Giancarlo Logroscino

Dietary Iron Intake and Risk of Parkinson's Disease (2008)

Logroscino, Giancarlo, Gao, Xiang, Chen, Honglei, Wing, Al, Ascherio, Alberto

Dietary iron is the most important source of iron stores. Several case-control studies have described the association of high dietary iron and Parkinson's disease, but prospective data are lacking....

Body Mass Index and Risk of Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study (2007)

Logroscino, Giancarlo, Sesso, Howard D., Paffenbarger, Ralph S., Lee, I-Min

High body mass index has been associated with increased risk of several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and, recently, Alzheimer's disease. There are few data on the association...

Erectile Function and Risk of Parkinson's Disease (2007)

Gao, Xiang, Chen, Honglei, Schwarzschild, Michael A., Glasser, Dale B., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Rimm, Eric B., ...

Erectile dysfunction is common among individuals with Parkinson's disease, but it is unknown whether it precedes the onset of the classic features of Parkinson's disease. To address this question,...

Cigarette smoking and the progression of multiple sclerosis (2005)

Hernán, Miguel A., Jick, Susan S., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Olek, Michael J., Ascherio, Alberto, Jick, Hershel

An increased risk of multiple sclerosis among smokers has been found in several prospective epidemiological studies. The association between smoking and progression of multiple sclerosis has not been...

Cigarette smoking and the progression of multiple sclerosis (2005)

Hernán, Miguel A., Jick, Susan S., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Olek, Michael J., Ascherio, Alberto, Jick, Hershel

Summary An increased risk of multiple sclerosis among smokers has been found in several prospective epidemiological studies. The association between smoking and progression of multiple sclerosis has...

Folate Intake and Risk of Parkinson's Disease (2004)

Chen, Honglei, Zhang, Shumin M., Schwarzschild, Michael A., Hernán, Miguel A., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Willett, Walter C., ...

In clinical studies, individuals with Parkinson’s disease have had higher concentrations of plasma homocysteine than did controls, and experimental evidence suggests that folate deficiency or focal...

Mortality after incident status epilepticus: A retrospective cohort study (1997)

Logroscino, Giancarlo

With a retrospective cohort study design several aspects related to mortality after a first episode of status epilepticus (SE) were explored. To determine the short- and long-term mortality of SE,...

Prospective study of type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline in women aged 70-81 years

Logroscino, Giancarlo, Kang, Jae Hee, Grodstein, Francine

Objective To examine the association of type 2 diabetes with baseline cognitive function and cognitive decline over two years of follow up, focusing on women living in the community and on the...

The Role of Early Life Environmental Risk Factors in Parkinson Disease: What Is the Evidence?

Logroscino, Giancarlo

Parkinson disease (PD) is of unknown but presumably multifactorial etiology. Neuropathologic studies and animal models show that exposure to environmental neurotoxicants can determine progressive...

Prospective study of type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline in women aged 70-81 years

Logroscino, Giancarlo, Kang, Jae Hee, Grodstein, Francine

Objective To examine the association of type 2 diabetes with baseline cognitive function and cognitive decline over two years of follow up, focusing on women living in the community and on the...

The Role of Early Life Environmental Risk Factors in Parkinson Disease: What Is the Evidence?

Logroscino, Giancarlo

Parkinson disease (PD) is of unknown but presumably multifactorial etiology. Neuropathologic studies and animal models show that exposure to environmental neurotoxicants can determine progressive...

Migraine, vascular risk, and cardiovascular events in women: prospective cohort study

Kurth, Tobias, Schürks, Markus, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Gaziano, J Michael, Buring, Julie E

Objectives To evaluate whether the association between migraine with aura and increased risk of cardiovascular disease is modified by vascular risk groups as measured by the Framingham risk score for...

Incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in advanced age: prospective cohort study

Driver, Jane A, Djoussé, Luc, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Gaziano, J Michael, Kurth, Tobias

Objective To investigate the influence of increasing age on the incidence and remaining lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer in a cohort of older men.