MIRT consists of a 4-week physical therapy that entails four daily sessions, five days a week, in a hospital setting. The first session comprise cardiovascular warm-up activities, relaxation, muscle-stretching, exercises to improve the range of motion of spinal, pelvic and scapular joints, exercises to improve the functionality of the abdominal muscles, and postural changes in the supine position. The second session includes aerobic exercises to improve balance and gait using a stabilometric platform, treadmill plus, crossover and cycloergometer. All the exercises are aerobic. The third is a session of occupational therapy to improve autonomy in day living activities. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy.

we assessed the attentive Reaction Times in healthy controls, that don't receive rehabilitative treatment

MIRT consists of a 4-week physical therapy that entails four daily sessions, five days a week, in a hospital setting. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session comprise cardiovascular warm-up activities, relaxation, muscle-stretching, exercises to improve the range of motion of spinal, pelvic and scapular joints, exercises to improve the functionality of the abdominal muscles, and postural changes in the supine position. The second session includes aerobic exercises to improve balance and gait using a stabilometric platform, treadmill plus, crossover and cycloergometer. The third is a session of occupational therapy to improve autonomy in day living activities. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy.

The task consisted of 40 trials. The target was a number (1, 2, 3) whose presentation, on the centre of the screen, was randomized. Each number was associated to a different response buttons . In each single trial subjects had to press as quickly as possible the response button associated with the number that appeared on the screen. We evaluated the accuracy of response and recorded the time between the appearance of target and the subject's response.

The task consisted of 40 trials. In each single trial, the subjects had to press the response button as quickly as possible when a red circle appeared on the screen. The appearance of targets was mixed to a variable number of distractors consisting in single green circles. Targets and distractors could appear in different positions of the screen at irregular intervals (1-3 seconds). Distractors remained on the screen for 500 ms, while the target disappeared with the subject's response. We evaluated the accuracy of response and recorded the time between the appearance of target and the subject's response.

The task consisted of 40 trials. In each single trial the subjects had to press a response button as quickly as possible at the presentation of the target that consisted of an acoustic stimulus (intensity of 94 dbA) presented at irregular intervals (1-3 seconds). The stimulus ended after the subject's response. The times between the presentation of the target and the subject's response were recorded.