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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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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 Sep 23;148:109284. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2026.109284
  12. Suk TR, Gate D  B cells enter the synaptic conversation.  Trends Pharmacol Sci  2026 Sep 23;. pii:S0165-6147(26)00233-6
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Sharma A, Johnson M, Kim H, Kumthekar P, Yogendran L, Siegel C, Lwin Z, Koekkoek JAF, Leng L, Balogun J  et al.  Neuropalliative Care in Brain Cancer.  Clin Med (Lond)  2026 Sep 18;:100645. doi:10.1016/j.clinme.2026.100645
  18. 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 Sep 17;. pii:S0960-9822(26)01112-7
  19. 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
  20. Kim M, Bonham M, Yeh F, Arredondo M, Opsasnick L, Curtis L, Bailey SC, Benavente JY, Ho EH, Chung P  et al.  Accelerometer-Derived Relative Amplitude and Midlife Cognition: A Cross-Sectional Study.  medRxiv  2026 Sep 16;. pii:2026.09.15.26361208
  21. 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 Sep 15;. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.126.055765
  22. 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 Sep 12;229:107602. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107602
  23. Damiani S, Orlandi M, Provenzani U, Bortolin E, Rovida M, Stefanelli R, Addington J, Alameda L, Arango C, Breitborde NJK  et al.  Unraveling Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in a Global Cohort of Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis: Multivariable Correlates and Subthreshold Psychotic Symptoms.  Acta Psychiatr Scand  2026 Sep 11;. doi:10.1111/acps.70138
  24. Zhou Y, El Bobakry SP, Roy A, Torroja C, Dorn T, Zengerle S, Vidal-Cruchez O, Kahn S, Liang X, Quaggin SE  et al.  Lymphatics-epicardial cross talk via Reelin controls cardiac growth.  Genes Dev  2026 Sep 11;. doi:10.1101/gad.354151.126
  25. 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 Sep 11;:13872877261483176. doi:10.1177/13872877261483176
  26. Grimaldi D, Mikutta C, Reid KJ, Malkani R, Abbott SM, Papalambros N, Ritger AC, Paller KA, Zee PC  Acoustic enhancement of slow wave sleep improves memory retention by coordinating brain oscillatory rhythms and autonomic activity.  Sleep  2026 Sep 11;. pii:zsag246
  27. Simmons DV, Moreno-Ramos OA, Raj DDA, Kaganovsky K, Pamukcu A, Vrieler N, Tkatch T, Xie Z, de Sousa AIS, Zampese E  et al.  Astrocytes mediate the dopaminergic modulation of tonic GABAergic signaling in substantia nigra.  Sci Adv  2026 Sep 11;12(37):eadq8840. pii:eadq8840
  28. He Q, Wu R, Yu X, Song X, Walker M, Tiek D, Jiang T, Li XN, Her C, Hu B  et al.  EFTUD2-Regulated Alternative Splicing of MSH5 Drives Radioresistance in Recurrent IDH-Mutant Glioma.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Sep 09;. pii:noag225
  29. Riordan KT, Brazelton E, Nashner A, Juska V, Zheng H, Esmaeili F, Das J, Cabezas MD, Poudineh M, Reid KJ  et al.  Structure-Switching Aptamer-Based Molecular Pendulum for Profiling Melatonin Circadian Dynamics in Humans.  ACS Sens  2026 Sep 09;. doi:10.1021/acssensors.6c01259
  30. Krainc D  The Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox's advocacy for Parkinson's disease patients and research.  J Clin Invest  2026 Sep 09;136(18). pii:e212281
  31. 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 Sep 08;. doi:10.1007/s12028-026-02642-9
  32. Machingura A, Weller J, Koekkoek JAF, Dirven L, Preusser M, Roth P, Stupp R, Weller M, Pe M, Gorlia T  et al.  Association between temozolomide-related hematologic toxicity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Sep 08;. pii:noag224
  33. Strong MJ, Donison N, Al-Chalabi A, Boeve B, Finger EC, Holstege H, Huey ED, Lee EB, Marzi SJ, McHutchison C  et al.  Progress towards a biotypic biomarker profile for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal spectrum disorders.  Brain  2026 Sep 05;. pii:awag297
  34. Yu X, Wu R, Huang T, Tiek D, Walker M, He Q, Horbinski C, Hu B, Cheng SY  EGFR-co-amplified lncRNA ELDR drives glioblastoma tumorigenicity by enhancing BMI1 activity.  Neuro Oncol  2026 Sep 03;. pii:noag213
  35. Freeman CW, Mossa-Basha M, Yuan C, van der Geest RJ, Cucchiara BL, Sellers RT, Lehman VT, Chatterjee AR, McNally JS, Wasserman BA  et al.  Intracranial MR Vessel Wall Imaging: Barriers to Clinical Implementation-AJR Expert Panel Review.  AJR Am J Roentgenol  2026 Sep 02;. doi:10.2214/AJR.26.35585
  36. Paganoni S, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Macklin EA, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Paulon G, McGlothlin A, Wang J, Walk D  et al.  DNL343 and Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA Netw Open  2026 Sep 01;9(9):e2634809. pii:e2634809
  37. Yoon S, Santos MD, Khalatyan N, Savas JN, Penzes P  Ank3 loss in adult forebrain excitatory neurons disrupts behavior, neuronal activity, membrane proteome, and myelination.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2026 Sep;123(35):e2606900123. pii:e2606900123
  38. Bolduc C, Oram C, Donovan S, Bach H, Liu M, Marier R, Sharpe M, Liu S, Campeau C, Spencer CD  et al.  Calbindin stratifies midbrain dopaminergic neurons governing distinct aspects of locomotion.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2026 Sep;123(35):e2613593123. pii:e2613593123
  39. Bernstein RA, Blumenreich RD  Clinical Value of the New AHA Cancer-Related Ischemic Stroke Criteria.  Stroke  2026 Sep;57(9):2907-2908. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.126.056834
  40. Yu X, Wu R, Cheng SY  Sequential EGFR inhibition sensitizes glioblastoma to temozolomide.  Trends Pharmacol Sci  2026 Sep;47(9):952-954. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2026.07.010
  41. Zaidat OO, Al Kasab S, Sheth SA, Rai AT, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Given CA, Zaidi SF, Grandhi R, Cuellar-Saenz H, Mokin M  et al.  One-Year Outcomes After Endovascular Treatment for Large Acute Ischemic Stroke: The TESLA Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA  2026 Sep 01;336(9):793-796. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.12814
  42. Cleanthous S, Barker RA, Biagioni M, Dexter DT, Simuni T, Morel T  Qualitative assessment of the clinical meaningfulness of MDS-UPDRS part III items in early-stage Parkinson's.  J Parkinsons Dis  2026 Sep;16(6):1223-1240. doi:10.1177/1877718X261453177
  43. Meira E Cruz M, Attarian H, Gozal D, Kryger M  Sleep Medicine Basics: Implications for the General Practitioner.  Med Clin North Am  2026 Sep;110(5):707-720. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2026.01.008
  44. Linnet T, Maas MB, Mateen FJ, Shah S  Detection of Aquaporin-4 antibody in cerebrospinal fluid in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.  Mult Scler Relat Disord  2026 Sep;113:107352. doi:10.1016/j.msard.2026.107352
  45. Gilani K, Hanin A, Gaspard N, Batra A, Behrndt L, Day GS, Demeret S, Eschbach K, Foreman B, Gerard EE  et al.  Acute and Long-Term EEG and seizure characteristics in new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE).  Epilepsia  2026 Sep;67(9):4857-4869. doi:10.1002/epi.70349
  46. Nathan CL, Gerard EE  Teaching CNP: Active and Passive Knitting Rhythm on EEG.  J Clin Neurophysiol  2026 Sep 01;43(6):559. doi:10.1097/WNP.0000000000001279
  47. Gautam M, Priego M, Quintanilla C, Kashow O, Cho BK, Goo YA, Silverman RB, Morfini G, Baas PW, Ozdinler PH  Proteomic analysis reveals early pathological defects in corticospinal motor neurons of a spastin model of hereditary spastic paraplegia, which are improved by NU-9 treatment.  Neurobiol Dis  2026 Sep;227:107494. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107494
  48. Hasan N, Sahoo N, Gidwani K, Saju S, Cao J, Wykoff CC, Shah P, Singhanetr P, Rossin E, Ashfaq Y  et al.  Predictors of Good Visual Recovery in Patients With Spontaneously Resolved Acute CSCR - MICRoN Report Number Thirteen.  Am J Ophthalmol  2026 Sep;289:134-144. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2026.05.023
  49. Yadav S, Hasan N, Sahoo N, Zarnegar A, Cao J, Zhou A, Saju S, Wykoff CC, Shah P, Singhanetr P  et al.  COMPARISON BETWEEN THIN AND THICK CHOROID EYES IN CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.  Retina  2026 Sep 01;46(9):1570-1577. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000004875
  50. Morse LA, Choi SH, Gochanour C, Lafontant DE, Chahine LM, Merchant KM, Wendelberger B, Simuni T,   Clinical Progression in Alpha-Synuclein Positive LRRK2-PD and Sporadic Parkinson's Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis.  Mov Disord Clin Pract  2026 Sep;13(9):2216-2224. doi:10.1002/mdc3.70640

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