Journal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 376 | 15 May 2017 | Pages 1-260

Review Articles

Muscle strength and power in persons with multiple sclerosis – A systematic review and meta-analysis

MLK Jørgensen, U Dalgas, I Wens, LG Hvid

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.022
p225–241
Published online: March 18, 2017
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Role of inflammatory molecules in the Alzheimer's disease progression and diagnosis

Eva Bagyinszky, Vo Van Giau, Kyuhwan Shim, Kyoungho Suk, Seong Soo A. An, SangYun Kim

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.031
p242–254
Published online: March 21, 2017
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Two decades of glatiramer acetate: From initial discovery to the current development of generics

Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Kavita V. Nair, Joseph L. Glajch, Tanmoy C. Ganguly, Daniel Kantor

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.030
p255–259
Published online: March 21, 2017
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Basic Research Papers

T2 relaxometry helps prognosticate seizure outcome in patients with solitary cerebral cysticercosis

Aaron de Souza, Atchayaram Nalini, Jitender Saini, Kandavel Thennarasu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.052
p1–6
Published online: February 28, 2017
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Neuroimaging findings in Joubert syndrome with C5orf42 gene mutations: A milder form of molar tooth sign and vermian hypoplasia

Mikako Enokizono, Noriko Aida, Tetsu Niwa, Hitoshi Osaka, Takuya Naruto, Kenji Kurosawa, Chihiro Ohba, Toshifumi Suzuki, Hirotomo Saitsu, Tomohide Goto, Naomichi Matsumoto

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.065
p7–12
Published online: March 1, 2017
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Screening for cognitive and behavioural impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Frequency of abnormality and effect on survival

Zhouwei Xu, Ashwag Rafea S. Alruwaili, Robert David Henderson, Pamela Ann McCombe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.061
p16–23
Published online: February 28, 2017
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Age, sex, and race/ethnic temporal trends in metabolic syndrome prevalence among individuals with myocardial infarction or stroke in the United States

Alain Lekoubou, Bruce Ovbiagele, Daniela Markovic, Nerses Sanossian, Amytis Towfighi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.073
p24–28
Published online: February 1, 2017
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Quantitative biomechanical assessment of trunk control in Huntington's disease reveals more impairment in static than dynamic tasks

Deb A. Kegelmeyer, Sandra K. Kostyk, Nora E. Fritz, Marianne M. Fiumedora, Ajit Chaudhari, Marilly Palettas, Gregory Young, Anne D. Kloos

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.054
p29–34
Published online: February 24, 2017
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Sleep patterns in villagers and urban African volunteers in a humid tropical climate: Influence of accessibility to electric light?

Alain Buguet, Pascal Bogui, Stéphane Picot, Raymond Cespuglio

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.064
p44–48
Published online: March 1, 2017
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Clinical and quantitative analysis of patients with crowned dens syndrome

Teruyuki Takahashi, Masato Tamura, Toshiaki Takasu, Satoshi Kamei

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.050
p52–59
Published online: February 26, 2017
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Kynurenic acid and its analogue can alter the opioid receptor G-protein signaling after acute treatment via NMDA receptor in rat cortex and striatum

Reza Samavati, Ferenc Zádor, Edina Szűcs, Bernadett Tuka, Diána Martos, Gábor Veres, Róbert Gáspár, István M. Mándity, Ferenc Fülöp, László Vécsei, Sándor Benyhe, Anna Borsodi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.053
p63–70
Published online: February 28, 2017
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Combined evaluation of personality, risk and coping in MS patients: A step towards individualized treatment choice – The PeRiCoMS-Study I

G. Bsteh, E. Monz, L. Zamarian, S. Hagspiel, H. Hegen, M. Auer, S. Wurth, F. Di Pauli, F. Deisenhammer, T. Berger

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.002
p71–75
Published online: March 4, 2017
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Greater healthcare utilization and costs among Black persons compared to White persons with aphasia in the North Carolina stroke belt

Charles Ellis, Rose Y. Hardy, Richard C. Lindrooth

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.062
p76–83
Published online: March 1, 2017
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Multicenter observational study of abobotulinumtoxinA neurotoxin in cervical dystonia: The ANCHOR-CD registry

Richard M. Trosch, Alberto J. Espay, Daniel Truong, Ramon Gil, Carlos Singer, Peter A. LeWitt, Mark F. Lew, Michele Tagliati, Charles H. Adler, Jack J. Chen, Dominic Marchese, Cynthia L. Comella

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.042
p84–90
Published online: February 20, 2017
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Transcranial color-coded sonography of vertebral artery for diagnosis of right-to-left shunts

Teppei Komatsu, Yuka Terasawa, Ayumi Arai, Kenichi Sakuta, Hidetaka Mitsumura, Yasuyuki Iguchi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.012
p97–101
Published online: March 9, 2017
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Delays in door-to-needle time for acute ischemic stroke in the emergency department: A comprehensive stroke center experience

Ashkan Mowla, Jordan Doyle, Navdeep S. Lail, Hamidreza Rajabzadeh-Oghaz, Christopher Deline, Peyman Shirani, Marilou Ching, Annemarie Crumlish, Deborah A. Steck, David Janicke, Elad I. Levy, Robert N. Sawyer

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.003
p102–105
Published online: March 4, 2017
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High on treatment platelet reactivity to aspirin and clopidogrel in ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Aidonio Fiolaki, Aristeidis H Katsanos, Athanassios P Kyritsis, Styliani Papadaki, Maria Kosmidou, Iraklis C Moschonas, Alexandros D. Tselepis, Sotirios Giannopoulos

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.010
p112–116
Published online: March 9, 2017
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Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in end-stage renal disease patients

Ryo Nakagawa, Kenichiro Sato, Yoshikazu Uesaka, Takashi Mitsuki, Kanya Kondo, Atsushi Wake, Yoshifumi Ubara, Mami Kanzaki

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.018
p123–128
Published online: March 15, 2017
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Assessment of 'on-treatment platelet reactivity' and relationship with cerebral micro-embolic signals in asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenosis

Justin A Kinsella, W Oliver Tobin, Sean Tierney, Timothy M Feeley, Bridget Egan, Tara Coughlan, D Ronan Collins, Desmond O'Neill, Joseph A Harbison, Colin P Doherty, Prakash Madhavan, Dermot J Moore, Sean M O'Neill, Mary-Paula Colgan, Maher Saqqur, Raymond P Murphy, Niamh Moran, George Hamilton, Dominick J H McCabe

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.015
p133–139
Published online: March 13, 2017
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A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between ACA velocities and ACA infarction following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Michael Moussouttas, Jocelyn Cheng, Joseph Antonakakis, Ameesh Patel, Maria Iuanow

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.024
p143–150
Published online: March 18, 2017
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A reappraisal of diagnostic tests for myasthenia gravis in a large Asian cohort

Yew Long Lo, Raymond P Najjar, Kelvin Y Teo, Sharon L Tow, Jing Liang Loo, Dan Milea

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.016
p153–158
Published online: March 13, 2017
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Global brain atrophy and metabolic dysfunction in LGI1 encephalitis: A prospective multimodal MRI study

Monika Szots, Morten Blaabjerg, Gergely Orsi, Pernille Iversen, Daniel Kondziella, Camilla G. Madsen, Ellen Garde, Peter O. Magnusson, Peter Barsi, Ferenc Nagy, Hartwig R. Siebner, Zsolt Illes

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.020
p159–165
Published online: March 18, 2017
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Sigma-1 receptor in brain ischemia/reperfusion: Possible role in the NR2A-induced pathway to regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Qian Xu, Xue-Fei Ji, Tian-Yan Chi, Peng Liu, Ge Jin, Ling Chen, Li-Bo Zou

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.027
p166–175
Published online: March 19, 2017
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Relationship between serum uric acid and ischemic stroke in a large type 2 diabetes population in China: A cross-sectional study

Lijun Wang, Wei Hu, Dandan Miao, Qin Zhang, Chuang Wang, Enchun Pan, Ming Wu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.023
p176–180
Published online: March 19, 2017
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Benefit-risk perception of natalizumab therapy in neurologists and a large cohort of multiple sclerosis patients

Christoph Heesen, Ingo Kleiter, Sven G. Meuth, Julia Krämer, Jürgen Kasper, Sascha Köpke, Wolfgang Gaissmaier

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.001
p181–190
Published online: March 7, 2017
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Duration of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke is not associated with stroke severity and early outcomes

Chrissoula Liantinioti, Konstantinos Tympas, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, John Parissis, Maria Chondrogianni, Christina Zompola, Georgios Papadimitropoulos, Michael Ioakeimidis, Sokratis Triantafyllou, Andromaxi Roussopoulou, Konstantinos Voumvourakis, John Lekakis, Gerasimos Filippatos, Leonidas Stefanis, Georgios Tsivgoulis

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.038
p191–195
Published online: March 23, 2017
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An analysis of prognostic factors after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in Japanese patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Kazuaki Nagashima, Natsumi Furuta, Kouki Makioka, Yukio Fujita, Masaki Ikeda, Yoshio Ikeda

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.029
p202–205
Published online: March 21, 2017
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Permeability surface area product analysis in malignant brain edema prediction – A pilot study

O. Volny, P. Cimflova, T.-Y. Lee, B.K. Menon, C.D. d'Esterre

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.035
p206–210
Published online: March 23, 2017
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Association between PTGS1 polymorphisms and functional outcomes in Chinese patients with stroke during aspirin therapy: Interaction with smoking

Huan Cai, Biyang Cai, Lingli Sun, Hao Zhang, Shuyu Zhou, Liping Cao, Hongquan Guo, Wen Sun, Bernard Yan, Stephen M. Davis, Zhizhong Zhang, Xinfeng Liu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.014
p211–215
Published online: March 13, 2017
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Short-term outcome of functional integrity of the auditory brainstem in term infants who suffer perinatal asphyxia

Ze D. Jiang, Cao Chen

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.036
p219–224
Published online: March 22, 2017
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Clinical Short Communications

Usefulness of Ilae 2010 classification in Mexican epilepsy patients

Ildefonso Rodríguez Leyva, Juan Francisco Hernández Gómez, Fernando Cortés Enríquez, Juan Francisco Hernández Sierra

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.060
p13–15
Published online: February 28, 2017
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Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia associated with West Nile virus infection: A dramatic presentation with benign prognosis?

Roy Zaltzman, Colin Klein, Carlos R. Gordon

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.057
p38–41
Published online: February 26, 2017
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TPK1 mutation induced childhood onset idiopathic generalized dystonia: Report of a rare mutation and effect of deep brain stimulation

Abhimanyu Mahajan, Christos Sidiropoulos

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.063
p42–43
Published online: March 1, 2017
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Sequential NAION presenting as pseudo Foster Kennedy syndrome

Anuja Patil, Aastha Takkar, Manoj Goyal, Ramandeep Singh, Vivek Lal

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.002
p49–51
Published online: February 2, 2017
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Systemic air embolism after endoscopy without vessel injury – A summary of reported cases

Peter Voigt, Stefan Schob, Sebastian Gottschling, Thomas Kahn, Alexey Surov

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.009
p93–96
Published online: March 9, 2017
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Apraclonidine in the treatment of ptosis

Subhashie Wijemanne, Dhanya Vijayakumar, Joseph Jankovic

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.025
p129–132
Published online: March 18, 2017
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Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group F: A rare cause of cerebellar ataxia with chorea

G Carré, C Marelli, M Anheim, C Geny, M Renaud, HR Rezvani, M Koenig, C Guissart, C Tranchant

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.021
p198–201
Published online: March 18, 2017
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Letters to the Editor

A unique case of dysferlinopathy with a large-segment duplication mutation who experienced rapid deterioration after small-dosage corticosteroid treatment

Li Di, Yuqing Guan, Xin-Ming Shen, Yuwei Da

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.059
p35–37
Published online: February 26, 2017
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 presenting with parkinsonism, pre-synaptic dopaminergic dysfunction and hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra

José Luiz Pedroso, Guilherme de Carvalho Campos-Neto, Danielli Souza Speciali, Orlando G. Barsottini, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, André C. Felicio

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.038
p60–62
Published online: February 17, 2017
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A case of superior sagittal sinus intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking corticobasal syndrome

Kei-ichiro Takase, Shoji Matsumoto, Hidehisa Nishi, Ichiro Nakahara

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.004
p91–92
Published online: March 8, 2017
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Saccadic hypermetria on abduction of the ipsilesional eye in internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Hyung Lee, Hyun Ah Kim

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.007
p106–108
Published online: March 9, 2017
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Facial diplegia resembling bilateral Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Simone Marziali, Eliseo Picchi, Francesca Di Giuliano, Antonio Pisani, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Roberto Floris, Maria Albanese

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.011
p109–111
Published online: March 9, 2017
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Phenotypic spectrum of DARS2 mutations

Josef Finsterer, Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.006
p117–118
Published online: March 8, 2017
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Novel missense variant of CACNA1A gene: A case report of a family with episodic ataxia type 2

Štefan Sivák, Egon Kurča, Adriána Krajčiová, Martina Hikkelová, Juraj Šimko, Nadežda Mišovicová, Ema Kantorová, Monika Turčanová-Koprušáková, Tatiana Burjanivová, Daniel Čierny, Vladimír Nosál'