Patient outcomes and health care resource utilization in acute pancreatitis-related central nervous system complications: insights from a national cohort study by Muhammad Shahzil, Ammad Javaid Chaudhary, Saad Javaid, Vishali Moond, Gokturk Tepe, Muhammad Saad Faisal, Muhammad Ali Khaqan, Anas Kutait

“…Timely identification and effective management of CE in AP may reduce mortality and ease the health care burden associated with this neurological complication.…”
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Identification of PET/CT radiomic signature for classification of locally recurrent rectal cancer: A network-based feature selection approach by Sara Dalmonte, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Dajana Cuicchi, Daniel Remondini, Lorenzo Faggioni, Paolo Castellucci, Andrea Farolfi, Emilia Fortunati, Alberta Cappelli, Riccardo Biondi, Arrigo Cattabriga, Gilberto Poggioli, Stefano Fanti, Gastone Castellani, Francesca Coppola, Nico Curti

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Association of immune-related adverse events with the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer by Chiara Cremolini, Sara Lonardi, Filippo Pietrantonio, Francesca Corti, Elisabetta Fenocchio, Massimiliano Salati, Margherita Ambrosini, Michael J Overman, Lisa Salvatore, Rossana Intini, Priya Jayachandran, Javier Ros, Maria Elena Elez, Marwan Fakih, Aakash Tushar Shah, Rosalba Miceli, Monica Niger, Vincenzo Nasca, Giacomo Mazzoli, Francesco Barretta

“…After a median follow-up time of 29.7 months, patients with higher burden of skin, endocrine and musculoskeletal irAEs (the latter two’s effect was confirmed at multivariable analysis) had longer overall survival (OS), as opposed to gastrointestinal, pneumonitis, neurological, liver, renal and other irAEs, which showed an harmful effect. …”
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Activity-based chemical proteomics reveals caffeic acid ameliorates pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures by covalently targeting aconitate decarboxylase 1 by Guanjun Li, Ling Huang, Di Gu, Peili Wang, Letai Yi, Wenhua Kuang, Ying Zhang, Junzhe Zhang, Dandan Liu, Qiaoli Shi, Huan Tang, Jichao Sun, Guohua Zeng, Xin Peng, Jigang Wang

“…Abstract Background Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, tightly associated with neuroinflammation. …”
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Pediatric bacterial meningitis in southern China: analysis of 838 cases by Lianfeng Chen, Wen-Lin Wu, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li, Sida Yang, Huici Liang, Kelu Zheng, Yani Zhang, Haixia Zhu, Yang Tian, Bingwei Peng, Haisheng Lin, Xiuying Wang, Shuyao Ning, Yinyan Gan, Chi Hou, Yinting Liao, Huiling Sheng, Wen-Xiong Chen, Wen-Xiong Chen

“…Fatality rate was 1.9%, and 10.7% of survivors had neurological sequelae. Recurrent BM was rare (1.6%) but notable in patients with CSF fistula or immunodeficiency. …”
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Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory by Florian Negrello, Jonathan Florentin, Romain Jouffroy, Vianney Aquilina, Rishika Banydeen, Rémi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Moustapha Drame, Papa Gueye

“…Primary outcome was 30 day-survival and neurological outcome at 30 days assessed by the Cerebral Performance Category scale (CPC). …”
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Brain Reward System and Its Volumetric Investigations in Alcohol Addiction by Muhammed Fatih Tabara, Murad Atmaca, Hanefi Yıldırım, Onur Solmaz, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Mehmet Gürkan Gurok

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Neurotoxicological manifestations among drug abusers admitted to Alexandria poison unit and Al-Mamora hospital: prospective study by Haidy Megahed, Maha Ghanem, Ayman Abdelshafi

“…Data collected included demographics, full history of medications, mental and neurological examinations, and investigations.Results: Among 242 patients, drug abuse spanned both sexes and all age groups. …”
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Characteristics of Parthenogenetic Stem Cells and Their Potential Treatment Strategy for Central Nervous System Diseases by Cai H, Huang J, Wang W, Lin W, Ahmed W, Lu D, Quan J, Chen L

“…Hengsen Cai,1,* Jiajun Huang,2,* Wei Wang,2,* Wentong Lin,3,* Waqas Ahmed,4 Deng Lu,1 Jiewei Quan,1 Lukui Chen2 1Department of Neurosurgery, The second People’s Hospital of Pingnan, Pingnan, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510310, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopaedics, Chaozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chaozhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurology, Zhongda Hospital Southeast University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lukui Chen, Department of Neurosurgery, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510310, People’s Republic of China, Email neuro_clk@hotmail.comAbstract: Stem cells hold significant promise in treating neurological illnesses, such as stroke, spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Effect of Hepatitis E Virus on the Male Reproductive System: A Review of Current Evidence by Ahmed A. Kotb, Mohamed A. El-Mokhtar, Ibrahim M. Sayed

“…Beyond hepatic pathogenesis, HEV has been proven to cause several extrahepatic manifestations, such as neurological, renal, and hematological manifestations. …”
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Motor Cortical Networks for Skilled Movements Have Dynamic Properties That Are Related to Accurate Reaching by David F. Putrino, Zhe Chen, Soumya Ghosh, Emery N. Brown

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Isokinetic Dynamometry for External and Internal Rotation Shoulder Strength in Youth Athletes: A Scoping Review by Ian Leahy, Erin Florkiewicz, Mary P. Shotwell

“…Inclusion criteria focused on youth athletes (<18 years) engaged in overhead sports, excluding those with neurological conditions or those designated as college or professional athletes. …”
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The Missing LNK: Evolution from Cytosis to Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis and Germline SH2B3 Mutation by Krishna Gundabolu, Bhavana J. Dave, Carmelita J. Alvares, Jeffrey J. Cannatella, Vijaya R. Bhatt, Lori J. Maness, Zaid S. Al-Kadhimi, Rana K. Zabad, Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun

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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment of Post-stroke Depression of Liver-Qi Stagnation Type in 33 Cases by Cheng LI, Xiaoai LI, Hui LIANG, Nianwen YAN, Yanxu WANG

“…There was a significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups, and the incidence in the treatment group was less than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:rTMS could improve PSD and TCM syndrome and attenuate neurological deficits, as well as rTMS could reduce adverse reactions of fluoxetine and increase the patient's compliance.…”
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A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient by Adriana Bruges Boude, Lina González Vásquez, Fernando Alvarado-Gomez, María Constanza Bedoya, Andrés Rodríguez-Múnera, Luis Carlos Morales-Saenz

“…Solitary bone cysts are infrequent entities in the cervical vertebrae and preservation of spine stability without instrumentation to avoid neurological complications is often challenging. In this case, the proximity of the cyst to the right vertebral artery and the risk of injury were high; however the surgical approach used was successful and no recurrence or instability was evidenced on postoperative MRI.…”
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Interpreting Intervention Induced Neuroplasticity with fMRI: The Case for Multimodal Imaging Strategies by Lee B. Reid, Roslyn N. Boyd, Ross Cunnington, Stephen E. Rose

“…Specifically, we discuss the difficulties in interpreting t-fMRI changes in terms of their underlying causes, that is, differentiating whether they reflect genuine reorganisation, neurological restoration, compensation, use of preexisting redundancies, changes in strategy, or maladaptive processes. …”
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Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacogenetic, and Other Factors Influencing CNS Penetration of Antiretrovirals by Jacinta Nwamaka Nwogu, Qing Ma, Chinedum Peace Babalola, Waheed Adeola Adedeji, Gene D. Morse, Babafemi Taiwo

“…Neurological complications associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are a matter of great concern. …”
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The Consequences of Chorioamnionitis: Preterm Birth and Effects on Development by Robert Galinsky, Graeme R. Polglase, Stuart B. Hooper, M. Jane Black, Timothy J. M. Moss

“…Clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated that FIRS leads to poor cardiorespiratory, neurological, and renal outcomes. These observations are further supported by experimental studies that have improved our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for these outcomes. …”
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Congenital Oligodendroglioma: Clinicopathologic and Molecular Assessment with Review of the Literature by Hope Richard, Kimberly Stogner-Underwood, Christine Fuller

“…Mutant specific (R132H) isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) immunohistochemistry was negative, and the tumor lacked detectable 1p or 19q deletions by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). The onset of neurological symptoms in early infancy followed by the positive MRI findings suggests that this case represents a rare example of congenital oligodendroglioma.…”
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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a Patient on Apixaban for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Ahmad El Alayli, Logeswari Neelakandan, Hicham Krayem

“…Based on the few case reports that point to DOACs as a potential culprit, it appears that a high suspicion index resulting in earlier SSEH diagnosis and intervention is crucial for improved neurological outcome and recovery. Prompt diagnosis remains a challenge, especially that SSEH can mimic cerebrovascular accidents.…”
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