Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Biography

Prof. Ignazio Vecchio is a specialist in Neurology. It mainly deals with headache, memory disorders, parkinson's, alzheimer's and stroke. Specialized in 1985 in Neurology at the University of Catania, he is currently Medical Director of the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital of Catania. He is Professor of Neurophysiopathology at the University of Catania and of Neurology at the Specialization School of the same University. He is also Researcher, Assistant and Professor at the Italian Association for Neurodisables.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Spanish Flu and Covid-19: Historical Correlations and Bioethical Implications
  Author(s): Cristina Tornali, FlavioAlfioGiangiuseppe Vecchio and Ignazio Vecchio*
  
  This historical review of the Spanish Influenza, better known as Spanish Flu, compared to current scientific knowledge shows many similarities related to the clinical and anatomopathological aspects, and their complications with Covid- 19. Specifically, this study suggests a correct implication of the bioethical criteria aimed at both an early diagnosis of the disease and a correct management of complications. An adequate therapeutic protocol is determined both by clinical evidence and by bioethical guidelines with particular regard to the elderly, the disabled and to those with chronic multisystem diseases. .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9627.20.11.352

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