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Neurological Sciences

Issue 5/2024

Content (69 Articles)

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2-related myelitis: two cases from a major neurological clinic in Central Italy

Beatrice Giovannini, Francesca Bianchi, Vincenzo Montano, Gabriele Siciliano, Livia Pasquali

Review Article

The use of the eye-fixation-related potential to investigate visual perception in professional domains with high attentional demand: a literature review

Vicente Luis del Campo, Juan Francisco Ortega Morán, Víctor Martínez Cagigal, Jesús Morenas Martín, J. Blas Pagador, Roberto Hornero

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Review Article

Masitinib as a neuroprotective agent: a scoping review of preclinical and clinical evidence

Abdullah Ashraf Hamad, Basma Ehab Amer, Yousef Hawas, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, Mostafa Meshref

Alzheimer's Disease Review Article

Advancements in investigating the role of cerebral small vein loss in Alzheimer’s disease–related pathological changes

Zhenzhu Hu, Zhaoying Li, Yu Shi, Shanyu Liu, Yuling Shen, Fangfang Hu, Qingqing Li, Xu Liu, Xinyu Gou, Zhenwei Chen, Dongdong Yang

Open Access Stroke Review Article

Safety and efficacy of bone marrow mononuclear cell therapy for ischemic stroke recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yanbing Tang, Zilan Wang, Haiying Teng, Hanyu Ni, Huiru Chen, Jiaye Lu, Zhouqing Chen, Zhong Wang

Stroke Review Article

Impact of delirium on acute stroke outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiao Gong, Shu Jin, Yong Zhou, Lihua Lai, Wanyi Wang

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Review Article

Neuropsychological performances, quality of life, and psychological issues in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis: a narrative review

Samuela Tarantino, Martina Proietti Checchi, Laura Papetti, Gabriele Monte, Michela Ada Noris Ferilli, Massimiliano Valeriani

Open Access Review Article

Current use of fluid biomarkers as outcome measures in Multiple Sclerosis (MS): a review of ongoing pharmacological clinical trials

Edoardo Dalmato Schilke, Giulia Remoli, Eugenio Funelli, Michela Galimberti, Maria Letizia Fusco, Diletta Cereda, Claudia Balducci, Maura Frigo, Guido Cavaletti

Open Access Meningioma Review Article

Neuro-oncological research output in Africa: a scoping review of primary brain tumors

Mostafa Hossam El din Moawad, Mohammad Al-Jafari, Amira Mohamed Taha, Jenan Walid A’amar, Omar Alsayed, Taha Fayad, Mohammed Ahmed Sadeq, Khaled Albakri, Ibrahim Serag

Open Access Original Article

Verbal and non-verbal recognition memory assessment: validation of a computerized version of the Recognition Memory Test

Elena Baruzzo, Stefano Terruzzi, Beatrice Feder, Costanza Papagno, Daniela Smirni

Open Access Aphasia Original Article

The Telephone Language Screener (TLS): standardization of a novel telephone-based screening test for language impairment

Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Veronica Pucci, Lorenzo Diana, Alessia Corvaglia, Aida Niang, Silvia Mattiello, Alice Naomi Preti, Giorgia Durante, Adele Ravelli, Lucia Consonni, Carolina Guerra, Adriana Delli Ponti, Gaia Sangalli, Teresa Difonzo, Stefano Scarano, Laura Perucca, Stefano Zago, Ildebrando Appollonio, Sara Mondini, Nadia Bolognini

Parkinson's Disease Original Article

Association between major dietary patterns and Parkinson’s disease risk: a case–control study

Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Reza Ghiasvand, Awat Feizi, Mohsen Ebrahimi-Monfared, Farhad Vahid, Akram Banijamali

Hyperglycemia Original Article

Hyperglycemia affects axial signs in patients with Parkinson’s disease through mechanisms of insulin resistance or non-insulin resistance

Ruidan Wang, Zhaohui Jin, Qiaoxia Zhen, Lin Qi, Cui Liu, Ping Wang, Yonghong Liu, Jinping Fang, Yanjun Liu, Yuan Su, Yixuan Wang, Detao Meng, Hongjiao Yan, Yi Zhen, Zhenzhen Li, Boyan Fang

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Original Article

Association between motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and swallowing disorders

Masahiro Nakamori, Megumi Toko, Hidetada Yamada, Yuki Hayashi, Kai Ushio, Kohei Yoshikawa, Azusa Haruta, Aya Hiraoka, Mineka Yoshikawa, Toshikazu Nagasaki, Yukio Mikami, Hirofumi Maruyama

Parkinson's Disease Original Article

Development and internal validation of a prognostic model for loss of balance and falls in mid- to late-stage Parkinson’s disease

Lamin Juwara, Marisa Cressatti, Julia M Galindez, Pa Sallah Drammeh, Ana M. Velly, Hyman M. Schipper

Open Access Opicapone Original Article

Objective assessment of the effects of opicapone in Parkinson’s disease through kinematic analysis

Matteo Bologna, Andrea Guerra, Donato Colella, Daniele Birreci, Davide Costa, Antonio Cannavacciuolo, Luca Angelini, Giulia Paparella, Angelo Antonini, Alfredo Berardelli, Giovanni Fabbrini

Huntington's Disease Original Article

Real-world experience with Deutetrabenazine management in patients with Huntington’s disease using video-based telemedicine

Lishan Lin, Mansi Cai, Fengjuan Su, Tengteng Wu, Kang Yuan, Yucheng Li, Yue Luo, Dingbang Chen, Zhong Pei

Original Article

A chorea-acanthocytosis patient with novel mutations in the VPS13A gene without acanthocyte

Shan Jin, Zhengzhe Sun, Xiang Fang, Huaizhen Chen, Wenming Yang, Shan Wang, Jinwei Fan

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Original Article

Cognitive function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a cross-sectional and prospective pragmatic clinical study with review of the literature

Adamantios Katerelos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Polychronis Economou, Panagiotis Polychronopoulos, Elisabeth Chroni

Artificial Intelligence Original Article

Virtual hospital and artificial intelligence: a first step towards the application of an innovative health system for the care of rare cerebrovascular diseases

Nicola Rifino, Anna Bersano, Alessandro Padovani, Giancarlo Maria Conti, Anna Cavallini, Luca Colombo, Alberto Priori, Raffaella Pianese, Maria Rosaria Gammone, Alessandra Erbetta, Elisa Francesca Ciceri, Davide Sattin, Riccardo Varvello, Eugenio Agostino Parati, Emma Scelzo, Carlo Antozzi, Davide Pareyson, Antonio Silvani, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Farago’, Laura Fariselli, Maria Grazia Bruzzone, Mariarita Carriero, Matilde Leonardi, Renato Mantegazza, Roberto Eleopra, Francesco DiMeco, Paolo Ferroli, Bianca Pollo, Caterina Mariotti, Cecilia Casali, Chiara Pantaleoni, Claudia Ciano, Daniele Cazzato, Elena Anghileri, Fabio Doniselli, Francesco Acerbi, Giorgio Giaccone, Giovanna Zorzi, Ignazio Gaspare Vetrano, Isabella Moroni, Laura Brambilla, Lorenzo Maggi, Lorenzo Nanetti, Luigi Michele Romito, Luisa Chiapparini, Marcello Marchetti, Marco Elvio Manlio Moscatelli, Marco Paolo Schiariti, Marina Grisoli, Morgan Aldo Broggi, Nardo Nardocci, Paola Lanteri, Paolo Agostino Confalonieri, Pietro Tiraboschi, Sara Morlino, Silvia Esposito, Stefano D’Arrigo, Valentina Torri Clerici, Valeria Cuccarini, Federica Zibordi, Veronica Saletti, Valeria Lucchini, Serena Magno, Alessandra Persico, Piera Tosi, William Boadu, Stefania Nava, Stefano Gipponi, Irene Volonghi, Alessandro Pezzini, Loris Poli, Salvatore Caratozzolo, Viviana Cristillo, Roberta Ranelli, Maura Cosseddu, Rosanna Turrone, Marco Benazzo, Mattia Del Maestro, Sabino Luzzi, Cesare Zoia, Simona Sacco, Raffaele Ornello, Vanalli Mariangela

Stroke Original Article

Cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive functions in the acute and subacute stage of mild ischemic stroke: a longitudinal pilot study

Michela Sforza, Edoardo Bianchini, Diletta Alivernini, Alessandra Spalloni, Valentina Teresi, Irene Madonia, Marco Salvetti, Francesco E. Pontieri, Giuliano Sette

Stroke Original Article

Efficacy of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) on post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Asma Daoud, Moaz Elsayed, Asmaa Zakria Alnajjar, Abdulrahman Krayim, Maickel AbdelMeseh, Taleb Alsalloum, Yehia Nabil, Roaa Faisal

Dysphagia Original Article

Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with dysphagia after stroke: a systematic review

Giulia Isadora Cenci, Rebeka Bustamante Rocha, Fernanda Ferreira Bomtempo, Gabriela Borges Nager, Guilherme Diogo Silva, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, João Paulo Mota Telles

Fatigue Original Article

Fatigue after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: prevalence and associated factors

Giuseppe Scopelliti, Costanza Rossi, Grégory Kuchcinski, Grégoire Boulouis, Solène Moulin, Charlotte Cordonnier, Hilde Hénon, Barbara Casolla

Aneurysm Original Article

Risk factors of rupture and mortality for intracranial aneurysms associated with moyamoya disease: a multicenter retrospective study

Hengrui Zhang, Wenpeng Lu, Jun Liang, Hongping Wang, Yan Zhao, Xinyu Yang, Lei Feng, Mu Li

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Original Article

Development of a predictive nomogram for 28-day mortality risk in non-traumatic or post-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients

Guiqiang Miao, Zhenbin Cai, Xin He, Jie Yang, Yunlong Zhang, Ao Ma, Xiaodong Zhao, Minghui Tan

Open Access Brain Death Original Article

The use of quantitative pupillometry in brain death determination: preliminary findings

Pavlina Lenga, Daniel Kühlwein, Silvia Schönenberger, Jan-Oliver Neumann, Andreas W. Unterberg, Christopher Beynon

Epilepsy Original Article

Cerebral small vessel disease increases risk for epilepsy: a Mendelian randomization study

Yuzhu Wang, Hongzhou Zuo, Wei Li, Xiaohui Wu, Fu Zhou, Xuan Chen, Fei Liu, Zhiqin Xi

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Original Article

Correlates and trajectories of relapses in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

Carolyn A. Young, David J. Rog, Basil Sharrack, Radu Tanasescu, Seema Kalra, Timothy Harrower, Alan Tennant, Roger J. Mills, Carolyn Young, David Rog, Basil Sharrack, Cris Constantinescu, Seema Kalra, Tahir Majeed, Helen Santander, Tim Harrower, Oliver Leach, Richard Nicholas, Helen Ford, John Woolmore, Chris Kipps, Clare Johnston, John Thorpe, David Paling, Yasser Falah, Cathy Ellis, Ashwin Pinto, C. Oliver Hanemann, Siddharthan Chandran, Andrea Malaspina, Jo Kitley, Jacqueline Palace, Tracy Fuller, Pat Mottram, Helen Terrett, Antonio Scalfari

Neuromyelitis optica associated with the use of Atezolizumab in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma

Manuel Pedrero Prieto, David Gorriz Romero, Elisa Gómez Roch, Francisco-Carlos Pérez Miralles, Bonaventura Casanova Estruch

Myasthenia Gravis Original Article

Unique association of anti-GABAA receptor encephalitis and myasthenia gravis in a patient with type A thymoma

Song Ouyang, Xiaomei Wu, Qiong Zhan, Feng Wu, Hong Tan, Weiwei Duan, Qiuming Zeng, Wenping Gu, Wei Lu, Weifan Yin

Epilepsy Original Article

Impaired interhemispheric synchrony and effective connectivity in right temporal lobe epilepsy

Ke Shi, Lu Yu, Yiling Wang, Zhekun Li, Chunyan Li, Qijia Long, Jinou Zheng

Exploring ASL perfusion MRI as a substitutive modality for 18F-FDG PET in determining the laterality of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Hossein Rahimzadeh, Hadi Kamkar, Pardis Ghafarian, Narges Hoseini-Tabatabaei, Neda Mohammadi-Mobarakeh, Jafar Mehvari-Habibabadi, Seyed-Sohrab Hashemi-Fesharaki, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Original Article

Long-term effects of vagus nerve stimulation therapy on cognitive functioning in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

Kristijonas Puteikis, Arminas Jasionis, Gabija Jasionytė, Rūta Mameniškienė

Epilepsy Original Article

PIGW-related glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency: A case report and literature review

Zhixu Fang, Chaoping Hu, Shuizhen Zhou, Lifei Yu

Dyslexia Original Article

Atypical characteristic changes of surface morphology and structural covariance network in developmental dyslexia

Yusi Zhang, Jiayang Huang, Li Huang, Lixin Peng, Xiuxiu Wang, Qingqing Zhang, Yi Zeng, Junchao Yang, Zuanfang Li, Xi Sun, Shengxiang Liang

Epilepsy Original Article

Two rare autosomal recessive neurological disorders identified by combined genetic approaches in a single consanguineous family with multiple offspring

Seda Susgun, Emrah Yucesan, Beyza Goncu, Sevde Hasanoglu Sayin, Umit Yasar Kina, Cemil Ozgul, Omer Faruk Duzenli, Ozcan Kocaturk, Mustafa Calik, Ugur Ozbek, Sibel Aylin Ugur Iseri

Bibrachial amyotrophy as a rare manifestation of intraspinal fluid collection: a case report and systematic review

Silvia Quattrocchi, Luigi Bonan, Luigi Cirillo, Patrizia Avoni, Vitantonio Di Stasi, Giovanni Rizzo, Rocco Liguori, Veria Vacchiano

Insomnia Original Article

Sex-specific grey matter abnormalities in individuals with chronic insomnia

Jingwen Li, Xinzhi Wang, Mengchen Liu, Yi Yin, Yunfan Wu, Guang Xu, Xiaofen Ma

Open Access Meningioma Original Article

Neurosurgical treatment and outcome patterns in patients with meningioma in South Moravian region—a population-based study

Miloš Duba, Andrej Mrlian, Ivana Rošková, Martin Smrčka, Pavel Fadrus, Jaroslav Duba, Ondřej Hrdý, Dagmar Al Tukmachi

Using an expanded algorithm to estimate prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in U.S. and UK

Ali Abbasi, Henrik Fryk, Jan Rudnik, Richard White, Mark Vanderkelen, Anna Scowcroft, Kerina Bonar

Parathyroidectomy Brief Communication

Restless leg syndrome as a complication of primary hyperparathyroidism: insights from a retrospective study

Valeria Pozzilli, Stefano Toro, Gaia Tabacco, Anda Mihaela Naciu, Andrea Palermo, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Massimo Marano

Exploring thrombus composition in cerebral venous thrombosis: the first case report with initial insights and implications for treatment advancements

Ghil Schwarz, Angelo Cascio Rizzo, Martina Di Como, Guglielmo Pero, Amedeo Cervo, Antonio Macera, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Cristina Motto, Marco Bacigaluppi, Alessandra Protti, Emanuela Bonoldi, Mariangela Piano, Elio Clemente Agostoni

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Short Paper

A new perspective on positive symptoms: expression of damage or self-defence mechanism of the brain?

Annibale Antonioni, Emanuela Maria Raho, Mariachiara Sensi, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Luciano Fadiga, Giacomo Koch

Open Access Fremanezumab Clinical Trial article

The first interim analysis of Italian patients enrolled in the real-world, Pan-European, prospective, observational, phase 4 PEARL study of fremanezumab effectiveness

Cristina Tassorelli, Piero Barbanti, Cinzia Finocchi, Pierangelo Geppetti, Pinar Kokturk, Antonio Russo, Simona Sacco, Mario Cepparulo, Anna Ambrosini, Monica Bandettini, Marco Bartolini, Chiara Benedetto, Filippo Brighina, Sabina Cevoli, Gianluca Coppola, Roberto De Simone, Paola Di Fiore, Florindo D’Onofrio, Sara Gori, Antonio Granato, Simona Guerzoni, Rosario Iannacchero, Stefano Messina, Francesco Perini, Maria Pia Prudenzano, Innocenzo Rainero, Renata Rao, Ester Reggio, Paola Sarchielli, Giuliano Sette, Susanna Usai, Mariarosaria Valente, Fabrizio Vernieri

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Letter to the Editor

New insights on the potential effect of orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant on Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Hayder M. Al-kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Hebatallah M. Saad, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

Letter to the Editor

Corpus callosum bilateral infarction in Sneddon disease

Anna Bolzan, Giulia Toldo, Giovanni Barchetti, Maurizio Zirillo, Roberto Bombardi

Intracranial Aneurysm Letter to the Editor

NICE lesions: an uncommon cause of stroke mimic following intracranial aneurysm embolization

Adrien ter Schiphorst, Caroline Arquizan, Thibaut Roux, Cyril Dargazanli

Fingolimod Letter to the Editor

Recurrent tumefactive demyelination under fingolimod treatment

Merve İriş, Osman Kızılkılıç, Sabahattin Saip, Uğur Uygunoğlu

Migraine Letter to the Editor

Efficacy of lamotrigine in migralepsy: a case report

Giacomo Iabichella, Massimo Autunno, Salvatore Bertino, Angelina Laganà, Angelo Labate

Lemierre’s: a forgotten disease and a rare cause of cranial neuropathy – a case report

Nikunj Davda, Christian Buckingham, Emma Pelluet, Antonia Scobie, Vera Kyriacou, Gerard Davies

Rosacea Letter to the Editor

Amitriptyline induced rosacea-like rash

Cristian Fidanzi, Giorgia Salvia, Nicolò Mori, Giovanni Bagnoni, Agata Janowska

Open Access Opicapone Correction

Correction to: Objective assessment of the effects of opicapone in Parkinson’s disease through kinematic analysis

Matteo Bologna, Andrea Guerra, Donato Colella, Daniele Birreci, Davide Costa, Antonio Cannavacciuolo, Luca Angelini, Giulia Paparella, Angelo Antonini, Alfredo Berardelli, Giovanni Fabbrini

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Correction

Correction to: Cognitive function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a cross‑sectional and prospective pragmatic clinical study with review of the literature

Adamantios Katerelos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Polychronis Economou, ·Panagiotis Polychronopoulos, Elisabeth Chroni