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Links to important articles and articles of particular interest chosen by the Editors
published in last 3 months in Journal of the Neurological Sciences, World Neurology and eNeurologicalSci.

Earthquake Disaster and Turkish Neurology ⧉
By Prof. M. Akif Topcuoglu

On Feb. 6, 2023, two major earthquakes occurred, nine hours apart, with epicenters in Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş in Turkiye. In this disaster, called the 2023 Turkiye-Syria earthquakes," nearly 43,000 people died in Turkiye and 6,000 people in Syria. A total of approximately 150,000 people were injured, of which 120,000 were in Turkiye. 

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Global uncertainty in the diagnosis of neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection by both neurologists and non-neurologists: An international inter-observer variability study ⧉

Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2023 Jun 15;449:120646.

Uniform case definitions are required to ensure harmonised reporting of neurological syndromes associated with SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, it is unclear how clinicians perceive the relative importance of SARS-CoV-2 in neurological syndromes, which risks under- or over-reporting.

Impact of thrombocytopenia on hemorrhagic complications after endovascular therapy for acute large vessel occlusion: Sub-analysis of RESCUE-Japan registry 2. ⧉

Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2023 Jun 15;449:120659

Endovascular treatment (EVT) for patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) and concurrent thrombocytopenia raises concerns about hemorrhagic complications. We examined the association between thrombocytopenia and clinical outcomes after EVT.

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Demonstrating new-onset or worsened sudomotor function post-COVID-19 on comparative analysis of autonomic function pre-and post-SARS-CoV-2 infection ⧉

Eneurologicalsci. 2023 Mar 1;30:100445.

Autonomic dysfunction including sudomotor abnormalities have been reported in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

There are no previous studies that have compared autonomic function objectively in patients pre- and post- SARS-CoV-2 infection.

We aimed to identify if SARS-CoV-2 virus is triggering and/or worsening dysautonomia by comparing autonomic function tests in a group of patients pre-and post-SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Next-generation sequencing approach to molecular diagnosis of Iranian patients with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy: Several novel variants identified ⧉

Eneurologicalsci. 2023 Mar 1;30:100446.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) constitute the second most prevalent muscular dystrophy, with large deletions or duplications accounting for 66% of cases. No effective treatment exists for DMD/BMD. At present, genetic diagnosis serves as the foundation for gene therapy treatments.

In this study, a comprehensive molecular investigation was conducted. 

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