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Acta Neurologica Belgica

Issue 3/2023

Content (71 Articles)

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF): an emerging therapeutic approach for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Mahsa Vafaei Mastanabad, Aref Nooraei, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Amir Akbari Fakhrabadi, Faria Jafarzadeh

Stroke Review article

Stroke in Parkinson’s disease: a review of epidemiological studies and potential pathophysiological mechanisms

Mohamed Elfil, Ahmed Bayoumi, Ahmed Sayed, Mohammad Aladawi, Pakinam E. Aboutaleb, Lauren Grieb, Hatem Tolba, Sule Tinaz

Migraine Review article

Headache—a challenge across medical students' life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Seyed-Hossein Abtahi, Fatemeh Esfahanian, Mojtaba Akbari, Peyman Roomizadeh, Sina Neshat

Vascular Dementia Original article

A short and simple bedside test to detect cognitive fluctuations in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

Kurt Segers, Florence Benoit, Francisco de Assis Oliveira Rocha, Jean-P. Praet, Murielle Surquin

Syringomyelia Original article

A novel scoring system for assessing adult syringomyelia associated with CM I treatment outcomes

Jian Guan, Chenghua Yuan, Qingyu Yao, Yueqi Du, Zeyu Fang, Lei Zhang, Shanhang Jia, Can Zhang, Zhenlei Liu, Kai Wang, Wanru Duan, Zuowei Wang, Xingwen Wang, Hao Wu, Zan Chen, Fengzeng Jian

Surgical management of pituicytomas: a single-center case series

Amine Trifa, Steven Knafo, Ahmed Maatoug, Matei Militaru, Razvan Copaciu, Nozar Aghakhani, Fabrice Parker

Parkinson's Disease Original article

Medication management and treatment adherence in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment

Betul Sumbul-Sekerci, Hasmet A. Hanagasi, Basar Bilgic, Zeynep Tufekcioglu, Hakan Gurvit, Murat Emre

Evolution of acute “black hole” lesions in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Dejan Kostic, Evica Dincic, Aleksandar Jovanovski, Smiljana Kostic, Nemanja Rancic, Biljana Georgievski-Brkic, Miroslav Misovic, Katarina Koprivsek

LGI1 antibody-associated encephalitis without evidence of inflammation in CSF and brain MRI

Yu Jia, Huifang Wang, Mengyao Zhang, Min Wei, Zhaoyang Huang, Jing Ye, Aihua Liu, Yuping Wang

Open Access Diabetic Neuropathy Original article

Serum uric acid and diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a double-edged sword

Yong Zhuang, Huibin Huang, Xin Hu, Jinying Zhang, Qingyan Cai

Stroke Original article

Chinese version of the auditory verbal learning test: normative study and clinical applications in Chinese-speaking population in Shijiazhuang city

Fang-Ming Dong, Wei Wang, Shang-Zun Guo, Kai Shao, Ya-Xue Song, Ning Han, Yan-Li Jia, Rong-Fang Feng, Jian-Hua Wang

Open Access Stroke Original article

The potential role of insulin resistance in predicting outcome from intravenous thrombolytic therapy

Mona Ali, Mona Hussein, Rehab Magdy, Ahmed Khamis, Asmaa M. Othman, Shaimaa A. Abdelkareem, Wesam Osama

Care Original article

Comparison of the prognostic value of coma scales among health-care professionals: a prospective observational study

Dimitrios M. Anestis, Nikolaos G. Foroglou, Panagiotis C. Varoutis, Panagiotis M. Monioudis, Christos A. Tsonidis, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a series of 11 cases

Frederico Carvalho Medeiros, Aline Curcio Moraes, Albert Louis Rocha Bicalho, Tatiana Vaz Leite Pinto, Flávia Esper Dahy

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Original article

Serum neurofilament light chain and initial severity of neurological disease predict the early neurological deterioration in Wilson’s disease

Tjalf Ziemssen, Lukasz Smolinski, Anna Członkowska, Katja Akgun, Agnieszka Antos, Jan Bembenek, Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzębska, Adam Przybyłkowski, Marta Skowrońska, Barbara Redzia-Ogrodnik, Tomasz Litwin

Ruptured Aneurysm Original article

The role of vessel wall imaging in determining the best treatment approach for coexisting aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage

Nam Hyeok Kim, Gyung Ho Chung, Hyo Sung Kwak, Seung Bae Hwang, Jong-Myoung Lee, Jung Soo Park

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Original article

Effectiveness and safety of safinamide in routine clinical practice in a Belgian Parkinson’s disease population: an open-label, levodopa add-on study

Bruno Bergmans, Philip Bourgeois, Patrick Cras, Sophie Dethy, Nina De Klippel, Gianni Franco, Gaëtan Garraux, Karine Geens, Philippe Jacquerye, Anne Jeanjean, Frédéric Supiot, Chris Van der Linden, Claude Krygier

COVID-19 Original article

Study of sympathetic skin response in patients with COVID-19 infection

Sharareh Roshanzamir, Leila Sadat Mohamadi Jahromi

Motor Evoked Potential Original Article

Enhancement of motor skill acquisition by intermittent theta burst stimulation: a pilot study

Esma Nur Kolbaşı, Burcu Ersöz Hüseyinsinoğlu, Zeynep Özdemir, Zübeyir Bayraktaroğlu, Aysun Soysal

Myasthenia Gravis Original Article

Minimal symptom expression achievement over time in generalized myasthenia gravis

Akiyuki Uzawa, Yukiko Ozawa, Manato Yasuda, Yosuke Onishi, Hiroyuki Akamine, Satoshi Kuwabara

COVID-19 Original article

Patient satisfaction with televisit in chronic neurologic disorders during Covid-19 pandemic

Irene Rosellini, Marika Vianello, Anna Palmieri, Silvia Vittoria Guidoni, Federico Giopato, Anna Ghazaryan, Matteo Fuccaro, Alberto Terrin, Roberta Vitaliani, Maria Teresa Rigoni, Francesco Pietrobon, Domenico Marco Bonifati

Stroke Original article

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of general sleep disturbance scale (GSDS-T) in stroke

Hüma Bölük Şenlikci, Şükran Güzel, Seyhan Sözay

Respiratory Microbiota Original article

Altered gut microbiota in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: an age–sex matched case–control study

Gulsen Babacan Yildiz, Zeynep Cigdem Kayacan, Ilker Karacan, Bilge Sumbul, Birsen Elibol, Ozlem Gelisin, Ozer Akgul

Morphometric correlates in patients with functional seizures with and without comorbid epilepsy

Panagiota-Eleni Tsalouchidou, Peter Michael Mross, Iris Gorny, Marcus Belke, Lena Habermehl, Maximilian Schulze, Felix Zahnert, Gunter Kraeling, Sven Fuest, Katja Menzler, Susanne Knake

Stroke Original article

Clinical score for early diagnosis and treatment of stroke-like episodes in MELAS syndrome

Jonathan Naftali, Maor Mermelstein, Yuval E. Landau, Rani Barnea, Shahar Shelly, Eitan Auriel, Shlomi Peretz

Open Access Polyneuropathy Original article

A retrospective survey of patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis treated with patisiran in real-world clinical practice in Belgium

Jan L. De Bleecker, Kristl G. Claeys, Stéphanie Delstanche, Vinciane Van Parys, Jonathan Baets, Sébastien Tilleux, Gauthier Remiche

Migraine Original article

Monoclonal anti-CGRP antibodies in post-menopausal women: a real-life study

Simona Guerzoni, Carlo Baraldi, Daria Brovia, Maria Michela Cainazzo, Flavia Lo Castro, Luca Pani

Post-traumatic syringomyelia resolution following surgical treatment: the moniliform syrinx with a better prognosis

Chunli Lu, Jian Guan, Chenyuan Ding, Xingwen Wang, Zuowei Wang, Zan Chen, Hao Wu, Fengzeng Jian

Parkinson's Disease Original article

Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder is associated with decreased quality of life and stigma in people with Parkinson’s disease

Masakazu Ozawa, Hidetomo Murakami, Tomotaka Shiraishi, Tadashi Umehara, Shusaku Omoto, Yasuyuki Iguchi

Spinal cord involvement in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Cansu Ayvacioglu Cagan, Rahsan Gocmen, Ethem Murat Arsava, Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu

Weber Syndrome

Marina Romozzi, Giulia Bramato, Marco Luigetti

Surgical management of leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts

Amine Trifa, Manel Stambouli, Lyna Benhaddou, Fabrice Parker

Subdural Hematoma Neuro-Images

Recurrent subdural hematoma as a rare presentation of cerebral venous thrombosis

Marta Magriço, Miguel Serôdio, João Nuno Ramos, Carlos Casimiro, João Pedro Marto

Tuberculosis Neuro-Images

Brainstem tuberculoma masquerading as a glioma

Kuan Yee Lim, Ching Soong Khoo

Atypical posterior fossa dermoid cysts: unusual but predictable imaging features

Ferdinand Dueñas Cabrera Filho, Rangel de Sousa Costa, Nina Ventura, Clécia Lúcia Santos Ferreira, Diogo Goulart Corrêa

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, skew deviation and nystagmus from facial colliculus infarction: small lesion big trouble

Diana Vilares Valente, Tomás Duarte de Almeida, Inês Gil, Hipólito Nzwalo, Ana Catarina Félix

Neuro-Images

Rare presentation of spontaneously occurring intravertebral lumbar pseudomeningocele

Nara Miriam Michaelson, Ashwin Malhotra, J. Levi Chazen, Joshua Weaver

SMART syndrome: a case report

Saliha Bozkurt, Berna Toprak, Hasan Çağrı Yıldırım, Şafak Parlak, Deniz Can Güven, Neyran Kertmen, Kader Karlı Oğuz, Ömer Dizdar

Tremor Neuro-Images

Aceruloplasminemia exhibits typical MRI findings

Cihat Örken, Sibel Üstün Özek, Emna Jamoussi, Canan Emir

Stroke Neuro-Images

Vertical one-and-a-half syndrome overlapping with pupillary abnormality

Shugang Cao, Yuan Feng, Wenan Xu, Mingwu Xia

Neuro-Images

Mobile thoracic intraspinal neurilemmoma

Quan Li, Xinyu Hou, Jun Li, Jia Bian

Stroke Letter to the Editor

Dedicated transthoracic echocardiography to identify apical thrombus causing recurrent cerebral embolism: a case report

Luna Kimihira, Tomotaka Tanaka, Ayaka Mizumoto, Masafumi Ihara

Ultrasound Letter to the Editor

Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging of carotid web

Binyang Gao, Yan Luo, Chenyun Zhou, Mei Zhang, Xiaorong Wen

Facial Palsy Letter to the Editor

Recurrent stroke with ipsilateral hemiparesis: an unusual phenomenon

Camelia Porey, Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, Menka Jha, Priyanka Samal, Suprava Naik

Stroke Letter to the Editor

Occult bow hunter’s syndrome as a hidden cause of recurrent posterior inferior cerebellar artery infarction

Naoyuki Tokashiki, Hajime Ikenouchi, Tatsuo Miyamoto, Naoki Yamamoto, Kaoru Endo

Lymphoma Letter to the Editor

Intravascular lymphoma presenting as longitudinally extensive myelitis: a remarkable diagnostic challenge

Marta Magriço, Rita Ventura, André Sobral-Pinho, Daniel Gomes Pinto, João Pedro Marto

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Letter to the Editor

Guillain–Barré syndrome as a unique manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Manon Merschaert, Sophie Jacobs, Ana Etexeberria, Michel Gille

Diabetic Neuropathy Letter to the Editor

Intramedullary amputation neuroma arising in the lumbar spinal cord: a case report

Satoshi Kawajiri, Makoto Isozaki, Hideto Umeda, Shinsuke Yamada, Hidetaka Arishima, Kenichiro Kikuta

Lymphoma Letter to the Editor

Intracranial MALT lymphomas of the dura mater: two case reports

Davide Facchinelli, Linda Mazzai, Cristiano Parisi, Mariangela Novello

Letter to the Editor

Ophthalmopathy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a case report

E. Merico, V. Montano, D. Viola, E. Schirinzi, G. Siciliano

Hashimoto Thyroiditis Letter to the Editor

Painless thyroiditis-induced cerebral infarction in a case of Moyamoya syndrome

Shuhei Ikeda, Masaomi Tsutsumi, Akane Hisatomi, Hiroki Takayanagi, Makoto Eriguchi

Stroke Letter to the Editor

Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke revealing a cardiac myxoma: histological and immunohistochemical study to determine myxomatous emboli

Soetkin Vantyghem, Senna Staessens, Olivier Francois, Simon F. De Meyer, Peter Vanacker

Thymoma Letter to the Editor

Anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis in a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the throat

Sarah Goovaerts, Robin Gens, Laura Seynaeve, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Fenne Vandervorst