Journal of Neurological Sciences
Vol 344 | No. 1-2 | 15 September 2014 | Pages 1-254
Editorials |
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Tumefactive multiple sclerosis and fingolimod25 June 2014 In this issue of the journal, Dr. Hellmann and colleagues report a case of tumefactive demyelinating lesion (TDL) in a young woman with multiple sclerosis after starting fingolimod along with a review... |
Jesus Lovera, Nicole Villemarette-Pittman | 1-2 |
Tracheostomy ventilation in ALS: A Japanese bias30 June 2014 Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) usually die from respiratory complications such as Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) due to an ineffective cough, difficulty clearing respiratory secret... |
Andrea Vianello, Alessandra Concas | 3-4 |
Review |
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Fabry's disease23 June 2014 Abstract: Fabry's disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by abnormalities in the GLA gene, which leads to a deficiency in α-galactosidase A. The abnormal accumulation of glycosphingo... |
Rima El-Abassi, Divya Singhal, John D. England | 5-19 |
Original Articles |
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FK506-loaded chitosan conduit promotes the regeneration of injured sciatic nerves in the rat through the upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and TrkB16 June 2014 Abstract: FK506 has been shown to exert neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects, but its long-term application for nerve regeneration is limited. This study evaluated the potential application of a n... |
Jia Zhao, Xifu Zheng, Chongyang Fu, Wei Qu, Guoqiang Wei, Weiguo Zhang | 20-26 |
Novel genetic variants modify the effect of smoking on carotid plaque burden in Hispanics16 June 2014 Abstract: Background and purpose: Smoking greatly increases the risk of atherosclerotic plaque and the effect may vary from individual to individual. A genome-wide scan was performed for smoking×singl... |
David Della-Morte, Liyong Wang, Ashley Beecham, Susan H. Blanton, Hongyu Zhao, Ralph L. Sacco, Tatjana Rundek, Chuanhui Dong | 27-31 |
Global brain atrophy but not hippocampal atrophy is related to type 2 diabetes16 June 2014 Abstract: Aims: It has been suggested that in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), brain atrophy is most pronounced in the hippocampus, but this has not been investigated systematically. The... |
Laura E.M. Wisse, Jeroen de Bresser, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Yael D. Reijmer, Marileen L.P. Portegies, Manon Brundel, L. Jaap Kappelle, Yolanda van der Graaf, Geert Jan Biessels, on behalf of the Utrecht Diabetic Encephalopathy Study Group and the SMART-MR Study Group | 32-36 |
Clinical and genetic analysis in alternating hemiplegia of childhood: Ten new patients from Southern Europe19 June 2014 Abstract: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder featuring attacks of hemiplegia and other paroxysmal and non-paroxysmal manifestations leading to progressive ... |
Marta Vila-Pueyo, Roser Pons, Miquel Raspall-Chaure, Anna Marcé-Grau, Oriel Carreño, Cèlia Sintas, Bru Cormand, Mercè Pineda-Marfà, Alfons Macaya | 37-42 |
Changes and expressions of Redd1 in neurons and glial cells in the gerbil hippocampus proper following transient global cerebral ischemia20 June 2014 Abstract: Redd1 (known as RTP801/Dig2/DDIT4) is a stress-induced protein, and it is known to be regulated in response to some stresses including hypoxia and oxidative stress. In the present study, we ... |
Choong Hyun Lee, Joon Ha Park, Jeong-Hwi Cho, Ji Hyeon Ahn, Bing Chun Yan, Jae-Chul Lee, Myoung Cheol Shin, Seung Hwan Cheon, Young Shin Cho, Jun Hwi Cho, Young-Guen Kwon, Dong-Keon Lee, Young-Myeong Kim, Moo-Ho Won | 43-50 |
Autonomic evaluation is independent of somatic evaluation for small fiber neuropathy20 June 2014 Abstract: Background: The relationship between the autonomic reflex screening test (ARS) and measures of sensory function and structure (quantitative sensory testing (QST) and intraepidermal nerve fib... |
Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul, J. Americo Fernandes Filho, David N. Herrmann | 51-54 |
Interplay between polymorphisms in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene and metabolic syndrome in determining the risk of ischemic stroke in Koreans20 June 2014 Abstract: Background: Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene variants are known to play a role in atherosclerotic development. However, whether interplay between eNOS polymorphisms and metaboli... |
Min Kyu Kang, Ok Joon Kim, Young Joo Jeon, Hyun Sook Kim, Seung Hun Oh, Jin Kwon Kim, Eo Jin Kim, Tae Sun Hwang, Nam Keun Kim | 55-59 |
The value of comparing mortality of Guillain–Barré syndrome across different regions23 June 2014 Abstract: Objective: To study the clinical profile of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) patients who died in 4 Asian countries in order to understand factors underlying any variation in mortality. Methods... |
A.H.Y. Wong, T. Umapathi, N. Shahrizaila, Y.C. Chan, N. Kokubun, M.K. Fong, Y.P. Chu, P.K. Lau, N. Yuki | 60-62 |
Utility of the Spanish version of the FTLD-modified CDR in the diagnosis and staging in frontotemporal lobar degeneration23 June 2014 Abstract: Introduction: The Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR) is a tool designed to quantify the severity of dementia symptoms and is also useful to assess disease progression, in Alzheimer's disea... |
Griselda Russo, María Julieta Russo, Daniela Buyatti, Patricio Chrem, Pablo Bagnati, Marcos Fernández Suarez, Jorge Campos, Gabriela Cohen, Alejandra Amengual, Ricardo F. Allegri, David S. Knopman | 63-68 |
Screening of the NOS3 gene identifies the variants 894G/T, 1998C/G and 2479G/A to be associated with acute onset ischemic stroke in young Asian Indians23 June 2014 Abstract: Introduction: Nitric oxide levels and NOS3 gene variants play a pivotal role in the development of vascular diseases/stroke. We attempted to determine the role of NOS3 gene variants and plas... |
Mohd Suhail Akhter, Arijit Biswas, Hina Rashid, Luxmi Devi, Madhuri Behari, Renu Saxena | 69-75 |
Intramuscular distribution of botulinum toxin—Visualized by MRI23 June 2014 Abstract: Objective: A precise knowledge of the spread of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in muscle tissue is required to efficiently access endplate zones and increase BoNT's therapeutic efficacy. Here, we ai... |
K. Elwischger, G. Kasprian, M. Weber, M. Meyerspeer, C. Linder, E. Auff, D. Prayer, T. Sycha, G. Kranz | 76-79 |
Patient centered decision making: Use of conjoint analysis to determine risk–benefit trade-offs for preference sensitive treatment choices25 June 2014 Abstract: Understanding patient preferences facilitates shared decision-making and focuses on patient-centered outcomes. Little is known about relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patient pre... |
Leslie Wilson, Aimee Loucks, Christine Bui, Greg Gipson, Lixian Zhong, Amy Schwartzburg, Elizabeth Crabtree, Douglas Goodin, Emmanuelle Waubant, Charles McCulloch | 80-87 |
Physiological variation of retinal layer thickness is not caused by hydration: A randomised trial03 July 2014 Abstract: There is evidence for physiological variation of retinal thicknesses as determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT). We tested if such changes could be explained by hydration and would ... |
Lisanne J. Balk, Timm Oberwahrenbrock, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Axel Petzold | 88-93 |
The endogenous α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist kynurenic acid modulates amyloid-β-induced inflammation in BV-2 microglial cells25 June 2014 Abstract: Amyloid-β has been shown to interact with the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor on neuronal cells. Not much is known on the effect on microglial cells and whether this effect can be modula... |
Levke Steiner, Maike Gold, David Mengel, Richard Dodel, Jan-Philipp Bach | 94-99 |
Formononetin mediates neuroprotection against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in rats via downregulation of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and upregulation PI3K/Akt signaling pathway24 June 2014 Abstract: Isoflavone formononetin is a typical phytoestrogen isolated from Chinese medical herb red clover. It has been reported that estrogens have neuroprotective properties, and dietary intake of p... |
Kun Liang, Yu Ye, Yong Wang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chaoqian Li | 100-104 |
Acute lysine overload provokes protein oxidative damage and reduction of antioxidant defenses in the brain of infant glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficient mice: A role for oxidative stress in GA I neuropathology24 June 2014 Abstract: We evaluated the antioxidant defense system and protein oxidative damage in the brain and liver of 15-day-old GCDH deficient knockout (Gcdh−/−) mice following an acute intraperitoneal admini... |
Bianca Seminotti, Rafael Teixeira Ribeiro, Alexandre Umpierrez Amaral, Mateus Struecker da Rosa, Carolina Coffi Pereira, Guilhian Leipnitz, David M. Koeller, Stephen Goodman, Michael Woontner, Moacir Wajner | 105-113 |
Alpha–theta border EEG abnormalities in preclinical Huntington's disease26 June 2014 Abstract: Background: Brain dysfunction precedes clinical manifestation of Huntington's disease (HD) by decades. This study was aimed to determine whether resting EEG is altered in preclinical HD muta... |
Natalya Ponomareva, Sergey Klyushnikov, Natalya Abramycheva, Daria Malina, Nadejda Scheglova, Vitaly Fokin, Irina Ivanova-Smolenskaia, Sergey Illarioshkin | 114-120 |
Retrospective study of a TTR FAP cohort to modify NIS
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N. Suanprasert, J.L. Berk, M.D. Benson, P.J.B. Dyck, C.J. Klein, J.A. Gollob, B.R. Bettencourt, V. Karsten, P.J. Dyck | 121-128 |
Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor prevents neuron loss via inhibiting ischemia-induced apoptosis30 June 2014 Abstract: Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) has been shown to be up-regulated under the focal cerebral ischemia and protected against ischemic injury in rats. However, the und... |
Wen Yang, Yujun Shen, Ying Chen, Lu Chen, Le Wang, Haiping Wang, Shengchun Xu, Shengyun Fang, Yu Fu, Yongqiang Yu, Yuxian Shen | 129-138 |
Prevalence of Willis–Ekbom disease in rural coastal Ecuador. A two-phase, door-to-door, population-based survey30 June 2014 Abstract: Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Willis–Ekbom disease (WED) in a racially homogeneous population of adults Amerindians living in rural coastal Ecuador, and to assess the reliability ... |
Oscar H. Del Brutto, Victor J. Del Brutto, Mauricio Zambrano, Pablo R. Castillo | 139-142 |
Treatment outcome in carpal tunnel syndrome: Does distribution of sensory symptoms matter?02 July 2014 Abstract: Background: Patients with complaints of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) with signs and symptoms not exclusively confined to the median nerve territory, but otherwise fulfilling the clinical cri... |
Franka Claes, Kristel M. Kasius, Jan Meulstee, J. André Grotenhuis, Wim I.M. Verhagen | 143-148 |
Association study of two steroid biosynthesis genes (COMT and CYP17) with Alzheimer's disease in the Italian population01 July 2014 Abstract: The greater predisposition of women to Alzheimer's disease (AD), owing to the decrease in postmenopausal estrogen, may be influenced by polymorphic variation in genes regulating estrogen met... |
Rosa Maria Corbo, Giuseppe Gambina, Elisabetta Broggio, Daniela Scarabino, Renato Scacchi | 149-153 |
Association of heme oxygenase-1 gene rs2071746 polymorphism with vascular outcomes in patients with atherosclerotic stroke01 July 2014 Abstract: As an inducible isoform of heme oxygenase (HO), HO-1 was suggested to have an anti-oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effect. It was regarded as an im... |
Liping Cao, Zhizhong Zhang, Biyang Cai, Wen Bai, Yumeng Zhang, Wenshan Sun, Xia Xie, Wen Sun, Qiankun Cai, Zhuangli Li, Dezhi Liu, Yunyun Xiong, Minmin Ma, Xinfeng Liu, Gelin Xu | 154-157 |
Tracheostomy and invasive ventilation in Japanese ALS patients: Decision-making and survival analysis: 1990–201003 July 2014 Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the factors related to the choice of a tracheostomy and invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and to determine survival time after a tracheost... |
Muneyoshi Tagami, Fumiharu Kimura, Hideto Nakajima, Shimon Ishida, Shinya Fujiwara, Yoshimitsu Doi, Takafumi Hosokawa, Kazushi Yamane, Kiichi Unoda, Takahiko Hirose, Hiroki Tani, Shin Ota, Takumi Ito, Masakazu Sugino, Keiichi Shinoda, Toshiaki Hanafusa | 158-164 |
Autonomic dysfunction in chronic persistent dizziness01 July 2014 Abstract: Objective: To investigate the autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic persistent dizziness using standardized autonomic function tests. Methods: We prospectively recruited 18 patients... |
Hyung Lee, Hyun-Ah Kim | 165-170 |
Is it time for a new global classification of multiple sclerosis?01 July 2014 Abstract: Background: The geographic distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) is classically divided into three zones based on frequency that were established by Kurtzke in the early 1970s. In recent y... |
Mario O. Melcon, Jorge Correale, Carlos M. Melcon | 171-181 |
Virtual reality walking and dopamine: Opening new doorways to understanding freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease03 July 2014 Abstract: Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling form of gait disturbance that is common in the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite its prevalence, methods of studying and assessing FO... |
E. Matar, J.M. Shine, S.L. Naismith, S.J.G. Lewis | 182-185 |
Association between nocturnal/supine hypertension and restless legs syndrome in patients with Parkinson's disease03 July 2014 Abstract: Background and objective: Autonomic disturbances and sleep problems are common non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Orthostatic hypotension, supine hypertension (SH)... |
Yoon-Sang Oh, Joong-Seok Kim, In-Seok Park, In-Uk Song, Young-Min Son, Jeong-Wook Park, Dong-Won Yang, Hee-Tae Kim, Kwang-Soo Lee | 186-189 |
Short Communications |
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Novel THAP1 variants in Brazilian patients with idiopathic isolated dystonia19 June 2014 Abstract: THAP1 mutations are associated with idiopathic isolated dystonia in different ethnicities, but the importance of this gene as a cause of dystonia in the Brazilian population has not been det... |
Francisco Pereira da Silva-Junior, Camila Oliveira dos Santos, Sonia Maria Cesar Azevedo Silva, Egberto Reis Barbosa, Vanderci Borges, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, João Carlos Papaterra Limongi, Maria Sheila Guimarães Rocha, Patricia de Carvalho Aguiar | 190-192 |
Tumefactive demyelination and a malignant course in an MS patient during and following fingolimod therapy19 June 2014 Abstract: Finglimod, a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator, is the first orally administered therapy approved for prophylaxis in multiple sclerosis (MS). Several reports in the last two years s... |
M.A. Hellmann, N. Lev, I. Lotan, R. Mosberg-Galili, E. Inbar, J. Luckman, S. Fichman-Horn, M. Yakimov, I. Steiner | 193-197 |
Low signal intensity in U-fiber identified by susceptibility-weighted imaging in two cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy20 June 2014 Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool for diagnosing and monitoring progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Although characteristic MRI findings of PML are well known, ... |
Mai Miyagawa, Masayuki Maeda, Maki Umino, Ken Kagawa, Kazuo Nakamichi, Hajime Sakuma, Hidekazu Tomimoto | 198-202 |
Motor neuronopathy in Chediak–Higashi syndrome23 June 2014 Abstract: Chediak–Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by partial oculocutaneous albinism, recurrent pyogenic infections and the presence of giant granules in many cell... |
S. Mathis, P. Cintas, G. de Saint-Basile, L. Magy, B. Funalot, J.-M. Vallat | 203-207 |
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with pachymeningitis02 July 2014 Abstract: Observations: This case report describes a 75year-old Caucasian male who initially presented with persistent daily headaches. Physical exam elicited multiple cranial nerve palsies. Gadoliniu... |
Nasarachi E. Onyeuku, Nikhil Balakrishnan, Michael S. Cartwright | 208-209 |
Reduced spontaneous sympathetic nerve activity in multiple sclerosis patients03 July 2014 Abstract: For the first time, we obtained direct intra-neural measurements of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to test the hypothesis th... |
David M. Keller, Paul J. Fadel, Melissa A. Harnsberger, Gina M. Remington, Elliot M. Frohman, Scott L. Davis | 210-214 |
Letters to the Editor |
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Intractable pneumococcal meningoencephalitis associated with a TNF-α antagonist28 May 2014 Abstract: A 34-year-old man was treated with a TNF-α antagonist for ankylosing spondylitis, and this subsequently developed a CNS infection. Magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse subcortical white... |
Seok-Jae Kang, Hyun Young Kim, Young Seo Kim, Ha Neul Lee, Hee Tae Kim, Seung H. Kim | 215-218 |
Unilateral mydriatic tonic pupil as an early isolated symptom of neurosyphilis16 June 2014 |
Tadayuki Takata, Masaki Kamada, Kazuyo Ikeda, Kodai Kume, Yohei Kokudo, Tetsuo Touge, Kazushi Deguchi, Tsutomu Masaki | 219-220 |
Misconceptions surrounding the genetic susceptibility to ischemic stroke19 June 2014 I have read with interest a recent report by Ye and coworkers on the putative role of ALOX5AP variants in ischemic stroke . In their report, the authors claim a significant effect of a common SNP on t... |
P.G. Sand | 221 |
Responses to: Misconceptions surrounding the genetic susceptibility to ischemic stroke19 June 2014 We thank Dr. Sand PG for the comments on our paper titled: Three polymorphisms of ALOX5AP and risk of ischemic stroke in Chinese: Evidence from a meta-analysis . |
Fei Ye, Nan-Nuan Liu, Yong-Qiang Zheng, Wen-Jun Zhang | 222 |
Global clinical neuroscience: Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step19 June 2014 We read with great interest a recent high-profile article by Dr. Birbeck and colleagues about current global opportunities and challenges facing clinical neurosciences . Indeed, we agree with them tha... |
Mayowa O. Owolabi, Bruce Ovbiagele | 223 |
A central nervous system B-cell lymphoma arising two years after initial diagnosis of CLIPPERS20 June 2014 |
Guillaume Taieb, Emmanuelle Uro-Coste, Michel Clanet, Hans Lassmann, Alexandra Benouaich-Amiel, Camille Laurent, Marie-Bernadette Delisle, Pierre Labauge, David Brassat | 224-226 |
Stereotypy after cerebellar infarction20 June 2014 Stereotypy is operationally defined as a non-goal-directed continuous or continual repetition of the same movements . Differential diagnosis from similar disorders can be made based on the presence of... |
Dongwhane Lee, Dokyung Lee, Tae-Beom Ahn | 227-228 |
Lambrolizumab induced central nervous system (CNS) toxicity23 June 2014 |
Jacob J. Mandel, Adriana Olar, Kenneth D. Aldape, Ivo W. Tremont-Lukats | 229-231 |
An illustrative case of mixed pesticide poisoning with remarkable improvement: A case report23 June 2014 |
Keon-Joo Lee, Jung-Won Shin, Jangsup Moon, Jung-Ah Lim, Jung-Ick Byun, Tae-Joon Kim, Yong-Won Shin, Soon-Tae Lee, Keun-Hwa Jung, Sang Kun Lee, Kon Chu | 232-233 |
Primary leptomeningeal CNS lymphoma presenting as bilateral facial nerve palsy26 June 2014 Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy (BFNP) is an extremely rare condition that can occur in the central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases (Lyme disease, meningitis, syphilis), immuno-inflammatory diso... |
M. Gastaldi, A. Ferrario, C. Basilico, M. Merli, M. Mauri, M.G. Tibiletti, F. Passamonti, D. Franciotta, G. Bono | 234-235 |
Endothelin-1: A potential pathological factor in Parkinson's disease? —From endoplasmic reticulum stress to beyond30 June 2014 Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the discovery of endothelin (ET)-1 in 1988. In this time, there has been extensive research on ET-1 in physiology, as well as pathology, with countless publica... |
Arjun Jain | 236-237 |
Dengue-associated hypokalemic paralysis30 June 2014 The recent article on "Dengue-associated hypokalemic paralysis" is very interesting . Malhotra and Garg noted that "curious is the fact that only 35 patients had manifest-paralysis when more than two-... |
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit | 238 |
Dengue-associated hypokalemic paralysis: Causal or incidental?30 June 2014 We thank Dr. Joob and Dr. Wiwanitkit for expressing their interest in the article "Dengue-associated hypokalemic paralysis: Causal or incidental?" . Their assertion that "dengue-associated hypokalemic... |
Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Ravindra Kumar Garg | 239 |
The role of hydrocephalus in the development of Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia30 June 2014 A minority of patients with Chiari I malformation (CIM) and syringomyelia are reported to have hydrocephalus. Currently the role of hydrocephalus in the development of CIM/syringomyelia still remains ... |
Lili Wen, Chiyuan Ma, Handong Wang, Zhigang Hu | 240-242 |
Hirayama disease and immunoglobulin A deficiency: A coincidence or a syndrome04 July 2014 Hirayama disease (HD) is a rare lower motor neuron syndrome with characteristic features of wasting and weakness of muscles involving unilateral or asymmetrical upper limbs or unilateral lower limb. I... |
Mariya Petrova, Olga Grigorova, Latchezar Penev, Latchezar Traykov | 243-244 |
Acknowledgement to Reviewers |
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