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Brain Sciences, Volume 12, Issue 2

February 2022 - 174 articles

Cover Story: We performed a literature review on the cognitive deficits observed in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). A bibliographic search was carried out. Studies suggest that there is an association between the duration of the disease and the frequency and extent of cognitive disorders. Studies also showed that SPMS is associated with an increased frequency of cognitive impairment and with an increased severity compared to relapsing–remitting MS. Compared to RRMS, progressive forms of MS are associated with more severe impairment in certain cognitive areas, such as episodic verbal memory, information processing speed, working memory or verbal fluency. View this paper
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Articles (174)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,876 Views
11 Pages

21 February 2022

Tongue pressure measurement (TPM) is an indicator of oral function. However, the association between tongue pressure and cerebral activation remains unclear. We used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to examine the correlation between cerebral cortex...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,255 Views
10 Pages

Prognostic Significance of Admission Glucose Combined with Hemoglobin A1c in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Reperfusion Therapy

  • Anmo Wang,
  • Ting Cui,
  • Changyi Wang,
  • Qiange Zhu,
  • Xuening Zhang,
  • Shucheng Li,
  • Yuan Yang,
  • Wenzuo Shang and
  • Bo Wu

21 February 2022

Background: Elevated admission glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels have been suggested to be associated with 90-day functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). However, whether the prognosti...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,682 Views
8 Pages

Changes of Spasticity across Time in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Retrospective Study

  • Benjamin Winters,
  • Bruce Kuluris,
  • Rita Pathmanaban,
  • Hannelise Vanderwalt,
  • Aurore Thibaut and
  • Caroline Schnakers

21 February 2022

Objectives: In this retrospective study, we investigated how spasticity developed in patients diagnosed with a prolonged DOC over an almost two-year observation period (21 months), and how it related to the patients’ age, gender, time since inj...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,544 Views
14 Pages

Deciding on Optical Illusions: Reduced Alpha Power in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

  • Anastasios E. Giannopoulos,
  • Ioanna Zioga,
  • Konstantinos Kontoangelos,
  • Panos Papageorgiou,
  • Fotini Kapsali,
  • Christos N. Capsalis and
  • Charalabos Papageorgiou

21 February 2022

Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with imagined defects in appearance. Optical illusions induce illusory effects that distort the presented stimulus, thus leading to ambiguou...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,031 Views
7 Pages

COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Disorders, What Has Been Accomplished and Future Direction

  • Gianluca Pandolfo,
  • Giovanni Genovese,
  • Fiammetta Iannuzzo,
  • Antonio Bruno,
  • Giovanni Pioggia and
  • Sebastiano Gangemi

20 February 2022

The consequences of the pandemic on mental health are among the most important side effects of COVID-19. Wide concerns have emerged both regarding vaccine hesitation in the general population, and the vaccine’s implementation plan. The aim of t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,550 Views
18 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Challenges of Glioma Invasion

  • Tomoya Oishi,
  • Shinichiro Koizumi and
  • Kazuhiko Kurozumi

20 February 2022

Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, and its prognosis is poor. Glioma cells are highly invasive to the brain parenchyma. It is difficult to achieve complete resection due to the nature of the brain tissue, and tumors that invade the parenc...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,913 Views
10 Pages

Visual Neglect after PICA Stroke—A Case Study

  • Nora Geiser,
  • Brigitte Charlotte Kaufmann,
  • Henrik Rühe,
  • Noortje Maaijwee,
  • Tobias Nef,
  • Dario Cazzoli and
  • Thomas Nyffeler

19 February 2022

After cerebellar stroke, cognition can be impaired, as described within the framework of the so-called Cerebellar Cognitive Affective Syndrome (CCAS). However, it remains unclear whether visual neglect can also be part of CCAS. We describe the case o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,622 Views
21 Pages

Focused Ultrasound Stimulation as a Neuromodulatory Tool for Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review

  • Keng Siang Lee,
  • Benjamin Clennell,
  • Tom G. J. Steward,
  • Andriana Gialeli,
  • Oscar Cordero-Llana and
  • Daniel J. Whitcomb

19 February 2022

Non-invasive focused ultrasound stimulation (FUS) is a non-ionising neuromodulatory technique that employs acoustic energy to acutely and reversibly modulate brain activity of deep-brain structures. It is currently being investigated as a potential n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,548 Views
8 Pages

Direct Gaze Holds Attention, but Not in Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Mario Dalmaso,
  • Lara Petri,
  • Elisabetta Patron,
  • Andrea Spoto and
  • Michele Vicovaro

19 February 2022

The attentional response to eye-gaze stimuli is still largely unexplored in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, we focused on an attentional phenomenon according to which a direct-gaze face can hold attention in a perceiver. I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,256 Views
15 Pages

Disrupted Resting State Attentional Network Connectivity in Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Users following Two-Weeks of Monitored Abstinence

  • Julia C. Harris,
  • Alexander L. Wallace,
  • Alicia M. Thomas,
  • Hailey G. Wirtz,
  • Christine M. Kaiver and
  • Krista M. Lisdahl

18 February 2022

Background. Numerous neuropsychological studies have shown that cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood led to deficits in sustained and selective attention. However, few studies have examined functional connectivity in attentional networ...

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