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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. Quezada MJ, Franz CK  Human spinal cord organoids: A powerful tool to redefine gray matter and lower motor neuron pathophysiology in spinal cord injury.  Neural Regen Res  2026 May 01;21(5):2001-2002. doi:10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-25-00111
  2. Li Y, Miao Y, Liang H, Zhou K, Li R, Qi J, Kong X, Zhou Y, Zhang Q  Elucidating the biological characteristics of overweight populations based on urine Raman spectroscopy and bioinformatics analysis.  Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc  2026 Apr 05;350:127442. doi:10.1016/j.saa.2026.127442
  3. Chung SH, Wang Z, Zhao T, Li Z, Krumpelman CS, Moum SJ, Ansari SA, Yan L  ASL 4D MRA Intracranial Vessel Segmentation With Deep Learning U-Nets.  Magn Reson Med  2026 Apr;95(4):2384-2396. doi:10.1002/mrm.70173
  4. Yomtoob J, Morse L, Keller Sarmiento IJ, Kinsley L, Gomez CM, Opal P, Mencacci NE  Pearls & Oy-sters: SCA27B as an Elusive Genetic Cause of Episodic Neurologic Symptoms in Later Adulthood.  Neurology  2026 Mar 24;106(6):e214754. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214754
  5. Sorenson E, Heitzman D, Lee I, Jang G, Elman L, Habib AA, Wymer J, Hayat G, Goutman SA, Fernandes JAM  et al.  Prospective Validation of the New PLS Diagnostic Criteria From PLS Natural History Study: EMG and Neurofilament Analyses.  Muscle Nerve  2026 Mar 02;. doi:10.1002/mus.70192
  6. Song P, Chen C, Franchini R, Duong B, Wang YZ, Coukos R, Xie Z, Savas JN, Zhou Y, Bertoldi M  et al.  N-acetyl-l-leucine lowers α-synuclein levels and improves synaptic function in Parkinson's disease models.  J Clin Invest  2026 Mar 02;136(5). pii:e196137
  7. Zhu X, John AJ, Kim S, Wang L, Ding E, Zheng J, Saleh A, Marín-Goñi I, Jomaa A, Gao H  et al.  Alcohol use disorder-associated gene FNDC4 alters glutamatergic and GABAergic neurogenesis in neural organoids.  J Clin Invest  2026 Mar 02;136(5). pii:e193204
  8. Heidari P, Heidari N, Khazaie H, Abbott SM, Maroufi A, Abdolmaleki A, Salari N, Mohammadi M, Sharafkhaneh A  Relationship between stroke onset timing and clinical outcomes in ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes: a systematic review.  Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev  2026 Mar;28:200559. pii:200559
  9. Tam SB, Waldeck NJ, Wright M, Mojsilovic-Petrovic J, Baker EM, Kiskinis E, Bass J, Kalb RG  A role for the cholinergic neuron circadian clock in RNA metabolism and mediating neurodegeneration.  Life Sci Alliance  2026 Mar;9(3). pii:e202503508
  10. Gregori G, Sahoo NK, Hasan N, Zarnegar A, Lupidi M, Zhang M, Wu L, Cao J, Piccoli G, Vujosevic S  et al.  Demography, Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Women. MICRoN report number Fourteen.  Am J Ophthalmol  2026 Feb 27;. pii:S0002-9394(26)00102-9
  11. Sahoo NK, Hasan N, Jacob N, Cao J, Wykoff CC, Shah P, Singhanetr P, Rossin E, Desideri LF, Hertkorn F  et al.  Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy with Subretinal Hyper-Reflective Material: MICRoN report 6.  Am J Ophthalmol  2026 Feb 26;. pii:S0002-9394(26)00103-0
  12. Smith BC, Simon SS, Russell EJ  Ophthalmic artery stenosis presenting as amaurosis fugax.  BMC Ophthalmol  2026 Feb 26;. doi:10.1186/s12886-026-04672-5
  13. Witman N, Yu M, Zhang Y, Gai K, Chen Y, Zhou L, Nguyen C, Zhu W, Zheng Y, Jobe SM  et al.  Atypical memory B-cell clonal expansion and inflammatory programs associate with platelet-activating antibody development in COVID-19.  JCI Insight  2026 Feb 26;. pii:e201033
  14. Mackie DB, Smith CM, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Badke CM  Heart Rate Variability Discriminates Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.  Pediatr Crit Care Med  2026 Feb 26;. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003904
  15. Disouky A, Sanborn MA, Sabitha KR, Mostafa MM, Ayala IA, Bennett DA, Lu Y, Zhou Y, Keene CD, Weintraub S  et al.  Human hippocampal neurogenesis in adulthood, ageing and Alzheimer's disease.  Nature  2026 Feb 25;. doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10169-4
  16. Jeong H, Qin Y, Xu F, Trajkovic K, Kim MJ, Marotta N, Hamada K, Allada R, Yang S, Krainc D  Ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 regulates the abundance and toxicity of mutant huntingtin.  JCI Insight  2026 Feb 23;11(4). pii:e181013
  17. Singla P, Babington JR, Adler A, Cao F, Chen Z, Cheng J, Furnish T, Hah JM, Hanna MN, Kesayan T  et al.  CMS Proposed Restrictions on Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Procedures for Chronic Pain: Clinical, Ethical, and Policy Implications for Millions of Americans.  Pain Med  2026 Feb 22;. pii:pnag031
  18. Broderick JP, Naidech AM, Elm JJ, Toyoda K, Dowlatshahi D, Demchuk AM, Khatri P, Steiner T, Bath PM, Audebert HJ  et al.  Recombinant factor VIIa versus placebo for spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage within 2 h of symptom onset (FASTEST): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.  Lancet  2026 Feb 21;407(10530):773-783. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00097-8
  19. Kim M, De La Torre S, Mitchell U, Melendrez B, Cole-Lewis H, Lewis D, Akom A, Cruz T, Spring B, Hekler E  Bridging the divide in digital therapeutics (DTx): Partnership strategies for broader representation across DTx development and deployment.  PLOS Digit Health  2026 Feb;5(2):e0001241. pii:e0001241
  20. Svoboda MD, Kuntz N, Leon-Astudillo C, Byrne BJ, Krueger J, Kwon JM, Sieburg C, Castro D  Summary of Research: Risdiplam Treatment Following Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Individuals with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Multicenter Case Series.  Adv Ther  2026 Feb 20;. doi:10.1007/s12325-026-03509-3
  21. Lee KJ, Oh H, Jeong HG, Kim BJ, Han MK, Kim JT, Choi KH, Shin DI, Cha JK, Kim DH  et al.  Temporal Patterns of Antithrombotic Therapy and Clinical Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Feb 20;:eJAHA2025045364T. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.045364
  22. Prasad D, Jain R, Samal B, Sriram N, Drysch A, Menon SS, Selner AN, Mossner JM, Rosenow JM  Focused ultrasound neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders: a scoping review of clinical applications and current progress.  J Neural Transm (Vienna)  2026 Feb 19;. doi:10.1007/s00702-026-03113-3
  23. Liu N, Shiravi S, Jin T, Liu J, Zhu Z, Li J, Cheung I, Zhang H, Wang Y, Li Q  et al.  Shape-conformal porous frameworks for full coverage of neural organoids and high-resolution electrophysiology.  Nat Biomed Eng  2026 Feb 18;. doi:10.1038/s41551-026-01620-y
  24. Monje MHG, Karl JA, Cooper CS, Yomtoob J, Deliz J, Morse LA, Shetty N, Verhagen Metman L  Advanced Therapeutics in Parkinson's Disease: What's New?  Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep  2026 Feb 18;26(1):11. pii:11
  25. Alessandrini F, Wright M, Kurosaki T, Perloff OS, Ngo M, Kofler JK, Donnelly CJ, Maquat LE, Kiskinis E  TDP-43 dysfunction compromises UPF1-dependent mRNA metabolism in ALS.  Neuron  2026 Feb 18;114(4):640-660.e10. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.11.001
  26. Wu R, Yu X, Song X, He Q, Walker M, Sisbarro D, Horbinski C, Tiek D, Hu B, Zhang N  et al.  Tumor-associated astrocytes augment cholesterol synthesis to support glioblastoma growth through alternatively spliced Quaking (QKI) isoforms.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Feb 17;. pii:noag030
  27. Subramanian G, Zelano C, Paller KA, Schechtman E  Concurrent Presentation of Memory-Related Odours and Sounds Nullified Sleep Reactivation Benefits.  J Sleep Res  2026 Feb 17;:e70314. doi:10.1111/jsr.70314
  28. Rajan A, Castro FR, de Godoy LL, Hanaoka M, Turk S, Desiderio L, Stupp R, Mohan S, Chawla S  Imaging Biomarkers for Detecting IDH-mutations and Monitoring Response to Novel Targeted Therapies: Current Insights and Future Perspectives.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Feb 16;. pii:noag028
  29. Tripathi S, Najem H, Hurley L, Du R, Dmello C, Ali H, McCortney K, Habashy KJ, Zhang P, Horbinski CM  et al.  STING-induced blood-brain barrier opening combined with radiotherapy potentiates antitumor response in a high-grade glioma model.  J Clin Invest  2026 Feb 16;136(4). pii:e198843
  30. Hanin A, Marois C, Guillemaud M, Chavez M, Cosme L, Hayatou Z, Besnard A, Goudard G, Masson V, Cousyn L  et al.  Exploring pathways leading to drug-resistant epilepsy for patients with cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus.  Epilepsia  2026 Feb 16;. doi:10.1002/epi.70146
  31. Sharma R, Tiwari R, Zhou Y, O'Sullivan J, Maekawa H, Borkowski GS, Bukaric H, An SY, Thorp EB, Chandel NS  et al.  Endothelial Prolyl Hydroxylase 3 Mitigates Maladaptive Inflammation to Promote Post-Ischemic Kidney Repair.  Kidney Int  2026 Feb 13;. pii:S0085-2538(26)00089-X
  32. Youngblood MW, Tripathi S, Najem H, Congivaram H, Gomez M, Sears TK, Hurley L, Billingham LK, Silvers C, Wang W  et al.  STING activation induces cytotoxic and immune responses in meningiomas via inflammatory cell death pathways.  Nat Commun  2026 Feb 12;. doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69296-1
  33. Grimaldi D, Reid KJ, Abbott SM, Knutson KL, Zee PC  Sleep-Aligned Extended Overnight Fasting Improves Nighttime and Daytime Cardiometabolic Function.  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol  2026 Feb 12;. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.323355
  34. Rao NR, Santiago-Marrero I, DeGulis O, Nomura T, Goyal K, Lee S, Hark TJ, Dynes JC, Dexter EX, Dulewicz M  et al.  Levetiracetam prevents Aβ production through SV2a-dependent modulation of APP processing in Alzheimer's disease models.  Sci Transl Med  2026 Feb 11;18(836):eadp3984. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.adp3984
  35. Coughlin DG, Adler CH, Barbosa W, Feuerstein J, Galasko D, Gunzler SA, Jimenez-Shahed J, Kannarkat GT, Lang AE, Martinez-Lemus JD  et al.  CSF α-Synuclein Seed Amplification Assays and Skin Immunofluorescence: Clinical Applications, Research Opportunities, and Knowledge Gaps.  Neurology  2026 Feb 10;106(3):e214648. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214648
  36. Macomber A, Zouridakis A, Lubbat V, Minogue G, Kawles A, Keszycki R, Nelson C, Gill N, Gutstein D, Castellani R  et al.  Vulnerability of anterior cingulate Von Economo neurons to FTLD-tauopathies in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.  Cereb Cortex  2026 Feb 09;36(2). pii:bhag011
  37. Arends S, de Koning L, Drenthen J, Zhu M, van den Bergh PYK, Hadden RM, Shahrizaila N, Reisin RC, Kuwabara S, Ajroud-Driss S  et al.  Dynamics of Nerve Conduction Studies in Patients With Guillain-Barré Syndrome.  Muscle Nerve  2026 Feb 08;. doi:10.1002/mus.70152
  38. George E, Braun M, Vassar R, Fox CK, Siegel DH, Mathes E, ,   Multi-center study of long-term evolution of neuroimaging findings in PHACE syndrome.  Eur J Paediatr Neurol  2026 Feb 07;61:1-7. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2026.02.004
  39. Luo M, Wu S, Huang C, Zheng Z, Xia Q, Li Y, Zhou X, Hong S, Zhong R, Li W  et al.  Inhibition of PRMT5-dependent YAP methylation attenuates tumorigenicity and radioresistance in glioblastoma.  Cancer Lett  2026 Feb 07;644:218308. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2026.218308
  40. Armakola M, Wilen AP, Bustos BI, Song P, Wang YZ, Thomas AK, Belur NR, Mazzulli JR, Savas JN, Kalb RG  et al.  In vivo screen of Parkinson's disease GWAS risk genes identifies ARIH2 as a novel regulator of α-synuclein toxicity in dopaminergic neurons.  J Neurosci  2026 Feb 06;. pii:e0509252026
  41. Asogwa OA, Dirven L, Aaronson NK, Baumert BG, van den Bent M, Brandes AA, Clement PM, Coens C, Chinot O, Gorlia T  et al.  Age and sex as risk factors for health-related quality of life outcomes in patients with glioma: a CODAGLIO 2.0 analysis.  Oncologist  2026 Feb 05;31(3). pii:oyag005
  42. Dworak EM, Pila S, Novack MA, Hosseinian Z, Ho EH, Ece B, Karpouzian-Rogers T, Mather MA, Han YC, Bucko P  et al.  A scoping review of emotion and non-cognitive measures of decision-making ability in older adults by the ARMCADA study.  Front Public Health  2026;14:1718861. pii:1718861
  43. Lukas RV, Du R, Congivaram H, McCortney K, Dixit K, Horbinski C, Schwartz M, Lezon R, Singer L, Primdahl D  et al.  Consideration of spatial companion biomarkers for targeted therapeutics in cancer: depatuxizumab mafodotin in glioblastoma.  JCI Insight  2026 Feb 03;. pii:e198475
  44. Finer G, Yacu GS, Khan MD, Zhou Y, Gadhvi G, Ward SE, Sayed M, Gomez RA, Sequeira-Lopez MLS, Park JS  et al.  The Transcription Factor TCF21 is Necessary for Adoption of Cell Fates by Foxd1+ Stromal Progenitors during Kidney Development.  Am J Physiol Renal Physiol  2026 Feb 03;. doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00345.2025
  45. Habibi P, Chen LY, Sorond FA, Shroff GR, Sabayan B  Heart-Brain Axis: Subclinical Cardiovascular Changes and Brain Health.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Feb 03;15(3):e047458. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.047458
  46. Kim M, Wang P, Clow PA, Chien E, Wang X, Peng J, Chai H, Liu X, Lee B, Ngan CY  et al.  Interplay between cohesin and RNA polymerase II in regulating chromatin interactions and gene transcription.  Nat Struct Mol Biol  2026 Feb;33(2):259-274. doi:10.1038/s41594-025-01708-0
  47. Passarelli JV, Yang Y, Smith CS, Hao J, Dave DR, Narayanan A, Álvarez Z, Johnson BK, Marshall KA, Fithian I  et al.  Peptide-Induced Ferroelectricity in Charge-Transfer Supramolecular Materials.  Adv Mater  2026 Feb;38(11):e14940. pii:e14940
  48. Trifan G, Daviglus ML, Gonzalez HM, Tarraf W, Gorelick PB, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Perreira KM, Stickel A  et al.  Cognitive Function as a Predictor of Incident Hypertension in Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.  Hypertension  2026 Feb;83(2):e26109. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26109
  49. Sánchez Fernández I, Soldatelli MD, Miller GN, Gout CF, Broekhuizen EC, den Hertog ICJ, Pijs DA, Apostolopoulos E, Kaur P, Ouaalam A  et al.  Convolutional neural networks for automatic tuber segmentation and quantification of tuber burden in tuberous sclerosis complex.  Epilepsia  2026 Feb;67(2):830-845. doi:10.1111/epi.70007
  50. Lee I, Jang G, Cheung YKK, Sherman AV, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Fernandes JAM, Habib AA, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S  et al.  Primary Lateral Sclerosis Natural History Study: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and Other Outcomes Assessment.  Ann Neurol  2026 Feb;99(2):418-428. doi:10.1002/ana.78056

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