Giovanni Assenza

Born in Cassino (FR) on 7/2/1981, after graduating from classical studies he moved to Rome to undertake studies in Medicine at the UCBM of Rome.

During his studies he deepened his knowledge of neurobiology and basic neurosciences to then devote himself to clinical neurophysiology for the study of brain plasticity in various neurological pathologies. She then faced the specialization in Neurology and the doctorate in organ plasticity sciences at the UCBM of Rome, during which the prevailing current clinical interest regarding epilepsy matured. Since 2018 University researcher and professor of Neurology at the faculties of Medicine and Surgery and Nursing Sciences at the UCBM of Rome

INSTRUCTION

1994-1999 “G. Carducci” Cassino (FR)

 Classical high school diploma

 Voting 100/100 with honors.

1999-2005 Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

 Degree in Medicine and Surgery

 Vote 110/110 cum laude.

Degree thesis: "The Reeler mouse as a model of cerebellar pathology in autism". Speaker: prof. F.Keller. Supervisor: prof. PM Rossini.

2006 Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

 Qualification to practice as a surgeon.

2005-2010 Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

 Diploma of specialist in Neurology

 Score: 50/50 cum laude.

Thesis: "Prognostic value of contralesional neuronal activity in acute cerebral ischemia". Speaker: Prof. PM Rossini. Supervisor: Dr. F. Tecchio.

2010-2012 University of Ferrara

 II level inter-university master's degree in epileptology

 Mark: 30/30 cum laude

 Thesis: Autonomic changes during hyperventilation in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Supervisor: Prof. G. Colicchio

2011- 2014 Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

 XXV PhD cycle: Sciences of organ plasticity and tissue regeneration for functional recovery. Regularly enrolled in the third year. Thesis discussed on 28/05/2014 entitled: "Role of electroencephalographic activity in the delta band in neuronal plasticity." Tutor: Prof. V. DI Lazzaro

2014-2015 Campus Bio-Medico University. Rome

 II level University Master in Entrepreneurship in Healthcare. Thesis discussed on 19/05/2015. Thesis title: Associazione RitrovataMente: Development of a global outpatient rehabilitation model in patients with cognitive disabilities

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

No. of documents (Scopus): 86

Quotations (Scopus): 1920.

H index (Scopus): 24.

Between these

Assenza, G., Ricci, L., Lanzone, J., Boscarino, M., Vico, C., Narducci, F., Sancetta, B., Di Lazzaro, V., Tombini, M. Understanding and managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on patients with epilepsy (2022) Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 22 (2), pp. 145-153.

Croce, P., Ricci, L., Pulitano, P., Boscarino, M., Zappasodi, F., Lanzone, J., Narducci, F., Mecarelli, O., Di Lazzaro, V., Tombini, M., Assenza, G.

Machine learning for predicting levetiracetam treatment response in temporal lobe epilepsy (2021) Clinical Neurophysiology, 132(12), pp. 3035-3042.

Lanzone, J., Ricci, L., Tombini, M., Boscarino, M., Mecarelli, O., Pulitano, P., Di Lazzaro, V., Assenza, G. The effect of Perampanel on EEG spectral power and connectivity in patients with focal epilepsy (2021) Clinical Neurophysiology, 132 (9), pp. 2176-2183.

Ricci, L., Assenza, G., Pulitano, P., Simonelli, V., Vollero, L., Lanzone, J., Mecarelli, O., Di Lazzaro, V., Tombini, M. Measuring the effects of first antiepileptic medication in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Predictive value of quantitative-EEG analysis

(2021) Clinical Neurophysiology, 132 (1), pp. 25-35.

Assenza, G., Tombini, M., Lanzone, et al Antidepressant effect of vagal nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients: a systematic review

(2020) Neurological Sciences, 41 (11), pp. 3075-3084.

Absence, G., Lanzone, J., Dubbioso, R., Coppola, A., Boscarino, M., Ricci, L., Insola, A., Bilo, L., Tombini, M., Di Lazzaro, v

Thalamic and cortical hyperexcitability in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

(2020) Clinical Neurophysiology, 131 (8), pp. 2041-2046.

Absence, G., Lanzone, J., Brigo, F., Coppola, A., Di Gennaro, G., Di Lazzaro, V., Ricci, L., Romigi, A., Tombini, M., Mecarelli, O.

Epilepsy Care in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Risk Factors for Seizure Worsening

(2020) Frontiers in Neurology, 11, art. No. 737,

Assenza, G., Lanzone, J., Insola, A., Amatori, G., Ricci, L., Tombini, M., Di Lazzaro, v

Thalamo-cortical network dysfunction in temporal lobe epilepsy

(2020) Clinical Neurophysiology, 131 (2), pp. 548-554.

Zappasodi, F., Tecchio, F., Marzetti, L., Pizzella, V., Di Lazzaro, V., Absence, G.

Longitudinal quantitative electroencephalographic study in monohemispheric stroke patients

(2019) Neural Regeneration Research, 14 (7), pp. 1237-1246.

Tecchio, F., Cottone, C., Porcaro, C., Cancelli, A., Lazzaro, VD, Absence, G.

Brain functional connectivity changes after transcranial direct current stimulation in epileptic patients

(2018) Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 12, art. No. 44, .

Absence, G., Campana, C., Absence, F., Pellegrino, G., Di Pino, G., Fabrizio, E., Fini, R., Tombini, M., Di Lazzaro, v

Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation reduces seizure frequency in adults with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: A sham controlled study

(2017) Brain Stimulation, 10 (2), pp. 333-335.

Absence, G., Benvenga, A., Gennaro, E., Tombini, M., Campana, C., Absence, F., Di Pino, G., Di Lazzaro, v

A novel c132-134del mutation in Unverricht-Lundborg disease and the review of literature of heterozygous compound patients

(2017) Epilepsia, 58 (2), pp. e31-e35.

Absence, G., Pellegrino, G., Tombini, M., Di Pino, G., Di Lazzaro, v

Wakefulness delta waves increase after cortical plasticity induction

(2015) Clinical Neurophysiology, 126 (6), pp. 1221-1227.

Di Pino, G., Pellegrino, G., Assenza, G., Capone, F., Ferreri, F., Formica, D., Ranieri, F., Tombini, M., Ziemann, U., Rothwell, JC, Di Lazzaro, v

Modulation of brain plasticity in stroke: A novel model for neurorehabilitation

(2014) Nature Reviews Neurology, 10 (10), pp. 597-608.