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Original Article| Open Access
Precentral gyrus abnormal connectivity in male and female patients with schizophrenia
Mahdi ZareiAim: Dysfunction of the precentral gyrus plays a role in the impairments of voluntary movement associated with schizophrenia and it has significantly reduced functional activity in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the precentral gyrus alteration and its... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:13. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2018.02Published on: 23 Apr 2018 | Viewed:217 | Downloaded:7+HTML| PDF -
Case Report| Open Access
Very rare upperdorsal intramedullary epidermoid with paraplegia: a case report
Md. Atikur Rahman , Bipin Kumar Chaurasia , Md. Arif Hossain , Saequa Habib , Kanak Kanti BaruaIntramedullary upperdorsal epidermoid tumor is very rare. As far as we know, a small number of epidermoid tumors in the spinal cord have been reported in the journal for a long time. Most of the time, the spinal cord epidermoids are intradural extramedullary. We are reporting a case of a... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:14. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2017.57Published on: 23 Apr 2018 | Viewed:125 | Downloaded:2+HTML| PDF -
Commentary| Open Access
Multiple sclerosis: depression and disability are globally shared issues of concern
Victor M. Rivera Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:12. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2018.16Published on: 18 Apr 2018 | Viewed:532 | Downloaded:8+HTML| PDF -
Original Article| Open Access
Acetaminophen metabolites p-aminophenol and AM404 inhibit microglial activation
Wyatt T. Slattery , Andis KlegerisAim: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, deposits of amyloid beta and neurofibrillary tangles. Inflammation facilitated by microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, contribute to the pathogenesis of AD. Epidemiological data... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:11. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2018.05Published on: 12 Apr 2018 | Viewed:342 | Downloaded:29+HTML| PDF -
Review| Open Access
MicroRNA-126 is a prospective target for vascular disease
Mei-Jie Qu , Jia-Ji Pan , Xiao-Jing Shi , Zhi-Jun Zhang , Yao-Hui Tang , Guo-Yuan YangMicroRNA-126 was involved in angiogenesis during physiological and pathological process. It was mainly expressed in endothelial cells, and defined as a pivotal biological molecule associated with vascular disease. Increased microRNA-126 in endothelial cells promotes angiogenesis in ischemic... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:10. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2018.01Published on: 9 Apr 2018 | Viewed:1552 | Downloaded:29+HTML| PDF -
Original Article| Open Access
Applying clustering coefficient to the pattern of international author collaboration in neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation
Chen-Fang Hsu , Tsair-Wei Chien , Julie Chi Chow , Willy ChouAim: To apply cluster coefficient (CC) to the pattern of international author collaborations in neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation using data from Medline and to visualize results using Google maps and social network analysis (SNA). Methods: Selecting 2799 abstracts, author names, countries,... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:9. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2018.03Published on: 30 Mar 2018 | Viewed:2147 | Downloaded:33+HTML| PDF -
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Depression severity and its predictors among multiple sclerosis patients in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Adel Ali Alhazzani , Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani , Hassan Ogran , Osamah Hussain Abuhawi , Abdulrahman Yahya Asiri , Ali Mohammed Al-Hanash , Reem Ali AlQahtany , Adel Ali Alfaifi , Abdullmgeed Abdullah Asiri , Muhannad Ali AsiriAim: To assess depression severity among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Methods: Our survey was carried out among a sample of 598 MS patients (35.8% were males and 64.2% were females) from all different regions of KSA. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:8. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2017.55Published on: 23 Mar 2018 | Viewed:1829 | Downloaded:53+HTML| PDF -
Case Report| Open Access
Steroids and plasma exchange in Isaacs' syndrome with anti-Caspr2 antibodies
Daniele Orsucci , Gianfranco Cafforio , Gianluca Moscato , Alessandro Napolitano , Marco Margelli , Monica MazzoniIsaacs’ syndrome is a disease characterized by nerve hyperexcitability. The patients are commonly treated with symptomatic therapies and immunomodulatory approaches, but no clinical trials are available to date. Here, we report the case of an anti-Caspr2-positive patient, presenting with... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:7. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2017.67Published on: 8 Mar 2018 | Viewed:4108 | Downloaded:77+HTML| PDF -
Case Report| Open Access
Hypodysfibrinogenemia in a young patient with recurrent strokes
Daniele Orsucci , Stefania Salvetti , Marco Margelli , Michele Puglioli , Marco Vista , Monica MazzoniStroke is a complex disease, but in some instances is the direct result of a monogenic disease. Here we report the case of a 44-year-old Italian man who experienced recurrent transitory ischemic attacks and strokes. He also had right fetal-type posterior cerebral artery. He was diagnosed with... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:6. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2017.66Published on: 7 Mar 2018 | Viewed:2766 | Downloaded:42+HTML| PDF -
Review| Open Access
The role of ubiquitinated TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Yi Dong , Yan ChenDeposition of intracellular ubiquitin inclusion in motor neurons is one of the leading pathogenic mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The transactive response DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is the main component of intracellular ubiquitin inclusion bodies in pathological deposits.... Read more
Neuroimmunol Neuroinflammation 2018;5:5. | doi:10.20517/2347-8659.2017.47Published on: 26 Feb 2018 | Viewed:2756 | Downloaded:141+HTML| PDF