The JUNE issue of the Journal of the Neurological Sciences Vol 437 is now available online.
Full length article - Open Access To the emergency room and back again: Circular healthcare pathways for acute functional neurological disordersWilliams et al. Published online: April 6, 2022 Studies of Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) are usually outpatient-based. To inform service development, we aimed to describe patient pathways through healthcare events, and factors affecting risk of emergency department (ED) reattendance, for people presenting acutely with FND. |
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Full length article The safety of rapid administration of enteral nutrition in acute stroke patientsSuzuki et al. Published online: April 21, 2022 Early initiation of enteral nutrition (EN) is recommended for acute stroke patients, but it is time-consuming. Reducing EN administration time without increasing the frequency of complications is a worthwhile goal. We aimed to determine whether this goal was feasible. |
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Full length article Clinical and neuroradiologic characteristics in varicella zoster virus reactivation with central nervous system involvementMaher et al. Published online: April 16, 2022 To investigate the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of patients with varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation involving the cranial nerves and central nervous system (CNS). This is a retrospective, multi-center case-series of 37 patients with VZV infection affecting the cranial nerves and CNS. |
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Full length article Deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders and behavioral/cognitive-related indications: Review of the literature and implications for treatmentMahoney et al. Published online: April 9, 2022 While pharmacological and/or behavioral treatments are effective in managing symptoms for many patients with psychiatric diagnoses and disorders with behavioral/cognitive manifestations, a subset of individuals are treatment-refractory, unable to achieve appreciable benefit or symptom relief from traditional methods. In recent years, neuromodulation has gained momentum as an adjunctive treatment for improving outcomes in patients who are treatment-refractory. One form of neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation (DBS), has been investigated for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders and behavioral/cognitive symptoms. The following article provides a review of DBS investigations for several psychiatric and behavioral-related disorders, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorder, Alzheimer's disease, anorexia, obesity, schizophrenia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. |