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About
Linamara Rizzo Battistella is a prominent rehabilitation medicine researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neurotechnology, neurophysiology, and clinical recovery science. Her research focuses primarily on robotic-assisted rehabilitation, brain-computer interfaces, and neuroplasticity following stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI). Battistella has made significant contributions to understanding how emerging technologies can optimize motor recovery, conducting rigorous randomized clinical trials that compare and combine interventions such as transcranial direct current stimulation, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, and robotic-assisted gait training. Her pioneering use of electroencephalography and functional near-infrared spectroscopy as biomarkers of functional recovery represents a forward-thinking approach to personalizing rehabilitation medicine. Among her most influential studies, her 2021 trials examining tDCS combined with robotic training in SCI patients and robot-assisted therapy versus CIMT in stroke survivors have each garnered 26–28 citations, reflecting their strong uptake in the research community. Her 2017 investigation into locomotor training speeds following severe stroke further demonstrates her commitment to refining evidence-based protocols. With a body of work spanning over a decade, Battistella continues to shape how clinicians measure, predict, and enhance neurological recovery across complex patient populations.
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- 4Slow Versus Fast Robot-Assisted Locomotor Training After Severe Stroke23 citations · 2017
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- 9Chronic cerebral vascular accident: rehabilitation9 citations · 2012
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