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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. 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. Wang H, Tong O, Ibrahim Y, Aslam M, Liu Y, Duan C, Luo R, Guo A, Kim M, Vinokour E  et al.  A pro-regenerative petroleum jelly-based, copper-doped bioactive glass ointment for impaired wound healing in metabolic syndrome.  Mater Today Bio  2026 Dec;41:103769. pii:103769
  3. Zhao T, Chung SH, He Y, Huang Z, Tang J, Ansari SA, Yan L  Whole-Brain 4D MRA With Improved Vessel Delineation Using Undersampled Multiple Overlapping Thin-Slab Radial Acquisition.  NMR Biomed  2026 Dec;39(12). pii:e70426
  4. 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
  5. 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 Dec;185:111313. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111313
  6. 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
  7. Geyskens C, Raux B, Apóstolo N, Boonen E, Vandensteen J, Marques B, Machado JF, Kumru L, Nys J, Creemers E  et al.  Extracellular neuroligin-ICAM5 coupling drives dendritic growth via actin remodeling.  iScience  2026 Nov 20;29(11):117906. pii:117906
  8. Hallan D, Padmanaban V, Zhu J, Ansari SA, Dornbos D, Pahwa S, Sahlein DH, Tejada JG, Wilkinson DA, Simon SD  et al.  Real-world safety of intrasaccular flow disruption for unruptured cerebral aneurysms: a multicenter analysis of on-label versus off-label aneurysm location treatment in the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative-Quality Outcomes Database registry.  J Neurosurg  2026 Nov 06;:1-11. doi:10.3171/2026.6.JNS26202
  9. Klingbeil J, Wawrzyniak M, Tourdias T, Sibon I, Weaver NA, Biessels GJ, Lim JS, Bae HJ, Trapp NT, Boes AD  et al.  Network disruption in post-stroke depressive symptoms: a Bayesian multicohort study.  Brain  2026 Nov 06;. pii:awag387
  10. Johnson KG, Abbott SM  The times they aren't a-changin?  J Clin Sleep Med  2026 Nov 05;22(1). pii:217
  11. Hanin A, Marois C, Cosme L, Calonge Q, Hayatou Z, Baer S, Behr AL, Beretta S, Bisulli F, Broggi S  et al.  Longitudinal serum and CSF cytokine dynamics in NORSE: Associations with immunotherapy exposure.  Epilepsia  2026 Nov 05;. doi:10.1002/epi.70566
  12. Rummey C, Subramony SH, Lynch DR, Corben LA, Delatycki MB, Schulz JB, Reetz K, Pandolfo M, Synofzik M, Zesiewicz T  et al.  Axial Function Reflects Global Severity in Inherited Ataxias: The Upright Stability Score in Ambulatory Friedreich vs. Spinocerebellar Ataxia.  Ann Clin Transl Neurol  2026 Nov 04;. doi:10.1002/acn3.70563
  13. Hawkins NA, Echevarria-Cooper DM, Corbett EE, Thompson CH, Ixmatlahua-Ribera DJ, Thompson EC, Adney SK, George AL, Kearney JA  Elevated neuronal excitability and seizure susceptibility in a mouse model of SCN2A-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.  Neurobiol Dis  2026 Nov 04;:107675. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107675
  14. 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 Nov 02;136(21). pii:e207160
  15. Brooker SM, Coukos R, Krainc D  Lysosomal dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease.  Nat Rev Neurol  2026 Nov;22(11):712-730. doi:10.1038/s41582-026-01262-3
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Obeidat AM, Newton MD, Li J, Hu B, Ishihara S, Lammlin L, Junginger LM, Farrell EC, Wang L, Ko FC  et al.  Nerve Growth Factor is Sufficient to Cause Multiple Osteoarthritis-Relevant Pathologic Features in Naïve Murine Knee Joints.  Arthritis Rheumatol  2026 Nov;78(11):2246-2260. doi:10.1002/art.70168
  19. Asif A, Hurley MC, Abdalla RN, Shaibani A, Shah SS, Ansari SA  Suspected Segmental Arterial Mediolysis with Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Mesenteric Aneurysms.  J Neurointerv Surg  2026 Oct 30;. pii:jnis-2026-026292
  20. Samei Y, Cheung I, Quezada MJ, Franz CK, Finan JD  The Mechanical Properties of Spinal Cord Organoids Depend on Their Age and Composition.  Ann Biomed Eng  2026 Oct 30;. doi:10.1007/s10439-026-04434-w
  21. Maddox MA, Smith LT, Baresich KL, Zee P, Olino TM, Nusslock R, Alloy LB  Rest-activity rhythm robustness and prospective mood symptoms in adolescence: Moderating effects of chronotype, sleep timing, and reward sensitivity.  J Affect Disord  2026 Oct 29;417:122679. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2026.122679
  22. Brioschi S, Belk JA, Storck SE, Wu Y, Wang Z, Feng Z, van Olst L, Emery JL, Sudan R, Wu J  et al.  Brain perivascular macrophages regulate endothelial cell function via a cMAF-dependent transcriptional program in mouse and human.  Cell  2026 Oct 29;189(22):7013-7033.e12. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2026.07.043
  23. de Jong JLO, Reed HD, Gaviria Garrido M, Koppayi AL, Ahmed Y, Atkinson I, Joos M, Malsch M, McClung M, Nicholas P  et al.  Low Incidence of Cryptic Genetic Marrow Failure in Pediatric Severe Aplastic Anemia Following Negative Clinical Workup.  Blood  2026 Oct 28;. pii:blood.2026034684
  24. 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
  25. Duffy K, Gwathmey K, Schneck D, Arguedas A, Xenopoulos-Oddsson A, Heiman-Patterson T, Ajroud-Driss S, Arcila-Londono X, Wymer J, Olney N  et al.  Time-to-Event Analysis of Clinical Milestones in the ALS Natural History Consortium Dataset.  Muscle Nerve  2026 Oct 27;. doi:10.1002/mus.70440
  26. Keszycki R, Kawles A, Minogue G, Zouridakis A, Macomber A, Nelson C, Mao Q, Castellani RJ, Jamshidi P, Gill N  et al.  Amygdala vulnerability in Pick disease with discrete frontotemporal dementia syndromes.  Brain Pathol  2026 Oct 27;. pii:e70159
  27. Gillessen S, Turco F, Davis ID, Efstathiou JA, Emmett L, Fizazi K, James ND, Shore N, Small EJ, Smith M  et al.  Management of Patients with High-risk Localised, Locally Advanced, and Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Report from the 2026 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference.  Eur Urol  2026 Oct 26;. pii:S0302-2838(26)02438-3
  28. Wright KP, Abbott SM, Ashbrook L, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans E, Framnes-DeBoer S, Kazmi U, Keeler K, McCall C, Morgan R  et al.  Management of shift work disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline.  J Clin Sleep Med  2026 Oct 24;22(1). pii:202
  29. Wright KP, Abbott SM, Ashbrook L, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans E, Framnes-DeBoer S, Kazmi U, Keeler K, McCall C, Morgan R  et al.  Management of shift work disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment.  J Clin Sleep Med  2026 Oct 24;22(1). pii:201
  30. Garg D, Yomtoob J, Opal P, Pal PK  Nonpharmacological Interventions in Degenerative Cerebellar Ataxia: A Systematic Review.  Mov Disord Clin Pract  2026 Oct 23;. doi:10.1002/mdc3.70880
  31. Bawa AP, Lopez M, Miller J, Sala MA, Maas MB, Liotta EM, Koralnik IJ  Obstructive sleep apnea is frequent in patients with Long COVID fatigue but is not significantly associated with alterations of quality of life and cognition.  Geroscience  2026 Oct 20;. doi:10.1007/s11357-026-02604-1
  32. Xu J, Wang YZ, Nomura T, Van HM, Zhu Y, Castillon CCM, Chiesa M, Marshall JJ, Armstrong JN, Zhu Y  et al.  A pathogenic AMPAR mutation disrupts hippocampal synapse maturation and homeostasis.  J Neurosci  2026 Oct 19;. pii:e0383262026
  33. Bisht S, Jiang L, Zhang C, Kim M, LaTuga MS, Fuloria M  The Association of Late-Onset Hyponatremia with Feeding Type in Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Study.  Children (Basel)  2026 Oct 16;13(10). pii:1419
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. Thomas D, Zhou Y, Koo C, Kessler L, Pandya P, Fuentes RJ, Robinson A, Sriram S, Guntupalli P, Richter CP  et al.  Sirtuin Upregulation in the Cochlea During Honokiol-Mediated Protection Against Cisplatin Ototoxicity.  Pharmaceuticals (Basel)  2026 Oct 12;19(10). pii:1618
  38. 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
  39. Smucny J, Hamilton HK, Lavoie S, Whitford TJ, Alameda L, Baştürk Ö, Jacobs GR, Lepreux I, Petrova T, Pries LK  et al.  Visual Target P3b Amplitude Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Social Functioning in People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis.  Schizophr Bull Open  2026;7(1):sgag041. pii:sgag041
  40. 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
  41. Elugbadebo OO, Kuhns LM, Beach LB, Oladeji BD, Egbuna C, Awolude O, Omigbodun O, Gorelick PB  The Association of Resilience with Psychiatric Morbidity, Sleep Quality and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among Older Adults Living with HIV in Nigeria.  Res Sq  2026 Oct 08;. pii:rs.3.rs-11290080
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. Royan R, Ikeaba U, Alhanti B, Stamm B, Mac Grory B, Prabhakaran S, Maas MB, Fonarow GC, Messe SR, Mamer LE  et al.  Timeliness of Emergency Care for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Compared With Acute Ischemic Stroke.  JAMA Netw Open  2026 Oct 01;9(10):e2639429. pii:e2639429
  49. 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
  50. 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

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