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The Neurodegeneration and Neuroimflammation group’s mission is to work in a multidisciplinary, coordinated and translational way to increase knowledge of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases to respond to the needs and demands of those suffering from them and their families.

Main lines of research

Clinical-care priority lines:

  • Study of neuropsychological alterations and cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis.
  • Study of the emotional impact, coping and adaptation to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
  • Improvement of the adherence to immunomodulatory treatment in multiple sclerosis.
  • Use of a multi-parametric, multi-user and multi-functional database for multiple sclerosis.
  • Implementation of the use of electronic devices to assess disability in patients with multiple sclerosis.
  • Application of new cranial MR techniques as prognosis markers in multiple sclerosis.
  • Computer assisted systematization of lesions seen on cranial MRIs in patients with multiple sclerosis.
  • Application and integration of information technologies in assistance activity and research in multiple sclerosis.
  • Treatment of orphans in hereditary ataxia.

 

Priority lines in basic research:

  • Study of the profiles of specific miRNAs for different clinical forms and progressions of multiple sclerosis.
  • Study of the DNA methylation profile of patients with multiple sclerosis.
  • Study of the molecular mechanisms associated to neurodegeneration.
  • Study of the progression of cognitive function biomarkers in patients with multiple sclerosis.
  • Determination of biological factors (genetic and biochemical) in response to immunomodulatory treatments in multiple sclerosis.
  • Study of the intestinal microbes in Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Bank of DNA, CSF, and serum samples for neuroimmunology diseases.
Strategic objectives
  • To be the reference group in the province of Girona in research and teaching in multiple sclerosis and other diseases
  • To have a national and international presence in the area of research in multiple sclerosis
  • To consolidate clinical research into multiple sclerosis
  • To consolidate basic research into multiple sclerosis
  • To promote and lead research into new treatments for multiple sclerosis
  • To begin clinical research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
  • To begin clinical research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias
  • To consolidate clinical research into hereditary ataxia
  • To lead research into neuropsychology of multiple sclerosis on a national level
  • To establishing research collaborations with other national and international groups for multiple sclerosis
  • To promote research into multiple sclerosis in nursing and neuropsychology
  • To promote training and teaching in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, hereditary ataxia and dementias for health professionals, specialists and affected patients and relatives alike
  • Technological innovation in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases
Publications
Meca-Lallana JE, Martínez Yélamos S, Eichau S, Ángel Llaneza M, Martín Martínez J, Peña Martínez J, Meca Lallana V, Alonso Torres AM, Moral Torres E, Río J, Calles C, Ares Luque A, Ramió-Torrentà L, Marzo Sola ME, Prieto JM, Martínez Ginés ML, Arroyo R, Otano Martínez MÁ, Brieva Ruiz L, Gómez Gutiérrez M, Rodríguez-Antigüedad Zarranz A, Sánchez-Seco VG, Costa-Frossard L, Hernández Pérez MÁ, Landete Pascual L, González Platas M, Oreja-Guevara C

Consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Neurology on the treatment of multiple sclerosis and holistic patient management in 2023.

Neurologia (barcelona, Spain), 2024, 39, 196-208 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2024.01.003
Gich J, Salavedra-Pont J, Coll-Martinez C, Quintana E, Álvarez-Bravo G, Robles-Cedeño R, Buxó M, Contreras-Rodriguez O, Ramió-Torrentà L

The nature of memory impairment in multiple sclerosis: understanding different patterns over the course of the disease.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2024, 14, 1269794-1269794 dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1269794
Santos García D, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores C, Castro ES, Hernández Vara J, Jesús S, Mir P, Cosgaya M, Martí MJ, Pastor P, Cabo I, Seijo M, Legarda I, Vives B, Caballol N, Rúiz Martínez J, Croitoru I, Cubo E, Miranda J, Alonso Losada MG, Labandeira C, López Ariztegui N, Morales-Casado M, González Aramburu I, Infante J, Escalante S, Bernardo N, Blázquez Estrada M, Menéndez González M, Caldentey JG, Borrué C, Vela L, Catalán MJ, Gómez Mayordomo V, Kurtis M, Prieto C, Ordás C, Nogueira V, López Manzanares L, Ávila Rivera MA, Puente V, García Moreno JM, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Carrillo Padilla F, Carlos Martínez Castrillo J, Sánchez Alonso P, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Valero C, de Fábregues O, González Ardura J, López Díaz LM, Martinez-Martin P

Falls Predict Acute Hospitalization in Parkinson's Disease.

JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE, 2023, 13, 105-124 dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-212539
Muñoz-San Martín M, Gómez I, Quiroga-Varela A, Gonzalez-Del Río M, Robles Cedeño R, Álvarez G, Buxó M, Miguela A, Villar LM, Castillo-Villalba J, Casanova B, Quintana E, Ramió-Torrentà L

miRNA Signature in CSF From Patients With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION, 2023, 10 dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200069
Santos-García D, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores Bartolomé C, Feal Painceiras MJ, Paz González JM, Martínez Miró C, Jesús S, Aguilar M, Pastor P, Planellas L, Cosgaya M, García Caldentey J, Caballol N, Legarda I, Hernández Vara J, Cabo I, López Manzanares L, González Aramburu I, Ávila Rivera MA, Gómez Mayordomo V, Nogueira V, Puente V, Dotor García-Soto J, Borrué C, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Vela L, Escalante S, Cubo E, Carrillo Padilla F, Martínez Castrillo JC, Sánchez Alonso P, Alonso Losada MG, López Ariztegui N, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Blázquez Estrada M, Seijo M, Rúiz Martínez J, Valero C, Kurtis M, de Fábregues O, González Ardura J, Alonso Redondo R, Ordás C, López Díaz L LM, McAfee D, Martinez-Martin P, Mir P, COPPADIS Study Group

Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Parkinson's Disease With Visual Hallucinations and Subjective Cognitive Complaints.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY, 2023, 19, 344-357 dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2022.0186
Santos-García D, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores Bartolomé C, Feal Painceiras MJ, Íñiguez-Alvarado MC, García Díaz I, Jesús S, Buongiorno MT, Planellas L, Cosgaya M, García Caldentey J, Caballol N, Legarda I, Hernández Vara J, Cabo I, López Manzanares L, González Aramburu I, Ávila Rivera MA, Gómez Mayordomo V, Nogueira V, Puente V, Dotor García-Soto J, Borrué C, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Vela L, Escalante S, Cubo E, Carrillo Padilla F, Martínez Castrillo JC, Sánchez Alonso P, Alonso Losada MG, López Ariztegui N, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Menéndez González M, Seijo M, Rúiz Martínez J, Valero C, Kurtis M, González Ardura J, Alonso Redondo R, Ordás C, López Díaz LM, McAfee D, Martinez-Martin P, Mir P, COPPADIS Study Group

Changes in Principal Caregiver Mood Affects the Mood of the Parkinson's Disease Patient: The Vicious Cycle of Illness.

JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE, 2023, 13, 219-231 dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-225014
Monreal E, Fernández-Velasco JI, García-Sánchez MI, Sainz de la Maza S, Llufriu S, Álvarez-Lafuente R, Casanova B, Comabella M, Ramió-Torrentà L, Martínez-Rodríguez JE, Brieva L, Saiz A, Eichau S, Cabrera-Maqueda JM, Villarrubia N, Espiño M, Pérez-Miralles F, Montalbán X, Tintoré M, Quiroga-Varela A, Domínguez-Mozo MI, Rodríguez-Jorge F, Chico-García JL, Lourido D, Álvarez-Cermeño JC, Masjuan J, Costa-Frossard L, Villar LM

Association of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels at Disease Onset With Disability Worsening in Patients With a First Demyelinating Multiple Sclerosis Event Not Treated With High-Efficacy Drugs.

JAMA NEUROLOGY, 2023, 80, 397-403 dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0010
García-Tornel Á, Flores A, Terceño M, Cardona P, Amaro S, Gomis M, Zaragoza J, Krupinski J, Gómez-Choco M, Mas N, Cocho D, Catena E, Purroy F, Deck M, Rubiera M, Pagola J, Rodriguez-Luna D, Juega J, Rodríguez-Villatoro N, Molina CA, Soro C, Jimenez X, Salvat-Plana M, Dávalos A, Jovin TG, Abilleira S, Pérez de la Ossa N, Ribó M

Association of Time of Day With Outcomes Among Patients Triaged for a Suspected Severe Stroke in Nonurban Catalonia.

Stroke, 2023, 54, 770-780 dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041013
Santos-García D, Laguna A, Hernández-Vara J, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores Bartolomé C, Feal Painceiras MJ, Íñiguez-Alvarado MC, García Díaz I, Jesús S, Boungiorno MT, Planellas L, Cosgaya M, García Caldentey J, Caballol N, Legarda I, Cabo I, López Manzanares L, González Aramburu I, Ávila Rivera MA, Gómez Mayordomo V, Nogueira V, Puente V, Dotor García-Soto J, Borrué C, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Vela L, Escalante S, Cubo E, Carrillo Padilla F, Castrillo JCM, Sánchez Alonso P, Alonso Losada MG, López Ariztegui N, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Menéndez González M, Seijo M, Rúiz Martínez J, Valero C, Kurtis M, Ardura JG, Alonso Redondo R, Ordás C, López Díaz LM, McAfee D, Martinez-Martin P, Mir P, On Behalf Of The Coppadis Study Group

Sex Differences in Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms among Spanish Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, 12 dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041329
Santos-García D, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores Bartolomé C, Feal Painceiras MJ, Íñiguez-Alvarado MC, García Díaz I, Jesús S, Buongiorno MT, Planellas L, Cosgaya M, García Caldentey J, Caballol N, Legarda I, Hernández Vara J, Cabo I, López Manzanares L, González Aramburu I, Ávila Rivera MA, Gómez Mayordomo V, Nogueira V, Puente V, Dotor García-Soto J, Borrué C, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Vela L, Escalante S, Cubo E, Carrillo Padilla F, Martínez Castrillo JC, Sánchez Alonso P, Alonso Losada MG, López Ariztegui N, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Menéndez González M, Seijo M, Ruiz Martínez J, Valero C, Kurtis M, González Ardura J, Alonso Redondo R, Ordás C, López Díaz LM, McAfee D, Calopa M, Carrillo F, Escamilla Sevilla F, Freire-Alvarez E, Gómez Esteban JC, García Ramos R, Luquín MRI, Martínez-Torres I, Sesar Ignacio Á, Martinez-Martin P, Mir P

Staging Parkinson's Disease According to the MNCD (Motor/Non-motor/Cognition/Dependency) Classification Correlates with Disease Severity and Quality of Life.

JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE, 2023, 13, 379-402 dx.doi.org/10.3233/JPD-225073
Competitive projects
Codi oficial: Estudio de biomarcadores moleculares neurodegeneración Start date:01/01/2022 Data fi: 31/12/2024 Investigador/a principal: LLUÍS RAMIÓ TORRENTÀ, GARY CICERÓN ÁLVAREZ BRAVO Organisme finançador: FRANCISCO SORIA MELGUIZO, S.A
Codi oficial: HZ16YWZ3K Start date:01/01/2022 Data fi: 30/06/2025 Investigador/a principal: LLUÍS RAMIÓ TORRENTÀ, GARY CICERÓN ÁLVAREZ BRAVO Organisme finançador: AGENCIA DE GESTIO D'AJUTS UNIV. I RECER.
Codi oficial: PI23/00517 Start date:01/01/2024 Data fi: 31/12/2024 Investigador/a principal: ANNA QUIROGA VARELA, LLUÍS RAMIÓ TORRENTÀ Organisme finançador: INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Codi oficial: COGNIPROG Start date:01/09/2023 Data fi: 31/08/2024 Investigador/a principal: LLUÍS RAMIÓ TORRENTÀ, GARY CICERÓN ÁLVAREZ BRAVO Organisme finançador: ASOC. ESCLEROSIS MULTIPLE ESPAÑA
Codi oficial: RD21/0002/0063 - EM Start date:01/01/2022 Data fi: 31/12/2024 Investigador/a principal: LLUÍS RAMIÓ TORRENTÀ, GARY CICERÓN ÁLVAREZ BRAVO Organisme finançador: INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Codi oficial: FA-calcitriol (ATAXIES) Start date:02/12/2020 Data fi: 30/06/2024 Investigador/a principal: BERTA ALEMANY PERNA Organisme finançador: FEDERACIÓN DE ATAXIAS DE ESPAÑA
Transfer
Clinical Guidelines

Guies mèdiques de la Societat Catalana de Neurologia: Diagnòstic i tractament de l’Esclerosi Múltiple. Societat Catalana de Neurologia.
Autors: Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, René Robles, Gary Alvarez, etc. 2020

Merchan-Ruiz M, González-del-Rio M, Ramió-Torrentà L, Del Olmo M, Vilalta T. Guia Sala de tractaments UNIEM-TG. Institut
d'Assistència Sanitària. 2020

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