Journal Article

Cucu, A. I., Perciaccante, A., Galassi, F. M., Nemtoi, A. and Bianucci, R. (2022) Votive offerings from Floresti Orthodox monastery in Romania : an ophthalmological lesson from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries CE. Journal of Religion and Health . doi:10.1007/s10943-022-01571-z (In Press)

Bianucci, Raffaella, Galassi, F. M., Donell, S. T., Nerlich, A. G. and Lippi, D. (2021) Nodular goiter in Pontormo's "Epifania Benintendi" (ca. 1520). Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 44 . pp. 2529-2531. doi:10.1007/s40618-021-01560-1

Nerlich, Andreas G, Peschel, Oliver, Appenzeller, Otto, Zucchini, Elisa, Lippi, Donatella, Galassi, Francesco M., Donell, Simon and Bianucci, Raffaella (2021) A disfiguring facial Lesion in an Ottoman-Styled Warrior of the Late 15th Century Volckamer Epitaph (Germany). Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 32 (8). pp. 2573-2574. doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000007904

Nerlich, Andreas G, Appenzeller, Otto, Perciaccante, Antonio, Galassi, Francesco Maria, Varotto, Elena and Bianucci, Raffaella (2021) Unilateral facial asymmetry in a 40 BCE Roman carved head. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery . doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000008310

Asensi, Victor, Charlier, Philippe, Lippi, Donatella, Brisard, Jean-Claude, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) Goebbels´ clubfoot: a case of osteomyelitis? Internal and Emergency Medicine . doi:10.1007/s11739-019-02109-0

Bianucci, R., Abenavoli, L., Charlier, P., Lippi, D., Appenzeller, O. and Perciaccante, A. (2019) A great legal scholar of the 18th century with liver cirrhosis and septicemia. Medical Hypotheses, 127 . pp. 88-89. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2019.04.004

Charlier, Philippe, Palozzi, Luca, Perciaccante, Antonio, Lippi, Donatella, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) Fourteenth Century Iconography of Digital Clubbing in Prince William II of Aragon (1312-1338). Chest, 155 (4). pp. 880-882. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2019.01.022

Perciaccante, A., Lippi, D., Asensi, V., Coralli, A., Charlier, P., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, R. (2019) Nonmelanoma skin cancer killed Mattia Preti (1613–1699), the “Calabrian Knight”. Medical Hypotheses, 125 . pp. 124-125. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2019.02.045

Lippi, Donatella, Perciaccante, Antonio, Asensi, Victor, Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) Open Tension Pneumothorax in “The Dying Niobid” (Uffizi Gallery). Chest, 155 (4). pp. 878-880. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.028

Charlier, Philippe, Lippi, Donatella, Perciaccante, Antonio, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) Neurological disorder? No, Mannerism. The Lancet Neurology, 18 (2). p. 135. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30447-2

Loynes, Robert D., Charlier, Philippe, Perciaccante, Antonio, Gonzalez, Mercedes, Begerock, Anna and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Erosive effects of a posterior mediastinal mass in a 18th to early 19th c. Spanish child mummy. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 14 (4). pp. 574-578. doi:10.1007/s12024-018-0013-8

Jones, Jana, Higham, Thomas F.G., Chivall, David, Bianucci, Raffaella, Kay, Gemma L., Pallen, Mark J., Oldfield, Ron, Ugliano, Federica and Buckley, Stephen A. (2018) A prehistoric Egyptian mummy: Evidence for an ‘embalming recipe’ and the evolution of early formative funerary treatments. Journal of Archaeological Science, 100 . pp. 191-200. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2018.07.011

Bianucci, R., Perciaccante, A., Lippi, D., Charlier, P. and Appenzeller, O. (2018) Did Blaise Pascal have autism spectrum disorder and a genetic predisposition for skull deformities? Medical Hypotheses, 122 . pp. 180-183. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2018.11.020

Bianucci, R., Qualls, C., Lippi, D., Charlier, P., Perciaccante, A. and Appenzeller, O. (2018) Charité Hospital and infectious diseases. Infection, 46 (5). pp. 731-732. doi:10.1007/s15010-018-1176-7

Shin, Dong Hoon, Bianucci, Raffaella, Loynes, Robert D., Fujita, Hisashi and Kim, Myeung Ju (2018) Current Trends in Studies of Ancient Diseases. BioMed Research International, 2019 . pp. 1-2. 1472632. doi:10.1155/2019/1472632

Bianucci, Raffaella, Charlier, Philippe, Perciaccante, Antonio, Appenzeller, Otto and Lippi, Donatella (2018) Malarial fevers in the fourteenth century divine comedy. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 13 (7). pp. 1135-1136. doi:10.1007/s11739-018-1903-1

Shin, Dong Hoon, Bianucci, Raffaella, Fujita, Hisashi and Hong, Jong Ha (2018) Mummification in Korea and China : Mawangdui, Song, Ming and Joseon Dynasty Mummies. BioMed Research International, 2018 . pp. 1-12. doi:10.1155/2018/6215025

Perciaccante, A., Charlier, P., Coralli, A., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Sleep disorders and literature : hypnagogic hallucination inspired Frankenstein novel. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 390 . pp. 108-110. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.024

Perciaccante, A., Charlier, P., Negri, C., Coralli, A., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Did Frédéric Chopin die from heart failure? Journal of Cardiac Failure, 24 (5). pp. 342-344. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.009

Qualls, C., Evans, P., Perciaccante, A., Bianucci, Raffaella and Lippi, D. (2018) The human hand and foot in evolution and art : the effects of wearing footwear. Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics, 9 (2). p. 394. doi:10.4172/2155-6180.1000394

Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto, Deo, Saudamini, Perciaccante, Antonio and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Hemiplegic migraine and stroke in Mary Shelley. The Lancet Neurology, 17 (4). p. 305. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30082-6

Bianucci, Raffaella, Lippi, D., Perciaccante, A., Charlier, P. and Appenzeller, O. (2018) Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had the deconditioning syndrome while painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Medical Hypotheses, 113 . pp. 13-14. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2018.02.001

Bianucci, Raffaella, Appenzeller, Otto, Evans, Peter, Charlier, Philippe and Perciaccante, Antonio (2018) Soft-tissue infection secondary to cellulitis killed St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). Infection, 46 (2). pp. 267-269. doi:10.1007/s15010-017-1089-x

Perciaccante, A., Charlier, P., Negri, C., Coralli, A., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Lessons from the past : some histories of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency before its discovery. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 15 (1). pp. 1-3. doi:10.1080/15412555.2017.1421151

Bianucci, Raffaella, Perciaccante, Antonio, Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto and Lippi, Donatella (2018) Earliest evidence of malignant breast cancer in Renaissance paintings. The Lancet. Oncology, 19 (2). pp. 166-167. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30035-4

Perciaccante, A., Negri, C., Coralli, A., Charlier, P., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) Was Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827) affected by alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency? Medical Hypotheses, 111 . pp. 1-3. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.12.014

Charlier, P., Bou Abdallah, F., Bruneau, R., Jacqueline, S., Augias, A., Bianucci, Raffaella, Perciaccante, A., Lippi, D., Appenzeller, O. and Rasmussen, K. L. (2017) Did the Romans die of antimony poisoning? The case of a Pompeii water pipe (79 CE). Toxicology letters, 281 . pp. 184-186. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2017.07.876

Charlier, Philippe, Deo, Saudamini, Bianucci, Raffaella and Lippi, Donatella (2017) Cancer in two Renaissance families. The Lancet Oncology, 18 (12). e707. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30860-4

Perciaccante, A., Deo, S., Coralli, A., Charlier, P., Appenzeller, O. and Bianucci, Raffaella (2017) Did Liszt have chronic pulmonary thromboembolism? The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 5 (12). pp. 931-932. doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30354-5

Raffaella, Bianucci, Antonio, Perciaccante, Philippe, Charlier and Appenzeller, O. (2017) The maid of the Bridal Room by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) shows evidence of hypopituitary dwarfism and neurofibromatosis type-1. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 380 . pp. 148-150. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.07.029

Loynes, Robert D., Charlier, Philippe, Froesch, Philippe, Houlton, Tobias M. R., Lallo, Rudy, Di Vella, Giancarlo and Bianucci, Raffaella (2017) Virtopsy shows a high status funerary treatment in an early 18th Dynasty non-royal individual. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 13 (3). pp. 302-311. doi:10.1007/s12024-017-9879-0

Bianucci, Raffaella, Perciaccante, A. and Appenzeller, O. (2017) Diagnosis of exclusion in works of art. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 379 . pp. 333-334. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.062

Bianucci, Raffaella, Charlier, P., Evans, P. and Appenzeller, O. (2017) Temporal lobe epilepsy and anorexia nervosa in St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 379 . pp. 122-123. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.068

Perciaccante, Antonio, Coralli, Alessia, Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2017) Marcel Proust's contacts with neurology. Did mistrust in doctors lead him to refuse life-saving therapies? Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 378 . pp. 120-121. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.006

Charlier, Philippe, Saudamini, Deo, Lippi, Donatella, Perciaccante, Antonio, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2017) The cerebrovascular health of Thomas Aquinas. The Lancet Neurology, 16 (7). p. 502. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30177-1

Bianucci, Raffaella, Charlier, Philippe, Perciaccante, Antonio, Lippi, Donatella and Appenzeller, Otto (2017) The "Ulysses syndrome" : an eponym identifies a psychosomatic disorder in modern migrants. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 41 . pp. 30-32. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2017.03.020

Charlier, P., Deo, S., Bianucci, Raffaella and Perciaccante, A. (2017) Was aneurysm rupture a frequent cause of death in past population? Medical Hypotheses, 103 . pp. 51-53. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.04.002

Hänsch, Stephanie, Cilli, Elisabetta, Catalano, Giulioilda, Gruppioni, Giorgio, Bianucci, Raffaella, Stenseth, Nils C., Bramanti, Barbara and Pallen, Mark J. (2015) The pla gene, encoding plasminogen activator, is not specific to Yersinia pestis. BMC Research Notes, 8 (1). pp. 1-3. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1525-x

Kay, Gemma L., Sergeant, Martin J., Giuffra, Valentina, Bandiera, Pasquale, Milanese, Marco, Bramanti, Barbara, Bianucci, Raffaella and Pallen, Mark J. (2014) Recovery of a medieval Brucella melitensis genome using shotgun metagenomics. mBio, Volume 5 (Number 4). Article number e01337-14. doi:10.1128/mBio.01337-14

Conference Item

Jones, J., Bianucci, Raffaella, Higham, T. F .G., Kay, G. L., Pallen, Mark J., Oldfield, R. and Buckley, S. A. (2015) The prehistoric ‘mummy’ from Turin’s Egyptian Museum : preliminary scientific investigations. In: International Congress of Egyptologists XI, Florence, Italy, 23-30 Aug 2015

Journal Item

Perciaccante, A., Coralli, A. and Bianucci, R. (2019) Vaccines : the oxymoron of Italian health policy. Vaccine, 37 (38). pp. 5668-5669. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.038

Asensi, Víctor, Lippi, Donatella, Perciaccante, Antonio, Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) Evidence of hypothyroidism in a portrait by Lorenzo Lotto. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 7 (1). p. 14. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30342-5

Perciaccante, Antonio, Robino, Carlo, Lippi, Donatella, Appenzeller, Otto, Montanari, Tomaso and Bianucci, Raffaella (2019) A case of sepsis in a 17th century man from Porto Ercole. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19 (1). p. 25. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30719-9

Charlier, Philippe, Perciaccante, Antonio, Herbin, Marc, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) The heart of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). The American Journal of Medicine, 131 (4). e173-e174. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.005

Perciaccante, Antonio, Abenavoli, Ludovico, Coralli, Alessia, Charlier, Philippe, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) The complex aura of Nikola Tesla. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 58 (2). pp. 304-305. doi:10.1111/head.13239

Bianucci, Raffaella, Perciaccante, A., Charlier, P., Appenzeller, O. and Lippi, D. (2017) Mastro Adamo, the Counterfeiter of Coins, had cirrhosis as described in Dante's Inferno (13th century Florence). European Journal of Internal Medicine, 39 . e35-e36. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2017.01.022