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Taste and smell function in Wilson's disease
Wilson's disease (WD) is a metabolic disorder associated with abnormal copper metabolism that results in hepatic, psychiatric, and neurologic symptoms. No investigation of taste function has been made in patients with WD, although olfactory dysfunction has been evaluated. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Mandy K. Salmon, William G. Cohen, Fengling Hu, Adem Aydin, Ayse K. Coskun, Michael Schilsky, Richard L. Doty Source Type: research

Pearls and pitfalls in letters of recommendation for neurology residency applications
Letters of recommendation are a cornerstone of residency applications. Variability and bias in letters exists across specialties, neurology being no exception. Studies done in other specialty fields assessing nuanced language uncovered key attention points for improvement and mitigation of bias, lessons from which should be applied in the field of neurology. We review common pearls and pitfalls in the letter solicitation, writing and reading process, with suggested best-practices for residency applicants, letter writers, and program faculty reviewers. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Ryka R. Sehgal, Harini Sarva, Joseph E. Safdieh, Matthew S. Robbins Tags: Clinical short communication Source Type: research

A case of hereditary dementia: Is it Alzheimer's disease or not?
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are among the main causes of early-onset and hereditary dementia, and the distinction between the two has repercussions for therapeutic choices and prognostic evaluations. While early-onset AD is more often sporadic, the likelihood of genetic mutations underlying FTD is considerably increased even in non-familial cases, which has important consequences for families and caregivers. Some FTD-associated genes interact with the metabolism of AD-related proteins, and the progress in molecular knowledge shed light on novel genetic variants and new genotype-phenotype corr...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 2, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Chiara Giuseppina Bonomi, Matilde Bruno, Vito Luigi Colona, Mario Bengala, Alessandro Martorana Source Type: research

Differing patterns of cortical grey matter pathology identified by multifractal analysis in UMN-predominant ALS patients with and without corticospinal tract hyperintensity
The pathological hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are degeneration of the primary motor cortex grey matter (GM) and corticospinal tract (CST) resulting in upper motor neuron (UMN) dysfunction. Conventional brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows abnormal CST hyperintensity in some UMN-predominant ALS patients (ALS-CST+) but not in others (ALS-CST –). In addition to the CST differences, we aimed to determine whether GM degeneration differs between ALS-CST+ and ALS-CST– patients by cortical thickness (CT), voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and fractal dimension analyses. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Venkateswaran Rajagopalan, Erik P. Pioro Source Type: research

Retraction notice to Cerebrospinal fluid atypical lymphocytes in Japanese encephalitis ” [JNS 160 (1998) 92–95]
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 29, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshihiro Sato, Naoki Hachiva, Haruko Kuno, Takeshi Asoh, Kotaro Oizumi Tags: Retraction notice Source Type: research

The WFN Service page
This is the second World Federation of Neurology (WFN) Service Page, which we are publishing in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences (JNS). The Service Page is meant to inform and increase the awareness of the activity of the WFN in several aspects, in particular with regard to education, the global activities with the WHO and UN ECOSOC, and the projects of the WFN. This Issue ‘s contribution aims at the WFN programs in 2024 and beyond, educational projects, departmental visits, and the importance of global engagement of the WFN. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 28, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Wolfgang Grisold, Steven Lewis Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Response to letter to the editor by Sterpetti et al
We thank Sterpetti et al., for their response to our paper [1]. in their Letter to the Editor, they assert that increasing exposure to green space to reduce the risk of stroke incidence and poor stroke outcomes may not be feasible as it would be too expensive and take too long. They reason that it is therefore better to focus on reducing exposure to known risk factors such as air pollution and improving preventive health care and education. We concur that it is critically important to reduce exposure to known risk factors and the data presented by Sterpetti et al., support that this is likely to reduce stroke mortality. (S...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Jeroen Douwes, Mina Whyte, Annemarei Ranta Source Type: research

Increased blood coagulation is associated with poor neurological outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) have demonstrated increased blood coagulation which is thought to contribute to delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and to a  worse outcome. Therefore, we sought to determine whether this increased blood coagulation, detectable with rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM), was associated with DCI and neurological outcome. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Essi Raatikainen, Heikki Kiiski, Anne Kuitunen, Eija Junttila, Heini Huhtala, Antti Kallonen, Marika Ala-Peijari, Jaakko L ångsjö, Johanna Saukkonen, Timo Valo, Terhi Kauppila, Sanni Raerinne, Juhana Frösen, Annukka Vahtera Source Type: research

Retraction notice to “Rapid diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis by microscopic examination of centrifuged cerebrospinal fluid sediment” [Journal of the Neurological Sciences 164 (1999) 72–75]
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshihiro Sato, Seishi Osabe, Haruko Kuno, Masahide Kaji, Kotaro Oizumi Tags: Retraction notice Source Type: research

Retraction notice to “Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) with aseptic meningitis” [Journal of the Neurological Sciences 163 (1999) 187–191]
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshihiro Sato, Haruko Kuno, Kotaro Oizumi Tags: Retraction notice Source Type: research

Retraction notice to “Reply to Davie and Sharp: Different mechanisms of bone metabolism between patients with stroke and with spinal cord injury” [Journal of the Neurological Sciences 163 (1999) 100–101]
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshihiro Sato, Yukiko Fujimatsu, Munetsugu Kikuyama, Masahide Kaji, Kotaro Oizumi Tags: Retraction notice Source Type: research

Clinical and biochemical profile of a patient with acute metonitazene intoxication
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Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 20, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Samir Abu-Rumeileh, Philipp Burow, David Strube, Lorenzo Barba, Richard Ibe, Christopher M. Weise, Markus Otto Source Type: research

Identifying parkinsonism in mild cognitive impairment
This study aimed to determine whether the five-item scale is effective to identify parkinsonism in MCI. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 15, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Rishira Fernando, Alan J. Thomas, Calum A. Hamilton, Rory Durcan, Sally Barker, Joanna Ciafone, Nicola Barnett, Kirsty Olsen, Michael Firbank, Gemma Roberts, Jim Lloyd, George Petrides, Sean Colloby, Louise M. Allan, Ian G. McKeith, John T. O'Brien, John- Tags: Clinical short communication Source Type: research

High brain natriuretic peptide level is associated with severe stroke in patients taking oral anticoagulants: A sub-analysis of the PASTA registry study
In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between stroke severity at admission and BNP levels. (Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 15, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Satoshi Suda, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Yoshiki Yagita, Takao Kanzawa, Seiji Okubo, Shigeru Fujimoto, Yu Kono, Kazumi Kimura, on behalf of PASTA Investigators Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 14, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research