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Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

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Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
12697
World Ranking
4876
National Ranking
231

Overview

Rocco Salvatore Calabrò is affiliated with the University of Messina in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a considerable emphasis on Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Epidemiology. The main topics covered in their work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues, frequently publishing in Brain Sciences, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Biomedicines, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, and Medical Sciences. This publication pattern reflects a strong engagement with stroke rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation techniques, and related neurological conditions.

Selected recent papers by Rocco Salvatore Calabrò include:

  • Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations (2021), European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Can robotic gait rehabilitation plus Virtual Reality affect cognitive and behavioural outcomes in patients with chronic stroke? A randomized controlled trial involving three different protocols (2020), Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Tele-Neuro-Rehabilitation in Italy: State of the Art and Future Perspectives (2020), Frontiers in Neurology
  • Gait Recovery with an Overground Powered Exoskeleton: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Subacute Stroke Subjects (2021), Brain Sciences
  • Teleassistance for frail elderly people: A usability and customer satisfaction study (2020), Geriatric Nursing

Collaboration is a notable part of their work, with frequent coauthors including Angelo Quartarone, Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Mirjam Bonanno, and Antonino Naro. These collaborations suggest a robust network within the fields of neurology and rehabilitation.

The work with robotic-assisted rehabilitation and advanced therapeutic modalities such as Virtual Reality and powered exoskeletons highlights an applied research approach to neurorehabilitation and functional recovery post-stroke. Additionally, research on tele-neurorehabilitation reflects engagement with emerging digital health technologies for neurological care.

Best Publications

  • The role of virtual reality in improving motor performance as revealed by EEG: a randomized clinical trial.

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Antonino Naro;Margherita Russo;Antonino Leo

  • Virtual Reality and Cognitive Rehabilitation in People With Stroke: An Overview.

    Maria Grazia Maggio;Desirèe Latella;Giuseppa Maresca;Francesca Sciarrone

  • Neuroanatomy and function of human sexual behavior: A neglected or unknown issue?

    Rocco S. Calabrò;Alberto Cacciola;Daniele Bruschetta;Demetrio Milardi

  • Cardiovascular reflex tests ☆: Assessment of age-adjusted normal range

    G. Vita;P. Princi;R. Calabro;A. Toscano

  • Predictors of Long-Term Recurrent Vascular Events After Ischemic Stroke at Young Age The Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults

    Alessandro Pezzini;Mario Grassi;Corrado Lodigiani;Rosalba Patella

  • Improving Cognitive Function in Patients with Stroke: Can Computerized Training Be the Future?

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  • Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations.

    Rocco S Calabrò;Gregorio Sorrentino;Anna Cassio;Davide Mazzoli

  • Walking to your right music: a randomized controlled trial on the novel use of treadmill plus music in Parkinson’s disease

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Antonino Naro;Serena Filoni;Massimo Pullia

  • Association Between Migraine and Cervical Artery Dissection: The Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults

    Valeria De Giuli;Mario Grassi;Corrado Lodigiani;Rosalba Patella

  • What About the Role of Virtual Reality in Parkinson Disease's Cognitive Rehabilitation? Preliminary Findings From a Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Maria Grazia Maggio;Maria Cristina De Cola;Desirèe Latella;Giuseppa Maresca

  • A Single Session of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome: Preliminary Results

    Antonino Naro;Margherita Russo;Antonino Leo;Placido Bramanti

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a "sensory-motor" problem?

    M. Russo;A. Naro;C. Mastroeni;F. Morgante

  • Effects of virtual reality-based training with BTs-Nirvana on functional recovery in stroke patients: preliminary considerations.

    Rosaria De Luca;Margherita Russo;Antonino Naro;Provvidenza Tomasello

  • Effects of cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation on motor cortex excitability and motor function

    Antonino Naro;Alessia Bramanti;Antonino Leo;Alfredo Manuli

  • Does hand robotic rehabilitation improve motor function by rebalancing interhemispheric connectivity after chronic stroke? Encouraging data from a randomised-clinical-trial.

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Maria Accorinti;Bruno Porcari;Luigi Carioti

  • Can robotic gait rehabilitation plus Virtual Reality affect cognitive and behavioural outcomes in patients with chronic stroke? A randomized controlled trial involving three different protocols.

    Alfredo Manuli;Maria Grazia Maggio;Desiree Latella;Antonino Cannavò

  • Misdiagnosed Chronic Pelvic Pain: Pudendal Neuralgia Responding to a Novel Use of Palmitoylethanolamide

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Giuseppe Gervasi;Silvia Marino;Pasquale Natale Mondo

  • Cognitive rehabilitation after severe acquired brain injury: current evidence and future directions.

    Rosaria De Luca;Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Placido Bramanti

  • Tele-Neuro-Rehabilitation in Italy: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.

    Giuseppa Maresca;Maria Grazia Maggio;Rosaria De Luca;Alfredo Manuli

  • Timing for cranioplasty to improve neurological outcome: A systematic review

    Maria C. De Cola;Francesco Corallo;Deborah Pria;Viviana Lo Buono

  • Sexual and reproductive dysfunction associated with antiepileptic drug use in men with epilepsy

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Silvia Marino;Placido Bramanti

  • Can transcranial direct current stimulation be useful in differentiating unresponsive wakefulness syndrome from minimally conscious state patients

    Antonino Naro;Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Margherita Russo;Antonino Leo

  • Is two better than one? Muscle vibration plus robotic rehabilitation to improve upper limb spasticity and function: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

    Rocco Salvatore Calabrò;Antonino Naro;Margherita Russo;Demetrio Milardi

  • Does Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Induce Cerebellum Plasticity? Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Electrophysiological Approach

    Antonino Naro;Antonino Leo;Margherita Russo;Antonino Cannavò

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Marino
Silvia Marino Queen Mary University of London
Angelo Quartarone
Angelo Quartarone University of Messina
Alessandro Padovani
Alessandro Padovani University of Brescia
Edoardo Ferlazzo
Edoardo Ferlazzo Magna Graecia University
Giuseppe Anastasi
Giuseppe Anastasi University of Pisa
Antonio Cerasa
Antonio Cerasa National Research Council (CNR)
Rita Bella
Rita Bella University of Catania

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