Lorenzo Lorusso

Department of Neurology
Viale Mazzini, 4
25032 Chiari (Brescia)
Italy
Tel : ++39 030 7102617
Fax: ++39 030 7102622

Dr. Lorenzo Lorusso is presently a Consultant Neurologist in Chiari (Italy). He has clinical and research interests in Neuro-immunological and Neuro-oncological diseases especially paraneoplastic neurological disorders (PND). He began to study PND since 1992 in Pavia and actually has a collaboration with Brescia and Liverpool Universities.

Scientific Team:
Dr Ngonga Gaelle and Dr Ferrari Daniela with experience in clinical and epidemiological fields.

Research facilities:
Laboratory support is obtained from the group of Padua (Dr. Giometto) and the University of Liverpool (Dr. Hart).

Areas of interest:
NPD epidemiological research and laboratory study with Brescia, Padua and Liverpool Universities.

Selected Publications:

1. Milanese C, La Mantia L, and the North Italy Multiple Sclerosis Group.
A post-marketing study on interferon ? 1b and 1a treatment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: different response in drop-outs and treated patients. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 74:1689-92.
2. Lorusso L, Rossi M L. The phagocyte in human gliomas. 1997. Ann NY
Acad Sci: 832; 405-25.
3. Nano R, Lorusso L et al. Activated lymphoid cells in human gliomas:
morphofunctional and cytochemical evidence. 1997. Anticancer Res: 17; 440-5.