Piergiuseppe Vinai
Biographic Data
| ID | 6268250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piergiuseppe Vinai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piergiuseppe |
| FAMILY NAME | Vinai |
| SIGNATURE | VINAI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Magnolia Solar (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5354-2837 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Modulates Tic Expression and the Host Immune Response in a Girl with Tourette Syndrome
A 9-year-old girl with Tourette syndrome (TS) and increased antibody levels against Streptococcus pyogenes was monitored longitudinally for the presence of nasopharyngeal bacteria, specific antibody titers, and autoimmunity directed against brain antigens. Microbiological monitoring indicated that the child was an intermittent Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carrier. Clinical improvements in motor tic frequency and severity were observed dur…
Clinical validity of the descriptor. “Presence of a belief that one must eat in order to get to sleep” in diagnosing the Night Eating Syndrome
High frequency of psychopathology in subjects wishing to lose weight
Objective To investigate the frequency of psychiatric disorders in subjects wishing to lose weight categorized according to BMI. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting An academic outpatient clinical nutrition service in Italy. Subjects A total of 207 subjects (thirty-nine men and 168 women; mean age: 38·7 ( sd 14·1) years) consecutively attending the study centre for the first time between January 2003 and December 2006. Results In the entire stu…
High frequency of psychopathology in subjects wishing to lose weight
Objective To investigate the frequency of psychiatric disorders in subjects wishing to lose weight categorized according to BMI. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting An academic outpatient clinical nutrition service in Italy. Subjects A total of 207 subjects (thirty-nine men and 168 women; mean age: 38·7 ( sd 14·1) years) consecutively attending the study centre for the first time between January 2003 and December 2006. Results In the entire stu…
Clinical validity of the descriptor. “Presence of a belief that one must eat in order to get to sleep” in diagnosing the Night Eating Syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Modulates Tic Expression and the Host Immune Response in a Girl with Tourette Syndrome
A 9-year-old girl with Tourette syndrome (TS) and increased antibody levels against Streptococcus pyogenes was monitored longitudinally for the presence of nasopharyngeal bacteria, specific antibody titers, and autoimmunity directed against brain antigens. Microbiological monitoring indicated that the child was an intermittent Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carrier. Clinical improvements in motor tic frequency and severity were observed dur…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Eating disorders (2 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Antibody (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Autoantibody (1 work) · Autoimmunity (1 work) · Bacteria (1 work)