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Gait asymmetry and symptom laterality in Parkinson’s disease: two of a kind? J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Jana Seuthe, Helen Hermanns, Femke Hulzinga, Nicholas D’Cruz, Günther Deuschl, Pieter Ginis, Alice Nieuwboer, Christian Schlenstedt
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ENSEMBLE PLUS: final results of shorter ocrelizumab infusion from a randomized controlled trial J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Hans-Peter Hartung, Thomas Berger, Robert A. Bermel, Bruno Brochet, William M. Carroll, Trygve Holmøy, Rana Karabudak, Joep Killestein, Carlos Nos, Francesco Patti, Amy Perrin Ross, Ludo Vanopdenbosch, Timothy Vollmer, Regine Buffels, Monika Garas, Karen Kadner, Marianna Manfrini, Qing Wang, Mark S. Freedman
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis stratification: unveiling patterns with virome, inflammation, and metabolism molecules J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Elena Niccolai, Matteo Pedone, Ilaria Martinelli, Giulia Nannini, Simone Baldi, Cecilia Simonini, Leandro Di Gloria, Elisabetta Zucchi, Matteo Ramazzotti, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Fabrizio Maggi, Gianluca Quaranta, Luca Masucci, Gianluca Bartolucci, Francesco Claudio Stingo, Jessica Mandrioli, Amedeo Amedei
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Non-invasive biomarkers for spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) through phase-contrast MRI J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Katharina Wolf, Florian Volz, Niklas Lützen, Hansjoerg Mast, Marco Reisert, Amir El Rahal, Christian Fung, Mukesch J. Shah, Jürgen Beck, Horst Urbach
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Age-specific prevalence of the different clinical presentations of AD and FTD in young-onset dementia J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Giovanna Zamboni, Riccardo Maramotti, Simone Salemme, Manuela Tondelli, Giorgia Adani, Giulia Vinceti, Chiara Carbone, Tommaso Filippini, Marco Vinceti, Giuseppe Pagnoni, Annalisa Chiari
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Frontal hypometabolism in the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy clinical variants J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Jack A. Black, Nha Trang Thu Pham, Farwa Ali, Mary M. Machulda, Val J. Lowe, Keith A. Josephs, Jennifer L. Whitwell
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Effect of siponimod on lymphocyte subsets in active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and clinical implications J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Antonio Luca Spiezia, Giulia Scalia, Maria Petracca, Daniele Caliendo, Marcello Moccia, Antonia Fiore, Vincenza Cerbone, Roberta Lanzillo, Vincenzo Brescia Morra, Antonio Carotenuto
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Respiratory comorbidities and treatments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: impact on life expectancy and causes of death J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Lisa Wahlgren, Anna-Karin Kroksmark, Anders Lindblad, Mar Tulinius, Kalliopi Sofou
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Occurrence of area postrema syndrome during follow-up: phenotype and influence over NMOSD activity in LATAM in real-world settings J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Claudia Pestchanker, Brenda Bertado Cortez, Marco A. Lana Peixoto, José Ignacio Gortari, Sheila Castro Suarez, Cesar Caparo Zamalloa, Graciana Galiana, Francisco Peñalver, Vanesa Daccach Marques, Katharina Messias, Lorna Galleguillos, Fernando García, Juan I. Rojas, Liliana Patrucco, Edgardo Cristiano, Verónica Tkachuk, Susana Liwacki, Jorge Correale, Mariano Marrodan, María C. Ysraelit, Carlos Vrech
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Genetic diagnosis and detection rates using C9orf72 repeat expansion and a multi-gene panel in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Dalit Barel, Daphna Marom, Penina Ponger, Alina Kurolap, Anat Bar-Shira, Idit Kaplan-Ber, Adi Mory, Beatrice Abramovich, Yuval Yaron, Vivian Drory, Hagit Baris Feldman
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Clinical trial evidence of quality-of-life effects of disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis: a systematic analysis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Julian Hirt, Kinga Dembowska, Tim Woelfle, Cathrine Axfors, Cristina Granziera, Jens Kuhle, Ludwig Kappos, Lars G. Hemkens, Perrine Janiaud
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TMS of the left primary motor cortex improves tremor intensity and postural control in primary orthostatic tremor J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Florian Schoeberl, James Dowsett, Cauchy Pradhan, Denis Grabova, Angelina Köhler, Paul Taylor, Andreas Zwergal
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Which parameters influence cognitive, psychiatric and long-term seizure outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy after selective amygdalohippocampectomy? J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Judith Jud, Harald Stefanits, Ellen Gelpi, Valérie Quinot, Susanne Aull-Watschinger, Thomas Czech, Christian Dorfer, Karl Rössler, Christoph Baumgartner, Gregor Kasprian, Clara Watschinger, Doris Moser, Jonas Brugger, Ekaterina Pataraia
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Applying the 2022 optic neuritis criteria to noninflammatory optic neuropathies with optic nerve T2-hyperintensity: an observational study J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Fernando Labella Álvarez, Valérie Biousse, Rasha Mosleh, Amit M. Saindane, Nancy J. Newman
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Early use of high-efficacy therapies in multiple sclerosis in the United States: benefits, barriers, and strategies for encouraging adoption J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Barry A. Singer, Jenny Feng, Horacio Chiong-Rivero
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Improving the sensitivity of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-antibody testing: exclusive or predominant MOG-IgG3 seropositivity—a potential diagnostic pitfall in patients with MOG-EM/MOGAD J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 S. Jarius, M. Ringelstein, K. Schanda, K. Ruprecht, M. Korporal-Kuhnke, A. Viehöver, M. W. Hümmert, P. Schindler, V. Endmayr, M. Gastaldi, C. Trebst, D. Franciotta, O. Aktas, R. Höftberger, J. Haas, L. Komorowski, F. Paul, M. Reindl, B. Wildemann
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Accuracy of routinely collected hospital administrative discharge data and death certificate ICD-10 diagnostic coding in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome: a systematic review and validation study J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Diane M. A. Swallow, Carl E. Counsell
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The role of language-related functional brain regions and white matter tracts in network plasticity of post-stroke aphasia J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Yue Han, Yuanyuan Jing, Yanmin Shi, Hongbin Mo, Yafei Wan, Hongwei Zhou, Fang Deng
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Healthy blood, healthy brain: a window into understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Thyago R. Cardim-Pires, Aurélie de Rus Jacquet, Francesca Cicchetti
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Effects of dopaminergic therapy on sleep quality in fluctuating Parkinson’s disease patients J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Claudia Ledda, Alberto Romagnolo, Anna Covolo, Gabriele Imbalzano, Elisa Montanaro, Mario Giorgio Rizzone, Carlo Alberto Artusi, Leonardo Lopiano, Maurizio Zibetti
Background Sleep disorders negatively impact quality of life in Parkinson’s disease (PD), yet the role of antiparkinsonian drugs on sleep quality is still unclear. We aimed to explore the correlation between sleep dysfunction and dopaminergic therapy in a large cohort of advanced PD patients. Methods Patients consecutively evaluated for device-aided therapies eligibility were evaluated by means of
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A survey-based approach on restless legs syndrome: practices and perspectives among Italian neurologists J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Elena Antelmi, Gloria Pompea Mingolla, Maria Paola Mogavero, Raffaele Ferri, Giuseppe Lanza, Francesca Morgante, Chiara Bonetto, Antonella Conte, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Giuseppe Plazzi, Alfredo Berardelli, Michele Tinazzi
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Channelopathies in epilepsy: an overview of clinical presentations, pathogenic mechanisms, and therapeutic insights J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Andy Cheuk-Him Ng, Mohamed Chahine, Morris H. Scantlebury, Juan P. Appendino
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Exosomes for neurodegenerative diseases: diagnosis and targeted therapy J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Hui Tao, Bo Gao
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Bispecific BCMA/CD19 targeted CAR-T cell therapy forces sustained disappearance of symptoms and anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies in refractory myasthenia gravis: a case report J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Yong Zhang, Dan Liu, Zhouao Zhang, Xiaoyu Huang, Jiang Cao, Gang Wang, Xue Du, Zhouyi Wang, Mingjin Yang, Tiancheng Luo, Sha liu, Wan Zhang, Ying Sheng, Huizhong Li, Wei Zhang, Hao Chen, Shenyang Zhang, Xiaopeng Wang, Wenqing Meng, Shenghua Zong, Ming Shi, Junnian Zheng, Guiyun Cui
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Endovascular thrombectomy with versus without intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Lingyu Cai, Liaoyuan Wang, Bruce C. V. Campbell, Yuelu Wu, Mohamad Abdalkader, Fana Alemseged, Johannes Kaesmacher, Volker Puetz, Simon Nagel, Daniel Strbian, Robrecht R. M. M. Knapen, Chuanhui Li, Shitai Ye, Pengli Tian, Jingjing Chen, Ruitian Li, Wei Hu, Zhongming Qiu, Thanh N. Nguyen, Wouter J. Schonewille, Qifeng Guo, Zhao Dai
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An anti-PF4 antibody-related disorder with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and thrombocytopenia initially presenting as intracranial hemorrhage J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Matthias Wittstock, Daniel Cantré, Sae-Yeon Won, Alexandra V. Jürs, Jan Wesche, Nico Greger, Andreas Greinacher, Thomas Thiele
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Characterisation of RT-QuIC negative cases from the UK National CJD Research and Surveillance programme J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Dominic Ng, Neil Watson, Eugene Ace McDermott, Hatice Kurucu, David Summers, Mary Andrews, Alison Green, Marcelo Barria, Janet McKenzie, Johnny Tam, Colin Smith, Suvankar Pal
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Clinical and neuroanatomical characterization of the semantic behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia in a multicenter Italian cohort J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Alma Ghirelli, Edoardo Gioele Spinelli, Elisa Canu, Silvia Basaia, Veronica Castelnovo, Giordano Cecchetti, Elisa Sibilla, Teuta Domi, Giuseppe Magnani, Francesca Caso, Paola Caroppo, Sara Prioni, Cristina Villa, Giacomina Rossi, Lucio Tremolizzo, Ildebrando Appollonio, Federico Verde, Nicola Ticozzi, Vincenzo Silani, Massimo Filippi, Federica Agosta
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The motor band sign differentiates hereditary spastic paraplegia from the others upper motor neuron syndromes J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Graziella Donatelli, Francesca Bianchi, Gianmichele Migaleddu, Daniela Frosini, Sabrina Matà, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Mirco Cosottini
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The grasp reflex in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Junyan Liu, Shigenori Kanno, Chifumi Iseki, Nobuko Kawakami, Kazuo Kakinuma, Kazuto Katsuse, Shiho Matsubara, Shoko Ota, Keiko Endo, Kentaro Takanami, Shin-ichiro Osawa, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Hidenori Endo, Shunji Mugikura, Kyoko Suzuki
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Accelerated long-term forgetting reveals everyday memory deficits in early-stage multiple sclerosis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 J. Stalter, K. Pars, K. Witt
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Functional connectivity changes in neurodegenerative biomarker-positive athletes with repeated concussions J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Indira Garcia-Cordero, Anna Vasilevskaya, Foad Taghdiri, Mozhgan Khodadadi, David Mikulis, Apameh Tarazi, Asma Mushtaque, Neda Anssari, Brenda Colella, Robin Green, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Christine Sato, Mark Grinberg, Danielle Moreno, Mohammed W. Hussain, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Karen D. Davis, Richard Wennberg, Charles Tator, Maria C. Tartaglia
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Progression to corticobasal syndrome: a longitudinal study of patients with nonfluent primary progressive aphasia and primary progressive apraxia of speech J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-07
Abstract Background and objectives Nonfluent variant primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA) and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) can be precursors to corticobasal syndrome (CBS). Details on their progression remain unclear. We aimed to examine the clinical and neuroimaging evolution of nfvPPA and PPAOS into CBS. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study in 140 nfvPPA or PPAOS
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Naming fMRI-guided white matter language tract volumes influence naming decline after temporal lobe resection J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-07
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to explore the relation of language functional MRI (fMRI)-guided tractography with postsurgical naming decline in people with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Methods Twenty patients with unilateral TLE (9 left) were studied with auditory and picture naming functional MRI tasks. Activation maxima in the left posterobasal temporal lobe were used as seed regions
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NFL and GFAP in (pre)symptomatic RVCL-S carriers: a monogenic cerebral small vessel disease J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-06
Abstract Background Neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) have emerged as biomarkers for cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). We investigated their role in a hereditary SVD model, retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations (RVCL-S). Methods NfL and GFAP levels of 17 pre-symptomatic, 22 symptomatic RVCL-S mutation carriers
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Peripheral immune profile in drug-naïve dementia with Lewy bodies J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Tadashi Umehara, Masahiro Mimori, Tatsushi Kokubu, Masakazu Ozawa, Tomotaka Shiraishi, Takeo Sato, Asako Onda, Hiromasa Matsuno, Shusaku Omoto, Renpei Sengoku, Hidetomo Murakami, Hisayoshi Oka, Yasuyuki Iguchi
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Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in dual antiplatelet therapy after minor stroke or transient ischemic attack: an updated network meta-analysis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Gabriel Marinheiro, Beatriz Araújo, Gabriel de Almeida Monteiro, Marianna Leite, Antonio Mutarelli, Artur Menegaz de Almeida, Joaquim Francisco Cavalcante-Neto, André Rivera, Agostinho C. Pinheiro, João Paulo Mota Telles
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A multimodal clinical diagnostic approach using MRI and 18F-FDG-PET for antemortem diagnosis of TDP-43 in cases with low–intermediate Alzheimer’s disease neuropathologic changes and primary age-related tauopathy J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Anna Lavrova, Nha Trang Thu Pham, Cynthia J. Vernon, Arenn F. Carlos, Ronald C. Petersen, Dennis W. Dickson, Val J. Lowe, Clifford R. Jack, Jennifer L. Whitwell, Keith A. Josephs
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Keeping prior anticoagulation treatment in the acute phase of ischaemic stroke: the REKOALA study J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Ricardo Rigual, Jorge Rodríguez-Pardo, Manuel Lorenzo-Diéguez, Susana Fernández-Fernández, Gabriel Torres Iglesias, Clara Lastras, Gerardo Ruiz-Ares, María Alonso de Leciñana, Elena de Celis, Laura Casado-Fernández, Carlos Hervás, Elisa Alonso, Exuperio Díez-Tejedor, Blanca Fuentes
Introduction A consensus on the management of anticoagulated patients in the acute phase of ischaemic stroke has not yet been established. We aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes in such patients based on the continuation or discontinuation of anticoagulation. Methods Retrospective study of patients with acute ischaemic stroke and cardioembolic source receiving anticoagulant therapy is done. Patients
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Risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation in people with multiple sclerosis treated with ocrelizumab: an observational study from Turkey J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Muammer Çelik, Cavid Baba, Çağlar Irmak, Serkan Özakbaş, Vildan Avkan-Oğuz
Background The risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation remains unclear in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving ocrelizumab. We aimed to assess HBV seroprevalence and reactivation risk in MS patients on ocrelizumab and to evaluate the effectiveness of antiviral prophylaxis against HBV reactivation. Methods In this single-center, cross-sectional study, 400 people with MS receiving ocrelizumab
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Inter-laboratory comparison of routine autoantibody detection methods for autoimmune neuropathies and myasthenia gravis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Laura Martínez-Martínez, Anna Calvet Lacruz, Luis Querol, Elena Cortés-Vicente, Elba Pascual, Ricard Rojas-García, David Reyes-Leiva, Yolanda Álvaro, Elisabeth Moltó, Esther Ortiz, Eduard Gallardo, Cándido Juárez, Anaís Mariscal
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Endothelial receptor proteins in acute venous thrombosis and delayed thrombus resolution in cerebral sinus vein thrombosis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Lukas Kellermair, Christoph Höfer, Matthias W. G. Zeller, Christa Kubasta, Dave Bandke, Serge Weis, Jörg Kellermair, Thomas Forstner, Raimund Helbok, Milan R. Vosko
Background and purpose Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT) is a rare but life-threatening disease and its diagnosis remains challenging. Blood biomarkers, including D-Dimer are currently not recommended in guidelines. Soluble endothelial receptor proteins (sICAM-1, sPECAM-1 and sVCAM-1) have been shown to be promising diagnostic biomarkers in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)
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Pallidal deep brain stimulation for patients with myoclonus-dystonia without SGCE mutations J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Jun Ikezawa, Fusako Yokochi, Ryoichi Okiyama, Ayako Isoo, Takashi Agari, Tsutomu Kamiyama, Akihiro Yugeta, Maya Tojima, Takashi Kawasaki, Katsushige Watanabe, Satoko Kumada, Kazushi Takahashi
Background Pallidal deep brain stimulation (GPi-DBS) is effective for treating myoclonus and dystonia caused by SGCE mutations (DYT-SGCE, DYT11). However, it is unknown whether GPi-DBS is effective for the treatment of myoclonus-dystonia which is not associated with the SGCE gene mutations. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of GPi-DBS in treating myoclonus-dystonia in SGCE mutation-negative
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in Guillain–Barré syndrome J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Atsushi Terayama, Motoi Kuwahara, Keisuke Yoshikawa, Yuko Yamagishi, Makoto Samukawa, Shoko Yamashita, Kyohei Onishi, Tomoya Nagano, Chikao Tatsumi, Junko Ishii, Michi Kawamoto, Takashi Tokashiki, Shoko Deguchi, Kentaro Deguchi, Atsushi Ishida, Yasuhiko Baba, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Susumu Kusunoki, Yoshitaka Nagai
Background and purpose Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a serious autonomic complication of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). However, the association between TCM and GBS has not been investigated in detail. We investigated the characteristics of GBS patients with TCM (GBS-TCM). Methods Clinical features and anti-ganglioside antibody between the GBS-TCM patients and 62 classical GBS patients without
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Prevalence and epidemiology of stroke in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Maria-Ioanna Stefanou, Vasileios Giannopapas, Dimitrios K. Kitsos, Maria Chondrogianni, Aikaterini Theodorou, Maria Kosmidou, Pinelopi Vlotinou, Christos Bakirtzis, Elizabeth Andreadou, John S. Tzartos, Sotirios Giannopoulos, Georgios Tsivgoulis
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Acute recanalization therapy for ischemic stroke during pregnancy and puerperium J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-03
Abstract Background The safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular thrombectomy for an ischemic stroke (IS) during pregnancy and puerperium are poorly studied. We evaluated the complications and outcome of recanalization therapy in maternal ISs. Methods A nationwide cohort of maternal ISs in Finland during 1987–2016 was collected by linking national healthcare registers:
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ChatGPT vs. neurologists: a cross-sectional study investigating preference, satisfaction ratings and perceived empathy in responses among people living with multiple sclerosis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Elisabetta Maida, Marcello Moccia, Raffaele Palladino, Giovanna Borriello, Giuseppina Affinito, Marinella Clerico, Anna Maria Repice, Alessia Di Sapio, Rosa Iodice, Antonio Luca Spiezia, Maddalena Sparaco, Giuseppina Miele, Floriana Bile, Cristiano Scandurra, Diana Ferraro, Maria Laura Stromillo, Renato Docimo, Antonio De Martino, Luca Mancinelli, Gianmarco Abbadessa, Krzysztof Smolik, Lorenzo Lorusso
Background ChatGPT is an open-source natural language processing software that replies to users’ queries. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess people living with Multiple Sclerosis’ (PwMS) preferences, satisfaction, and empathy toward two alternate responses to four frequently-asked questions, one authored by a group of neurologists, the other by ChatGPT. Methods An online form was sent through
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Pregnancy effect on disease activity in women with multiple sclerosis treated with cladribine J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 E. Signoriello, M. Foschi, R. Lanzillo, J. Frau, E. Cocco, G. Borriello, A. Ianniello, M. Trotta, D. Landi, G. T. Maniscalco, F. Ruscica, S. Toscano, F. Patti, A. Zanghì, E. D’Amico, R. Fantozzi, D. Centonze, G. Lus, S. Bonavita
Introduction Cladribine is an oral immune reconstitution therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). Hormonal and immune changes are responsible for the decline of disease activity in the third trimester of pregnancy and disease reactivation in the early post-partum period.We investigate the impact of pregnancy on disease activity in women with MS who conceived after cladribine treatment. Methods
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Subjective BPPV revisited: identification of positional nystagmus with a new maneuver J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Hyun-Jae Kim, Young-Eun Gil, Ji-Soo Kim
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Progressive demyelinating polyneuropathy after hematopoietic cell transplantation in metachromatic leukodystrophy: a case series J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-02
Abstract Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a neuro-metabolic disorder due to arylsulfatase A deficiency, causing demyelination of the central and peripheral nervous system. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can provide a symptomatic and survival benefit for pre-symptomatic and early symptomatic patients by stabilizing CNS disease. This case series, however, illustrates the occurrence of
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The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and by sex J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-02
Abstract Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and spinal MRIs are often obtained in children with the radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) for diagnosis and prognosis. Factors affecting the frequency and timing of these tests are unknown. Objective To determine whether age or sex were associated with (1) having CSF or spinal MRI obtained or (2) the timing of these tests. Methods We analyzed children
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Big Multiple Sclerosis Data network: an international registry research network J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Anna Glaser, Helmut Butzkueven, Anneke van der Walt, Orla Gray, Tim Spelman, Chao Zhu, Maria Trojano, Pietro Iaffaldano, Mario A. Battaglia, Giuseppe Lucisano, Sandra Vukusic, Irena Vukusic, Romain Casey, Dana Horakova, Jiri Drahota, Melinda Magyari, Hanna Joensen, Luigi Pontieri, Frederik Elberling, Pernilla Klyve, Elena Flavia Mouresan, Lars Forsberg, Jan Hillert
Background The Big Multiple Sclerosis Data (BMSD) network (https://bigmsdata.org) was initiated in 2014 and includes the national multiple sclerosis (MS) registries of the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Italy, and Sweden as well as the international MSBase registry. BMSD has addressed the ethical, legal, technical, and governance-related challenges for data sharing and so far, published three scientific
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(William) Ritchie Russell (1903–1980) J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jonathan E. Attwood, Juliette Houchois, Margaret M. Esiri, Edward H. F. de Haan, Gabriele C. DeLuca
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Real-World experience with efgartigimod in patients with myasthenia gravis J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Lior Fuchs, Shahar Shelly, Ifat Vigiser, Hadar Kolb, Keren Regev, Yoel Schwartzmann, Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky, Amir Dori, Arnon Karni
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Impaired vestibular function associated with orthostatic hypotension in patients with multiple system atrophy J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Xue Wang, Shanshan Mei, Zhongxi Lin, Zhaoyang Huang, Wei Mao, Piu Chan
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Determinants of self-perceived quality of life in mildly disabled multiple sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25
Abstract Introduction While the determinants influencing self-perceived health-related quality of life (spHRQoL) in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and severe physical impairment have been well investigated, their impact on pwMS with mild disability is poorly addressed. We aimed to investigate possible drivers of spHRQoL among Sardinian pwMS with an EDSS lower than 2.5. Methods A sample of 87
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Exploring mitochondrial biomarkers for Friedreich's ataxia: a multifaceted approach J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Lucie Stovickova, Hana Hansikova, Jitka Hanzalova, Zuzana Musova, Valerij Semjonov, Pavel Stovicek, Haris Hadzic, Ludmila Novotna, Martin Simcik, Pavel Strnad, Anastaziia Serbina, Simona Karamazovova, Jaroslava Schwabova Paulasova, Martin Vyhnalek, Pavel Krsek, Alena Zumrova
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Machine learning models help differentiate between causes of recurrent spontaneous vertigo J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Chao Wang, Allison S. Young, Chahat Raj, Andrew P. Bradshaw, Benjamin Nham, Sally M. Rosengren, Zeljka Calic, David Burke, G. Michael Halmagyi, Gnana K. Bharathy, Mukesh Prasad, Miriam S. Welgampola
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Phenotype variability and natural history of X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Gorka Fernández-Eulate, Girolamo Alfieri, Marco Spinazzi, Isabelle Ackermann-Bonan, Fanny Duval, Guilhem Solé, Florence Caillon, Sandra Mercier, Yann Pereon, Armelle Magot, Antoine Pegat, Emmanuelle Salort-Campana, Brigitte Chabrol, Svetlana Gorokhova, Martin Krahn, Valerie Biancalana, Teresinha Evangelista, Anthony Behin, Corinne Metay, Tanya Stojkovic
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Persons with multiple sclerosis older than 55 years: an analysis from the German MS registry J. Neurol. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-22
Abstract Background Persons with MS (PwMS) ≥ 55 years are underrepresented in therapy studies leading to a lack of evidence. Objective and methods To study the subgroup of PwMS ≥ 55 years in the German MS registry in comparison with PwMS < 55 years. Endpoints of interest were the grade of disability, leading symptoms, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging activity, and use of disease modifying therapy