CURRICULUM VITAE PAOLA CAROPPO

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PAOLA CAROPPO Born in Milazzo (ME) 22/10/1975 Nationality: Italian Education Scientific High School Certificate achieved in Turin in 1994 Doctor of Medicine Degree at University of Turin in 2001 with a final thesis titled Neuropsychological assessment in patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Residency training in Neurology at University of Turin from 2003 to Thesis titled Neuropsychological and morphometric study in patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Clinical Neuroscience PhD student from 2009 to 2012 with the project Neuropsychophysiological and morpho-functional features of neurological disorders with cerebellar impairment. Languages: Italian: mother tongue French: fluent speaking and written knowledge. English: fluent speaking and written knowledge. Courses: IX Course in Electromyography and Evoked Potentials March 2010, Amalfi, Italy. Intensive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Course, March 2012, Harvard Medical School, Boston. SPM Course, November 2011, Neuroscience Department, Turin, Italy.

2 Clinical experience 2002 to 2008 clinical management and neuropsychological evaluation of patients with genetic and sporadic forms of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular Spinocerebellar ataxias, Huntington Disease and Spastic Paraparesis to date clinical neuropsychology service for neurological and no neurological disorders to date clinical management and neuropsychological evaluation of patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and patients with neurodegenerative dementia. June December 2008 clinical management of stroke patients in the Stroke Unit, Department of Neuroscience, AOU San Giovanni Battista, Turin to date clinical service of Neuroimaging Advanced techniques (PWI, DWI, DTI, fmri, VBM, spettroscopy) for the study of presurgical patients with brain lesions and neurodegenerative disorders (ALS, Spastic paraparesis, Spinocerebellar ataxias) to date clinical service of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for rehabilitation protocols in patients with stroke. Research activities 2003 to 2008 clinical research activity at Ataxia Center at Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, research activity was focused on the study of clinical, genetic and neupsychological features of patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Huntington Diseases and Spastic paraparesis to date research activity in clinical neuropsychology (neurological and no neurological patients) and advanced neuroimaging techniques on patients with neurodegenerative disorders (ALS, Ataxias) and psychiatric disorders (Eating Disorders and Schizophrenia) as Member of Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology and Neuroimaging at the Department of Neuroscience, AOU San Giovanni Battista, University of Turin.

3 Teaching activities Complementary teaching activities in the Neuropsychology course at the Residency Neurology program, University of Turin. Complementary teaching activities at Nursery School, Logopedic Rehabilitation and Neurophysiopathology Technician degrees. Participation in grant funded projects Project Cerebellum and cognition granted by the Compagnia di San Paolo in 2005 and Fondazione CRT in These funds were used to purchase equipment to be used in the neuropsychological study of the cerebellum during functional MRI. Multicenter research project fmri exploration of attachment and empathy neurofunctional circuits in eating disorders and nonclinical controls testing modifications after psychotherapy granted by the Compagnia di San Paolo from 2009 to date. Two years research project Transcranial Magnetic stimulation in patients with eating disorders granted by the Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo from Participation in Scientific Societies: 2003 to date: Member of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) to date: Member of the Society for Cerebellar Research (SRC). Publications: Baudino B, D Agata F, Caroppo P, Castellano G, Cauda S, Manfredi M, Geda E, Castelli L, Mortara P, Orsi L, Cauda F, Sacco K, Ardito R, Pinessi L, Geminiani G, Torta R, Bisi G. The chemotherapy long-term effect on cognitive functions and brain metabolism in lymphoma patients. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, In press

4 Pradotto L, Orsi L, Daniele D, Caroppo P, Lauro D, Milesi A, Sellitti L, Mauro A. A new NOTCH3 mutation presenting as primary intracerebral haemorrhage. J Neurol Sci Apr 15;315(1-2): Epub 2011 Dec 27. D'Agata F, Caroppo P, Baudino B, Caglio M, Croce M, Bergui M, Tamietto M, Mortara P, Orsi L. The recognition of facial emotions in spinocerebellar ataxia patients. Cerebellum Sep;10(3): D'Agata F, Caroppo P, Boghi A, Coriasco M, Caglio M, Baudino B, Sacco K, Cauda F, Geda E, Bergui M, Geminiani G, Bradac GB, Orsi L, Mortara P. Linking coordinative and executive dysfunctions to atrophy in spinocerebellar ataxia 2 patients. Brain Struct Funct Sep;216(3): Orsi L, D'Agata F, Caroppo P, Franco A, Caglio MM, Avidano F, Manzone C, Mortara P. Neuropsychological picture of 33 spinocerebellar ataxia cases. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol Mar;33(3): Caroppo P, Orsi L, D'Agata F, Baudino B, Boghi A, Avidano F, Coriasco M, Bradac GB, Castellano G, Mutani R, Mortara P. Neuropsychological and functional study in a case of partial cerebellar agenesis. Neurocase Oct;15(5): Cagnoli C, Brussino A, Sbaiz L, Di Gregorio E, Atzori C, Caroppo P, Orsi L, Migone N, Buffa C, Imperiale D, Brusco A. A previously undiagnosed case of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease revealed by PRNP gene analysis in patients with adult-onset ataxia. Mov Disord Jul 30;23(10): Cagnoli C, Brussino A, Di Gregorio E, Caroppo P, Stola S, Dragone E, Ferrone M, Padovan S, Migone N, Orsi L, Brusco A. Mutations in the POLG1 gene are not a relevant cause of cerebellar ataxia in Italy. J Neurol Jul;255(7): Boghi A, Rasetti R, Avidano F, Manzone C, Orsi L, D'Agata F, Caroppo P, Bergui M, Rocca P, Pulvirenti L, Bradac GB, Bogetto F, Mutani R, Mortara P. The effect of gender on planning: An fmri study using the Tower of London task. Neuroimage Nov 15;33(3):

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