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Susanna Lavezzi’s research is centered on the intersection of neurorehabilitation and advanced technology, with a primary focus on robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) for patients with neurological impairments. Her major contributions lie in elucidating the nuanced, patient-specific responses to robotic therapy. In a pivotal 2021 cohort study (10 citations), she demonstrated that RAGT yields significantly greater functional recovery in women after subacute stroke compared to men, challenging the assumption of uniform treatment effects and advocating for sex-stratified rehabilitation protocols. Expanding this work, Lavezzi served as a key investigator in the RAGTIME trial, where her secondary analysis (7 citations) used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to map motor cortical activation in progressive multiple sclerosis patients undergoing gait rehabilitation. This pioneering study provided the first evidence that RAGT can induce measurable cortical reorganization even in severely disabled individuals, offering a neurophysiological rationale for its use in late-stage MS. By combining rigorous clinical outcomes with brain-imaging biomarkers, Lavezzi’s work is shaping personalized, evidence-based neurorehabilitation. Her findings have direct implications for tailoring robotic therapy to sex and disease progression, marking her as a rising voice in translational rehabilitation science.