari A., Vinceti G., Bedin R., Urbano T., Malagoli M., Genovese M., Scolastico S., Giovannini G., Pugnaghi M., Orlandi N., Molinari M.A., Meletti S., Zamboni G., Vaudano A.E., Neurology 107(4): e218356 https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000218356
- “Multidimensional Profiling of MRI-Negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Uncovers Distinct Phenotypes” Ballerini A., Casarini A., Biagioli N., Mirandola L., Ballotta D., Summers P., Scolastico S., Madrassi L., Genovese M., Malagoli M., Cantalupo G., Giovannini G., Pugnaghi M., Orlandi N., Tassi L., Cuccarini V., Aquino D., Tartara E., Palesi F., Didato G., Vitali P. for the 3TLE Study Group, Meletti S., Vaudano A.E. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 13(9): 1878-1892 https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.70349
2025
- “Seizures and breathing: lessons from peri-ictal respiratory disturbances” Micalizzi E., Ballerini A., Lacuey N., Giunta L., Villani F., Meletti S., Vaudano A.E., Clinical Neurophysiology 178: 2110962 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110962
- “Persistent Postictal Central Apnea in Focal Seizures: Incidence, Features, and Imaging Findings” Meletti S., Burani M., Ballerini A., Giovannini G., Micalizzi E., Orlandi N., Taruffi L., Biagioli N., Scolastico S., Madrassi L., Pugnaghi M., Vaudano A.E. Neurology 105(4): e213856 https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000213856
- “Late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy: insights from brain atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers” Ballerini A., Biagioli N., Carbone C., Chiari A., Tondelli M., Vinceti G., Bedin R., Malagoli M., Genovese M., Scolastico S., Giovannini G., Pugnaghi M., Orlandi N., Lemieux L., Meletti S., Zamboni G., Vaudano A.E., Brain 148(1): 185-198 https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae207
2024
- “The influence of wakefulness fluctuations on brain networks involved in centrotemporal spike occurrence” Talami F., Lemieux L., Avanzini P., Ballerini A., Cantalupo G., Laufs H., Meletti S., Vaudano A.E., Clinical Neurophysiology 164: 47-56 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.05.005
- “Patterns of subregional cerebellar atrophy across epilepsy syndromes: An ENIGMA-Epilepsy study” Kerestes R., Perry A., Vivash L., O’Brien T.J., Alvim M.K.M., Arienzo D., Aventurato I.K., Ballerini A., et al., Epilepsia 65(4): 1072-1091 https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17881
- “The role of the amygdala in ictal central apnea: insights from brain MRI morphometry” Micalizzi E., Ballerini A., Giovannini G., Cioclu M.C., Scolastico S., Pugnaghi M., Orlandi N., Malagoli M., Genovese M., Todeschini A., Giunta L., Villani F., Meletti S., Vaudano A.E., Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 11(1): 121-132 https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51938
2023
- “Exploring the relationship between amygdala subnuclei volumes and cognitive performance in left-lateralized temporal lobe epilepsy with and without hippocampal sclerosis” Ballerini A., Talami F., Molinari M.A., Micalizzi E., Scolastico S., Biagioli N., Orlandi N., Pugnaghi M., Giovannini G., Meletti S., Vaudano A.E., Epilepsy & Behavior 145: 109342 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109342
- “Spatial patterns of gray and white matter compromise relate to age of seizure onset in temporal lobe epilepsy” Ballerini A., Arienzo D., Stasenko A., Schadler A., Vaudano A.E., Meletti S., Kaestner E., McDonald C.R., NeuroImage: Clinical 39: 103473 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103473
- “Impact of an optimized epilepsy surgery imaging protocol for focal epilepsy: A monocentric prospective study” Vaudano A.E., Ballerini A., Zucchini F., Micalizzi E., Scolastico S., Talami F., Giovannini G., Pugnaghi M., Orlandi N., Biagioli N., Cioclu M.C., Vallone S., Genovese M., Todeschini A., Cavalleri F., Malagoli M., Meletti S., Epileptic Disorders 25(1): 1-121 https://doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20050
2022
- “Ictal apnea: A prospective monocentric study in patients with epilepsy” Micalizzi E., Vaudano A.E., Ballerini A., Talami F., Giovannini G., Turchi G., Cioclu M.C., Giunta L., Meletti S., European Journal of Neurology 29(12): 3701-3710 https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15547
- “Amygdala subnuclear volumes in temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis and in non-lesional patients” Ballerini A., Tondelli M., Talami F., Molinari M.A., Micalizzi E., Giovannini G., Turchi G., Malagoli M., Genovese M., Meletti S., Vaudano A.E., Brain Communications 4(5): fcac225, https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac225