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Journal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 373 | 15 February 2017 | Pages 1-360

Editorial

Editor's update and selected articles from the Journal of the Neurological Sciences

John D. England

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.072
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Published online: November 30, 2016
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Review Articles

Leukoencephalopathy, cerebral calcifications, and cysts: A clinical case involving a long-term follow-up and literature review

Ryota Tamura, Takayuki Ohira, Katsura Emoto, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Tomo Horikoshi, Kazunari Yoshida

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.014
p60–65
Published online: December 10, 2016
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TLR9 and its signaling pathway in multiple sclerosis

Yifan Zhou, Ling Fang, Lisheng Peng, Wei Qiu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.027
p95–99
Published online: December 19, 2016
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Multiple sclerosis in Kashmir: Where we stand

Insha Zahoor, Ehtishamul Haq, Ravouf Asimi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.042
p129–133
Published online: December 23, 2016
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms, behavioural disorders, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease

Roberta Balestrino, Pablo Martinez-Martin

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.060
p173–178
Published online: December 28, 2016
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Neuroimaging features in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A pictorial review

Morgan Ollivier, Anne Bertrand, Frédéric Clarençon, Sophie Gerber, Sandrine Deltour, Fanny Domont, Stéphanie Trunet, Didier Dormont, Delphine Leclercq

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.007
p188–200
Published online: December 8, 2016
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Potential oxidative stress biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer disease

Ana García-Blanco, Miguel Baquero, Máximo Vento, Esperanza Gil, Luis Bataller, Consuelo Cháfer-Pericás

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.020
p295–302
Published online: January 7, 2017
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Potential pathophysiological pathways that can explain the positive effects of exercise on fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A scoping review

Martin Langeskov-Christensen, Etienne J. Bisson, Marcia L. Finlayson, Ulrik Dalgas

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.002
p307–320
Published online: January 4, 2017
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Basic Research Papers

Resting state fMRI regional homogeneity correlates with cognition measures in subcortical vascular cognitive impairment

Stefano Diciotti, Stefano Orsolini, Emilia Salvadori, Antonio Giorgio, Nicola Toschi, Stefano Ciulli, Andrea Ginestroni, Anna Poggesi, Nicola De Stefano, Leonardo Pantoni, Domenico Inzitari, Mario Mascalchi, the VMCI Tuscany investigators

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.003
p1–6
Published online: December 6, 2016
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The utility of diffusion MRI with quantitative ADC measurements for differentiating high-grade from low-grade cerebral gliomas: Evidence from a meta-analysis

Li Zhang, Zhiqian Min, Min Tang, Sipan Chen, Xiaoyan Lei, Xiaoling Zhang

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.008
p9–15
Published online: December 9, 2016
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Clopidogrel and ischemic stroke outcomes by smoking status: Smoker's paradox?

Qian Zhang, Yuan Wang, Haiqing Song, Chengbei Hou, Qingyu Cao, Kai Dong, Xiaoqin Huang, Wuwei Feng, Bruce Ovbiagele, Moli Wang, Xunming Ji

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.025
p41–44
Published online: December 17, 2016
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¹³¹I-MIBG myocardial scintigraphy for differentiation of Parkinson's disease from multiple system atrophy or essential tremor in Chinese population

Tuanfeng Yang, Li Wang, Yuan Li, Min Cheng, Jinsong Jiao, Qian Wang, Huailian Guo

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.006
p48–51
Published online: December 7, 2016
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Electrophysiological correlates of semantic memory retrieval in Gulf War Syndrome 2 patients

Gail D. Tillman, Clifford S. Calley, Virginia I. Buhl, Hsueh-Sheng Chiang, Robert W. Haley, John Hart Jr, Michael A. Kraut

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.023
p66–72
Published online: December 15, 2016
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Enriched environment and Mash1 transfection affect neural stem cell differentiation after transplantation into the adult somatosensory cortex

Mitsunori D. Arai, Bo Zhan, Atsuko Maruyama, Akiko Matsui-Harada, Kazuhiro Horinouchi, Shoji Komai

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.013
p73–80
Published online: December 11, 2016
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Regional volumetric change in Parkinson's disease with cognitive decline

Myrlene Gee, Juergen Dukart, Bogdan Draganski, WR Wayne Martin, Derek Emery, Richard Camicioli

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.030
p88–94
Published online: December 17, 2016
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Protective effects of ginsenoside Rg1 against oxygen-glucose-deprivation-induced apoptosis in neural stem cells

Yiwen Li, Lin Suo, Yang Liu, Huiyun Li, Wenxin Xue

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.036
p107–112
Published online: December 22, 2016
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Conversion to carbidopa and levodopa extended-release (IPX066) followed by its extended use in patients previously taking controlled-release carbidopa-levodopa for advanced Parkinson's disease

James Tetrud, Paul Nausieda, David Kreitzman, Grace S. Liang, Anette Nieves, Andrew P. Duker, Robert A. Hauser, Eric S. Farbman, Aaron Ellenbogen, Ann Hsu, Sherron Kell, Sarita Khanna, Robert Rubens, Suneel Gupta

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.047
p116–123
Published online: November 22, 2016
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HLA-DRA/HLA-DRB5 polymorphism affects risk of sporadic ALS and survival in a southwest Chinese cohort

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

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.055
p124–128
Published online: December 27, 2016
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Cortical control of vertical and horizontal saccades in progressive supranuclear palsy: An exploratory fMRI study

J Lemos, D Pereira, L Almendra, D Rebelo, M Patrício, J Castelhano, G Cunha, C Januário, L Cunha, A Freire, M Castelo-Branco

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.049
p157–166
Published online: December 26, 2016
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Cerebral disease in a nationwide Dutch pseudoxanthoma elasticum cohort with a systematic review of the literature

Frans Kauw, Guido Kranenburg, L. Jaap Kappelle, Jeroen Hendrikse, Huiberdina L. Koek, Frank L.J. Visseren, Willem P.T. Mali, Pim A. de Jong, Wilko Spiering

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.053
p167–172
Published online: December 28, 2016
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Combined therapy using botulinum toxin A and single-joint hybrid assistive limb for upper-limb disability due to spastic hemiplegia

Kazuya Saita, Takashi Morishita, Koichi Hyakutake, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Etsuji Shiota, Yoshiyuki Sankai, Tooru Inoue

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.056
p182–187
Published online: December 28, 2016
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Improvement of neurovascular function and cognitive impairment after STA-MCA anastomosis

Mami Ishikawa, Gen Kusaka, Satoshi Terao, Mutsumi Nagai, Yuichi Tanaka, Heiji Naritaka

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.065
p201–207
Published online: December 30, 2016
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Comorbid conditions associated with Parkinson's disease: A longitudinal and comparative study with Alzheimer disease and control subjects

D. Santos García, E. Suárez Castro, I. Expósito, T. de Deus, C. Tuñas, A. Aneiros, M. López Fernández, D. Núñez Arias, M. Bermúdez Torres

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.046
p210–215
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Potential multisystem degeneration in Asidan patients

Yasuyuki Ohta, Toru Yamashita, Nozomi Hishikawa, Kota Sato, Kosuke Matsuzono, Keiichiro Tsunoda, Noriko Hatanaka, Mami Takemoto, Toshihiko Takemi, Kazuhiro Takamatsu, Koji Abe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.003
p216–222
Published online: January 4, 2017
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of motor fluctuations and non-motor predominance with cerebrospinal τ and Aβ as well as dementia-risk in Parkinson's disease

Raluca Modreanu, Sonia Catalina Cerquera, María José Martí, José Ríos, Almudena Sánchez-Gómez, Ana Cámara, Manel Fernández, Yaroslau Compta

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.064
p223–229
Published online: December 30, 2016
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Plasticity of static graviceptive function in patients with cervical dystonia

Kirsten Platho-Elwischger, Gottfried Kranz, Thomas Sycha, Daniela Dunkler, Paulus Rommer, Christian Mueller, Eduard Auff, Gerald Wiest

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.007
p230–235
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Disease progression and oxidative stress are associated with higher serum ferritin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis

Katerine Panichi Zanin Ferreira, Sayonara R Oliveira, Ana Paula Kallaur, Damacio R Kaimen-Maciel, Marcell Alysson B Lozovoy, Elaine Regina Delicato de Almeida, Helena Kaminami Morimoto, Leda Mezzaroba, Isaias Dichi, Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche, Andréa Name Colado Simão

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.039
p236–241
Published online: December 26, 2016
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Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio is associated with white matter lesions severity in first-ever stroke patients

Satoshi Suda, Takuya Kanamaru, Seiji Okubo, Junya Aoki, Takashi Shimoyama, Kentaro Suzuki, Chikako Nito, Akiko Ishiwata, Kazumi Kimura

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.011
p258–262
Published online: January 4, 2017
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Altered degree centrality in childhood absence epilepsy: A resting-state fMRI study

Xueyu Wang, Dongmei Jiao, Xinying Zhang, Xiangtao Lin

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.054
p274–279
Published online: December 28, 2016
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The correlation between cerebral arterial pulsatility and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease patients

Jae-Sung Lim, Jee Young Lee, Hyung-Min Kwon, Yong-Seok Lee

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.001
p285–288
Published online: January 4, 2017
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Administration of a pictorial questionnaire to screen for stroke among patients with hypertension or diabetes in rural Ghana

Fred S. Sarfo, Rexford Adu Gyamfi, Sheila Adamu, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka, Mayowa Owolabi, Bruce Ovbiagele

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.022
p289–294
Published online: January 7, 2017
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Gene dosage effect in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 homozygotes: A clinical and neuropathological study

Kazumasa Soga, Kinya Ishikawa, Tokuro Furuya, Tadatsune Iida, Tetsuo Yamada, Noboru Ando, Kiyobumi Ota, Hiromi Kanno-Okada, Shinya Tanaka, Masayuki Shintaku, Yoshinobu Eishi, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Takanori Yokota

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.051
p321–328
Published online: December 27, 2016
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Quantitative sensory testing and structural assessment of sensory nerve fibres in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Baris Isak, Kirsten Pugdahl, Páll Karlsson, Hatice Tankisi, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Jasna Furtula, Birger Johnsen, Niels Sunde, Johannes Jakobsen, Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.005
p329–334
Published online: January 6, 2017
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Monitoring CD27 + memory B-cells in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders patients treated with rituximab: Results from a bicentric study

M. Cohen, G. Romero, J. Bas, M. Ticchioni, M. Rosenthal, R. Lacroix, C. Brunet, A. Rico, J. Pelletier, B. Audoin, C. Lebrun

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.025
p335–338
Published online: January 10, 2017
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q-Space Myelin Map imaging for longitudinal analysis of demyelination and remyelination in multiple sclerosis patients treated with fingolimod: A preliminary study

Mariko Tanikawa, Jin Nakahara, Junichi Hata, Shigeaki Suzuki, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Suketaka Momoshima, Masahiro Jinzaki, Masaya Nakamura, Hideyuki Okano, Shinichi Takahashi, Norihiro Suzuki

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.009
p352–357
Published online: January 5, 2017
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Clinical Short Communications

Confined anterior cerebral artery infarction manifesting as isolated unilateral axial weakness

Asaf Honig, Ruth Eliahou, Eitan Auriel

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.061
p18–20
Published online: November 24, 2016
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The heterozygous R1441C mutation of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene in a Chinese patient with Parkinson disease: A five-year follow-up and literatures review

Fang Peng, Yi-Min Sun, Chen Chen, Su-Shan Luo, Da-Ke Li, Yi-Xuan Wang, Ke Yang, Feng-Tao Liu, Chuan-Tao Zuo, Zheng-Tong Ding, Yu An, Jian-Jun Wu, Jian Wang

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.009
p23–26
Published online: December 9, 2016
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Thalamic involvement determined using VSRAD advance on MRI and easy Z-score analysis of ^99mTc-ECD-SPECT in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome with P102L mutation

Atsuhiko Sugiyama, Noriko Sato, Yukio Kimura, Tomoko Maekawa, Noritaka Wakasugi, Daichi Sone, Mikako Enokizono, Yuji Takahashi, Miho Murata, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Hiroshi Matsuda

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.021
p27–30
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Analysis of C9orf72 repeat expansion in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients from North India

Abhishek Vats, Mandaville Gourie-Devi, Varun Suroliya, Sagar Verma, Mohammad Faruq, Ankkita Sharma, Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, Ritushree Kukreti, Saima Wajid, Vibha Taneja

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.079
p55–57
Published online: December 3, 2016
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The test accuracy of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) by stroke lateralisation

Edgar Chan, Samantha Altendorff, Colm Healy, David J. Werring, Lisa Cipolotti

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.028
p100–104
Published online: December 19, 2016
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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis immune-mediated in aquaporin-4 antibody negative patients: Disease heterogeneity

Edgar Carnero Contentti, Javier Pablo Hryb, Sergio Morales, Alejandra Gomez, Edson Chiganer, José Luis Di Pace, Carmen Lessa, Mónica Perassolo

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.033
p134–137
Published online: December 23, 2016
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Clinically mild infantile encephalopathy associated with excitotoxicity

Nozomi Hirai, Daisuke Yoshimaru, Yoko Moriyama, Takafumi Honda, Kumi Yasukawa, Jun-ichi Takanashi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.043
p138–141
Published online: December 24, 2016
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Central positional nystagmus associated with cerebellar tumors: Clinical and topographical analysis

Bang-Hoon Cho, Sang-Hoon Kim, Sung-Sik Kim, Yun-Ju Choi, Seung-Han Lee

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.050
p147–151
Published online: December 26, 2016
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Time for a strategy in night-time dopaminergic therapy? An objective sensor-based analysis of nocturnal hypokinesia and sleeping positions in Parkinson's disease

Jirada Sringean, Chanawat Anan, Chusak Thanawattano, Roongroj Bhidayasiri

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.045
p244–248
Published online: December 27, 2016
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First reported cases of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in Vietnamese adolescents and adults

Mai Nguyen Thi Hoang, Phu Nguyen Hoan, Tan Le Van, Angela McBride, Nghia Ho Dang Trung, Thanh Tran Tan, Hong Nguyen Thi Thu, Dorothee Heemskerk, Jeremy Day, Angela Vincent, Chau Nguyen Van Vinh, Guy Thwaites

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.004
p250–253
Published online: January 5, 2017
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Clinical and genetic studies in patients with Lafora disease from Pakistan

Arsalan Ahmad, Rubina Dad, Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Tahir Ahmed Baig, Imran N. Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Christian A. Hübner, Muhammad Jawad Hassan

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.010
p263–267
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Temporal evolution of the trident and piglet signs of osmotic demyelination syndrome

Shin C. Beh

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.024
p268–273
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PIK3CA mutation in a mixed dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and rosette forming glioneuronal tumor, a case report and literature review

Philip George Eye, Laurence Davidson, Patrick J. Malafronte, Sarah Cantrell, Brett J. Theeler

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.003
p280–284
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TNF-alpha inhibitor associated myelopathies: A neurological complication in patients with rheumatologic disorders

Paula Barreras, Maureen A. Mealy, Carlos A. Pardo

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.023
p303–306
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Letters to the Editor

Axonal invasion of Listeria monocytogenes: Implications for early diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging

Tatsuo Mano, Masaaki Saito, Toshihiro Yoshizawa

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.010
p7–8
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"Puttin' on the Ritz": Young Frankenstein and neurology

Michele A Riva, Antonio Perciaccante

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.012
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Arboviral infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Fiji

Viroj Wiwanitkit

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.017
p17
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Parkinsonism related to Percheron artery infarct

Helena Bejr-kasem Marco, Carles Lorenzo-Bosquet, José Alvarez-Sabin, Jorge Hernandez-Vara

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.011
p21–22
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De novo multifocal myoclonus induced by lamotrigine in a temporal lobe epilepsy case

Mario Tombini, Giovanni Pellegrino, Giovanni Assenza, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.022
p31–32
Published online: December 14, 2016
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Acute progressive human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy with Sjögren's syndrome: Cause or coincidence?

Tatsuya Ueno, Haruo Nishijima, Tomoya Kon, Jin-ichi Nunomura, Masahiko Tomiyama

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.019
p33–34
Published online: December 15, 2016
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Combination of ketogenic diet and stiripentol for super-refractory status epilepticus: A case report

Yuto Uchida, Daisuke Kato, Takanari Toyoda, Masahiro Oomura, Yoshino Ueki, Kenji Ohkita, Noriyuki Matsukawa

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.020
p35–37
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Homonymous hemianopia as the first sign of posterior cortical atrophy

Christian Cordano, Giulia Alessandria, Alessandro Leonardi, Maria Cellerino, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Flavio Nobili, Fabio Bandini

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.016
p38–40
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Akinetic mutism in a patient with acute infarcts in the bilateral substantia nigra

Hyun Ah Kim, Sooyeoun You

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.024
p46–47
Published online: December 17, 2016
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Usefulness of senile hemangioma biopsy for diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma: A report of two cases and a literature review

Takeo Sakurai, Kenji Wakida, Tomoko Takahashi, Kenichiro Ishida, Hitoshi Iwata, Hiroshi Nishida

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.026
p52–54
Published online: December 19, 2016
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How can we increase the number of autopsies for prion diseases? A model system in Japan

Masaki Takao, Hiroaki Kimura, Ban Mihara

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.073
p58–59
Published online: December 2, 2016
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Reversible splenial lesion of the corpus callosum associated with meningococcal meningitis

Yuichi Hayashi, Masahiro Yasunishi, Misayo Hayashi, Takahiko Asano, Akio Kimura, Takashi Inuzuka

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.035
p81–82
Published online: December 22, 2016
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Familial hemifacial spasm of young-onset: Report of two cases

Hansini Palaram, Emmanuel Carrera, Maria Isabel Vargas, Andreas Kleinschmidt, Vanessa Fleury

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.034
p83–85
Published online: December 21, 2016
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Discordant manifestation in brothers with Miyoshi myopathy

Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn, Tumtip Sangruchi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.032
p86–87
Published online: December 21, 2016
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Huntington's Disease like 2 presenting with isolated Parkinsonism

Luiz Felipe Rocha Vasconcellos, Philippe Joaquim Oliveira Menezes Macêdo, Jéssyca Botelho Franck, Vitor Tumas, Wilson Marques Júnior, Mariana Spitz

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.050
p105–106
Published online: November 23, 2016
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Lack of association between MCP-1 -2518A/G polymorphism and ischemic stroke: From a case-control study to an updated meta-analysis

Xu Liu, Ruixia Zhu, Qu Li, Zhiyi He

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.031
p113–115
Published online: December 22, 2016
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Response to the letter to the Editor for the manuscript "Sleep and Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional, cohort study" by Tomoyuki Kawada

Viviana Nociti, Francesco Antonio Losavio, Valentina Gnoni, Anna Losurdo, Elisa Testani, Catello Vollono, Giovanni Frisullo, Valerio Brunetti, Massimiliano Mirabella, Giacomo Della Marca

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.048
p142
Published online: December 24, 2016
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Poor sleep and fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis

Tomoyuki Kawada

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.047
p143
Published online: December 24, 2016
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Marked hypertriglyceridemia induced by interferon-β1a therapy in a clinically isolated syndrome patient

Yuko Kawahara, Toru Yamashita, Yasuyuki Ohta, Kota Sato, Keiichiro Tsunoda, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Jun Eguchi, Koji Abe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.052
p144–146
Published online: December 26, 2016
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A case of very long longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) with necrotizing Vasculitis

Kota Sato, Keiichiro Tsunoda, Toru Yamashita, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Yasuyuki Ohta, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Ichiro Nakashima, Takao Yasuhara, Isao Date, Koji Abe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.040
p152–154
Published online: December 23, 2016
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Perioptic neuritis related with varicella-zoster virus infection preceding sixth cranial nerve palsy and progressive outer retinal necrosis in a immunocompetent patient

Jeongryul Ryu, Kyung-Ah Park, Sei Yeul Oh, Sang Jin Kim, Kyuyeon Cho, Ju-Hong Min, Byoung Joon Kim

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.041
p155–156
Published online: December 23, 2016
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On the association between human papillomavirus vaccine and sleep disorders: Evaluation based on vaccine adverse events reporting systems

Carla Carnovale, Payam Tabaee Damavandi, Marta Gentili, Marco Pozzi, Stefania Antoniazzi, Sonia Radice, Emilio Clementi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.067
p179–181
Published online: December 30, 2016
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Isolated cerebellar atrophy due to rodenticide (β-fluoroethyl acetate) intoxication

Jae Hyun Jin, Eek-Sung Lee, Jeong-Yoon Choi, Ji-Soo Kim

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.068
p208–209
Published online: December 30, 2016
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Glucose and stroke: What about glycemic variability?

Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.015
p242–243
Published online: January 5, 2017
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Risk assessment of cerebral microbleeds and white matter hyperintensities in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Tomoyuki Kawada

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.017
p249
Published online: January 6, 2017
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A patient with slowly progressive adult-onset nemaline myopathy and novel compound heterozygous mutations in the nebulin gene

Keiichiro Tsunoda, Toru Yamashita, Emi Motokura, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Kota Sato, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Yasuyuki Ohta, Atsuko Nishikawa, Ichizo Nishino, Koji Abe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.069
p254–257
Published online: December 31, 2016
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Brain pathology of a patient 7 years after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

Annette Wundes, James D. Bowen, George H. Kraft, Kenneth R. Maravilla, Bernadette McLaughlin, Gloria von Geldern, George Georges, Richard A. Nash, Jian-Qiang Lu