Novel management strategies for medically-refractory vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Fawaz Al-Mufti, Krishna Amuluru, Nitesh Damodara, Mohammad El-Ghanem, Rolla Nuoman, Naveed Kamal, Sarmad Al-Marsoummi, Nicholas A. Morris, Neha S. Dangayach, Stephan A. Mayer

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.039
• p44–51
• Published online: February 23, 2018
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Novel minimally invasive multi-modality monitoring modalities in neurocritical care

Fawaz Al-Mufti, Brendan Smith, Megan Lander, Nitesh Damodara, Rolla Nuoman, Mohammad El-Ghanem, Naveed Kamal, Sarmad Al-Marsoummi, Basim Alzubaidi, Halla Nuoaman, Brandon Foreman, Krishna Amuluru, Chirag D. Gandhi

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.03.032
• p184–192
• Published online: March 27, 2018
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Middle cerebral artery extension and the risk for aneurysmal disease

Carlos Eduardo Gouvêa da Cunha, Carolina da Cunha Correia

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.040
• p219–221
• Published online: April 25, 2018
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Assessing mobility and balance in Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay population: Validity and reliability of four outcome measures

Isabelle Lessard, Bernard Brais, Isabelle Côté, Caroline Lavoie, Matthis Synofzik, Jean Mathieu, Cynthia Gagnon

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.03.033
• p4–9
• Published online: March 29, 2018
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Antiepileptic treatment and survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients: Retrospective multicentre study in 285 Italian patients

Andrea Rigamonti, Francesca Imbesi, Antonio Silvani, Paola Gaviani, Elio Agostoni, Luca Porcu, Irene De Simone, Valter Torri, Andrea Salmaggi

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.004
• p14–19
• Published online: April 5, 2018
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Practical issues in measuring autoantibodies to neuronal cell-surface antigens in autoimmune neurological disorders: 190 cases

Juntaro Kaneko, Naomi Kanazawa, Naomi Tominaga, Atsushi Kaneko, Hiroki Suga, Ryo Usui, Daisuke Ishima, Eiji Kitamura, Tsugio Akutsu, Koji Yoshida, Kazutoshi Nishiyama, Takahiro Iizuka

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.009
• p26–32
• Published online: April 8, 2018
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Targeted gene capture sequencing in diagnosis of dystonia patients

Jun Ma, Lin Wang, Ying-Mai Yang, Xin-Hua Wan

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.005
• p36–41
• Published online: April 6, 2018
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The clinical utility of a 30-minute neuropsychological assessment battery in inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Abhishek Jaywant, Joan Toglia, Faith M. Gunning, Michael W. O'Dell

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.012
• p54–62
• Published online: April 9, 2018
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Perampanel as adjunctive therapy in highly refractory epilepsies: Real-world data from an Italian tertiary care epilepsy centre

Alessandra Morano, Jinane Fattouch, Mariarita Albini, Sara Casciato, Martina Fanella, Luca Manfredi Basili, Alessandro Viganò, Mario Manfredi, Anna Teresa Giallonardo, Carlo Di Bonaventura

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.017
• p67–74
• Published online: April 12, 2018
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Long-term outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy: A real-world experience

Wenbo Zhao, Shuyi Shang, Chuanhui Li, Longfei Wu, Chuanjie Wu, Jian Chen, Haiqing Song, Hongqi Zhang, Yunzhou Zhang, Jiangang Duan, Wuwei Feng, Xunming Ji

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.03.004
• p77–83
• Published online: March 4, 2018
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Level of consciousness at discharge and associations with outcome after ischemic stroke

Michael E. Reznik, Shadi Yaghi, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Ryan A. McTaggart, Morgan Hemendinger, Brian C. Mac Grory, Tina M. Burton, Shawna M. Cutting, Bradford B. Thompson, Linda C. Wendell, Ali Mahta, N. Stevenson Potter, Lori A. Daiello, Cyrus M. Kosar, Richard N. Jones, Karen L. Furie

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.022
• p102–107
• Published online: April 14, 2018
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Homozygote of spinocerebellar Ataxia type 3 correlating with severe phenotype based on analyses of clinical features

Xian-Jin Shang, Hao-Ling Xu, Jin-Shan Yang, Ping-Ping Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Mei-Zhen Qian, Hui-Xia Lin, Xiao-Ping Chen, Yu-Chao Chen, Bin Jiang, Yi-Jun Chen, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Zhi-Ming Zhou, Shi-Rui Gan

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.026
• p111–114
• Published online: April 18, 2018
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Notch3 protein expression in skin fibroblasts from CADASIL patients

Antonio Qualtieri, Carmine Ungaro, Angelo Bagalà, Silvia Bianchi, Leonardo Pantoni, Marcello Moccia, Rosalucia Mazzei

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.027
• p121–128
• Published online: April 18, 2018
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S100B, NSE and MMP-9 fail to predict neurologic outcome while elevated S100B associates with milder initial clinical presentation after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Heikki Kiiski, Jaakko Långsjö, Jyrki Tenhunen, Marika Ala-Peijari, Heini Huhtala, Mari Hämäläinen, Eeva Moilanen, Jukka Peltola

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.030
• p129–134
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Quantification of sweat gland innervation in patients with Fabry disease: A case-control study

Panagiotis Kokotis, Nurcan Üçeyler, Christian Werner, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Nektaria Papanikola, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Nikos Karandreas, Claudia Sommer

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.035
• p135–138
• Published online: April 21, 2018
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Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke: An updated meta-analysis

Hong-Bo Xu, Haigang Zhang, Yuju Qin, Fang Xue, Guilan Xiong, Liei Yang, Huanhuan Bai, Jinlan Wu

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.029
• p139–149
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Microbubble signal and trial of org in acute stroke treatment (TOAST) classification in ischemic stroke

Chan-Hyuk Lee, Hyun Goo Kang, Ji Sung Lee, Han Uk Ryu, Seul-Ki Jeong

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.034
• p150–155
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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MRI venous architecture of insula

Bhanu Gogia, Lakshmi S. Chavali, Frederick F. Lang, L.A. Hayman, Prashant Rai, Sujit S. Prabhu, Donald F. Schomer, Vinodh A. Kumar

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.032
• p156–161
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Genetic variants regulate NR1H3 expression and contribute to multiple sclerosis risk

Yan Zhang, Longcai Wang, Haiyang Jia, Mingzhi Liao, Xiaoyun Chen, Jianyong Xu, Yunjuan Bao, Guiyou Liu

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.037
• p162–165
• Published online: April 21, 2018
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Orthostatic tachycardia with different onset time in patients with orthostatic intolerance

Hyung Lee, Hyun Ah Kim

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.033
• p166–171
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Cortical excitability variability: Insights into biological and behavioral characteristics of healthy individuals

Anna Paula Chagas, Milena Monteiro, Vanessa Mazer, Adriana Baltar, Déborah Marques, Maíra Carneiro, Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo, Daniele Piscitelli, Kátia Monte-Silva

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.036
• p172–177
• Published online: April 21, 2018
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Reappraising the role of motor surround inhibition in dystonia

Panagiotis Kassavetis, Anna Sadnicka, Tabish A. Saifee, Isabel Pareés, Maja Kojovic, Kailash P. Bhatia, John C. Rothwell, Mark J. Edwards

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.015
• p178–183
• Published online: April 11, 2018
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Clinical and radiological determinants of transient symptoms associated with infarction (TSI)

J. Molad, E. Ben-Assayag, A.D. Korczyn, E. Kliper, N.M. Bornstein, H. Hallevi, E. Auriel

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.038
• p195–199
• Published online: April 23, 2018
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A study of Huntington disease-like syndromes in black South African patients reveals a single SCA2 mutation and a unique distribution of normal alleles across five repeat loci

Fiona K. Baine, Nabeelah Peerbhai, Amanda Krause

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.031
• p200–204
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Ticagrelor for stroke prevention in patients with vascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Konark Malhotra, Nitin Goyal, Alissa S. Kasunich, Sunil A. Sheth, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Georgios Tsivgoulis

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.001
• p212–218
• Published online: May 2, 2018
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Migraine as possible red flag of PFO presence in suspected demyelinating disease

E. Signoriello, M. Cirillo, G. Puoti, G. Signoriello, A. Negro, E. Koci, M.A.B. Melone, A. Rapacciuolo, G. Maresca, G. Lus

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.042
• p222–226
• Published online: April 28, 2018
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Multimodal neuroimaging analysis in patients with SYNE1 Ataxia

Maria T.D. Gama, Camila C. Piccinin, Thiago J.R. Rezende, Patrick A. Dion, Guy A. Rouleau, Marcondes C. França Junior, Orlando G.P. Barsottini, José Luiz Pedroso

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.003
• p227–230
• Published online: May 4, 2018
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Reduced gray matter volume is correlated with frontal cognitive and behavioral impairments in Parkinson's disease

Tatsuhiro Terada, Jun Miyata, Tomokazu Obi, Manabu Kubota, Miho Yoshizumi, Toshiya Murai

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.005
• p231–238
• Published online: May 7, 2018
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Paraneoplastic seesaw nystagmus and opsoclonus provides evidence for hyperexcitable reciprocally innervating mesencephalic network

Macym T. Rizvi, Lauren Cameron, Camilla Kilbane, Aasef G. Shaikh

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.002
• p239–245
• Published online: May 2, 2018
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Non-right handed primary progressive apraxia of speech

Hugo Botha, Joseph R. Duffy, Jennifer L. Whitwell, Edythe A. Strand, Mary M. Machulda, Anthony J. Spychalla, Nirubol Tosakulwong, Matthew L. Senjem, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack Jr, Val J. Lowe, Keith A. Josephs

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.007
• p246–254
• Published online: May 7, 2018
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Can early dopamine transporter imaging serve as a predictor of Parkinson's disease progression and late motor complications?

Ruth Djaldetti, Amihai Rigbi, Lior Greenbaum, Johnathan Reiner, Mordechai Lorberboym

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.006
• p255–260
• Published online: May 7, 2018
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Meningitis-retention syndrome: Clinical features, frequency and prognosis

Akiyuki Hiraga, Satoshi Kuwabara

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.05.008
• p261–264
• Published online: May 10, 2018
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Clinical Short Communications

Infantile traumatic brain injury with a biphasic clinical course and late reduced diffusion

Nanako Takase, Noboru Igarashi, Hiromichi Taneichi, Kumi Yasukawa, Takafumi Honda, Hiromichi Hamada, Jun-ichi Takanashi

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.010
• p63–66
• Published online: April 10, 2018
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The Many Faces of Neurocysticercosis

Pooja Raibagkar, Aaron L. Berkowitz

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.018
• p75–76
• Published online: April 12, 2018
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Progressive spasticity, supranuclear gaze palsy and postural instability, without parkinsonism: what's in a phenotype?

L. Ricciardi, M.J. Edwards, A. Fasano, K.P. Bhatia, M. Stamelou

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.016
• p84–86
• Published online: April 12, 2018
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The impact of very short transition times on switching from Natalizumab to Fingolimod on imaging and clinical effectiveness outcomes in multiple sclerosis

Brandi Vollmer, Justin M. Honce, Stefan Sillau, John R. Corboy, Timothy Vollmer, Kavita Nair, Enrique Alvarez

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.021
• p89–93
• Published online: April 13, 2018
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Leukodystrophy with disorders of sex development due to WT1 mutations

Paulo Victor Sgobbi Souza, Bruno Mattos Lombardi Badia, Luiz Henrique Libardi Silva, Carlos Alberto Castro Teixeira, Daniel Delgado Seneor, Vitor Dias Gomes Barrios Marin, Igor Braga Farias, Renan Braido Dias, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Wladimir Bocca Vieira Rezende Pinto

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.020
• p94–98
• Published online: April 13, 2018
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Mail order pharmacy use and adherence to secondary prevention drugs among stroke patients

William P. Neil, Chrislynn E. Shiokari, Raoul J. Burchette, David Stapleton, Bruce Ovbiagele

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.001
• p117–120
• Published online: April 6, 2018
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Mutational analysis of TARDBP gene in patients affected by Parkinson's disease from Calabria

Monica Gagliardi, Gennarina Arabia, Rita Nisticò, Grazia Iannello, Radha Procopio, Lucia Manfredini, Grazia Annesi, Aldo Quattrone

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.043
• p209–211
• Published online: May 1, 2018
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Letters to the Editor

Novel SLC20A2 mutation in primary familial brain calcification with disturbance of sustained phonation and orofacial apraxia

Haitian Nan, Ryusuke Takaki, Yuta Ichinose, Mai Tsuchiya, Kishin Koh, Shuji Hanyu, Kazumasa Shindo, Yoshihisa Takiyama

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.03.031
• p1–3
• Published online: March 26, 2018
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Memory impairment due to bilateral fornix infarction: Characterisation and follow-up

Linda Azevedo Kauppila, Pedro Nascimento Alves, Sofia Reimão, Ana Catarina Fonseca, Teresa Pinho e Melo, Isabel Pavão Martins

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.03.034
• p10–13
• Published online: April 4, 2018
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Ketotic hyperglycemia-related seizure with reversible white matter lesion: Metabolic implication of its reversibility based on magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

Satoshi Kodama, Tatsuo Mano, Toshiyuki Kakumoto, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Akifumi Hagiwara, Kouhei Kamiya, Toshihiro Hayashi, Shoji Tsuji

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.006
• p20–21
• Published online: April 6, 2018
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Two cases of late onset familial amyloid polyneuropathy with a Glu61Lys transthyretin variant

Yumiko Nakano, Koh Tadokoro, Yasuyuki Ohta, Kota Sato, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Toru Yamashita, Taro Yamashita, Yukio Ando, Koji Abe

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.003
• p22–25
• Published online: April 5, 2018
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Dopaminergic dose adjustment and negative affective symptoms after deep brain stimulation

Tamour Khan Tareen, Carlo Alberto Artusi, Federico Rodriguez-Porcel, Johnna L. Devoto, Habibullah Sheikh, George T. Mandybur, Andrew P. Duker, Alberto J. Espay, Aristide Merola

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.002
• p33–35
• Published online: April 6, 2018
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Isolated bilateral abducens paralysis without ptosis in an anti-LDL receptor-related protein 4 antibody-positive patient treated effectively with steroid-pulse therapy

Zenshi Miyake, Kazuhiro Ishii, Hidenori Matsuo, Osamu Higuchi, Akira Tamaoka

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.007
• p42–43
• Published online: April 8, 2018
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Beneficial effect of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome associated chorea

Nanna W. Dombernowsky, Emilie N. Nielsen, Ian Law, Jørgen E. Nielsen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.011
• p52–53
• Published online: April 10, 2018
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Improvement of mouse controlling in Essential tremor by a tremor filter: A case report

Roberto López-Blanco, Antonio Méndez-Guerrero, Miguel A. Velasco

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.019
• p87–88
• Published online: April 12, 2018
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Cocaine as a potential trigger for Neuromyelitis Optica

Ahmed Z. Obeidat

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.023
• p99–101
• Published online: April 16, 2018
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Sleep disorders and literature: Hypnagogic hallucination inspired Frankenstein novel

A. Perciaccante, P. Charlier, A. Coralli, O. Appenzeller, R. Bianucci

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.024
• p108–110
• Published online: April 16, 2018
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Nivolumab-induced acute demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome

Takamasa Nukui, Yurika Nakayama, Mamoru Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Taguchi, Nobuhiro Dougu, Hirofumi Konishi, Tomohiro Hayashi, Yuji Nakatsuji

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.028
• p115–116
• Published online: April 18, 2018
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Letters to the Editor

Neuropathy of peripheral nerves in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

Josef Finsterer, Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.041
• p193–194
• Published online: April 26, 2018
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A new familial distal myopathy in Japan with predominant upper extremities

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Yasuyuki Ohta, Ryo Sasaki, Kou Tadokoro, Kota Sato, Jingwei Shang, Mami Takemoto, Nozomi Hishikawa, Toru Yamashita, Ichizo Nishino, Koji Abe

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.008
• p205–207
• Published online: April 6, 2018
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Correlation between serum uric acid and diabetic peripheral neuropathy – association rather than causation

David S.H. Bell

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.025
• p208
• Published online: April 20, 2018
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Risk factors of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension patients with Parkinson's disease

Tomoyuki Kawada

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.014
• p265
• Published online: April 11, 2018
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Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease patients: Prevalence, associated factors and its impact on balance confidence

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.013
• p266
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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to "Guillain-Barre syndrome and the clinical importance of a early diagnosis for a better prognosis" [J. Neurol. Sci. 357S (2015) e452–e453]

R.V.B. Caldeira, Y.C. Machado, M.C. Mota, T.B. Machado, N.C.M. Queiroz, M.C.N. Pires, I.S. Teixeira, I.H.L. Rocha, G.B. Teixeira, R.P.S. Filho, B. Gomes Mazzoni

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.039
• p267
• Published online: May 11, 2018
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