JNS-cover.jpgJournal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 379 | 15 August 2017 | Pages 1-342

Editorial

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Teaching centers of the World Federation of Neurology – A concept to provide training resources from within

Wolfgang Grisold, Steven L. Lewis

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.003
  • p25–28
  • Published online: May 2, 2017
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Stroke is a brain disease

Raad Shakir, Bo Norrving

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.036
  • p281–282
  • Published online: May 22, 2017
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Review Articles

Adult posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus animal models

Cong Hua, Gang Zhao

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.038
  • p39–43
  • Published online: May 20, 2017
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Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: From the soft signs to the hard science

Abhishek Lenka, Priyantha Herath, Rita Christopher, Pramod Kumar Pal

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.011
  • p169–176
  • Published online: June 14, 2017
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Posttraumatic dystonia

Karen Frei

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.040
  • p183–191
  • Published online: May 23, 2017
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Basic Research Papers

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1.4 times increase in atrial fibrillation-related ischemic stroke and TIA over 12 years in a stroke center

Qiong Yang, Leonid Churilov, Dongsheng Fan, Stephen Davis, Bernard Yan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.022
  • p1–6
  • Published online: May 11, 2017
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Long term follow-up on quality of life and its relationship to motor and cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease after deep brain stimulation

Tatsuya Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Uchiyama, Yoshinori Higuchi, Masato Asahina, Shigeki Hirano, Yoshitaka Yamanaka, Liu Weibing, Satoshi Kuwabara

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.037
  • p18–21
  • Published online: May 19, 2017
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Exogenous Acrolein intensifies sensory hypersensitivity after spinal cord injury in rat

Breanne Butler, Glen Acosta, Riyi Shi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.039
  • p29–35
  • Published online: May 22, 2017
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Comparison of hematoma density heterogeneity and ultraearly hematoma growth in predicting hematoma expansion in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Zhiyuan Yu, Lu Ma, Jun Zheng, Rui Guo, Mou Li, Xiaoze Wang, Sen Lin, Hao Li, Chao You

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.049
  • p44–48
  • Published online: May 24, 2017
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Single-step blood direct PCR: A robust and rapid method to diagnose triplet repeat disorders

Inder Singh, Vishnu Swarup, Sunil Shakya, Vinay Goyal, Mohammed Faruq, Achal Kumar Srivastava


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Association of polymorphisms and reduced expression levels of the NR4A2 gene with Parkinson's disease in a Mexican population

Elizabeth Ruiz-Sánchez, Petra Yescas, Mayela Rodríguez-Violante, Nancy Martínez-Rodríguez, Jesica N. Díaz-López, Adriana Ochoa, Sergio S. Valdes-Rojas, Daniel Magos-Rodríguez, Julio C. Rojas-Castañeda, Amin Cervantes-Arriaga, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, Patricia Rojas


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Serum amyloid P component: A novel potential player in vessel degeneration in CADASIL

Akihito Nagatoshi, Mitsuharu Ueda, Akihiko Ueda, Masayoshi Tasaki, Yasuteru Inoue, Yihong Ma, Teruaki Masuda, Mayumi Mizukami, Sayaka Matsumoto, Takayuki Kosaka, Takayuki Kawano, Takaaki Ito, Yukio Ando


Kidney dysfunction and silent brain infarction in generally healthy adults

Sang Hyuck Kim, Dong Wook Shin, Jae Moon Yun, Ji Eun Lee, Jae-Sung Lim, Be Long Cho, Hyung-Min Kwon, Jin-Ho Park

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.043
  • p89–93
  • Published online: May 26, 2017
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Uric acid levels correlate with the severity of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy

Alon Abraham, Ari Breiner, Carolina Barnett, Hans D. Katzberg, Leif E. Lovblom, Bruce A. Perkins, Vera Bril

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.053
  • p94–98
  • Published online: May 25, 2017
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Comparison of all 19 published prognostic scores for intracerebral hemorrhage

Jarno Satopää, Satu Mustanoja, Atte Meretoja, Jukka Putaala, Markku Kaste, Mika Niemelä, Turgut Tatlisumak, Daniel Strbian


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Sex differences in intracerebral hemorrhage expansion and mortality

Sandro Marini, Andrea Morotti, Alison M. Ayres, Katherine Crawford, Christina E. Kourkoulis, Umme K. Lena, Edip M. Gurol, Anand Viswanathan, Joshua N. Goldstein, Steven M. Greenberg, Alessandro Biffi, Jonathan Rosand, Christopher D. Anderson


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Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with major depressive disorder

Tomoyuki Saito, Maasa Tamura, Yuhei Chiba, Omi Katsuse, Akira Suda, Ayuko Kamada, Takahiro Ikura, Kie Abe, Matsuyoshi Ogawa, Kaoru Minegishi, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yohei Kirino, Atsushi Ihata, Yoshio Hirayasu


Cytokines do play a role in pathogenesis of tuberculous meningitis: A prospective study from a tertiary care center in India

S. Sharma, M.K. Goyal, K. Sharma, M. Modi, M. Sharma, N. Khandelwal, S. Prabhakar, N. Sharma, Shree R., J. Gairolla, A. Jain, V. Lal

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.001
  • p131–136
  • Published online: June 3, 2017
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Mitochondrial tRNA genes are hotspots for mutations in a cohort of patients with exercise intolerance and mitochondrial myopathy

Yuanyuan Lu, Danhua Zhao, Sheng Yao, Shiwen Wu, Daojun Hong, Qingqing Wang, Jing Liu, Jan A.M. Smeitink, Yun Yuan, Zhaoxia Wang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.056
  • p137–143
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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Association between interleukin-32 polymorphism and multiple sclerosis

Zaher Morsaljahan, Alireza Rafiei, Reza Valadan, Mahmoud Abedini, Masoumeh Pakseresht, Rezvan Khajavi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.045
  • p144–150
  • Published online: May 23, 2017
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Early MRI results and odds of attaining 'no evidence of disease activity' status in MS patients treated with interferon β-1a in the EVIDENCE study

Patricia K. Coyle, Anthony T. Reder, Mark S. Freedman, Juanzhi Fang, Fernando Dangond

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.052
  • p151–156
  • Published online: May 25, 2017
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Measuring standing balance in multiple sclerosis: Further progress towards an automatic and reliable method in clinical practice

Philipp M. Keune, William R. Young, Ioannis T. Paraskevopoulos, Sascha Hansen, Jana Muenssinger, Patrick Oschmann, Roy Müller


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Abnormal glucose regulation, hypoglycemic treatment during hospitalization and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke

Zhengbao Zhu, Jingyuan Yang, Chongke Zhong, Tan Xu, Aili Wang, Xiaoqing Bu, Yanbo Peng, Hao Peng, Tian Xu, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Yingxian Sun, Jing Chen, Yonghong Zhang, Jiang He on behalf for the CATIS Investigation Groups


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Acquired transthyretin amyloidosis after domino liver transplant: Phenotypic correlation, implication of liver retransplantation

Eli Muchtar, Martha Grogan, Surendra Dasari, Paul J. Kurtin, Morie A. Gertz

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.013
  • p192–197
  • Published online: June 13, 2017
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A study of neuroendocrine dysfunction in patients of tuberculous meningitis

Aniruddha More, Rajesh Verma, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Ravi Uniyal, Shweta Pandey, Madhukar Mittal

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.015
  • p198–206
  • Published online: June 13, 2017
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Low risk of ICH after reperfusion therapy in acute stroke patients treated with direct oral anti-coagulant

Kentaro Suzuki, Junya Aoki, Yuki Sakamoto, Arata Abe, Satoshi Suda, Seiji Okubo, Takehiko Nagao, Kazumi Kimura


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A novel pathogenic variant in an Iranian Ataxia telangiectasia family revealed by next-generation sequencing followed by in silico analysis

Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar, Paria Alipour, Azam Pourahmadiyan, Najmeh Fattahi, Laleh Shariati, Neda Golchin, Javad Mohammadi-Asl

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.012
  • p212–216
  • Published online: June 14, 2017
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Cognitive impairment predicts worse short-term response to spinal tap test in normal pressure hydrocephalus

Thomas Wolfsegger, Raffi Topakian

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.028
  • p222–225
  • Published online: June 19, 2017
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Interleukin–6 (IL-6) rs1800796 and cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKN2A/CDKN2B) rs2383207 are associated with ischemic stroke in indigenous West African Men

Rufus Akinyemi, Donna K. Arnett, Hemant K. Tiwari, Bruce Ovbiagele, Fred Sarfo, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Marguerite Ryan Irvin, Abiodun Adeoye, Rodney T. Perry, Albert Akpalu, Carolyn Jenkins, Lukman Owolabi, Reginald Obiako, Kolawole Wahab, Emmanuel Sanya, Morenikeji Komolafe, Michael Fawale, Philip Adebayo, Godwin Osaigbovo, Taofiki Sunmonu, Paul Olowoyo, Innocent Chukwuonye, Yahaya Obiabo, Onoja Akpa, Sylvia Melikam, Raelle Saulson, Raj Kalaria, Adesola Ogunniyi, Mayowa Owolabi, for the SIREN Investigators


High risk of early conversion to multiple sclerosis in clinically isolated syndromes with dissemination in space at baseline

Lorenzo Gaetani, Fulvia Fanelli, Ilenia Riccucci, Paolo Eusebi, Paola Sarchielli, Carlo Pozzilli, Paolo Calabresi, Luca Prosperini, Massimiliano Di Filippo


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White matter lesions and cognitive impairment may be related to recovery from unilateral spatial neglect after stroke

Chisako Köder Kamakura, Yuji Ueno, Yuzuru Sakai, Hisao Yoshida, Saiko Aiba, Akito Hayashi, Hideki Shimura, Katsuhiko Takeda, Keiko Kamakura, Nobutaka Hattori, Takao Urabe

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.021
  • p241–246
  • Published online: June 15, 2017
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A predictive score followed by nucleic acid amplification for adult tuberculous meningitis diagnosis in Southern Brazil

Lívia Maria Pala Anselmo, Cinara Feliciano, Fernando Mauad, Margarida Passeri do Nascimento, Renata Candido Pocente, Jorgete Maria Silva, Valdes Roberto Bollela

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.016
  • p253–258
  • Published online: June 14, 2017
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Post-stroke depression in Ghana: Characteristics and correlates

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Carolyn Jenkins, Arti Singh, Mayowa Owolabi, Akin Ojagbemi, Nathaniel Adusei, Raelle Saulson, Bruce Ovbiagele

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.032
  • p261–265
  • Published online: June 20, 2017
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Associations between white matter hyperintensities and cognitive decline over three years in non-dementia older adults with memory complaints

So Young Moon, Philipe de Souto Barreto, Marie Chupin, Jean François Mangin, Ali Bouyahia, Ludovic Fillon, Sandrine Andrieu, Bruno Vellas, for the MAPT/DSA group


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New genetic causes for complex hereditary spastic paraplegia

Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Thiago Bortholin, Renan Braido Dias, Marco Antônio Troccoli Chieia, Stênio Burlin, Fernando George Monteiro Naylor, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.019
  • p283–292
  • Published online: June 14, 2017
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Sativex® effects on promoter methylation and on CNR1/CNR2 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of progressive multiple sclerosis patients

Massimo Santoro, Massimiliano Mirabella, Chiara De Fino, Assunta Bianco, Matteo Lucchini, Francesco Losavio, Andrea Sabino, Viviana Nociti

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.017
  • p298–303
  • Published online: June 14, 2017
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Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome (DAWS) in a tertiary Parkinson disease treatment center

Shnehal Patel, Xiomara Garcia, Mohammad Edrees Mohammad, Xin Xin Yu, Katelyn Vlastaris, Kaley O'Donnell, Kathryn Sutton, Hubert H. Fernandez

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.022
  • p308–311
  • Published online: June 16, 2017
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Rapid sideline performance meets outpatient clinic: Results from a multidisciplinary concussion center registry

G. Kyle Harrold, Lisena Hasanaj, Nicholas Moehringer, Isis Zhang, Rachel Nolan, Liliana Serrano, Jenelle Raynowska, Janet C. Rucker, Steven R. Flanagan, Dennis Cardone, Steven L. Galetta, Laura J. Balcer

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.038
  • p312–317
  • Published online: June 26, 2017
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The need for a Global Neurology Alliance

William M. Carroll

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.067
  • p321–323
  • Published online: June 1, 2017
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Head CT findings at a public hospital in rural Haiti

Yannis K. Valtis, Maggie F. Cochran, Louine Martineau, Bregenet Lamour, Jeffrey B. Mendel, Aaron L. Berkowitz

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.029
  • p327–330
  • Published online: June 20, 2017
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Clinical Short Communications

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Dalfampridine in Parkinson's disease related gait dysfunction: A randomized double blind trial

Corneliu C. Luca, Gloria Nadayil, Chuanhui Dong, Fatta B. Nahab, Edelle Field-Fote, Carlos Singer
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.011
  • p7–11
  • Published online: May 6, 2017
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The initial time-course of headache in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage

Hata Čomić, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, Mervyn D.I. Vergouwen
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.050
  • p55–57
  • Published online: May 24, 2017
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"Black butterfly" sign on T2*-weighted and susceptibility-weighted imaging: A novel finding of chronic venous congestion of the brain stem and spinal cord associated with dural arteriovenous fistulas

Mikako Enokizono, Noriko Sato, Minoru Morikawa, Yukio Kimura, Atsuhiko Sugiyama, Tomoko Maekawa, Daichi Sone, Daiki Takewaki, Tomoko Okamoto, Yuji Takahashi, Nobutaka Horie, Takayuki Matsuo
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.066
  • p64–68
  • Published online: May 31, 2017
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Self-reported maximum walking distance in persons with MS may affect the EDSS

Warren Berger, Michael W.C. Payne, Sarah A. Morrow
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.035
  • p77–80
  • Published online: May 17, 2017
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Neurosarcoidosis according to Zajicek and Scolding criteria: 15 probable and definite cases, their treatment and outcomes

Gonçalo Cação, Ana Branco, Mariana Meireles, José Eduardo Alves, Andrea Mateus, Ana Martins Silva, Ernestina Santos
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.055
  • p84–88
  • Published online: May 27, 2017
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Devic's disease before Devic: On the contribution of Friedrich Albin Schanz (1863–1923)

S. Jarius, B. Wildemann
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.044
  • p99–102
  • Published online: May 23, 2017
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The risk of dementia with the use of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors

Blayne Welk, Eric McArthur, Michael Ordon, Sarah A. Morrow, Jade Hayward, Stephanie Dixon
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.064
  • p109–111
  • Published online: May 31, 2017
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Parkin mutation may be associated with serious akinesia in a patient with Parkinson's disease

Yuto Uchihara, Hiroshi Kataoka, Hiroyo Yoshino, Ryogo Syobatake, Nobutaka Hattori, Satoshi Ueno
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.065
  • p119–121
  • Published online: May 31, 2017
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23Na MRI reveals persistent sodium accumulation in tumefactive MS lesions

Konstantin Huhn, Angelika Mennecke, Peter Linz, Franz Tschunko, Nicola Kästle, Armin M. Nagel, Michael Uder, Arnd Dörfler, Ralf A. Linker, Tobias Engelhorn
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.003
  • p163–166
  • Published online: June 7, 2017
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A multicenter prospective observational study on the safety and efficacy of tacrolimus in patients with myasthenia gravis

Suk-Won Ahn, In Soo Joo, Byung-Jo Kim, Jung-Joon Sung, Sa-Yoon Kang, Jeeyoung Oh, Yang-Ki Minn, Bum Chun Suh, Sun-Young Oh, Yoon-Ho Hong, Tai-Seung Nam, Jung Im Seok, Young-Eun Park, Ha Young Shin, Eun Bin Cho, Je-Young Shin, Hung Youl Seok, Jin-Sung Park, Ju-Hong Min, Jin-Myoung Seok, Byoung-Joon Kim
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.060
  • p271–275
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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Roald Dahl and the complete locked-in syndrome: "Cold dead body, living brain"

Daniel Kondziella
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.033
  • p276–278
  • Published online: June 21, 2017
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Letters to the Editor

Lack of benefit of acetyl-dl-leucine in patients with multiple system atrophy of the cerebellar type

G.M. Scigliuolo, A. Sagnelli, G. Brenna, D. Pareyson, E. Salsano
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.020
  • p12–13
  • Published online: May 11, 2017
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Forced normalization and antiepileptic drugs interacting with glutamatergic neurotransmission: Caution is needed

Francesco Brigo, Frediano Tezzon, Raffaele Nardone
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.032
  • p14–15
  • Published online: May 17, 2017
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Serial neuroimaging findings in a novel case of sporadic progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (PAPT)

Chiara Di Blasi, Valentina Rizzo, Giuseppe Di Lella, Anna Modoni, Maria Lucia Calcagni, Pasqualina Maria Picciotti, Gabriella Silvestri
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Neurosarcoidosis and multiple intracerebral hematomas: An unusual clinical presentation

Zoran Vukojević, Tihomir V. Ilić, Aleksandra Dominović-Kovačević, Sanja Grgić, Srdjan Mavija
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.030
  • p22–24
  • Published online: May 16, 2017
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ATP1A3 mutant patient with alternating hemiplegia of childhood and brain spectroscopic abnormalities

Manlio Giacanelli, Antonio Petrucci, Ludovico Lispi, Rodolfo Luna, Giovanni Neri, Fiorella Gurrieri, Corrado Angelini
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.041
  • p36–38
  • Published online: May 22, 2017
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Delayed leukoencephalopathy after recanalized cardioembolic stroke: Two case reports

Takaomi Singu, Yuichiro Inatomi, Toshiro Yonehara, Yukio Ando
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.051
  • p81–83
  • Published online: May 25, 2017
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More than meets the eye: Searching for additional findings in primary brain calcification

Laura Durão Ferreira, Rayssa L. Borges-Medeiros, João Ricardo M. de Oliveira
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.058
  • p117–118
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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Temporal lobe epilepsy and anorexia nervosa in St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380)

R. Bianucci, P. Charlier, P. Evans, O. Appenzeller
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.068
  • p122–123
  • Published online: June 1, 2017
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B vitamins and cognition in subjects with small vessel disease: A Substudy of VITATOPS, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Simon Kang Seng Ting, Arul Earnest, Huihua Li, Shahul Hameed, Hui Meng Chang, Christopher Li Hsian Chen, Eng-King Tan
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.061
  • p124–126
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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Re-emergence of a tumefactive demyelinating lesion after initiation of fingolimod therapy

Yu Hashimoto, Koji Shinoda, Eizo Tanaka, Taira Uehara, Takuya Matsushita, Ryo Yamasaki, Jun-ichi Kira
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.002
  • p167–168
  • Published online: June 7, 2017
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DOK7 congenital myasthenia may be associated with severe mitral valve insufficiency

David Gaist, Jens Mogensen, Emil Greve Pedersen, Henrik Daa Schrøder, John Vissing, Henning Andersen, Jens Michael Hertz
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.005
  • p217–218
  • Published online: June 7, 2017
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Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder in a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: An implication for pathogenesis mediated by Epstein-Barr virus

Nozomu Sato, Nozomi Toide, Mami Kizawa, Takuya Ohkubo, Satoru Ishibashi, Nobuo Sanjo, Takanori Yokota
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.020
  • p219–221
  • Published online: June 15, 2017
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A newly homozygous variant in ZNF808: A possible candidate gene for Satoyoshi Syndrome?

Javier Solera, Sara Álvarez, Javier Botet, Carlos de Cabo
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.023
  • p226–228
  • Published online: June 16, 2017
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Unilateral right prosopometamorphopsia with positive "half-face-covering-test" after small occipitotemporal stroke

Christoph Schroeder, Christiane Schneider-Gold, Volker Behrendt, Thomas Grüter, Carsten Lukas, Ralf Gold, Christos Krogias
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.025
  • p247–248
  • Published online: June 16, 2017
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LMNB1 mutation causes cerebellar involvement and a genome instability defect

José Luiz Pedroso, Veridiana Munford, André Uchimura Bastos, Ligia Pereira de Castro, Victor Hugo Rocha Marussi, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Juliana Harumi Arita, Carlos F.M. Menck, Orlando G. Barsottini
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Worldwide trends in the prevalence of dementia

Ilaria Cova, Anna Markova, Isabella Campini, Giulia Grande, Claudio Mariani, Simone Pomati
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.030
  • p259–260
  • Published online: June 20, 2017
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Persistent geotropic positional nystagmus after meningitis: Evidence for light cupula

Jeong-Yoon Choi, Eek-Sung Lee, Hyo-Jung Kim, Ji-Soo Kim

Diagnosis of neurobrucellosis in resource-limited real-world settings: A case-series of 8 patients

S. Despotopoulos, K. Akinosoglou, T. Tzimas, N. Akritidis, C. Gogos
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.024
  • p293–295
  • Published online: June 16, 2017
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Exome sequencing results in identification and treatment of brain dopamine-serotonin vesicular transport disease

Matthias Rath, G. Christoph Korenke, Juliane Najm, Georg F. Hoffmann, Angela Hagendorff, Tim M. Strom, Ute Felbor

The preparations of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for disaster after the Great East Japan earthquake

Yuji Tanaka, Miyuki Hotta, Takashi Inuzuka
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.035
  • p304–305
  • Published online: June 22, 2017
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A novel indicator, the "Jinx sign," is associated with an altered frontal-basal ganglionic connection

Yoonhyuk Jang, Keun-Hwa Jung, Soon-Tae Lee, Kon Chu, Sang Kun Lee
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Gastrointestinal compromise in Susac Syndrome

Marrodan Mariano, J. Correale, L. Alessandro, N. Arakaki, R. Rennebohm, A.A. Kohler, M.P. Fiol
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.040
  • p318–320
  • Published online: June 26, 2017
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Thiamine deficiency in metronidazole-induced encephalopathy: A metabolic correlation?

Dosuke Iwadate, Kenichiro Sato, Mami Kanzaki, Chinatsu Komiyama, Chizuru Watanabe, Tomoaki Eguchi, Yoshikazu Uesaka
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.042
  • p324–326
  • Published online: June 26, 2017
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On the ethics of not supplementing low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in a controlled study in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Joost Smolders, Linda Rolf, Jan Damoiseaux, Raymond Hupperts
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.009
  • p331
  • Published online: June 9, 2017
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Vitamin D supplementation; effects on depressive symptoms in multiple sclerosis

Lekhansh Shukla, Chintan Solanki, Yogesh Kulkarni, Naresh Vadlamani, Chittaranjan Andrade
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.06.010
  • p332
  • Published online: June 9, 2017
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Diagnosis of exclusion in works of art

R. Bianucci, A. Perciaccante, O. Appenzeller
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.062
  • p333–334
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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"Spot diagnosis" or "spot the diagnosis"?

Francesco Benedicenti, Franco Stanzial, Anita Wischmeijer, Francesca Inzana
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.063
  • p335–336
  • Published online: May 30, 2017
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Diagnostic tests for myasthenia gravis: Comments on statistical method

Tomoyuki Kawada
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.048
  • p337
  • Published online: May 23, 2017
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Reply to Kawada: Diagnostic tests for myasthenia gravis with ocular involvement

Yew Long Lo, Raymond P. Najjar, Dan Milea
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.047
  • p338
  • Published online: May 23, 2017
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Takotsubo in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Josef Finsterer, Claudia Stöllberger
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.05.017
  • p339–340
  • Published online: May 10, 2017
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Response to the letter to the editor regarding an article, "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.2017.05.016
  • p341–342
  • Published online: May 10, 2017
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