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Mariagiovanna Cantone

Mariagiovanna Cantone

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Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
2859
World Ranking
9244
National Ranking
512

Overview

Mariagiovanna Cantone is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focused emphasis on Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Central topics in their research involve Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Mariagiovanna Cantone include:

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in primary sleep disorders, 2022, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Acetyl-L-Carnitine in Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders: A Critical Update, 2020, Nutrients
  • Risk factors and incidence of long-COVID syndrome in hospitalized patients: does remdesivir have a protective effect?, 2021, QJM
  • Editorial: Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in the Study and Modulation of Metaplasticity in Neurological Disorders, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Update on the Neurobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment: From Lab to Clinic, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Mariagiovanna Cantone has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Key co-authors include:

  • Giuseppe Lanza
  • Rita Bella
  • Manuela Pennisi
  • Francesco Fisicaro
  • Raffaele Ferri

The scientist often publishes in journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Nutrients, Frontiers in Neurology, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in primary sleep disorders.

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  • Cortical Plasticity in Depression

    Mariagiovanna Cantone;Alessia Bramanti;Giuseppe Lanza;Manuela Pennisi

  • The contribution of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the diagnosis and in the management of dementia

    Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giovanni Di Pino;Fioravante Capone;Marianna Piombo

  • Distinctive patterns of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and sleep deprivation

    Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Bartolo Lanuzza;Manuela Pennisi

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: a neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability.

    Giovanni Pennisi;Raffaele Ferri;Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with drug-resistant major depression: A six-month clinical follow-up study.

    Carmen Concerto;Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Raffaele Ferri

  • Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Geriatric Depression in Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Disease

    R. Bella;G. Pennisi;M. Cantone;F. Palermo

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Assessment of Motor Cortex Excitability and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Major Depression

    C. Spampinato;E. Aguglia;C. Concerto;M. Pennisi

  • Acetyl-L-Carnitine in Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders: A Critical Update

    Manuela Pennisi;Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Emanuele D’Amico

  • A review of transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular dementia.

    Giovanni Pennisi;Raffaele Ferri;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giuseppe Lanza

  • Clinical and electrophysiological impact of repetitive low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation on the sensory-motor network in patients with restless legs syndrome.

    Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Debora Aricò;Bartolo Lanuzza

  • Transcranial Doppler ultrasound in vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia

    Luisa Vinciguerra;Giuseppe Lanza;Valentina Puglisi;Manuela Pennisi

  • Editorial: Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in the Study and Modulation of Metaplasticity in Neurological Disorders.

    Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giuseppe Lanza;Federico Ranieri;George M. Opie

  • Update on the Neurobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment: From Lab to Clinic

    Luisa Vinciguerra;Giuseppe Lanza;Valentina Puglisi;Francesco Fisicaro

  • Enhanced motor cortex facilitation in patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia.

    Rita Bella;Raffaele Ferri;Manuela Pennisi;Mariagiovanna Cantone

  • Age, Height, and Sex on Motor Evoked Potentials: Translational Data From a Large Italian Cohort in a Clinical Environment

    Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giuseppe Lanza;Luisa Vinciguerra;Valentina Puglisi

  • Direct comparison of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome.

    Giuseppe Lanza;Bartolo Lanuzza;Debora Aricò;Mariagiovanna Cantone

  • Impaired short-term plasticity in restless legs syndrome: a pilot rTMS study.

    Giuseppe Lanza;Bartolo Lanuzza;Debora Aricò;Mariagiovanna Cantone

  • Impaired Cerebral Haemodynamics in Vascular Depression: Insights From Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography.

    Valentina Puglisi;Alessia Bramanti;Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone

  • Neurophysiology of the “Celiac Brain”: Disentangling Gut-Brain Connections

    Manuela Pennisi;Alessia Bramanti;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giovanni Pennisi

  • Different patterns of cortical excitability in major depression and vascular depression: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study

    Carmen Concerto;Giuseppe Lanza;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Manuela Pennisi

  • Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment – no dementia

    Rita Bella;Mariagiovanna Cantone;Giuseppe Lanza;Raffaele Ferri

Frequent Co-Authors

Rita Bella
Rita Bella University of Catania
Federico Ranieri
Federico Ranieri University of Verona
Walter Paulus
Walter Paulus University of Göttingen
Corrado Romano
Corrado Romano I.R.C.C.S. Oasi Maria SS
Alessandra Nicoletti
Alessandra Nicoletti University of Catania
Florinda Ferreri
Florinda Ferreri University of Padua
Binith Cheeran
Binith Cheeran Abbott (United States)

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