September 15, 2012

Editorial Board
Published in issue: September 15, 2012
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Original Articles

The neuroprotective effect of the GSK-3β inhibitor and influence on the extrinsic apoptosis in the ALS transgenic mice
• Suk-Won Ahn,
• Jee-Eun Kim,
• Kyung Seok Park,
• ...
• Seung Hyun Kim,
• Kwang-Woo Lee,
• Jung-Joon Sung
Published online: June 14, 2012
p1-5

siRNA-mediated silence of protease-activated receptor-1 minimizes ischemic injury of cerebral cortex through HSP70 and MAP2
• Jun Zhang,
• Ying Wang,
• Ping Zhu,
• Xudong Wang,
• Manhua Lv,
• Honglin Feng
Published online: July 25, 2012
p6-11
An association study between polymorphisms of the Fractalkine receptor gene, CX3CR1, and cerebral infarction in the Han Chinese population
• Zhendong Li,
• Shijian Luo,
• Feng Wang,
• Jun Zhen,
• Huabin Sun,
• Chunlian Guo
Published online: July 02, 2012
p12-15

Use of a rapid visual screening tool for the assessment of concussion in amateur rugby league: A pilot study
• Doug King,
• Trevor Clark,
• Conor Gissane
Published online: June 14, 2012
p16-21
Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms status in Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis
• Mahdi Rafiei,
• Marjan Zarif Yeganeh,
• Sara Sheikholeslami,
• Elnaz Gozalpour,
• Majid Ghaffarpour,
• Mehdi Hedayati
Published online: June 14, 2012
p22-25

Topography of the sensations in primary restless legs syndrome
• Elias Georges Karroum,
• Smaranda Leu-Semenescu,
• Isabelle Arnulf
Published online: June 18, 2012
p26-31

Testing for antibodies to human aquaporin-4 by ELISA: Sensitivity, specificity, and direct comparison with immunohistochemistry
• S. Jarius,
• D. Franciotta,
• F. Paul,
• ...
• O. Aktas,
• W. Kristoferitsch,
• B. Wildemann
Published online: June 18, 2012
p32-37

Increase in phosphorylation of PDK1 and cell survival after acute spinal cord injury
• Yi Zhong,
• Ye Huang,
• Jianhua Cao,
• ...
• Gan Shen,
• Aiguo Shen,
• Xiaowei Yu
Published online: July 03, 2012
p38-44

Phosphodiesterase inhibitor modulation of brain microvascular endothelial cell barrier properties
• Shuo Liu,
• Chuanhui Yu,
• Fan Yang,
• Annlia Paganini-Hill,
• Mark J. Fisher
Published online: July 23, 2012
p45-51
Validity of a screening instrument for neurologic disability in resource-poor African communities
• James H. Bower,
• Emanuel Mwendo,
• Richard Walker,
• Venance Maro,
• Fikre Enquosellasie,
• Seid Ali
Published online: July 16, 2012
p52-55
Different neurological conditions between urban and rural samples from central Colombia
• Miguel E. Habeych,
• José M. García-Habeych,
• Ruby C. Castilla-Puentes
Published online: July 25, 2012
p56-60

Opsoclonus: Clinical and immunological features
• Joanna C. Jen,
• Ivan Lopez,
• Robert W. Baloh
Published online: July 23, 2012
p61-65

Risk factors for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
• Ana Contreras,
• Francisco Grandas
Published online: July 16, 2012
p66-71

Dysgraphia in Korean patients with Alzheimer's disease as a manifestation of bilateral hemispheric dysfunction
• Ji Hye Yoon,
• HyangHee Kim,
• Sang Won Seo,
• ...
• Eun Sook Park,
• Mee Kyung Suh,
• Duk L. Na
Published online: July 18, 2012
p72-78

Association of AGT M235T and ACE I/D polymorphisms with the risk of ischemic stroke: Meta-analysis in Han Chinese population
• Bin Wang,
• Qingqing Guo,
• Yaguang Peng,
• Jiapeng Lu,
• Balwinder Singh,
• Baojin Hua
Published online: July 17, 2012
p79-84
Daily hassles reported by Dutch multiple sclerosis patients
• Karin van der Hiele,
• Noëlle G. Spliethoff-Kamminga,
• Rob P. Ruimschotel,
• Huub A. Middelkoop,
• Leo H. Visser
Published online: July 16, 2012
p85-90

Validation and interpretation of the Dutch version of the Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Screening Questionnaire
• Judith M. Sonder,
• Lidwine B. Mokkink,
• Femke A.H. van der Linden,
• Chris H. Polman,
• Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag
Published online: July 17, 2012
p91-96
Open Access
Validation of the Stroke-specific Quality of Life for patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and proposed summary subscores
• George Kwok Chu Wong,
• Sandy Wai Lam,
• Karine Ngai,
• Adrian Wong,
• Wai Sang Poon,
• Vincent Mok
Published online: July 23, 2012
p97-101

Diffuse central hypomyelination presenting as 4H syndrome caused by compound heterozygous mutations in POLR3A encoding the catalytic subunit of polymerase III
• Yasuo Terao,
• Hirotomo Saitsu,
• Masaya Segawa,
• ...
• Naomichi Matsumoto,
• Shoji Tsuji,
• Yoshiko Nomura
Published online: July 23, 2012
p102-105

Balancing between autonomy and support: Coping strategies by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Francesco Tramonti,
• Paolo Bongioanni,
• Chiara Fanciullacci,
• Bruno Rossi
Published online: July 23, 2012
p106-109

Evolution of microglial activation in ischaemic core and peri-infarct regions after stroke: A PET study with the TSPO molecular imaging biomarker [¹¹C]vinpocetine
• Balázs Gulyás,
• Miklós Tóth,
• Martin Schain,
• ...
• Per Lindström,
• Jan Hillert,
• Christer Halldin
Published online: July 30, 2012
p110-117
Diagnostic utility of NMO/AQP4-IgG in evaluating CNS inflammatory disease in Thai patients
• Metha Apiwattanakul,
• Thanin Asawavichienjinda,
• Teeratorn Pulkes,
• ...
• Erika S. Horta,
• Sarah M. Jenkins,
• Sean J. Pittock
Published online: July 25, 2012
p118-120
The role of the dopaminergic system in mood, motivation and cognition in Parkinson's disease: A double blind randomized placebo-controlled experimental challenge with pramipexole and methylphenidate
• Rosa L. Drijgers,
• Frans R.J. Verhey,
• Gerrit Tissingh,
• Peter H.M.F. van Domburg,
• Pauline Aalten,
• Albert F.G. Leentjens
Published online: July 24, 2012
p121-126
A high prevalence of autoimmune indices and disorders in primary nummular headache
• Wei-Hsi Chen,
• Yi-Ting Chen,
• Chiu-Shen Lin,
• Tzu-Hui Li,
• Lian-Hui Lee,
• Chun-Jen Chen
Published online: July 30, 2012
p127-130

Short Communications

The mutations m.5628T>C and m.8348A>G in single muscle fibers of a patient with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
• Juliana Gamba,
• Beatriz Hitomi Kiyomoto,
• Acary Souza Bulle de Oliveira,
• Alberto Alain Gabbai,
• Beny Schmidt,
• Célia Harumi Tengan
Published online: June 29, 2012
p131-135

Limb ataxia originating from peri-central sulcus demyelinating lesion in multiple sclerosis
• Yuval Karmon,
• Sarah Anne Morrow,
• Arie Weinstock,
• David Hojnacki,
• Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
Published online: June 14, 2012
p136-140

Fulminant intravascular lymphomatosis mimicking acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy
• D. Marino,
• F. Sicurelli,
• A. Cerase,
• ...
• M. Cintorino,
• S. Lazzi,
• A. Federico
Published online: June 25, 2012
p141-144

Pertussis-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy with marked demyelination in an unimmunized child
• Ayako Hiraiwa-Sofue,
• Yoshinori Ito,
• Harushi Mori,
• Takashi Ichiyama,
• Akihisa Okumura
Published online: July 16, 2012
p145-148

Should we think of Urbach–Wiethe disease in refractory epilepsy? Case report and review of the literature
• Hossein Ghelichnia Omrani,
• Masih Tajdini,
• Babak Ghelichnia,
• ...
• Abbas Tafakhori,
• Elham Rahimian,
• Vajiheh Aghamollaii
Published online: July 16, 2012
p149-152

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with thymic germinoma
• Núria Solà-Valls,
• Lydia Gaba,
• Esteban Muñoz,
• ...
• Teresa Ribalta,
• Albert Saiz,
• Francesc Graus
Published online: July 16, 2012
p153-155
Dopa responsive burning mouth syndrome: Restless mouth syndrome or oral variant of restless legs syndrome?
• Sanjay Prakash,
• Sunil Ahuja,
• Chirag Rathod
Published online: July 23, 2012
p156-160

Altered serum content of brain-derived neurotrophic factor isoforms in multiple sclerosis
• Enrico Tongiorgi,
• Arianna Sartori,
• Gabriele Baj,
• ...
• Francesco Di Cola,
• Marino Zorzon,
• Gilberto Pizzolato
Published online: July 26, 2012
p161-165

Letter to the Editor

Multimodality in mesenchymal stem cell transplantation highlights the need for stem cell “ethology”
• Athanasios Lourbopoulos,
• Nikolaos Grigoriadis
Published online: June 15, 2012
p166-167

Response to Letter to the Editor

Response to “Multimodality in mesenchymal stem cell transplantation highlights the need for stem cell ‘ethology’”
• Violaine K. Harris,
• Saud A. Sadiq
Published online: June 04, 2012
p168

Book Reviews

• Alexander Gow
Published online: July 06, 2012
p169
Clinical Neuroimmunology: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
• Evanthia Bernitsas
Published online: July 16, 2012
p169
Oxford Case Histories in TIA Stroke
• Pratik Bhattacharya
Published online: July 18, 2012
p169-170
• Katalina J. Sher,
• Jack W. Tsao
Published online: July 30, 2012
p170

Calendar of Events
Published in issue: September 15, 2012
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