About the Authors

Antonella Conte

Affiliation IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy

Francesco Brancati

Affiliation Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy and IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy

Francesco Garaci

Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Rome, Italy, IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy

Nicola Toschi

Affiliation Medical Physics Section, Faculty of Medicine, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Matteo Bologna

Affiliation IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy

Giovanni Fabbrini

Affiliations IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Marika Falla

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Bruno Dallapiccola

Affiliation IRCCS Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy

Patrizio Bollero

Affiliation Oral Pathology Unit, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Roberto Floris

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Alfredo Berardelli

alfredo.berardelli@uniroma1.it

Affiliations IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB AC. Performed the experiments: MB MF AC FG. Analyzed the data: NT AC PB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FG FB. Wrote the paper: AC AB RF GF BD.