#73: Entrevista al Dr. Leonardo Boccuni. Prehabilitación en tumores cerebrales

En esta entrevista, charlo con Leonardo Boccuni, fisioterapeuta italiano que acaba de presentar (noviembre, 2024) su tesis doctoral por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona sobre prehabilitación de tumores cerebrales mediante neuromodulación cerebral no invasiva y terapia intensiva, dentro del Proyecto PREHABILITA, del Institut Guttmann (Barcelona, España). Leonardo nos habla sobre este proyecto, su originalidad y complejidad, debido a la confluencia de áreas como la neurocirugía, neuroimagen, neurofisiología, neurorrehabilitación y programación informática. Además, nos cuenta sus aprendizajes en la investigación y práctica clínica sobre la neurorrehabilitación del miembro superior. Referencias del episodio: 1. Boccuni, L., et al (2018). Is There Full or Proportional Somatosensory Recovery in the Upper Limb After Stroke? Investigating Behavioral Outcome and Neural Correlates. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 32(8), 691–700. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968318787060 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29991331/). 2. Boccuni, L., et al (2019). Premotor dorsal white matter integrity for the prediction of upper limb motor impairment after stroke. Scientific reports, 9(1), 19712. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56334-w (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31873186/). 3. Boccuni, L.,et al (2022). Time to reconcile research findings and clinical practice on upper limb neurorehabilitation. Frontiers in neurology, 13, 939748. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.939748 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35928130/). 4. Boccuni, L., et al (2023). Neuromodulation-induced prehabilitation to leverage neuroplasticity before brain tumor surgery: a single-cohort feasibility trial protocol. Frontiers in neurology, 14, 1243857. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1243857 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37849833/). 5. Boccuni, L., et al (2024). Exploring the neural basis of non-invasive prehabilitation in brain tumour patients: An fMRI-based case report of language network plasticity. Frontiers in oncology, 14, 1390542. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1390542 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38826790/). 6. Boccuni, L., et al (2024). Non-invasive prehabilitation to foster widespread fMRI cortical reorganization before brain tumor surgery: lessons from a case series. Journal of neuro-oncology, 170(1), 185–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-024-04774-4 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39044115/). 7. Essers, B., Meyer, S., De Bruyn, N., Van Gils, A., Boccuni, L., Tedesco Triccas, L., Peeters, A., Thijs, V., Feys, H., & Verheyden, G. (2019). Mismatch between observed and perceived upper limb function: an eye-catching phenomenon after stroke. Disability and rehabilitation, 41(13), 1545–1551. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1442504 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29564912/). 8. Salvalaggio, S., Boccuni, L., & Turolla, A. (2023). Patient's assessment and prediction of recovery after stroke: a roadmap for clinicians. Archives of physiotherapy, 13(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40945-023-00167-4 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37337288/). 9. Yilmazer, C., Boccuni, L., Thijs, L., & Verheyden, G. (2019). Effectiveness of somatosensory interventions on somatosensory, motor and functional outcomes in the upper limb post-stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. NeuroRehabilitation, 44(4), 459–477. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-192687 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31256086/). *Tesis doctoral próximamente disponible :)