Maria Gabriella Ceravolo
PRM physician and PRM Professor
About me
EDUCATION: Medical doctor , Neurologist, PRM doctor, PhD in Neurosciences
JOB POSITION: Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PRM), at “Politecnica delle Marche” University -
Director of Master Course for Rehabilitation professionals
Head physician at Neurorehabilitation Clinic, United Hospitals of Ancona
INTERNATIONAL ROLES:
2016-2020: President of the UEMS Board for PRM
2014 - to date: National Manager for Italy of the UEMS PRM Board
2016 - to date : Coordinator of the Special Interest Scientific Committee for the Rehabilitation of people with Movement disorders, in the European Society ofPRM
2020-to date: Coordinator of the Subcommittee for PRM Core curriculum development in the International Society of PRM
RESEARCH ACTIVITY: More than 200 papers (around 140 puyblished on indexed journals, more than 100 published in national journals, 20 book chapters, one book) , around 300 contributions to national and international conferences
Principal investigator of 27 international multicenter clinical trials. Invited speaker in more than 300 national conferences and around 80 international events
RESEARCH FIELDS
Epidemiology of neurologic and oncological disease–related disability.
Effectiveness of stroke rehabilitation through action observation, virtual reality, functional electrical stimulation and non-invasive cortical stimulation
Effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease and Epilepsy.
Instrumental assessment of posture and gait in stroke subjects and Parkinson’s disease patients
Effectiveness of spasticity treatment using botulinum toxin
Neural correlates of financial decisions
Epidemiology of COVID-19–related disability and rehabilitation needs
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
Deputy Chief Editor of the European Journal of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine