Journal of the Neurological Sciences issue 477 now available

The October issue of the Journal of the Neurological Sciences Vol 477 is now available online.

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Issue highlights

Basic Research Papers

• Utility of MR fingerprinting in differentiating epileptogenic from non-epileptogenic cortical malformations

• Outcome measures in CIDP: A scoping and mapping review

• Reduction in oral glucocorticoid use after efgartigimod initiation in clinical practice among patients with generalized myasthenia gravis

• Does engagement in cognitive activities contribute to the preservation of brain structure and connectivity in older adults?

• Effect of renal function on dual antiplatelet therapy using cilostazol for stroke prevention: a CSPS.com trial post hoc analysis

• Serum neurofilament light chain levels are associated with cognitive decline in a consecutive cohort of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

• A transdisciplinary, evidence-based model of ambulatory care may reduce emergency department presentations for patients with functional neurological disorder: A retrospective pre-post-intervention service evaluation

   

Clinical Short Communications

• Association of paramagnetic rim lesions with patient-reported neuropsychiatric symptoms in multiple sclerosis

• Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy D3: The first North American family and review of the literature

   

Letters to the Editor

• Enhancing prognostic models for stroke outcomes in older patients: Insights from Prestroke frailty and disability assessments

• Enhancing prognostic models for stroke outcomes in older patients: Insights from prestroke frailty and disability assessments

• Letter to the editor: MR fingerprinting for epileptogenic cortical malformations – A path to precision epilepsy care

• Reply to letter to the editor: "Preliminary analysis of the association between apolipoprotein E genotype, amyloid burden, and cognitive decline in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients"

• Letter to the editor: Mechanistic limitations in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic biomarker in stroke

• Response to letter to the editor: Mechanistic limitations in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic biomarker in stroke.

• Letter to the Editor: Causal inference concerns in comparing prestroke frailty and disability for outcome prediction

• Causal inference concerns in comparing prestroke frailty and disability for outcome prediction

• Rethinking folic acid fortification

• Rethinking folic acid fortification: A call for nuanced strategies and broader investigations

Corrigendum

• Corrigendum to: "Pilot study of on-treatment platelet reactivity at low shear stress and platelet activation status on aspirin or clopidogrel monotherapy in patients with TIA or ischaemic stroke" [JNS 2025 Vol 475, 123540]