Impact of in-hospital COVID-19 quarantine policy changes on quality of acute stroke care: a single center experience by Minkyung Kim, Keon-Joo Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Hokyu Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Han Jun Kim, Kyungmi Oh, Sung-Jun Park, Chi Kyung Kim, Young-Duck Cho

“…When pre-and post-COVID-19 screening epochs were compared, DIT, door-to-neurologist referral time, and DPT showed numerical increases. …”
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Rapid response electroencephalography decreases time to seizure diagnosis in pediatric acute care patients by Nevedha Rajan, Toni Kavanagh, Maite LaVega‐Talbott, Sandeep Gangadharan

“…They can be diagnosed by a machine that records the brain's electrical activity and the data can be interpreted by a specialized neurologist, but the process of getting the machine connected to the patient and getting the data often takes hours and delays diagnosis. …”
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The Prechtl’s General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2 in Prediction of Cerebral Palsy at Two Years of Age in High-risk Infant... by Hatice ADIGÜZEL, Halil İbrahim ÇELİK, Yusuf Ünal SARIKABADAYI, Nevin ERGUN, Bülent ELBASAN

“…The ISP-2 and HINE were used to evaluate neurological and sensory processing at 3rd month for once, respectively. A pediatric neurologist who was blinded to all testing made the diagnosis of CP at two years of age based on neuroimaging and clinical tests. …”
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Modeling the determinants of attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi using machine learning by Daniel M. Mwanga, Isaac C. Kipchirchir, George O. Muhua, Charles R. Newton, Damazo T. Kadengye, Abankwah Junior, Albert Akpalu, Arjune Sen, Bruno Mmbando, Charles R. Newton, Cynthia Sottie, Dan Bhwana, Daniel Mtai Mwanga, Damazo T. Kadengye, Daniel Nana Yaw, David McDaid, Dorcas Muli, Emmanuel Darkwa, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Gershim Asiki, Gergana Manolova, Guillaume Pages, Helen Cross, Henrika Kimambo, Isolide S. Massawe, Josemir W. Sander, Mary Bitta, Mercy Atieno, Neerja Chowdhary, Patrick Adjei, Peter O. Otieno, Ryan Wagner, Richard Walker, Sabina Asiamah, Samuel Iddi, Simone Grassi, Sloan Mahone, Sonia Vallentin, Stella Waruingi, Symon Kariuki, Tarun Dua, Thomas Kwasa, Timothy Denison, Tony Godi, Vivian Mushi, William Matuja

“…Attrition was defined as probable epilepsy cases identified at stage-I but who did not attend stage-II (neurologist assessment). Categorical variables were one-hot encoded, class imbalance was addressed using synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) and numeric variables were scaled and centered. …”
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Neurological history both twinned and queried by generative artificial intelligence by Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Eunhee Choi, Sergio L. Angulo, Sergio L. Angulo, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, Robert A. McDougal, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton, William W. Lytton

“…Three standard GPT-4 models were designated Models P: patient digital twin; N: neurologist to query Model P; and S: supervisor to synthesize the N-P dialogue into a derived HPI and formulate the differential diagnosis. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Seizures in the Emergency Department: A One-Year Analysis by K. Puteikis, K. Zdanytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Outpatients with seizures but no diagnosed epilepsy were most often advised to consult a neurologist, receive an electroencephalography (EEG) (19, 76.0% and 11, 44.0%, respectively), and abstain from alcohol (11, 44.0%), but treatment was almost never prescribed. …”
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Case of phenotype of optic nerve atrophy due to mutation in С19orf12 gene (neurodegeneration with the brain iron accumulation (nbia)) by M.E. Ivanova, V.V. Kadyshev, D.S. Atarshchikov, I.V. Zolnikova, N.P. Akchurina, N.K. Serova, F.A. Konovalov, E.R. Lozier, E.A. Pomerantseva, N.V. Vetrova, D. Barh, L.M. Balashova, J.M. Salmasi

“…During the examination partial atrophy of the optic nerves was revealed, consultations were conducted with a neurologist, neurophthalmologist. Hyperreflexia, gait changes, and a slight delay in speech development were also revealed. …”
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Traumatic brain injury series - Introduction by Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Colette Griffin

“…The early rehabilitation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been demonstrated to be both clinically and economically effective [1,2]. Neurologists, neurosurgeons and neurorehabilitation specialists all have a role to play in the assessment and management of this patient group.…”
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Case report: From misdiagnosis to timely detection: a clinical and imaging guide to neurological presentations of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma—insights from six cases by Chunxiao Yang, Zihua Gong, Tao Wang, Huijuan Yuan, Weinan Na, Wei Xie, Shengyuan Yu

“…These presentations precipitated multiple erroneous diagnoses pertaining to nervous system pathologies, culminating in a median diagnostic latency of 8 months.ConclusionThe differential diagnostic process for the misdiagnosed conditions in these cases has been meticulously revisited, enhancing the diagnostic acumen of neurologists. These cases underscore the imperative for neurologists to maintain a high index of suspicion for lymphoma in atypical presentations and to judiciously integrate multimodal diagnostic modalities—such as comprehensive imaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and biopsy—to expedite diagnosis and initiate timely intervention.…”
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Bilateral Medial Medullary Stroke: A Challenge in Early Diagnosis by Amir M. Torabi

“…Because of the symmetric and midline pattern of this abnormal signal and similarity to an artifact, some radiologists or neurologists may miss this type of stroke. Radiologists and neurologists must recognize clinical and MRI findings of this rare type of stroke, which early treatment could make a difference in patient outcome. …”
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Developing an Index to Measure the Value of Health Care Provided to Stroke Patients by Halil Şengül, Sabahattin Aydın, Emrah Önder, Arzu Bulut

“…Methods: The Case-Mix Variables Data Collection Reference Guide, developed through a review of national and international stroke guidelines, underwent content validation by 10 neurologists and 10 interventional radiologists. Questions with a content validity index exceeding 0.80, along with the World Health Organization responsiveness questionnaire and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global-10 short form, were subjected to pairwise comparison by two neurologists, two interventional radiologists, and two public health physicians using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. …”
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Survey on first-line therapeutic management of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in clinical practice in Spain by M. Llaneza, G. Fontes, L. Benedito-Palos, E. Moral

“…Methods: Based on a review of the literature and the experience of a scientific committee made up by 2 neurologists, an ad hoc survey was developed and distributed to Spanish neurologists. …”
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Transition from paediatric to adult neurological care: What do we know? by A. Valero-Mut, M.M. Rosselló-Vadell, M. Caner-Faig, J. Rubies-Olives, M. Carmona-Belda, E. Córdoba-Borrás, M.A. Grimalt-Calatayud, E. Miravet-Fuster

“…Results: Responses were received from 58 professionals; 46.6% were hospital paediatricians, 29.9% were neurologists, 13.8% were paediatric neurologists, and 13.8% were primary care paediatricians. …”
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Intracranial Cysts: An Imagery Diagnostic Challenge by Alexandra Oprişan, Bogdan O. Popescu

“…On an almost routine basis, the neurologists have to deal with such differentials. Therefore, we aim to mention here some of the frequently encountered diagnosis problems when a patient presents with a cystic cerebral mass.…”
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Recommendations for the treatment of multiple sclerosis with disease-modifying drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic by R. Kizlaitienė, N. Giedraitienė, I. Sereikė, J. Liutkienė, L. Leščinskienė, G. Kaubrys

“… The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent pandemic present a challenge to neurologists treating patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. …”
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Optic neuritis by J. Katelytė, R. Liutkevičienė

“… Optic neuritis (ON) is a quite common condition and most neurologists are familiar with it. However, some studies show that at least 10% of cases are overdiagnosed. …”
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Trends in Prescription of Stimulants and Narcoleptic Drugs in Switzerland: Longitudinal Health Insurance Claims Analysis for the Years 2014-2021 by Tamara Scharf, Carola A Huber, Markus Näpflin, Zhongxing Zhang, Ramin Khatami

“…In 2021, 37.1% (28,057 prescriptions) of the medications were prescribed by psychiatrists, followed by 36.1% (n=27,323) prescribed by general practitioners and 1% (n=748) by neurologists. Only sodium oxybate, which is highly specific for narcolepsy treatment, was most frequently prescribed by neurologists (27.8%, 37 prescriptions). …”
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Immunomediated Encephalitis: New Diagnoses on the Neurology–Psychiatry Interface by Daniel Damiani, Aline Ribeiro de Bem

“…Initially, patients present with subacute behavioral alterations, evolving over months, being attributed to purely psychiatric mechanisms, as well as neurological symptoms that often go unnoticed by professionals who are not neurologists. The etiologies behind these diseases are represented by paraneoplastic syndromes (including occult tumors) as well as viral infections, in both cases constituting true immunological triggers with exposure of antigens that will lead to a cross-immunological response directed at healthy structures of the nervous system. …”
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Synaptic Plasticity and Neurological Disorders in Neurotropic Viral Infections by Venkata Subba Rao Atluri, Melissa Hidalgo, Thangavel Samikkannu, Kesava Rao Venkata Kurapati, Madhavan Nair

“…Since the AIDS pandemic, the interest in neurotropic viral infections has become essential for all clinical neurologists. Although these neurotropic viruses are able to be harbored in or infect the nervous system, not all the neurotropic viruses have been reported to cause disrupted synaptic plasticity and impaired cognitive functions. …”
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Three Cases of Pigmentary Incontinence and Literature Review by Yunfeng Zhang, Yuan Wang, Jinpu Zhang, Na Song

“…Conclusions: IP is a disease that involves multiple systems and patients with IP are likely to develop serious ocular and neurologic complications. Once diagnosed, neurologists, ophthalmologists, and dentists must consult and evaluate patients multidisciplinaryly. …”
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