Editor's update and selected articles from the Journal of the Neurological Sciences

John D. England

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.056
• p148
• Published online: September 28, 2016
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Increased admission and fasting glucose are associated with unfavorable short-term outcome after intra-arterial treatment of ischemic stroke in the MR CLEAN pretrial cohort

E. Osei, H.M. den Hertog, O.A. Berkhemer, P.S.S. Fransen, Y.B.W.E.M. Roos, D. Beumer, R.J. van Oostenbrugge, W.J. Schonewille, J. Boiten, A.A.M. Zandbergen, P.J. Koudstaal, D.W.J. Dippel, MR CLEAN pretrial investigators

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.003
• p1–5
• Published online: October 6, 2016
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Botulinum toxin as early intervention for spasticity after stroke or non-progressive brain lesion: A meta-analysis

Raymond L. Rosales, Fran Efendy, Ericka SA Teleg, Mary MD Delos Santos, Mary CE Rosales, Marc Ostrea, Michelle J Tanglao, Arlene R. Ng

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.005
• p6–14
• Published online: October 9, 2016
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Investigation and clinical applications of muscle strength change in cerebrospinal fluid tap test in cases of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: A retrospective study

Tsuyoshi Matsuoka, Jun-ichi Iida, Makoto Kawahara, Yoshitomo Uchiyama

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.009
• p18–23
• Published online: October 10, 2016
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Daytime sleepiness and nighttime sleep quality across the full spectrum of cognitive presentations in essential tremor

Brittany Rohl, Kathleen Collins, Sarah Morgan, Stephanie Cosentino, Edward D. Huey, Elan D. Louis

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.006
• p24–31
• Published online: October 7, 2016
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Polyneuropathy in levodopa-treated Parkinson's patients

Karol Szadejko, Krzysztof Dziewiatowski, Krzysztof Szabat, Piotr Robowski, Michał Schinwelski, Emilia Sitek, Jarosław Sławek

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.061
• p36–41
• Published online: October 2, 2016
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of serum vitronectin levels in human glioma

Mao-Hua Chen, Chuan Lu, Jun Sun, Xian-Dong Chen, Jun-Xia Dai, Jian-Yong Cai, Xiang-Lin Chen

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.022
• p54–59
• Published online: October 15, 2016
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Aneurysm rebleeding after poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Predictors and impact on clinical outcomes

Bing Zhao, Yilin fan, Ye Xiong, Rong Yin, Kuang Zheng, Zequn Li, Xianxi Tan, Hua Yang, Ming Zhong, on behalf of the AMPAS Study Group

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.020
• p62–66
• Published online: October 14, 2016
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Chasing dizzy chimera: Diagnosis of combined peripheral and central vestibulopathy

Seo-Young Choi, Hyo-Jung Kim, Ji-Soo Kim

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.063
• p69–78
• Published online: October 15, 2016
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Minocycline is effective in intracerebral hemorrhage by inhibition of apoptosis and autophagy

Zehan Wu, Xiang Zou, Wei Zhu, Ying Mao, Liang Chen, Fan Zhao

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.025
• p88–95
• Published online: October 19, 2016
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Mortality of head injuries in Sub-Saharan African countries: The case of the university teaching hospitals of Cameroon

VdP Djientcheu, E.J Nguifo Fongang, P Owono Etoundi, A Esiene, M Motah, C Tchaleu, E Emakam, R Tonye, B Ngo Nonga, X Essiben, PJ Fouda

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.016
• p100–104
• Published online: October 13, 2016
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Novel SACS mutations associated with intellectual disability, epilepsy and widespread supratentorial abnormalities

Zafar Ali, Joakim Klar, Mohammad Jameel, Kamal Khan, Ambrin Fatima, Raili Raininko, Shahid Baig, Niklas Dahl

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.032
• p105–111
• Published online: October 21, 2016
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HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): A comparative study to identify factors that influence disease progression

Eiji Matsuura, Satoshi Nozuma, Yuichi Tashiro, Ryuji Kubota, Shuji Izumo, Hiroshi Takashima

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.030
• p112–116
• Published online: October 21, 201
• Open Access
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A novel mutation in PGAP2 gene causes developmental delay, intellectual disability, epilepsy and microcephaly in consanguineous Saudi family

Muhammad Imran Naseer, Mahmood Rasool, Mohammed M. Jan, Adeel G. Chaudhary, Peter Natesan Pushparaj, Adel M. Abuzenadah, Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.027
• p121–125
• Published online: October 18, 2016
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Regional variation in acute stroke care organisation

Paula Muñoz Venturelli, Thompson Robinson, Pablo M. Lavados, Verónica V. Olavarría, Hisatomi Arima, Laurent Billot, Maree L. Hackett, Joyce Y. Lim, Sandy Middleton, Octavio Pontes-Neto, Bin Peng, Liying Cui, Lily Song, Gillian Mead, Caroline Watkins, Ruey-Tay Lin, Tsong-Hai Lee, Jeyaraj Pandian, H. Asita de Silva, Craig S. Anderson, the HeadPoST Investigators

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.026
• p126–130
• Published online: October 18, 2016
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Neural correlates of anxiety symptoms in mild Parkinson's disease: A prospective longitudinal voxel-based morphometry study

Natalie Wee, Ming-Ching Wen, Nagaendran Kandiah, Russell J. Chander, Aloysius Ng, Wing Lok Au, Louis C.S. Tan

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.021
• p131–136
• Published online: October 18, 2016
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Resting-state functional connectivity of subthalamic nucleus in different Parkinson's disease phenotypes

Zhan Wang, Huimin Chen, Huizi Ma, Lingyan Ma, Tao Wu, Tao Feng

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.035
• p137–147
• Published online: October 22, 2016
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Novel compound heterozygous mutations in a child with Ataxia-Telangiectasia showing unrelated cerebellar disorders

Maria Piane, Anna Molinaro, Annarosa Soresina, Silvia Costa, Marianna Maffeis, Aldo Germani, Lorenzo Pinelli, Roberta Meschini, Alessandro Plebani, Luciana Chessa, Roberto Micheli

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.014
• p48–53
• Published online: October 13, 2016
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Episodic ataxia and SCA6 within the same family due to the D302N CACNA1A gene mutation

Luca Pradotto, Monica Mencarelli, Matteo Bigoni, Alessandra Milesi, Anna Di Blasio, Alessandro Mauro

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.029
• p81–84
• Published online: October 19, 2016
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A prognostic factor in focal hand dystonia: typist's cramp cases and literature review

Jee Hyun Ham, Sang Jin Kim, Sook Keun Song, Chul Hyoung Lyoo, Phil Hyu Lee, Young Ho Sohn, Suk Yun Kang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.028
• p85–87
• Published online: October 19, 2016
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Eligibility for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: A phase IV multi-center screening log registry

Georgios Tsivgoulis, Nitin Goyal, Robert Mikulik, Vijay K. Sharma, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Ramin Zand, Prakash R. Paliwal, Andromachi Roussopoulou, Ondrej Volny, Abhi Pandhi, Christina Zompola, Lucas Elijovich, Apostolos Safouris, Jason Chang, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Anne W. Alexandrov

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.018
• p96–99
• Published online: October 13, 2016
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Neuropsychological impairment in prodromal Parkinson's disease

Christoph Pausch, Robert Schomburg, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Frank Arne Wollenweber, Caroline Bayer, Klaus Fassbender, Stefanie Behnke

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.007
• p117–120
• Published online: October 7, 2016
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Chewing-induced blepharospasm in Parkinson's disease

Mariana Spitz, Elisa Sasse, Luiz Felipe Rocha Vasconcellos, Daniel de Souza e Silva, João Santos Pereira

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.011
• p15–16
• Published online: October 11, 2016
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Alternating deep brain stimulation frequencies in Parkinson's disease

José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Marlene Alonso-Juarez

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.013
• p32–33
• Published online: October 11, 2016
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Infantile-onset ascending spastic paraplegia phenotype associated with SPAST mutation

Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Thiago Bortholin, Fernando George Monteiro Naylor, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.017
• p34–35
• Published online: October 13, 2016
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Neuro-Sweet disease: A diagnostic challenge

Greta Macorig, Maria Elena Pessa, Giuliano Barbarino, Simona Scalise, Serena D'Agostini, Mariarosaria Valente, Gian Luigi Gigli, Anna Scalise

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.012
• p42–44
• Published online: October 13, 2016
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Hemichorea improvement following endarterectomy for internal carotid artery stenosis

Kazuyuki Noda, Reo Ishimoto, Nobutaka Hattori, Yasuyuki Okuma, Takuji Yamamoto

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.019
• p45–47
• Published online: October 14, 2016
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  Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with Rickettsia conorii: First case report

  D Tzanetakos, M Papadopoulou, D Kanellopoulos, M Mamali, M Safarikas, D Katsianos, V Zisimopoulou
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.015
  • p60–61
  • Published online: October 13, 2016
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  Galectin-3 is not an outcome biomarker in ischemic stroke. Letter concerning the study 'Role of galectin-3 in plasma as a predictive biomarker of outcome after acute intracerebral hemorrhage

  Alejandro Bustamante, Belén Díaz-Fernández, Anna Penalba, Teresa García-Berrocoso, Joan Montaner
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.023
  • p67–68
  • Published online: October 17, 2016
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  Body mass index and interferon-beta efficacy (and safety) in multiple sclerosis

  Tatiana Koudriavtseva
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.024
  • p79–80
  • Published online: October 18, 2016
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  Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine and magnesium in intractable trigeminal neuralgia: A preliminary report

  Min Xu, Pin Chen, Xun Zhu, Cun-zu Wang
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.017
  • p149–151
  • Published online: September 10, 2016
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Corrigendum to "Mortality of advanced Parkinson's disease patients treated with deep brain stimulation surgery" [J. Neurol. Sci. 369, 230–235]

Sun Ju Chung
• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.09.060
• p17
• Published online: October 12, 2016
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