JNS-cover.jpgJournal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 368 | 15 September 2016 | Pages 1-408

Editorial

Does idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) run in families?

Alexander McGirr, Michael D. Cusimano

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.054
  • p128–129
  • Published online: June 25, 2016
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Review Articles

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Case fatality of adult tetanus in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Yohannes W. Woldeamanuel, Adel T. Andemeskel, Kwame Kyei, Meheret W. Woldeamanuel, Woubishet Woldeamanuel


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Sensory aspects in myasthenia gravis: A translational approach

Fidias E. Leon-Sarmiento, Juan S. Leon-Ariza, Diddier Prada, Daniel S. Leon-Ariza, Carlos V. Rizzo-Sierra

 

Basic Research Papers

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Haemorrhagic transformation in ischaemic stroke is more frequent than clinically suspected – A neuropathological study

Rita Szepesi, Ákos Csokonay, Balázs Murnyák, Mahan C. Kouhsari, Gergely Hofgárt, László Csiba, Tibor Hortobágyi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.055
  • p4–10
  • Published online: June 25, 2016
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Familial idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Joel Huovinen, Sami Kastinen, Simo Komulainen, Minna Oinas, Cecilia Avellan, Janek Frantzen, Jaakko Rinne, Antti Ronkainen, Mikko Kauppinen, Kimmo Lönnrot, Markus Perola, Okko T. Pyykkö, Anne M. Koivisto, Anne M. Remes, Hilkka Soininen, Mikko Hiltunen, Seppo Helisalmi, Mitja Kurki, Juha E. Jääskeläinen, Ville Leinonen


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MicroRNAs-424 and 206 are potential prognostic markers in spinal onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Helen M.T. de Andrade, Milena de Albuquerque, Simoni H. Avansini, Cristiane de S. Rocha, Danyella B. Dogini, Anamarli Nucci, Benilton Carvalho, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, Marcondes C. França Jr.

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.046
  • p19–24
  • Published online: June 22, 2016
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Optic nerve morphology as marker for disease severity in cerebral palsy of perinatal origin

Deepta Ghate, Vettaikorumakankav Vedanarayanan, Abdulbaset Kamour, James J. Corbett, Sachin Kedar

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.029
  • p25–31
  • Published online: June 13, 2016
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Trends of quality of life changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Hosein Shamshiri, Farzad Fatehi, Roya Abolfazli, Mohammad Hossein Harirchian, Behnaz Sedighi, Babak Zamani, Ali Roudbari, Nazanin Razazian, Fatemeh Khamseh, Shahriar Nafissi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.056
  • p35–40
  • Published online: June 25, 2016
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Vertebral artery hypoplasia, posterior circulation infarction and relative hypoperfusion detected by perfusion magnetic resonance imaging semiquantitatively

Dao Pei Zhang, Qian Kun Ma, Jie Wen Zhang, Shu Ling Zhang, Gui Feng Lu, Suo Yin

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.043
  • p41–46
  • Published online: June 25, 2016
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Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and functional motor symptoms: A common phenomenology?

Benedetta Demartini, Diana Goeta, Valentina Barbieri, Lucia Ricciardi, Maria Paola Canevini, Katherine Turner, Armando D'Agostino, Luigi Romito, Orsola Gambini

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.045
  • p49–54
  • Published online: June 23, 2016
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Heart rate variability to differentiate essential tremor from early-stage tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease

Jung Han Yoon, Min Seung Kim, Sun Min Lee, Hyun Jae Kim, Ji Man Hong

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.059
  • p55–58
  • Published online: June 28, 2016
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Electrophysiological assessment of nociception in patients with Parkinson's disease: A multi-methods approach

Janosch A. Priebe, Miriam Kunz, Christian Morcinek, Peter Rieckmann, Stefan Lautenbacher

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.058
  • p59–69
  • Published online: June 28, 2016
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The wide POLG-related spectrum: An integrated view

M. Béreau, M. Anheim, A. Echaniz-Laguna, A. Magot, C. Verny, M. Goideau-Sevrain, M. Barth, P. Amati-Bonneau, S. Allouche, X. Ayrignac, A.-L. Bédat-Millet, L. Guyant-Maréchal, T. Kuntzer, F. Ochsner, P. Petiot, C. Vial, S. Omer, G. Sole, G. Taieb, N. Carvalho, G. Tio, S. Kremer, C. Acquaviva-Bourdain, B. Mousson de Camaret, C. Tranchant


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Stroke induces specific alteration of T memory compartment controlling auto-reactive CNS antigen-specific T cell responses

Juliane Klehmet, Sarah Hoffmann, Gerrit Walter, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel


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Pain in patients with transverse myelitis and its relationship to aquaporin 4 antibody status

Yazhuo Kong, Helen Okoruwa, Jon Revis, George Tackley, Maria Isabel Leite, Michael Lee, Irene Tracey, Jacqueline Palace


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Low free triiodothyronine predicts poor functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke

Satoshi Suda, Kanako Muraga, Takuya Kanamaru, Seiji Okubo, Arata Abe, Junya Aoki, Kentaro Suzuki, Yuki Sakamoto, Takashi Shimoyama, Chikako Nito, Kazumi Kimura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.063
  • p89–93
  • Published online: June 30, 2016
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Cortical thickness asymmetries and surgical outcome in neocortical epilepsy

David O. Kamson, Vinod K. Pilli, Eishi Asano, Jeong-Won Jeong, Sandeep Sood, Csaba Juhász, Harry T. Chugani

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.065
  • p97–103
  • Published online: June 28, 2016
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Imaging-based differential diagnosis between multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease

Wataru Sako, Takashi Abe, Nagahisa Murakami, Yoshimichi Miyazaki, Yuishin Izumi, Masafumi Harada, Ryuji Kaji


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The acute effects of alcohol on cerebral hemodynamic changes induced by the head-up tilt test in healthy subjects

Sandor Viski, Miklos Orosz, Katalin Reka Czuriga-Kovacs, Maria Tunde Magyar, Laszlo Csiba, Laszlo Olah

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.060
  • p113–120
  • Published online: June 29, 2016
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Role of galectin-3 in plasma as a predictive biomarker of outcome after acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Xin-Jiang Yan, Guo-Feng Yu, Yuan-Qing Jie, Xiao-Feng Fan, Qiang Huang, Wei-Min Dai

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.071
  • p121–127
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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Spectrum of neuroimaging findings in cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompetent patients in China — A series of 18 cases

Zhe-Ren Tan, Xiao-Yan Long, Guo-Liang Li, Jin-Xia Zhou, Lan Long

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.069
  • p132–137
  • Published online: July 1, 2016
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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is rarely effective as the initial treatment in West syndrome: A retrospective study of 70 patients

Ryuki Matsuura, Shin-ichiro Hamano, Yuko Hirata, Atsuko Oba, Kotoko Suzuki, Kenjiro Kikuchi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.001
  • p140–144
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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The high prevalence of impulse control behaviors in patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional multicenter study

L. Vela, J.C. Martínez Castrillo, P. García Ruiz, C. Gasca-Salas, Y. Macías Macías, E. Pérez Fernández, I. Ybot, E. Lopez Valdés, M.M. Kurtis, I.J. Posada Rodriguez, M. Mata, C. Ruiz Huete, M. Eimil, C. Borrue, J. del Val, L. López-Manzanares, A. Rojo Sebastian, R. Marasescu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.003
  • p150–154
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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The levels of 7,8-dihydrodeoxyguanosine (8-oxoG) and 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1) – A potential diagnostic biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease

Agnieszka Sliwinska, Dominik Kwiatkowski, Piotr Czarny, Monika Toma, Paulina Wigner, Jozef Drzewoski, Krystyna Fabianowska-Majewska, Janusz Szemraj, Michael Maes, Piotr Galecki, Tomasz Sliwinski

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.008
  • p155–159
  • Published online: July 8, 2016
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Characteristics of subcortical infarction due to distal MCA penetrating artery occlusion

Kentaro Suzuki, Junya Aoki, Yoshio Tanizaki, Yuki Sakamoto, Satoshi Takahashi, Arata Abe, Hiroaki Kimura, Tadashige Kano, Satoshi Suda, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Kazunori Akaji, Ban Mihara, Kazumi Kimura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.005
  • p160–164
  • Published online: July 8, 2016
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Feasibility of using magnetic resonance imaging as a screening tool for acute stroke thrombolysis

Yuki Sakamoto, Midori Tanabe, Kyoko Masuda, Hitomi Ozaki, Seiji Okubo, Satoshi Suda, Arata Abe, Junya Aoki, Kanako Muraga, Takuya Kanamaru, Kentaro Suzuki, Takehiro Katano, Kazumi Kimura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.011
  • p168–172
  • Published online: July 9, 2016
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Towards a method to differentiate chronic disorder of consciousness patients' awareness: The Low-Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography Analysis

Antonino Naro, Placido Bramanti, Antonino Leo, Alberto Cacciola, Alessia Bramanti, Alfredo Manuli, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.016
  • p178–183
  • Published online: July 9, 2016
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Transient global amnesia: Only in already disrupted neuronal integrity of memory network?

Yeonsil Moon, Jeeyoung Oh, Kyoung Ja Kwon, Seol-Heui Han

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.05.035
  • p187–190
  • Published online: May 17, 2016
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Predictors of extubation success in acute ischemic stroke patients

Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, Khalid A. Hanafy, Sandeep Kumar

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.017
  • p191–194
  • Published online: July 10, 2016
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Cerebral microbleeds in patients with mild cognitive impairment and small vessel disease: The Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment (VMCI)-Tuscany study

Raffaella Valenti, Alessandra Del Bene, Anna Poggesi, Andrea Ginestroni, Emilia Salvadori, Giovanni Pracucci, Laura Ciolli, Sandro Marini, Serena Nannucci, Marco Pasi, Francesca Pescini, Stefano Diciotti, Giovanni Orlandi, Mirco Cosottini, Alberto Chiti, Mario Mascalchi, Ubaldo Bonuccelli, Domenico Inzitari, Leonardo Pantoni, VMCI-Tuscany Study Group

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.018
  • p195–202
  • Published online: July 9, 2016
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Clinical characteristics of disabling attacks at onset in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Jin Myoung Seok, Eun Bin Cho, Hye Lim Lee, Hye-Jin Cho, Ju-Hong Min, Kwang Ho Lee, Byoung Joon Kim


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Prospective study on the chemokine CXCL13 in neuroborreliosis and other aseptic neuroinfections

D. Pícha, L. Moravcová, D. Smíšková

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.05.059
  • p214–220
  • Published online: May 31, 2016
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Inhibition of beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity by pinocembrin through Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in SH-SY5Y cells

Yumin Wang, Yingchun Miao, Aamina Zia Mir, Long Cheng, Lina Wang, Linan Zhao, Qifu Cui, Weili Zhao, Hongquan Wang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.010
  • p223–230
  • Published online: July 11, 2016
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SNCA rs356182 variant increases risk of sporadic Parkinson's disease in ethnic Chinese

Lan Cheng, Ling Wang, Nan-Nan Li, Wen-Juan Yu, Xiao-Yi Sun, Jun-Ying Li, Dong Zhou, Rong Peng

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.032
  • p231–234
  • Published online: July 13, 2016
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Peripheral levels of angiotensins are associated with depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease

Natalia Pessoa Rocha, Paula Luciana Scalzo, Izabela Guimarães Barbosa, Salvina Maria de Campos-Carli, Lívia Duarte Tavares, Mariana Soares de Souza, Paulo Pereira Christo, Helton José Reis, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.031
  • p235–239
  • Published online: July 13, 2016
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Loss of extra-striatal phosphodiesterase 10A expression in early premanifest Huntington's disease gene carriers

Heather Wilson, Flavia Niccolini, Salman Haider, Tiago Reis Marques, Gennaro Pagano, Christopher Coello, Sridhar Natesan, Shitij Kapur, Eugenii A. Rabiner, Roger N. Gunn, Sarah J. Tabrizi, Marios Politis


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Association between MDR1 gene polymorphisms and Parkinson's disease in Asian and Caucasian populations: a meta-analysis

Shiek S.S.J. Ahmed, R.S. Akram Husain, Suresh Kumar, V. Ramakrishnan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.041
  • p255–262
  • Published online: July 17, 2016
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Renal dysfunction can be a common complication in patients with myotonic dystrophy 1

Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Toshio Saito, Naohiro Yonemoto, Masayuki Nakamori, Toshihiro Sugiura, Aya Nakamori, Harutoshi Fujimura, Saburo Sakoda

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.036
  • p266–271
  • Published online: July 14, 2016
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Cytokine-related and sodium channel polymorphism as candidate predisposing factors for childhood encephalopathy FIRES/AERRPS

M. Saitoh, K. Kobayashi, I. Ohmori, Y. Tanaka, K. Tanaka, T. Inoue, A. Horino, K. Ohmura, A. Kumakura, Y. Takei, S. Hirabayashi, M. Kajimoto, T. Uchida, S. Yamazaki, T. Shiihara, T. Kumagai, M. Kasai, H. Terashima, M. Kubota, M. Mizuguchi


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Xenon-delayed postconditioning attenuates spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury through activation AKT and ERK signaling pathways in rats

Shiyao Liu, Yanwei Yang, Mu Jin, Siyu Hou, Xiuhua Dong, Jiakai Lu, Weiping Cheng

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.009
  • p277–284
  • Published online: July 8, 2016
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Initial evaluation of the intracranial pressure in cases of traumatic brain injury without hemorrhage

Inessa Bekerman, Tal Sigal, Itzhak Kimiagar, Michael Vaiman

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.023
  • p285–289
  • Published online: July 12, 2016
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Effects of chronic noise on mRNA and protein expression of CRF family molecules and its relationship with p-tau in the rat prefrontal cortex

Zhihui Gai, Kang Li, Huanrui Sun, Xiaojun She, Bo Cui, Rui Wang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.049
  • p307–313
  • Published online: July 22, 2016
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Predictive and prognostic value of TLR9 and NFKBIA gene expression as potential biomarkers for human glioma diagnosis

Ata Miyar, Iman Habibi, Ali Ebrahimi, Delaram Mansourpour, Aram Mokarizadeh, Alireza Rajabi, Rozhin Farshgar, Mehdi Eshaghzadeh, Mohamad Zamani-Ahmadmahmudi, Seyed Mohamad Hossein Tabatabaei Nodushan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.046
  • p314–317
  • Published online: July 20, 2016
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Fampridine and real-life walking in multiple sclerosis: Low predictive value of clinical test for habitual short-term changes

Jan-Patrick Stellmann, Midia Jlussi, Anneke Neuhaus, Christian Lederer, Martin Daumer, Christoph Heesen

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.051
  • p318–325
  • Published online: July 23, 2016
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Cortical microcirculatory disturbance in the super acute phase of subarachnoid hemorrhage - In vivo analysis using two-photon laser scanning microscopy

Mami Ishikawa, Mayumi Kajimura, Takayuki Morikawa, Kosuke Tsukada, Toshiyuki Tsuji, Gen Kusaka, Yuichi Tanaka, Makoto Suematsu


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Characterization of multi-joint upper limb movements in a single task to assess bradykinesia

Mehdi Delrobaei, Stephanie Tran, Greydon Gilmore, Kenneth McIsaac, Mandar Jog

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.056
  • p337–342
  • Published online: July 27, 2016
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Differentiation of cancer from atrial fibrillation in patients with acute multifocal stroke

Shinji Ito, Akihiro Ueda, Kenichiro Murate, Seiko Hirota, Takao Fukui, Tomomasa Ishikawa, Sayuri Shima, Chika Hikichi, Yasuaki Mizutani, Madoka Kizawa, Kunihiko Asakura, Tatsuro Mutoh


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One family, one gene and three phenotypes: A novel VCP (valosin-containing protein) mutation associated with myopathy with rimmed vacuoles, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

Agessandro Abrahao, Osório Abath Neto, Fernando Kok, Edmar Zanoteli, Bibiana Santos, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, José Luiz Pedroso

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.048
  • p352–358
  • Published online: July 21, 2016
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Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with POLG-related disorders

Patrizia Formichi, Elena Radi, Chiara Branca, Carla Battisti, Jlenia Brunetti, Paola Da Pozzo, Fabio Giannini, Maria Teresa Dotti, Luisa Bracci, Antonio Federico

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.047
  • p359–368
  • Published online: July 24, 2016
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A survey study comparing young adults with MS and healthy controls on self-esteem, self-efficacy, mood and quality of life

Michele Messmer Uccelli, Silvia Traversa, Michela Ponzio

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.039
  • p369–373
  • Published online: July 15, 2016
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Basic Research Papers

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The combined effect of REM sleep behavior disorder and hyposmia on cognition and motor phenotype in Parkinson's disease

Sung Hoon Kang, Hye Mi Lee, Woo-Keun Seo, Ji Hyun Kim, Seong-Beom Koh


Mutational analysis of CHCHD2 in Chinese patients with multiple system atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Xinglong Yang, Ran An, Quanzhen Zhao, Jinhua Zheng, Sijia Tian, Yalan Chen, Yanming Xu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.063
  • p389–391
  • Published online: July 29, 2016
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Early expression of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is associated with neurological severity immediately after traumatic brain injury

Jinbing Zhao, Haodong Chen, Meijuan Zhang, Yuhai Zhang, Chunfa Qian, Yong Liu, Shengxue He, Yuanjie Zou, Hongyi Liu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.060
  • p392–398
  • Published online: July 27, 2016
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Early effect of dalfampridine in patients with MS: A multi-instrumental approach to better investigate responsiveness

L. Brambilla, D. Rossi Sebastiano, D. Aquino, V. Torri Clerici, G. Brenna, M. Moscatelli, R. Frangiamore, A.M. Giovannetti, C. Antozzi, R. Mantegazza, S. Franceschetti, M.G. Bruzzone, A. Erbetta, P. Confalonieri

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.019
  • p402–407
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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Clinical Short Communications

Post-stroke epilepsy in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Christian Napon, Anselme Dabilgou, Julie Kyelem, Jean Kaboré

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.038
  • p47–48
  • Published online: June 24, 2016
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Marked elevation of urinary β2-microglobulin in patients with reversible splenial lesions: A small case series

Junji Azuma, Shin Nabatame, Toshiya Katsura, Kyoko Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kaneno, Eri Kijima, Yoshimi Mizoguchi, Tunesuke Shimotsuji, Takehisa Yamamoto, Keiichi Ozono

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.066
  • p109–112
  • Published online: July 1, 2016
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Symptomatogenic acute cervical artery dissection following dental procedure — Case series

J.A. Molad, M. Findler, N.M. Bornstein, E. Auriel

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.015
  • p184–186
  • Published online: July 9, 2016
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Cervical demyelinating lesion presenting with choreoathetoid movements and dystonia

Silvia de Pasqua, Sabina Cevoli, Fabio Calbucci, Rocco Liguori


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Successful antiviral treatment after 6 years of chronic progressive neurological disease attributed to VZV brain infection

Don Gilden, Charles Grose, Teresa White, Lidia Nagae, Robert L. Hendricks, Randall J. Cohrs, Maria A. Nagel

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.035
  • p240–242
  • Published online: July 14, 2016
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Spontaneous, headshaking, and positional nystagmus in post-lateral medullary infarction dizziness

Kazumitsu Amari, Yosuke Kudo, Kosuke Watanabe, Masahiro Yamamoto, Koji Takahashi, Osamu Tanaka, Ken Johkura

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.019
  • p249–253
  • Published online: July 14, 2016
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Interleukin 17 alone is not a discriminant biomarker in early demyelinating spectrum disorders

Christine Lebrun, Mikael Cohen, Beatrice Pignolet, Barbara Seitz-Polski, Florence Bucciarelli, Sylvia Benzaken, Orhun Kantarci, Aksel Siva, Darin Okuda, Daniel Pelletier, David Brassat, on behalf SFSEP, BIONAT Network, RISC

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.052
  • p334–336
  • Published online: July 23, 2016
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Letters to the Editor

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Autoimmune brachial amyotrophic diplegia and sensory neuronopathy with Sjögren's syndrome: A case report

Naomi Tominaga, Takahiro Iizuka, Juntaro Kaneko, Makiko Nagai, Atsuko Hara, Yuya Onozawa, Naomi Kanazawa, Kazutoshi Nishiyama


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Unihemispheric cerebral vasculitis: Case report and review of literature

Michael A.L. Johnson, George A. Jakubek, Jason S. Hawley

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.049
  • p32–34
  • Published online: June 26, 2016
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Intramedullary spinal cord abscess associated with spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Tatsuya Ueno, Haruo Nishijima, Yukihisa Funamizu, Tomoya Kon, Rie Haga, Akira Arai, Chieko Suzuki, Jin-ichi Nunomura, Masayuki Baba, Hiroshi Midorikawa, Masahiko Tomiyama

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.068
  • p94–96
  • Published online: July 1, 2016
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Spasticity secondary to isolated involvement of the pyramidal tract

Dokyung Lee, Jongmin Song, Jung Wha Kim, Tae-Beom Ahn


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Neuropathic pruritus as the p]resenting symptom of lupus transverse myelitis

Marta González Sánchez, Lucía Llorente Ayuso, Juan Ruiz Morales, Antonio Martínez Salio

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.070
  • p138–139
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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Congenital-onset spastic paraplegia in a patient with TUBB4A mutation and mild hypomyelination

Francesco Nicita, Enrico Bertini, Lorena Travaglini, Michelina Armando, Chiara Aiello

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.002
  • p145–146
  • Published online: July 4, 2016
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Different clinical features in siblings with identical mutations of the Parkin gene (PARK2)

Kota Sato, Toru Yamashita, Noriko Hatanaka, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Yasuyuki Ohta, Koji Abe

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.004
  • p147–149
  • Published online: July 5, 2016
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A case of very-long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency with novel compound heterozygous mutations

Fumiko Yamamoto, Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, Kenji Yamada, Akiko Ishii, Junichi Furuta, Seiji Yamaguchi, Akira Tamaoka

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.007
  • p165–167
  • Published online: July 8, 2016
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"Punched nerve syndrome" as contributing factor for "Saturday night palsy"

Simon Faissner, Carsten Lukas, Andrew Chan, Ralf Gold, Christos Krogias


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ANCA-negative granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with orbital apex syndrome and recurrent pachymeningitis: A case report

Shin Hisahara, Minoru Yamada, Yousuke Matsuura, Emiko Tsuda, Yukinori Akiyama, Masaki Saitoh, Jun Kawamata, Nobuhiro Mikuni, Shun Shimohama

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.013
  • p175–177
  • Published online: July 9, 2016
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Time course of downbeat positioning nystagmus in familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 treated with acetazolamide

Masanobu Suzuki, Keishi Fujiwara, Takashi Tsubuku, Ichiro Yabe, Hidenao Sasaki, Satoshi Fukuda

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.020
  • p206–208
  • Published online: July 12, 2016
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Low-dose lithium adjunct therapy associated with reduced off-time in Parkinson's disease: A case series

Thomas Guttuso Jr.

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.027
  • p221–222
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Gut microflora and multiple sclerosis

Julián Benito-León, Ángela Domingo-Santos

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.028
  • p254
  • Published online: July 13, 2016
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Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease with leukoencephalopathy and light motor-sensory and autonomic neuropathy diagnosed by skin biopsy

Yosuke Aiba, Ryuji Sakakibara, Fumihito Abe, Tetsuya Higuchi, Wataru Tokuyama, Nobuyuki Hiruta, Fuyuki Tateno, Yohei Tsuyusaki, Masahiko Kishi, Hiromi Tateno, Tsuyoshi Ogata

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.042
  • p263–265
  • Published online: July 16, 2016
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Anterior horn degeneration in Machado-Joseph disease

José Luiz Pedroso, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Resende Pinto, Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Carolina Andriotti, João Norberto Stavale, Orlando G.P. Barsottini

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.037
  • p290–291
  • Published online: July 14, 2016
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Cerebral microbleeds: A new presenting feature of chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

M.T. Bonati, C. Vanelli, D. Sangalli, C. Sina, D. Giardino, J. Sassone, F. Girotti, V. Silani, A. Ciammola

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.044
  • p300–303
  • Published online: July 19, 2016
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in a patient with multiple myeloma treated with combination therapy

Kazuki Yokokawa, Shin Hisahara, Yousuke Matsuura, Kazuna Ikeda, Emiko Tsuda, Masaki Saitoh, Kazuo Nakamichi, Masayuki Saijo, Yusuke Kamihara, Tsutomu Sato, Jun Kawamata, Shun Shimohama

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.045
  • p304–306
  • Published online: July 22, 2016
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Reply: Late onset Huntington's disease with 29 CAG repeat expansion

Mayke Oosterloo, Martine J. Van Belzen, Emilia K. Bijlsma, Raymund A.C. Roos

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.021
  • p343
  • Published online: July 21, 2016
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The use of medical-grade cannabis in patients non-responders to Nabiximols

Francesco Saccà, Chiara Pane, Antonio Carotenuto, Marco Massarelli, Roberta Lanzillo, Ettore Brunello Florio, Vincenzo Brescia Morra

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.059
  • p349–351
  • Published online: July 27, 2016
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Thickening of the peripheral nerves in metachromatic leukodystrophy

Alexander Grimm, Eva Schäffer, Jennifer Just, Ludger Schöls, Christiane Kehrer, Andrea Bevot, Ulf Ziemann, Ingeborg Krageloh-Mann

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.07.030
  • p399–401
  • Published online: July 13, 2016
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