Centre of Sleep Medicine, Centre for Epilepsy Surg – Niguarda Hospital

Centre of Sleep Medicine, Centre for Epilepsy Surg - Niguarda Hospital

Department of Neuroscience

Centre of Sleep Medicine, Centre for Epilepsy Surg

Contact: Lino  
Nobili
Position: Chief of the Sleep Lab
Address: Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162
City: Milan
Country: Italy
Contact Email: Contact laboratory
RESEARCH DOMAIN: Basic Human, Clinical

CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Laboratory Description:

5 recording rooms

KEY Publications of the Laboratory:

Nobili L, Proserpio P, Rubboli G, Montano N, Didato G, Tassinari CA. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and sleep. Sleep Med Rev. 2010 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print

Nobili L, Cardinale F, Magliola U, Cicolin A, Didato G, Bramerio M, Fuschillo D, Spreafico R, Mai R, Sartori I, Francione S, Lo Russo G, Castana L, Tassi L, Cossu M. Taylor’s focal cortical dysplasia increases the risk of sleep-related epilepsy.Epilepsia. 2009 Dec;50(12):2599-604.

Terzaghi M, Sartori I, Tassi L, Didato G, Rustioni V, LoRusso G, Manni R, Nobili L. Evidence of dissociated arousal states during NREM parasomnia from an intracerebral neurophysiological study.Sleep. 2009 32(3):409-12.

Moroni F, Nobili L, Curcio G, De Carli F, Tempesta D, Marzano C, De Gennaro L, Mai R, Francione S, Lo Russo G, Ferrara M.
Procedural learning and sleep hippocampal low frequencies in humans. Neuroimage. 2008 Aug 15;42(2):911-8.

Terzaghi M, Sartori I, Mai R, Tassi L, Francione S, Cardinale F, Castana L, Cossu M, LoRusso G, Manni R, Nobili L. Coupling of minor motor events and epileptiform discharges with arousal fluctuations in NFLE. Epilepsia. 2008 Apr;49(4):670-6.

Moroni F, Nobili L, Curcio G, De Carli F, Fratello F, Marzano C, De Gennaro L, Ferrillo F, Cossu M, Francione S, Lo Russo G, Bertini M, Ferrara M. Sleep in the human hippocampus: a stereo-EEG study. PLoS One. 2007 Sep 12;2(9):e867.

Nobili L. Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy and non-rapid eye movement sleep parasomnias: differences and similarities.
Sleep Med Rev. 2007 Aug;11(4):251-4.

Ferrillo F, Donadio S, De Carli F, Garbarino S, Nobili L. A model-based approach to homeostatic and ultradian aspects of nocturnal sleep structure in narcolepsy. Sleep. 2007, 1;30(2):157-65.

Terzaghi M, Sartori I, Mai R, Tassi L, Francione S, Cardinale F, Castana L, Cossu M, LoRusso G, Manni R, Nobili L. Sleep-related minor motor events in nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsia. 2007 Feb;48(2):335-41.

Nobili L, Francione S, Mai R, Cardinale F, Castana L, Tassi L, Sartori I, Didato G, Citterio A, Colombo N, Galli C, Lo Russo G, Cossu M. Surgical treatment of drug-resistant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. Brain. 2007 Feb;130(Pt 2):561-73.

Nobili L, Sartori I, Terzaghi M, Stefano F, Mai R, Tassi L, Parrino L, Cossu M, Lo Russo G. Relationship of epileptic discharges to arousal instability and periodic leg movements in a case of nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: a stereo-EEG study. Sleep. 2006 May 1;29(5):701-4.

Mai R, Sartori I, Francione S, Tassi L, Castana L, Cardinale F, Cossu M, Citterio A, Colombo N, Lo Russo G, Nobili L. Sleep-related hyperkinetic seizures: always a frontal onset? Neurol Sci. 2005 Dec;26 Suppl 3:s220-4.

Nobili L, Sartori I, Terzaghi M, Tassi L, Mai R, Francione S, Cossu M, Cardinale F, Castana L, Lo Russo G.
Intracerebral recordings of minor motor events, paroxysmal arousals and major seizures in nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy.
Neurol Sci. 2005 Dec;26 Suppl 3:s215-9.

Nobili L, Cossu M, Mai R, Tassi L, Cardinale F, Castana L, Citterio A, Sartori I, Lo Russo G, Francione S.Sleep-related hyperkinetic seizures of temporal lobe origin. Neurology. 2004 Feb 10;62(3):482-5.

Nobili L, Francione S, Mai R, Tassi L, Cardinale F, Castana L, Sartori I, Lo Russo G, Cossu M. Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: intracerebral recordings of paroxysmal motor attacks with increasing complexity. Sleep. 2003 Nov 1;26(7):883-6.

Nobili L, Francione S, Cardinale F, Lo Russo G. Epileptic nocturnal wanderings with a temporal lobe origin: a stereo-electroencephalographic study. Sleep. 2002 Sep 15;25(6):669-71.

COLLABORATIONS:

  • Title:  MSc Name:  Fabrizio De Carli Position: Senior Researcher Institution: CNR-IBFM - Section of Genoa, Via de Toni, 5 - 16132 Genova, Italy Email: 
  • Title:  MSc, PhD, MD Name:  Marcello Massimini Position:  Institution: Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan, Italy Email: 
  • Title:  Name:  Michele Ferrara Position:  Institution: Department of Health Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy Email: