The Otolaryngology Clinic of the Department of Neuroscience of the University of Padua is at the forefront in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders.

With a large experience in the neurophysiology of the first airways, we have studied olfactory alterations in COVID-19 patients since their onset.

Prof. Rosario Marchese Ragona
Specialist in Otolaryngology and Phoniatrics
Associate Professor in Audiology and Phoniatrics
Director UOSD Apnoea and Dysphagia
University of Padua
AIMS Qualified Physician in Sleep Disorders
Hospital of Padua

Bibliografia recente

• Olfactory and taste dysfunction among mild‐to‐moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 positive health care workers: An international survey
  Peter J. Andrews MD(Res) Alfonso Luca Pendolino MD Giancarlo Ottaviano PhD Bruno Scarpa PhD Joseph Grant MBBS Piergiorgio Gaudioso MD Anna Bordin MD Rosario Marchese‐Ragona PhD Davide Leoni MD Annamaria Cattelan MD Anika Kaura MRCS Simon Gane MPhil Nick J. Hamilton PhD David Choi PhD Julie A. Andrews FRCPath
  Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2020; 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.507

• Loss of smell in COVID-19 patients: a critical review with emphasis on the use of olfactory tests.
  Marchese-Ragona R, Restivo DA, De Corso E, Vianello A, Nicolai P, Ottaviano G.
  Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2020 Aug;40(4):241-247. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N0862.

• Sudden hyposmia as a prevalent symptom of COVID-19 infection
  Rosario Marchese-Ragona, Giancarlo Ottaviano, Nicolai Piero, Andrea Vianello, Carecchio Miryam
  medRxiv 2020.04.06.20045393; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.06.20045393

• Myasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
  Restivo DA, Centonze D, Alesina A, Marchese-Ragona R.
  Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 10:L20-0845. doi: 10.7326/L20-0845. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 32776781 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

• Dysphagia in neurological diseases: a literature review.
  Panebianco M, Marchese-Ragona R, Masiero S, Restivo DA.
  Neurol Sci. 2020 Nov;41(11):3067-3073. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04495-2. Epub 2020 Jun 7.
  PMID: 32506360 Free PMC article. Review.

• Effectiveness of micronized nasal irrigations with hyaluronic acid/isotonic saline solution in non-polipoid chronic rhinosinusitis: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study.
  Savietto E, Marioni G, Maculan P, Pettorelli A, Scarpa B, Simoni E, Astolfi L, Marchese-Ragona R, Ottaviano G.
  Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Jul-Aug;41(4):102502. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102502. Epub 2020 May 7.
  PMID: 32460989 Clinical Trial.

• Olfactory and rhinological evaluations in SARS-CoV-2 patients complaining of olfactory loss.
  Ottaviano G, Carecchio M, Scarpa B, Marchese-Ragona R.
  Rhinology. 2020 Aug 1;58(4):400-401. doi: 10.4193/Rhin20.136.
  PMID: 32338254

• The role of peak nasal and oral inspiratory flow in the evaluation of patients with sleep-related breathing disorders.
  Ottaviano G, Pendolino AL, Nardello E, Pollis M, Scarpa B, Marchese-Ragona R.
  Rhinology. 2020 Oct 1;58(5):465-470. doi: 10.4193/Rhin19.417