Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry: 88 (10)

Editorial commentaries

Research paper: Longitudinal analysis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies in CNS inflammatory diseases (6 July, 2017)
Jae-Won Hyun, Mark R Woodhall, Su-Hyun Kim, In Hye Jeong, Byungsoo Kong, Gayoung Kim, Yeseul Kim, Min Su Park, Sarosh R Irani, Patrick Waters, Ho Jin Kim

Research paper: Plasma α-synuclein predicts cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease (26 May, 2017)
Chin-Hsien Lin, Shieh-Yueh Yang, Herng-Er Horng, Che-Chuan Yang, Jen-Jie Chieh, Hsin-Hsien Chen, Bing-Hsien Liu, Ming-Jang Chiu
Research paper: Laughter, crying and sadness in ALS (1 June, 2017)
Nimish J Thakore, Erik P Pioro

Research paper: Intravenous immunoglobulin for maintenance treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a multicentre, open-label, 52-week phase III trial (2 August, 2017)
Satoshi Kuwabara, Masahiro Mori, Sonoko Misawa, Miki Suzuki, Kazutoshi Nishiyama, Tatsuro Mutoh, Shizuki Doi, Norito Kokubun, Mikiko Kamijo, Hiroo Yoshikawa, Koji Abe, Yoshihiko Nishida, Kazumasa Okada, Kenji Sekiguchi, Ko Sakamoto, Susumu Kusunoki, Gen Sobue, Ryuji Kaji
Research paper: Clinical, physiological and pathological characterisation of the sensory predominant peripheral neuropathy in copper deficiency (5 August, 2017)
Sean W Taylor, Ruple S Laughlin, Neeraj Kumar, Brent Goodman, Christopher J Klein, Peter J Dyck, P James B Dyck
Review: Peripheral neuropathy in complex inherited diseases: an approach to diagnosis (9 August, 2017) Free
Alexander M Rossor, Aisling S Carr, Helen Devine, Hoskote Chandrashekar, Ana Lara Pelayo-Negro, Davide Pareyson, Michael E Shy, Steven S Scherer, Mary M Reilly

Research paper:
Genetic variation in the gene LRP2 increases relapse risk in multiple sclerosis
(24 July, 2017)
Yuan Zhou, Jennifer S Graves, Steve Simpson, Jac C Charlesworth, Ingrid van der Mei, Emmanuelle Waubant, Lisa F Barcellos, Anita Belman, Lauren Krupp, Robyn Lucas, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Bruce V Taylor
Research paper:
TBK1 mutations in Italian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: genetic and functional characterisation
(19 August, 2017)
Laura Pozzi, Fabiola Valenza, Lorena Mosca, Andrea Dal Mas, Teuta Domi, Alessandro Romano, Claudia Tarlarini, Yuri Matteo Falzone, Lucio Tremolizzo, Gianni Sorarù, Federica Cerri, Pilar M Ferraro, Silvia Basaia, Federica Agosta, Raffaella Fazio, Mauro Comola, Giancarlo Comi, Maurizio Ferrari, Angelo Quattrini, Christian Lunetta, Silvana Penco, Dario Bonanomi, Paola Carrera, Nilo Riva

Research paper: Peripheral inflammatory markers in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 175 studies (9 August, 2017)
Ka Sing P Lai, Celina S Liu, Allison Rau, Krista L Lanctôt, Cristiano A Köhler, Maureen Pakosh, André F Carvalho, Nathan Herrmann

Letter: Rare genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with T188K mutation: analysis of clinical, genetic and laboratory features of30 Chinese patients (17 March, 2017)
Qi Shi, Wei Zhou, Cao Chen, Kang Xiao, Yuan Wang, Chen Gao, Xiao-Ping Dong
Letter: A novel prion protein variant in a patient with semantic dementia (1 June, 2017)
Joanna Kenny, Ione Woollacott, Carolin Koriath, Laszlo Hosszu, Gary Adamson, Peter Rudge, Martin N Rossor, John Collinge, Jonathan D Rohrer, Simon Mead
Letter: Levels of nitric oxide metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid correlate with cognitive impairment in early stage multiple sclerosis (26 April, 2017)
Kazumasa Okada, Masako Kobata, Yusuke Sennari, Yukio Iwanaka, Tomoyo Hashimoto, Keiko Ohnari, Masayuki Tahara
Letter:
A novel homozygous change of CLCN2 (p.His590Pro) is associated with a subclinical form of leukoencephalopathy with ataxia (LKPAT)
(4 May, 2017)
Elisa Giorgio, Giovanna Vaula, Paolo Benna, Nicola Lo Buono, Chiara Maria Eandi, Daniele Dino, Cecilia Mancini, Simona Cavalieri, Eleonora Di Gregorio, Elisa Pozzi, Marta Ferrero, Maria Teresa Giordana, Christel Depienne, Alfredo Brusco