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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. Wang H, Walenski M, Litcofsky K, Mack JE, Mesulam MM, Thompson CK  Online comprehension of verbal time reference in primary progressive aphasia: Evidence from eyetracking.  J Neurolinguistics  2026 May;78. pii:101318
  2. 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 May;73(5):832-842. doi:10.1002/mus.70152
  3. Tang J, Chung SH, Gamez M, Zhao T, Wolf MS, Pandey DK, Gorelick PB, Yan L  Pulsatility Assessment of Cerebral Perforating Arteries Using Submillimeter-Resolution Dual-VENC Phase-Contrast MRI at 3T.  J Magn Reson Imaging  2026 May;63(5):1246-1256. doi:10.1002/jmri.70218
  4. 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
  5. 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 Apr 28;644:218308. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2026.218308
  6. Bassett TE, Wang YZ, Wood EM, Zhang H, Petrovic Z, Prifti V, Jovasevic V, Yamawaki N, Ren L, Khalatyan N  et al.  Response dynamics of discrete subiculum→retrosplenial cortex projections underlying trace fear conditioning.  iScience  2026 Apr 17;29(4):115317. pii:115317
  7. Knutson KL, Reid KJ, Cai X, Alexandria SJ, Abbott SM, Chapagai S, Chirinos D, Thomas SJ, Lewis CE, Schreiner PJ  et al.  Association of clinical, psychological, and lifestyle factors with disparities in sleep: the CARDIA sleep study.  Sleep  2026 Apr 16;49(4). pii:zsaf367
  8. Kemps PG, Picarsic JL, Héritier S, Donadieu J, Haroche J, Farnault L, Gaspari S, Evseev DA, Osipova DS, Druy AE  et al.  Sustained remission after discontinuation of ALK inhibition in ALK-positive histiocytosis.  Blood Cancer J  2026 Apr 14;16(1). pii:60
  9. Caplan J, Vilella L, Lee P, Nair R, Dragon D, Wendt LH, Ten Eyck P, Ogren JA, Lecumberri N, Hampson JP  et al.  Association of Interictal Respiratory Variability and Severity of Postictal Hypoxemia After Generalized Convulsive Seizures.  Neurology  2026 Apr 14;106(7):e214749. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214749
  10. Metlushko A, Sather NA, Fyrner T, Takata N, Vorobyov Y, Pavlović RZ, Simkin D, Carballo-Molina OA, Jamroz C, Kiskinis E  et al.  Design of Neuronal Supramolecular Scaffolds Integrating Cell Signaling and Electrical Conductivity.  ACS Biomater Sci Eng  2026 Apr 13;12(4):2285-2300. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01720
  11. Malakar V, Roy D, Dugar N, Mali PC, Malakar CC, Gautam M, Poddar NK  Computational investigation of biochanin a targeting DEPTOR in Alzheimer's disease with in vitro cellular validation of neuroprotective activity.  Sci Rep  2026 Apr 10;. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-47343-7
  12. 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 Apr 09;. pii:S0022-202X(26)01029-8
  13. Chapagai S, Schreiner PJ, Thomas SJ, Lewis CE, Alexandria SJ, Carnethon MR, Reid KJ, Knutson KL  Association of Rest-Activity Rhythm and Sleep Regularity With Cardiometabolic Disease in the CARDIA Study.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Apr 07;15(7):e046839. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.046839
  14. Barbieri E, Kawles AS, Los M, Behn J, Geula C, Gefen T, Weintraub S, Mesulam MM  Atrophy progression in frontotemporal lobar degeneration-TDP-C with primary progressive aphasia.  Brain  2026 Apr 07;149(4):1194-1207. doi:10.1093/brain/awaf369
  15. 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 pathological features in naïve murine knee joints.  Arthritis Rheumatol  2026 Apr 06;. doi:10.1002/art.70168
  16. 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
  17. Giorgio K, Stephen JJ, Mansolf M, Peterson EA, Gross AL, Briceño EM, Levine DA, Helmer C, Debette S, Soumaré A  et al.  Risk factors for early-onset and late-onset dementia: a prospective cohort study.  Lancet Healthy Longev  2026 Mar;7(3):100831. doi:10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100831
  18. Cavaillès C, Carnethon MR, Knutson KL, Thomas SJ, Yaffe K  Midlife sleep characteristics and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers 20 years later.  Alzheimers Dement  2026 Apr;22(4):e71342. pii:e71342
  19. Jain R, Hesse D, Tierney C, Savas H, Avery R, Magill ST, Russell EJ  The Value of SSTR PET for Detection, Definition, and Ongoing Management of Meningioma.  Radiology  2026 Apr;319(1):e251079. doi:10.1148/radiol.251079
  20. Lei T, Scheid MR, Flint RD, Glaser JI, Slutzky MW  Active dissociation of intracortical spiking and high gamma activity.  Nature  2026 Apr 01;. doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10331-y
  21. Zhu J, Cheng X, Bahramian M, Yao K, Li Z, Hu B, Wu TY, Sabet KA, Cui J, Tan J  et al.  Resilient nanostructured bioanalytic microneedle longitudinally monitors preclinical renal and hepatic drug clearance and dysfunction.  Sci Transl Med  2026 Apr;18(843):eadr5493. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.adr5493
  22. Nassan M, Ayala I, Sloan J, Bonfitto A, Stark B, Song S, Naymik M, Geula C, Gefen T, Barbieri E  et al.  The Genetics of TDP-43 Type C Neurodegeneration: A Whole-Genome Sequencing Study and Literature Review.  Neurol Genet  2026 Apr;12(2):e200369. pii:e200369
  23. Cardoso FS, Kim M, Kok B, Wunderink R, Abraldes JG, Karvellas CJ  Bridging Critically Ill Patients With Cirrhosis to Transplant With Renal Replacement Therapy: A Multicenter Cohort Study.  Liver Int  2026 Apr;46(4):e70593. pii:e70593
  24. De Coster W, Van den Broeck M, Baker M, Ghayal NB, Wynants S, Batzler A, Pottier C, Alidadiani S, Küçükali F, Jenkins GD  et al.  A repeat expansion in GOLGA8A is a major risk factor for atypical frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions.  Nat Genet  2026 Apr;58(4):726-736. doi:10.1038/s41588-026-02537-7
  25. Feuerstein J, Brown E, Chahine L, Erick-Lafontant D, Gochanour C, Marshall M, Weintraub D, Simuni T, Amara A,   Biological characteristics of individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder: A multicenter prospective longitudinal cohort.  Parkinsonism Relat Disord  2026 Apr;145:108266. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2026.108266
  26. Mackie DB, Smith CM, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Badke CM  Heart Rate Variability Discriminates Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.  Pediatr Crit Care Med  2026 Apr 01;27(4):447-457. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003904
  27. 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 Apr;43(4):1380-1383. doi:10.1007/s12325-026-03509-3
  28. Micic G, Reynolds AC, Phillips AJK, Zee P, Richardson C, Burgess HJ, Lack L, Catcheside P, Goldstein CA, Scott H  et al.  Understanding delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD): Mechanisms, comorbidities, and evolving approaches to diagnosis and treatment.  Sleep Med Rev  2026 Apr;86:102240. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102240
  29. 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 Apr;46(4):e323355. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.323355
  30. 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 Apr 01;330(4):F347-F364. doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00345.2025
  31. Hiemstra FW, González LB, Engelhardt LJ, Hancke L, Pilz LK, Adler AI, Dashti HS, Drouot X, Kitchen GB, Knauert MP  et al.  Challenges and Recommendations for Integrating Circadian Medicine in Critical Care: A Roadmap.  Chest  2026 Apr;169(4):977-990. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.010
  32. 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
  33. Smith HL, Duckett DJ, Mejia-Bautista M, Alshawa A, Jamshidi P, Castellani RJ, Lukas RV, Chandler JP, Jennings LJ, Santana-Santos L  et al.  IDH-wildtype astrocytoma with FH mutation, epigenetic similarity to IDH-mutant astrocytoma, and hypermethylation of CDKN2A arising in the brainstem.  J Neuropathol Exp Neurol  2026 Apr 01;85(4):398-401. doi:10.1093/jnen/nlaf086
  34. Hasan N, Zarnegar A, Nouri H, Saju S, Cao J, Zhou A, Wykoff C, Shah P, Singhanetr P, Rossin EJ  et al.  Ellipsoid zone integrity at angiographic leak following resolution of central serous chorioretinopathy: MICRoN report number Two.  Retina  2026 Mar 30;. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000004811
  35. Brunori G, Zucca S, Lankford CK, Wang YZ, Franco M, Alekseeva NA, Ahmedova S, Van HM, Savas JN, Martemyanov KA  Conditional Modeling of GNAO1 Disorder Dissociates Circuit Specific Contributions to Pathology and Rationalizes Ameliorative Strategies.  Mov Disord  2026 Mar 28;. doi:10.1002/mds.70276
  36. Yu X, Song X, Schäfer RA, Meng Q, Tiek D, Wu R, He Q, Walker M, Cao Q, Yang R  et al.  An EGFR co-amplified lncRNA HELDR promotes glioblastoma malignancy through KAT7-driven gene programs.  Nat Cell Biol  2026 Mar 27;. doi:10.1038/s41556-026-01924-w
  37. Hamani C, Elias WJ, Baltuch GH, Gross RE, Rosenow JM, Schwalb JM, Air EL, Machado AG, Sweet J, Willie JT  et al.  Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for the management of tremor: update on the position statement of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.  J Neurosurg  2026 Mar 27;:1-9. doi:10.3171/2025.11.JNS251828
  38. 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
  39. 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 Mar 23;11(6). pii:e198475
  40. Dos Santos M, Forrest MP, Bomba-Warczak E, Dey S, Parnell E, Christiansen JM, Edassery SL, Yang K, Hayes LN, Coughlin JM  et al.  Soluble α2δ-1, altered in disease CSF, modulates network homeostasis and rescues deficits in a neuropsychiatric mouse model.  Neuron  2026 Mar 19;. pii:S0896-6273(26)00087-5
  41. Sadleir KR, Gomez KP, Chandra S, Ley ML, Khatri AW, Guo J, Xue Y, Cepko CL, Vassar R  Neuronal overexpression of Nrf2 reduces dystrophic neurites in 5XFAD Alzheimer's disease model mice.  bioRxiv  2026 Mar 18;. pii:2026.03.16.711596
  42. Song R, Dapash M, Jamshidi P, Gondi V, Lukas RV, Khan OH  Survival and function in elderly patients with GBM: the role of surgical resection with contemporary multimodal therapy.  J Neurooncol  2026 Mar 17;177(2). pii:62
  43. Bisbal J, Winter P, Jofre S, Ponce A, Ansari SA, Abdalla R, Markl M, Welin Odeback O, Uribe S, Tejos C  et al.  Uncertainty-aware automated labeling of intracranial arteries using deep learning.  BMC Med Imaging  2026 Mar 16;26(1). pii:175
  44. Duhay V, Tian M, Kosieradzka K, Ebner M, Lo WT, Krauss M, Sprengel HL, Voss M, Riechmann M, Savas JN  et al.  Control of lysosome function by the GTPase-activating protein TBC1D9B and its binding partner TMEM55B.  Nat Commun  2026 Mar 14;17(1). pii:2487
  45. Besley N, Tennyson JM, Caprio FZ, Potts MB  Modeling interhospital stroke transfers for endovascular treatment in the four largest cities in the USA.  J Neurointerv Surg  2026 Mar 11;. pii:jnis-2025-024578
  46. 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 Mar 11;46(10). pii:e0509252026
  47. Colman H, Lombardi G, Wong ET, Walbert T, Eoli M, Lassman AB, Peereboom DM, Kizilbash SH, Kamiya-Matsuoka C, Pitz MW  et al.  STELLAR: Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Eflornithine Plus Lomustine Versus Lomustine Alone in Patients With Recurrent Grade 3 Astrocytoma.  J Clin Oncol  2026 Mar 10;44(8):641-652. doi:10.1200/JCO-25-01204
  48. Boles J, Gate D  Astrocytes engineered to fight Alzheimer's plaques.  Science  2026 Mar 05;391(6789):990-991. doi:10.1126/science.aef8451
  49. Head W, Kalsotra S, Yu M, Shannon K, Edwards P, Renshaw S, Arhos E, Wei L, Di Stasi S, Chaudhari A  et al.  Functional Status after Ventral Hernia Repair: Longitudinal Trends and the Limits of Improvement.  J Am Coll Surg  2026 Mar 05;. doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000001910
  50. Carvill GL, Mefford HC  Toward a Disease-Modifying Therapy for Dravet Syndrome.  N Engl J Med  2026 Mar 05;394(10):1022-1025. doi:10.1056/NEJMe2515874

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