ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda – p.zza Ospedale Maggiore, 3 – 20162 Milano

 Tel. 02/64442126

pina.scarpa71@gmail.com;

pina.scarpa.762@psypec.it ;

pina.scarpa@ospedaleniguarda.it

 

 

Clinical psychologist- neuropsychologist – specialised in psychoterapy phd in cognitive neuroscience at bicocca university – Milan – Italy (prof. G. Vallar).

Since 1998 working at cognitive neuropsychology center of asst Niguarda – Milan – Italy.

Main activities and responsabilities:  pre and postsurgical cognitive and behavioral assessment of infant and adults with epilepsy . Neuropsychological assessment of language and memory hemispheric dominance. theoretical and practical preparation for working in this clinical and scientific field. Supervisor and coordinator of interns at the center.

Supervision:

From 2009 to 2011 professor on contract at psychology department (developmental neuropsychology) of Bicocca university – Milan-Italy.

From 2002 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015 professor on contract at psychology department (cognitive rehabilitation; developmental neuropsychology) of Pavia University – Italy.

 Main Publications

• Bottini G., Corcoran R., Sterzi R., Paulesu E., Schenone P., Scarpa P., Frackowiak R. S. J., Frith C. D. (1994) “The role of the right hemisphere in the interpretation of figurative aspects of language. A positron emission tomography study.” Brain, 117, pp. 1241-1253.

• Bottini G., Ovadia D., Scarpa P., Basilico S., Toraldo A., Di Luca A., Pecchio P., Cazzaniga I., Pesenti G. (1996) “Valutazione cognitiva dei pazienti con epilessia temporale candidati ad intervento chirurgico.” Chirurgia Italiana 48 (6), p. 31-34.

• G. Bottini, G. Zanardi, P. Scarpa, S. Basilico, A. Mazzola, S. Loffredo, A. Lugli. “Aspetti neuropsicologici e capacità ambientali in anziani istituzionalizzati. Uno studio esplorativo.”In: Processi cognitivi e di sviluppo: studi e ricerche. Pubblicazioni della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell’Università di Pavia. Edizioni ETS, 2004.

• G. Bottini, E. Paulesu, M. Gandola, S. Loffredo, P. Scarpa, R. Sterzi, I. Santilli, C.A. Defanti, G. Scialfa, F. Fazio, G. Vallar. “Left caloric vestibular stimulation ameliorates right hemianesthesia: a right hemispheric effect.” Neurology, 2005; Oct 25; (65) 8: 1278-83.

• P. Scarpa, A. Piazzini, G. Pesenti, P. Brovedani, A. Toraldo, K. Turner, S. Scotti, C. Dal Lago, V. Perelli, D. Brizzolara, R. Canger, M.P. Canevini, G. Bottini. “Italian neuropsychological instruments to assess memory, attention and frontal functions for developmental age”. Neurological Sciences, Vol. 27; N. 6; December 2006; pp 381-396.

• Pelle F., Scarpa P., Zanardi G., Toraldo A., Lo Russo G., Bottini G.  “Assessment of personality and emotive profile in temporal drug-resistant epilepsy patients: A follow-up study” (2005). Epilepsia 46 (Supplement 6), p. 178.

• Bottini G. e Scarpa P. Lo sviluppo fisico e cerebrale. In Manuale di Psicologia dello sviluppo. Tra sviluppo tipico e atipico. A cura di Lavinia Barone. Carocci Editori, 2009.

• Sedda A., Rivolta D., Scarpa P., Burt M., Frigerio E., Zanardi G., Piazzini A., Turner K., Canevini M.P., Francione S., Lo Russo G. e Bottini G. “Ambiguous emotion recognition in temporal lobe epilepsy: the role of expression intensity” Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, published online 21 feb 2013; pp. 1531-1535.

• Guerrini R., Scerrati M., Rubboli G., Esposito V., Colicchio G., Cossu M., Marras C.E., Tassi L., Tinuper P., Canevini M.P., Quarato P., Giordano F., Granata T., Villani F., Giulioni M., Scarpa P., Barbieri V., Bottini G., Del Sole A., Vatti G., Spreafico R., Lo Russo G. “Overview of presurgical assessment and surgical treatment of epilesy from the Italian League Against Epilepsy” Epilepsia, 54 (Suppl. 7): 35-48, 2013.

• Francione S., Liava A., Mai R., Nobili L., Sartori I., Tassi L., Scarpa P., Cardinale F., Castana L., Cossu M., Lo Russo G. Drug-resistant parietal epilepsy: polymorphic ictal semiology does not preclude good post-surgical outcome. Epileptic Disord 2015; 17 (1): 32-46.

• Scarpa P., Toraldo, Peviani V., Bottini G. Let’s cut it short: Italian standardization of the MMSPE (Mini-Mental State Pediatric Examination), a brief cognitive screening tool for school-age children. Neurological Sciences, 2016 – Springer.

• Peviani V., Scarpa P., Toraldo A., Bottini G. Accounting for ethnic-cultural and linguistic diversity in neuropsychological assessment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: A retrospective study. Epilepsy & Behavior 64 (2016) 94-101.

• Salvato G., Scarpa P., Francione S., Mai R., Tassi L., Scarano E., Lo Russo G., Bottini G. Declarative long-term memory and the mesial temporal lobe: Insights from a 5-year postsurgery follow-up study on refractory temporal lobe epilepsy Epilepsy & Behavior 64 (2016) 102-109.