JNS-cover.jpgJournal of Neurological Sciences

Vol 481 | 15 February 2026

Editorial Board

Published in issue: February 15, 2026125779

Editorial

Corticosteroids in myasthenia gravis: Rethinking oral corticosteroid therapy

U.K. Misra

Review Articles

Prevalence and trajectories of post-COVID-19 neuromuscular conditions: A systematic-review and meta-analysis

Elisabetta Pupillo, Maurizio A. Leone, Anthony Amato, ... Marianne de Visser, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Wolfgang Grisold


Vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression: A practical guide for neurologists

Juan Alcalá-Torres, Ana de la Torre Pérez, Pade Colligris Michelaraki


Gut virome plays an extended role with bacteriome in neurological health and disease

Komal Shrivastav, Muskan Pandey, Hetarth Gor, Vijay Nema

Basic Research Papers

Variations in clinical features and disease burden of myasthenia gravis between racial and ethnic groups: A retrospective cohort study of two national databases

Nilay McLaren, Amaia Zurinaga Gutierrez, Daniel Joo, Bhaskar Roy, Minjee Park, Richard J. Nowak


Safety and efficacy of vigabatrin add on compared to placebo in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LennoVig): A single center randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Jayantee Kalita, Firoz M. Nizami, Ashish K. Dubey, Prakash C. Pandey, Alok P. Singh, Zafar Neyaz


Use of the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and the risk of Bell's palsy in China: A case-control study

Tao Zhang, Heng Du, Yifu Wang, ... Qimin Hu, Qiaoshu Wang, Guodong Wang


Digital biomarkers in early Alzheimer's disease from wearable or portable technology: A scoping review

Mathias Holsey Gramkow, Helena Sophia Coley Gleerup, Anja Hviid Simonsen, Gunhild Waldemar, Kristian Steen Frederiksen


Evaluating ALSFRS-R as an indicator of disease milestones and functional independence: An observational study of US neurologists and their patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Nicole F. Mehdiyoun, Jack Wright, Rebecca L. Robinson, ... Ciara Ringland, Gary Milligan, Sarah E. Curtis


The impact of adding optical coherence tomography in MS diagnostic criteria on the classification of tumefactive demyelination

Fiorella S. Guido, John J. Chen, Paul A. Decker, ... Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Jeanette E. Eckel-Passow, W. Oliver Tobin


Functional imaging reveals cerebral microvascular dysfunction in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: Pathophysiologic insights and translational implications

A. Mameli, L. Indovina, F. Cocciolillo, A. Serra, F. Marongiu, D. Barcellona


Impact of early cognitive and psychological status on return to work after acute ischemic stroke

Yong Yi Tan, Gabriel Yi Ren Kwok, Chee Qing See, ... Christopher D. Anderson, Aftab Ahmad, Benjamin Y.Q. Tan


Impact of corticosteroid use on comorbidities in patients with myasthenia gravis in the US National Veterans Affairs Health Network

Cynthia Z. Qi, Yilu Lin, Yuebing Li, ... Cécile Blein, Femke De Ruyck, Lizheng Shi


The utility of Gold Coast criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Emi Nomura, Ryuta Morihara, Yosuke Osakada, ... Mami Takemoto, Toru Yamashita, Hiroyuki Ishiura


A 12-month observational study on the safety, efficacy on migraine-associated symptoms and satisfaction of CGRP monoclonal antibodies in Japanese patients with migraine

Shungo Imai, Keiko Ihara, Nobuyuki Takahashi, ... Jin Nakahara, Satoko Hori, Tsubasa Takizawa


Directions for advancing prognostic assessments in multiple sclerosis: Qualitative Insights from MS specialist Interviews

Sofie Aerts, Lotte Geys, Deborah Severijns, ... Veronica Popescu, Liesbet M. Peeters, Bart Van Wijmeersch


Brain MRI to detect cervical spinal cord critical demyelinating lesions in progressive MS

Bianca Albites Coen, Purnashree Chowdhury, Steven A. Messina, B. Mark Keegan


Upper limb plexopathy secondary to herpes zoster: A PRISMA-guided systematic case review

Francisco Jover-Diaz, Lucia Parra-Muñoz, Mar Trigueros-Rocamora, Elisabet Delgado-Sánchez, Pedro Esteve-Atiénzar, Jorge Peris-García


Sexual dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: what about women?

Bárbara Santos Panichelli, Flora Rosa-Campos, Flávia Sieira Chaves, Carolina Godoy de Oliveira, Marcia Rodrigues Jardim, Mariana Spitz

Clinical Short Communications

Diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy after glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use: A case series

Swathy Chandrashekhar, Long Davalos, Richeek Pradhan, Pritikanta Paul


Plasma but not salivary p-Tau181 reflects Alzheimer's disease in a Latin American Cohort

Lucas Tadeu Rocha Santos, Fernanda Leitão Costa, Isabele Dantas Rosa, ... Breno S. Diniz, Arnaldo Aires Peixoto Junior, Danielle S. Macedo

Letters to the Editor

Response to the letter to the editor "Myotonic dystrophy and cancer risk: Insights, limitations, and the need for genetic certainty"

Bilal Hameed, Shahinaz M. Gadalla


Comments on ZILU25: Real-world efficacy of Zilucoplan in generalized myasthenia gravis

Bowen Zheng


Letter to the editor: Association between benzodiazepines and dementia: A case-control study from Canadian health surveys and medico-administrative databases

Zhiyi Chen, Longyao Zhang, Xuezhu Zhang


Methodological considerations on benzodiazepine exposure and dementia risk: Commentary on Legrand et al.

Tian Ruan, Tao Yu, Fang Zhao, Yaohua Tang


The ongoing debate about the association between benzodiazepines and dementia

Diego Legrand, Pasquale Roberge, Christian Bocti


Methodological and clinical considerations on the association between COVID-19 vaccination and ischemic stroke

Yi Yang


Authors' reply to comment letter on ZILU25 study

Vincenzo Di Stefano, Claudia Vinciguerra, Michelangelo Maestri Tassoni, Rita Frangiamore


Commentary on "Impact of dysphagia on early psychosocial consequences after acute ischemic stroke"

Yang Gao, Yingjie Lu, Xiaofei Li


Author response: Impact of dysphagia on early psychosocial consequences after acute ischemic stroke

Anel Karisik, Stefan Kiechl, Michael Knoflach, Lukas Mayer-Suess

Book Review

Struck Down by the Gods: Causes and Prevention of Stroke

Tissa Wijeratne