Jeanie C. McGee, Alireza Minagar

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.016
• p479–480
• Published online: February 15, 2017
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Review Articles

Acquired pendular nystagmus

Sarah Kang, Aasef G. Shaikh

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.033
• p8–17
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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Vision loss in tuberculous meningitis

Ravindra Kumar Garg, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Neeraj Kumar, Ravi Uniyal

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.031
• p27–34
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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Multiple sclerosis patients' understanding and preferences for risks and benefits of disease-modifying drugs: A systematic review

Gurpreet K Reen, Eli Silber, Dawn W Langdon

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.038
• p107–122
• Published online: December 23, 2016
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Immunoglobulin therapy in the treatment of multifocal motor neuropathy

Aditya Kumar, Huned S. Patwa, Richard J. Nowak

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.061
• p190–197
• Published online: January 24, 2017
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Post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus: Recent advances and new therapeutic insights

Qianwei Chen, Zhou Feng, Qiang Tan, Jing Guo, Jun Tang, Liang Tan, Hua Feng, Zhi Chen

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.072
• p220–230
• Published online: February 1, 2017
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Addressing post-stroke care in rural areas with Peru as a case study. Placing emphasis on evidence-based pragmatism

J. Jaime Miranda, Miguel G. Moscoso, Lijing L. Yan, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Germán Málaga, Hector H. Garcia, Bruce Ovbiagele

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.027
• p309–315
• Published online: February 14, 2017
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A systematic comparison of key features of ischemic stroke prevention guidelines in low- and middle-income vs. high-income countries

Hernán Bayona, Mayowa Owolabi, Wuwei Feng, Paul Olowoyo, Joseph Yaria, Rufus Akinyemi, James R Sawers, Bruce Ovbiagele

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.040
• p360–366
• Published online: February 19, 2017
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Mitochondrial dysfunction – Silent killer in cerebral ischemia

Pramila Bakthavachalam, Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.043
• p417–423
• Published online: February 21, 2017
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Ischemic optic neuropathy as a model of neurodegenerative disorder: A review of pathogenic mechanism of axonal degeneration and the role of neuroprotection

Saba Khalilpour, Shahrzad Latifi, Ghazaleh Behnammanesh, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid, Aman Shah Abdul Majid, Ali Tamayol

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.044
• p430–441
• Published online: December 26, 2016
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Basic Research Papers

Advances in assessing myotonia: Can sensor-engineered glove have a role?

Simona Portaro, Margherita Russo, Antonino Naro, Alessia Bramanti, Placido Bramanti, Carmelo Rodolico, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.038
• p3–7
• Published online: January 13, 2017
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GAB2 rs2373115 variant contributes to Alzheimer's disease risk specifically in European population

Yang Hu, Likun Zheng, Liang Cheng, Ying Zhang, Weiyang Bai, Wenyang Zhou, Tao Wang, Zhifa Han, Jian Zong, Shuilin Jin, Jun Zhang, Guiyou Liu, Qinghua Jiang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.030
• p18–22
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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The duration of the cortical silent period is not abnormal in Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease

Joselisa Péres Queiroz de Paiva, Samir Câmara Magalhães, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, Alan Luiz Eckeli, Alain Kaelin-Lang, Adriana Bastos Conforto

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.066
• p35–42
• Published online: December 30, 2016
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Axial MR diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in clinical diagnosed and pathology confirmed cervical spinal cord astrocytoma

Mangsuo Zhao, Bingxin Shi, Tuoyu Chen, Yuqi Zhang, Tongchao Geng, Liyan Qiao, Mingjie Zhang, Le He, Huancong Zuo, Guihuai Wang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.044
• p43–51
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Clinical significance of changes in serum neuroglobin and HIF-1α concentrations during the early-phase of acute ischemic stroke

Lixia Xue, Hao Chen, Kaili Lu, Jiankang Huang, Hao Duan, Yuwu Zhao

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.039
• p52–57
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Tempol (4 hydroxy-tempo) inhibits anoxia-induced progression of mitochondrial dysfunction and associated neurobehavioral impairment in neonatal rats

Puneet K. Samaiya, Gopeshwar Narayan, Ashok Kumar, Sairam Krishnamurthy

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.021
• p58–67
• Published online: January 7, 2017
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Combined use of dopamine transporter imaging (DAT-SPECT) and ¹²³I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy for diagnosing Parkinson's disease

Fumihito Yoshii, Masafuchi Ryo, Yasuhiko Baba, Takashi Koide, Jun Hashimoto

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.042
• p80–85
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Extended "Timed Up and Go" assessment as a clinical indicator of cognitive state in Parkinson's disease

Tess Evans, Alexa Jefferson, Michelle Byrnes, Sue Walters, Soumya Ghosh, Frank L. Mastaglia, Brian Power, Ryan S. Anderton

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.050
• p86–91
• Published online: January 17, 2017
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Comparison of imaging using ¹¹C-ITMM and ¹⁸F-FDG for the detection of cerebellar ataxia

Kenji Ishibashi, Yoshiharu Miura, Jun Toyohara, Kenji Ishii, Kiichi Ishiwata

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.036
• p97–102
• Published online: January 13, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease: Elevated pigment epithelium-derived factor in the cerebrospinal fluid is mostly of systemic origin

Veronika Lang, Marietta Zille, Carmen Infante-Duarte, Sven Jarius, Holger Jahn, Friedemann Paul, Klemens Ruprecht, Ana Luisa Pina

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.051
• p123–128
• Published online: January 17, 2017
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome in puerperium: A prospective study

Gian Paolo Anzola, Renato Brighenti, Milena Cobelli, Alessia Giossi, Sara Mazzucco, Silvia Olivato, Elisa Pari, Maria Paola Piras, Alessandro Padovani, Fabrizio Rinaldi, Giulia Turri

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.056
• p130–136
• Published online: January 21, 2017
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In vitro non-viral murine pro-neurotrophin 3 gene transfer into rat bone marrow stromal cells

Shahram Darabi, Taki Tiraihi, AliReza Delshad, Majid Sadeghizadeh, Wisam Khalil, Taher Taheri

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.058
• p137–145
• Published online: January 21, 2017
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Use of social media to assess the effectiveness of vagal nerve stimulation in Dravet syndrome: A caregiver's perspective

Rushna Ali, Mona Elsayed, Manpreet Kaur, Ellen Air, Naznin Mahmood, Jules Constantinou, Jason Schwalb

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.057
• p146–149
• Published online: January 21, 2017
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Prothrombin complex concentrate administration for bleeding associated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: The SAMURAI-NVAF study

Sohei Yoshimura, Shoichiro Sato, Kenichi Todo, Yasushi Okada, Eisuke Furui, Takayuki Matsuki, Hiroshi Yamagami, Masatoshi Koga, Jun C. Takahashi, Kazuyuki Nagatsuka, Shoji Arihiro, Kazunori Toyoda, for the Stroke Acute Management with Urgent Risk-factor Assessment and Improvement (SAMURAI) Study Investigators

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.041
• p150–157
• Published online: January 15, 2017
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Seasonal variations of 25-OH vitamin D serum levels are associated with clinical disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients

Christina Hartl, Viola Obermeier, Lisa Ann Gerdes, Mathias Brügel, Rüdiger von Kries, Tania Kümpfel

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.059
• p160–164
• Published online: January 21, 2017
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Relationship of the angle between the A1 and A2 segments of the anterior cerebral artery with formation and rupture of anterior communicating artery aneurysm

Jingya Ye, Peidong Zheng, Muhammad Hassan, Shengnan Jiang, Jiesheng Zheng

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.062
• p170–174
• Published online: January 24, 2017
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The P-wave terminal force in embolic strokes of undetermined source

Simona Lattanzi, Claudia Cagnetti, Alessandra Pulcini, Marco Morelli, Simone Maffei, Leandro Provinciali, Mauro Silvestrini

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.063
• p175–178
• Published online: January 24, 2017
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Measurement properties of a new wireless electrogoniometer for quantifying spasticity during the pendulum test in ARSACS patients

Hung Tien Bui, Cynthia Gagnon, Olivier Audet, Jean Mathieu, Mario Leone

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.065
• p181–185
• Published online: January 25, 2017
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Epigenetic and gene expression alterations of FOXP3 in the T cells of EAE mouse model of multiple sclerosis

Ali Noori-Zadeh, Seyed Alireza Mesbah-Namin, Ali Akbar Saboor-Yaraghi

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.060
• p203–208
• Published online: January 24, 2017
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Early markers of kidney dysfunction and cognitive impairment among older adults

Yudan Wei, Yinan Kevin Wei, Jianmin Zhu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.071
• p209–214
• Published online: January 31, 2017
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Rest tremor in Parkinson's disease: Body distribution and time of appearance

Angelo Fabio Gigante, Roberta Pellicciari, Giovanni Iliceto, Daniele Liuzzi, Paola Vincenza Mancino, Giacomo Emanuele Custodero, Marco Guido, Paolo Livrea, Giovanni Defazio

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.057
• p215–219
• Published online: December 28, 2016
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Association between gene polymorphism and depression in Parkinson's disease: A case-control study

Jinhua Zheng, Xinglong Yang, Quanzhen Zhao, Sijia Tian, Hongyan Huang, Yalan Chen, Yanming Xu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.001
• p231–234
• Published online: February 2, 2017
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What increases the risk of malnutrition in Parkinson's disease?

Svetlana Tomic, Vlasta Pekic, Zeljka Popijac, Tomislav Pucic, Marta Petek, Tihana Gilman Kuric, Sanja Misevic, Ruzica Palic Kramaric

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.070
• p235–238
• Published online: January 31, 2017
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging responses in CADASIL

Ikreet Cheema, Aaron R Switzer, Cheryl R McCreary, Michael D. Hill, Richard Frayne, Bradley G Goodyear, Eric E Smith

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.004
• p248–254
• Published online: February 2, 2017
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Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt surgery for tuberculous meningitis: A systematic review

Imran Rizvi, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Neeraj Kumar, Eesha Sharma, Chhitij Srivastava, Ravi Uniyal

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.008
• p255–263
• Published online: February 4, 2017
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Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical findings in adults with tick-borne encephalitis

Alexander Pichler, Johann Sellner, Gayane Harutyunyan, Astrid Sonnleitner, Daniela Sabine Klobassa, Juan-Jose Archelos-Garcia, Hannah Rock, Thomas Gattringer, Franz Fazekas

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.003
• p266–269
• Published online: February 2, 2017
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Stroke-related stigma among West Africans: Patterns and predictors

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Michelle Nichols, Suparna Qanungo, Abeba Teklehaimanot, Arti Singh, Nathaniel Mensah, Raelle Saulson, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Uvere Ezinne, Mayowa Owolabi, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce Ovbiagele

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.018
• p270–274
• Published online: February 8, 2017
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Malignancy in Guillain-Barré syndrome: A twelve-year single-center study

Fu Liong Hiew, Yusuf A. Rajabally

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.024
• p275–278
• Published online: February 10, 2017
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Additional evidence supports association of common genetic variants in VTI1A and ETFA with increased risk of glioma susceptibility

Ning Wang, Zhong Deng, Maode Wang, Ruichun Li, Gaofeng Xu, Gang Bao

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.013
• p282–288
• Published online: February 8, 2017
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Seok-Jin Choi, Yoon-Ho Hong, Je-Young Shin, Byung-Nam Yoon, Sung-Yeon Sohn, Chan Soon Park, Jung-Joon Sung

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.012
• p289–293
• Published online: February 7, 2017
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Electrographic patterns in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and seizures

Carlos Kamiya-Matsuoka, Sudhakar Tummala

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.017
• p294–298
• Published online: February 8, 2017
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Prevalence of Peripheral Neuropathy and associated factors in HIV-infected patients

Maria Luiza Areal Corrêa de Sá e Benevides, Sérgio Beduschi Filho, Rodrigo Debona, Eduardo Novaes Costa Bergamaschi, Jean Costa Nunes

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.011
• p316–320
• Published online: February 7, 2017
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Circulating autoantibodies against the NR2 peptide of the NMDA receptor are associated with subclinical brain damage in hypertensive patients with other pre-existing conditions for vascular risk

S. González-García, A. González-Quevedo, Z. Hernandez-Diaz, L. Alvarez Camino, M. Peña-Sanchez, A. Cordero-Eiriz, M. Brown, J.A. Gaya, M. Betancourt-Losa, I. Fernandez-Almirall, M.C. Menendez-Sainz, R. Fernandez-Carriera

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.028
• p324–330
• Published online: February 14, 2017
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RNF213 rs112735431 polymorphism in intracranial artery steno-occlusive disease and moyamoya disease in Koreans

Min-Gyu Park, Jin-Hong Shin, Sang Weon Lee, Hae Rim Park, Kyung-Pil Park

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.033
• p331–334
• Published online: February 15, 2017
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Inhibition of 17-beta-estradiol on neuronal excitability via enhancing GIRK1-mediated inwardly rectifying potassium currents and GIRK1 expression

Yuwen Zhang, Yian Huang, Guoxiang Wang, Xin Wang, Yun Wang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.034
• p335–341
• Published online: February 15, 2017
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Impact of STN-DBS on mood, drive, anhedonia and risk of psychiatric side-effects in the population of PD patients

Anna Antosik-Wójcińska, Łukasz Święcicki, Monika Dominiak, Emilia Sołtan, Przemyslaw Bieńkowski, Tomasz Mandat

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.020
• p342–347
• Published online: February 10, 2017
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HLA genotype as a marker of multiple sclerosis prognosis: A pilot study

Andreas P. Lysandropoulos, Nicolas Mavroudakis, Massimo Pandolfo, Kaoutar El Hafsi, Wim van Hecke, Anke Maertens, Thibo Billiet, Annemie Ribbens

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.019
• p348–354
• Published online: February 16, 2017
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Caffeine, creatine, GRIN2A and Parkinson's disease progression

David K. Simon, Cai Wu, Barbara C. Tilley, Katja Lohmann, Christine Klein, Haydeh Payami, Anne-Marie Wills, Michael J. Aminoff, Jacquelyn Bainbridge, Richard Dewey, Robert A. Hauser, Susen Schaake, Jay S. Schneider, Saloni Sharma, Carlos Singer, Caroline M. Tanner, Daniel Truong, Peng Wei, Pei Shieen Wong, Tianzhong Yang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.032
• p355–359
• Published online: February 17, 2017
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Evaluating the association of allergies with multiple sclerosis susceptibility risk and disease activity in a pediatric population

Theresa Bourne, Michael Waltz, T.C. Casper, K. Kavak, G. Aaen, A. Belman, L. Benson, M. Candee, T. Chitnis, J. Graves, B. Greenberg, M. Gorman, Y. Harris, L. Krupp, T. Lotze, S. Mar, J. Ness, C. Olsen, S. Roalstad, M. Rodriguez, J. Rose, J. Rubin, T. Schreiner, J.M. Tillema, I. Kahn, A. Waldman, L. Barcellos, E. Waubant, B. Weinstock-Guttman, US Network of Pediatric MS Centers

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.041
• p371–375
• Published online: February 19, 2017
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Basic Research Papers

Stroke severity predicts poststroke delirium and its association with dementia: Longitudinal observation from a low income setting

Akin Ojagbemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Toyin Bello, Olusegun Baiyewu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.039
• p376–381
• Published online: February 18, 2017
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Etiological agents of viral meningitis in children from a dengue-endemic area, Southeast region of Brazil

Danilo B. de Oliveira, Talitah M. Candiani, Ana Paula M. Franco-Luiz, Gabriel M.F. Almeida, Jônatas S. Abrahão, Maria Rios, Roney S. Coimbra, Erna G. Kroon

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.025
• p390–394
• Published online: February 16, 2017
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Mechanical embolectomy for acute ischemic stroke beyond six hours from symptom onset using MRI based perfusion imaging

Ryan A. McTaggart, Shadi Yaghi, Daniel C Sacchetti, Richard A. Haas, Morgan Hemendinger, Daniel Arcuri, Jeffrey M. Rogg, Karen L. Furie, Mahesh V. Jayaraman

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.044
• p395–400
• Published online: February 21, 2017
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Profile of von Willebrand factor antigen and von Willebrand factor propeptide in an overall TIA and ischaemic stroke population and amongst subtypes

WO Tobin, JA Kinsella, GF Kavanagh, JS O'Donnell, RT McGrath, S Tierney, B Egan, TM Feeley, T Coughlan, DR Collins, D O'Neill, SJX Murphy, SJ Lim, RP Murphy, DJH McCabe

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.045
• p404–410
• Published online: February 23, 2017
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Multimodal and simultaneous assessments of brain and spinal fluid abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome and the effects of psychiatric comorbidity

Benjamin H Natelson, Xiangling Mao, Aaron J Stegner, Gudrun Lange, Diana Vu, Michelle Blate, Guoxin Kang, Eli Soto, Tolga Kapusuz, Dikoma C Shungu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.046
• p411–416
• Published online: February 23, 2017
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Ataxic form of autosomal recessive PEX10-related peroxisome biogenesis disorders with a novel compound heterozygous gene mutation and characteristic clinical phenotype

Toru Yamashita, Jun Mitsui, Nobuyuki Shimozawa, Shigeo Takashima, Hiroshi Umemura, Kota Sato, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Yasuyuki Ohta, Takashi Matsukawa, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Jun Yoshimura, Koichiro Doi, Shinichi Morishita, Shoji Tsuji, Koji Abe

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.058
• p424–429
• Published online: February 26, 2017
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Reliability of single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation for the assessment of knee extensor muscle function

John Temesi, Sandy N. Ly, Guillaume Y. Millet

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.037
• p442–449
• Published online: February 16, 2017
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The antiepileptogenic effect of low-frequency stimulation on perforant path kindling involves changes in regulators of G-protein signaling in rat

Simin Namvar, Yaghoub Fathollahi, Mohammad Javan, Maryam Zeraati, Mohammad Mohammad-Zadeh, Amir Shojaei, Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.047
• p450–459
• Published online: February 23, 2017
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Neurological complications after tuberculous meningitis in a multi-state cohort in the United States

Alexander E. Merkler, Alexandra S. Reynolds, Gino Gialdini, Nicholas A. Morris, Santosh B. Murthy, Kiran Thakur, Hooman Kamel

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.051
• p460–463
• Published online: February 24, 2017
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Repeated transcranial direct current stimulation in prolonged disorders of consciousness: A double-blind cross-over study

Anna Estraneo, Angelo Pascarella, Pasquale Moretta, Orsola Masotta, Salvatore Fiorenza, Grazia Chirico, Emanuela Crispino, Vincenzo Loreto, Luigi Trojano

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.036
• p464–470
• Published online: February 16, 2017
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SOCS gene family expression profile in the blood of multiple sclerosis patients

Mehdi Toghi, Mohammad Taheri, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Mina Ohadi, Reza Mirfakhraie, Mehrdokht Mazdeh, Arezou Sayad

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.015
• p481–485
• Published online: February 8, 2017
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Clinical Short Communications

Further evidence for the reliability and validity of the Fatigue and Daytime Sleepiness Scale

Benjamin Gallais, Cynthia Gagnon, Geneviève Forgues, Isabelle Côté, Luc Laberge

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.032
• p23–26
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions are not a common cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Karissa C. Arthur, Alberto M. Rivera, Jack Samuels, Ying Wang, Marco Grados, Fernando S. Goes, Brion Maher, Gerald Nestadt, Bryan J. Traynor

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.040
• p71–72
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Good outcome of brain stem progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an immunosuppressed renal transplant patient: Importance of early detection and rapid immune reconstitution

Roland Sauer, Philipp Gölitz, Johannes Jacobi, Stefan Schwab, Ralf A. Linker, De-Hyung Lee

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.046
• p76–79
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Giant cell arteritis following varicella zoster vaccination

Itay Lotan, Israel Steiner

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.053
• p158–159
• Published online: January 18, 2017
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Cumulative meta-analysis of intensive blood-pressure lowering in acute cerebral hemorrhage: Quo vadis?

Andreas Charidimou, Andrea Morotti, Gregoire Boulouis

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.045
• p179–180
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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SPG2 mimicking multiple sclerosis in a family identified using next generation sequencing

Anna Rubegni, Carla Battisti, Alessandra Tessa, Alfonso Cerase, Stefano Doccini, Alessandro Malandrini, Filippo M. Santorelli, Antonio Federico

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.069
• p198–202
• Published online: January 26, 2017
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10-year-outcomes after rituximab for myasthenia gravis: Efficacy, safety, costs of inhospital care, and impact on childbearing potential

Karl Stieglbauer, Robert Pichler, Raffi Topakian

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.009
• p241–244
• Published online: February 4, 2017
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Probable Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome: Challenges with clinico-laboratory diagnosis

Eliza Miller, Zoe Becker, Daniel Shalev, Christopher T. Lee, Comana Cioroiu, Kiran Thakur

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.029
• p367–370
• Published online: February 14, 2017
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Neuropathological findings from an autopsied case showing posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome-like neuroradiological findings associated with premedication including tacrolimus for autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Yuichi Hayashi, Akio Kimura, Hiroshi Nakamura, Maya Mimuro, Yasushi Iwasaki, Akira Hara, Mari Yoshida, Takashi Inuzuka

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.030
• p382–387
• Published online: February 14, 2017
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Cardiac transplantation in Friedreich Ataxia: Extended follow-up

Ashley McCormick, Julianna Shinnick, Kim Schadt, Rose Rodriguez, Linda Addonizio, Michio Hirano, Susan Perlman, Kimberly Y. Lin, David R Lynch

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.027
• p471–473
• Published online: January 9, 2017
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Letters to the Editor

Consideration about "Polyneuropathy in levodopa-treated Parkinson's patients"

Daniele Coraci, Valter Santilli, Silvia Giovannini, Isabella Imbimbo, Luca Padua

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.037
• p1–2
• Published online: January 13, 2017
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Cyclosporine A induced dystonia-parkinsonism

Petra Miklavčič, Simona Avčin, Janez Jazbec, Tina Vipotnik Vesnaver, Biljana Todorova, Maja Trošt, Maja Kojović

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.043
• p68–70
• Published online: January 14, 2017
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Superficial bedside brain biopsy can be a safe and practical approach to confirm a rare form of prion disease in cerebellar ataxia: A case study

Robert Rusina, David Netuka, Silvie Johanidesová, Magdalena Smětáková, Zuzana Mouchová, Radoslav Matěj

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.047
• p73–75
• Published online: January 16, 2017
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Wernicke's encephalopathy due to food refusal in a patient with severe depressive disorder

Sara P Dias, Mariana C Diogo, Carlos Capela, Rita Marques, Marco Gonçalves

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.052
• p92–93
• Published online: January 17, 2017
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Convergence paralysis caused by a localized cerebral infarction affecting the white matter underlying the right frontal eye field

Hisanori Kinoshita, Takakuni Maki, Masayuki Hata, Yoichi Nakayama, Hirofumi Yamashita, Nobukatsu Sawamoto, Akio Ikeda, Ryosuke Takahashi

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.054
• p94–96
• Published online: January 17, 2017
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Biomarkers in radiologically isolated syndrome: The missing piece in the puzzle of treatment indication?

Mahboobeh Fereidan-Esfahani, Farhad Mahmudi, Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz, Martin S. Weber, Moses Rodriguez

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.055
• p129
• Published online: January 18, 2017
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Cerebral vasculitis and stroke due to Lyme neuroborreliosis: A favorable clinical outcome after early antibiotic treatment

Meinie Seelen, Ido R. van den Wijngaard, Rob S. Rundervoort

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.067
• p165–166
• Published online: January 25, 2017
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Alglucosidase alfa therapy for Pompe disease in pregnancy – Case report

Justyna Kłos, Magdalena Kwaśniak-Butowska, Jarosław Sławek

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.068
• p167–169
• Published online: January 25, 2017
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Effects of duloxetine on motor and mood symptoms in Parkinson's disease: An open-label clinical experience

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

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.066
• p186–189
• Published online: January 25, 2017
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A report on GNE myopathy: Individuals of Rajasthan ancestry share the Roma gene

Satish V. Khadilkar, Babi Ramesh Reddy Nallamilli, Ashish Bhutada, Madhuri Hegde, Khanjan Gandhi, Hinaben Dayalal Faldu, Sarika Bapuso Patil

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.005
• p239–240
• Published online: February 3, 2017
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A SLC20A2 gene mutation carrier displaying ataxia and increased levels of cerebrospinal fluid phosphate

Martin Paucar, Håkan Almqvist, Vesna Jelic, Göran Hagman, Gun Jörneskog, Staffan Holmin, Ingemar Björkhem, Per Svenningsson

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.007
• p245–247
• Published online: February 4, 2017
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Sequence TMEM230 gene in patients with multiple system atrophy in a southwest Chinese population: A pilot study

Xinglong Yang, Ran An, Jing Xi, Jinhua Zhen, Yalan Chen, Hongyan Huang, Sijia Tian, Quanzhen Zhao, Pingping Ning, Yanming Xu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.006
• p264–265
• Published online: February 3, 2017
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Stroke in adults with Down syndrome

João Pedro Marto, Mariana Dias, José Nuno Alves, Vera Montes, José Beato-Coelho, Cláudia Marques-Matos, Ary de Sousa, Francisco Bernardo, Sofia Calado, Miguel Viana-Baptista

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.014
• p279–280
• Published online: February 7, 2017
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Transient facial weakness whilst on a flight

Umesh Vivekananda, Salah Omer

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.026
• p299–300
• Published online: February 12, 2017
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Novel MT-ND5 gene mutation identified in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy patient using mitochondrial genome sequencing

Moon-Woo Seong, Jongmoon Choi, Sung Sup Park, Ji Yeon Kim, Jeong-Min Hwang

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.064
• p301–303
• Published online: January 24, 2017
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The 'across the pons' sign: A possible novel radiographic finding in natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

A Budhram, JB Pelikan, M Kremenchutzky, M Sharma

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.021
• p304–306
• Published online: February 10, 2017
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Focal cervical dystonia presents in the setting of acute cerebellar hemorrhage

Aparna Wagle Shukla, Sol De Jesus, Fan-Gang Meng, Wei Hu

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.037
• p307–308
• Published online: December 22, 2016
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L5 spinal nerve function after L5-S1 high-grade spondylolisthesis reduction: Two case reports

Gabriel Tender, Daniel Serban, Niki Calina, Mihaela Florea

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.035
• p321–323
• Published online: February 16, 2017
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Hemichorea-hemiballismus in the setting of posterolateral putaminal lesion and treatment with topiramate

Halil Onder

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.031
• p388–389
• Published online: February 14, 2017
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Urine protein/creatinine ratio and cognition in Lewy body spectrum disorders

Tomoyuki Kawada

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.049
• p401
• Published online: February 23, 2017
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A medical training skull in a portrait attributed to Annibale Carracci (ca. 1580–85)

Philippe Charlier, Francesco M Galassi, Fabiola Bouabdallah, Saudamini Deo

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.048
• p402–403
• Published online: February 23, 2017
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Wrong diagnosis in the supposed self-portrait of El Greco

Enrique Santos-Bueso, A. Arteaga-Sánchez, J. Porta-Etessam, J.M. Vinuesa-Silva, J. García-Sánchez

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.029
• p476–477
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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El Greco depicted his own neurological disabilities

R. Bianucci, F. Marías Franco, O. Appenzeller

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.028
• p478
• Published online: January 10, 2017
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Effects of focal muscle vibration on corticospinal excitability

Raffaele Nardone, Stefan Golaszewski, Monica Christova, Eugen Gallasch, Francesco Brigo, Eugen Trinka

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.023
• p486–487
• Published online: February 10, 2017
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Response to the letter to the Editor for the manuscript 'Focal muscle vibration, an effective rehabilitative approach in severe gait impairment due to multiple sclerosis' by Nardone et al.

F. Camerota, A. Suppa, C. De Fino, C. Celletti, V. Nociti

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.022
• p488
• Published online: February 10, 2017
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Reply to: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) syndrome as a phenotype of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? A case report

Yuichi Hayashi, Takashi Inuzuka

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.055
• p489
• Published online: February 24, 2017
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Reply to: The Letter to be published with the Letter, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) syndrome as a phenotype of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? A case report

Hiroaki Yaguchi, Akiko Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Ikuko Takahashi, Shinnichi Shirai, Sachiko Akimoto, Katsuya Satoh, Fumio Moriwaka, Ichiro Yabe, Hidenao Sasaki

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.056
• p490–491
• Published online: February 24, 2017
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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to "The utility of diffusion MRI with quantitative ADC measurements for differentiating high-grade from low-grade cerebral gliomas: Evidence from a meta-analysis" [J. Neurol. Sci. 373 (2017) 9–15]

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

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.049
• p103–106
• Published online: January 25, 2017
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  Corrigendum to "Clinical and genetic studies in patients with Lafora disease from Pakistan"[J. Neurol. Sci. 373 (2017) 263–267]

  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.2017.02.010
  • p281
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  • Published online: February 12, 2017
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