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Simona FIORI

Ruolo attuale:: Professore Associato
SSD:: MEDS-20/B - Neuropsichiatria infantile
Afferenza organizzativa:: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Psicologia, Area del Farmaco e Salute del Bambino (NEUROFARBA)

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simona.fiori(AT)unifi.it

Simona FIORI

Curriculum

Esperienza lavorativa

Università degli Studi di Firenze, Professore Associato di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, AOU Meyer IRCCS, Firenze; tempo pieno 2024 - in corso;

Università di pisa, RTDA, Dipartimento di medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Pisa; tempo pieno 2021 - 2024

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Neurologia della prima infanzia; Pisa, 2016-2021;

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Servizio di Risonanza Magnetica; Pisa, 2013-2018

Istruzione e formazione

Dottorato Toscano di Neuroscienze, XXIX Ciclo, con lode, Università degli studi di Firenze, 2013 - 2017

Visiting PhD student, Experimental Pediatric Neuroimaging group, Università di Tubinga, Germania, 2015

Scuola di Specializzazione in Neuropsichiatria Infantile, con lode, Università di Pisa, 2008 - 2013

Visiting resident, Hammersmith Hospital, NICU and brain MRI Unit, 2010

Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, con lode, Università di Pisa, 2001 - 2007

Madrelingua: italiano

Altre lingue: inglese; capacità di lettura/scrittura/espressione orale: eccellente

Attività di docenza

Corso Di Alta Formazione (CAF), La Disprassia Verbale In Eta’ Evolutiva

Ente Organizzatore: Universita’ degli Studi Di Bologna, Campus Ravenna

Data/e di svolgimento: 04/05/2018

Materia di insegnamento: Nuove tecniche di neuroimmagini nella valutazione delle basi neurali dello speech

Honorary Senior Fellow in the Child Health Research Centre

Ente: University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

Data/e di svolgimento: 21/09/2020-20/09/2022

Corelatore alle tesi di laurea in medicina e chirurgia presso università degli studi di Pisa e Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba

Tutor tesi di specializzaizone in Neuropsichiatria Infantile presso Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di medicina clinica e speriemntale e Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba

Pubblicazioni e lavori scientifici

Berrettini S, Cuda D, Minozzi S, Artioli F, Barbieri U, Borghi C, Cristofari E, Conte G, Cornolti D, di Lisi D, Fetoni AR, Fiori S, Genovese E, Girotto G, Majorano M, Marsella P, Marzetti E, Nicastri M, Paludetti G, Quaranta N, Trevisi P, Zanetti D, Cinquini M, Forli F, Ghiselli S. Cochlear implant procedure. Italian Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SIOeChCF) and Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics (SIAF). Part 1: cochlear implants in adults. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2025 Feb;45(1):47-57. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N3081. PMID: 40099446; PMCID: PMC11924192.

Bolognini N, Diana L, Rossetti A, Melzi L, Basso G, Manzo V, Cruz-Sanabria F, Cammarata G, Cernigliaro F, Bianchi Marzoli S, Tinelli F, Fiori S, Casati C. Telerehabilitation for visual field defects with a multisensory training: a feasibility study. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025 Feb 24;22(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01573-4. PMID: 39994637; PMCID: PMC11849177.

Cruz-Sanabria F, Ragoni C, Salvadorini R, Pasquariello R, Bartolini E, Paese S, Rinaldi D, Forli F, Guzzetta A, Fiori S. Cortical Deafness in Children: Scoping Review and Case Report of a Bilateral Perinatal Stroke. J Child Neurol. 2025 Jan 8:8830738241308611. doi: 10.1177/08830738241308611. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39773115.

Mistry KH, Bora S, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Ware RS, Colditz PB, Boyd RN, George JM. Diagnostic accuracy of neonatal structural MRI scores to predict 6-year motor outcomes of children born very preterm. Neuroimage Clin. 2025;45:103725. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103725. Epub 2024 Dec 14. PMID: 39700899; PMCID: PMC11721883.

Boyd RN, Greaves S, Ziviani J, Novak I, Badawi N, Pannek K, Elliott C, Wallen M, Morgan C, Valentine J, Findlay L, Guzzetta A, Whittingham K, Ware RS, Fiori S, Maitre NL, Heathcock J, Scott K, Eliasson AC, Sakzewski L. Randomized Comparison Trial of Rehabilitation Very Early for Infants with Congenital Hemiplegia. J Pediatr. 2025 Feb;277:114381. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114381. Epub 2024 Oct 29. PMID: 39477009.

Forli F, Capobianco S, Berrettini S, Bruschini L, Lorenzoni F, Fiori S, Lazzerini F. Long-term outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in children early identified by extended hearing-targeted screening. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Sep;184:112070. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112070. Epub 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39191004.

Beani E, Barzacchi V, Scaffei E, Ceragioli B, Festante F, Filogna S, Cioni G, Fiori S, Sgandurra G. Neuroanatomical correlates of gross manual dexterity in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Front Hum Neurosci. 2024 Apr 9;18:1370561. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1370561. PMID: 38655371; PMCID: PMC11035821.

Laporta-Hoyos O, Fiori S, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Ware RS, Boyd RN. Longitudinal assessment of brain lesions in children with cerebral palsy and association with motor functioning. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2024 Jan 28;49:27-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2023.11.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38330549.

Tuoni C, Nuzzi G, Scaramuzzo RT, Fiori S, Filippi L. Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide intoxication during pregnancy. A case report and brief review of the literature. Front Pediatr. 2023 Nov 3;11:1264855. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1264855. PMID: 38027275; PMCID: PMC10655077.

Controzzi T, Chesi F, Scaramuzzo RT, Giampietri M, Morganti R, Fiori S, Moretti E, Gargani L, Filippi L. Lung ultrasound supports clinical evaluation of feeding competence development in preterm neonates. Front Pediatr. 2023 Sep 20;11:1222473. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1222473. PMID: 37800012; PMCID: PMC10548820.

Bartolini E, Ferrari AR, Fiori S, Della Vecchia S. Glycaemic Imbalances in Seizures and Epilepsy of Paediatric Age: A Literature Review. J Clin Med. 2023 Mar 29;12(7):2580. doi: 10.3390/jcm12072580. PMID: 37048663; PMCID: PMC10095009.

Bruno S, Benedetti D, Bazzani A, Ferri F, Granieri I, Cruz-Sanabria F, Fiori S, d'Ascanio P, Frumento P, Faraguna U. School Attendance, Chronotype, and Day-of-the-Week Effect in Adolescent Male Basketball Players. J Biol Rhythms. 2023 Apr;38(2):185-196. doi: 10.1177/07487304221144340. Epub 2023 Jan 21. PMID: 36680409.

Laporta-Hoyos O, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Fiori S, Boyd RN. White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: The role of interhemispheric connectivity. PLoS One. 2023 Jan 17;18(1):e0280055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280055. PMID: 36649231; PMCID: PMC9844879.

Pagnozzi AM, Pannek K, Fripp J, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose S. Predicting motor and cognitive outcomes from MRIs of brain structure in children with acquired brain injury: A pilot study. Pediatr Neonatol. 2023 May;64(3):297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.07.014. Epub 2022 Nov 14. PMID: 36456422.

Fiori S, Moretti E, Amador C, Martinelli A, Scaramuzzo RT, Controzzi T, Battini R, Filippi L, Guzzetta A, Gargani L. Lung ultrasound in young children with neurological impairment: A proposed integrative clinical tool for deaeration-detection related to feeding. Front Pediatr. 2022 Jul 27;10:932409. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.932409. PMID: 35967558; PMCID: PMC9363586.

Fiori S, Ragoni C, Podda I, Chilosi A, Amador C, Cipriani P, Guzzetta A, Sgandurra G. PROMPT to improve speech motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy: a wait-list control group trial protocol. BMC Neurol. 2022 Jul 6;22(1):246. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02771-6. PMID: 35794522; PMCID: PMC9258135.

Fiori S, Scaramuzzo RT, Moretti E, Amador C, Controzzi T, Martinelli A, Filippi L, Guzzetta A, Gargagni L. LUNCH-Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Jun 23;22(1):360. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03413-z. PMID: 35739502; PMCID: PMC9219199.

Laporta-Hoyos O, Pannek K, Pagnozzi AM, Whittingham K, Wotherspoon J, Benfer K, Fiori S, Ware RS, Boyd RN. Cognitive, academic, executive and psychological functioning in children with spastic motor type cerebral palsy: Influence of extent, location, and laterality of brain lesions. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2022 May;38:33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.02.004. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PMID: 35381411.

Chilosi AM, Podda I, Ricca I, Comparini A, Franchi B, Fiori S, Pasquariello R, Casalini C, Cipriani P, Santorelli FM. Differences and Commonalities in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Comorbid Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Multidimensional Perspective. J Pers Med. 2022 Feb 19;12(2):313. doi: 10.3390/jpm12020313. PMID: 35207801; PMCID: PMC8880782.

van Eijk L, Seidel M, Pannek K, George JM, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Coulthard A, Bursle J, Ware RS, Bradford D, Rose S, Colditz PB, Boyd RN, Fripp J. Automating Quantitative Measures of an Established Conventional MRI Scoring System for Preterm-Born Infants Scanned between 29 and 47 Weeks' Postmenstrual Age. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Oct;42(10):1870-1877. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7230. Epub 2021 Aug 19. PMID: 34413061; PMCID: PMC8562751.

Fiori S, Pannek K, Podda I, Cipriani P, Lorenzoni V, Franchi B, Pasquariello R, Guzzetta A, Cioni G, Chilosi A. Neural Changes Induced by a Speech Motor Treatment in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Case Series J Child Neurol. 2021 Oct; 36(11): 958–967. Published online 2021 Jul 28. doi: 10.1177/08830738211015800

Tolomeo D, Orsucci D, Nesti C, Baldacci J, Battini R, Bruno C, Bruno G, Cassandrini D, Doccini S, Donati MA, Ferrari AR, Fiori S, Fiorillo C, Guerrini R, Mari F, Montomoli M, Pochiero M, Procopio E, Ruggiero L, Sampaolo S, Sicca F, Ticci C, Rubegni A, SantorelliFM. The Diagnostic Approach to Mitochondrial Disorders in Children in the Era of Next-Generation Sequencing: A 4-Year Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug; 10(15): 3222. Published online 2021 Jul 22. doi: 10.3390/jcm10153222

Conti E, Retico A, Palumbo L, Spera G, Bosco P, Biagi L, Fiori S, Tosetti M, Cipriani P, Cioni G, Muratori F, Chilosi A, Calderoni S. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Early Language-Related Hallmarks across Structural MRI Study. J Pers Med. 2020 Dec 12;10(4):275. doi: 10.3390/jpm10040275.

Tinelli F, Guzzetta A, Purpura G, Pasquariello R, Cioni G, Fiori S. Structural brain damage and visual disorders in children with cerebral palsy due to periventricular leukomalacia. Neuroimage Clin. 2020;28:102430. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102430. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32980597

Pagnozzi AM, Pannek K, Fripp J, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose S. Understanding the impact of bilateral brain injury in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Jul;41(10):2794-2807. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24978. Epub 2020 Mar 5. PMID: 32134174

Laccetta G, Fiori S, Giampietri M, Ferrari A, Cetica V, Bernardini M, Chesi F, Mazzotti S, Parrini E, Ciantelli M, Guzzetta A, Ghirri P. A de novo KCNQ2 Gene Mutation Associated With Non-familial Early Onset Seizures: Case Report and Revision of Literature Data. Front Pediatr. 2019 Sep 6;7:348. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00348. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31552204

Fiori S, Staudt M, Boyd RN, Guzzetta A. Editorial. Neural Plasticity after Congenital Brain Lesions. Neural Plast. 2019 May 2;2019:9154282. doi: 10.1155/2019/9154282. eCollection 2019.

Inguaggiato E, Bolognini N, Fiori S, Cioni G.Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study of Motor Effect. Neural Plast. 2019 Jan 14;2019:2184398. doi: 10.1155/2019/2184398

Fiori S, Biagi L, Cecchi P, Cioni G, Beani E, Tosetti M, Cosottini M, Guzzetta A. Potentials of Ultrahigh-Field MRI for the Study of Somatosensory Reorganization in Congenital Hemiplegia. Neural Plast. 2018 Nov 25;2018:8472807. doi: 10.1155/2018/8472807

Laporta-Hoyos O, Fiori S, Pannek K, Ballester-Plané J, Leiva D, Reid LB, Pagnozzi AM, Vázquez É, Delgado I, Macaya A, Pueyo R, Boyd RN.Brain lesion scores obtained using a simple semi-quantitative scale from MR imaging are associated with motor function, communication and cognition in dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Neuroimage Clin. 2018 Jun 14;19:892-900. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.06.015

Filippi L, Fiorini P, Catarzi S, Berti E, Padrini L, Landucci E, Donzelli G, Bartalena L, Fiorentini E, Boldrini A, Giampietri M, Scaramuzzo RT, la Marca G, Della Bona ML, Fiori S, Tinelli F, Bancale A, Guzzetta A, Cioni G, Pisano T, Falchi M, Guerrini R. Safety and efficacy of topiramate in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia (NeoNATI): a feasibility study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Apr 28:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1304536.

Pannek K, Fripp J, George JM, Fiori S, Colditz PB, Boyd RN, Rose SE. Fixel-based analysis reveals alterations is brain microstructure and macrostructure of preterm-born infants at term equivalent age. Neuroimage Clin. 2018 Jan 11;18:51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.003

Fiori S, Zendler C, Hauser TK, Lidzba K, Wilke M.Assessing motor, visual and language function using a single 5-minute fMRI paradigm: three birds with one stone. Brain Imaging Behav. 2018 Feb 26. doi: 10.1007/s11682-018-9848-6

George JM, Fiori S, Fripp J, Pannek K, Guzzetta A, David M, Ware RS, Rose SE, Colditz PB, Boyd RN. Relationship between very early brain structure and neuromotor, neurological and neurobehavioral function in infants born <31 weeks gestational age. Early Hum Dev. 2018 Feb;117:74-82. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.12.014

Mailleux L, Simon-Martinez C, Klingels K, Jaspers E, Desloovere K, Demaerel P, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Ortibus E, Feys H. Structural Brain Damage and Upper Limb Kinematics in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy. Front Hum Neurosci. 2017 Dec 12;11:607. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00607

George JM, Fiori S, Fripp J, Pannek K, Bursle J, Moldrich RX, Guzzetta A, Coulthard A, Ware RS, Rose SE, Colditz PB, Boyd RN. Reply. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Nov 23. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5478

Boyd RN, Ziviani J, Sakzewski L, Novak I, Badawi N, Pannek K, Elliott C, Greaves S, Guzzetta A, Whittingham K, Valentine J, Morgan C, Wallen M, Eliasson AC, Findlay L, Ware R, Fiori S, Rose S. REACH: study protocol of a randomised trial of rehabilitation very early in congenital hemiplegia. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 18;7(9):e017204. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017204

Pagnozzi AM, Dowson N, Doecke J, Fiori S, Bradley AP, Boyd RN, Rose S. Identifying relevant biomarkers of brain injury from structural MRI: Validation using automated approaches in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 1;12(8):e0181605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181605

Novak I, Morgan C, Adde L, Brunstrom-Hernandez J, Blackman J, Boyd RN, Cioni G, Damiano D, Darrah J, deVries L, Eliasson AC, Einspieler C, Fahey M, Fehlings D, Ferriero DM, Fetters L, Fiori S, Forssberg H, Gordon AM, Greaves S, Guzzetta A, Harbourne R, Hadders-Algra M, Kakooza A, Karlsson P, Krumlinde-Sundholm L, Latal B, Loughran-Fowlds A, Maitre NL, McIntyre S, Noritz G, Pennington L, Romeo D, Shepherd RB, Spittle AJ, Thornton M, Valentine J, Walker K, White R & Badawi N. Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and “High-Risk of Cerebral Palsy”, International recommendations. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Sep 1;171(9):897-907. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1689

Boyd RN, Davies PS, Ziviani J, Trost S, Barber L, Ware R, Rose S, Whittingham K, Sakzewski L, Bell K, Carty C, Obst S, Benfer K, Reedman S, Edwards P, Kentish M, Copeland L, Weir K, Davenport C, Brooks D, Coulthard A, Pelekanos R, Guzzetta A, Fiori S, Wynter M, Finn C, Burgess A, Morris K, Walsh J, Lloyd O, Whitty JA, Scuffham PA. PREDICT-CP: study protocol of implementation of comprehensive surveillance to predict outcomes for school-aged children with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open. 2017 Jul 12;7(7):e014950. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014950

Mailleux L, Klingels K, Fiori S, Simon-Martinez C, Demaerel P, Locus M, Fosseprez E, Boyd RN, Guzzetta A, Ortibus E, Feys H. How does the interaction of presumed timing, location and extent of the underlying brain lesion relate to upper limb function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy? Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2017 Sep;21(5):763-772. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2017.05.006

Chilosi AM, Bulgheroni S, Turi M, Cristofani P, Biagi L, Erbetta A, Riva D, Nigri A, Caputi L, Giannini N, Fiori S, Pecini C, Perego F, Tosetti M, Cipriani P, Cioni G. Hemispheric language organization after congenital left brain lesions: A comparison between functional transcranial Doppler and functional MRI. J Neuropsychol. 2017 May 31. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12128

George JM, Fiori S, Fripp J, Pannek K, Bursle J, Moldrich RX, Guzzetta A, Coulthard A, Ware RS, Rose SE, Colditz PB, Boyd RN. Validation of an MRI Brain Injury and Growth Scoring System in Very Preterm Infants Scanned at 29- to 35-Week Postmenstrual Age. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Jul;38(7):1435-1442. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5191. Epub 2017 May 18

Reid LB, Pagnozzi AM, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Dowson N, Rose SE. Measuring neuroplasticity associated with cerebral palsy rehabilitation: An MRI based power analysis. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2017 May;58:17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.01.010.

Di Lieto MC, Brovedani P, Pecini C, Chilosi AM, Belmonti V, Fabbro F, Urgesi C, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Perazza S, Sicola E, Cioni G. Spastic diplegia in preterm-born children: Executive function impairment and neuroanatomical correlates. Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Feb;61:116-126. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.12.006. Epub 2017 Jan 7.

Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Mitra J, Pannek K, Pasquariello R, Cipriani P, Tosetti M, Cioni G, Rose SE, Chilosi A. Neuroanatomical correlates of childhood apraxia of speech: A connectomic approach. Neuroimage Clin. 2016 Nov 4;12:894-901. eCollection 2016.

Coleman A, Fiori S, Weir KA, Ware RS, Boyd RN. Relationship between brain lesion characteristics and communication in preschool children with cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2016 Sep 1;58:55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.08.015.

Pagnozzi AM, Dowson N, Doecke J, Fiori S, Bradley AP, Boyd RN, Rose S Automated, quantitative measures of grey and white matter lesion burden correlates with motor and cognitive function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Neuroimage Clin. 2016 May 29;11:751-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.05.018. eCollection 2016.

Scheck SM, Fripp J, Reid L, Pannek K, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose SE. Extent of altered white matter in unilateral and bilateral periventricular white matter lesions in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2016 Aug;55:368-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.04.007.

Pagnozzi AM, Dowson N, Fiori S, Doecke J, Bradley AP, Boyd RN, Rose S.Hum Alterations in regional shape on ipsilateral and contralateral cortex contrast in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and are predictive of multiple outcomes. Brain Mapp. 2016 Oct;37(10):3588-603. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23262. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Fiori S, Poretti A, Pannek K, Del Punta R, Pasquariello R, Tosetti M, Guzzetta A, Rose S, Cioni G, Battini R. Diffusion Tractography Biomarkers of Pediatric Cerebellar Hypoplasia/Atrophy: Preliminary Results Using Constrained Spherical Deconvolution. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Dec 10.

Scheck SM, Pannek K, Raffelt DA, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose SE. Structural connectivity of the anterior cingulate in children with unilateral cerebral palsy due to white matter lesions. Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Sep 30;9:498-505. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.09.014. eCollection 2015.

Pagnozzi AM, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Guzzetta A, Doecke J, Gal Y, Rose S, Dowson N. Optimization of MRI-based scoring scales of brain injury severity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Feb;46(2):270-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-015-3473-y. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Chilosi AM, Lorenzini I, Fiori S, Graziosi V, Rossi G, Pasquariello R, Cipriani P, Cioni G. Behavioral and neurobiological correlates of childhood apraxia of speech in Italian children. Brain Lang. 2015 Nov;150:177-85. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2015.10.002. Epub 2015 Nov 6.

Conti E, Pannek K, Calderoni S, Gaglianese A, Fiori S, Brovedani P, Scelfo D, Rose S, Tosetti M, Cioni G, Guzzetta A. High angular resolution diffusion imaging in a child with autism spectrum disorder and comparison with his unaffected identical twin. Funct Neurol. 2015 Jul-Sep;30(3):203-8.

Sahama I, Sinclair K, Fiori S, Doecke J, Pannek K, Reid L, Lavin M, Rose S. Motor pathway degeneration in young ataxia telangiectasia patients: A diffusion tractography study. Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Aug 20;9:206-15. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.08.007. eCollection 2015.

Pagnozzi AM, Gal Y, Boyd RN, Fiori S, Fripp J, Rose S, Dowson N. The need for improved brain lesion segmentation techniques for children with cerebral palsy: A review. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2015 Dec;47(Pt B):229-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.08.004. Epub 2015 Sep 21. Review.

Boyd RN, Baque E, Piovesana A, Ross S, Ziviani J, Sakzewski L, Barber L, Lloyd O, McKinlay L, Whittingham K, Smith AC, Rose S, Fiori S, Cunnington R, Ware R, Lewis M, Comans TA, Scuffham PA. Mitii™ ABI: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a web-based multi-modal training program for children and adolescents with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). BMC Neurol. 2015 Aug 19;15:140. doi: 10.1186/s12883-015-0381-6.

Belmonti V, Berthoz A, Cioni G, Fiori S, Guzzetta A. Navigation strategies as revealed by error patterns on the Magic Carpet test in children with cerebral palsy. Front Psychol. 2015 Jul 8;6:880. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00880. eCollection 2015.

Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Pannek K, Ware RS, Rossi G, Klingels K, Feys H, Coulthard A, Cioni G, Rose S, Boyd RN. Validity of semi-quantitative scale for brain MRI in unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions: Relationship with hand sensorimotor function and structural connectivity. Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Apr 9;8:104-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.04.005. eCollection 2015.

Fiori S, Staudt M, Pannek K, Borghetti D, Biagi L, Scelfo D, Rose SE, Tosetti M, Cioni G, Guzzetta A. Is one motor cortex enough for two hands? Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Oct;57(10):977-80. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12817. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

Fiori S, Guzzetta A. Plasticity following early-life brain injury: Insights from quantitative MRI. Semin Perinatol. 2015 Mar;39(2):141-6. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2015.01.007. Review.

Suppiej A, Gentilomo C, Saracco P, Sartori S, Agostini M, Bagna R, Bassi B, Giordano P, Grassi M, Guzzetta A, Lasagni D, Luciani M, Molinari AC, Palmieri A, Putti MC, Ramenghi LA, Rota LL, Sperlì D, Laverda AM, Simioni P; Stroke working group of the Italian Registry of Pediatric Thrombosis. Paediatric arterial ischaemic stroke and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis. First report from the Italian Registry of Pediatric Thrombosis (R. I. T. I., Registro Italiano Trombosi Infantili). Thromb Haemost. 2015 Jun;113(6):1270-7. doi: 10.1160/TH14-05-0431. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Belmonti V, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Cioni G, Berthoz A. Cognitive strategies for locomotor navigation in normal development and cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Apr;57 Suppl 2:31-6. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12685.

Fiori S, Pannek K, Pasquariello R, Ware RS, Cioni G, Rose SE, Boyd RN, Guzzetta A. Corticopontocerebellar Connectivity Disruption in Congenital Hemiplegia. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015 Jan 22. pii: 1545968314568726.

Scaramuzzo RT, Giampietri M, Fiorentini E, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Ciampi M, Ghirri P Serum cortisol concentrations during induced hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia are associated with neurological outcome in human infants. Stress. 2014 Nov 14:1-16

Sahama I, Sinclair K, Fiori S, Pannek K, Lavin M, Rose S. Altered corticomotor-cerebellar integrity in young ataxia telangiectasia patients. Mov Disord. 2014 Sep;29(10):1289-98.

Pannek K, Boyd RN, Fiori S, Guzzetta A, Rose SE. Assessment of the structural brain network reveals altered connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions. Neuroimage Clin. 2014 Jun 4;5:84-92.

Méneret A, Depienne C, Riant F, Trouillard O, Bouteiller D, Cincotta M, Bitoun P, Wickert J, Lagroua I, MS, Westenberger A, Borgheresi A, Doummar D, Romano M, Rossi S, L Defebvre, De Meirleir L, Espay AJ, Fiori S, Klebe S, Quélin C, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Plessis G, Dale RC, Sklower Brooks S, Dziezyc K, Pollak P, Golmard JL, Vidailhet M, Brice A, Roze E. Congenital mirror movements: mutational analysis of RAD51 and DCC in 26 cases. In press in Neurology

Fiori S, Cioni G, Klingels K et al. Reliability of a novel semi-quantitative scale for classification of structural brain MRI in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2014 Apr 19. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12457.

Scheck SM, Pannek K, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose SE. Quantitative comparison of cortical and deep grey matter in pathological subtypes of unilateral cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2014 Apr 19. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12461.

Rosewich H, Ohlenbusch A, Huppke P, Schlotawa L, Baethmann M, Carrilho I, Fiori S, Lourenço CM, Sawyer S, Steinfeld R, Gärtner J, Brockmann K. The expanding clinical and genetic spectrum of ATP1A3-related disorders. Neurology. 2014 Mar 18;82(11):945-55.

Novara F, Simonati A, Sicca F, Battini R, Fiori S, Contaldo A, Criscuolo L, Zuffardi O, Ciccone R. MECP2 duplication phenotype in symptomatic females: report of three further cases. Mol Cytogenet. 2014 Jan 28;7(1):10.

Tsao H, Pannek K, Fiori S, Boyd RN, Rose S. Reduced integrity of sensorimotor projections traversing the posterior limb of the internal capsule in children with congenital hemiparesis. Res Dev Disabil. 2014 Feb;35(2):250-60.

Guzzetta A, Fiori S, Scelfo D, Conti E, Bancale A. Reorganization of visual fields after periventricular haemorrhagic infarction: potentials and limitations. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2013 Nov;55 Suppl 4:23-6. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12302. Review.

Frassinetti F, Fiori S, D'Angelo V, Magnani B, Guzzetta A, Brizzolara D, Cioni G.Body knowledge in brain-damaged children: a double-dissociation in self and other's body processing.

Guzzetta A, Pizzardi A, Belmonti V, Boldrini A, Carotenuto M, D’Acunto G, Ferrari F, Fiori S, Gallo C, Ghirri P, Mercuri E, Romeo D, Roversi MF, Cioni G. Hand movements at 3 months predict later Hemiplegia in term infants with neonatal cerebral infarction. Dev Med Child neurol, 2010.

Contributo in volume

Fiori S Guzzetta A Canapicchi R. (2018) Neuroimaging anatomico e funzionale. Vol. 2, p. 183-198, In: Manuale di Neuropsichiatria infantile e dell’adolescenza. A cura di: A.M.Persico, ROMA:Società Editrice Romana, ISBN: 978 88 6515 123 5

Fiori S, Conti E. (2020) Correlati neuroanatomici della disprassia verbale. In: Disprassia verbale in età evolutiva Inquadramento clinico, basi neurobiologiche e principi di trattamento.

Progetti finanziati

PROMPT Institute 2019 Research Grant

ruolo: Principal Investigator

Titolo: PROMPT to Improve Speech Motor Abilities in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy (Importo Finanziato 70.000 euro)

BANDO RICERCA FINALIZZATA 2018 ministero della salute

Ruolo: Principal Investigator

GR-2018-12367809, titolo “LUNCH - Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: a new, fast, safe, cost-effective infant-friendly imaging tool to easily monitor feeding“ vincitore nell’ambito del Bando 2018 (fondi 2016-2018) con destinatario istituzionale STELLA MARIS (Importo Totale Finanziato 406.000 euro)

BANDO RICERCA FINALIZZATA 2016 ministero della salute

Ruolo: Responsabile di Unità Operativa

GR-2016-02362497, titolo “Telerehabilitation for visual field defects: clinical efficacy of a novel multisensory therapy for adults and children with acquired brain lesions - Acronym: MUST (MUltiSensory Therapy)” (Budget Unità Operativa 85.000 euro; Importo Totale Finanziato 285.000 euro)

PROMPT Institute 2014 Research Grant

ruolo: co-Investigator

Titolo: Whole Brain Connectivity in Idiopathic Childhood Apraxia of Speech and the Effects of PROMPT Treatment: A Pilot Open Study

Simona FIORI

Pubblicazioni

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Cruz-Sanabria, Francy; Ragoni, Carolina; Salvadorini, Renata; Pasquariello, Rosa; Bartolini, Emanuele; Paese, Silvia; Rinaldi, Deianira; Forli, Francesca; Guzzetta, Andrea; Fiori, Simona (2025). Cortical Deafness in Children: Scoping Review and Case Report of a Bilateral Perinatal Stroke. JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, pp. 1-9, ISSN:1708-8283 DOI

Forli, Francesca; Capobianco, Silvia; Berrettini, Stefano; Bruschini, Luca; Lorenzoni, Francesca; Fiori, Simona; Lazzerini, Francesco (2024). Long-term outcomes of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in children early identified by extended hearing-targeted screening. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol. 184, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1872-8464 DOI

Mistry, Karen H; Bora, Samudragupta; Pannek, Kerstin; Pagnozzi, Alex M; Fiori, Simona; Guzzetta, Andrea; Ware, Robert S; Colditz, Paul B; Boyd, Roslyn N; George, Joanne M (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of neonatal structural MRI scores to predict 6-year motor outcomes of children born very preterm. NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL, vol. 45, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2213-1582 DOI

Beani, Elena; Barzacchi, Veronica; Scaffei, Elena; Ceragioli, Beatrice; Festante, Fabrizia; Filogna, Silvia; Cioni, Giovanni; Fiori, Simona; Sgandurra, Giuseppina (2024). Neuroanatomical correlates of gross manual dexterity in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, vol. 18, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1662-5161 DOI

Laporta-Hoyos, Olga; Fiori, Simona; Pannek, Kerstin; Pagnozzi, Alex M; Ware, Robert S; Boyd, Roslyn N (2024). Longitudinal assessment of brain lesions in children with cerebral palsy and association with motor functioning. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, vol. 49, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1532-2130 DOI

Controzzi, Tiziana; Chesi, Francesca; Scaramuzzo, Rosa Teresa; Giampietri, Matteo; Morganti, Riccardo; Fiori, Simona; Moretti, Elena; Gargani, Luna; Filippi, Luca (2023). Lung ultrasound supports clinical evaluation of feeding competence development in preterm neonates. FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS, vol. 11, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2296-2360 DOI

Laporta-Hoyos, Olga; Pannek, Kerstin; Pagnozzi, Alex M; Fiori, Simona; Boyd, Roslyn N (2023). White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: The role of interhemispheric connectivity. PLOS ONE, vol. 18, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1932-6203 DOI

Tuoni, Cristina; Nuzzi, Giulia; Scaramuzzo, Rosa Teresa; Fiori, Simona; Filippi, Luca (2023). Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide intoxication during pregnancy. A case report and brief review of the literature. FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS, vol. 11, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2296-2360 DOI

Fiori, S; Scaramuzzo, R T; Moretti, E; Amador, C; Controzzi, T; Martinelli, A; Filippi, L; Guzzetta, A; Gargagni, L (2022). LUNCH-Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC PEDIATRICS, vol. 22, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1471-2431 DOI

Fiori, S; Ragoni, C; Podda, I; Chilosi, A; Amador, C; Cipriani, P; Guzzetta, A; Sgandurra, G (2022). PROMPT to improve speech motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy: a wait-list control group trial protocol. BMC NEUROLOGY, vol. 22, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1471-2377 DOI

Chilosi, Anna Maria; Podda, Irina; Ricca, Ivana; Comparini, Alessandro; Franchi, Beatrice; Fiori, Simona; Pasquariello, Rosa; Casalini, Claudia; Cipriani, Paola; Santorelli, Filippo Maria (2022). Differences and Commonalities in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Comorbid Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Multidimensional Perspective. JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, vol. 12, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2075-4426 DOI

Fiori, Simona; Moretti, Elena; Amador, Carolina; Martinelli, Alice; Scaramuzzo, Rosa Teresa; Controzzi, Tiziana; Battini, Roberta; Filippi, Luca; Guzzetta, Andrea; Gargani, Luna (2022). Lung ultrasound in young children with neurological impairment: A proposed integrative clinical tool for deaeration-detection related to feeding. FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS, vol. 10, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2296-2360 DOI

Fiori, Simona; Pannek, Kerstin; Podda, Irina; Cipriani, Paola; Lorenzoni, V; Franchi, Beatrice; Pasquariello, Rosa; Guzzetta, Andrea; Cioni, Giovanni; Chilosi, Anna (2021). Neural Changes Induced by a Speech Motor Treatment in Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Case Series. JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, vol. 36, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1708-8283 DOI

Tolomeo, Deborah; Orsucci, Daniele; Nesti, Claudia; Baldacci, Jacopo; Battini, Roberta; Bruno, Claudio; Bruno, Giorgia; Cassandrini, Denise; Doccini, Stefano; Donati, M. Alice; Ferrari, Annarita; Fiori, Simona; Fiorillo, Chiara; Guerrini, Renzo; Mari, Francesco; Montomoli, Martino; Pochiero, Francesca; Procopio, Elena; Ruggiero, Lucia; Sampaolo, Simone; Sicca, Federico; Ticci, Chiara; Rubegni, Anna; Santorelli, Filippo M. (2021). The Diagnostic Approach to Mitochondrial Disorders in Children in the Era of Next-Generation Sequencing: A 4-Year Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, vol. 10, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2158-284X DOI

Tinelli, Francesca; Guzzetta, Andrea; Purpura, Giulia; Pasquariello, Rosa; Cioni, Giovanni; Fiori, Simona (2020). Structural brain damage and visual disorders in children with cerebral palsy due to periventricular leukomalacia. NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL, vol. 28, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2213-1582 DOI

Pagnozzi, Alex M; Pannek, Kerstin; Fripp, Jurgen; Fiori, Simona; Boyd, Roslyn N; Rose, Stephen (2020). Understanding the impact of bilateral brain injury in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING, vol. 41, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1097-0193 DOI

CHILOSI, ANNA MARIA; Bulgheroni, Sara; TURI, MARCO; Cristofani, Paola; Biagi, Laura; Erbetta, Alessandra; Riva, Daria; Nigri, Anna; CAPUTI, LUIGI; GIANNINI, NICOLA; FIORI, SIMONA; PECINI, CHIARA; Perego, Francesca; TOSETTI, MICHELA; CIPRIANI, PAOLA; CIONI, GIOVANNI (2019). Hemispheric language organization after congenital left brain lesions: A comparison between functional transcranial Doppler and functional MRI. JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, vol. 13, pp. 1-21, ISSN:1748-6645 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Filippi, L.; Fiorini, P.; Catarzi, S.; Berti, E.; Padrini, L.; Landucci, E.; Donzelli, G.; Bartalena, L.; Fiorentini, E.; Boldrini, A.; Giampietri, M.; Scaramuzzo, R.T.; la Marca, G.; Della Bona, M.L.; Fiori, S.; Tinelli, F.; Bancale, A.; Guzzetta, A.; Cioni, G.; Pisano, T.; Falchi, M.; Guerrini, R. (2018). Safety and efficacy of topiramate in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia (NeoNATI): a feasibility study. THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1476-7058 DOI

Di Lieto, Maria Chiara; Brovedani, Paola; PECINI, Chiara; Chilosi, Anna Maria; Belmonti, Vittorio; FABBRO, Franco; URGESI, Cosimo; Fiori, Simona; Guzzetta, Andrea; Perazza, Silvia; Sicola, Elisa; Cioni, Giovanni (2017). Spastic diplegia in preterm-born children: Executive function impairment and neuroanatomical correlates. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, vol. 61, pp. 116-126, ISSN:0891-4222 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Novak, Iona; Morgan, Cathy; Adde, Lars; Blackman, James; Boyd, Roslyn N; Brunstrom-Hernandez, Janice; Cioni, Giovanni; Damiano, Diane; Darrah, Johanna; Eliasson, Ann-Christin; de Vries, Linda S; Einspieler, Christa; Fahey, Michael; Fehlings, Darcy; Ferriero, Donna M; Fetters, Linda; Fiori, Simona; Forssberg, Hans; Gordon, Andrew M; Greaves, Susan; Guzzetta, Andrea; Hadders-Algra, Mijna; Harbourne, Regina; Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina; Karlsson, Petra; Krumlinde-Sundholm, Lena; Latal, Beatrice; Loughran-Fowlds, Alison; Maitre, Nathalie; McIntyre, Sarah; Noritz, Garey; Pennington, Lindsay; Romeo, Domenico M; Shepherd, Roberta; Spittle, Alicia J; Thornton, Marelle; Valentine, Jane; Walker, Karen; White, Robert; Badawi, Nadia (2017). Early, Accurate Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. JAMA PEDIATRICS, vol. 171, pp. 898-907, ISSN:2168-6203 DOI

Pagnozzi, Alex M.; Dowson, Nicholas; Doecke, James; Fiori, Simona; Bradley, Andrew P.; Boyd, Roslyn N.; Rose, Stephen (2016). Automated, quantitative measures of grey and white matter lesion burden correlates with motor and cognitive function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL, vol. 11, pp. 751-759, ISSN:2213-1582 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Pagnozzi, Alex M.; Dowson, Nicholas; Fiori, Simona; Doecke, James; Bradley, Andrew P.; Boyd, Roslyn N.; Rose, Stephen (2016). Alterations in regional shape on ipsilateral and contralateral cortex contrast in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and are predictive of multiple outcomes. HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING, vol. 37, pp. 3588-3603, ISSN:1065-9471 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiori, Simona; Poretti, A.; Pannek, K.; Del Punta, R.; Pasquariello, R.; Tosetti, M.; Guzzetta, A.; Rose, S.; Cioni, G.; Battini, R. (2016). Diffusion tractography biomarkers of pediatric cerebellar hypoplasia/atrophy: Preliminary results using constrained spherical deconvolution. AJNR, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol. 37, pp. 917-923, ISSN:0195-6108 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiori, Simona; Guzzetta, Andrea; Pannek, Kerstin; Ware, Robert S.; Rossi, Giuseppe; Klingels, Katrijn; Feys, Hilde; Coulthard, Alan; Cioni, Giovanni; Rose, Stephen; Boyd, Roslyn N. (2015). Validity of semi-quantitative scale for brain MRI in unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions: Relationship with hand sensorimotor function and structural connectivity. NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL, vol. 8, pp. 104-109, ISSN:2213-1582 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiori, Simona; Guzzetta, Andrea (2015). Plasticity following early-life brain injury: Insights from quantitative MRI. SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY, vol. 39, pp. 141-146, ISSN:0146-0005 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fiori, Simona; Pannek, Kerstin; Pasquariello, Rosa; Ware, Robert S.; Cioni, Giovanni; Rose, Stephen E.; Boyd, Roslyn N.; Guzzetta, Andrea (2015). Corticopontocerebellar connectivity disruption in congenital hemiplegia. NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR, vol. 29, pp. 858-866, ISSN:1545-9683 DOI

Fiori, Simona; Staudt, Martin; Pannek, Kerstin; Borghetti, Davide; Biagi, Laura; Scelfo, Danilo; Rose, Stephen E.; Tosetti, Michela; Cioni, Giovanni; Guzzetta, Andrea (2015). Is one motor cortex enough for two hands?. DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY, vol. 57, pp. 977-980, ISSN:0012-1622 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Simona FIORI

Curriculum

Positions, Honors and Employment

University of Florence, Associate Professor, Neuroscience Department, Children's Hospital Anna Meyer- University of Florence, Florence, Italy; full-time 2024-current

University of Pisa, Junior researcher, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pisa, Italy; full-time 2020-2024

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Infant Neurology Section Calambrone, PI, Italy MD: full-time 2016-2019;

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris Infant neurology Section and SMILE Laboratory Calambrone, PI, Italy: PhD Researcher 2013-2016;

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris MRI Unit and Laboratory Calambrone, PI, Italy MD: clinical pediatric central nervous system MRI reporting 2013-2018;

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris Neurology Unit Calambrone, PI, Italy MD: resident

Other Experiences

2015, Visiting PhD Student, Experimental Pediatric Neuroimaging Unit, Tubingen, Germany

2013, University of Queensland Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre Brisbane, Australia, Visiting PhD Student

2010, Visiting Resident, Hammersmith Hospital, London, GB

Research Support

1) GR-2018-12367809, Italian Ministry of Health (2018); 564.000,00 Euros; Role: PI

Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: a new, fast, safe, cost-effective infant-friendly imaging tool to easily monitor feeding, improve outcomes and reduce morbidities

2) GR-2016-02362497, Italian Ministry of Health (2016); 85.000,00 Euros; Role: Co-Investigator, Responsible of Research Unit

Telerehabilitation for visual field defects: clinical efficacy of a novel multisensory therapy for

adults and children with acquired brain lesions - Acronym: MUST (MUltiSensory Therapy)

3) PROMPT Institute Supported Project (2019); 83.250 US Dollars; Role: PI

PROMPT to Improve Speech Motor Abilities in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy

Five most cited references:

1) Early, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in cerebral palsy: Advances in diagnosis and treatment. Novak I et al, JAMA Pediatrics. Volume 171, Issue 9, September 2017, Pages 897-907

2) The expanding clinical and genetic spectrum of ATP1A3-related disorders. Rosewich H et al. Neurology. Volume 82, Issue 11, 18 March 2014, Pages 945-955

3) Hand movements at 3 months predict later hemiplegia in term infants with neonatal cerebral infarction. Guzzetta A et al. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Volume 52, Issue 8, August 2010, Pages 767-772

4) Assessment of the structural brain network reveals altered connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions. Pannek et al. Neuroimage: Clinical. Volume 5, 2014, Pages 84-92

5) Reliability of a novel, semi-quantitative scale for classification of structural brain magnetic resonance imaging in children with cerebral palsy. Fiori et al. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Volume 56, Issue 9, September 2014, Pages 839-845