Dr. Paolo Bongioanni is a specialist in neurology. Since 2000, he has worked as a senior consultant in neurological rehabilitation at the Department of Neurosciences, Pisa University Hospital. He graduated in medicine and surgery in 1988 from the University of Pisa and then specialized in neurology in 1996 at the same university. He also obtained a PhD (in neuroimmunology) from the “S. Anna” of Pisa. His areas of specialization include the diagnosis and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and other dementias, Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and cognitive deficits (particularly aphasia). He also deals with neurological rehabilitation. He is the founder and president of the NeuroCare Onlus Association.