Raffaella Fazio

Biography

Dr. Raffaella Fazio heads the Functional Department of Neuromuscular Diseases in the Department of Neurology of the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele under the supervision of Professor Massimo Filippi.

In 1981 she graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Milan, where in 1985 she received a specialization in neurology.

She manages 4 beds designed for patients with neuromuscular pathologies in the Department of Neurology, and outpatient treatment of 100 patients suffering mainly from dysimmune neuromuscular pathologies, with the appointment of medications in the hospital. He is also engaged in an outpatient clinic specializing in peripheral neuropathies for recently treated patients and for the control of patients with neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Fazio is also a consultant to the Autoimmune Diseases Laboratory associated with Laboraf, in particular with regard to diagnostic tests of both central and peripheral and dysimmune neurological diseases.

She constantly conducts research on neuromuscular diseases. In particular, Dr. Fazio participates in spontaneous and sponsored research of innovative drugs for the treatment of peripheral neuropathies and myasthenia gravis, as well as participates in multicenter international protocols of population studies on these diseases. He is the author and co-author of more than 80 publications in national and international journals. Her Hirsch Index is 8.

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Publications

Latest publications

SCIg and Chronic Dysimmune Neuropathies Italian NetworkSubcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: a short-term nationwide study
J neurol. 2014 nov. .261(11):2159-64.
Cocito D1, Merola A, Peci E, Mazzeo A, Fazio R, Francia A, Valentino P, Liguori R, Filosto M, Siciliano G, Clerici AM, Lelli S, Marfia GA, Antonini G, Cecconi I, Nobile-Orazio E, Lopiano L
Erythropoietin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a multicentre, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, phase III study
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015 aug 86
Lauria G1, Dalla Bella E1, Antonini G2, Borghero G3, Capasso M4, Caponnetto C5, Chiò A6, Corbo M7, Eleopra R8, Fazio R9, Filosto M10, Giannini F11, Granieri E12, La Bella V13, Logroscino G14, Mandrioli J15, Mazzini L16, Monsurrò MR17, Mora G18, Pietrini V19, Quatrale R20, Rizzi R21, Salvi F22, Siciliano G23, Sorarù G24, Volanti P25, Tramacere I26, Filippini G26; on behalf of the EPOS Trial Study G
Rituximab in refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculo neuropathy: report of four cases
J Neurol 2017
Velardo D, Riva N.,Del Carro U, Bianchi F, Comi G, Fazio R.
Diagnostics of dysimmune peripheral neuropathies
neurol sci. 2017 38 suppl 243 247
Franciotta D1, Gastaldi M2, Benedetti L3, Pesce G3, Biagioli T4, Lolli F5, Costa G6, Melis C6, Andreetta F7, Simoncini O7, Giannotta C8, Bazzigaluppi E9, Fazio R9, Bedin R10, Ferraro D10, Mariotto S11, Ferrari S11, Galloni E12, De Riva V12, Zardini E2, Cortese A2, Nobile-Orazio E8.
Diagnostics of autoimmune encephalitis associated with antibodies against neuronal surface antigens
neurol sci. 2017 38 225-229
5) Zuliani L1, Zoccarato M2, Gastaldi M3, Iorio R4, Evoli A4, Biagioli T5, Casagrande S5, Bazzigaluppi E6, Fazio R6, Giannotta C7, Nobile-Orazio E7, Andreetta F8, Simoncini O8, Costa G9, Mariotto S10, Ferrari S10, Galloni E11, Marcon M11, Franciotta D12, Giometto B2.
Diagnostics of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes
neurol sci. 2017 38 237 242
6).Zoccarato M1, Gastaldi M2, Zuliani L3, Biagioli T4, Brogi M4, Bernardi G5, Corsini E5, Bazzigaluppi E6, Fazio R6, Giannotta C7, Nobile-Orazio E7, Costa G8, Iorio R9, Evoli A9, Mariotto S10, Ferrari S10, Galloni E11, De Riva V11, Zardini E2, Franciotta D12, Giometto B13,14.
TBK1 mutations in Italian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: genetic and functional characterisation
JNNP 2017Oct;88(10):869-875.
7Pozzi L, Valenza F, Mosca L, Dal Mas A, Domi T, Romano A, Tarlarini C, Falzone YM, Tremolizzo L, Sorarù G, Cerri F, Ferraro PM, Basaia S, Agosta F, Fazio R, Comola M, Comi G, Ferrari M, Quattrini A, Lunetta C, Penco S, Bonanomi D, Carrera P, Riva N.
Diagnostics of the neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD).
Neurol Sci. 2017 Oct;38
Franciotta D1, Gastaldi M2, Sala A3, Andreetta F4, Rinaldi E4, Ruggieri M5, Leante R5, Costa G6, Biagioli T7, Massacesi L8, Bazzigaluppi E9, Fazio R9, Mariotto S10, Ferrari S10, Galloni E11, Perini F11, Zardini E2, Zuliani L12, Zoccarato M13, Giometto B13, Bertolotto A3.
Oral fingolimod for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (FORCIDP Trial): a doubleblind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Lancet neurology 2018, 17 : 689
Richard Hughes, Marinos C Dalakas, Ingemar Merkies, Norman Latov, Jean-Marc Léger, Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, Gen Sobue Cornblath D, Merschhemke M, Ervin CM, Agoropoulou C, Hartung HP FORCIDP trial investigators
Atypical CIDP: diagnostic criteria, progression and treatment response. Data from the Italian CIDP Database
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Doneddu PE1, Cocito D2, Manganelli F3, Fazio R4, Briani C5, Filosto M6, Benedetti L7, Mazzeo A8, Marfia GA9, Cortese A10, Fierro B11, Jann S12, Beghi E13, Clerici AM14, Carpo M15, Schenone A16, Luigetti M17, Lauria G18,19, Antonini G20, Rosso T21, Siciliano G22, Cavaletti G23, Liberatore G1, Santoro L3, Peci E2, Tronci S4, Ruiz M5, Cotti Piccinelli S6, Toscano A8, Mataluni G9, Piccolo L10, Cosenti
Assessing seasonal dynamics of Guillain-Barré syndrome with search engine query data.
Neurol Sci. 2019 May;40(5):1015-1018.
Giordano A1, Vabanesi M2, Dalla Costa G2, Cerri F2, Comi G2, Martinelli V2, Fazio R2.
Diagnosing autoimmune encephalitis in a real-world single-centre setting
2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09607-3.
Giordano A, Fazio R, Gelibter S, Minicucci F, Vabanesi M, Anzalone N, Magnani G, Filippi M, Martinelli V.J Neurol.

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