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Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients in chronic levodopa treatment may experience motor and non-motor fluctuations, which may affect their quality of life. Safinamide is a new monoamine oxidase B inhibitor, also ...
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Open AccessCorrelates of the discrepancy between objective and subjective cognitive functioning in non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease
Subjective complaints of cognitive deficits are not necessarily consistent with objective evidence of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Here we examined the factors associated with the objectiv...
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The article investigates the role played by the youth bulge in the turbulence of the Mediterranean region over recent years. The theory predicts that the combination of a very young population structure (at le...
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Open AccessO021. Abnormal connectivity within executive resting-state network in migraine with aura
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Transcutaneous supraorbital neurostimulation (tSNS) has been recently found superior to sham stimulation for episodic migraine prevention in a randomized trial. We evaluated both the safety and efficacy of a b...
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Resting-state functional connectivity associated with mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease
Cognitive impairment is common in PD, even in early stages. The construct of mild cognitive impairment has been used to identify clinically evident cognitive impairment without functional decline in PD patient...
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Open AccessDisrupted default mode network connectivity in migraine without aura
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI) has demonstrated disrupted default mode network (DMN) connectivity in a number of pain conditions, including migraine. However, the significance of...
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Open AccessThe Geopolitical Implications of the New Developments on Global Energy Markets: The Major Energy Actors Case
The article intends to identify and explain possible geopolitical implications for the main energy actors of the new developments on global energy markets and the effect on their foreign policy. To this end, a...
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Brazil in the Transition Towards Knowledge Economy: Between Qualification and Internationalization of Human Capital
The last decades has been characterized by an increasing relevance of knowledge and innovation into the economic system, becoming two crucial factors in the global competition. Therefore, qualified human capit...
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Based on the premise that international migration is a clearest manifestation of globalization, this article aims to analyse in detail the phenomenon of skilled migration. Skilled migrants represent a worldwid...
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We explored the functional pattern of the pain-processing network in patients with migraine, in the interictal periods, during trigeminal noxious stimulation. Contact heat evoked potential stimulation induced ...
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The pain in migraine beyond the pain of migraine
Migraine is a complex and often disabling brain disorder that affects about 15 % of the population. The diagnosis of migraine is based on clinical features as proposed by the International Headache Society cri...
