Skip to main content
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
The Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology

Publications

Below are the 50 most recent publications by faculty members in the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  1. Sullivan BA, Collis R, Cahayag R, Lopez HM, Baker MG, Kakkis ED, Rahman S, Bega D, Breilyn MS, Mitchell JJ  et al.  Management of acute infusion-related reactions in AAV gene therapy guided by mechanistic insight.  Mol Ther Adv  2026 Dec 10;34(4):201840. pii:201840
  2. Ghanem FK, Attarian H, Kabrita CS  Sleep deprivation as a multi-system physiological stressor: A review of shared mechanisms and clinical implications.  Sleep Med  2026 Dec;148:109284. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2026.109284
  3. Air EL, Ryschon AM, Rosenow JM, Garner AM, Levin RW, Konrad PE, Pietzsch JB  Cost-effectiveness of vagus nerve-mediated neuroimmune modulation for the treatment of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.  J Med Econ  2026 Dec;29(1):1462-1473. doi:10.1080/13696998.2026.2662122
  4. Prasad D, Alwakeal A, Jain R, Lyman JG, Sriram N, Weiss BE, Tennyson JM, D'Ambrose NM, Mossner JM, Rosenow JM  et al.  Associations between prescribed amphetamines and spontaneous cervical artery dissection: a matched case-control study.  J Clin Neurosci  2026 Nov;153:112201. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2026.112201
  5. Khorasani A, Gorski CM, Hung NT, Hulsizer J, Paul V, Tomic G, Prakash PR, Park S, Seo G, Houskamp EJ  et al.  Wearable Myoelectric Interface for Neurorehabilitation (MINT) to Recover Arm Activity After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Neurorehabil Neural Repair  2026 Nov;40(11):953-965. doi:10.1177/15459683261454937
  6. Huang ZL, Jiang T, Suarez Palacios MM, Ouyang T, Abdallah A, Niu L, Chen J, Zhai X, Ciolak E, Qiang W  et al.  Therapy-associated lineage plasticity in DIPG following combined CDK4/6 inhibitor, temozolomide, and radiation.  Cancer Lett  2026 Oct 28;659:218771. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2026.218771
  7. Bansal T, Lee MK, Coleman C, Kim YM, Hintermueller D, Chen Y, Sreekanth V, Haney CR, Karginova OA, Avila R  et al.  Local control of Cre-regulated genetic modeling in vivo using wireless implantable optoelectronics.  Sci Adv  2026 Oct 16;12(42):eaed1014. pii:eaed1014
  8. Tidball AM, Luo J, Walker JC, Takla TN, Carvill GL, Parent JM  Genome-wide CRISPRi screen in human iNeurons identifies novel negative mTOR regulator genes associated with focal cortical dysplasia.  Neurobiol Dis  2026 Oct 15;229:107602. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107602
  9. Jang SH, Hong JH, Sohn SI, Park H, Kang K, Youn MS, Lee SJ, Kim JG, Park JM, Lee D  et al.  Vascular Imaging Features and Time-Specific Recurrence Risk After Craniocervical Artery Dissection.  Neurology  2026 Oct 13;107(7):e218546. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000218546
  10. Coughlin DG, Gochanour C, Yin J, Concha-Marambio L, Farris C, Ma Y, Lafontant DE, Jabbari E, Simuni T, Marek K  et al.  Consistency of Serial Cerebrospinal Fluid α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assay Results in the Parkinson's Precision Medicine Initiative.  Mov Disord  2026 Oct 12;. doi:10.1002/mds.70509
  11. Baumert BG, Hegi ME, van den Bent MJ, von Deimling A, Gorlia T, Hoang-Xuan K, Brandes AA, Sargos P, Taphoorn MJB, Vauleon E  et al.  Temozolomide Versus Radiotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Low-Grade Glioma: Mature Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial (EORTC 22033-26033/NCIC-CTG/TROG/MRC-CTU).  J Clin Oncol  2026 Oct 10;44(29):2800-2810. doi:10.1200/JCO-25-02735
  12. Machhi J, Kumthekar P, Hartmann S  Uncovering the Role of Small and Intermediate-Length Non-Coding RNAs in Glioma Pathogenesis and Prognosis.  Cancers (Basel)  2026 Oct 08;18(19). pii:3232
  13. Rangwala R, Martin-Harris B, Lee JJ, Bega D, Kantarcigil C  Respiratory-swallowing Measures and the Impact of Bolus Hold in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease.  Dysphagia  2026 Oct 08;. doi:10.1007/s00455-026-11004-8
  14. Schneider RB, Skibinski G, Fiske B, Kopil CM, Merchant K, Simuni T  Considerations for therapeutic targets for clinical trials in biomarker-characterized prodromal Parkinson's disease populations.  J Parkinsons Dis  2026 Oct 08;:1877718X261493297. pii:1877718X261493297
  15. Yu J, Ramirez MA, Wang YZ, Edassery S, Shramuk M, Yeom S, Li CJ, Joshi Y, Cheatham MA, Rutherford MA  et al.  Heat shock pathway activation by TRC051384 protects spiral ganglion neurons from noise-induced hearing loss.  JCI Insight  2026 Oct 08;11(19). pii:e203285
  16. Mouraux C, Santana MM, Rosenthal LS, Cortese A, Santorelli FM, Opal P, Coarelli G  The role of neurofilament light chain and other fluid biomarkers in cerebellar ataxias.  Brain Commun  2026;8(5):fcag313. pii:fcag313
  17. Villa AP, Trzeciak J, Wolfe D, Ehichioya DE, Falkenstein J, Wong JT, Wu R, Dimalanta L, Kaiban W, Dhanoa J  et al.  A population of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra is required for food-anticipatory activity.  Curr Biol  2026 Oct 05;36(19):5042-5054.e5. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.061
  18. Vu TT, Knutson KL, Auer R, Jakob J, Lloyd-Jones DM, Carnethon MR  Recent and Cumulative Cannabis Use and Sleep in Middle-Aged Adults.  JAMA Netw Open  2026 Oct 01;9(10):e2638303. pii:e2638303
  19. Curran Y, Pandey D, Bello HS, Aliyu I, Owolabi LF, Gorelick PB  Stroke mortality continues to ravage Sub-Saharan Africa: a call to action.  J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis  2026 Oct 01;35(11):108761. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108761
  20. Asogwa OA, Dirven L, van den Bent MJ, Aaronson NK, Baumert BG, Brandes AA, Clement PM, Coens C, Gorlia T, Herrlinger U  et al.  Health-Related Quality of Life in Glioma Subtypes: A Pooled Analysis of 16 Randomized Trials from the CODAGLIO 2.0 project.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Oct 01;. pii:noag231
  21. Zhang S, Singh O, Dazelle K, Quezado M, Cimino PJ, Abdullaev Z, Wu J, Lucas CH, Schreck KC, Holdhoff M  et al.  High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features: A clinical and genomic analysis of prognostic factors using a large cohort.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Oct 01;28(10):2435-2448. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noag145
  22. Yaghoobi S, Salboukh F, Llyod-Jones D, Allen N, Jacobs DR, Launer LJ, Yaffe K, Mesulam MM, Gorelick PB, Bryan RN  et al.  Early Life Vascular Risk and Midlife Markers of Brain Aging.  Stroke  2026 Oct;57(10):3055-3068. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.126.055765
  23. Ece B, Giordani B, Goldstein F, Weintraub S, Manly J, Dalton P, Parma V, Gershon RC, Ho EH  Evaluation of the NIH Toolbox Odor Identification Test in African American older adults with and without amnestic mild cognitive impairment.  J Alzheimers Dis  2026 Oct;113(4):1886-1894. doi:10.1177/13872877261483176
  24. Banker M, Naidech AM  Response to: "Addressing Immortal Time Bias in Estimating the Effect of Prophylactic Antiseizure Medication After Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage".  Neurocrit Care  2026 Oct;45(2):873-874. doi:10.1007/s12028-026-02642-9
  25. Benatar M, Barmada S, Jicha GA, Lagier-Tourenne C, Gregory J, Al-Chalabi A, Boeve BF, Jack CR, Seeley WW, Maragakis NJ  et al.  TDP-43-Associated Neurodegenerative Disease Conceptualization and Integrated Staging: A Review.  JAMA Neurol  2026 Oct 01;83(10):1013-1022. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2812
  26. Koo C, Fuentes R, Pandya P, Takahashi S, Thomas D, Zhou Y, Homma K, Li J, Richter CP, Tan X  Honokiol-mediated reversal of cisplatin-induced transcriptomic changes in outer hair cells.  Biomed Pharmacother  2026 Oct;203:119857. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119857
  27. Adewuyi AA, Ramsey MD, Franz CK  Beyond the Neurological Level of Injury: The Critical Role of Electrodiagnostics in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.  Muscle Nerve  2026 Oct;74(4):1153-1155. doi:10.1002/mus.70373
  28. Sunderrajan A, Cursio J, Mason N, Byron M, Martinez M, Orlov N, Knutson KL, Mokhlesi B, Press VG, Meltzer DO  et al.  Reply to: "Letter to the Editor regarding 'A randomized trial of I-SLEEP: A patient education and empowerment intervention on inpatient sleep duration and medical sleep disruptions'".  J Hosp Med  2026 Oct;21(10):1198-1199. doi:10.1002/jhm.70406
  29. Gong R, Wang L, Xue D, Cai J, Jiang Y, Huang J, Zhu J, Li Z, Ke A, Shi G  et al.  cfDNA-derived gene signatures as surrogate for microvascular invasion in HCC.  JHEP Rep  2026 Oct;8(10):101966. pii:101966
  30. Piña Y, Umeh Garcia M, Boire A, Brenner A, Camidge DR, Chang S, Forsyth PA, Hayden Gephart M, Olayinka Kamson D, Kumthekar P  et al.  Breaking barriers in leptomeningeal disease: A Society for Neuro-Oncology and The American Society of Clinical Oncology consensus review on clinical trial design and basic science integration.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Oct 01;28(10):2299-2312. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noag126
  31. Erol ZY, Quintanilla C, Ozdinler PH  Bringing cellular clarity to the cortical component of ALS with a high-density multi-electrode array system.  FEBS J  2026 Oct;293(19):5686-5695. doi:10.1111/febs.70552
  32. Kim M, Manson M, Liu Y, Rangel S, Kaplan N, Rabbaa L, Choate K, Bose S, Metukuru R, Lin X  et al.  Tape strips capture immune and epidermal hyperplasia markers in the major orphan ichthyoses.  J Invest Dermatol  2026 Oct;146(10):2759-2768.e6. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2026.03.033
  33. Kashima DT, Yoon E, Carvill GL, Laux LC  Efficacy of Dravet Syndrome Treatments in a Subset of Individuals with 2q24.3 Deletion: A-5 Patient Case Series.  J Child Neurol  2026 Oct;41(9):1331-1335. doi:10.1177/08830738251409585
  34. Zhao T, Tang J, He Y, Pandey DK, Gorelick PB, Yan L  Whole-Brain Cerebral Microvascular Pulsatility Imaging Using Dynamic pCASL MRI With Segmented Stack-of-Stars Golden-Angle Radial Acquisition.  Magn Reson Med  2026 Sep 30;. doi:10.1002/mrm.70614
  35. Brooker SM, Coukos R, Krainc D  Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease.  Nat Rev Neurol  2026 Sep 29;. doi:10.1038/s41582-026-01262-3
  36. Moreno MDMM, Celis K, Rajabli F, Whitehead PL, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Dykxhoorn DM, Nuytemans K, Mesulam MM, Bennett DA, Schuck T  et al.  Unraveling changes in mitochondrial processes influenced by ancestry in APOEε4 carriers with Alzheimer disease.  Front Aging Neurosci  2026;18:1888862. pii:1888862
  37. Stefanelli R, Oliver D, Damiani S, Orlandi M, Provenzani U, Bortolin E, Rovida M, Addington J, Alameda L, Arango C  et al.  External validation and refinement of the Psychosis Polyrisk Score to detect individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis.  BMJ Ment Health  2026 Sep 28;29(1). pii:e302838
  38. Seiffge D, Bernstein RA, Passman RS, Cordonnier C  Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion-Is the Case Now Closed?  JAMA Neurol  2026 Sep 28;. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3292
  39. Nascimento FA, Nascimento KJM, Gerard EE, Sisodiya SM, Wirrell E, Beniczky S  Applying the operational definition of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies in adults: Challenges and proposed solutions.  Epilepsia  2026 Sep 26;. doi:10.1002/epi.70497
  40. Nathan CL, VanHaerents S, Oblich M, Giammarco-Hock A, Cunningham EM, Mizera MM, Potts MB, Hsieh JK, Rosenow J, Schuele S  Expedited epilepsy surgery for patients seen in a first seizure clinic.  Epilepsy Behav  2026 Sep 24;185:111313. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111313
  41. Dunietz GL, Agyare BO, Vijayakumar P, Gavidia R, Lyu X, Sankari A, Attarian H, Kaleba E, Ancoli-Israel S, Shedden K  Sleep Apnea and Risk of Comorbid Insomnia in Arab, Black, and White Women and Men; A Longitudinal Study.  Sleep  2026 Sep 24;. pii:zsag257
  42. Suk TR, Gate D  B cells enter the synaptic conversation.  Trends Pharmacol Sci  2026 Sep 23;. pii:S0165-6147(26)00233-6
  43. Kosik-Rose E, Zhou G, Sheriff A, Rosenow JM, Schuele SU, Oluigbo CO, Teti SA, Koubeissi M, Mowla MR, Rhone AE  et al.  Cycle-by-Cycle Respiration Waveforms Are Coupled with the Shape of Neural Oscillations.  J Neurosci  2026 Sep 23;46(38). pii:e0731262026
  44. Knutson KL, Harrington K, Alexandria SJ, Zee PC, Carnethon MR  Associations Between Measures of Sleep Health and Cognitive Function in Older Adults.  medRxiv  2026 Sep 22;. pii:2026.09.21.26363558
  45. Maisuria S, Mondríguez-González A, Pavlos T, Swong KN, Franz CK  Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation as an ancillary treatment following nerve repair surgery.  PM R  2026 Sep 22;. doi:10.1002/pmrj.70221
  46. Edgar CJ, Poston KL, Coon CD, Bocell FD, Dam T, Xiao Y, Kopil CM, Simuni T, Weintraub D, Thomas M  Cognition endpoints for Parkinson's disease: A roadmap for developing patient-focused assessment tools to accelerate drug development.  J Parkinsons Dis  2026 Sep 21;:1877718X261483866. pii:1877718X261483866
  47. Salehi N, Takarabe C, Walesa M, Pause L, Agarwal G, Bonakdarpour B  Sound relief: Restorative Music as a strategy to improve clinician wellbeing.  Front Psychol  2026;17:1864986. pii:1864986
  48. Núñez FJ, Banerjee K, Mujeeb AA, Mauser A, Tronrud CE, Zhu Z, Raghuram S, Sheth MR, Pena Agudelo JA, Zelaya J  et al.  Autophagy inhibition sensitizes radiotherapy responses in high-grade mutant IDH1 glioma.  Nat Commun  2026 Sep 18;17(1). pii:9740
  49. Sharma A, Johnson M, Kim H, Kumthekar P, Yogendran LV, Siegel C, Lwin Z, Koekkoek JAF, Leng LZ, Balogun J  et al.  Neuropalliative care in brain cancer.  Clin Med (Lond)  2026 Sep 18;26(5):100645. pii:100645
  50. Calhoun JD, Wang C, Biar CG, Gunti JR, Lee JS, Geller AM, Hong JH, Schnell S, Dang LT, Wang Y  et al.  Gene-specific machine learning model EpiPred identifies likely pathogenic variants in the epilepsy-related gene STXBP1.  J Clin Invest  2026 Sep 17;. pii:e207160

Follow Neurology on InstagramFacebookLinkedIn