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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. Brooker SM, Gonzalez-Latapi P  Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease.  Neurol Clin  2025 May;43(2):229-248. doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2024.12.005
  2. Lu W, Lee BS, Deng HXY, Lakonishok M, Martin-Blanco E, Gelfand VI  "Mitotic" kinesin-5 is a dynamic brake for axonal growth in Drosophila.  Development  2025 Apr 14;. pii:dev.204424
  3. Minakaki G, Safren N, Bustos BI, Lubbe SJ, Mencacci NE, Krainc D  Commander complex regulates lysosomal function and is implicated in Parkinson's disease risk.  Science  2025 Apr 11;388(6743):204-211. doi:10.1126/science.adq6650
  4. Cohen BA  Choosing initial MS therapy; personal, disease, and medication factors.  Neurotherapeutics  2025 Apr 10;:e00582. doi:10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00582
  5. Kim M, Rogers L, Batio S, Benavente JY, Bonham M, Zheng P, Lovett RM, Bailey SC, Kwasny MJ, Ladner DP  et al.  Trajectories of sleep disturbance and self-management of chronic conditions during COVID-19 among middle-aged and older adults.  Sci Rep  2025 Apr 10;15(1):12324. pii:12324
  6. Jeong HY, Kim SE, Lee K, Park JM, Park HK, Cho YJ, Kim JY, Kim BJ, Kim TJ, Lee SJ  et al.  Characteristics of High-Performance Low-Volume Hospitals in Acute Stroke Care.  J Am Heart Assoc  2025 Apr 10;:e038348. doi:10.1161/JAHA.124.038348
  7. Oh MS, Yu KH, Lee BC, Kim JY, Kim BJ, Kang J, Han MK, Kim SE, Park JM, Kang K  et al.  Temporal Patterns of Occult Cancer Incidence Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Comparative Study by Stroke Etiology.  Int J Stroke  2025 Apr 09;:17474930251335615. doi:10.1177/17474930251335615
  8. Kennedy E, Vadlamani S, Lindsey HM, Peterson KS, Dams O'Connor K, Agarwal R, Amiri HH, Andersen RK, Babikian T, Baron DA  et al.  Linking Symptom Inventories Using Semantic Textual Similarity.  J Neurotrauma  2025 Apr 09;. doi:10.1089/neu.2024.0301
  9. Campbell EM, Zhong W, Hogeveen J, Grafman J  Dorsal-Ventral Reinforcement Learning Network Connectivity and Incentive-Driven Changes in Exploration.  J Neurosci  2025 Apr 09;45(15). pii:e0422242025
  10. Kokkinos V, Hussein H, Rosenow J, Schuele SU  Sawtooth delta of the thalamus: A physiological variant and the intracranial generator of rapid-eye movement sleep sawtooth waves.  Clin Neurophysiol  2025 Apr 07;174:84-95. doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2025.03.040
  11. Kim M, López-Cano M, Zhang K, Wang Y, Gómez-Santacana X, Flores Á, Wu M, Li S, Zhang H, Wei Y  et al.  Wireless, battery-free, remote photoactivation of caged-morphine for photopharmacological pain modulation without side effects.  Biosens Bioelectron  2025 Apr 04;281:117440. doi:10.1016/j.bios.2025.117440
  12. El Ahmar A, Schnell S, Ansari SA, Abdalla RN, Vali A, Aristova M, Markl M, Winter P, Marlevi D  Non-invasive quantification of pressure drops in stenotic intracranial vessels: using deep learning-enhanced 4D flow MRI to characterize the regional haemodynamics of the pulsing brain.  Interface Focus  2025 Apr 04;15(1):20240040. pii:20240040
  13. Viganò M, Barbieri E, Thompson CK, Vitali C, Cecchetto C  The Italian Adaptation of the Treatment of Underlying Forms for Object Relatives in Agrammatic Aphasia: Training Efficacy, Generalization Patterns, and Cross-Linguistic Implications.  J Speech Lang Hear Res  2025 Apr 04;:1-24. doi:10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00305
  14. Lashuel HA, Surmeier DJ, Simuni T, Merchant K, Caughey B, Soto C, Fares MB, Heym RG, Melki R  Alpha-synuclein seed amplification assays: Data sharing, standardization needed for clinical use.  Sci Adv  2025 Apr 04;11(14):eadt7195. pii:eadt7195
  15. Mammen JR, Adams JL, Mangrum R, Xiao Y, Barbosa W, Tyo M, Redmond C, Carter C, Cifelli K, Cifelli R  et al.  Systematic review and consensus conceptual model of meaningful symptoms and functional impacts in early Parkinson's Disease.  NPJ Parkinsons Dis  2025 Apr 03;11(1):65. pii:65
  16. Schneck D, Arguedas A, Xenopoulos-Oddsson A, Arcila-Londono X, Lunetta C, Wymer J, Olney N, Gwathmey K, Ajroud-Driss S, Hayat G  et al.  Time-to-event prediction in ALS using a landmark modeling approach, using the ALS Natural History Consortium dataset.  Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener  2025 Apr 02;:1-9. doi:10.1080/21678421.2025.2482943
  17. Shin J, Song JW, Flavin MT, Cho S, Li S, Tan A, Pyun KR, Huang AG, Wang H, Jeong S  et al.  A non-contact wearable device for monitoring epidermal molecular flux.  Nature  2025 Apr;640(8058):375-383. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08825-2
  18. Geurts M, Berchtold L, Koenig F, Nabors B, Reardon DA, Tonn JC, Stupp R, Gorlia T, Weller M, Preusser M  et al.  Temozolomide chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma in the CENTRIC EORTC 26071-22072 and CORE trials: Does time of administration matter?  Neurooncol Pract  2025 Apr;12(2):291-300. doi:10.1093/nop/npaf006
  19. Peck A, Dadi A, Yavarow Z, Alfano LN, Anderson D, Arkin MR, Chou TF, D'Ambrosio ES, Diaz-Manera J, Dudley JP  et al.  2024 VCP International Conference: Exploring multi-disciplinary approaches from basic science of valosin containing protein, an AAA+ ATPase protein, to the therapeutic advancement for VCP-associated multisystem proteinopathy.  Neurobiol Dis  2025 Apr;207:106861. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2025.106861
  20. Knutson KL, Reid KJ, Wong M, Alexandria SJ, Thomas SJ, Lewis CE, Schreiner PJ, Sidney S, Kershaw K, Carnethon MR  Chronotype and Sleep Timing by Race-Gender: The CARDIA Sleep Study.  J Biol Rhythms  2025 Apr;40(2):171-180. doi:10.1177/07487304251315596
  21. Elsamadicy AA, Cross J, Reeves BC, Shaffer A, McGuire LS, Welch WC, Arnold PM, Rosenow JM,   Characteristics of reported industry payments to neurosurgeons from 2019 to 2022: The impact of COVID-19.  J Clin Neurosci  2025 Apr;134:111089. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111089
  22. Wang YZ, Savas JN  Reply to "Concerns regarding the interpretation of Shank3 protein isoforms expressed in Shank3B-/- mice: potential off-target effects by a neomycin resistance cassette".  Mol Psychiatry  2025 Apr;30(4):1712-1713. doi:10.1038/s41380-025-02903-7
  23. Brown EG, Chahine LM, Siderowf A, Gochanour C, Kurth R, Marshall MJ, Caspell-Garcia C, Brumm MC, Stanley CE, Korell M  et al.  Staged Screening Identifies People with Biomarkers Related to Neuronal Alpha-Synuclein Disease.  Ann Neurol  2025 Apr;97(4):730-740. doi:10.1002/ana.27158
  24. Affaneh A, Linden AK, Tunc-Ozcan E, Tsai YH, Peng CY, Kessler JA  Inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Prevents Tau Pathology in iPSC Derived Neurons and PS19 Mice.  Ann Neurol  2025 Apr;97(4):657-672. doi:10.1002/ana.27149
  25. Mohar B, Michel G, Wang YZ, Hernandez V, Grimm JB, Park JY, Patel R, Clarke M, Brown TA, Bergmann C  et al.  DELTA: a method for brain-wide measurement of synaptic protein turnover reveals localized plasticity during learning.  Nat Neurosci  2025 Mar 31;. doi:10.1038/s41593-025-01923-4
  26. Keller Sarmiento IJ, Bovenzi R, Kinsinger M, Kinsley L, Bustos BI, Krainc D, Mencacci NE  Novel In-Frame FGF14 Deletion Causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27A: Clinical Response to Deep Brain Stimulation and 4-Aminopyridine.  Mov Disord  2025 Mar 29;. doi:10.1002/mds.30183
  27. van Olst L, Simonton B, Edwards AJ, Forsyth AV, Boles J, Jamshidi P, Watson T, Shepard N, Krainc T, Argue BM  et al.  Author Correction: Microglial mechanisms drive amyloid-β clearance in immunized patients with Alzheimer's disease.  Nat Med  2025 Mar 28;. doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03664-0
  28. Peng W, Bonakdarpour B  The Case of a 67-Year-Old Man With Memory Difficulties and Altered Sleep.  Ann Clin Transl Neurol  2025 Mar 27;. doi:10.1002/acn3.70027
  29. Samra S, Attarian H, Malkani R  The use of cannabinoid therapy in treatment-refractory isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: a case report.  J Clin Sleep Med  2025 Mar 25;. doi:10.5664/jcsm.11704
  30. Yu X, Song X, Tiek D, Wu R, Walker M, Horbinski C, Hu B, Cheng SY  Targeting PDGFRA-SHP2 Signaling Enhances Radiotherapy in IDH1-Mutant Glioma.  Neuro Oncol  2025 Mar 25;. pii:noaf086
  31. Gorelick PB, Sorond FA  Stress and Stroke: What, Me Worry?  Neurology  2025 Mar 25;104(6):e213398. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000213398
  32. Marks LJ, Ritter V, Agrusa JE, Kamdar KY, Rivers J, Gardner R, Ehrhardt MJ, Devine KJ, Phillips CA, Reilly A  et al.  Pediatric relapsed/refractory ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma treatment and outcomes in the targeted-drug era.  Blood Adv  2025 Mar 25;9(6):1356-1365. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2024014745
  33. Karpouzian-Rogers T, Dworak EM, Bucko P, Ho EH, Ece B, Mather MA, Novack MA, Pila S, Hosseinian Z, Hall L  et al.  Measures of decision-making ability and functional outcomes in older adults: results from a scoping review in the ARMCADA study.  Front Psychol  2025;16:1540493. pii:1540493
  34. Lee KJ, Kim SE, Guk HS, Kim DY, Kim BJ, Han MK, Kim JT, Choi KH, Shin DI, Cha JK  et al.  Persistent Beta-Blocker Therapy Reduces Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Elevated Heart Rates.  J Am Heart Assoc  2025 Mar 18;14(6):e039678. doi:10.1161/JAHA.124.039678
  35. Ho EH, Ece B, Bucko P, Karpouzian-Rogers T, Pila S, Hosseinian Z, Hussein Y, Han SD, Lichtenberg PA, Lim AC  et al.  A scoping review of financial decision-making measures in midlife and beyond: results from the advancing reliable measurement in cognitive aging and decision-making ability (ARMCADA) study.  Front Psychol  2025;16:1540508. pii:1540508
  36. Telenson AM, Hsieh RR, Cowen GJ, Sode EP, Kwon JM, Vo AH, Hadhazy M, Page PG, Rao NR, Pesce L  et al.  A novel, rapidly progressive ataxia due to a spontaneous Myo5a mutation in mice impairs transport proteins and alters mitochondria.  FASEB J  2025 Mar 15;39(5):e70423. doi:10.1096/fj.202402274R
  37. Vedaei F, Srinivasan D, Parker D, Erus G, Dolui S, Sorond FA, Jacobs DR, Launer LJ, Lackland DT, Davatzikos C  et al.  Spatial and signal features of white matter integrity and associations with clinical factors: A CARDIA brain MRI study.  Neuroimage Clin  2025 Mar 14;46:103768. pii:103768
  38. Wang C, Zhou J, Li T, Du S, Urushidani T, Wang D, Chen Y, Mullen M, Cao X, Cheng SY  et al.  Akt-elicited phosphorylation of Acapin steers cell migration.  J Mol Cell Biol  2025 Mar 13;. pii:mjaf010
  39. Elder C, Kerestes R, Opal P, Marchese M, Devinsky O  The cerebellum in epilepsy.  Epilepsia  2025 Mar 13;. doi:10.1111/epi.18316
  40. Johnson HR, Wang MC, Stickland RC, Chen Y, Parrish TB, Sorond FA, Bright MG  Variable cerebral blood flow responsiveness to acute hypoxic hypoxia.  Front Physiol  2025;16:1562582. pii:1562582
  41. Rugel CL, Thompson SD, Franz CK, Heckman CJ, Lavasani M, Lee SSM  Stress and stiffness as predictors of shear wave velocity in peripheral nerve.  PLoS One  2025;20(3):e0319439. pii:e0319439
  42. Taporoski TP, Beijamini F, Alexandria SJ, Aaby D, Krieger JE, von Schantz M, Pereira AC, Knutson KL  Gender-specific associations between sleep stages and cardiovascular risk factors.  Sleep  2025 Mar 11;48(3). pii:zsae242
  43. Kopal J, Vo A, Tao Q, Simuni T, Chahine LM, Bzdok D, Dagher A  Carriers of LRRK2 pathogenic variants show a milder, anatomically distinct brain signature of Parkinson's disease.  medRxiv  2025 Mar 10;. pii:2025.03.09.25323610
  44. Paumier JM, Zewe J, Panja C, Pergande MR, Venkatesan M, Israeli E, Prasad S, Snider N, Savas JN, Opal P  Neurofilament accumulation disrupts autophagy in giant axonal neuropathy.  JCI Insight  2025 Mar 10;10(5). pii:e177999
  45. Tomatsu S, Abbott SM, Attarian H  Clinical Chronobiology: Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease.  Semin Neurol  2025 Mar 10;. doi:10.1055/a-2538-3259
  46. Song D, Zhang Z, Zheng J, Zhang W, Cai J  5-Hydroxymethylcytosine modifications in circulating cell-free DNA: frontiers of cancer detection, monitoring, and prognostic evaluation.  Biomark Res  2025 Mar 07;13(1):39. pii:39
  47. Zhu P, Pfrender EM, Steffeck AWT, Reczek CR, Zhou Y, Thakkar AV, Gupta NR, Kupai A, Willbanks A, Lieber RL  et al.  Immunomodulatory role of the stem cell circadian clock in muscle repair.  Sci Adv  2025 Mar 07;11(10):eadq8538. pii:eadq8538
  48. Chahine LM, Lafontant DE, Choi SH, Iwaki H, Blauwendraat C, Singleton AB, Brumm MC, Alcalay RN, Merchant K, Nudelman KNH  et al.  LRRK2-associated parkinsonism with and without in vivo evidence of alpha-synuclein aggregates: longitudinal clinical and biomarker characterization.  Brain Commun  2025;7(2):fcaf103. pii:fcaf103
  49. van Olst L, Simonton B, Edwards AJ, Forsyth AV, Boles J, Jamshidi P, Watson T, Shepard N, Krainc T, Argue BM  et al.  Microglial mechanisms drive amyloid-β clearance in immunized patients with Alzheimer's disease.  Nat Med  2025 Mar 06;. doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03574-1
  50. Sokol LL, Ashner MC, Bega D, Kluger BM, Smith AK, Marder KS, Garcia TP,   Spiritual Well-Being and Phenoconversion in Huntington's Disease: Analysis from the Prospective Huntington at Risk Observational Study.  J Palliat Med  2025 Mar 05;:0. doi:10.1089/jpm.2024.0227

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