Elena Varotto
School of Biomedicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., & Galassi, F. M. (2025). Morphologic and Clinical Aspects of Pott Disease in Ancient Human Remains: A Scoping Review. Spine, 50(4), E56-E69.
2025 Moraes, C., Habicht, M. E., Artico, M., Forte, F., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2025). The mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (reigned ca. 1388–1351 BC) and its facial approximation: An anatomical approach. Clinical Anatomy, 38(2), 211-215.
2025 Lippi, D., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Baldanzi, F. (2025). Marcel Proust (1871–1922): a historico-medical review of his fatal asthma. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 13(4), 303-305.
2025 Lippi, D., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Baldanzi, F. (2025). Marcel Proust (1871-1922): a historicomedical review of his fatal asthma. LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, 13(4), 303-305.
2025 THE DEATH OF EMPEROR FREDERICK BARBAROSSA (AD 1190): PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL AND PALAEOPATHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON A CASE OF FATAL DROWNING DURING THE 3rd CRUSADE (2025). Anthropologie, 63(1), 23-29.
2025 Moraes, C., Šindelář, J., Frouz, M., Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Mietlińska-Sauter, J., & Galassi, F. M. (2025). The digital facial approximation of Saint Adalbert of Prague (AD 956–997). Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 36, e00396.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Habicht, M. E., Vittori, V., & Varotto, E. (2024). Anthropological Notes on the Mummy of Queen Ankhesenamun (reigned 1332-22 BC). Human Evolution, 39(3-4), 145-157.
2024 Varotto, E., Landini, L., Desiderato, A., Mietlinska, J., Sineo, L., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGICAL SKILLS IN THE PRACTICE OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: AN EXAMPLE TO STRESS AN EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL POINT. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 62(2), 143-149.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Artico, M., & Forte, F. (2024). A linguistic clarification for four key anatomical terms. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 128(1), 71-74.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Percivaldi, E., Vittori, V., Ingaliso, L., Vaccarezza, M., . . . Ribatti, D. (2024). A historico-medical perspective on ancient epidemics and their impact on past human societies. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 65(3), E459-E466.
2024 Moraes, C., Beaini, T., Galassi, F. M., Papa, V., Varotto, E., & Habicht, M. E. (2024). THE GILDED LADY: A NOVEL APPROACH TO HER FACIAL APPROXIMATION. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 62(2), 133-141.
Scopus12024 Mietlińska-Sauter, J., Varotto, E., Żądzińska, E., Lorkiewicz, W., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Bifid rib in bioarchaeological material on the example of new cases from Poland with literature review and proposal of classification. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 17 pages.
2024 Herrerm, J., Sánchez, M. A., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Dorado, E. (2024). THREE CASES OF CONCHA BULLOSA IN ANCIENT EGYPT (LUXOR, CA. OVER 2000 YEARS AGO). Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 62(3), 179-188.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Carotenuto, G., & Sineo, L. (2024). Anatomical and radiological notes on the sternum of Sicily’s earliest known woman (San Teodoro Cave, Messina, Palaeolithic Period, 14,500 BP). Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 128(2), 37-40.
2024 Moraes, C., Šindelář, J., Habicht, M. E., Sineo, L., Beaini, T., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). The Facial approximation of the controversial skull attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Anthropological Review, 87(4), 89-101.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Bianucci, R., Donell, S. T., Vittori, V., Nerlich, A., Martini, M., & Varotto, E. (2024). Tetanus: historical and palaeopathological aspects considering its current health impact. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 65(4), E580-E585.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Ribatti, D. (2024). Self-publishing in the history of medicine: The paradoxical case of Edward Jenner's science-changing monograph (1798). European Journal of Internal Medicine, 128, 139-140.
2024 Lipschutz, R., Kulesz, P. A., Elgbeili, G., Biekman, B., Laplante, D. P., Olson, D. M., . . . Bick, J. (2024). Maternal mental health mediates the effect of prenatal stress on infant temperament: The Harvey Mom Study. Development and Psychopathology, 36(2), 893-907.
Scopus5 Europe PMC12024 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Pate, F. D., Smith, D. L., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Royal Funerals and Coronations: an Anthropological Overview from “The Gold Falcon has Flown to his Akhet” to “London Bridge Down”. International Journal of Anthropology, 39(1-2), 89-128.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Ingaliso, L., Papa, V., Lorenzi, R., Percivaldi, E., & Varotto, E. (2024). On the early uses of the word ‘gout’: novel evidence and a critical assessment of the published literature. Reumatismo, 76(2), 142-148.
2024 Gualtieri, S., Sacco, M. A., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Tarallo, A. P., Verrina, M. C., . . . Aquila, I. (2024). The Fascinating World of Forensic Sciences: Multidisciplinary Approaches in Human Remains and the Role of Forensic Pathology in Calabrian Experience. CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 16(6), 6 pages.
2024 Galassi, F. M., Ingoglia, C., & Varotto, E. (2024). A case of Concha Bullosa from Mediaeval Troina (Enna, Sicily). Human Evolution, 39(1-2), 137-144.
Scopus12024 Martini, M., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Paluan, F. (2024). Aortic coarctation in a WW1 soldier? Looking back at military medicine during WW1 through a rediscovered case report. Human Evolution, 39(1-2), 63-66.
2024 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2024). Some anatomical and pathological notes on the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci. Human Evolution, 39(1-2), 17-22.
2024 Lippi, D., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Donell, S. (2024). Picasso’s Science and Charity and the evolution of the medical art. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 19(7), 1789-1792.
Scopus12024 Moraes, C., Galassi, F. M., Sineo, L., Šindelář, J., Varotto, E., Mietlińska-Sauter, J., . . . Beaini, T. (2024). The anatomical bases of the 3D digital facial approximation of the Zlatý kůň 1 woman (ca. 43,000 BP). Anthropological Review, 87(2), 85-97.
Scopus22024 Moraes, C., Varotto, E., Habicht, M. E., Sineo, L., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Facial approximation of a skull with signs of tertiary syphilis found in the Skriðuklaustur monastery (Iceland, 15th-16th century AD). Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 34, e00362.
2024 Antonio Sacco, M., Maria Galassi, F., Varotto, E., Ricci, P., & Aquila, I. (2024). The Titan Submersible Tragedy: physiopathology of the death mechanism and the necessity of prevention for Deep Sea Explorations. Acta Morphologica et Anthropologica, 31(1-2).
2024 Galassi, F. M., Landini, L., Killgrove, K., Artico, M., Rossi, L., Papa, V., & Varotto, E. (2024). The evidence for achondroplasia in 1st century AD Italy. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 12(9), 611-612.
2024 Damiani, E., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Antoine Gros’s Bonaparte Visitant les Pestiférés de Jaffa: Propaganda or a Medical Illustration?. Medicina Nei Secoli, 36(2), 159-178.
2024 Lippi, D., Galassi, F. M., Vittori, V., & Varotto, E. (2024). Frida Kahlo’s 70th death anniversary: a reflection on congenital anomalies and chronicities and on the role of the physician-friend. Child's Nervous System, 40(12), 3889-3891.
2024 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., Cossarizza, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Response to Pfründer about the Kaspar Hauser case. Clinics in Dermatology, 42(6), 687-688.
2024 Julovi, S. M., Trinh, K., Robertson, H., Xu, C., Minhas, N., Viswanathan, S., . . . Rogers, N. M. (2024). Thrombospondin-1 Drives Cardiac Remodeling in Chronic Kidney Disease. JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 9(5), 607-627.
Scopus6 Europe PMC42024 Mazzarello, P., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). A depiction of poliomyelitis in a 17th -century Piedmontese fresco?. Neurological Sciences, 45(7), 3517-3519.
2024 Moraes, C., Varotto, E., Artico, M., Galassi, F. M., Forte, F., & Habicht, M. E. (2024). 3D facial approximation and endocast analysis of the Mummy of Minirdis (Ancient Egypt, ca. 2,300 Before Present). Morphologie, 108(362), 100781.
Scopus32024 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., Martini, M., & Papa, V. (2024). A historical and palaeopathological perspective on cancer. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 65(1), E93-E97.
Scopus3 Europe PMC32024 Zhao, Z., Balu, R., Gangadoo, S., Duta, N. K., & Choudhury, N. R. (2024). Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Polylactic Acid/Tetrapod-Zinc Oxide Whisker Composite Films with Antibacterial Properties. Polymers, 16(8), 1039-1-1039-18.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12024 Mazzarello, P., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Correction to: A depiction of poliomyelitis in a 17th -century Piedmontese fresco? (Neurological Sciences, (2024), 45, 7, (3517-3519), 10.1007/s10072-024-07531-7). Neurological Sciences, 45(11), 5559.
2024 Bertozzo, F., Stein, K., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., Ruffell, A., & Murphy, E. (2024). Histological analysis and etiology of a pathological iguanodontian femur from England. Journal of Anatomy, 245(3), 490-500.
Scopus12024 Sacco, M. A., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Gualtieri, S., Ricci, P., & Aquila, I. (2024). THE SOJUZ 11 MISSION: RECONSTRUCTION OF A UNIQUE CASE OF ASTRONAUTS WHO DIED IN THE COSMIC SPACE DUE TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 62(1), 67-72.
2024 Magro, M. T., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). MURINE CERAMIC REPRESENTATIONS IN ANCIENT SICILY (CONTRADA SANTA ANASTASIA DI RANDAZZO, 5<sup>th</sup> CENTURY BC): A POTENTIAL REFERENCE TO PAST INFECTIOUS DISEASES?. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 62(1), 39-46.
2024 Portaro, C., Varotto, E., Sineo, L., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). The presence of Homo in Sicily: evidence, hypotheses and uncorroborated ideas. An archaeo-anthropological perspective. Anthropological Review, 87(1), 93-107.
2024 Sacco, M. A., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Landini, L., Gualtieri, S., Mazzuca, W., . . . Aquila, I. (2024). A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Complex Fatal Attack Due to a Pack of Maremma Sheepdogs: Is It Always an Accident?. CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 16(3), 9 pages.
2023 Galassi, F. M., Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., & Smith, D. L. (2023). Richard III's Scoliosis Revisited: A Comment on the Reliability of Historical Sources. Spine, 48(23), 1696-1697.
2023 Galassi, F. M., Spani, G., Papio, M., Toscano, F., Artico, M., & Varotto, E. (2023). Dyspepsia in the middle ages: a reference in Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron (14th century AD)?. Acta Biomedica, 94(6), e2023237.
Scopus12023 Aquila, I., Sacco, M. A., Boca, S., Malanga, D., Viglietto, G., Abenavoli, L., . . . Ricci, P. (2023). Morphological and genetic aspects of Marfan Syndrome as demonstrated by a case of death during pregnancy with the discovery of two de novo missense mutations in the FBN1 gene. Anthropological Review, 86(4), 63-70.
2023 Chugg, A. M., Varotto, E., Habicht, M. E., & Galassi, F. M. (2023). Holt’s Fourth Porus Chariot-Type Medallion: A Point-by-Point Rebuttal / Czwarty „medallion Porusa z rydwanem” Holta. Odpowiedź punkt po punkcie. Notae Numismaticae - Numismatic Notes, (17), 261-265.
2023 D’Agostino, A., Varotto, E., Papa, V., Galassi, F. M., & Luigi, I. (2023). The Limits of Science: a Lesson from Nazi Extermination Camps. Human Evolution, 38(3-4), 173-187.
2023 Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., Cafarelli, F. P., Bertozzi, G., & Ricci, P. (2023). Biological Profile of a Saponified Disarticulated Limb Relevant to Forensic Anthropology. Human Evolution, 38(3-4), 189-196.
2023 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Martini, M. (2023). The history of pertussis: from an ancient scourge to a contemporary health burden. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 64(4), E507-E511.
Scopus12023 Galassi, F. M., Habicht, M. E., & Varotto, E. (2023). The predictive power of palaeopathology. The Lancet Microbe, 4(6), e391.
2023 Varotto, E., Cafarelli, F. P., Maglietta, F., Moraes, C., Ricci, P., & Galassi, F. M. (2023). Morpho-radiological and brain endocast analysis in the study of Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna (HFI): A combined approach. PLoS ONE, 18(3 March), 12 pages.
Scopus22023 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Papa, V. (2023). A further methodologic comment on Recalcati et al's response on the “skull with petrified ears” on the necessity of evidence-based anthropologic studies. Clinics in Dermatology, 41(3), 425-426.
2023 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2023). Osteoporosis and vertebral trabecular bone health: an historico-anthropological perspective. Anthropological Review, 86(1), 17-22.
Scopus12023 Galassi, F. M., Giacomini, F., & Varotto, E. (2023). Palaeodermatological aspects of Duke Federico da Montefeltro's case: A multidisciplinary assessment. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 37(11), 2168-2170.
2023 Melintenda, S., Varotto, E., Pappalardo, E., Guzzardi, L., Papa, V., Palermo, D., & Galassi, F. M. (2023). Spina Bifida Sacralis Occulta from Ancient Greek Sicily (Pozzanghera Necropolis, Leontinoi, 6<sup>th</sup>–4<sup>th</sup> Century BC): Anatomical, Anthropological and Ethnomedical Considerations on the Insular Presentation of this Congenital Anomaly. Anthropological Review, 86(2), 13-25.
Scopus32023 Ricci, P., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., Bertozzi, G., & Vanin, S. (2023). Erratum to “Sessa et al. First report of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) recovered from the inner cavity of an intact human femur” [J Forensic Leg Med. (2019) 66 4–7, (S1752928X18306711), (10.1016/j.jflm.2019.05.021)]. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 97, 102545.
2023 Galassi, F. M., Cossarizza, A., & Varotto, E. (2023). Superior vena cava syndrome and gynecomastia in antiquity: Paleodermatologic considerations on aging in the past. Clinics in Dermatology, 41(2), 309-311.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22023 Galassi, F. M., Sineo, L., Papa, V., & Varotto, E. (2023). Monkeypox between dermatology and anthropology: A model for evolutionary medicine. Clinics in Dermatology, 41(3), 423-424.
Scopus4 Europe PMC32023 Iraci Sareri, D., Varotto, E., & Ingaliso, L. (2023). Reflections on the History of Syphilis. International Journal of Anthropology, 38(1-2), 35-32.
2023 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., Cossarizza, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2023). Kaspar Hauser, the Child of Europe: Are smallpox vaccination scars the clue to a 2-century-old mystery?. Clinics in Dermatology, 41(3), 463-465.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22023 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2023). The importance of case studies in the study of ancient diseases and the fight against biomedical fake news: a set of cases to make a point. Human Evolution, 38(1-2), 17-27.
Scopus12023 Galassi, F. M., Lippi, D., Zucchini, E., Bianucci, R., & Varotto, E. (2023). Palaeodermatological exposé on the historical case of Ferdinando II de’ Medici (AD 1610–1670). Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 37(12), 2415-2418.
Scopus12023 Lippi, D., Varotto, E., Boccalini, S., Bechini, A., Donell, S. T., & Galassi, F. M. (2023). FACE MASKS TO PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASES: AN HISTORICO-ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT PANDEMIC. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 61(2), 211-215.
Scopus12023 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Papa, V. (2023). Response to “The mystery of the skull with ears: An ancient case of petrified ears?”. Clinics in Dermatology, 41(2), 287-288.
Scopus12023 Papa, V., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Gori, A., & Vaccarezza, M. (2023). The Evolution of Diagnostic Techniques in the Paleopathology of Tuberculosis: A Scoping Review. Pathogens and Immunity, 8(1), 93-116.
Scopus12023 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., & Papa, V. (2023). Special issue on “Anatomical radiology and morphological studies applied to radiological and palaeoradiological contexts”. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 127(1), 5-6.
2023 Papa, V., Vaccarezza, M., Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2023). Discover the anatomy of the mummies: how imaging techniques contribute to understanding disease in the past. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 127(1), 23-34.
Scopus12023 Moraes, C., Habicht, M. E., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Beaini, T. (2023). Pharaoh Tutankhamun: a novel 3D digital facial approximation. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 127(1), 13-22.
Scopus92022 Sacco, M. A., Abenavoli, L., Cordasco, F., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Ricci, P., & Aquila, I. (2022). Sudden death due to fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis with atypical prodromal symptoms. CLINICAL CASE REPORTS, 10(6), 4 pages.
WoS12022 Orsini, D., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Martini, M. (2022). THE LAST ITALIAN PETRIFIER, FRANCESCO SPIRITO (1885–1962), AND HIS METHOD OF PRESERVATION OF ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 60(3), 537-542.
Scopus22022 Galassi, F. M., Papa, V., Lambusta, L., Vaccarezza, M., & Varotto, E. (2022). Cyclopes and giants: ancient mythological figures through an anatomical and palæopathological lens. Human Evolution, 37(1-2), 9-15.
Scopus12022 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Pate, F. D. (2022). The elusive disease of Pharaoh Siptah (19th dynasty, ca. 1200 BC): old problems and future perspectives. Neurological Sciences, 43(1), 747-748.
Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., Lippi, D., & Bianucci, R. (2022). Depiction of goitre in an Etruscan Genucilia Terracotta plate (late 5th–early 4th BCE). Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 45(6), 1273-1274.
Scopus12022 Lippi, D., Varotto, E., Boccalini, S., Bechini, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). In Search of a Lost Father: Adrien Proust (1834–1903), An Almost Forgotten Public Health Pioneer. Vaccines, 10(5), 6 pages.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Nerlich, A., & Bianucci, R. (2022). Mary Shelley’s migraines and fatal stroke: some observations on their primary cause. Acta Biomedica, 93(1), e2022078.
2022 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). The Swiss Canton of Thurgau – not the Kingdom of Bavaria—was the first state to introduce compulsory vaccination against smallpox. Public Health, 205, e16-e17.
Scopus22022 Nerlich, A. G., Appenzeller, O., Perciaccante, A., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Bianucci, R. (2022). Unilateral facial asymmetry in a 40 BCE Roman carved head. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 33(2), 372-374.
2022 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Galli, M., Vaccarezza, M., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). One year of anatomy teaching and learning in the outbreak: Has the Covid-19 pandemic marked the end of a century-old practice? A systematic review. Anatomical Sciences Education, 15(2), 261-280.
Scopus45 WoS28 Europe PMC252022 Galassi, F. M., Torrisi, E., & Varotto, E. (2022). Final notes on: Response to Galassi et al. concerning the paper by Turgut et al. “Three mythic giants for common fœtal malformation called ‘cyclopia’: Polyphemus, Tepegöz and Grendel”, Child’s Nervous System, DOI 10.1007/s00381‐019–04,207‐y. Child's Nervous System, 38(3), 509-510.
Scopus12022 Galassi, F. M., Lngaliso, L., Vittori, V., Habichtl, M. E., Cossarizza, A., & Varotto, E. (2022). LORD BYRON (1788-1824) AS THE PRECURSOR OF CELEBRITIES ENDORSING VACCINE HESITANCY: A CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL LESSON FOR COVID-19 IMMUNISATION STRATEGIES. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 60(1), 187-190.
Scopus12022 Lippi, D., Bianucci, R., Donell, S., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). Dante Alighieri’s Mentions of the Skin: Assessing the Great Poet’s Dermatological Knowledge. Medicina Nei Secoli, 34(2), 167-174.
2022 Cafici, G., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). Rediscovering Egyptian mummies in Castello Ursino, Museo Civico of Catania, Sicily. Human Evolution, 37(3-4), 181-188.
2022 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Giannino, R., Sillaro Cola, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). Karl i of Habsburg-Lothringen (1887-1922) and Influenza: A note on the centenary of the emperor's demise. Human Evolution, 37(3-4), 189-198.
Scopus12022 Herrerín, J., Dorado, E., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Solà, R. D. (2022). Klippel-Feil Syndrome: morphological findings in a 19<sup>th</sup>-century musealized skull from Viana del Bollo (Orense, Spain). Anthropological Review, 85(2), 63-78.
Scopus12022 Lippi, D., Varotto, E., Donell, S., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). Dino Buzzati’s 50<sup>th</sup> death anniversary: an appraisal of medicine and infectivology’s influence on his literary production. Acta Biomedica, 93(5), e2022261.
2022 Aquila, I., Sacco, M. A., Cordasco, F., Scalise, C., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., . . . Ricci, P. (2022). The Role of Forensic Investigation in an Unusual Case of Patricide by a Schizophrenic Woman Involving Dismemberment of a Decomposed Body. Diagnostics, 12(7), 12 pages.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12022 Galassi, F. M., Pate, F. D., You, W., Gurr, A., Lucas, T., Antunes-Ferreira, N., . . . Habicht, M. E. (2022). Pandemic realism as the indispensable political precondition for global disease eradication. Public Health, 212, 55-57.
Scopus6 Europe PMC12022 Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). THE BOY WHO NEVER BECAME PHARAOH? A THEORETICAL STUDY IN IDENTIFICATION. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 60(3), 531-535.
2021 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2021). The alleged shoes of Michelangelo Buonarroti: Anthropometrical considerations. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 59(1), 97-99.
Scopus22021 Armocida, E., Galassi, F. M., Gruppioni, G., Zambruno, S., Varotto, E., Traversari, M., . . . Ruggeri, A. (2021). The presumed skull of athalaric, king of the ostrogoths (AD 516-534): Questioning of a century-old attribution and paleopathological study. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 59(1), 93-96.
2021 Galassi, F. M., Lubritto, C., Magro, M. T., Brancato, R., Tortorici, E., Errani, P., & Varotto, E. (2021). A Key Role for Chronology: Contextualising Ancient Human Remains and Pathologies Spanning Thousands of Years. Environmental Archaeology, 30(2), 1-5.
Scopus12021 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., & Galassi, F. M. (2021). Teaching anatomy through images: The power of anatomical drawings. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 59(2), 145-153.
Scopus5 WoS22021 Varotto, E., Militello, P. M., Platania, E., Sferrazza, P., & Galassi, F. M. (2021). Paleopathological study of a podal osteochondroma from the prehistoric Hypogeum of Calaforno (Sicily). Clinical Anatomy, 34(1), 19-23.
Scopus12 WoS5 Europe PMC22021 Galassi, F. M., Pate, F. D., Antunes-Ferreira, N., & Varotto, E. (2021). King ariarathes IV of cappadocia’s impotence in the light of thyroid disease: A multidisciplinary palaeopathological analysis. Anthropologie (Czech Republic), 59(1), 87-92.
2021 Galassi, F. M., Ingaliso, L., Percivaldi, E., & Varotto, E. (2021). Chickenpox and Shingles: Historical and Palæovirological Considerations. Human Evolution, 36(3-4), 259-267.
Scopus12021 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2021). Smallpox in art: considerations on some of its medical and social aspects. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 35(8), 1612-1613.
Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC42021 Galassi, F. M., Habicht, M. E., Pate, F. D., & Varotto, E. (2021). Flying higher than politics: The goal of preventive medicine at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 86, 102-103.
Scopus12 WoS6 Europe PMC82021 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Novak, M., Ascione, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2021). The historical case of Giulio Clovio (Julije Klović, 1498-1578): Anatomo-clinical analysis and differential diagnosis. Acta Medica Mediterranea, 37(6), 3125-3128.
2021 Martini, M., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Paluan, F. (2021). Michelangelo Buonarroti's Alleged Goiter: Anatomical Fact or Literary Misinterpretation?. Endocrine Practice, 27(12), 1264-1265.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12021 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Mussini, C., & Cossarizza, A. (2021). Measles-induced immune amnesia likely recorded in the 18th century. Journal of Clinical Virology, 141, 2 pages.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC22021 Galassi, F. M., Torrisi, E., & Varotto, E. (2021). Comment on Turgut et al.’s Three mythic giants for common fetal malformation called “cyclopia”: Polyphemus, Tepegöz, and Grendel. Child's Nervous System, 37(12), 3665-3666.
Scopus2 WoS12021 Varotto, E., Zurla, L., Galassi, F. M., & Ingoglia, C. (2021). The earliest known Italian case of bilateral non-osseous calcaneonavicular coalition from the mediaeval cemetery of Troina (Enna, Sicily). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13(9), 11 pages.
Scopus52021 Galassi, F. M., Magro, M. T., Brancato, R., Lubritto, C., Belcastro, M. G., Papa, V., & Varotto, E. (2021). A case of large bregmatic bone from Late Roman Sicily: anthropological analysis and historical aspects. Human Evolution, 36(3), 279-291.
2021 De Carolis, S., Rastelli, E., Papa, V., Lorenzi, R., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2021). The Strozzi Sarcophagus of Ravenna: anthropological analysis, morphological and palæopathological observations on the skeletons contained therein. Human Evolution, 36(3), 269-278.
2021 You, W., Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., & Henneberg, M. (2021). Genghis Khan's death (AD 1227): An unsolvable riddle or simply a pandemic disease?. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 104, 347-348.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12021 Varotto, E., Aquila, I., & Ricci, P. (2021). Additional paleoradiological considerations on the health of Fujiwara no Kiyohira (AD 1056–1128, Late Heian period). Japanese Journal of Radiology, 39(2), 206-207.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12020 Armocida, E., Bianucci, R., Varotto, E., de Herder, W. W., & Galassi, F. M. (2020). Hereditary acromegalic gigantism in the family of Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax. Medical Hypotheses, 136, 2 pages.
Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC12020 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Angelici, D., & Picchi, D. (2020). Further Paleoradiological Evidence of Frontal Sinus Osteoma in Ancient Egypt. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 31(3), 604-605.
Scopus9 WoS3 Europe PMC22020 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2020). Sinophobia as the disease and palaeopathology as the cure: response to Adja et al.. Public Health, 187, 189-190.
Scopus11 WoS2 Europe PMC32020 Perciaccante, A., Lippi, D., Coralli, A., Charlier, P., Appenzeller, O., Galassi, F. M., . . . Bianucci, R. (2020). Aeschylus' Legendary Head Trauma: Reflections on Pseudopathology and the Origins of Mythology. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 31(1), 30-31.
Scopus1 WoS12020 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Nerlich, A. G., Shin, D. H., & Bianucci, R. (2020). Re: Heindl et al.: The eyes of Oetzi: the Tyrolean iceman mummy (Ophthalmology. 2019;126:530). Ophthalmology, 127(1), e4.
Scopus12020 Grassi, T., Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2020). COVID-19, a viral endocrinological disease?. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 77, 156-157.
Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC62020 Galassi, F. M., Brancato, R., Magro, M. T., & Varotto, E. (2020). BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A BURIAL FROM THE LATE ROMAN NECROPOLIS OF PIANOTTA DI CALATABIANO (CT, SICILY). STUDI ROMANI, 64(1), 31-37. 2019 Varotto, E., & Galassi, F. M. (2019). A likely representation of goiter in Antonio Canova’s Helen of Troy. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 42(11), 1389-1390.
2019 Varotto, E., Nizzo, V., & Galassi, F. M. (2019). Poliomyelitis in ancient Greece (5th century BC)?. Neurology, 92(14), 678-679.
Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC12019 Sessa, F., Varotto, E., Salerno, M., Vanin, S., Bertozzi, G., Galassi, F. M., . . . Ricci, P. (2019). First report of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) recovered from the inner cavity of an intact human femur. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 66, 4-7.
Scopus10 WoS7 Europe PMC52019 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Zanatta, A., & Zampieri, F. (2019). Correction to: Did Antonio Vallisneri (1661–1730) really describe frontal sinus osteoma? Unexpected insights for paleo-neuroparasitology (Neurological Sciences, (2018), 39, 7, (1275-1277), 10.1007/s10072-018-3312-7). Neurological Sciences, 40(1), 229.
2019 Varotto, E., Magro, M. T., Brancato, R., Lubritto, C., Memeo, L., & Galassi, F. M. (2019). Unique osteoid osteoma of the frontal sinus from the late Roman Empire. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(4), 965-966.
Scopus9 WoS6 Europe PMC32019 Papa, V., Galassi, F. M., Polito, E., Capelli, G., Rodio, A., Vaccarezza, M., . . . Varotto, E. (2019). The muscles of the athletes to learn surface anatomy - The Influence of classical statues on anatomy teaching. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 124(2), 164-175.
Scopus32019 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., Ballestriero, R., Tafuri, D., & Galassi, F. M. (2019). The teaching of anatomy throughout the centuries: From Herophilus to plastination and beyond. Medicina Historica, 3(2), 69-77.
Scopus242018 Galassi, F. M., Varotto, E., Zanatta, A., & Zampieri, F. (2018). Did Antonio Vallisneri (1661–1730) really describe frontal sinus osteoma? Unexpected insights for paleo-neuroparasitology. Neurological Sciences, 39(7), 1275-1277.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC52018 Varotto, E., Cossarizza, A., & Galassi, F. M. (2018). The Contribution of Poliomyelitis to President Roosevelt’s Heart Failure. A Lesson on the Importance of Vaccinations for Cardiovascular Prevention. High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention, 25(4), 425-426.
2018 Varotto, E., & Armocida, E. (2018). Further data corroborating a pituitary contribution to the genesis of the Cyclopean myth. Hormones, 17(4), 595-596.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC32018 Varotto, E., & Ballestriero, R. (2018). 17th-century sculptural representation of leprosy in Perugia’s Cathedral. Infection, 46(6), 893-895.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC21998 Spielmeyer, W., Robertson, M., Collins, N., Leister, D., Schulze-Lefert, P., Seah, S., . . . Lagudah, E. S. (1998). A superfamily of disease resistance gene analogs is located on all homoeologous chromosome groups of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Genome, 41(6), 782-788.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Lippi, D., Bianucci, R., Varotto, E., Arba, F., & Galassi, F. M. (2024). Dante, Neurologist and Neuroanatomist Evidence from the Divine Comedy. In Dante’s Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond (pp. 190-201). Routledge.
DOI2023 van der Vlies, A. (2023). 'The Costello Project'.. In A. van der Vlies, & L. V. Graham (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee (pp. 169-179). London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Scopus12022 Galassi, F. M., Spani, G., & Varotto, E. (2022). Paleopathology and anthropology of the renaissance: From the morbus dominorum to the alleged 'michelangelo's shoes'. In Rethinking Medical Humanities: Perspectives from the Arts and the Social Sciences (pp. 253-260). De Gruyter.
DOI Scopus12021 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2021). Ancient greece and mummies: The primacy of the soul over the body. In The Handbook of Mummy Studies: New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives (pp. 877-882). Springer Singapore.
DOI2021 Galassi, F. M., & Varotto, E. (2021). A Brief Historical Perspective on the Use of Natural Compounds Influencing Cardiovascular Health. In Contemporary Cardiology (pp. 23-26). Springer International Publishing.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Del Pizzo, S., Di Ciaccio, F., Gaglione, S., Galassi, F. M., Papa, V., Varotto, E., & Troisi, S. (2024). The 3d reconstruction of the sansevero chapel anatomical machines: A geomatics challenge. In International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives Vol. 48 (pp. 173-179). Copernicus GmbH.
DOI2022 Habicht, M., Moraes, C., Varotto, E., Papa, V., Aquila, I., Ricci, P., & Galassi, F. M. (2022). KV55-Akhenaton: Reassessment of the anthropological literature and a novel facial reconstruction. In JOURNAL OF ANATOMY Vol. 240 (pp. 800-801). WILEY. 2022 Papa, V., Varotto, E., del Pizzo, S., Troisi, S., Di Ciaccio, F., Staiano, S. S., . . . Galassi, F. M. (2022). Preliminary notes on a human eared skull. In JOURNAL OF ANATOMY Vol. 240 (pp. 784). WILEY. 2021 Papa, V., Varotto, E., Vaccarezza, M., & Galassi, F. M. (2021). The anatomical drawings: the intersection of anatomy and art. In JOURNAL OF ANATOMY Vol. 238 (pp. 198). WILEY. 2012 Spoon, D. B., Psaltis, P. J., Hoffman, S. J., Witt, T. A., Lerman, A., Khosla, S., & Simari, R. D. (2012). Delivery of Osteocalcin (OCN plus ) Expressing Myeloid Cells is Sufficient to Generate Vascular Calcification. In CIRCULATION Vol. 126 (pp. 1 page). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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