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Authors: | El Otmani H, El Bidaoui Z, Amzil R, Bellakhdar S, El Moutawakil B, Abdoh Rafai M |
Institution: | Neurology Department, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco; Genetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco. Electronic address: hichamotmani@hotmail.com. Neurology Department, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco. | Journal: | Rev Neurol (Paris). 2021 Mar;177(3):272-274. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Feb 11. |
Authors: | Bloem BR, Trenkwalder C, Sanchez-Ferro A, Kalia LV, Alcalay R, Chiang HL, Kang UJ, Goetz C, Brundin P, Papa SM |
Institution: | Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. | Journal: | J Parkinsons Dis. 2021;11(1):3-8. doi: 10.3233/JPD-212573. |
Authors: | Halli-Tierney AD, Luker J, Carroll DG |
Institution: | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, AL, USA. | Journal: | Am Fam Physician. 2020 Dec 1;102(11):679-691. |
Authors: | Vignatelli L, Zenesini C, Belotti LMB, Baldin E, Bonavina G, Calandra-Buonaura G, Cortelli P, Descovich C, Fabbri G, Giannini G, Guarino M, Pantieri R, Samoggia G, Scaglione C, Trombetti S, D'Alessandro R, Nonino F |
Institution: | IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. | Journal: | Mov Disord. 2021 Jan;36(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/mds.28408. Epub 2020 Dec 2. |
Authors: | Popa LC, Leucuta DC, Tohanean N, Popa SL, Perju-Dumbrava L |
Institution: | Neurology Department. | Journal: | Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Nov 13;99(46):e23249. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023249. |
Authors: | Brundin P, Nath A, Beckham JD |
Institution: | Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Electronic address: Patrik.Brundin@vai.org. Division of Medicine, Neurology and Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. | Journal: | Trends Neurosci. 2020 Dec;43(12):931-933. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 21. |
Authors: | Khatri DK, Choudhary M, Sood A, Singh SB |
Institution: | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India. Electronic address: dkkhatri10@gmail.com. | Journal: | Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Nov;131:110776. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110776. Epub 2020 Oct 3. |
Authors: | Abbasi MH, Esmaeili S, Habibi SA, Shahidi GA |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Neurology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: gh.a.shahidi.neurology@gmail.com. | Journal: | J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Sep;79:219-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.06.024. Epub 2020 Aug 6. |
Authors: | Tan AH, Lim SY, Chong KK, A Manap MAA, Hor JW, Lim JL, Low SC, Chong CW, Mahadeva S, Lang AE |
Institution: | From the Division of Neurology (A.H.T., S.-Y.L., K.K.C., M.A.A.A.M., J.W.H., J.L.L., S.C.L.), Department of Medicine, and the Mah Pooi Soo & Tan Chin Nam Centre for Parkinson's & Related Disorders (A.H.T., S.-Y.L., K.K.C., M.A.A.A.M., J.W.H., J.L.L., S.C.L.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; School of Pharmacy (C.W.C.), Monash University Malaysia, Selangor; Division of Gastroenterology (S.M.), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and the Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic (A.E.L.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada aihuey.tan@gmail.com. From the Division of Neurology (A.H.T., S.-Y.L., K.K.C., M.A.A.A.M., J.W.H., J.L.L., S.C.L.), Department of Medicine, and the Mah Pooi Soo & Tan Chin Nam Centre for Parkinson's & Related Disorders (A.H.T., S.-Y.L., K.K.C., M.A.A.A.M., J.W.H., J.L.L., S.C.L.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; School of Pharmacy (C.W.C.), Monash University Malaysia, Selangor; Division of Gastroenterology (S.M.), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and the Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic (A.E.L.), Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada. | Journal: | Neurology. 2021 Feb 2;96(5):e772-e782. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010998. Epub 2020 Oct 12. |
Authors: | Barnish MS, Barran SM |
Institution: | Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK. m.s.barnish@exeter.ac.uk. Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy, Evelina London Community Children's Services, Mary Sheridan Health Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. | Journal: | BMC Neurol. 2020 Oct 10;20(1):371. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01938-3. |
Authors: | Ahlskog JE |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: eahlskog@mayo.edu. | Journal: | Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Oct;95(10):2225-2234. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.02.006. |
Authors: | Scott BM, Eisinger RS, Burns MR, Lopes J, Okun MS, Gunduz A, Bowers D |
Institution: | From the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (B.M.S., D.B.), Departments of Neuroscience (R.S.E., A.G.) and Neurology (M.R.B., J.L., M.S.O.), Norman Fixel Institute of Neurological Diseases, and J. Crayton Pruitt Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.G.), University of Florida, Gainesville. bonnie.m.scott@phhp.ufl.edu. | Journal: | Neurology. 2020 Nov 17;95(20):e2769-e2780. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010965. Epub 2020 Oct 1. |
Authors: | Xia Y, Kou L, Zhang G, Han C, Hu J, Wan F, Yin S, Sun Y, Wu J, Li Y, Zhang Z, Huang J, Xiong N, Wang T |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wangtaowh@hust.edu.cn. | Journal: | Sleep Med. 2020 Nov;75:428-433. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.09.011. Epub 2020 Sep 10. |
Authors: | Abugroun A, Taha A, Abdel-Rahman M, Patel P, Ali I, Klein LW |
Institution: | Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226. Electronic address: aabugroun@mcw.edu. Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, California. | Journal: | Am J Cardiol. 2020 Dec 1;136:56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.09.021. Epub 2020 Sep 15. |
Authors: | Kumar N, Gupta R, Kumar H, Mehta S, Rajan R, Kumar D, Kandadai RM, Desai S, Wadia P, Basu P, Mondal B, Sanchita, Rawat A, Meka SS, Mishal B, Prashanth LK, Srivastava AK, Goyal V |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India. Electronic address: drnirajkumarsingh@gmail.com. Department of Neurology, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, India. | Journal: | Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Nov;80:32-34. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.09.003. Epub 2020 Sep 6. |
Authors: | Li H, Liang S, Yu Y, Wang Y, Cheng Y, Yang H, Tong X |
Institution: | Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Huanhu Hosptial, Tianjin, China. | Journal: | PLoS One. 2020 Sep 11;15(9):e0238936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238936. eCollection 2020. |
Authors: | Lolekha P, Tangkanakul C, Saengchatri T, Kulkeartprasert P |
Institution: | Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand. | Journal: | Psychogeriatrics. 2021 Jan;21(1):24-31. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12605. Epub 2020 Sep 1. |
Authors: | Stocchi F, Fossati B, Torti M |
Institution: | Neurology, Institute for Research and Medical Care IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana , Rome, Italy. | Journal: | Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2020 Sep;19(9):1155-1172. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2020.1804550. Epub 2020 Oct 3. |
Authors: | Battel I, Calvo I, Walshe M |
Institution: | Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Electronic address: batteli@tcd.ie. | Journal: | Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb;102(2):314-322. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.06.033. Epub 2020 Aug 27. |
Authors: | Fabbri M, Perez-Lloret S, Rascol O |
Institution: | Clinical Investigation Center CIC1436, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Parkinson Expert Centre and NeuroToul Center of Excellence in Neurodegeneration (COEN) of Toulouse; INSERM, University of Toulouse 3, CHU of Toulouse , Toulouse, France. | Journal: | Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2020 Nov;29(11):1249-1267. doi: 10.1080/13543784.2020.1814252. Epub 2020 Sep 2. |
Authors: | Park JH, Lee SH, Kim Y, Park SW, Byeon GH, Jang JW |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea. | Journal: | Psychogeriatrics. 2020 Nov;20(6):880-890. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12601. Epub 2020 Aug 24. |
Authors: | Salamon A, Zádori D, Szpisjak L, Klivényi P, Vécsei L |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged , Szeged, Hungary. | Journal: | Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2020 Dec;21(18):2265-2278. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1806237. Epub 2020 Aug 18. |
Authors: | Cerri S, Blandini F |
Institution: | Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation , Pavia, Italy. | Journal: | Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2020 Dec;21(18):2279-2291. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1805432. Epub 2020 Aug 17. |
Authors: | Peball M, Krismer F, Knaus HG, Djamshidian A, Werkmann M, Carbone F, Ellmerer P, Heim B, Marini K, Valent D, Goebel G, Ulmer H, Stockner H, Wenning GK, Stolz R, Krejcy K, Poewe W, Seppi K |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. | Journal: | Ann Neurol. 2020 Oct;88(4):712-722. doi: 10.1002/ana.25864. Epub 2020 Aug 31. |
Authors: | Miele G, Straccia G, Moccia M, Leocani L, Tedeschi G, Bonavita S, Lavorgna L |
Institution: | Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, II Clinic of Neurology, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli,' Naples, Italy. Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli,' Naples, Italy. | Journal: | Telemed J E Health. 2020 Dec;26(12):1533-1536. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0184. Epub 2020 Jul 13. |
Authors: | Raciti L, De Cola MC, Ortelli P, Corallo F, Lo Buono V, Morini E, Quattrini F, Filoni S, Calabrò RS |
Institution: | IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Messina, Italy. Electronic address: salbro77@tiscali.it. | Journal: | J Sex Med. 2020 Oct;17(10):1914-1925. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.06.010. Epub 2020 Jul 11. |
Authors: | Zach H, Dirkx MF, Roth D, Pasman JW, Bloem BR, Helmich RC |
Institution: | From the Department of Neurology (H.Z., M.F.D., J.W.P., B.R.B., R.C.H.), Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; and Departments of Neurology (H.Z.) and Emergency Medicine (D.R.), Medical University Vienna, Austria. rick.helmich@radboudumc.nl. | Journal: | Neurology. 2020 Sep 15;95(11):e1461-e1470. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010316. Epub 2020 Jul 10. |
Authors: | Müller T |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee , Berlin, Germany. | Journal: | Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2020 Oct;21(14):1659-1665. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1787379. Epub 2020 Jul 8. |
Authors: | Martignon C, Pedrinolla A, Ruzzante F, Giuriato G, Laginestra FG, Bouça-Machado R, Ferreira JJ, Tinazzi M, Schena F, Venturelli M |
Institution: | Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. massimo.venturelli@univr.it. | Journal: | Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021 Feb;33(2):221-246. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01612-1. Epub 2020 Jun 8. |
Authors: | Macerollo A, Zrinzo L, Akram H, Foltynie T, Limousin P |
Institution: | Department of Neurology, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust , Liverpool, UK. Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery , London, UK. | Journal: | Expert Rev Med Devices. 2020 Oct;17(10):1063-1074. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2020.1747433. Epub 2020 Apr 6. |
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