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Biography

Clinical psychologist/researcher of S. Anna Institute, Crotone (IT). Graduated
in Cognitive Neurosciences and Psychological Rehabilitation cum laude, from the University of Roma “La Sapienza” (2012). Member of the Order of Psychologists of the Lazio Region since 2014. Psychotherapy Specializing School (Transactional Analysis, 2018). Ph.D., program in Behavioral Neuroscience, from the University of Roma “La Sapienza” (2018). Clinical psychologist/researcher at the Post-Coma Unit of the Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS) from 2015 to 2020, with expertise in neuropsychological diagnosis, related to disorders resulting from brain injury, particularly from traumatic brain injury. Teaching activity in Dynamic Psychology, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, since 2020. Research interests: telerehabilitation; traumatic brain injury; severe acquired brain injury; neurorehabilitation; neuropsychological assessment; cognitive and behavioural change. Treasurer of the Interprofessional Group
of Rehabilitation in Neuropsychology (GIRN) since 2017 and board member through since 2022 also at Società Italiana di Riabilitazione Neurologica (SIRN).

Activities

Employment (3)

Istituto S.Anna Crotone: Crotone, Calabria, Italia, KR, IT

2021 to present | Psicologa clinica esperta in neuropsicologia e Senior Researcher
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Magna Graecia University: Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia, CZ, IT

2020 to present | Docente a contratto per l'insegnamento di “Fondamenti di Psicologia Dinamica" (Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia - Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro. Corso di Laurea in Scienze e Tecniche di Psicologia Cognitiva)
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Fondazione Santa Lucia Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico: Roma, Lazio, IT

2015-01 to 2020 | PSICOLOGO RICERCATORE (NEURORIABILITAZIONE2)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia: Roma, Lazio, IT

2010 to 2012-12 | Neuroscienze Cognitive e Riabilitazione Psicologica
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Works (24)

Application of Multidomain Cognitive Training in a Tele-Neurorehabilitation Setting for Treatment of Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders

Brain Sciences
2024-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: MARIANNA CONTRADA; loris pignolo; Martina Vatrano; Caterina Pucci; Isabel Mantia; Federica Scarfone; Maria Quintieri; Antonio Cerasa; Gennarina ARABIA
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

The Effect of Ultra-Late Cranioplasty in a Patient with Long-Term Disorders of Consciousness

Brain Sciences
2024-10 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: MARIANNA CONTRADA; Federica Scarfone; Maria Girolama Raso; Lucia Francesca Lucca; antonio cerasa; Maria Elena Pugliese
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Pharmacological Treatment of Pain and Agitation in Severe Dementia and Responsiveness to Change of the Italian Mobilization–Observation–Behavior–Intensity–Dementia (I-MOBID2) Pain Scale: Study Protocol

Brain Sciences
2022-04 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: DAMIANA SCUTERI; MARIANNA CONTRADA; Teresa Loria; Paolo Tonin; Giorgio Sandrini; Stefano Tamburin; Pierluigi Nicotera; Giacinto Bagetta; Maria Tiziana CORASANITI
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Dementia and COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review on Pain Management

Pharmaceuticals
2022-02 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: DAMIANA SCUTERI; MARIANNA CONTRADA; Paolo Tonin; Maria Tiziana CORASANITI; Pierluigi Nicotera; Giacinto Bagetta
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Aromatherapy in Stroke Patients: Is it Time to Begin?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85121581496

Part of ISSN: 16625153
Contributors: Contrada, M.; Cerasa, A.; Tonin, P.; Bagetta, G.; Scuteri, D.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Decompressive craniectomy and cranioplasty: The point of view of the neurorehabilitation team

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85096886505

Part of ISSN: 18271855 03905616
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Colli, G.; Lombardi, F.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Nociception Coma Scale with personalized painful stimulation versus standard stimulus in non-communicative patients with disorders of consciousness

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065774587

Part of ISSN: 14640694 09602011
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Aloisi, M.; Ferri, G.; Schiattone, S.; Iosa, M.; Buzzi, M.G.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

An International survey on diagnostic and prognostic protocols in patients with disorder of consciousness

Brain Injury
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85066846906

Part of ISSN: 1362301X 02699052
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Giustini, M.; Aloisi, M.; Contrada, M.; Schnakers, C.; Zasler, N.; Estraneo, A.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Coma recovery scale-revised with and without the emotional stimulation of caregivers

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85071899850

Part of ISSN: 03171671
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Iosa, M.; Ferri, G.; Schiattone, S.; Aloisi, M.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Depression, apathy and impaired self-awareness following severe traumatic brain injury: a preliminary investigation

Brain Injury
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85069040109

Part of ISSN: 1362301X 02699052
Contributors: Bivona, U.; Costa, A.; Contrada, M.; Silvestro, D.; Azicnuda, E.; Aloisi, M.; Catania, G.; Ciurli, P.; Guariglia, C.; Caltagirone, C. et al.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Disorders of consciousness terminology: history, evolution and future directions

Brain Injury
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072065271

Part of ISSN: 1362301X 02699052
Contributors: Zasler, N.D.; Aloisi, M.; Contrada, M.; Formisano, R.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Language-Related Brain Potentials in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness: A Follow-up Study to Detect “Covert” Language Disorders

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85066823029

Part of ISSN: 15526844 15459683
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Toppi, J.; Risetti, M.; Aloisi, M.; Contrada, M.; Ciurli, P.M.; Falletta Caravasso, C.; Luccichenti, G.; Astolfi, L.; Cincotti, F. et al.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Late recovery of responsiveness after intra-thecal baclofen pump implantation and the role of diffuse pain and severe spasticity: a case report

Acta Neurochirurgica
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85068805711

Part of ISSN: 09420940 00016268
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Aloisi, M.; Contrada, M.; Spanedda, F.; Schiattone, S.; Niedbala, S.; Cobianchi, M.R.; Baldeschi, G.C.; Buzzi, M.G.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended-Revised (GOSE-R) to include Minimally Conscious State in the Vegetative State/ Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome category: A correlation with Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062711473

Part of ISSN: 19739095 19739087
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Ferri, G.; Schiattone, S.; Iosa, M.; Aloisi, M.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

A new tool to assess responsiveness in disorders of consciousness (DoC): a preliminary study on the Brief Post-Coma Scale (BPCS)

Neurological Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048554713

Part of ISSN: 15903478 15901874
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Aloisi, M.; Iosa, M.; Contrada, M.; Rizza, F.; Sattin, D.; Leonardi, M.; D’Ippolito, M.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Improvement rate of patients with severe brain injury during post-acute intensive rehabilitation

Neurological Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85037098620

Part of ISSN: 15903478 15901874
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Aloisi, M.; Buzzi, M.G.; Cicinelli, P.; Vedova, C.D.; Laurenza, L.; Matteis, M.; Spanedda, F.; Vinicola, V. et al.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Shorter acute care hospital stay, longer stay in post-acute care facilities

Functional Neurology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050497850

Part of ISSN: 19713274 03935264
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Contrada, M.; Aloisi, M.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended-Revised (GOSE-R) to include minimally conscious state in the vegetative state category

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042911241

Part of ISSN: 18785883 0022510X
Contributors: Formisano, R.; Aloisi, M.; Ferri, G.; Schiattone, S.; Contrada, M.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Il trauma cranio-encefalico grave con disordini della coscienza: elementi di neurologia clinica, riabilitazione e farmacoterapia” in “Empatia, danno cerebrale, ricostruzione del sé

Empatia, danno cerebrale, ricostruzione del sé
2017 | Book chapter
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9788869922176

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Improvement rate of patients with severe brain injury during post-acute intensive rehabilitation

Neurological Sciences
2017-12-06 | Journal article
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A biopsychosocial analysis of sexuality in adult males and their partners after severe traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84976349050

Part of ISSN: 1362301X 02699052
Contributors: Bivona, U.; Antonucci, G.; Contrada, M.; Rizza, F.; Leoni, F.; Zasler, N.D.; Formisano, R.
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MARIANNA CONTRADA via Scopus - Elsevier

Contradictions and myths about the persons with Disorder of Consciousness (DoC)

INTERNATIONAL NEUROTRAUMA LETTER
2016 | Newsletter article
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A biopsychosocial analysis of sexuality in adult males and their partners after severe traumatic brain injury.

Brain Injury
2016-06-03 | Journal article
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Sexuality changes in adult males with severe traumatic brain injury

The Journal of Sexual Medicine
2016-05 | Journal article
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