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Neurological Sciences

Issue 4/2021

Content (67 Articles)

Predictors of self-perceived health worsening over COVID-19 emergency in ALS

Corrado Cabona, Pilar M. Ferraro, Giuseppe Meo, Luca Roccatagliata, Angelo Schenone, Matilde Inglese, Flavio Villani, Claudia Caponnetto

Stroke COVID-19

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures on the local stroke network

Valerio Brunetti, Aldobrando Broccolini, Pietro Caliandro, Riccardo Di Iorio, Mauro Monforte, Roberta Morosetti, Carla Piano, Fabio Pilato, Simone Bellavia, Jessica Marotta, Irene Scala, Alessandro Pedicelli, Mariano Alberto Pennisi, Anselmo Caricato, Cinzia Roberti, Maria Concetta Altavista, Alessandro Valenza, Marisa Distefano, Emanuela Cecconi, Martina Fanella, Sabina Roncacci, Miriam Tasillo, Paolo Calabresi, Giovanni Frisullo, Giacomo Della Marca

Open Access Dementia COVID-19

Facing the digital divide into a dementia clinic during COVID-19 pandemic: caregiver age matters

Andrea Arighi, Giorgio Giulio Fumagalli, Tiziana Carandini, Anna Margherita Pietroboni, Milena Alessandra De Riz, Daniela Galimberti, Elio Scarpini

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19

Neuropathologic findings of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review

Azalea T. Pajo, Adrian I. Espiritu, Almira Doreen Abigail O. Apor, Roland Dominic G. Jamora

Migraine COVID-19

Facemask headache: a new nosographic entity among healthcare providers in COVID-19 era

Laura Rapisarda, Michele Trimboli, Francesco Fortunato, Antonio De Martino, Oreste Marsico, Giulio Demonte, Antonio Augimeri, Angelo Labate, Antonio Gambardella

Role of innate inflammation in traumatic brain injury

Sandrine Bourgeois-Tardif, Louis De Beaumont, José Carlos Rivera, Sylvain Chemtob, Alexander G Weil

Epilepsy Review Article

Clinical utility of home videos for diagnosing epileptic seizures: a systematic review and practical recommendations for optimal and safe recording

Lorenzo Ricci, Marilisa Boscarino, Giovanni Assenza, Mario Tombini, Jacopo Lanzone, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Sara Casciato, Alfredo D’Aniello, Alessandra Morano, Giancarlo Di Gennaro

Open Access Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Review Article

Tics in patients with encephalitis

James Badenoch, Tamara Searle, Iona Watson, Andrea E. Cavanna

Coronavirus Review Article

Physical exercise effects on the brain during COVID-19 pandemic: links between mental and cardiovascular health

Ricardo Augusto Leoni De Sousa, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Roque Aras-Júnior, Edilamar Menezes de Oliveira, Úrsula Paula Reno Soci, Ricardo Cardoso Cassilhas

Radiologically isolated syndrome: from biological bases to practical management

Andres G. Barboza, Edgar Carnero Contentti, Maria Celeste Curbelo, Mario Javier Halfon, Juan Ignacio Rojas, Berenice A. Silva, Vladimiro Sinay, Santiago Tizio, Maria Celica Ysrraelit, Ricardo Alonso

Cerebrolysin for stroke, neurodegeneration, and traumatic brain injury: review of the literature and outcomes

Brian Fiani, Claudia Covarrubias, Amelia Wong, Thao Doan, Taylor Reardon, Daniel Nikolaidis, Erika Sarno

Myasthenia Gravis Review Article

Benefit and danger from immunotherapy in myasthenia gravis

Carmelo Rodolico, Giulia Nicocia, Valentina Damato, Giovanni Antonini, Rocco Liguori, Amelia Evoli

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Review Article

The links between diabetes mellitus and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Rosario Vasta, Fabrizio D’Ovidio, Giancarlo Logroscino, Adriano Chiò

Epilepsy Original Article

Perampanel as first add-on choice on the treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: an observational real-life study

Angelo Labate, Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Iolanda Martino, Maria Eugenia Caligiuri, Antonio Gambardella

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Original Article

Frequency and characteristics of dysautonomic symptoms in multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional double-center study with the validated Italian version of the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score-31

Matteo Foschi, Giulia Giannini, Elena Merli, Luca Mancinelli, Corrado Zenesini, Beatrice Viti, Pietro Guaraldi, Pietro Cortelli, Alessandra Lugaresi

Open Access Myasthenia Gravis Original Article

Neuromuscular complications following targeted therapy in cancer patients: beyond the immune checkpoint inhibitors. Case reports and review of the literature

Chiara Demichelis, Andrea Balestra, Caterina Lapucci, Angela Zuppa, Stefano G Grisanti, Valeria Prada, Giampaola Pesce, Ilaria Grasso, Paola Queirolo, Angelo Schenone, Luana Benedetti, Marina Grandis

Distinct patterns of hippocampal subfield volume loss in left and right mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Mohammad Hadi Aarabi, Jafar Mehvari-Habibabadi, Roya Sharifpour, Bahram Mohajer, Neda Mohammadi-Mobarakeh, Seyed Sohrab Hashemi-Fesharaki, Kost Elisevich, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh

Mood Disorders Original Article

The impact of sexual abuse on psychopathology of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Iolanda Martino, Antonio Cerasa, Roberta Vasta, Antonio Gambardella, Angelo Labate

Open Access Glioma Original Article

Intra- and postoperative adverse events in awake craniotomy for intrinsic supratentorial brain tumors

Borys M. Kwinta, Aneta M. Myszka, Monika M. Bigaj, Roger M. Krzyżewski, Anna Starowicz-Filip

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Original Article

Circulating endothelial progenitor cells during pregnancy in multiple sclerosis

Giulia Mallucci, Fausta Beneventi, Roberto Bergamaschi, Cristina Bizzotto, Chiara Cavagnoli, Irene De Maggio, Camilla Bellingeri, Cristina Monti, Gianluca Viarengo, Arsenio Spinillo

Stroke Original Article

Related risk factors associated with post-stroke fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shuangmei Zhang, Sijia Cheng, Zhaoxu Zhang, Chengyin Wang, Anrong Wang, Weifeng Zhu

Alzheimer's Disease Original Article

Microglia is associated with p-Tau aggregates in the olfactory bulb of patients with neurodegenerative diseases

Mar Carmona-Abellan, Ivan Martinez-Valbuena, Irene Marcilla, Carla DiCaudo, Isabel Gil, Jorge Nuñez, Maria-Rosario Luquin

Parkinson's Disease Original Article

Connected speech in progressive supranuclear palsy: a possible role in differential diagnosis

Eleonora Del Prete, Luca Tommasini, Sonia Mazzucchi, Daniela Frosini, Giovanni Palermo, Riccardo Morganti, Cristina Pagni, Gloria Tognoni, Ubaldo Bonuccelli, Roberto Ceravolo

Original Article

High serum levels of TAC and early mortality in patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage

Leonardo Lorente, María M. Martín, Antonia Pérez-Cejas, Agustín F. González-Rivero, Rafael Sabatel, Luis Ramos-Gómez, Mónica Argueso, Jordi Solé-Violán, Juan J. Cáceres, Alejandro Jiménez, Victor García-Marín

Parkinson's Disease Original Article

Predictors of physical activity levels in individuals with Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study

Jéssica Soares Feliciano, Samara Maria Alves Rodrigues, Raquel de Carvalho Lana, Janaine Cunha Polese

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Original Article

Multidimensional assessment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients. Usefulness of a comprehensive score system

Fabio Pilato, Rosalinda Calandrelli, Marisa Distefano, Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli

Multiple Sclerosis Original Article

Pegylated interferon beta-1a (Plegridy) Italian real-world experience: a Delphi analysis of injection-site reaction and flu-like symptom management

Cinzia Cordioli, Graziella Callari, Roberta Fantozzi, Francesca Caruso, Giuseppe Martucci, Santa Mascara, Valentina Zipoli

Open Access Tetraparesis Brief Communication

Tetraparesis and sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy due to co-occurrence of Pompe disease and hereditary ATTR amyloidosis

Milan Zimmermann, Natalie Deininger, Sophia Willikens, Tobias B. Haack, Kathrin Grundmann-Hauser, Berthold Streubel, Melanie Schreiber, Holger Lerche, Alexander Grimm

COVID-19 Brief Communication

Low molecular weight heparin in COVID-19 patients prevents delirium and shortens hospitalization

Damiano D’Ardes, Claudia Carrarini, Mirella Russo, Fedele Dono, Rino Speranza, Anna Digiovanni, Giovanni Martinotti, Angelo Di Iorio, Marco Onofrj, Francesco Cipollone, Laura Bonanni

Multiple Sclerosis Brief Communication

Anti-MOG-associated demyelinating disorders: two sides of the same coin

Giorgia Teresa Maniscalco, Lia Allegorico, Gennaro Alfieri, Massimo Napolitano, Angelo Ranieri, Rosaria Renna, Giovanna Servillo, Marianna Pezzella, Elisa Capone, Lidia Altomare, Michele Spiniello, Sergio Ferrari, Valentino Manzo, Sara Mariotto

Tremor Brief Communication

A novel PNPLA6 mutation in a Turkish family with intractable Holmes tremor and spastic ataxia

Ahmed S. Emekli, Bedia Samanci, Gülşah Şimşir, Hasmet A. Hanagasi, Hakan Gürvit, Başar Bilgiç, A. Nazlı Başak

Computed Tomography Brief Communication

Perfusion-computed tomography for simultaneous bilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion

Andrea Naldi, Alessandra Di Liberto, Enrica Duc, Alessandro Rapellino, Giacomo Paolo Vaudano, Roberto Cavallo, Andrea Boghi

Celiac Disease Brief Communication

A serial SPECT-CT study in a celiac disease patient with cerebellar ataxia and psychiatric symptoms

Juliana J. Schmidt, Guilherme J. Schmidt, Julio C. Tolentino, Eunice N. Simoes, Angela Obongo, Yolanda Tolentino, Francisco A. Coelho, Maria C. P. P. Landesmann, Lea M. B. Fonseca, Glenda C. B. Lacerda, Sergio L. Schmidt

Expanding the spectrum of congenital myopathies: prenatal onset with extreme hyperextension of the neck

Eloisa Tiberi, Simonetta Costa, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Domenico Marco Romeo, Guido Primiano, Simona Gaudino, Serenella Servidei, Eugenio Mercuri, Giovanni Vento

Stroke Brief Communication

Pipeline embolization for recurrent vertebral artery thromboembolic events secondary to a misplaced pedicle screw

Anthony S. Larson, Anthony L. Mikula, Waleed Brinjikji, Giuseppe Lanzino

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Brief Communication

Possible tics diagnosed as stereotypies in patients with severe autism spectrum disorder: a video-based evaluation

Cristiano Termine, Enzo Grossi, Valentina Anelli, Ledina Derhemi, Andrea E. Cavanna

Brief Communication

Scientific productivity in neurology: impact of the socio-economic status

Sara Mariotto, Alessandro Mantovani

Cranial MRI Letter to the Editor

Superior diagnostic performance of reduced-FOV DWI versus conventional DWI MRI in anti-NMDAR encephalitis

Salvatore Monaco, Sara Mariotto, Anna Bolzan, Sergio Ferrari, Franco Alessandrini

Cranial MRI Letter to the Editor

Anti-CRMP5 paraneoplastic chorea: selective external capsule MRI involvement resolving after tumour resection

Giovanna De Michele, Enrica Pisano, Anna De Rosa, Sirio Cocozza

Phenytoin Letter to the Editor

Bilateral hypertrophıc olivary degeneration: case report

Fergane Memmedova, Çağla Şişman, Esengül Liman Yazıcı, Ufuk Emre, Yeşim Karagöz

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Letter to the Editor

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 48: last but not least

Giuseppe De Michele, Filippo Santorelli

Dystonia Letter to the Editor

Post-stroke hyperkinetic movement disorders: a brain network issue

Francesco Motolese, Francesca Romana Pezzella, Massimo Marano, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Sabrina Anticoli

Intoxication Letter to the Editor

Immune-associated neuromyotonia syndrome following mercury poisoning

Aiqing Li, Yan Zeng, Dong Zhou, Zhen Hong

Epstein-Barr Virus Letter to the Editor

Primary central nervous system lymphomatoid granulomatosis: a case report

Yuanyuan Xiang, Peng Yan, Shan Li, Yuan Xue, Cuicui Liu, Jifeng Li, Qinjian Sun, Yifeng Du, Xiaohui Liu

Subdural Hematoma Letter to the Editor

Parkinsonism-like features following reconstructive cranioplasty

Mayank Tyagi, Charu Mahajan, Indu Kapoor, Hemanshu Prabhakar

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Letter to the Editor

Spontaneous resolution of ruptured dissecting superior cerebellar artery aneurysm

Badreeddine Alami, Saïd Boujraf, Mustapha Maaroufi, Moulay Youssef Alaoui-Lamrani

Epilepsy Letter to the Editor

Focus on progressive myoclonic epilepsy in Berardinelli-Seip syndrome

Sofía Sánchez-Iglesias, Antía Fernández-Pombo, David Araújo-Vilar

Sarcoidosis Letter to the Editor

Neurosarcoidosis presenting as isolated VI nerve palsy

Chad M. Kimmitt, William D. M. Kennedy, Golnaz Roshankar, Lindsay M. Burrowes, Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy

Nimodipine Letter to the Editor

Postpartum reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome confined to the bilateral cervical vertebral arteries

Ho Geol Woo, Jiwook Ryu, Chi Hyuk Oh, Jae Hong Lee, Jin San Lee

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Letter to the Editor

Comparison of antibody reactivity in the first and second episodes of recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome

Hirokazu Uchigami, Yoshito Saito, Takeyuki Tsuchida, Ayumi Uchibori, Atsuro Chiba, Masaaki Saito

Myasthenia Gravis Letter to the Editor

Salbutamol as effective treatment in slow-channel syndrome- first report

Luca Spiro Santovito, Raffaella Brugnoni, Paolo Banfi, Lorenzo Maggi

Infertility Letter to the Editor

Isolated cortical vein thrombosis in an infertile male taking clomiphene citrate

Jongsuk Choi, Sanghoon Lee, Chan-Nyoung Lee

Letter to the Editor

More focus on SENECA with CAA

Orso Bugiani

Letter to the Editor

A viral origin for benign fasciculation syndrome?

Espen Skarstein Kolberg

Stroke Quiz Cases

Lynch syndrome-associated repeated stroke with MLH1 frame-shift mutation

Mengqi Zhang, Haojun Yang, Zhuohui Chen, Yishu Fan, Xinhang Hu, Weiping Liu

Correction

Correction to: Pegylated interferon beta-1a (Plegridy) Italian real-world experience: a Delphi analysis of injection-site reaction and flu-like symptom management

Cinzia Cordioli, Graziella Callari, Roberta Fantozzi, Francesca Caruso, Giuseppe Martucci, Santa Mascara, Valentina Zipoli

Stroke Correction

Correction to: Lynch syndrome-associated repeated stroke with MLH1 frame-shift mutation

Mengqi Zhang, Haojun Yang, Zhuohui Chen, Yishu Fan, Xinhang Hu, Weiping Liu