Journal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 387 | 15 April 2018 | Pages 1-234

Review Articles

Neuromuscular diseases associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection

Devin E. Prior, Nancy Song, Jeffrey A. Cohen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.016
p27–36
Published online: January 17, 2018
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Ischemic stroke due to embolic heart diseases and associated factors in Benin hospital setting

Dieudonné Gnonlonfoun, Constant Adjien, Ronald Gnimavo, Gérard Goudjinou, Corine Hotcho, Jennifer Nyangui Mapaga, Arlos Sowanou, Pupchen Gnigone, Rodrigue Domingo, Dismand Houinato

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.024
p124–128
Published online: February 5, 2018
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Basic Research Papers

Comparative effects of low-dose versus standard-dose alteplase in ischemic patients with prior stroke and/or diabetes mellitus: The ENCHANTED trial

Guofang Chen, Xia Wang, Thompson G. Robinson, Miriam Pikkemaat, Richard I. Lindley, Shengkui Zhou, Lei Ping, Weiwei Liu, Leijing Liu, John Chalmers, Craig S. Anderson, for the ENCHANTED Investigators

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.014
p1–5
Published online: January 11, 2018
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Transplantation of in vitro cultured endothelial progenitor cells repairs the blood-brain barrier and improves cognitive function of APP/PS1 transgenic AD mice

Shishuang Zhang, Yongle Zhi, Fei Li, Shan Huang, Huabin Gao, Zhaoli Han, Xintong Ge, Dai Li, Fanglian Chen, Xiaodong Kong, Ping Lei

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.019
p6–15
Published online: January 17, 2018
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Software updates of OCT segmentation algorithms influence longitudinal assessment of retinal atrophy

Danko Coric, Axel Petzold, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Lisanne J. Balk

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.020
p16–20
Published online: January 19, 2018
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Preoperative biomarkers in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus showing a favorable shunt surgery outcome

Yun Jeong Hong, Min-Jeong Kim, Eunhye Jeong, Ji-Eun Kim, Jihye Hwang, Jung-Il Lee, Jae-Hong Lee, Duk L. Na

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.017
p21–26
Published online: January 15, 2018
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Prevalence of functional (psychogenic) parkinsonism in two Swiss movement disorders clinics and review of the literature

Giulia Frasca Polara, Vanessa Fleury, Jon Stone, Anita Barbey, Pierre R. Burkhard, François Vingerhoets, Selma Aybek

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.022
p37–45
Published online: January 29, 2018
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Characteristics of the ischemic stroke patients whose seizures occur at stroke presentation at a single institution in Eastern China

Jian-Hua Cheng, Zheng Zhang, Qiang Ye, Zu-sen Ye, Nian-ge Xia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.028
p46–50
Published online: February 4, 2018
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Alterations of regional homogeneity in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

Caihong Zhou, Xiaoling Zhong, Yongzhe Yang, Wanqun Yang, Lijuan Wang, Yuhu Zhang, Kun Nie, Jianmin Xu, Biao Huang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.021
p54–59
Published online: January 19, 2018
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Identification and treatment of the visual processing asymmetry in MS patients with optic neuritis: The Pulfrich phenomenon

Millad J. Sobhanian, Rohit Agarwal, Ethan Meltzer, Eric Kildebeck, Benjamin S. Frohman, Ashley N. Frohman, Steven L. Galetta, Shiv Saidha, Owen White, Pablo Villoslada, Friedemann Paul, Axel Petzold, Robert L. Rennaker, Elena H. Martinez-Lapiscina, Laura J. Balcer, Randy Kardon, Elliot M. Frohman, Teresa C. Frohman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.029
p60–69
Published online: January 31, 2018
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Familial and sporadic chronic progressive degenerative parietal ataxia

Ryuta Morihara, Toru Yamashita, Kentaro Deguchi, Tomoko Kurata, Emi Nomura, Kota Sato, Yumiko Nakano, Yasuyuki Ohta, Nozomi Hishikawa, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Masataka Kitaguchi, Koji Abe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.031
p70–74
Published online: January 31, 2018
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Normal tendon reflexes despite absent sensory nerve action potentials in CANVAS: a neurophysiological study

David Burke, G. Michael Halmagyi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.023
p75–79
Published online: February 1, 2018
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'The shock of diagnosis': Qualitative accounts from people with Motor Neurone Disease reflecting the need for more person-centred care

Samar M. Aoun, Mary R. O'Brien, Lauren J. Breen, Margaret O'Connor

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.026
p80–84
Published online: February 1, 2018
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Expression analysis of protein homeostasis pathways in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Abhishek Vats, Mandaville Gourie-Devi, Kavita Ahuja, Ankkita Sharma, Saima Wajid, Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, Vibha Taneja

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.035
p85–91
Published online: February 1, 2018
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio improves outcome prediction of acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Simona Lattanzi, Claudia Cagnetti, Claudia Rinaldi, Stefania Angelocola, Leandro Provinciali, Mauro Silvestrini

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.038
p98–102
Published online: February 2, 2018
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Identification of a prospective early motor progression cluster of Parkinson's disease: Data from the PPMI study

George D. Vavougios, Triantafyllos Doskas, Constantinos Kormas, Karen A. Krogfelt, Sotirios G. Zarogiannis, Leonidas Stefanis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.025
p103–108
Published online: February 4, 2018
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Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and early clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Sungwook Yu, Hisatomi Arima, Carin Bertmar, Stephen Clarke, Geoffrey Herkes, Martin Krause

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.002
p115–118
Published online: February 2, 2018
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Study of the placentae of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Yanyu Chang, Yaqing Shu, Xiaobo Sun, Tingting Lu, Chen Chen, Ling Fang, Dan He, Chengfang Xu, Zhengqi Lu, Xueqiang Hu, Lisheng Peng, Allan G. Kermode, Wei Qiu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.040
p119–123
Published online: February 1, 2018
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Oligoclonal bands and periventricular lesions in multiple sclerosis will not increase blood-brain barrier permeability

Tetsuya Akaishi, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Ichiro Nakashima

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.020
p129–133
Published online: February 6, 2018
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In a stroke cohort with incident hypertension; are more women than men likely to be excluded from recombinant tissue-type Plasminogen Activator (rtPA)?

Jordan Gainey, Leanne Brechtel, Sarah Konklin, Lee Madeline, Ervin Lowther, Brice Blum, Thomas I. Nathaniel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.016
p139–146
Published online: February 7, 2018
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MRI scout images can detect the acute intracerebral hemorrhage on CT

Toshiyuki Hayashi, Junya Aoki, Kentaro Suzuki, Yuki Sakamoto, Satoshi Suda, Seiji Okubo, Masahiro Mishina, Kazumi Kimura

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.041
p147–149
Published online: February 3, 2018
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Effect of switching from glatiramer acetate 20 mg/daily to glatiramer acetate 40 mg three times a week on gray and white matter pathology in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal DTI study

Robert Zivadinov, Niels Bergsland, Jesper Hagemeier, Eleonora Tavazzi, Deepa P. Ramasamy, Jackie Durfee, Mariya Cherneva, Ellen Carl, Jillian Carl, Channa Kolb, David Hojnacki, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.023
p152–156
Published online: February 10, 2018
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Quantification of whole-body bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease participants using multiple inertial sensors

Sara Memar, Mehdi Delrobaei, Marcus Pieterman, Kenneth McIsaac, Mandar Jog

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.001
p157–165
Published online: February 2, 2018
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Plasma citrulline levels are increased in patients with multiple sclerosis

Maxime Vande Vyver, Roel Beelen, Jacques De Keyser, Guy Nagels, Anne-Marie Van Binst, Christiaan Verborgh, Miguel D'haeseleer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.025
p174–178
Published online: February 17, 2018
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Is the impact of fatigue related to walking capacity and perceived ability in persons with multiple sclerosis? A multicenter study

U. Dalgas, M. Langeskov-Christensen, A. Skjerbæk, E. Jensen, I. Baert, A. Romberg, C. Santoyo Medina, B. Gebara, B. Maertens de Noordhout, K. Knuts, F. Béthoux, K. Rasova, D. Severijns, B.M. Bibby, A. Kalron, B. Norman, F. Van Geel, I. Wens, P. Feys

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.026
p179–186
Published online: February 17, 2018
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A diagnostic decision tree for adult cerebellar ataxia based on pontine magnetic resonance imaging

Miwa Higashi, Kokoro Ozaki, Takaaki Hattori, Takashi Ishii, Kazumasa Soga, Nozomu Sato, Makoto Tomita, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Kinya Ishikawa, Takanori Yokota

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.022
p187–195
Published online: February 12, 2018
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Emergent carotid artery stenting in atherosclerotic disease of the internal carotid artery with tandem intracranial occlusion

Marta Rodrigues, André Cunha, Sofia Figueiredo, Andreia Carvalho, Miguel Veloso, Pedro Barros, Tiago Gregório, Ludovina Paredes, João Pinho, Sérgio Castro, Manuel Ribeiro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.034
p196–198
Published online: February 21, 2018
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The new Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES): A test of rapid picture naming for concussion sized for the sidelines

Omar Akhand, Matthew S. Galetta, Lucy Cobbs, Lisena Hasanaj, Nikki Webb, Julia Drattell, Prin Amorapanth, John-Ross Rizzo, Rachel Nolan, Liliana Serrano, Janet C. Rucker, Dennis Cardone, Barry D. Jordan, Arlene Silverio, Steven L. Galetta, Laura J. Balcer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.031
p199–204
Published online: February 22, 2018
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Radiation-induced meningiomas: A case-control study at single center institution

Ashish H. Shah, Ignacio Jusue-Torres, Manish Kuchakulla, Michael E. Ivan, Ronald J. Benveniste, Jacques J. Morcos, Ricardo J. Komotar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.033
p205–209
Published online: February 21, 2018
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DAPK1-ERK signal mediates oxygen glucose deprivation reperfusion induced apoptosis in mouse N2a cells

Wei Xiong, Yan Wu, Wenjing Xian, Limin Song, Lisha Hu, Shangwen Pan, Min Liu, Shanglong Yao, Lei Pei, You Shang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.003
p210–219
Published online: January 4, 2018
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Excessive daytime sleepiness may be associated with caudate denervation in Parkinson disease

Tayyabah Yousaf, Gennaro Pagano, Flavia Niccolini, Marios Politis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.032
p220–227
Published online: February 21, 2018
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Clinical Short Communications

Pilot trial of a tele-rehab intervention to improve outcomes after stroke in Ghana: A feasibility and user satisfaction study

Fred S. Sarfo, Nathaniel Adusei, Michael Ampofo, Frank K. Kpeme, Bruce Ovbiagele

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.039
p94–97
Published online: February 2, 2018
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Imaging intralesional heterogeneity of sodium concentration in multiple sclerosis: Initial evidence from ²³Na-MRI

James T. Grist, Frank Riemer, Mary A. McLean, Tomasz Matys, Fulvio Zaccagna, Sarah F. Hilborne, Jackie P. Mason, Ilse Patterson, Rhys Slough, Joshua Kaggie, Surrin S. Deen, Martin J. Graves, Joanne L. Jones, Alasdair J. Coles, Ferdia A. Gallagher

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.027
p111–114
Published online: February 4, 2018
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Phenotypical features of two patients diagnosed with PHARC syndrome and carriers of a new homozygous mutation in the ABHD12 gene

Marina Frasquet, Vincenzo Lupo, María José Chumillas, Juan Francisco Vázquez-Costa, Carmen Espinós, Teresa Sevilla

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.021
p134–138
Published online: February 7, 2018
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Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies in patients with optic neuritis and seizures

Josef Maxwell Gutman, Mark Kupersmith, Steven Galetta, Ilya Kister

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.042
p170–173
Published online: February 3, 2018
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Letters to the Editor

Nivolumab-induced myositis: A case report and a literature review

Julie Bourgeois-Vionnet, Bastien Joubert, Emilien Bernard, Marie Angèle Sia, Vanessa Pante, Nicole Fabien, Jérôme Honnorat, Nathalie Streichenberger

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.030
p51–53
Published online: February 5, 2018
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How can we restore cognitive deficits in patients with cerebellar damages?

Antonio Cerasa, Loris Pignolo, Paolo Tonin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.037
p92–93
Published online: February 2, 2018
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Cerebral infarction due to Zika virus

Sarah B. Mulkey, Roberta L. DeBiasi, Adre J. du Plessis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.032
p109–110
Published online: February 3, 2018
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Bilateral apraxia of eyelid closure following bilateral subcortical frontal infarcts

Eyad Almallouhi, Marian Dale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.036
p150–151
Published online: February 3, 2018
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A novel presenilin 1 mutation (Leu418Trp) associated with spasticity, parkinsonism, and white matter lesion in a dominant Alzheimer's family

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Yasuyuki Ohta, Ryo Sasaki, Kou Tadokoro, Kota Sato, Jingwei Shang, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Toru Yamashita, Takashi Haraguchi, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Koji Abe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.006
p166–169
Published online: January 5, 2018
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Post-stroke depression: Risk assessment

Tomoyuki Kawada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.034
p228
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Response by Sarfo and Ovbiagele to letter regarding "Post-stroke depression: Risk assessment"

Fred S. Sarfo, Bruce Ovbiagele

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.033
p229–230
Published online: February 3, 2018
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Corrigenda

Corrigendum to "Argentinean recommendations on the identification of treatment failure in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients" [J. Neurol. Sci. 385C (2018) 217–224]

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