Impact of anodal tDCS and virtual reality on cognitive dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol of a double blind, randomized, prospective, controlled study

• Lucilla Vestito,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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• Cristina Schenone ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: crischenone92@gmail.com; cristina.schenone@edu.unige.it

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0442-3549

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• Francesca Casazza,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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• Roberto Modenesi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Angelo Iandolino,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Maria Giuseppina Matichecchia,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Lisbet Montes Saez,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Massimiliano Botto,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Marta Ponzano,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Paola Gazzola,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

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• Erica Grange,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Scientific Research Area, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM),

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5114-9276

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• Giampaolo Brichetto,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliations Scientific Research Area, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM),, AISM Rehabilitation Service, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society, Genoa, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-3572

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• Fabio Bandini,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

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• Carlo Trompetto,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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• Laura Mori

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy

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