Clinical usability of telephone-based cognitive screening tests in Parkinson's disease Angelica De Sandi, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Verardo, Denise Mellace, Angelica Marfoli, Carlo Manzoni, Stefano Zago, Fabrizio Pisano, Gabriella Santangelo, Enrico Mailland, Eleonora Zirone, Francesca Mameli, Barbara Poletti, Filippo Cogiamanian, Roberta Ferrucci Journal of Parkinson S Disease, 2026 Background Accessible screening tools are crucial for the early detection of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD), especially in contexts where in-person assessments are not feasible. Objective To assess the clinical usability of telephone-based cognitive screening (TBCS) tools in PD patients. Methods Forty-two non-demented PD individuals and N = 103 healthy controls (HCs) underwent a TBCS battery including the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), the Telephone-based Frontal Assessment Battery (t-FAB) and sub-tests from the Telephone-based Verbal Fluency Battery (t-VFB) and Telephone Language Screener (TLS). PD individuals were also administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in person and assessed for behavior and cognitive-driven functional independence via caregiver-report questionnaires administered over the telephone (Neuropsychiatric Inventory, NPI and Amsterdam IADL Questionnaire – 30-item version, A-IADL-Q-30, respectively). Correlations were run to test the construct and ecological validity of TBCS tests in PD individuals; ROC analyses were run to test the capability of TBCS tests to discriminate PD individuals from HCs and PD individuals with a defective MoCA from those performing normally (PD-MCI vs. PD-CN). Results The vast majority of TBCS measures were significantly associated with the MoCA and A-IADL-Q-30 scores, supporting convergent and ecological validity, respectively; TBCS measures also diverged from the NPI. TBCS measures of global cognition and executive-attentive measures discriminated PD individuals from HCs with acceptable accuracy (AUC = 0.71–0.75), showing, by contrast, a better performance in differentiating PD-MCI from PD-CN groups (AUC = 0.74–0.89). Conclusion TBCS tests are clinimetrically sound tools for identifying cognitive deficits in PD.
Prevalence and determinants of anxiety in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Giulia De Luca, Beatrice Curti, Silvia Torre, Claudia Gendarini, Alessandro Cocuzza, Eleonora Colombo, Angelica De Sandi, Denise Mellace, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Alessio Maranzano, Federico Verde, Stefano Messina, Alberto Doretti, Claudia Morelli, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti Bjpsych Open, 2026 Background Clinically relevant anxiety can be detected in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but its prevalence and determinants have not yet been fully assessed. Aims This study aimed at assessing the prevalence and clinical underpinnings of anxiety in ALS. Method Non-demented ALS patients ( N = 433) and healthy controls ( N = 313) were administered the State- and Trait-Anxiety Inventory – Form Y (STAI-Y1 for state-anxiety and STAI-Y2 for trait-anxiety) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Patients were further assessed for cognition (Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen), behaviour (Frontal Behavioural Inventory) and motor status (disease duration, ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised and progression rate). The prevalence of clinically significant state- and trait-anxiety were estimated by applying age-stratified cut-offs to STAI-Y1/-Y2 t -scores. Linear and logistic regressions were run to test the determinants of STAI-Y1/-Y2 scores. Results STAI-Y1 and -Y2 scores above cut-off were detected in 18.2 and 13.9% of patients, respectively – with proportions being higher in cases versus controls ( p s < 0.001). BDI, but neither cognitive/behavioural nor motor variables, was identified as a significant predictor of STAI-Y1/-Y2 scores ( p s < 0.003). The cognitive–affective subscale of BDI was the sole predictor of scores above cut-off on both STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2 ( p s < 0.001). Conclusions Clinically significant levels of state- and trait-anxiety occur in ∼18 and ∼14% of non-demented ALS patients, respectively, mostly driven by cognitive and affective facets of depression, and are independent of motor and cognitive/behavioural features.
The yes-no reversal phenomenon: Prevalence and correlates in mild cognitive impairment and dementia due to neurodegenerative, chronic cerebrovascular, and mixed etiologies Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Giulia De Luca, Arianna Moreschi, Beatrice Curti, Francesco Cazzini, Andrea Cerri, Selene Saba, Valerio Patisso, Alessio Maranzano, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti, Federico Verde Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 2026 Background The yes-no reversal (YNR) phenomenon consists in a patient saying “yes” when meaning “no”, or vice-versa. Objective To investigate the prevalence of the YNR phenomenon in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia across different neurodegenerative, chronic cerebrovascular, or mixed etiologies, and to explore its demographic and clinical correlates. Methods Informants of N = 267 patients with MCI or dementia due to possible/probable Alzheimer's disease (AD; N = 164), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (N = 25), Lewy body disease (N = 18), mixed—i.e., AD and chronic cerebrovascular—etiologies (N = 37), Aβ-negative degenerative etiologies (N = 6), and chronic cerebrovascular disease (N = 17) were inquired on the occurrence of YNRs in everyday-life conversations. YNR+ and YNR- patients were compared on demographics (i.e., age, sex, education), disease duration (in months), disease severity (i.e., MCI versus dementia), etiology and total and subscale-/item-level Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores. A multiple logistic model was also run on the presence/absence of YNRs by addressing, as predictors, variables that yielded significance at an univariable level. Results The YNR phenomenon was recorded in 23 patients (8.61%), all of them being demented (i.e., no MCI patient showed YNRs). YNR+ patients were younger and scored lower on Immediate recall and Language subscores of the MMSE. The prevalence of YNRs was higher in non-AD- (∼18%) versus AD-related (∼5%) etiologies. The effects of disease severity and etiology were confirmed by the multiple logistic model, while the others were not. Conclusions The YNR phenomenon is a clinical sign possibly associated with dementia due to non-AD etiologies.
Cognitive and behavioral involvement in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA): a systematic review Giulia De Luca, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Arianna Moreschi, Beatrice Curti, Sonia Marcato, Federica Paredi, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti, Gianni Sorarù Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2026 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at reviewing currently available evidence on cognitive and behavioral involvement in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). METHODS: This review was performed in accordance with the 2020 PRISMA guidelines. We included case reports/series and group studies reporting data on the neuropsychological features of SBMA patients. RESULTS: = 6 group studies), comprising 151 SBMA patients. Among case reports and series, 6 out of 10 patients were reported to exhibit some degree of neuropsychological involvement, with two being diagnosed with a dementia condition resembling the characteristics of behavioral variant-frontotemporal dementia. Three of the 6 case-control studies found no cognitive differences between SBMA patients and healthy controls. Cognitive deficits reported in group studies mostly involved the executive, attentional, memory and visuo-spatial/-constructive domains. CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence on cognitive and behavioral involvement in SBMA is scarce and conflicting. However, it is conceivable that at least some patients may exhibit dysexecutive-type changes, possibly reflecting a frontal system involvement.
Reliable change indices for the cognitive section of Portuguese version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS screen (ECAS) Inês Alves, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Diana Lopes, Marta Gromicho, Sara Simão, Arianna Moreschi, Giulia De Luca, Beatrice Curti, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti, Mamede de Carvalho Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2026 an SRB approach by accounting for demographic, motor-functional and test-related variables. Practice effects were detected as to Total and Memory measures; all ECAS-C measures proved to be reliable at retest. Baseline ECAS-C measures predicted their follow-up performances. SRB RCIs herewith delivered will help assess MND patients' cognition over time, although they would benefit from further validation in independent cohorts.
Applicability and Correlates of a Symptom-Led Staging System for Primary Progressive Aphasia Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Arianna Moreschi, Valeria Crispiatico, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Monica Lazzarini, Alessio Maranzano, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Stefano Francesco Cappa, Federico Verde, Barbara Poletti European Journal of Neurology, 2025 Background This study aimed at assessing the applicability of a symptom‐led staging system for primary progressive aphasia (PPA) based on retrospective medical records, as well as at exploring their demographic and clinical correlates. Methods 75 PPA patients (10 semantic, 28 non‐fluent, 22 logopenic, and 16 mixed variants) were retrospectively staged according to the PPA Progression Planning Aid (PPA‐Squared) system, which stages the disease by accounting for clinical features along three axes: (1) Communication; (2) Non‐Verbal Thinking and Personality; (3) Personal Care and Well‐Being. The percentage of successfully staged patients was computed. The association between PPA‐Squared scores and demographic and clinical data was tested via non‐parametric tests. The predictive capability of PPA‐Squared scores towards survival was explored via a Mantel‐Cox test. Results 89.3% of patients were successfully staged based on retrospective medical records. The PPA‐Squared was associated with the MMSE ( p < 0.001), ADL ( p = 0.021), and IADL scores ( p < 0.001) and a set of second‐level cognitive measures tapping on attention, executive functions, language, long‐term memory, and visuo‐spatial abilities ( p ≤ 0.049). No association was found between the PPA‐Squared and demographic features, symptom duration, PPA phenotype, the presence of motor involvement, and survival. Discussion The PPA‐Squared is a feasible and clinically valid tool for staging PPA patients based on their cognitive and functional status .
Convergence and equating norms between the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), the MMSE and the MoCA in an Italian population sample Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Sara Casartelli, Lorenzo Esposti, Chiara Curatoli, Alice Zanin, Elisa Camporeale, Martina Andrea Sirtori, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Nadia Bolognini, Barbara Poletti Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2025 This study aimed at testing the convergence and deriving equating norms between the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in an Italian population sample. Four-hundred and eighty two healthy Italian native-speaker (300 females; age: 57.8 ± 15.5, range = 20–94; education: 13.1 ± 3.8, range = 5–25) underwent the TICS ( range = 1–41), MMSE and MoCA. An additional Delayed Recall of the 10-word list was administered as the last task of the TICS to compute a further total (TICS & DR; range = 1–51). Convergence between the TICS/TICS & DR and in-person screeners was tested via Bonferroni-corrected Spearman’s coefficients, whilst equating norms were derived via a Log-linear Smoothing Equipercentile Equating (LSEE) approach. A two one-sided test (TOST) procedure was run to test the equivalence between empirical and LSEE-derived scores. TICS scores converged with both MMSE ( r s =0.34; p <.001) and MoCA scores ( r s =0.42; p <.001)– the same being true for the TICS & DR (MMSE: r s =0.36; p <.001; MoCA: r s =0.42; p <.001). Cross-walks were estimated to derive TICS/TICS & DR scores from the MMSE/MoCA, and vice-versa. The algorithm could not compute the conversions for TICS, MMSE and MoCA scores < 22, <21 and < 14, respectively. TOST procedures revealed that all comparisons yielded equivalence except for those aimed at deriving TICS from MMSE scores and TICS & DR from both the MMSE and the MoCA. The Italian TICS validly captures examinees’ cognitive efficiency as measured by MMSE or MoCA; derived cross-walks between the TICS and MMSE/MoCA allows for a flexible use of in-person and telephone-based screeners.
Screening properties of the updated normative framework for the Italian MMSE in MCI and dementia Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federico Verde, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Lorenzo Diana, Martina Andrea Sirtori, Alessio Maranzano, Chiara Curatoli, Alice Zanin, Elisa Camporeale, Alessandra Gnesa, Vincenzo Silani, Nadia Bolognini, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti Neurological Sciences, 2025
Relationship between creativity and schizophrenia: a study of patients with psychiatric disorders Angelica De Sandi, Giordano D’Urso, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Natale Vincenzo Maiorana, Mariachiara Calloni, Denise Mellace, Angelica Marfoli, Gaia Del Prete-Ferrucci, Barbara Poletti, Sergio Barbieri, Alberto Priori, Roberta Ferrucci International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 2025
Education moderates the association between motor involvement and executive status in ALS Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Barbara Poletti, Monica Consonni, Barbara Iazzolino, Silvia Torre, Veronica Faltracco, Alessandra Telesca, Francesca Palumbo, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Eleonora Dalla Bella, Enrica Bersano, Nilo Riva, Federico Verde, Stefano Messina, Alberto Doretti, Alessio Maranzano, Claudia Morelli, Andrea Calvo, Vincenzo Silani, Giuseppe Lauria, Adriano Chiò, Nicola Ticozzi European Journal of Neurology, 2025
A common marker of affect recognition dysfunction in the FTD spectrum of disorders Elisa Canu, Veronica Castelnovo, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Giulia De Luca, Elisa Sibilla, Fabiola Freri, Chiara Tripodi, Edoardo Gioele Spinelli, Giordano Cecchetti, Giuseppe Magnani, Francesca Caso, Paola Caroppo, Sara Prioni, Cristina Villa, Lucio Tremolizzo, Ildebrando Appollonio, Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Vincenzo Silani, Virginia E. Sturm, Katherine P. Rankin, Maria Luisa Gorno‐Tempini, Barbara Poletti, Massimo Filippi, Federica Agosta European Journal of Neurology, 2025
Reliable change indices for the Italian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in non-demented Parkinson’s disease patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Ruggero Bonetti, Francesco Scheveger, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Marco Olivero, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Luca Maderna, Federico Verde, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Fabiana Ruggiero, Denise Mellace, Angelica Marfoli, Angelica De Sandi, Alberto Priori, Gabriella Pravettoni, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Andrea Ciammola, Barbara Poletti BMC Neurology, 2024
How to detect affect recognition alterations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Veronica Castelnovo, Elisa Canu, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Beatrice Curti, Elisa Sibilla, Silvia Torre, Fabiola Freri, Chiara Tripodi, Laura Lumaca, Edoardo Gioele Spinelli, Paride Schito, Tommaso Russo, Yuri Falzone, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Virginia E. Sturm, Katherine P. Rankin, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Barbara Poletti, Massimo Filippi, Federica Agosta Journal of Neurology, 2024
Emotional awareness in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Veronica Faltracco, Barbara Poletti, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Alessandra Telesca, Eleonora Dalla Bella, Enrica Bersano, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Giuseppe Lauria, Monica Consonni Neurological Sciences, 2024
Verbal learning in frontal patients: area 9 is critical for employing semantic strategies Alessandro Cocuzza, Giulio Bertani, Giorgio Conte, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Barbara Zarino, Teresa Difonzo, Stefano Zago, Leonardo Tariciotti, Claudia Gendarini, Elena Baratelli, Federico Verde, Barbara Poletti, Nicola Ticozzi, Mauro Pluderi, Marco Locatelli, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Maria Cristina Saetti Neurological Sciences, 2024
Prevalence and motor-functional correlates of frontotemporal-spectrum disorders in a large cohort of non-demented ALS patients Barbara Poletti, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Monica Consonni, Barbara Iazzolino, Silvia Torre, Federica Solca, Veronica Faltracco, Alessandra Telesca, Francesca Palumbo, Eleonora Dalla Bella, Enrica Bersano, Nilo Riva, Federico Verde, Stefano Messina, Alberto Doretti, Alessio Maranzano, Claudia Morelli, Andrea Calvo, Vincenzo Silani, Giuseppe Lauria, Adriano Chiò, Nicola Ticozzi Journal of Neurology, 2024
Beyond pain: the influence of psychological factors on functional status in fibromyalgia Denise Mellace, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Gaia Del Prete-Ferrucci, Angelica De Sandi, Angelica Marfoli, Fabiana Ruggiero, Francesca Mameli, Roberto Prandin, Beatrice Curti, Giulia De Luca, Daniela Chieffo, Barbara Poletti, Gabriella Pravettoni, Alberto Priori, Sergio Barbieri, Roberta Ferrucci Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2024
Longitudinal Feasibility of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Non-Demented ALS Patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Alberto De Lorenzo, Valerio Patisso, Mauro Treddenti, Beatrice Curti, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Federico Verde, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Fabiana Ruggiero, Alberto Priori, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti European Neurology, 2024
The Telephone Language Screener (TLS): standardization of a novel telephone-based screening test for language impairment Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Veronica Pucci, Lorenzo Diana, Alessia Corvaglia, Aida Niang, Silvia Mattiello, Alice Naomi Preti, Giorgia Durante, Adele Ravelli, Lucia Consonni, Carolina Guerra, Adriana Delli Ponti, Gaia Sangalli, Teresa Difonzo, Stefano Scarano, Laura Perucca, Stefano Zago, Ildebrando Appollonio, Sara Mondini, Nadia Bolognini Neurological Sciences, 2024
Frontotemporal-spectrum disorders and functional independence in non-demented ALS patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Francesco Gentile, Francesco Scheveger, Marco Olivero, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Martina Manzoni, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti Neurological Sciences, 2024
Ecological Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Non-Demented Parkinson's Disease Patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Alfonsina D’Iorio, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Alberto De Lorenzo, Valerio Patisso, Mauro Treddenti, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Luca Maderna, Federico Verde, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Fabiana Ruggiero, Alberto Priori, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Gabriella Santangelo, Andrea Ciammola, Barbara Poletti Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2023
Clinical usability of the Story-Based Empathy Task (SET) in non-demented ALS patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Marco Olivero, Francesco Scheveger, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Federico Verde, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Francesca Mameli, Alberto Priori, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti Neurological Sciences, 2023
Clinimetrics and feasibility of the Italian version of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) in non-demented Parkinson’s disease patients Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Alfonsina D’Iorio, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Ruggero Bonetti, Francesco Scheveger, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Luca Maderna, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Marianna Amboni, Carmine Vitale, Federico Verde, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Eleonora Zirone, Alberto Priori, Gabriella Pravettoni, Gabriella Santangelo, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Andrea Ciammola, Barbara Poletti Journal of Neural Transmission, 2023
Clinimetrics of the cognitive section of the Italian ALS Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS™) Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Lucia Catherine Greco, Antonino La Tona, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Laura Carelli, Debora Pain, Alice Radici, Andrea Lizio, Jacopo Casiraghi, Federica Cerri, Agostino Brugnera, Angelo Compare, Susan Woolley, Jennifer Murphy, Lucio Tremolizzo, Ildebrando Appollonio, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Christian Lunetta, Valeria Ada Sansone, Barbara Poletti Neurological Sciences, 2023
Standardization of the Italian ALS-CBS™ Caregiver Behavioral Questionnaire Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Federica Solca, Lucia Catherine Greco, Antonino La Tona, Silvia Torre, Laura Carelli, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Eleonora Colombo, Stefano Messina, Debora Pain, Alice Radici, Andrea Lizio, Jacopo Casiraghi, Federica Cerri, Agostino Brugnera, Angelo Compare, Susan Woolley, Jennifer Murphy, Lucio Tremolizzo, Ildebrando Appollonio, Federico Verde, Valeria Ada Sansone, Christian Lunetta, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi, Barbara Poletti Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Single task-level, 2SD-based cutoffs for the Italian version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen (ECAS) Barbara Poletti, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Antonino La Tona, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Federico Verde, Alessia Monti, Agostino Brugnera, Angelo Compare, Roberta Ferrucci, Sergio Barbieri, Francesca Mameli, Alberto Priori, Gabriella Pravettoni, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2023
An exploratory study on counterfactual thinking in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Barbara Poletti, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Sofia Tagini, Federica Solca, Silvia Torre, Eleonora Colombo, Alessio Maranzano, Ruggero Bonetti, Francesco Schevegher, Claudia Morelli, Alberto Doretti, Federico Verde, Sergio Barbieri, Francesca Mameli, Alberto Priori, Roberta Ferrucci, Vincenzo Silani, Paolo Cherubini, Gabriella Pravettoni, Nicola Ticozzi Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Primary progressive aphasia and motor neuron disease: A review Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Sarah Feroldi, Giulia De Luca, Lucilla Guidotti, Eleonora Arrigoni, Ildebrando Appollonio, Federica Solca, Laura Carelli, Barbara Poletti, Federico Verde, Vincenzo Silani, Nicola Ticozzi Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
A verb-naming test accurately detects cognitive changes in ALS Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Debora Pain, Alice Radici, Riccardo Sideri, Kalliopi Marinou Aktipi, Gabriele Mora, Claudio Luzzatti Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2022
Prevalence and determinants of anxiety in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis EN Aiello, G De Luca, B Curti, S Torre, C Gendarini, A Cocuzza, ... BJPsych Open 12 (3), e114 , 2026 2026
Updated Italian norms for the Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT) S Zago, T Rasi, EN Aiello, F Frisco, G De Luca, B Curti, A Moreschi, ... Aging Clinical and Experimental Research , 2026 2026
Clinical usability of telephone-based cognitive screening tests in Parkinson's disease A De Sandi, EN Aiello, F Verardo, D Mellace, A Marfoli, C Manzoni, ... Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 1877718X251400748 , 2026 2026
Cognitive and behavioral involvement in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA): a systematic review G De Luca, EN Aiello, A Moreschi, B Curti, S Marcato, F Paredi, F Verde, ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1-19 , 2026 2026
Two faces of chronic pain: distinct psychosocial profiles in headache and fibromyalgia. A De Sandi, A Marfoli, EN Aiello, D Mellace, C Manzoni, B Poletti, ... Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology , 2026 2026
The yes-no reversal phenomenon: Prevalence and correlates in mild cognitive impairment and dementia due to neurodegenerative, chronic cerebrovascular, and mixed etiologies EN Aiello, GD Luca, A Moreschi, B Curti, F Cazzini, A Cerri, S Saba, ... Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 110 (2), 948-955 , 2026 2026
The head turning sign “outside the clinic walls” in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia EN Aiello, F Cazzini, A Moreschi, B Curti, G De Luca, F Frisco, S Saba, ... Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 13872877261452271 , 2026 2026
Correction to: Telephone-based cognitive screening in neurodegenerative MCI and dementia: preliminary findings from the TBCS Study EN Aiello, B Curti, G De Luca, A Moreschi, V Crispiatico, A Maranzano, ... Neurological sciences: official journal of the Italian Neurological Society … , 2026 2026
Reliable change indices for the cognitive section of Portuguese version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS screen (ECAS) I Alves, EN Aiello, D Lopes, M Gromicho, S Simão, A Moreschi, G De Luca, ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration 27 (1-2), 175-178 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Mental imagery after stroke: an exploratory study to investigate the relationship with cognitive and motor performance during rehabilitation M Ottonello, EN Aiello, A Moreschi, E Torselli, B Poletti, C Pistarini Neurological Sciences 47 (1), 19 , 2026 2026
Validation of the Italian Version of the STAR-MH Mental Health Screening Tool in a Sample of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Northern Italy J Santambrogio, E Leon, N Cimminiello, L De Carolis, EN Aiello, B Curti, ... International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 00207640251406722 , 2025 2025
Applicability and Correlates of a Symptom‐Led Staging System for Primary Progressive Aphasia EN Aiello, A Moreschi, V Crispiatico, B Curti, G De Luca, M Lazzarini, ... European Journal of Neurology 32 (12), e70472 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Telephone-based cognitive screening in neurodegenerative MCI and dementia: preliminary findings from the TBCS Study EN Aiello, B Curti, G De Luca, A Moreschi, V Crispiatico, A Maranzano, ... Neurological Sciences 46 (12), 6509-6519 , 2025 2025
Semantic and phonemic advantages in Alzheimer's disease and behavioral variant-frontotemporal dementia: Insights from the Fluency Type Index EN Aiello, C Gendarini, A Cocuzza, A Romandini, S Mauri, B Curti, ... Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 108 (3), 1268-1275 , 2025 2025
Unraveling the contribution of executive functions to language impairment in ALS B Poletti, EN Aiello, B Curti, S Torre, G De Luca, C D’Ambrosio, ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration 26 (7-8), 739-747 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Telephone-Based Cognitive Screening for MCI to Dementia in Parkinson's Disease R Ferrucci, A De Sandi, F Verardo, D Mellace, A Marfoli, S Zago, ... MOVEMENT DISORDERS 40 , 2025 2025
Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of the Italian version of the Feeding-Swallowing Impact Survey for both members of parental dyads A Baffi, V Crispiatico, EN Aiello, B Curti, G De Luca, B Poletti, M Buratti, ... Dysphagia 40 (5), 1191-1204 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Diagnostics and Ecological Validity of the Italian Version of the Parkinson’s Disease Cognitive Rating Scale A D’Iorio, EN Aiello, C Vitale, M Amboni, F Verde, V Silani, N Ticozzi, ... Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 54 (5), 347-351 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Cognitive effects of adaptive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: stability without risk R Ferrucci, F Ruggiero, EN Aiello, S Marceglia, M Prenassi, B Poletti, ... European Journal of Medical Research 30 (1), 820 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Development and Validation of the Robot Acceptance Questionnaire (RAQ) T Amorese, M Cuciniello, C Greco, A D’Iorio, EN Aiello, B Poletti, V Silani, ... Applied Sciences 15 (17), 9281 , 2025 2025
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): updated norms and psychometric insights into adaptive testing from healthy individuals in Northern Italy EN Aiello, C Gramegna, A Esposito, V Gazzaniga, S Zago, T Difonzo, ... Aging clinical and experimental research, 1-8 , 2021 2021 Citations: 161
The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and its sub-scales: validation and updated normative data in an Italian population sample EN Aiello, A Esposito, C Gramegna, V Gazzaniga, S Zago, T Difonzo, ... Neurological Sciences 43 (2), 979-984 , 2022 2022 Citations: 65
Cognitive assessment in SARS-CoV-2 patients: A systematic review B Biagianti, A Di Liberto, A Nicolò Edoardo, I Lisi, L Nobilia, ... Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 14, 909661 , 2022 2022 Citations: 63
Screening for cognitive sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a comparison between the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) EN Aiello, E Fiabane, MR Manera, A Radici, F Grossi, M Ottonello, D Pain, ... Neurological Sciences 43 (1), 81-84 , 2022 2022 Citations: 59
Norms and standardizations in neuropsychology via equivalent scores: software solutions and practical guides EN Aiello, EG Depaoli Neurological Sciences 43 (2), 961-966 , 2022 2022 Citations: 48
Psychometrics and diagnostics of the Italian version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in Parkinson’s disease G Maggi, A D’Iorio, EN Aiello, B Poletti, N Ticozzi, V Silani, M Amboni, ... Neurological Sciences 44 (5), 1607-1612 , 2023 2023 Citations: 45
The Reading the mind in the eyes test, Iowa gambling task and interpersonal reactivity index: normative data in an Italian population sample O Maddaluno, EN Aiello, C Roncoroni, A Prunas, N Bolognini Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 37 (5), 929-938 , 2022 2022 Citations: 42
Psychometrics and diagnostics of Italian cognitive screening tests: a systematic review EN Aiello, S Rimoldi, N Bolognini, I Appollonio, G Arcara Neurological Sciences 43 (2), 821-845 , 2022 2022 Citations: 42
Clinical features and cognitive sequelae in COVID-19: a retrospective study on N =152 patients MR Manera, E Fiabane, D Pain, EN Aiello, A Radici, M Ottonello, ... Neurological Sciences 43 (1), 45-50 , 2022 2022 Citations: 40
Tele-neuropsychological assessment tools in Italy: a systematic review on psychometric properties and usability E Zanin, EN Aiello, L Diana, G Fusi, M Bonato, A Niang, F Ognibene, ... Neurological Sciences 43 (1), 125-138 , 2022 2022 Citations: 37
Equating mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) scores: conversion norms from a healthy Italian population sample EN Aiello, F Pasotti, I Appollonio, N Bolognini Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 34 (7), 1721-1724 , 2022 2022 Citations: 35
Role of expectations in clinical outcomes after deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review F Mameli, E Zirone, R Girlando, E Scagliotti, G Rigamonti, EN Aiello, ... Journal of neurology 270 (11), 5274-5287 , 2023 2023 Citations: 33
Psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) in Italian physicians EN Aiello, E Fiabane, S Margheritti, S Magnone, N Bolognini, M Miglioretti, ... La Medicina del lavoro 113 (4), e2022037 , 2022 2022 Citations: 33
Gaze-contingent eye-tracking training in brain disorders: a systematic review L Carelli, F Solca, S Tagini, S Torre, F Verde, N Ticozzi, R Ferrucci, ... Brain Sciences 12 (7), 931 , 2022 2022 Citations: 28
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS): Italian adaptation, psychometrics and diagnostics EN Aiello, A Esposito, I Giannone, L Diana, I Appollonio, N Bolognini Neurological Sciences 43 (5), 3071-3077 , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Disembodying language: Actionality does not account for verb processing deficits in Parkinson's disease EN Aiello, M Grosso, A Di Liberto, A Andriulo, S Buscone, C Caracciolo, ... Journal of Neurolinguistics 61, 101040 , 2022 2022 Citations: 25
Trajectories of MMSE and MoCA scores across the healthy adult lifespan in the Italian population EN Aiello, F Pasotti, I Appollonio, N Bolognini Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 34 (10), 2417-2420 , 2022 2022 Citations: 24
Cognition and motor phenotypes in ALS: a retrospective study EN Aiello, D Pain, A Radici, KM Aktipi, R Sideri, I Appollonio, G Mora Neurological Sciences 43 (9), 5397-5402 , 2022 2022 Citations: 23
Language impairment in motor neuron disease phenotypes different from classical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review B Sbrollini, AN Preti, S Zago, C Papagno, IM Appollonio, EN Aiello Aphasiology, 1-24 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Prevalence and determinants of Italian physicians’ burnout in the “post-COVID-19” era E Fiabane, S Margheritti, EN Aiello, S Magnone, M Miglioretti, P Gabanelli, ... International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 96 (3), 377-387 , 2023 2023 Citations: 21