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Applicability of a new robotic walking aid in a patient with cerebral palsy. Case reportN Smania
Neuromotor and Cognitive, Rehabilitation Research Centre, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 48:147-53. 2012..Most of the available gait training devices do not allow free movement in the environment, which would be the most suitable natural and motivating condition for training children with neurological gait impairment...- Active finger extension: a simple movement predicting recovery of arm function in patients with acute strokeNicola Smania
Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Section, University of Verona, Italy
Stroke 38:1088-90. 2007..Early prognosis of arm recovery is a major clinical issue in stroke. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of 4 simple bedside tests... - Neurophysiological basis of rehabilitation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosisNicola Smania
Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Section, University of Verona, Italy
Disabil Rehabil 30:763-71. 2008..Knowledge on mechanisms of neurophysiological control of trunk movement and posture could help in the development of rehabilitation programs and brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)... - Rehabilitation of sensorimotor integration deficits in balance impairment of patients with stroke hemiparesis: a before/after pilot studyNicola Smania
Rehabilitation Unit, G B Rossi University Hospital, Via L A Scuro 10, Verona, Italy
Neurol Sci 29:313-9. 2008..These findings indicate that rehabilitation of sensorimotor integration deficits can improve balance in patients with stroke hemiparesis... - Are indexes of arm recovery related to daily life autonomy in patients with stroke?N Smania
Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 45:349-54. 2009..The aim of the study was to assess whether four simple bedside indexes of arm recovery can predict levels of autonomy in daily life activities... - A modified constraint-induced movement therapy (CIT) program improves paretic arm use and function in children with cerebral palsyN Smania
Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 45:493-500. 2009.... - How long is the recovery of global aphasia? Twenty-five years of follow-up in a patient with left hemisphere strokeNicola Smania
CRRNC, University of Verona, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 24:871-5. 2010..Current knowledge regarding the time course of aphasia recovery is based on observations limited to the first years after stroke... - Rehabilitation procedures in the management of spasticityN Smania
Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 46:423-38. 2010.... - Effect of balance training on postural instability in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNicola Smania
Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 24:826-34. 2010..Postural instability (PI) is a disabling sign of Parkinson's disease (PD) not easily amenable to treatment with medication... - Active ankle dorsiflexion and the Mingazzini manoeuvre: two clinical bedside tests related to prognosis of postural transferring, standing and walking ability in patients with strokeN Smania
Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 47:435-40. 2011..Early prognosis of recovery of lower limb function and of related functional disability is an important issue in neurorehabilitation clinical practice... - Rehabilitation of limb apraxia improves daily life activities in patients with strokeN Smania
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Unit, G B Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
Neurology 67:2050-2. 2006..Apraxia severity was related with ADL independence. Control (aphasia) treatment improved patients' language and intelligence performance. Apraxia treatment specifically improved praxic function and ADL... - The effect of two different rehabilitation treatments in cervical dystonia: preliminary results in four patientsNicola Smania
Center of Functional Reeducation, G B Rossi Hospital, Verona, Italy
Funct Neurol 18:219-25. 2003..These preliminary results suggest that the physiotherapy program proposed in the present study may be a promising method for rehabilitation of cervical dystonia... - Therapeutic effects of peripheral repetitive magnetic stimulation on myofascial pain syndromeNicola Smania
Centro di Rieducazione Funzionale Policlinico G B Rossi, Verona, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 114:350-8. 2003..To evaluate short- and medium-term effects of peripheral repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) on myofascial pain... - TENS for the treatment of writer's cramp dystonia: a randomized, placebo-controlled studyM Tinazzi
Unita Operativa di Neurologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona, Italy
Neurology 64:1946-8. 2005..Patients were evaluated using four measures of dystonic impairment. The TENS group showed a significant improvement that persisted for 3 weeks in three of the four measures... - Motor cortical disinhibition during early and late recovery after strokeP Manganotti
Department of Neurological and Visual Science, University of Verona, Policlinico Gianbattista Rossi, Verona, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 22:396-403. 2008..This longitudinal study assessed whether changes in cortical excitability in affected and unaffected motor areas after acute stroke correlates with functional and motor recovery... - Pain and motor complications in Parkinson's diseaseM Tinazzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, Universita di Verona, Verona, Italy
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:822-5. 2006..To study the association of pain with motor complications in 117 patients with Parkinson's disease... - Comparative analysis of visual and semi-quantitative assessment of striatal [123I]FP-CIT-SPET binding in Parkinson's diseaseS Ottaviani
Unità Operativa Neurologia, Ospedale Civile Borgo Trento, Piazzale Stefani 1, I 37100, Verona, Italy
Neurol Sci 27:397-401. 2006..We conclude that our findings of good consistency between visual and semi-quantitative assessment may help simplify the evaluation of striatal DAT binding in PD in a clinical routine setting... - Frames of reference for mapping tactile stimuli in brain-damaged patientsS Aglioti
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, sexione de Fisiologia Umana, Universita di Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 8, I 37134 Verona, Italy
J Cogn Neurosci 11:67-79. 1999..This suggests that coding the position of a hand as left or right does not necessarily occur in relation to the bodily midline, but it may arise from the computation of the position of the other hand... - Repetitive magnetic stimulation: a novel therapeutic approach for myofascial pain syndromeN Smania
Centro di Rieducazione Funzionale, Policlinico G B Rossi, P le L A Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy nicola
J Neurol 252:307-14. 2005..The placebo group showed no significant improvement in any measure. Our results strongly suggest that at medium and longer term intervals peripheral rMS may be more effective than TENS for the treatment of myofascial pain... - Influence of stimulus salience and attentional demands on visual search patterns in hemispatial neglectS Aglioti
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione Sezione Fisiologia Umana, Verona, Italy
Brain Cogn 34:388-403. 1997..Thus, a simple bedside test may help to tell apart the level of visual information processing maximally impaired in neglect patients... - Rehabilitation of somatic sensation and related deficit of motor control in patients with pure sensory strokeNicola Smania
Centro di Rieducazione Funzionale, Policlinico G B Rossi and the Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina Fisica e Rehabilitazione Universitá di Verona, Italy
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1692-702. 2003..To assess the effectiveness of a rehabilitative training program for deficits in somatic sensation and motor control of the hand in patients with pure sensory stroke... - Motor disinhibition in affected and unaffected hemisphere in the early period of recovery after strokeP Manganotti
Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Policlinico Gianbattista Rossi, Universita di Verona, Via delle Menegone, Verona, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 113:936-43. 2002..To investigate motor disinhibition in affected and unaffected motor areas in the acute stage after stroke and during the early period of recovery... - Effects of myofascial technique in patients with subacute whiplash associated disorders: a pilot studyA Picelli
Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre Center, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 47:561-8. 2011..Some manual and physical approaches have been proposed to improve myofascial function after traumatic injuries, in order to effectively reduce pain and functional limitation... - Three-dimensional motion analysis of the effects of auditory cueing on gait pattern in patients with Parkinson's disease: a preliminary investigationAlessandro Picelli
Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Centre, University of Verona, Via L A Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
Neurol Sci 31:423-30. 2010..Range of motion of the ankle joint decreased and the maximal values within the pull-off phase of the hip joint power increased. Thus, auditory cues could improve gait modifying motor strategy in parkinsonian patients... - Combined effects of botulinum toxin and casting treatments on lower limb spasticity after strokeSimona Farina
Department of Neurology and Vision Science, University of Verona, Italy
Funct Neurol 23:87-91. 2008..Thus, prolonged stretching of spastic muscles after BTA injection affords long-lasting therapeutic benefit, enhancing the effects of the toxin alone... - Atypical phenotypes and clinical variability in a large Italian family with DYT1-primary torsion dystoniaMattia Gambarin
Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, Neurological Section, University of Verona, Italy
Mov Disord 21:1782-4. 2006..However, nearly all of these atypical patients fall within at least one of the clinical categories that best predict the DYT1 carrier status, namely, early onset, onset in a limb, and family history positive for early-onset dystonia... - Using kinematic analysis to evaluate constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke patientsMarco Caimmi
Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center, Ospedale Valduce, Costamasnaga LC, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 22:31-9. 2008.... - Temporal discrimination of two passive movements in humans: a new psychophysical approach to assessing kinaesthesiaMichele Tinazzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, Universita di Verona, Italy
Exp Brain Res 166:184-9. 2005..These results suggest that muscle, and in part cutaneous, afferents contribute to temporal discrimination of a dual movement. The technique may provide a useful way of measuring temporal discrimination of kinaesthetic inputs in humans... - Temporal discrimination of two passive movements in writer's crampMichele Tinazzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, , Italy
Mov Disord 21:1131-5. 2006..We conclude that temporal processing of muscle and cutaneous afferents is differentially affected in focal hand dystonia... - Long-lasting modulation of human motor cortex following prolonged transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of forearm muscles: evidence of reciprocal inhibition and facilitationMichele Tinazzi
Unità Operativa Neurologia, Ospedale Civile Borgo Trento, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37100 Verona, Italy
Exp Brain Res 161:457-64. 2005.... - Abnormal processing of the nociceptive input in Parkinson's disease: a study with CO2 laser evoked potentialsMichele Tinazzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, Universita di Verona, Italy
Pain 136:117-24. 2008..These results suggest an abnormal nociceptive input processing in pain-free PD patients which appears to be independent of clinical expression of parkinsonian motor signs and is not affected by dopaminergic stimulation... - Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on motor cortex excitability in writer's cramp: neurophysiological and clinical correlationsMichele Tinazzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Sezione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, , Italy
Mov Disord 21:1908-13. 2006..In conclusion, repeated TENS sessions may have the effect to re-modulate excitability of the motor cortex in WC and this modulation might partially play a role in temporarily improving the handwriting...