Employment
Professional Appointments
Professor
University of Catania
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Catania, Italy Applied Biosciences | Completed: 2017
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M.S. University of Catania, Italy Neurology | Completed: 2013
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MD University of Catania, Italy Medicine and Surgery | Completed: 2007
Publications (140)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Therapeutic Exercise for Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials on Pain, Disability, and Kinesiophobia
2026
Dietary (Poly)phenol Intake, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Italian Adults
2026
Beyond the Legs: A Systematic Review on Multisystem Autonomic Dysfunction in Primary Restless Legs Syndrome
2026
Decapulse transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) over the motor cortex induces widespread bidirectional modulation of gamma oscillations regularity
2026
Sleep in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: From Diagnostic Labels to Phenotype-directed Care
2026
Sleeping in cycles within cycles: A nonlinear framework for NREM sleep microstructure
2026
Genetic Overlap Between Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Neurological Disorders: Insights from a Next-Generation Sequencing Study
2026
2026
Comparative Peripheral Blood Transcriptomic Profiles in Parkinson’s Disease and Restless Legs Syndrome: An Exploratory Between-Cohort Analysis
2026
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Spasticity in Stroke and Other Neuromotor Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials
2026
Neuropsychiatric and behavioural correlates of sundowning in Alzheimer’s disease
2026
Large Muscle Movements During Sleep Across the Synucleinopathy Spectrum: A Polysomnographic Study of Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease
2026
Autonomic correlates of large muscle group movements during non-REM sleep in restless legs syndrome: a comparative analysis with periodic and non-periodic leg movements
2026
Transcranial doppler detected right-to-left shunt is common but not associated with MRI white matter hyperintensity burden: a cross-sectional study
2026
Anxiety-Related Functional Dizziness: A Systematic Review of the Recent Evidence on Vestibular, Cognitive Behavioral, and Integrative Therapies
2026
Dysregulation of miRNAs in Sicilian Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2026
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonian Syndromes: A Narrative Expert Review
2026
Impaired interhemispheric inhibition in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: first exploratory transcranial magnetic stimulation-based evidence
2026
Immersive Technologies for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review
2026
2026
Update on Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Post-Stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials
2026
Artificial Intelligence for Sleep Instability and Motor Phenotyping: Clinical Translation Beyond Sleep Staging
2026
Repositioning Orexin in Sleep Medicine: From Wake Promotion to Sleep-State Control. A Treatment-Oriented Narrative Review
2026
Protocol for the DREAMER study: Design and methodological framework of a multicenter trial-ready cohort of individuals with isolated REM sleep without atonia
2026
Most prominent challenges in translational neuroscience and strategic solutions to bridge the gaps: Perspectives from an editorial board interrogation
2025
Neuroprotective effects of rTMS in chronic insomnia: is glymphatic system modulation the key player?
2025
Transcranial Doppler sonography follow-up study in mild vascular cognitive impairment
2025
Evidence of Involvement of the Calcitonin Gene‐Related Peptide in Restless Legs Syndrome
2025
Strengthening the link between periodic leg movements during sleep and cerebral small vessel disease
2025
The dynamics of cyclic‐periodic phenomena during non‐rapid and rapid eye movement sleep
2025
Sex‐based disparities in dopamine agonist response in patients with restless legs syndrome
2025
2025
Event-related potentials as neurophysiological predictors of high-risk isolated REM sleep behavior disorder patients
2025
Evaluating the differential effects of dopamine agonists and clonazepam on large muscle group movements in restless legs syndrome
2025
Chronotype and Cancer: Emerging Relation Between Chrononutrition and Oncology from Human Studies
2025
2025
Sex differences in cerebrospinal fluid proteomics of patients with restless legs syndrome
2025
2025
Cortical Excitability as a Prognostic and Phenotypic Stratification Biomarker in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
2025
Management and Treatment of Carotid Stenosis: Overview of Therapeutic Possibilities and Comparison Between Interventional Radiology, Surgery and Hybrid Procedure
2025
Protein Expression of TXNIP in the Dopaminergic Neurons of Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence from a Pilot Study
2025
Odontophobia Across the Lifespan: Clinical Perspectives, Vulnerable Populations, and Inclusive Strategies for Dental Anxiety Management
2025
Exploring the Role of Ferroptosis in the Pathophysiology and Circadian Regulation of Restless Legs Syndrome
2025
The impact of depression on functioning: Relation to medication response and other predictors
2025
2025
Antidepressant and Related Neurobiological and Neurophysiological Effects of Add-On Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder with Residual Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial Protocol
2025
Periodic limb movements during sleep and progression of sleep apnea: a longitudinal analysis from the Wisconsin sleep cohort
2025
Beyond the Sleep Lab: A Narrative Review of Wearable Sleep Monitoring
2025
Epigenetic Signatures in an Italian Cohort of Parkinson’s Disease Patients from Sicily
2025
Pain-Free Alpha-Synuclein Detection by Low-Cost Hierarchical Nanowire Based Electrode
2024
A Topical Review on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Restless Legs Syndrome
2024
2024
2024
Gene Expression Profiling of Post Mortem Midbrain of Parkinson’s Disease Patients and Healthy Controls
2024
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of amphetamine and amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) addiction – A systematic review and meta-analysis
2024
2024
Polysomnographic features associated with clonazepam and melatonin treatment in isolated
REM
sleep behavior disorder: Time for new therapeutic approaches?
2024
Targeting the adenosinergic system in restless legs syndrome: A pilot, “proof-of-concept” placebo-controlled TMS-based protocol
2024
Large muscle group movements during sleep in restless leg syndrome: neurophysiological and clinical implications
2024
2024
Combined Effect of Red Wine and Mocha Pot Coffee in Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment
2024
2024
The Role of ETNPPL in Dopaminergic Neuron Stability: Insights from Neuromelanin-Associated Protein Expression in Parkinson’s Disease
2024
Acute Cerebellar Ataxia and Myoclonus in SARS‐CoV‐2–Related Encephalopathy Responsive to Immunotherapy: A Case Series
2023
A Next-Generation Sequencing Study in a Cohort of Sicilian Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
2023
Interdisciplinary Multidimensional Assessment of Transthyretin Amyloidosis before and after Tafamidis
2023
The supporting (sometimes decisive!) role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in forensic medicine
2023
Targeting Orexin Receptors for the Treatment of Insomnia: From Physiological Mechanisms to Current Clinical Evidence and Recommendations
2023
2023
2023
2023
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Complications of Vasculitis Syndromes from Pathology to Bedside: Part 2—Peripheral Nervous System
2023
Sex differences in mild vascular cognitive impairment: A multimodal transcranial magnetic stimulation study
2023
Progression of clinical markers in prodromal Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a multicentre study
2023
2023
Challenging the Pleiotropic Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Geriatric Depression: A Multimodal Case Series Study
2023
Reply: Post‐COVID‐19 Myoclonus‐Ataxia Syndrome—Is there Really a Need for Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment in all Cases?
2023
Severity of REM sleep without atonia correlates with measures of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in REM sleep behaviour disorder
2023
2023
Considering REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease
2023
2023
Examples of Inverse Comorbidity between Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Possible Role for Noncoding RNA
2022
2022
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Complications of Vasculitis Syndromes From Pathology to Bedside: Part 1—Central Nervous System
2022
A Transcriptome Analysis of mRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
2022
Phenolic Acids and Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Polyphenols with a Neuroprotective Role in Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease
2022
Neurological Presentation of Giant Pituitary Tumour Apoplexy: Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare but Life-Threatening Condition
2022
Reduced Intracortical Facilitation to TMS in Both Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and Early Parkinson’s Disease with RBD
2022
2022
A Systematic Review on the Effect of Nutraceuticals on Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunctions: From Basic Principles to Clinical Applications
2022
Post–COVID‐19 Myoclonus–Ataxia Syndrome Responsive to Intravenous Immunoglobulins
2022
Diabetic Striatopathy: Parenchymal Transcranial Sonography as a Supplement to Diagnosis at the Emergency Department
2022
Celiac Disease and Neurological Manifestations: From Gluten to Neuroinflammation
2022
Endothelial Reprogramming in Sports Traumatology: Role of the Widespread Neuro-Immuno-Endocrine-Endothelial System
2022
2022
Cognitive Impairment in Inpatients with Prurigo Nodularis and Psychiatric Comorbidities
2021
Hypertensive Crisis in Acute Cerebrovascular Diseases Presenting at the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review
2021
Neurological Sequelae in Patients with COVID-19: A Histopathological Perspective
2021
Moderate Mocha Coffee Consumption Is Associated with Higher Cognitive and Mood Status in a Non-Demented Elderly Population with Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Disease
2021
Intracortical and Intercortical Motor Disinhibition to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease Patients
2021
Increased Serum Prolactin and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: An Attempt of Proof-of-Concept Study
2021
Neurophysiological Aspects of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD): A Narrative Review
2021
Morphological analysis of the brain subcortical gray structures in restless legs syndrome
2021
Preserved central cholinergic functioning to transcranial magnetic stimulation in de novo patients with celiac disease
2021
SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology and its clinical implications: An integrative overview of the pharmacotherapeutic management of COVID-19
2020
TMS Correlates of Pyramidal Tract Signs and Clinical Motor Status in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
2020
Clinical and Electrophysiological Hints to TMS in De Novo Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
2020
Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimers disease: A pilot study.
Giuseppe Lanza
2019
Interpreting genetic variants: Hints from a family cluster of Parkinsons disease.
Giuseppe Lanza
2019
Shiatsu as an adjuvant therapy for depression in patients with Alzheimers disease: A pilot study.
Giuseppe Lanza
2018
Motor and perceptual recovery in adult patients with mild intellectual disability.
Giuseppe Lanza
2018
Impaired short-term plasticity in restless legs syndrome: A pilot rTMS study.
Giuseppe Lanza
2018
Early-onset subcortical ischemic vascular dementia in an adult with mtDNA mutation 3316G>A.
Giuseppe Lanza
2018
Clinical and electrophysiological impact of low-frequency rTMS on the sensory-motor network in patients with restless legs syndrome.
Giuseppe Lanza
2018
Retroclival subdural hematoma after a lumbar puncture: An uncommon complication for a common procedure.
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
Nerve conduction studies as a measure of disease progression: Objectivity or illusion?
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
Unusual neurological presentation of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome).
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
Prominent neurological involvement in dercum disease.
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
Vascular cognitive impairment through the looking glass of transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
2017
Central and peripheral nervous system excitability in restless legs syndrome.
Giuseppe Lanza
2017
Response to the letter to the editor “Cortical excitability in restless legs syndrome.
Giuseppe Lanza
2016
Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia.
Giuseppe Lanza
2016
Correlation between motor cortex excitability changes and cognitive impairment in vascular depression: Pathophysiological insights from a longitudinal TMS study.
Giuseppe Lanza
2016
Motor cortex plasticity in subcortical ischemic vascular dementia: What can TMS say?
Giuseppe Lanza
2015
Distinctive patterns of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and sleep deprivation.
Giuseppe Lanza
2015
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with drug-resistant major depression: A six-month clinical follow-up study.
Giuseppe Lanza
2015
Direct comparison of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome.
Giuseppe Lanza
2015
Epileptic seizure as a precipitating factor of vascular progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report.
Giuseppe Lanza
2014
Course of atypical manifestations of a case of charcot-marie-tooth disease over 35 years of clinical observation.
Giuseppe Lanza
2013
Focal neurological deficit in acute anemia: Case reports and review of the literature.
Giuseppe Lanza
2013
Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the assessment of motor cortex excitability and treatment of Drug-resistant major depression.
Giuseppe Lanza
2013
TMS follow-up study in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia.
Giuseppe Lanza
2013
Preserved transcallosal inhibition to transcranial magnetic stimulation in nondemented elderly patients with leukoaraiosis.
Giuseppe Lanza
2013
Phenotypic heterogeneity in hereditary motor neuropathy type V: A new case report series.
Giuseppe Lanza
2012
2011
Enhanced motor cortex facilitation in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia.
Giuseppe Lanza
2011
Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease: a neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability.
Giuseppe Lanza
2011
A review of transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular dementia.
Giuseppe Lanza
2010
Clinical presentation and outcome of geriatric depression in subcortical ischemic vascular disease.
Giuseppe Lanza
2010