Official Journal of the World Federation of Neurology

The Journal of the Neurological Sciences provides a medium for the prompt publication of original articles in neurology and neuroscience from around the world. JNS places special emphasis on articles that: 1) provide guidance to clinicians around the world (Best Practices, Global Neurology); 2) report cutting-edge science related to neurology (Basic and Translational Sciences); 3) educate readers about relevant and practical clinical outcomes in neurology (Outcomes Research); and 4) summarize or editorialize the current state of the literature (Reviews, Commentaries, and Editorials).

JNS accepts most types of manuscripts for consideration including original research papers, short communications, reviews, book reviews, letters to the Editor, opinions and editorials. Topics considered will be from neurology-related fields that are of interest to practicing physicians around the world. Examples include neuromuscular diseases, demyelination, atrophies, dementia, neoplasms, infections, epilepsies, disturbances of consciousness, stroke and cerebral circulation, growth and development, plasticity and intermediary metabolism.

The fields covered may include neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neuroepidemiology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, neuroophthalmology, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neurooncology, neurotoxicology, restorative neurology, and tropical neurology.

The Journal of the Neurological Sciences is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology.

Editor in Chief
Prof. John D. England, Richard M. Paddison Professor and Head, MD, FAAN
Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States
Managing Editor
Dr. Nicole Villemarette-Pittman
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, New Orleans, LA, United States
Basic Science
Dr. H. Farris
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Outcomes-Translational/Cerebrovascular
Best Practices
Dr. C. Armon
Tel Aviv, Israel
Reviews, Commentary, Editorials
Dr. D.D. Truong, MD
Fountain Valley, California, United States
Global Neurology
Professor D.H. Silberberg, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Editorial Board
Professor N.G. Bazan
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. R. Bhidayasiri, MD, FRCP.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Professor M. Brainin
Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria
Dr. L. Caplan
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. S. F. Cappa
University Life-Health Saint Raphael, Milano, Italy
Dr. A. Charidimou
Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School Center for Nervous System Repair, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Professor C. Chen, MD
National University of Singapore, Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, Department of Pharmacology Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUHS Tower Block, Level 11, Singapore
Dr. F. Culicchia
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Human Development Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. P. A. van Doorn
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Professor M Filippi, MD, FEAN
University Life-Health Saint Raphael, Milano, Italy
Dr. M.S. Freedman
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dr. K.P. Frei
Parkinson's & Movement Disorder Institute, Fountain Valley, California, United States
Dr. H. J. Gould
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. W. Grisold
Social Medical Centre South Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital Department of Neurology, Wien, Austria
Professor A.B. Guekht
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Department of Neurology Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Dr. V. Hinson
Medical University of South Carolina Department of Neurology, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Professor K. Jellinger
Ludwig Boltzmann Research Network, Wien, Austria
Professor R. Kaji
University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan
Professor D. Karussis
Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Yerushalayim, Israel
Prof. Dr. J.-I. Kira
Kyushu University, School of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology, Fukuoka, Japan
Dr. S. Kuwabara
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Assoc. Professor M. Levy, MD, PhD
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. R.A. Lewis
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Professor M.T. Medina, MD,Mphil
National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Dr. A. Minagar
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport Department of Pharmacology Toxicology and Neuroscience, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Professor M. Mohan Mehndiratta, MD, DNB, DM, FAAN
Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
Professor I. Nishino, MD, PhD
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
Professor P. Olejniczak
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. B. Ovbiagele, MD MSc MAS MBA
University of California at San Francisco, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States
Dr. M. Owolabi
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Professor D. Paul
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. G. Pezzoli
Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriale Nord Milano, Milano, Italy
Dr. E. S. Roach
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
Dr. R.N. Rosenberg
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library, Dallas, Texas, United States
Dr. A.M. Rostami
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dr. C. Singer
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
Dr. A. Siva
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, ?stanbul, Turkey
Dr. G. Sobue
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Professor I. Steiner
Ha'merkaz ha'refui Rabin, Petah Tikva, Israel
Professor A.J. Sumner
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dr. C.-P. Tsai
National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Dr. P. J. S. Vig
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Dr. E. Wassermann
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Professor KS. L. Wong
Prince of Wales Hospital, New Territories, Hong Kong
Dr. N. Yuki, MD, PhD
Mishima Hospital, Niigata, Japan
Editors Emeriti
Professor G.W. Bruyn †
Dr. M. Critchley
Dr. R.P. Lisak
Dr. W. B. Matthews
Professor J.F. Toole
Dr. L. Walton of Detchant
Deputy Editors Emeriti
Dr. W.G. Bradley
Dr. J.T. Hughes
Professor J.M.B.V. de Jong