Tiziana Pisano
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Tiziana Pisano is a pioneering clinical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neuropsychiatry and neuromodulation. Her primary research areas include conversion disorders, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), and catatonia—conditions she investigates as network-level pathologies within cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical loops. Pisano’s most notable contribution is her groundbreaking 2021 study on deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subgenual cingulate region (SGC) for treating an early-onset conversion disorder with PNES and prolonged catatonia. This work, though preliminary and based on a single patient, represents a bold conceptual leap: positioning the SGC as a critical hub for modulating the motivational and cognitive functions that underpin these motor and behavioral symptoms. By framing these traditionally psychiatric conditions as treatable network disorders, Pisano opens a new frontier for DBS applications beyond mood and movement disorders. Her research is highly specialized, yet its impact is amplified by its novelty—her 2021 paper has already garnered 2 citations, signaling growing interest from clinicians and neuroscientists alike. Pisano’s work is a compelling example of how targeted neuromodulation can challenge diagnostic boundaries and offer hope for patients with treatment-refractory neuropsychiatric conditions.
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