Publications by authors named "M Contrada"
Background/objectives: Cranioplasty (CP) is the main surgical procedure aiming to repair a morphological defect in the skull. It has been shown that early CP is useful for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to achieve functional recovery, whereas few studies have investigated the clinical effects of ultra-late CP on TBI outcomes.
Methods: Here, we describe the clinical course over 2 years of a TBI patient who underwent CP 19 months after fronto-parietal decompressive craniectomy (DC) of a limited size.
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- Approximately 57.4 million people worldwide are affected by dementia, with behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD), particularly agitation, being prevalent and often challenging to manage.
- The BRAINAID trial tested a nanotechnology device, NanoBEO, on 29 elderly patients (65+) with severe dementia to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing agitation and pain, utilizing a randomized and placebo-controlled design.
- Results indicated that NanoBEO significantly reduced agitation levels and frequency by 28% after 4 weeks, and showed notable pain relief (45.46% improvement) after just 1 week, without requiring additional medications.
We present a case of a single left hemisphere temporal-parietal stroke with subacute global aphasia and severe verbal apraxia and moderate dysphagia. The patient underwent a combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and language stimulation with Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS). Patient was treated in a 1-h session, for 5 days a week, for 4 consecutive weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe progressive improvement of the living conditions and medical care of the population in industrialized countries has led to improvement in healthcare interventions, including rehabilitation. From this perspective, Telerehabilitation (TR) plays an important role. TR consists of the application of telemedicine to rehabilitation to offer remote rehabilitation services to the population unable to reach healthcare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the largest causes of mortality and disability worldwide is stroke. In the last twenty years significant objectives have been achieved in the early and chronic treatment of motor and cognitive dysfunctions, increasing the quality of life in patients and their caregivers. However, there is an unresolved clinical issue that remains: sexual dysfunctions.
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