Rita  Formisano

Rita Formisano

Rome, Italy

Field of expertise:

Clinical neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Neuroscience/Translational neurology, Coma and chronic disorders of consciousness, Neurorehabilitation, Neurotraumatology, Pain, Stroke, Higher cortical functions, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology

Main clinical topics:

Medical doctor in 1982, specialization in Neurology in 1986, stage in post-acute intensive neurorehabilitation of severe acquired brain Injury and post-comatose patients at the Neurology University Clinic of Innsbruck, Austria, from 1984 to 1987, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health, PhD in Neurobiology, participation in several national and international multicenter studies, national and international consensus conferences and Italian Ministry of Health and Lazio Region experts commissions on neurorehabilitation, Board of Governors IBIA member and past co-chair of the EAN Coma and DoC panel, author of hundreds original papers published on international Journals and book chapters on severe acquired brain injury, DoC, neurorehabilitation and neuropsychology.

IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation

Rome, Italy