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Livia Brusa is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy, contributing extensively to research in both physics and medicine. Their academic work spans two primary fields of study: Physics and Astronomy, and Medicine, with a substantial focus on neurology and particle physics.

Their research covers several specialized subfields including:

  • Neurology
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology

Key topics in Brusa's body of work incorporate:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Livia Brusa has contributed to multiple papers that address both fundamental physics and neurological science. Notable recent publications include:

  • GBA-Related Parkinson's Disease: Dissection of Genotype-Phenotype Correlates in a Large Italian Cohort, 2020, Movement Disorders
  • Characterization of the astrophysical diffuse neutrino flux using starting track events in IceCube, 2024, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • The Italian tremor Network (TITAN): rationale, design and preliminary findings, 2022, Neurological Sciences
  • Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Movement Disorders Patients With Deep Brain Stimulation: A Multicenter Survey, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • A Bayesian approach to Essential Tremor plus: A preliminary analysis of the TITAN cohort, 2022, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Their work is published frequently in journals including:

  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Neurological Sciences
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Frequent collaborators in Brusa's research network include:

  • M. Ackermann
  • Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla
  • Jean-Marco Alameddine
  • J. J. Beatty
  • S. BenZvi

Best Publications

  • Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the pedunculopontine and subthalamic nuclei in severe Parkinson's disease

    Alessandro Stefani;Andres M. Lozano;Antonella Peppe;Paolo Stanzione

  • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in Italians.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Cecilia Marelli;Alessandro Achilli;Stefano Goldwurm

  • Frontal lobe dysfunction in essential tremor: a preliminary study.

    Marina Gasparini;Vincenzo Bonifati;Edito Fabrizio;Giovanni Fabbrini

  • Helicobacter pylori eradication and l-dopa absorption in patients with PD and motor fluctuations.

    M. Pierantozzi;A. Pietroiusti;L. Brusa;S. Galati

  • Cerebellar magnetic stimulation decreases levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson disease

    G. Koch;L. Brusa;F. Carrillo;E. Lo Gerfo

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex ameliorates spasticity in multiple sclerosis.

    D. Centonze;G. Koch;V. Versace;F. Mori

  • High endogenous cannabinoid levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of untreated Parkinson's disease patients.

    Antonio Pisani;Filomena Fezza;Salvatore Galati;Natalia Battista

  • rTMS of supplementary motor area modulates therapy-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson disease

    G. Koch;L. Brusa;C. Caltagirone;A. Peppe

  • Trace and major elements in whole blood, serum, cerebrospinal fluid and urine of patients with Parkinson’s disease

    G. Forte;B. Bocca;O. Senofonte;F. Petrucci

  • Impaired reproduction of second but not millisecond time intervals in Parkinson's disease.

    Giacomo Koch;Alberto Costa;Livia Brusa;Antonella Peppe

  • Biochemical and electrophysiological changes of substantia nigra pars reticulata driven by subthalamic stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Salvatore Galati;Paolo Mazzone;Ernesto Fedele;Antonio Pisani

  • Effects of two weeks of cerebellar theta burst stimulation in cervical dystonia patients

    Giacomo Koch;Paolo Porcacchia;Viviana Ponzo;Fatima Carrillo

  • Subthalamic stimulation activates internal pallidus: evidence from cGMP microdialysis in PD patients.

    Alessandro Stefani;Ernesto Fedele;Salvatore Galati;Olimpia Pepicelli

  • Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus compared with the globus pallidus internus in patients with Parkinson disease.

    Antonella Peppe;Mariangela Pierantozzi;Andrea Bassi;Maria Grazia Altibrandi

  • GBA-Related Parkinson's Disease: Dissection of Genotype-Phenotype Correlates in a Large Italian Cohort.

    Simona Petrucci;Monia Ginevrino;Ilaria Trezzi;Edoardo Monfrini

  • A case-control study on Alzheimer’s disease and exposure to anesthesia

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  • Non-motor functions in parkinsonian patients implanted in the pedunculopontine nucleus: focus on sleep and cognitive domains.

    Stefani Alessandro;Roberto Ceravolo;Livia Brusa;Mariangela Pierantozzi

  • Pramipexole in comparison to l-dopa: a neuropsychological study.

    L. Brusa;A. Bassi;A. Stefani;M. Pierantozzi

  • Dopamine Hypersensitivity in Migraine: Role of the Apomorphine Test

    R. Cerbo;P. Barbanti;M. G. Buzzi;G. Fabbrini

  • Treatment of the symptoms of Huntington's disease: preliminary results comparing aripiprazole and tetrabenazine

    Livia Brusa;Antonio Orlacchio;Vincenzo Moschella;Cesare Iani

  • Low frequency rTMS of the SMA transiently ameliorates peak-dose LID in Parkinson's disease.

    Livia Brusa;Viviana Versace;Giacomo Koch;Cesare Iani

  • Levodopa may improve orthostatic tremor: case report and trial of treatment

    A J Wills;L Brusa;H C Wang;P Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Stanzione
Paolo Stanzione University of Rome Tor Vergata
Mariangela Pierantozzi
Mariangela Pierantozzi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alessandro Stefani
Alessandro Stefani University of Rome Tor Vergata
Antonella Peppe
Antonella Peppe University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giacomo Koch
Giacomo Koch University of Ferrara
Carlo Caltagirone
Carlo Caltagirone Fondazione Santa Lucia
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Antonio Pisani
Antonio Pisani University of Pavia
Roberto Ceravolo
Roberto Ceravolo University of Pisa
Anna Rita Bentivoglio
Anna Rita Bentivoglio Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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