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Paolo Profice is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy and has conducted research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Neurology, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including Physiology and Speech and Hearing.

The main research topics Paolo Profice has contributed to include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Paolo Profice has published in multiple scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Brain Sciences
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Muscle & Nerve
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Paolo Profice include:

  • "Corticomotor Plasticity Predicts Clinical Efficacy of Combined Neuromodulation and Cognitive Training in Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "Prospective Observational Study of Safety of Early Treatment with Edoxaban in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation (SATES Study)," 2020, Brain Sciences
  • "Decompressive hemicraniectomy in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: A real-world study," 2022, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • "Epidemiology of seropositive myasthenia gravis in Sardinia: A population-based study in the district of Sassari," 2024, Muscle & Nerve
  • "Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study," 2023, Journal of Personalized Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paolo Profice include:

  • Giovanni Frisullo
  • Aldobrando Broccolini
  • Giacomo Della Marca
  • Raffaele Iorio
  • Fabio Pilato

Best Publications

  • Short latency inhibition of human hand motor cortex by somatosensory input from the hand

    H Tokimura;V Di Lazzaro;Y Tokimura;A Oliviero

  • Magnetic transcranial stimulation at intensities below active motor threshold activates intracortical inhibitory circuits

    V. Di Lazzaro;D. Restuccia;A. Oliviero;P. Profice

  • Comparison of descending volleys evoked by transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation in conscious humans

    V Di Lazzaro;A Oliviero;P Profice;E Saturno

  • Effects of voluntary contraction on descending volleys evoked by transcranial stimulation in conscious humans

    V. Di Lazzaro;D. Restuccia;A. Oliviero;P. Profice

  • Muscarinic receptor blockade has differential effects on the excitability of intracortical circuits in the human motor cortex

    V. Di Lazzaro;A. Oliviero;P. Profice;M. A. Pennisi

  • I-wave origin and modulation.

    V. Di Lazzaro;P. Profice;F. Ranieri;F. Capone

  • The physiological basis of the effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation of the human motor cortex.

    V. Di Lazzaro;F. Pilato;M. Dileone;P. Profice

  • Modulation of motor cortex neuronal networks by rTMS: comparison of local and remote effects of six different protocols of stimulation

    V. Di Lazzaro;M. Dileone;F. Pilato;F. Capone

  • Effects of aging on motor cortex excitability

    A. Oliviero;P. Profice;P.A. Tonali;F. Pilato

  • Direct demonstration of interhemispheric inhibition of the human motor cortex produced by transcranial magnetic stimulation

    V Di Lazzaro;A Oliviero;P Profice;A Insola

  • Ketamine Increases Human Motor Cortex Excitability to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

    V. Di Lazzaro;A. Oliviero;P. Profice;M. A. Pennisi

  • The effect on corticospinal volleys of reversing the direction of current induced in the motor cortex by transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    V Di Lazzaro;A Oliviero;E Saturno;F Pilato

  • Noninvasive in vivo assessment of cholinergic cortical circuits in AD using transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    V. Di Lazzaro;A. Oliviero;P. A. Tonali;C. Marra

  • Segregating two inhibitory circuits in human motor cortex at the level of GABAA receptor subtypes : A TMS study

    V. Di Lazzaro;F. Pilato;M. Dileone;P. Profice

  • GABAA receptor subtype specific enhancement of inhibition in human motor cortex

    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro;Fabio Pilato;Michele Dileone;Federico Ranieri

  • Modulation of LTP at rat hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses by direct current stimulation

    F. Ranieri;M. V. Podda;E. Riccardi;G. Frisullo

  • Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation suppresses specific excitatory circuits in the human motor cortex: Motor cortex excitability suppression by 1 Hz rTMS

    V. Di Lazzaro;F. Pilato;M. Dileone;P. Profice

  • The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on suppression of habitual counting during random number generation.

    Marjan Jahanshahi;Paolo Profice;Richard G. Brown;Mike C. Ridding

  • Origin of Facilitation of Motor-Evoked Potentials After Paired Magnetic Stimulation: Direct Recording of Epidural Activity in Conscious Humans

    V. Di Lazzaro;F. Pilato;A. Oliviero;M. Dileone

  • Motor Cortex Plasticity Predicts Recovery in Acute Stroke

    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro;P. Profice;F. Pilato;F. Capone

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Pilato
Fabio Pilato Università Campus Bio-Medico
Michele Dileone
Michele Dileone CEU San Pablo University
V. Di Lazzaro
V. Di Lazzaro Università Campus Bio-Medico
Federico Ranieri
Federico Ranieri University of Verona
P.A. Tonali
P.A. Tonali Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Antonio Oliviero
Antonio Oliviero Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo
Paolo Mazzone
Paolo Mazzone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Angelo Insola
Angelo Insola CTO Hospital
Domenico Restuccia
Domenico Restuccia Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
John C. Rothwell
John C. Rothwell University College London

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