Journal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 417 | 15 October 2020

Editorial

Selective degeneration of amygdalar nuclei in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Francesca Trojsi, Mattia Siciliano, Gioacchino Tedeschi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117038
Published online: July 15, 2020
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Orofacial dystonia and associated bulbar symptoms in multiple system atrophy: A blinded video analysis

Luca Marsili, Daniel D. Truong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116995
Published online: June 23, 2020
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Assessment of trends in stereotactic radiosurgery training in neurosurgery residency programs

Aria M. Jamshidi, Daniel G. Eichberg, Michael Ivan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116864
Published online: April 29, 2020
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Review Articles

Time to diagnosis and factors affecting diagnostic delay in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Danielle Richards, John A. Morren, Erik P. Pioro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117054
Published online: July 23, 2020
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Approach to patient with diplopia

Edward Margolin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117055
Published online: August 4, 2020
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Personalized and translational approach for malignant brain tumors in the era of precision medicine: the strategic contribution of an experienced neurosurgery laboratory in a modern neurosurgery and neuro-oncology department

Rolando Campanella, Laura Guarnaccia, Manuela Caroli, Barbara Zarino, Giorgio Carrabba, Nicla La Verde, Chiara Gaudino, Angela Rampini, Sabino Luzzi, Laura Riboni, Marco Locatelli, Stefania Elena Navone, Giovanni Marfia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117083
Published online: August 6, 2020
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Natural history and epidemiology of the spinocerebellar ataxias: Insights from the first description to nowadays

Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira Scott, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Marcondes Cavalcante França-Junior, Pedro Braga-Neto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117082
Published online: August 6, 2020
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Neurological complications of coronavirus infection; a comparative review and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maryam Sharifian-Dorche, Philippe Huot, Michael Osherov, Dingke Wen, Alexander Saveriano, Paul S Giacomini, Jack P Antel, Ashkan Mowla

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117085
Published online: August 7, 2020
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A systematic analysis of stereotactic radiosurgery surveys for residents in neurosurgery training programs

Kevin Ding, Prasanth Romiyo, Edwin Ng, Methma Udawatta, Dillon Dejam, H. Westley Phillips, Matthew Z. Sun, Isaac Yang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116867
Published online: April 28, 2020
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Basic Research Papers

Elevated fasting blood glucose is predictive of the severity and poor outcome in nondiabetic patients with cerebral venous thrombosis

Yating Wu, Lixin Zhou, Ming Yao, Yicheng Zhu, Jun Ni, Liying Cui, Bin Peng

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117017
Published online: July 16, 2020
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Documenting the psychometric properties of the scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia to advance trial readiness of Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay

Dax Bourcier, Mathieu Bélanger, Isabelle Côté, Bernard Brais, Matthis Synofzik, Jean-Denis Brisson, Xavier Rodrigue, Maude-Marie Gagnon, Jean Mathieu, Cynthia Gagnon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117050
Published online: July 17, 2020
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Supplemental Materials

Evolving diagnostic criteria in primary lateral sclerosis: The clinical and radiological basis of "probable PLS"

Eoin Finegan, Stacey Li Hi Shing, We Fong Siah, Rangariroyashe H. Chipika, Kai Ming Chang, Mary Clare McKenna, Mark A. Doherty, Jennifer C. Hengeveld, Alice Vajda, Colette Donaghy, Siobhan Hutchinson, Russell L. McLaughlin, Orla Hardiman, Peter Bede

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117052
Published online: July 24, 2020
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Opioid-associated amnestic syndrome: Description of the syndrome and validation of a proposed definition

Jed A. Barash, James Whitledge, C. James Watson, Katherine Boyle, Chun Lim, Michael H. Lev, Alfred DeMaria Jr, Michael Ganetsky

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117048
Published online: July 16, 2020
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Identification of Taenia solium DNA by PCR in blood and urine samples from a tertiary care center in North India

Gunjan Goyal, Anil Chandra Phukan, Masaraf Hussain, Vivek Lal, Manish Modi, Manoj Kumar Goyal, Karthik Vinay Mahesh, Rakesh Sehgal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117057
Published online: July 28, 2020
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Chronic elevation of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is associated with a history of blast exposure

James S. Meabon, David G. Cook, Mayumi Yagi, Garth E. Terry, Donna J. Cross, Mark Muzi, Kathleen F. Pagulayan, Aric F. Logsdon, Abigail G. Schindler, Vikas Ghai, Kai Wang, Shannon Fallen, Yong Zhou, Taek-Kyun Kim, Inyoul Lee, William A. Banks, Erik S. Carlson, Cynthia Mayer, Rebecca C. Hendrickson, Murray A. Raskind, Desiree A. Marshall, Daniel P. Perl, C. Dirk Keene, Elaine R. Peskind

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117049
Published online: July 17, 2020
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Muscle MRI in two SMA patients on nusinersen treatment: A two years follow-up

Andrea Barp, Elena Carraro, Emilio Albamonte, Francesca Salmin, Christian Lunetta, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Carmelo Messina, Domenico Albano, Vito Chianca, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Eugenio Maria Mercuri, Valeria Ada Sansone

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117067
Published online: July 29, 2020
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Risk factors, etiology, and outcome of ischemic stroke in young adults: A Japanese multicenter prospective study

Yu Kono, Yuka Terasawa, Kenichiro Sakai, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Chikako Nito, Satoshi Suda, Kazumi Kimura, Takao Kanzawa, Ichiro Imafuku, Takahiro Nakayama, Masayuki Ueda, Takeshi Iwanaga, Tomoyuki Kono, Kazuo Yamashiro, Ryota Tanaka, Seiji Okubo, Makoto Nakajima, Nobuhito Nakajima, Masahiro Mishina, Hiroshi Yaguchi, Hisayoshi Oka, Masahiko Suzuki, Masato Osaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Kazuo Kitagawa, Sadahisa Okamoto, Koichi Nomura, Mineo Yamazaki, Takehiko Nagao, Yoshitaka Murakami

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117068
Published online: July 29, 2020
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Risk attitude and personality in people with multiple sclerosis facing the choice of different disease-modifying therapy scenarios

Eleonora Minacapelli, Andrea Giordano, Monica Falautano, Francesca Sangalli, Erika Pietrolongo, Lorena Lorefice, Eleonora Cocco, Alessandra Lugaresi, Giancarlo Comi, Massimo Filippi, Vittorio Martinelli

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117064
Published online: July 27, 2020
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Supplemental Materials

The effect of platelet transfusion on functional independence and mortality after antiplatelet therapy associated spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicholas A. Morris, Nikhil Patel, Samuel M. Galvagno Jr, Emilie Ludeman, Gary T. Schwartzbauer, Ali Pourmand, Quincy K. Tran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117075
Published online: July 31, 2020
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Electrophysiological features and prognosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Israel: A single-center's 20 years' experience

Gilad Kenan, Mark Kushnir, Yuval Leonov, Eduard Ilgiyaev, Rina Aroesty, Sarah Bhonkar, Itzhak Kimiagar, Carmel Armon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117074
Published online: July 31, 2020
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Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) restores the N95 face mask induced cerebral hemodynamic alterations among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Outbreak

Chandra Bharatendu, Jonathan J.Y. Ong, Yihui Goh, Benjamin Y.Q. Tan, Amanda C.Y. Chan, Jonathan Z.Y. Tang, Aloysius S. Leow, Amanda Chin, Kenneth W.X. Sooi, Yi Lin Tan, Chiew S. Hong, Benjamin Z. Chin, Elizabeth Ng, Theng Wai Foong, Hock Luen Teoh, Shi Ting Ong, Pyng Lee, Deborah Khoo, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Vijay K. Sharma

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117078
Published online: August 3, 2020
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The effect of race on clinical presentation and outcomes in neurosarcoidosis

Muhammad Affan, Abhimanyu Mahajan, Tooba Rehman, Mohammed Kananeh, Lonni Schultz, Mirela Cerghet

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117073
Published online: July 31, 2020
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Clinical features of adult anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis after Japanese encephalitis

Chun-juan Wang, Zi-ling Zeng, Fu-sheng Zhang, Shou-gang Guo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117080
Published online: August 3, 2020
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Cognitive profile as a predictor of the long-term outcome after deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

Kye Won Park, Sungyang Jo, Mi Sun Kim, Nari Choi, Sang Ryong Jeon, Hee Kyung Park, Kyum-Yil Kwon, Chong S. Lee, Sun Ju Chung

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117063
Published online: July 27, 2020
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Supplemental Materials

Serum neurofilament-light concentration and real-world outcome in MS

Valerie Anderson, Emily Bentley, Sam Loveless, Lucia Bianchi, Katharine E. Harding, Ray A. Wynford-Thomas, Fady Joseph, Gavin Giovannoni, Sharmilee Gnanapavan, Neil P. Robertson, Monica Marta, Emma C. Tallantyre

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117079
Published online: August 3, 2020
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Amygdala pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and primary lateral sclerosis

Rangariroyashe H. Chipika, Foteini Christidi, Eoin Finegan, Stacey Li Hi Shing, Mary Clare McKenna, Kai Ming Chang, Efstratios Karavasilis, Mark A. Doherty, Jennifer C. Hengeveld, Alice Vajda, Niall Pender, Siobhan Hutchinson, Colette Donaghy, Russell L. McLaughlin, Orla Hardiman, Peter Bede

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117039
Published online: July 17, 2020
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Clinical Short Communications

Description of 3 patients with myasthenia gravis and COVID-19

Netaniel Rein, Nitzan Haham, Efrat Orenbuch-Harroch, Marc Romain, Zohar Argov, Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky, Marc Gotkine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117053
Published online: July 22, 2020
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Low cerebrospinal fluid volume and the risk for post-lumbar puncture headaches

Amgad Droby, Nurit Omer, Tanya Gurevich, Meir Kestenbaum, Yair Mina, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Orna Aizenstein, Nir Giladi, Anat Mirelman, Avner Thaler

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117059
Published online: July 27, 2020
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Regenerative plasticity of intact human skin axons

J. Bautista, A. Chandrasekhar, P.K. Komirishetty, A. Duraikannu, D.W. Zochodne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117058
Published online: July 25, 2020
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Homonymous hemi-macular atrophy of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer with preserved visual function

Mark K. Lukewich, Matthew B. Schlenker, Jonathan A. Micieli

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117072
Published online: July 31, 2020
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Special considerations in the assessment of catastrophic brain injury and determination of brain death in patients with SARS-CoV-2

Eduard Valdes, Shashank Agarwal, Elizabeth Carroll, Alexandra Kvernland, Steven Bondi, Thomas Snyder, Patrick Kwon, Jennifer Frontera, Lindsey Gurin, Barry Czeisler, Ariane Lewis