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About
Bruno Porcari is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, specializing in the integration of robotics and virtual reality to restore motor and cognitive function after neurological injury. His work primarily targets stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and spinal cord injury (SCI). Porcari’s major contributions include demonstrating that hand robotic rehabilitation can rebalance interhemispheric connectivity in chronic stroke, with his 2019 randomized trial garnering 102 citations. He further showed that combining hand robotics with virtual reality enhances cognitive recovery beyond motor gains (51 citations). In MS, his studies on robotic gait training coupled with virtual reality (51 citations) and powered exoskeletons for gait and balance (14 citations) have advanced locomotor rehabilitation. For PD, he pioneered the use of gravity-supporting exoskeletons to improve upper extremity bradykinesia (20 citations). His pilot work on ankle robotics for incomplete SCI (14 citations) and a unique case study on somatoparaphrenia with misoplegia (6 citations) highlight his breadth. Porcari’s research consistently bridges cutting-edge technology with clinical outcomes, offering evidence-based pathways to enhance independence and quality of life for patients with severe neurological impairments.
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