JNS-cover.jpgJournal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 385 | 15 February 2018 | Pages 1-238

Editorial

Three big things in neuropalliative care: Communication, personhood and uncertainty

Rachael E.C. Schutz, Claire J. Creutzfeldt

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.007
  • p232–233
  • Published online: December 7, 2017
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Review Articles

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Demyelination with preferential MAG loss: A complex message from MS paraffin blocks

Reza Rahmanzadeh, Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Ramin Rahmanzade, Moses Rodriguez

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.029
  • p126–130
  • Published online: December 23, 2017
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Autoimmune and paraneoplastic movement disorders: An update

José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Joseph Jankovic

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.035
  • p175–184
  • Published online: December 30, 2017
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Autoimmunity in multiple sclerosis: role of sphingolipids, invariant NKT cells and other immune elements in control of inflammation and neurodegeneration

Maria Podbielska, Joan O'Keeffe, Edward L. Hogan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.022
  • p198–214
  • Published online: December 21, 2017
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Argentinean recommendations on the identification of treatment failure in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients

Edgardo Cristiano, Ricardo Alonso, Amelia Alvez Pinheiro, Elizabeth A. Bacile, María Eugenia Balbuena, Carlos Ballario, Andrés G. Barboza, Santiago Bestoso, Marcos Burgos, Fernando Cáceres, Edgar Carnero Contentti, Adriana Carrá, Ernesto Crespo, María Celeste Curbelo, Normah Deri, Jorge Fernandez, Nora Fernández Liguori, Marcela Fiol, María Ines Gaitán, Orlando Garcea, Diego Giunta, Mario J. Halfon, Javier P. Hryb, Miguel Jacobo, Eduardo Kohler, Ramiro Linares, Geraldine G. Luetic, Alejandra D. Martínez, Jimena Míguez, Pedro G. Nofal, Liliana Patrucco, Raúl Piedrabuena, Juan Ignacio Rojas, Roberto Rotta Escalante, María Laura Saladino, Berenice A. Silva, Vladimiro Sinay, Judith D. Steinberg, Adriana Tarulla, Santiago A. Vétere, Andrés Villa, Cárlos Vrech, María Célica Ysrraelit, Jorge Correale

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.004
  • p217–224
  • Published online: January 4, 2018
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Basic Research Papers

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Preliminary evidence of the cerebellar role on cognitive performances in clinically isolated syndrome

Amandine Moroso, Aurélie Ruet, Delphine Lamargue-Hamel, Fanny Munsch, Mathilde Deloire, Jean-Christophe Ouallet, Stéphanie Cubizolle, Julie Charré-Morin, Aurore Saubusse, Thomas Tourdias, Vincent Dousset, Bruno Brochet

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.037
  • p1–6
  • Published online: November 30, 2017
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Lack of an association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Leonie Ebel, Susanne Petri, Joachim K. Krauss, Reinhard Dengler, Martina de Zwaan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.042
  • p7–11
  • Published online: December 1, 2017
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Shaky and unsteady: Dynamic posturography in essential tremor

Shweta Prasad, Selva Ganapathy Velayutham, Venkateswara Reddy Reddam, Albert Stezin, Ketan Jhunjhunwala, Pramod Kumar Pal

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.003
  • p12–16
  • Published online: December 2, 2017
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Scan without evidence of dopaminergic deficit (SWEDD) in degenerative parkinsonism and dementia with Lewy bodies: A prospective study

Nicolas Nicastro, Pierre R. Burkhard, Valentina Garibotto

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.039
  • p17–21
  • Published online: December 1, 2017
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Extrastriatal degeneration correlates with deficits in the motor domain subscales of the UHDRS

Victor Galvez, Gabriel Ramírez-García, Carlos R. Hernandez-Castillo, Leo Bayliss, Rosalinda Díaz, María Margarita Lopez-Titla, Aurelio Campos-Romo, Juan Fernandez-Ruiz

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.040
  • p22–29
  • Published online: December 1, 2017
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Immunohistochemistry and electrophysiological findings in swine abattoir workers with immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy

Suraj A. Muley, Stacy Holzbauer, Brent Clark, James Sejvar, Ruth Lynfield, Gareth Parry, Aaron S. DeVries

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.005
  • p34–38
  • Published online: December 6, 2017
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Anti-cholinergic medications for bladder dysfunction worsen cognition in persons with multiple sclerosis

Sarah A. Morrow, Heather Rosehart, Alp Sener, Blayne Welk


TNF-α − 308 G/A and − 238 G/A promoter polymorphisms and sporadic Parkinson's disease in an Italian cohort

Cristina Agliardi, Franca Rosa Guerini, Milena Zanzottera, Giulio Riboldazzi, Roberta Zangaglia, Giorgio Bono, Carlo Casali, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Claudio Pacchetti, Raffaello Nemni, Mario Clerici

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.011
  • p45–48
  • Published online: December 11, 2017
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Targeting the enhanced ER stress response in Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

Ayako Kashimada, Setsuko Hasegawa, Takeo Isagai, Tsuyoshi Uchiyama, Muneaki Matsuo, Motoharu Kawai, Masahide Goto, Tomohiro Morio, Yukiko K. Hayashi, Masatoshi Takagi


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Validation of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale and the relationships among fatigue, pain and serum interleukin-6 levels in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Hiroki Masuda, Masahiro Mori, Akiyuki Uzawa, Tomohiko Uchida, Ryohei Ohtani, Shigeo Kobayashi, Satoshi Kuwabara

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.041
  • p64–68
  • Published online: December 1, 2017
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Quantitative transcranial sonography in Wilson's disease and healthy controls: Cut-off values and functional correlates

Gotthard G. Tribl, Mateus C. Trindade, Kelson James Almeida, Rosana Cardoso Alves, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Erich T. Fonoff, Alexandre A. Machado, Manoel J. Teixeira, Egberto R. Barbosa, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.026
  • p69–74
  • Published online: November 21, 2017
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Correlation between serum uric acid and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in T2DM patients

Xiaopu Lin, Lingling Xu, Deqiang Zhao, Zhiyin Luo, Suyue Pan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.034
  • p78–82
  • Published online: November 27, 2017
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Alcohol use and hospital readmissions following stroke: A safety net hospital experience

Simy Parikh, Paul George, Kevin Wilson, Denis Rybin, Anna DePold Hohler

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.016
  • p83–86
  • Published online: December 14, 2017
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White matter hyperintensities on MRI in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease with dementia, and Alzheimer's disease

Hideto Joki, Yuichi Higashiyama, Yoshiharu Nakae, Chiharu Kugimoto, Hiroshi Doi, Katsuo Kimura, Hitaru Kishida, Naohisa Ueda, Tatsu Nakano, Tatsuya Takahashi, Shigeru Koyano, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Fumiaki Tanaka

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.018
  • p99–104
  • Published online: December 18, 2017
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Effects of intestinal Levodopa infusion on freezing of gait in Parkinson disease

Maurizio Zibetti, Serena Angrisano, Francesca Dematteis, Carlo Alberto Artusi, Alberto Romagnolo, Aristide Merola, Leonardo Lopiano

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.012
  • p105–108
  • Published online: December 11, 2017
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Serum levels of S100B from jugular bulb as a biomarker of poor prognosis in patients with severe acute brain injury

María A. Ballesteros, María I. Rubio-Lopez, María San Martín, Ana Padilla, Marcos López-Hoyos, Javier Llorca, Eduardo Miñambres

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.017
  • p109–114
  • Published online: December 18, 2017
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Tamoxifen treatment and occurrence of dural arteriovenous fistulas: An observational study on a series of patients presenting tamoxifen history and diagnosis of DAVf

Thomas Robert, Raphaël Blanc, Daniele Valsecchi, Daniele Botta, Gabriele Ciccio, Stanislas Smajda, Hocine Redjem, Chiraz Chaalala, Michel Piotin

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.026
  • p115–118
  • Published online: December 22, 2017
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Endothelial Progenitor Cells influence acute and subacute stroke hemodynamics

João Sargento-Freitas, Sezin Aday, César Nunes, Miguel Cordeiro, Ana Gouveia, Fernando Silva, Cristina Machado, Bruno Rodrigues, Gustavo Cordeiro Santo, Carlos Ferreira, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Lino Ferreira, Luís Cunha


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Dopamine transporter imaging predicts motor responsiveness to levodopa challenge in patients with Parkinson's disease: A pilot study of DATSCAN for subthalamic deep brain stimulation

Asuka Nakajima, Yasushi Shimo, Satoko Sekimoto, Koji Kamagata, Takayuki Jo, Genko Oyama, Atsushi Umemura, Nobutaka Hattori

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.030
  • p134–139
  • Published online: December 26, 2017
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Neurologic illness in Zambia: A neurointensivist's experience

Merritt W. Brown, Katie Ellen Foy, Christopher Chanda, Jacqueline Mulundika, Igor J. Koralnik, Omar K. Siddiqi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.031
  • p140–143
  • Published online: December 28, 2017
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Survival analysis of a cohort of Chinese patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) based on clinical features

Zhe Zhang, Danhua Zhao, Xiao Zhang, Hui Xiong, Xinhua Bao, Yun Yuan, Zhaoxia Wang

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.033
  • p151–155
  • Published online: December 28, 2017
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Identification of delirium and dementia in older medical inpatients in Tanzania: A comparison of screening and diagnostic methods

S.M. Paddick, E.G. Lewis, A. Duinmaijer, J. Banks, S. Urasa, L. Tucker, A. Kisoli, J. Cletus, C. Lissu, J. Kissima, C. Dotchin, W.K. Gray, E. Muaketova-Ladinska, G. Cosker, R.W. Walker

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.006
  • p156–163
  • Published online: December 6, 2017
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High intensity signal in the plaque on routine 3D-TOF MRA is associated with ischemic stroke in the patients with low-grade carotid stenosis

Kiyofumi Yamada, Shinichi Yoshimura, Manabu Shirakawa, Kazutaka Uchida, Fumiaki Maruyama, Shigehiro Nakahara, Shuji Nishida, Yasuhiro Iwamoto, Yoshikazu Sato, Masanori Kawasaki

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.023
  • p164–167
  • Published online: December 19, 2017
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Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease patients: Prevalence, associated factors and its impact on balance confidence

Siranan Klanbut, Siripan Phattanarudee, Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, Chuthamanee Suthisisang, Roongroj Bhidayasiri

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.037
  • p168–174
  • Published online: December 29, 2017
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The effect and evolution of patient selection on outcomes in endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus: A large-scale review of the literature

Peter J. Madsen, Arka N. Mallela, Eric D. Hudgins, Phillip B. Storm, Gregory G. Heuer, Sherman C. Stein


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Comparison of efficacy and tolerability of azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, and lower dosages of rituximab among patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Yang Yang, Chun-juan Wang, Bao-jie Wang, Zi-ling Zeng, Shou-gang Guo

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.034
  • p192–197
  • Published online: December 30, 2017
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Challenges facing palliative neurology practice: A qualitative analysis

T.E. Gofton, M. Chum, V. Schulz, B.T. Gofton, A. Sarpal, C. Watling

 

Clinical Short Communications

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Neuroinflammation following disease modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis: A pilot positron emission tomography study

Tomoyasu Bunai, Tatsuhiro Terada, Satoshi Kono, Masamichi Yokokura, Etsuji Yoshikawa, Masami Futatsubashi, Hiroaki Miyajima, Yasuomi Ouchi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.004
  • p30–33
  • Published online: December 6, 2017
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Cerebral vasoreactivity and intima-media thickness in Down syndrome: A case-control study

M. Colella, C. Stilo, A. Cocchella, D. Bianchini, A. Pilotto, P. Del Sette, R. Musolino

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.013
  • p57–63
  • Published online: November 15, 2017
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Paraspinal muscle involvement in herpes zoster-induced abdominal wall pseudohernia revealed by electrophysiological and radiological studies

Akihiko Mitsutake, Takuya Sasaki, Takuto Hideyama, Tatsuya Sato, Junko Katsumata, Tomonari Seki, Risa Maekawa, Yasushi Shiio

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.019
  • p89–91
  • Published online: December 19, 2017
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A nomogram to predict the probability of mortality after first-ever acute manifestations of cerebral small vessel disease

Manuel Cappellari, Cecilia Zivelonghi, Gianni Turcato, Stefano Forlivesi, Nicola Micheletti, Giampaolo Tomelleri, Paolo Bovi, Bruno Bonetti


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Could istradefylline be a treatment option for postural abnormalities in mid-stage Parkinson's disease?

Keisuke Suzuki, Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Masayuki Miyamoto, Tomoyuki Uchiyama, Koichi Hirata

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.027
  • p131–133
  • Published online: December 23, 2017
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Fatal reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Amy Kunchok, Helen C. Castley, Lucie Aldous, Simon H. Hawke, Emma Torzillo, Geoffrey D. Parker, G. Michael Halmagyi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.009
  • p146–150
  • Published online: December 8, 2017
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Letters to the Editor

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IgG4-related disease and intracranial hypertenstion: Case report of a novel mechanistic association

Jennifer Healy, Kaye Sedarsky, Patrick Malafronte, Nathan T. Tagg

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.013
  • p75–77
  • Published online: December 13, 2017
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CLIPPERS with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: Role of T versus B cells

David G. Olmes, Imke Metz, De-Hyung Lee, Andreas Rosenwald, Arnd Doerfler, Wolfgang Brück, Ralf A. Linker

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.021
  • p96–98
  • Published online: December 18, 2017
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Spastic paraparesis and sensorineural hearing loss: keep brucellosis in mind

Sara P. Dias, João Sequeira, Manuel Almeida

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.036
  • p144–145
  • Published online: December 29, 2017
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Reversible sub-acute cognitive deterioration in cerebral amyloid angiopathy: A case report

Marco Pasi, Li Xiong, Andreas Charidimou, Anand Viswanathan

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.001
  • p215–216
  • Published online: January 3, 2018
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Comments on natural history and predictors of survival in progressive supranuclear palsy

Kamyar Mansori, Saeid Safiri

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.014
  • p234
  • Published online: December 13, 2017
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Response to comments on natural history and predictors of survival in progressive supranuclear palsy

Alberto Benussi, Maura Cosseddu, Barbara Borroni

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.015
  • p235–236
  • Published online: December 13, 2017
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Book Review

Arachnoid Cysts: Epidemiology, Biology, and Neuroimaging and Arachnoid Cysts: Clinical and Surgical Management,

Lindsay M. Lasseigne, Frank Culicchia

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.036
  • p87–88
  • Published online: December 1, 2017
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Corrigenda

Corrigendum to "Mortality and morbidity among hospitalized adult patients with neurological diseases in Cameroon" [J. Neurol. Sci. 381C (2017) 156–168]

Katie Kompoliti, Jacques Doumbe, Yacoumba Njankouo Mapoure, Theophile Nyinyikua, Bichun Ouyang, Hiral Shah, Sara Calvo, Abel Fernandez-Sierra, Esther Cubo

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.001
  • p237
  • Published online: December 20, 2017
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Corrigendum to "A new PLA2G6 mutation in a family with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy" [J. Neurol. Sci. 381C (2017) 209–212]

Grazia Iannello, Claudio Graziano, Giovanna Cenacchi, Duccio Maria Cordelli, Roberta Zuntini, Valentina Papa, Anna Maria Magistà, Monica Gagliardi, Radha Procopio, Aldo Quattrone, Grazia Annesi

  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.002
  • p238
  • Published online: December 15, 2017
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