JNS-cover.jpgJournal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 372 | 15 January 2017 | Pages 1-510

Editorial

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How to assess tendon reflexes of the lower limb in the elderly

Monica Ziff, Richard J Stark

 

Review Articles

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Toll like receptor 3 and viral infections of nervous system

Rajesh Verma, Kavita Bharti

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.034
  • p40–48
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Meige's syndrome: History, epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis and treatment

Sanjay Pandey, Soumya Sharma


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Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis

O.H. Del Brutto, T.E. Nash, A.C. White Jr., V. Rajshekhar, P.P. Wilkins, G. Singh, C.M. Vasquez, P. Salgado, R.H. Gilman, H.H. Garcia

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.045
  • p202–210
  • Published online: November 21, 2016
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Association between human herpesvirus & human endogenous retrovirus and MS onset & progression

Chunrong Tao, Steve Simpson Jr, Bruce V Taylor, Ingrid van der Mei

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.060
  • p239–249
  • Published online: November 24, 2016
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Migraine affects 1 in 10 people worldwide featuring recent rise: A systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies involving 6 million participants

Yohannes W. Woldeamanuel, Robert P. Cowan


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Prevalence of depression and anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rosa E. Boeschoten, Annemarie M.J. Braamse, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Pim Cuijpers, Patricia van Oppen, Joost Dekker, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag


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The Babinski Sign: A comprehensive review

Paurush Ambesh, Vimal Kumar Paliwal, Vijay Shetty, Stephan Kamholz


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Hippocampal adult neurogenesis: Does the immune system matter?

Aline Silva de Miranda, Cun-Jin Zhang, Atsuko Katsumoto, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.052
  • p482–495
  • Published online: November 2, 2016
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Basic Research Papers

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The role of very high high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels on mortality after stroke

Ahmed Itrat, Sandra D. Griffith, Shazia Alam, Nicolas Thompson, Irene L. Katzan


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Lower body mass index is associated with orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease

Tomohiko Nakamura, Masashi Suzuki, Miki Ueda, Masaaki Hirayama, Masahisa Katsuno

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.027
  • p14–18
  • Published online: November 15, 2016
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Stroke severity may predict causes of readmission within one year in patients with first ischemic stroke event

Cheng-Yang Hsieh, Huey-Juan Lin, Ya-Han Hu, Sheng-Feng Sung


Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and MRI in early multiple sclerosis: Validation of the VEMP score

Luka Crnošija, Magdalena Krbot Skorić, Tereza Gabelić, Ivan Adamec, Mario Habek


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Focal muscle vibration, an effective rehabilitative approach in severe gait impairment due to multiple sclerosis

F Camerota, C Celletti, E Di Sipio, C De Fino, C Simbolotti, M Germanotta, M Mirabella, L Padua, V Nociti

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.025
  • p33–39
  • Published online: November 15, 2016
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Clinical characteristics of parkinsonism in frontotemporal dementia according to subtypes

Hee Kyung Park, Kee Hyung Park, Bora Yoon, Jae-Hong Lee, Seong Hye Choi, Jee H. Joung, Soo Jin Yoon, Byeong C. Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Eun-Joo Kim, Duk L. Na, Kyung Won Park

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.033
  • p51–56
  • Published online: November 16, 2016
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Treatment of blepharospasm with apraclonidine

Dhanya Vijayakumar, Subhashie Wijemanne, Joseph Jankovic


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Evaluation parameters between intra-voxel incoherent motion and diffusion-weighted imaging in grading and differentiating histological subtypes of meningioma: A prospective pilot study

Lu Yiping, Shek Kawai, Wen Jianbo, Liu Li, Geng Daoying, Yin Bo

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.037
  • p60–69
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Role of vitamin A metabolism in IIH: Results from the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial

J Libien, MJ Kupersmith, W Blaner, MP McDermott, S Gao, Y Liu, J Corbett, M Wall, The NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.014
  • p78–84
  • Published online: November 10, 2016
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Cognitive deficits in non-demented diabetic elderly appear independent of brain amyloidosis

Gloria C. Chiang, Eileen Chang, Sneha Pandya, Amy Kuceyeski, James Hu, Richard Isaacson, Christine Ganzer, Aaron Schulman, Vivian Sobel, Shankar Vallabhajosula, the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Lisa Ravdin

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.040
  • p85–91
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Treatment of neuromyelitis optica and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with rituximab using a maintenance treatment regimen and close CD19 B cell monitoring. A six-year follow-up

M.E. Evangelopoulos, E. Andreadou, G. Koutsis, V. Koutoulidis, M. Anagnostouli, P. Katsika, D.S. Evangelopoulos, I. Evdokimidis, C. Kilidireas

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.016
  • p92–96
  • Published online: November 10, 2016
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Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia type 1 mimicking multiple sclerosis: A report of two siblings with a novel mutation in SYNE1 gene in a Saudi family

Hussein Algahtani, Yousef Marzouk, Raghad Algahtani, Sali Salman, Bader Shirah

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.036
  • p97–100
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Does stroke etiology play a role in predicting outcome of acute stroke patients who underwent endovascular treatment with stent retrievers?

Semih Giray, Ozcan Ozdemir, Demet F. Baş, Yusuf İnanç, Zulfikar Arlıer, Ozcan Kocaturk

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.006
  • p104–109
  • Published online: November 10, 2016
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Safety and efficacy of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of pituitary adenomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Xuezhen Li, Yanbin Li, Yang Cao, Peiliang Li, Bo Liang, Jidian Sun, Enshan Feng

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.024
  • p110–116
  • Published online: November 15, 2016
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Relationship between resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging and memory function in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Shenggen Chen, Lin Chen, Huapin Huang, Wanhui Lin

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.048
  • p117–125
  • Published online: October 29, 2016
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Conceptualizing cognitive health to optimize dementia prevention and care

Cyrus A. Raji

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.039
  • p126–127
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Effects of left DLPFC versus right PPC tDCS on multiple sclerosis fatigue

Moussa A. Chalah, Naji Riachi, Rechdi Ahdab, Alaa Mhalla, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Alain Créange, Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, Samar S. Ayache

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.015
  • p131–137
  • Published online: November 10, 2016
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The characteristics of spinal imaging in different types of demyelinating diseases

Chaisak Dumrikarnlert, Sasitorn Siritho, Pimwalai Chulapimphan, Chanon Ngamsombat, Chanjira Satukijchai, Naraporn Prayoonwiwat

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.035
  • p138–143
  • Published online: November 16, 2016
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Family carers' experiences of receiving the news of a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease: A national survey

Samar M Aoun, Lauren J Breen, David Oliver, Robert D Henderson, Robert Edis, Margaret O'Connor, Denise Howting, Rodney Harris, Carol Birks

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.043
  • p144–151
  • Published online: November 19, 2016
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Pregnancy in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A multicenter study from South China

Yanlu Huang, Yuge Wang, Yifan Zhou, Qiao Huang, Xiaobo Sun, Chen Chen, Ling Fang, Youming Long, Hui Yang, Honghao Wang, Caixia Li, Zhengqi Lu, Xueqiang Hu, Allan G Kermode, Wei Qiu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.054
  • p152–156
  • Published online: November 22, 2016
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Monocyte to HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with discharge and 3-month outcome in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Shoujiang You, Chongke Zhong, Danni Zheng, Jiaping Xu, Xia Zhang, Huihui Liu, Yanlin Zhang, Jijun Shi, Zhichao Huang, Yongjun Cao, Chun-Feng Liu


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Sevoflurane pre-conditioning increases phosphorylation of Erk1/2 and HO-1 expression via inhibition of mPTP in primary rat cortical neurons exposed to OGD/R

Li-Min Zhang, Dong-Xue Zhang, Xiao-Chun Zhao, Wen-bo Sun, Xiao-Jing Jiang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.055
  • p171–177
  • Published online: November 23, 2016
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The Cerebral Haemorrhage Anatomical RaTing inStrument (CHARTS): Development and assessment of reliability

Andreas Charidimou, Anne Schmitt, Duncan Wilson, Yusuke Yakushiji, Simone M. Gregoire, Zoe Fox, Hans R. Jäger, David J. Werring

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.021
  • p178–183
  • Published online: November 12, 2016
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High-dose methotrexate with leucovorin rescue: For monumentally severe CNS inflammatory syndromes

Shin C. Beh, Eric Kildebeck, Ram Narayan, Allen Desena, Doug Schell, Elizabeth S. Rowe, Vernon Rowe, Dennis Burns, Louis Whitworth, Teresa C. Frohman, Benjamin Greenberg, Elliot M. Frohman


Olfactory ability in normal pressure hydrocephalus as compared to Alzheimer's disease and healthy controls

Jesse S. Passler, Richard L. Doty, Michelle C. Dolske, Phillip G. St. Louis, Cherlynn Basignani, Julie W. Pepe, Sergey Bushnev

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.049
  • p217–219
  • Published online: November 22, 2016
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Clinical characteristics, and impairment and disability scale scores for different CIDP Disease Activity Status classes

Majed Alabdali, Alon Abraham, Abdulla Alsulaiman, Ari Breiner, Carolina Barnett, Hans D. Katzberg, Leif E. Lovblom, Bruce A. Perkins, Vera Bril

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.056
  • p223–227
  • Published online: November 23, 2016
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Decision-making performance in Parkinson's disease correlates with lateral orbitofrontal volume

Mutsutaka Kobayakawa, Natsuko Tsuruya, Mitsuru Kawamura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.046
  • p232–238
  • Published online: November 24, 2016
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Parent vessel occlusion for treatment of cerebral aneurysms: Is there still an indication? A series of 17 patients

Nishant Ganesh Kumar, Travis R. Ladner, Imad S. Kahn, Scott L. Zuckerman, Christopher B. Baker, Marybess Skaletsky, Deborah Cushing, Matthew R. Sanborn, J Mocco, Robert D. Ecker

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.057
  • p250–255
  • Published online: November 23, 2016
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Hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema in acute ischemic stroke: Link to cerebral autoregulation

Pedro Castro, Elsa Azevedo, Jorge Serrador, Isabel Rocha, Farzaneh Sorond

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.065
  • p256–261
  • Published online: November 29, 2016
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Stroke survivors in Nigeria: A door-to-door prevalence survey from the Niger Delta region

Martinsixtus C. Ezejimofor, Olalekan A. Uthman, Omosivie Maduka, Aloysius C. Ezeabasili, Arthur C. Onwuchekwa, Benedeth C. Ezejimofor, Eme Asuquo, Yen-Fu Chen, Saverio Stranges, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala


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Comparison of stent versus medical therapy for symptomatic patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: A meta-analysis

Qian Zhang, Kai Dong, Haiqing Song

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.064
  • p272–278
  • Published online: November 25, 2016
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Apomorphine pump in advanced Parkinson's disease: Effects on motor and nonmotor symptoms with brain metabolism correlations

Manon Auffret, Florence Le Jeune, Anne Maurus, Sophie Drapier, Jean-François Houvenaghel, Gabriel Hadrien Robert, Paul Sauleau, Marc Vérin

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.080
  • p279–287
  • Published online: December 2, 2016
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Longitudinal study of cognitive and cerebral metabolic changes in Parkinson's disease

Toru Baba, Yoshiyuki Hosokai, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Akio Kikuchi, Kazumi Hirayama, Kyoko Suzuki, Takafumi Hasegawa, Masashi Aoki, Atsushi Takeda, Etsuro Mori

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.068
  • p288–293
  • Published online: December 2, 2016
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Bridging-therapy with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator improves functional outcome in patients with endovascular treatment in acute stroke

Ilko L. Maier, Daniel Behme, Marlena Schnieder, Ioannis Tsogkas, Katharina Schregel, Alexander Kleinknecht, Katrin Wasser, Mathias Bähr, Michael Knauth, Marios Psychogios, Jan Liman


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Serum antibodies targeting neurons of the monoaminergic systems in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Claudia Rink, Angelika Görtzen, Rüdiger W. Veh, Harald Prüss

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.078
  • p318–323
  • Published online: December 2, 2016
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Association of glutathione S-transferase omega polymorphism and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

Luis E. Almaguer-Mederos, Dennis Almaguer-Gotay, Raúl Aguilera-Rodríguez, Yanetza González-Zaldívar, Dany Cuello-Almarales, José Laffita-Mesa, Yaimé Vázquez-Mojena, Pedro Zayas-Feria, Roberto Rodríguez-Labrada, Luis Velázquez-Pérez, Patrick MacLeod

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.075
  • p324–328
  • Published online: December 3, 2016
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Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and aerobic capacity in persons with multiple sclerosis

Robert W. Motl, Brian M. Sandroff, Lara A. Pilutti, Rachel E. Klaren, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.070
  • p342–346
  • Published online: December 3, 2016
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Investigation of a Guillain-Barré syndrome cluster in the Republic of Fiji

Daniel M. Pastula, Aalisha Sahu Khan, Tyler M. Sharp, Viema L. Biaukula, Taina K. Naivalu, Eric Rafai, Ermias Belay, J. Erin Staples, Marc Fischer, Olga I. Kosoy, Janeen J. Laven, Elizabeth J. Bennett, Adam W.J. Jenney, Ravi Narayan Naidu, Robert S. Lanciotti, Renee L. Galloway, Eric J. Nilles, James J. Sejvar, Mike Kama

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.08.064
  • p350–355
  • Published online: September 1, 2016
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Post-stroke cognitive impairment - A cross-sectional comparison study between mild cognitive impairment of vascular and non-vascular etiology

K P Divya, Ramshekhar N Menon, Ravi Prasad Varma, PN Sylaja, Bejoy Thomas, C Kesavadas, J Sunitha, VS Lekha, S Deepak


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Functional impairment of precerebral arteries in Huntington disease

Jan Kobal, Ksenija Cankar, Janja Pretnar, Marjan Zaletel, Lucijan Kobal, Natasa Teran, Ziva Melik

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.033
  • p363–368
  • Published online: October 23, 2016
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Localization of a mutant SOD1 protein in E40K-heterozygous dogs: Implications for non-cell-autonomous pathogenesis of degenerative myelopathy

Yui Kobatake, Hiroki Sakai, Toshihiro Tsukui, Osamu Yamato, Moeko Kohyama, Jun Sasaki, Shinsuke Kato, Makoto Urushitani, Sadatoshi Maeda, Hiroaki Kamishina

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.034
  • p369–378
  • Published online: October 24, 2016
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Clinical characterization of an APP mutation (V717I) in five Han Chinese families with early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Guili Zhang, Yunyan Xie, Wei Wang, Xueyan Feng, Jianping Jia

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.039
  • p379–386
  • Published online: October 27, 2016
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Sleep and fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional, cohort study

Viviana Nociti, Francesco Antonio Losavio, Valentina Gnoni, Anna Losurdo, Elisa Testani, Catello Vollono, Giovanni Frisullo, Valerio Brunetti, Massimiliano Mirabella, Giacomo Della Marca

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.040
  • p387–392
  • Published online: October 27, 2016
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Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) test: A new measure of rapid picture naming for concussion

Lucy Cobbs, Lisena Hasanaj, Prin Amorapanth, John-Ross Rizzo, Rachel Nolan, Liliana Serrano, Jenelle Raynowska, Janet C. Rucker, Barry D. Jordan, Steven L. Galetta, Laura J. Balcer

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.044
  • p393–398
  • Published online: November 4, 2016
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ACDD4 score: A simple tool for assessing risk of pneumonia after stroke

Sandeep Kumar, Sarah Marchina, Joseph Massaro, Wayne Feng, Sourabh Lahoti, Magdy Selim, Shoshana J. Herzig

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.050
  • p399–402
  • Published online: November 1, 2016
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Anhedonia and its correlation with clinical aspects in Parkinson's disease

Hiroshi Nagayama, Tetsuya Maeda, Tsuyoshi Uchiyama, Masaya Hashimoto, Nobuatsu Nomoto, Osamu Kano, Tatsuya Takahashi, Hiroo Terashi, Shinsuke Hamada, Takafumi Hasegawa, Taku Hatano, Tetsuya Takahashi, Yasuhiko Baba, Renpei Sengoku, Hirohisa Watanabe, Manabu Inoue, Taro Kadowaki, Satoshi Kaneko, Hideki Shimura, Shin-ichiro Kubo, The Young Japanese Expert Group for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders: YJ-EXPANDS

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.051
  • p403–407
  • Published online: November 3, 2016
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Trans-crocetin improves amyloid-β degradation in monocytes from Alzheimer's Disease patients

Roberto Tiribuzi, Lucia Crispoltoni, Valerio Chiurchiù, Antonella Casella, Celeste Montecchiani, Alberto Marco Del Pino, Mauro Maccarrone, Carlo Alberto Palmerini, Carlo Caltagirone, Toshitaka Kawarai, Aldo Orlacchio, Antonio Orlacchio

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.004
  • p408–412
  • Published online: November 6, 2016
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Microbleeds and cavernomas after radiotherapy for paediatric primary brain tumours

João Passos, Hipólito Nzwalo, Mariana Valente, Joana Marques, Ana Azevedo, Eduardo Netto, António Mota, Alexandra Borges, Sofia Nunes, Duarte Salgado

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.005
  • p413–416
  • Published online: November 10, 2016
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Albuminuria predicts early neurological deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Takuya Kanamaru, Satoshi Suda, Kanako Muraga, Seiji Okubo, Yoko Watanabe, Syuichi Tsuruoka, Kazumi Kimura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.007
  • p417–420
  • Published online: November 5, 2016
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MRI based thrombolysis for FLAIR-negative stroke patients within 4.5–6 h after symptom onset

Xiao-Er Wei, Jia Zhou, Wen-Bin Li, Yu-Wu Zhao, Ming-Hua Li, Yue-Hua Li

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.010
  • p421–427
  • Published online: November 9, 2016
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Usefulness of 3-Tesla magnetic resonance arterial spin-labeled imaging for diagnosis of cranial dural arteriovenous fistula

Nobuaki Yamamoto, Junichiro Satomi, Yuki Yamamoto, Yuishin Izumi, Shinji Nagahiro, Ryuji Kaji

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.011
  • p428–432
  • Published online: November 9, 2016
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Association of the DRD2 CAn-STR and DRD3 Ser9Gly polymorphisms with Parkinson's disease and response to dopamine agonists

Shaoqing Xu, Jiujiang Liu, Xiaodong Yang, Yiwei Qian, Qin Xiao


Prevalence and risk factors for visual hallucinations in Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease

Jun Zhu, Bo Shen, Liyu Lu, Wenya Lan, Yang Pan, Lili Zhang, Jingde Dong, Min Wang, Li Zhang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.043
  • p471–476
  • Published online: October 27, 2016
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Clinical Short Communications

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Slowly progressive d-bifunctional protein deficiency with survival to adulthood diagnosed by whole-exome sequencing

Takashi Matsukawa, Kagari Mano Koshi, Jun Mitsui, Taro Bannai, Miho Kawabe, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Yasuo Terao, Jun Shimizu, Keiko Murayama, Jun Yoshimura, Koichiro Doi, Shinichi Morishita, Shoji Tsuji, Jun Goto


Microcephaly and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: The full-blown CNS spectrum in newborns with ZIKV infection

Marcio Leyser, Alexandre Fernandes, Pamela Passos, Camila Pupe, Andre PC Matta, Marcio Moacyr Vasconcelos, Osvaldo JM Nascimento

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.030
  • p73–74
  • Published online: November 16, 2016
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Therapeutic route of patients at the acute phase of their stroke in Burkina Faso

Christian Napon, Anselme Dabilgou, Julie Kyelem, Papougnézambo Bonkoungou, Jean Kaboré

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.017
  • p75–77
  • Published online: November 14, 2016
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Subjective hearing impairment after subarachnoid haemorrhage: Prevalence and risk factors

Erik M. Vos, Paut Greebe, J.M. Anne Visser-Meily, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Mervyn D.I. Vergouwen

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.062
  • p184–186
  • Published online: November 24, 2016
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Transcriptional and epigenetic phenomena in peripheral blood cells of monozygotic twins discordant for alzheimer's disease, a case report

Claudio D'Addario, Sussy Bastias Candia, Beatrice Arosio, Martina Di Bartolomeo, Carlo Abbate, Alessandra Casè, Sanzio Candeletti, Patrizia Romualdi, Sarah Damanti, Mauro Maccarrone, Luigi Bergamaschini, Daniela Mari

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.052
  • p211–216
  • Published online: November 23, 2016
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Stiff person syndrome masquerading as multiple sclerosis

Joseph J. Sabatino Jr, Scott D. Newsome

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.066
  • p297–299
  • Published online: November 29, 2016
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Major neurocognitive disorder followıng isolated hippocampal ischemıc lesions

Emre Kumral, Oral Zirek

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.001
  • p496–500
  • Published online: November 3, 2016
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Status epilepticus in the elderly patients: A national data study in Thailand

Somsak Tiamkao, Sineenard Pranboon, Kaewjai Thepsuthammarat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.013
  • p501–505
  • Published online: November 9, 2016
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Letters to the Editor

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Pure word deafness due to herpes simplex encephalitis

Dimitrios S. Kasselimis, Georgia Angelopoulou, Georgios Kolovos, Argyro Daskalaki, Christos Peppas, Antonios Tavernarakis, Constantin Potagas

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.018
  • p11–13
  • Published online: November 12, 2016
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Opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia syndrome secondary to venlafaxine intoxication

Ján Necpál, Matej Skorvanek


In response to letter to Editor by Nosaka et al. on our paper: Elevated serum levels of neutrophil elastase in patients with influenza virus-associated encephalopathy. J Neurol Sci 2015;349:190–195

Kazuhiro Haginoya, Guilian Sun, Chiharu Ota, Setsuko Kitaoka, Masaru Takayanagi, Taro Kitamura, Mitsugu Uematsu, Naomi Hino-Fukuyo, Mitsutoshi Munakata, Shigeo Kure

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.041
  • p50
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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A SLC20A2 mutation identified in an asymptomatic patient with brain calcification

Monica Gagliardi, Maurizio Morelli, Grazia Iannello, Carmela Colica, Grazia Annesi, Aldo Quattrone

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.038
  • p70–72
  • Published online: November 17, 2016
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Successful antibacterial therapy of a spinal epidural abscess in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Hiroto Nakano, Daisuke Yanase, Kiyoko Mae, Yasumitsu Toribatake, Masahito Yamada

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.042
  • p101–103
  • Published online: November 18, 2016
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Co-existence of spastic paraplegia-30 with novel KIF1A mutation and spinocerebellar ataxia 31 with intronic expansion of BEAN and TK2 in a family

Arika Hasegawa, Ryoko Koike, Kishin Koh, Akio Kawakami, Norikazu Hara, Yoshihisa Takiyama, Takeshi Ikeuchi


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Lack of decussation of pyramids in Kallmann syndrome presenting with mirror movements

Thiago Cardoso Vale, José Luiz Pedroso, René Leandro Magalhães Rivero, Agatha Santana Mandeli, Magnus Régios Dias-da-Silva, Orlando G. Barsottini


Predictors of health-related quality of life in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Methodological issues

Ahad Ashrafi-Asgarabad, Erfan Ayubi, Saeid Safiri

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.063
  • p228
  • Published online: November 24, 2016
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Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL) with a novel DARS2 mutation and isolated progressive spastic paraparesis

Min-Yu Lan, Yung-Yee Chang, Tu-Hseuh Yeh, Tsu-Kung Lin, Chin-Song Lu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.058
  • p229–231
  • Published online: November 23, 2016
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Severe subthalamic stimulation-induced dysarthria alleviated by a novel paradigm: A case report

Fumin Jia, Yi Guo, Sen Wan, Luming Li

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.048
  • p270–271
  • Published online: November 22, 2016
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An AOA2 patient with a novel compound heterozygous SETX frame shift mutations

Emi Motokura, Toru Yamashita, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Keiichiro Tsunoda, Kota Sato, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Yasuyuki Ohta, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Takashima, Koji Abe

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.074
  • p294–296
  • Published online: November 30, 2016
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Characteristics of isolated spinal cord involvement in neurobrucellosis with no corresponding MRI activity: A case report and review of the literature

Tuncay Gündüz, Pınar Topaloğlu Tektürk, Zuhal Yapıcı, Murat Kürtüncü, Ayper Somer, Selda Hançerli Törün, Mefkure Eraksoy

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.076
  • p305–306
  • Published online: December 2, 2016
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Historical evidence supports El Greco's depiction of a neurological condition in his attributed self-portrait

R. Bianucci, F. Marías Franco, O. Appenzeller

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.077
  • p316–317
  • Published online: December 2, 2016
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The resurgence of meningeal tuberculosis in Mexico: A social phenomenon

Ildefonso Leiva Rodriquez, Juan Francisco Hernandez Gomez, Juan Francisco Hernandez Sierra

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.005
  • p329–330
  • Published online: December 6, 2016
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Exome sequencing reveals two FA2H mutations in a family with a complicated form of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and psychiatric impairments

A. Magariello, C. Russo, L. Citrigno, S. Züchner, A. Patitucci, R. Mazzei, F.L. Conforti, E. Ferlazzo, U. Aguglia, M. Muglia

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.069
  • p347–349
  • Published online: December 4, 2016
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Nodding syndrome, other forms of epilepsy, and the Nakalanga syndrome most likely directly or indirectly caused by Onchocerca volvulus

R. Colebunders, P. Suykerbuyk, S.T. Jacob, M. van Oijen

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.008
  • p439–440
  • Published online: October 8, 2016
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Response to R. Colebunders: Helminth infections in Nodding syndrome

Peter S. Spencer, Rajarshi Mazumder, Valerie S. Palmer, On behalf of the Oregon-Uganda Research Team on Nodding Syndrome

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.010
  • p441
  • Published online: October 13, 2016
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Leukoencephalopathy with cerebral calcification and cysts

Miao Wang, Zhao Dong

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.036
  • p442
  • Published online: October 24, 2016
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Leukoencephalopathy with calcification and cysts: A cerebral microangiopathy caused by mutations in SNORD118

John H Livingston, Yanick J Crow

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.037
  • p443
  • Published online: October 24, 2016
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) syndrome as a phenotype of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? A case report

Hiroaki Yaguchi, Akiko Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Ikuko Takahashi, Shinnichi Shirai, Sachiko Akimoto, Katsuya Satoh, Fumio Moriwaka, Ichiro Yabe, Hidenao Sasaki

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.038
  • p444–446
  • Published online: November 3, 2016
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Simultaneous skin-nerve-muscle biopsy and abnormal mitochondrial inclusions in intranuclear hyaline inclusion body disease

Satoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Tadashi Komiya, Kazutomi Kanemaru, Aya Midori Tokumaru, Shigeo Murayama

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.042
  • p447–449
  • Published online: October 27, 2016
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Acute myelitis resembling human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy presenting as high-signal-intensity long cord lesions on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images combined with lymphoma-type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Yuko Wada, Yo Nishimura, Misa Ishihara, Kimio Hashimoto, Norihiro Takenouchi, Toru Yamamoto

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.045
  • p450–452
  • Published online: October 28, 2016
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Morvan syndrome with Caspr2 antibodies. Clinical and autopsy report

C. Sundal, C. Vedeler, H. Miletic, O. Andersen

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.046
  • p453–455
  • Published online: October 28, 2016
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Acute hemorrhagic cerebellar infarction presenting with isolated head titubation

Tatsuya Ueno, Haruo Nishijima, Akira Arai, Masahiko Tomiyama


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Progression of oculomotor deficit in a patient with posterior cortical atrophy

Francesca Rosini, Valeria Serchi, Letizia Tirelli, Lara Di Toro Mammarella, Barbara Pucci, Antonio Federico, Alessandra Rufa

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.049
  • p459–463
  • Published online: October 31, 2016
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Reply to effect of CYP2C19*2 and *3 on clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients treated with Clopidogrel

Demetrios Moris, Chris Bakoyiannis, Georgios Karaolanis, Sotirios Georgopoulos

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.053
  • p464
  • Published online: November 1, 2016
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Response to the letter by Dr. Demetrios Moris "Reply to Effect of CYP2C19*2 and *3 on clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients treated with clopidogrel"

Yingting Wang, Huan Cai, Guoqing Zhou, Zhizhong Zhang, Xinfeng Liu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.054
  • p465
  • Published online: November 1, 2016
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Ischemic stroke due to internal carotid artery dissection associated with an elongated styloid process (Eagle syndrome)

Benjamin Hebant, Evelyne Guegan-Massardier, Valérie Macaigne, Aude Triquenot-Bagan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.055
  • p466–467
  • Published online: November 1, 2016
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How much do Spanish clinicians know about dementia?

Javier Riancho, Yesica Jiménez-López, José Ramón Sánchez- de la Torre, Lara Pardina-Vilella, Pascual Sánchez-Juan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.002
  • p468–470
  • Published online: November 3, 2016
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Discussion

Ambulatory training in neurology education

Rimas V. Lukas, Angela D. Blood, James R. Brorson, Dara V.F. Albert

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.008
  • p506–509
  • Published online: November 5, 2016
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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to "Sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: A 6-year follow-up study" [J. Neurol. Sci. 358 (2015) 317–323]

Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Goran Trajkovic, Nebojsa Stojsavljevic, Irena Dujmovic, Sarlota Mesaros, Jelena Drulovic

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.020
  • p201
  • Published online: November 26, 2016
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Corrigendum to 'Role of neurodevelopment involved genes in psychiatric comorbidities and modulation of inflammatory processes in Alzheimer's disease' [J. Neurol. Sci. 370 (November 2016) 162–166]

Stefano Porcelli, Concetta Crisafulli, Luigi Donato, Marco Calabrò, Antonis Politis, Ioannis Liappas, Diego Albani, Anna Rita Atti, Raffaele Salfi, Ilaria Raimondi, Gianluigi Forloni, George N Papadimitriou, Diana De Ronchi, Alessandro Serretti

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.031
  • p49
  • Published online: November 18, 2016
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