Matteo Conte
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Cholesterol, Cognition, and Controversy: A Case of Mood Disturbance on Repatha
Conte M, Mao B, Tahir S, Rodriguez A, Hussain S. Cholesterol, Cognition, and Controversy: A Case of Mood Disturbance on Repatha. Cureus 2025, 17: e87165. PMID: 40755684, PMCID: PMC12315930, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.87165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric side effectsMood disturbanceSevere depressive symptomsLow-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levelsProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9Persistent low moodDepressive symptomsEffect of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9Low moodPsychiatric historyClinical courseBempedoic acidLDL reductionLipid managementType 9Crying spellsOutcome integrationMoodRepathaSymptomsPotential linkEvolocumabMedicationCracking the Code of Calcification: How Presence and Burden among Intracranial Arteries Influence Stroke Incidence and Recurrence.
Conte M, Alalfi M, Cau R, Scicolone R, Chaturvedi S, Virmani R, De Rubeis G, Bos D, Saba L. Cracking the Code of Calcification: How Presence and Burden among Intracranial Arteries Influence Stroke Incidence and Recurrence. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 46: 1321-1328. PMID: 39855892, PMCID: PMC12453417, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke eventsIntracranial artery calcificationStroke incidenceArtery calcificationMeta-analysisAssociated with stroke incidenceAsymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosisPooled odds ratioRandom-effects modelCalcium scoring methodPrevalence of calcificationOdds ratioInfluence stroke incidenceGeneral populationSystematic reviewInclusion criteriaPRISMA guidelinesConfounding factorsCalcium burdenAdult patientsCTA scansQUADAS-2Longitudinal studyBurden analysisGrading system
2023
Fusiform aneurysms of anterior cerebral artery: center experience and systematic literature review
Conte M, Cagil E, Lanzino G, Keser Z. Fusiform aneurysms of anterior cerebral artery: center experience and systematic literature review. Neurosurgical Review 2023, 47: 11. PMID: 38087068, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-023-02247-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cerebral arteryClinical outcomesFusiform aneurysmsClinical courseAsymptomatic aneurysmsAssociated with other vascular abnormalitiesCenter's experienceClinical presentationEndovascular flow divertersSymptomatic presentationSurgical clippingRuptured aneurysmsInstitutional databaseSubarachnoid hemorrhageVascular abnormalitiesGood outcomeBlunt traumaCerebral arteryPRISMA algorithmAneurysmEvolving lesionsPatientsEnglish literatureNatural historyFlow diverters