Palmirotta, Cinzia https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1967-3009
Santi, Gaia C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-6122
Aresta, Simona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-6578
Tomasoni, Roberta
Benzini, Allegra
Leccese, Giuliana
Santacesaria, Paola https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8591-4996
Tagliente, Serena https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9489-6032
Cosseddu, Maura https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-9153
Biddau, Federica
Introna, Alessandro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3141-6442
Capozzo, Rosa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7672-8669
Tagliente, Stefania
Padovani, Alessandro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-3639
Fiore, Pietro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5621-2393
Battista, Petronilla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-1214
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (PNRR-MCNT2-2023-12378220)
Alzheimer's Association (GBHI ALZ UK-22-866347)
Article History
Received: 17 December 2025
Accepted: 19 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
:
: Cinzia Palmirotta, Gaia C. Santi, Simona Aresta, Roberta Tomasoni, Allegra Benzini, Giuliana Leccese, Paola Santacesaria, Serena Tagliente, Maura Cosseddu, Federica Biddau, Alessandro Introna, Rosa Capozzo, Stefania Tagliente, Alessandro Padovani, Pietro Fiore, and Petronilla Battista have nothing to disclose.
: All procedures were performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was collected from all participants. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the IRCCS Giovanni Paolo II Hospital (No. Prot. n. 1767/CEL; Prot. n. 80/CE Maugeri).