CatarinaSeveriano e SousaabJoanaAlarcãoacIsabelPavão MartinsbdJoaquim J.Ferreiraabe
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120077
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There is a considerable variation in the reported frequency of dementia in Parkinson's disease (PDD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of PDD reported in published studies and to examine the different methodological, clinical, and demographic factors that may contribute to this variation.
LucaMarsiliaAbhimanyuMahajanb
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120082
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ErumKhanaAshish K.ShresthabMahmoudElkhoolycHannahWilsondMichaelEbberteSamikshaSrivastavafSijinWengStevenRollinsgShitizSriwastavadefh
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120089
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Immunomodulatory therapies, including the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), have made a profound impact on treatment of advanced cancers in recent decades. Neurologic immune-related adverse events (irAEs) related to use of these agents are rare but potentially fatal sequelae. This systematic reviewed aimed to describe onset, clinical features, treatment, and outcome of neurological irAEs following ICI usage.
PhilippBurowaSusanne A.GöbelaJaninaRichteraSteffenNaegelaFritzMarkwardtbStephanZierza
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120070
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In myotonic dystrophy, an increased potassium release upon ischemic forearm exercise has been previously described. However, it remains unclear whether this is specific for myotonic dystrophies or just due to distal muscular weakness.
MarikaSugimotoaSatoshiKurubHirotoTakadacRihoHorieaKosukeYamauchiaTomoyaKubotaaTsuyoshiMatsumuradHarumasaNakamuraeEnKimuraeMasanori P.Takahashia
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120080
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Myotonic dystrophies (DM) are inherited autosomal dominant disorders affecting multiple organs. Currently available therapeutics for DM are limited; therefore, a patient registry is essential for therapeutic development and success of clinical trials targeting the diseases. We have developed a nationwide DM registry in Japan under the Registry of Muscular Dystrophy (Remudy). The registration process was patient-initiated; however, physicians certified the clinical information. The dataset includes all Naarden and TREAT-NMD core datasets and additional items covering major DM clinical features. As of March 2020, we enrolled 976 patients with genetically confirmed DM. The majority (99.9%) of these patients had DM1, with 11.4% having the congenital form. However, 1 patient had DM2. Upon classifying 969 symptomatic DM1 patients based on their age at onset, an earlier onset was associated with a longer CTG repeat length. Myotonia was the most frequent symptom, followed by hand disability, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness. The frequency of hand disabilities, constipation, and visual disturbances was higher for patients with congenital DM. According to a multiple regression analysis of objective clinical measurements related to prognosis and activities of daily living, CTG repeat length strongly influenced the grip strength, forced vital capacity, and QRS time in an electrocardiogram. However, the grip strength was only modestly related to disease duration. This report will shed light on the Japanese national DM registry, which has recruited a significant number of patients. The registry will provide invaluable data for planning clinical trials and improving the standard of care for patients.
AmalAl HashmiaStephanvon BandemerbAshfaqShuaibcOssama YassinMansourdMohammedWassyeAtilla OzcanOzdemirfMehdiFarhoudigHosamAl JehanihAdnanKhaniSebyJohnjMaherSaqqurklOn the behalf of MENA-SINO Organization1
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120060
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COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted stroke care services at multiple levels. There was a decline in acute stroke admissions. Fewer interventions have been performed. Increased “door-to-needle times and “door-to-groin puncture” during this pandemic. These factors combined have led to declining in the favoured outcomes of stroke patients' globally. Yet this pandemic permits an opportunity for higher preparedness for future pandemics.
DixonYangaCenZhangbSetareh S.OmrancBrettCucchiaradTatjanaRundekeClinton B.WrightfRalph L.SaccoeMitchell S.V.ElkindagJoseGutierreza
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120073
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Genetic and imaging studies demonstrate a link between vascular morphology and migraine with aura (MA). We examined the relationship between basilar artery (BA) curvature and MA in a population-based cohort of stroke-free participants.
PeterBedeabAizuriMuradaJasminLopeaStaceyLi Hi ShingaEoinFineganaRangariroyashe H.ChipikaaOrlaHardimanaKai MingChangac
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120079
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Motor neuron disease is an umbrella term encompassing a multitude of clinically heterogeneous phenotypes. The early and accurate categorisation of patients is hugely important, as MND phenotypes are associated with markedly different prognoses, progression rates, care needs and benefit from divergent management strategies. The categorisation of patients shortly after symptom onset is challenging, and often lengthy clinical monitoring is needed to assign patients to the appropriate phenotypic subgroup. In this study, a multi-class machine-learning strategy was implemented to classify 300 patients based on their radiological profile into diagnostic labels along the UMN-LMN spectrum. A comprehensive panel of cortical thickness measures, subcortical grey matter variables, and white matter integrity metrics were evaluated in a multilayer perceptron (MLP) model. Additional exploratory analyses were also carried out using discriminant function analyses (DFA). Excellent classification accuracy was achieved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the testing cohort (93.7%) using the MLP model, but poor diagnostic accuracy was detected for primary lateral sclerosis (43.8%) and poliomyelitis survivors (60%). Feature importance analyses highlighted the relevance of white matter diffusivity metrics and the evaluation of cerebellar indices, cingulate measures and thalamic radiation variables to discriminate MND phenotypes. Our data suggest that radiological data from single patients may be meaningfully interpreted if large training data sets are available and the provision of diagnostic probability outcomes may be clinically useful in patients with short symptom duration. The computational interpretation of multimodal radiology datasets herald viable diagnostic, prognostic and clinical trial applications.
ShayMenascuabAvivaFattal-ValevskibcAdiVaknin-DembinskydRonMiloefKerenGevabiDavidMagalashviliabMarkDolevabShlomoFlectheragAlonKalronabShmulikMironabChenHoffmannbhRoyAloniabMichaelGurevichab1AnatAchironab1
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120074
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Approximately 40% of young-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) patients experience breakthrough disease, which carries a high risk for long-term disability, and requires using therapies beyond traditional first-line agents. Despite the increasing use of newer disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in this population, data are not available to guide the need for escalating DMTs and there is a scarcity of data on the effects of natalizumab in children and young adults with active disease. We performed a retrospective analysis of the rate of No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA), tolerability, and safety of natalizumab in a multi-center cohort of 36 children and young adults with highly active MS. All patients had active disease and initiated treatment with natalizumab. The primary endpoint was the rate of achieving NEDA-3 status, within two years of natalizumab treatment. To examine a possible effect of age on the outcome of treatment, outcomes were also analyzed by pre-pubertal (n = 13 children aged 9–13 years) and pubertal subgroups (n = 23 young adolescents aged 14–20 years). The NEDA-3 status of the pre-pubertal group was 92% in the first and second year and in the pubertal group - 96% in the first year and 92% in the second year. Natalizumab reduced the number and volume of brain lesions in both pre-pubertal and pubertal groups. Treatment was well-tolerated, only 8 patients (22.2%) had adverse events during the 2-year study period. Our analysis shows that natalizumab is effective and well-tolerated in pre-pubertal and pubertal MS patients.
DylanTrundellaAnneSkalickybHannahStauntonaAshaHareendrancStephanieLe ScouilleraLouiseBarrettdOwenCoopercKsenijaGornieTimSeabrookfSangeetaJethwafStefanCanod
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120059
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The amount of assistance required to perform daily activities for individuals with Type 2 and non-ambulant Type 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is often cited as meaningful for quality of life, and important to routinely assess.
FlaviaMattiolia1SimonePivabe2ChiaraStampatoria1FrancescaRighettia1IlariaMegaa1ElenaPelib2EmmaSalacCesareTomasic2Anna MariaIndelicatoe3NicolaLatronicobde24GiuseppeDe Palmae34
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120061
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The exact incidence of neurological and cognitive sequelae of COVID-19 in the long term is yet unknown. The aim of this research is to investigate the type of neurological and cognitive impairment in COVID-19 cases of different severity. Two hundred fifteen patients, who had developed COVID-19, were examined 4 months after the diagnosis by means of neurological exam and extensive cognitive evaluation, investigating general cognition, memory, verbal fluency, visuospatial abilities and executive functions. Fifty-two of them were treated in intensive care unit (ICU patients), whereas 163 were not hospitalized (non-ICU patients). Neurological deficits were found in 2/163 (1.2%) of non-ICU and in 7/52 (13.5%) of the ICU cases, all involving the peripheral nervous system. ICU patients performed significantly worse in all the neuropsychological tests and showed a worse age- and education-corrected cognitive impairment: Cognitive Impairment Index (CII) was higher in ICU than in non-ICU patients (median ICU 3 vs 2, p = .001). CII significantly correlated with age in both groups, was unrelated to length of follow- up, diabetes and hypertension and - only for ICU patients- to PaO2/FiO2 at ICU admission. Obtained results support the greater susceptibility of COVID-19 patients, treated in ICU, to develop neurological deficits and cognitive impairment at a four-month follow up, as compared to cases with mild/moderate symptoms.
SoichiroNumaa1KazutakaUchidaa1NobuyukiSakaibHiroshiYamagamicManabuShirakawaaHirotoKageyamaaTakeshiMorimotodShinichiYoshimuraaRecovery by Endovascular Salvage for Cerebral Ultra-acute Embolism Japan Registry 2 (RESCUE-Japan Registry 2) Investigators
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120076
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A previous report revealed single pass recanalization was associated with better functional outcome for patients with acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion in real-world settings. However, the effect of single pass recanalization in acute large vessel occlusion based on the largest registry in real-world settings in Asian population are not well scrutinized.
A.Filiogloa1N.Simaana1A.HonigaM.R.HeldnerbR.von RennenbergcA.PezzinidV.PadjeneA.RentzosfV.L.AltersbergergP.BaumgartnerhA.ZiniiI.GrisendijS.AladdinaJ.M.GomorikS.M.Pilgram-PastorlJ.F.ScheitzcM.MagonimI.BerisavaceA.NordanstignM.PsychogiosoA.LufthM.GentileiF.AssenzajM.ArnoldbC.H.NoltepM.GambalM.ErcegovaceK.JoodnS.T.EngeltergqS.WegenerhS.ForlivesiiM.ZeddejH.GensickegqT.TatlisumaknJ.E.CohenrR.R.Lekera
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120081
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Patients with stroke secondary to occlusions of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) often have poor outcomes. The optimal acute therapeutic intervention for these patients remains unknown.
N.WaliaabD.EratnebcdS.M.LoibcQ.-X.LieS.VargheseeC.B.MalpasfgM.WalterfangbcdA.H.EvansgS.ParkerabS.J.CollinsehC.L.MasterseD.Velakoulisbcd
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120088
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Determining disease severity and predicting prognosis in younger onset-dementia (YOD) remains challenging. Whether CSF biomarkers neurofilament light (NfL), tau and amyloid? 42 (A?42) can help provide such information has been underexplored.
MakioTakahashiaToshioShimokawabJinsooKohcTakaoTakeshimadHirofumiYamashitaeYoshinoriKajimotofAkihisaMorigHidefumiItoc
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120078
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Postural abnormalities in Parkinson's disease (PD) can devastatingly impair the quality of life, especially in patients with advanced disease, and are generally refractory to dopaminergic agents. The objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of istradefylline for the treatment of postural abnormalities in PD. In this open-label, 24-week, single-arm prospective trial, PD patients with postural abnormalities experiencing the wearing-off phenomenon on levodopa-containing therapies were enrolled and received a starting dose of 20 mg/day istradefylline orally for 4 weeks, which was then increased to 40 mg/day. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline to week 24 in the 14-item Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS) total score. Pivotal secondary endpoints were changes in the sub-items of UDRS, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part III, and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Overall, 24/31 enrolled patients completed the study; mean (standard deviation) age and duration of motor complications were 73.3 (7.7) years and 3.2 (4.4) years, respectively. Mean (95% confidence interval [CI]) change in the UDRS total score was 4.84 (1.97, 7.71; P = 0.002), with significant improvements in the neck, right distal arm and hand, and trunk severity scores. Mean (95% CI) change in the MDS-UPDRS part III score was 7.84 (4.34, 11.34; P < 0.001). The most common ADRs were malaise, dyskinesia exacerbation, and visual hallucinations in 2 (6.5%) patients each. This exploratory study demonstrated that istradefylline could be efficacious for postural abnormalities and was generally well tolerated in patients with PD experiencing the wearing-off phenomenon with levodopa-containing therapies.
FabioPilatoaIacopoValentebRosalindaCalandrellibAndreaAlexandrebVincenzoArenacMarcoDell'AquilacAldobrandoBroccolinidGiacomoDella MarcadRobertaMorosettidGiovanniFrisullodValerioBrunettidMarisaDistefanodAlessandroPedicellibCesareColosimobeVincenzoDi Lazzaroa
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120087
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Clot features along with patients' clinical features may influence thrombus compactness predisposing at distal embolization during thrombectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate thrombus features assessed by radiological and histopathological analysis along with patient-related features to predict distal embolization during thrombectomy.
Yu KyungLeeaMark S.GoldbBrian S.Fuehrleinc
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120094
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The mainstay of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which modulates opioid receptors to reduce substance craving and use. OAT maintains dependence on opioids but helps reduce overdose and negative sequelae of substance abuse. Despite increasing availability of OAT, its effectiveness is limited by difficulty in initiating and maintaining patients on treatment. With the worsening opioid epidemic in the United States and rising overdose deaths, a more durable and effective treatment for OUD is necessary. This paper reviews novel treatments being investigated for OUD, including neuromodulatory interventions, psychedelic drugs, and other novel approaches. Neuromodulatory interventions can stimulate the addiction neural circuitry involving the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and deeper mesolimbic structures to curb craving and reduce use, and multiple clinical trials for interventional treatment for OUD are currently conducted. Similarly, psychedelic agents are being investigated for efficacy in OUD specifically. There is a resurgence of interest in psychedelic agents' therapeutic potential, with evidence of improving mood symptoms and decreased substance use even after just one dose. Exact mechanism of their anti-addictive effect is not fully elucidated, but psychedelic agents do not maintain opioid dependence and some may even be helpful in abating symptoms of withdrawal. Other potential approaches for OUD include targeting different parts of the dopamine-dependent addiction pathway, identifying susceptible genes and modulating gene products, as well as utilizing vaccines as immunotherapy to blunt the addictive effects of substances. Much more clinical data are needed to support efficacy and safety of these therapies in OUD, but these proposed novel treatments look beyond the opioid receptor to offer hope for a more durably effective OUD treatment.
ArioMirianaMichael W.NicolleaPamelaEdmondbAdrianBudhramab
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120084
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To compare specificity and sensitivity of a commercially available fixed cell-based assay (F-CBA) to radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIPA) for acetylcholine receptor antibody (anti-AChR) detection in myasthenia gravis (MG).
HanlinLiaImama A.NaqvibSarah E.TomcBarbaraAlmeidabYuliyaBarattaChristina M.Ulaneb
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120085
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Teleneurology had been best studied in acute stroke care, but the Coronavirus (COVID)-19 pandemic has highlighted applicability in outpatient practice. Telepharmacy is a convenient method for pharmacists to provide medication management to enhance care. Studies in the outpatient space suggest non-inferiority of teleneurology to increase access to specialized care for patients in rural locations. The role of telemedicine based interdisciplinary collaborations in a metropolitan and under-resourced setting has not been explored. We describe our approach to a teleneurology-telepharmacy collaboration at an urban academic medical center. Since its implementation pre-COVID, the program has expanded and transformed to serve the community further.
George T.KannarkatJacquelineDarrowAbhayMoghekar
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120097
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This study assessed the utility of correction formulas for procedural peripheral blood admixture with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in adult patients using in vitro addition of peripheral blood.
Jonathan I.Spencerab1MaximillianCraneb1MarcoPisabAlex D.WaldmanbGabriele C.DeLucab
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120056
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The global tally of neurological disorders is exponentially rising and yet effective therapies for most remain evasive. There is a great deal of research into novel small molecules, immunotherapies and gene therapies to fill this therapeutic gap. We believe greater focus on plasma exchange as a research and clinical tool may provide useful insight into pathological mechanisms and effective treatment strategies. Plasma exchange has been traditionally used to treat antibody-mediated neurological diseases, such as myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica, but there could be much wider future potential uses in neurology. Plasma exchange is not antibody specific, as it also removes a variety of other plasma-soluble factors, including age-related and disease-associated neurotoxic proteins, such as fibrinogen and amyloid. As research develops into the role of blood-brain barrier and immunological alterations in diseases not typically regarded as immune-driven, interest in neurotoxic plasma proteins grows. Here, we highlight that plasma exchange may have uses outside of antibody-mediated neurological diseases, by removing neurotoxic proteins from the systemic circulation.
Christina A.AlexandresaMatthew A.TremblaybChristine L.KlassencAmyDegnimdEoin P.Flanaganef
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120086
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SamirAbu-Rumeilehab1TamaraGaribashvilia1Jürgen BenjaminHagemanncVeronikaStillaFranziskaBachhuberaMarkusOttoabHayrettinTumaniadMakbuleSenela
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120090
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Mario F.Mendezab
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120027
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TomoyukiKawada
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120038
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panelAristeidis H.KatsanosaMagdy H.SelimbAshkanShoamanesha
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120037
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VyankaRedenbaughaEoin P.FlanaganabValentinaFlorisefPietroZaraefM. TariqBhattiacFranciscoSanchezacMatthewKosterdSaraMariottohSean J.PittockabJohn J.ChenacAlbertoCauligPaoloSollaeEliaSechie
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120044
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MichelleKvalsundabGretchen L.BirbeckacDavid N.Herrmanna
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120071
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LisetteDominguezaIris Vanessa MarinCollazoaEliaSechibParkerBohmaSebastian LopezChiribogaa
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120058
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HitoshiAizawaTakeshiTaguchiNobuhiroIdoHaruhisaKatoHirooTerashi
doi : 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120075
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